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Item 1 – Cover Page
Investment Metrics, LLC
Doing business as Wellspring Financial Partners
4703 E. Camp Lowell Drive, Suite 135
Tucson, AZ 85712
Telephone (520) 327-1019
Date of Brochure: February 2025
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This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Investment Metrics,
LLC doing business as Wellspring Financial Partners. If you have any questions about the contents of
this brochure, please contact Deirdre M. Kochanski at (520) 327-1019 or dkochanski@wellspringfp.com.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Investment Metrics, LLC doing business as Wellspring Financial Partners is
also available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can view our firm’s information on this
website by searching for our name Wellspring Financial Partners or our firm CRD number 158872.
*Registration as an investment advisor does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2 – Material Changes
Wellspring Financial Partners is required to notify clients of any information that has changed since the
last annual update of the Firm Brochure (“Brochure”) that may be important to them. Clients can request a
full copy of our Brochure or contact us with any questions that they may have about the changes.
Since the last annual amendment filing on March 18th 2024, we have the following material changes to
report:
• Our firm now does not provide cash or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated
persons for testimonials or endorsements (which include client referrals). Please see item 14 of
our firm’s Form ADV Part 2A or reach out to Wellspring Financial Partners for any additional
information or questions.
• Additionally, our firm has clarified within our Form CRS that our maximum Financial Planning fee
charged to any retail investor is $320.00. Please see our attached Form CRS for this update or
reach out to Wellspring Financial Partners for any additional information or questions.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 – Material Changes ............................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................... 4
General Description of Primary Advisory Services ................................................................................... 4
Retirement Plan Investment Advisory Service .......................................................................................... 6
Limits Advice to Certain Types of Investments. ........................................................................................ 7
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs ......................................................................................................... 8
Tailor Advisory Services to Individual Needs of Clients ............................................................................ 8
Client Assets Managed by Wellspring Financial Partners ........................................................................ 8
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................. 8
Investment Management ........................................................................................................................... 9
Additional Compensation ........................................................................................................................ 11
Comparable Services .............................................................................................................................. 12
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .......................................................... 12
Item 7 – Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................ 12
Minimum Investment Amounts Required ................................................................................................ 12
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..................................................... 12
Methods of Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 12
Investment Strategies ............................................................................................................................. 13
Risk of Loss ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................. 16
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................... 16
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ............................... 16
Code of Ethics Summary ........................................................................................................................ 16
Affiliate and Employee Personal Securities Transactions Disclosure .................................................... 17
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................... 17
Block Trading Policy ................................................................................................................................ 19
Item 13 – Review of Accounts..................................................................................................................... 20
Account Reviews and Reviewers ............................................................................................................ 20
Statements and Reports ......................................................................................................................... 20
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................. 21
Item 15 – Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 22
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................... 22
Item 18 – Financial Information ................................................................................................................... 23
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Patrick J. Zumbusch ................. 23
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Deirdre M. Kochanski ............... 24
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – John Sentner ............................ 25
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Jacob Lingard ........................... 26
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Nathan Pawlak ......................... 27
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Investment Metrics, LLC doing business as Wellspring Financial Partners (Wellspring Financial Partners)
is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a Limited
Liability Company formed under the laws of the State of Arizona.
• Patrick J. Zumbusch is the President, Sole Shareholder and Managing Member of Investment
Metrics, LLC doing business as Wellspring Financial Partners.
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Investment Metrics, LLC doing business as Wellspring Financial Partners initially became
registered as an investment advisor in August 2011.
• We provide fee-only investment advisory services through Wellspring Financial Partners. The
nature and extent of the specific services provided to clients, including you, will always depend on
each client’s financial status, objectives and needs, time horizons, concerns, expectations and
risk tolerance.
• More information about our investment advisor representatives’ business and education
background can be found at the section titled Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV:
Brochure Supplement at the end of this brochure.
General Description of Primary Advisory Services
The following are brief descriptions of Wellspring Financial Partners’ primary services.
Wellspring Financial Partners offers our clients discretionary investment management and non-
discretionary investment consulting services. Our investment advisory services are primarily limited to the
management of investment portfolios in accordance with the investment objective(s) of the client. We also
offer financial planning, estate planning and investment/non-investment consultations for a separate fee.
In the event that we determine to provide any requested consulting services, we will generally charge a
separate and additional fee.
Financial Planning Services - Wellspring Financial Partners provides advisory services in the form of
financial planning services. Financial planning services do not involve the active management of client
accounts, but instead focuses on a client’s overall financial situation. Financial planning can be described
as helping individuals determine and set their long-term financial goals, through investments, tax
planning, asset allocation, risk management, retirement planning, and other areas. The role of a financial
planner is to find ways to help the client understand his/her overall financial situation and help the client
set financial objectives.
We offer written financial planning services consistent with your current financial situation as well as your
financial goals and objectives. Our investment advisor representatives (“representatives”) meet with you
to gather information and documentation needed to perform an analysis and review of your situation as
well as your objectives and goals. One or more meetings may be required in order to gather all needed
information and determine the services best suited to help meet your needs. We rely on the information
provided by you. Therefore, it is very important that the information you provide is complete and
accurate. We are not responsible for verifying the information supplied by you. Our services do not
include legal or tax advice. You are also urged to work closely with your attorney, accountant or other
professionals regarding you financial and personal situation.
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After completing a review and analysis of the information and documents received, our representatives
develop their analyses and recommendations and present either a comprehensive or modular
(segmented) written financial plan. A comprehensive plan focuses on your overall financial situation and
covers several of the areas previously noted, as needed by your specific situation. A modular
(segmented) plan focuses only on one or more specific area(s) of concern to you, and you should be
aware that other important issues may not be taken into consideration when our representatives develop
their analyses and recommendations.
Asset Management Services - Wellspring Financial Partners provides advisory services in the form of
Asset Management Services. Asset Management Services involve providing clients with continuous and
on-going supervision over client accounts. This means that Wellspring Financial Partners will
continuously monitor a client’s account and make trades in client accounts when necessary. We offer a
customized and individualized investment program, and our representatives meet with you to determine
your investment objectives, risk tolerances and appropriate asset mixes. Generally, accounts are
invested in Mutual Funds and Equity Securities.
We will need to obtain certain information from you to determine your financial situation and investment
objectives. Accounts are therefore managed on the basis of your individual financial situation and
investment objectives. From time to time, you are reminded to notify us whether your financial situation or
investment objectives have changed, or if you want to impose and/or modify any reasonable restrictions
on the management of your accounts. At least annually, we contact individual clients to determine
whether their financial situation or investment objectives have changed, or if the client wants to impose
and/or modify any reasonable restrictions on the management of accounts managed. We are always
reasonably available to consult with individual clients relative to the status of their accounts. You have the
ability to impose reasonable restrictions on the management of you accounts, including the ability to
instruct us not to purchase certain securities. Your beneficial interest in a security does not represent an
undivided interest in all the securities held by the custodian, but rather represents a direct and beneficial
interest in the securities which comprise the account. A separate account is maintained for each client
with the custodian and clients retain right of ownership of the account (e. g. right to withdraw securities or
cash, exercise or delegate proxy voting, and receive transaction confirmations).
It is important that you understand we manage investments for other clients and may give them advice or
take actions for them or for our personal accounts that is different from the advice we provide to you or
actions we take for you. We are not obligated to buy, sell or recommend to you any security or other
investment that we may buy, sell or recommend for any other clients or for our own accounts.
Conflicts may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities among accounts that we manage. We
strive to allocate investment opportunities believed appropriate for your account(s) and other accounts
advised by our firm among such accounts equitably and consistent with the best interests of all accounts
involved. However, there can be no assurance that a particular investment opportunity that comes to our
attention will be allocated in any particular manner. If we obtain material, non-public information about a
security or its issuer that we may not lawfully use or disclose, we have absolutely no obligation to disclose
the information to any client or use it for any client’s benefit.
We require that your assets be maintained in a brokerage account with Charles Schwab & Co. (Schwab)
a registered broker/dealer and member of the FINRA and SIPC. See Item 12, Brokerage Practices, for
additional discussion on our recommendation and use of Schwab. We assist you in establishing a
managed account through Schwab, and Schwab will maintain custody of your funds and securities.
Neither we nor our representatives act as custodian and we do not have access to your funds and
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securities except to have advisory fees deducted from your account by the custodian with your prior
written authorization and then paid to us.
We are granted trading authorization on your accounts and provide management services on a
discretionary basis only. This means we make all decisions to buy, sell or hold securities, cash or other
investments in the managed account in our sole discretion without consulting with you before making any
transactions. You must provide us with written authorization to exercise this discretionary authority and
can place reasonable restrictions and limitations on the authority and portfolio holdings. See Item 16,
Investment Discretion, for additional discussion on discretionary and non-discretionary authority.
Our firm utilizes the sub-advisory services of a third party investment advisory firm or individual advisor to
aid in the implementation of an investment portfolio designed by our firm. Before selecting a firm or
individual, our firm will ensure that the chosen party is properly licensed or registered. Our firm will not
offer advice on any specific securities or other investments in connection with this service. We will provide
initial due diligence on third party money managers and ongoing reviews of their management of client
accounts. In order to assist in the selection of a third party money manager, our firm will gather client
information pertaining to financial situation, investment objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be
imposed upon the management of the account.
Our firm will periodically review third party money manager reports provided to the client at least annually.
Our firm will contact clients from time to time in order to review their financial situation and objectives;
communicate information to third party money managers as warranted; and, assist the client in
understanding and evaluating the services provided by the third party money manager. Clients will be
expected to notify our firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment objectives, or account
restrictions that could affect their financial standing.
Wellspring will also request the Client provide written authorization to allow Wellspring to automatically
deduct its advisory fee from the Client’s account (discussed at greater length in the “FEES AND
COMPENSATION” section).
Prior to engaging us to provide investment management services, you are required to enter into a formal
investment advisory agreement with us setting forth the terms and conditions, including the amount of
investment advisory fees, under which we manage your assets and also a separate custodial/clearing
agreement with Schwab.
Schwab generally does not charge separately for maintaining custody of your accounts, although it may
charge brokerage commissions and/or transaction fees directly to you. You may be charged additional
fees for executing certain transactions including transaction charges, ticket charges or service
fee/charges. You may incur certain charges imposed by third parties other than us in connection with
investments made through your account, including, but not limited to, mutual fund sales loads, 12(b)-1
fees and surrender charges, variable annuity fees and surrender charges and IRA and qualified
retirement plan fees. Our management fees are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses
charged by investment company securities that may be recommended to you. A description of these fees
and expenses are available in each security prospectus.
Retirement Plan Investment Advisory Service
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Wellspring Financial Partners offers independent investment advisory services to pension and profit
sharing accounts (corporate, joint‐trusteed and professional corporations), non‐profit foundations and
educational institutions, corporations (taxable), individuals, and trusts.
The firm provides a disciplined fiduciary process for each client plan as explained in a detailed
Service Plan created for each client. Minimally, the Service Plan includes;
• Fiduciary oversight services to assure a full array of well‐diversified investment options across the
style spectrum. Further, selected investments are scored against their available peers to assure
consistency in performance and against their defined strategy in specialized evaluation reports
provided to plan sponsors not less than annually.
• Annual Plan Wellness Check‐Up which covers a full review of plan level utilization reports and
segmentation analysis.
• Annual benchmarking of the Plan’s total fees including investment, advisory and administrative
expenses to assure Plan Sponsor and Participant costs are reasonable as required by the
standards of ERISA.
• Wellspring Financial Partners offers employee education and communications to all plan
relationships. Delivery is either systematic or upon request. Conveyance includes group
employee presentations of varying, dynamic topics, one‐on‐one personal meetings, written
communications, electronic and telephone support.
The complexity of Department of Labor (ERISA) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations are
aspects of the Wellspring Financial Partners expertise lent to the Plan client. The firm’s preferred mode of
operational capacity is to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.
If an individual Client chooses not to engage Wellspring for Portfolio Management Services or
Financial Planning Services, Wellspring will be available on a limited basis for individual consultations.
Limits Advice to Certain Types of Investments.
Wellspring will make ongoing recommendations primarily involving: exchange‐listed stocks, mutual funds,
index funds, exchange‐traded funds (ETFs), and fixed income securities. Wellspring offers Margin on
Schwab custodial accounts. Given that the market will affect the value of these securities, Wellspring will
monitor Client accounts regularly so that it may make any necessary transactions. The securities
mentioned above reflect a broad range of investment risk, including some securities that entail high
degrees of risk, such as stock options.
When providing asset management services, Wellspring Financial Partners typically constructs each
client’s account holdings using primarily [mutual funds and ETFs] to build diversified portfolios. It is not
Wellspring Financial Partners’ typical investment strategy to attempt to time the market but we may
increase cash holdings modestly as deemed appropriate, based on your risk tolerance and our
expectations of market behavior. We may modify our investment strategy to accommodate special
situations such as low basis stock, stock options, legacy holdings, inheritances, closely held businesses,
collectibles, or special tax situations.
(Please refer to Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss for more
information.)
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Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Wellspring Financial Partners does not offer services through wrap-fee programs. A wrap fee program is
defined as any advisory program under which a specified fee or fees not based directly upon transactions
in a client’s account is charged for investment advisory services (which may include portfolio
management or advice concerning the selection of other investment advisers) and the execution of client
transactions. Whenever a fee charged to a client for services described in this brochure (whether wrap
fee or non-wrap fee), Wellspring Financial Partners will receive all or a portion of the fee charged.
Tailor Advisory Services to Individual Needs of Clients
Wellspring Financial Partners’ services are always provided based on the individual needs of each client.
This means, for example, that you are given the ability to impose restrictions on the accounts we manage
for you, including specific investment selections and sectors. We work with each client on a one-on-one
basis through interviews and questionnaires to determine the client’s investment objectives and suitability
information.
When managing client accounts through the firm’s Asset Management Services program, we may
manage a client’s account in accordance with one or more investment models. When client accounts are
managed using models, investment selections are based on the underlying model in addition when
necessary we may also develop customized (or individualized) portfolio holdings for each client.
However, the determination to use a particular model or models is always based on each client’s
individual investment goals, objectives and mandates.
Client Assets Managed by Wellspring Financial Partners
The amount of client assets managed by us totaled $1,016,208,473.19 as of 12/31/2024.
$809,504,198.11 is managed on a discretionary basis and $206,704,275.08 is managed on a non-
discretionary basis.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Financial Planning Fee Schedule
Item Number
Description
Price
WFG-02
$160
Wellspring Financial Guide. Initial report production including email and
up to 2 teleconferences necessary to complete the report, delivered
electronically and one hardcopy with one follow-up conference.
Available exclusively for all ERISA – 401(k), 403(b) - plan
participants of Wellspring Financial Partners.
WFG-03
$0
Wellspring Financial Guide. Initial report production including email and
up to 2 teleconferences necessary to complete the report, delivered
electronically and one hardcopy and one follow-up conference.
Available exclusively to Wellspring Financial Partners Wealth
Management clients
Financial Planning Fee Schedule - Continued
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WFG-04
$320
Wellspring Financial Guide. Available to all non-ERISA – 401(k), 403(b) -
plan participants that were directed to Wellspring.
WFG-10
$5,000/yr
Employee Financial Wellness Training and Planning Services. Up to 4
training days at one location per year, with access to a financial planner on
site for the day.
ORPU-01
$0
Wellspring Financial Partners Financial Plan. Updated Financial Analysis
including two annual meetings, all emails and teleconferences necessary to
complete the plan; delivered electronically with one hardcopy. Available
exclusively to Wellspring Financial Partners Wealth Management
clients
Comprehensive Wellspring Solution Fixed Fee Program
We may also charge fixed fees for the preparation of written financial plans, which range up to $320.
Wellspring may negotiate its fixed fee amount for a Wellspring Solution based on the complexity of the
client’s financial situation. Typically, the standard financial plan takes 10 hours; those plans that take
significantly less time may negotiate a lower fee while those financial plans that take significantly longer
may be charged a slightly higher amount. Additionally, Wellspring may offer discounts to select friends,
employees (plan participants) and family. The final amount will be specified in the Investment Advisory
Agreement.
Termination of Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Financial planning services automatically terminate upon presentation of the plan to the client or upon
completion of the consultation. Either party can also terminate the advisory agreement before then by
providing written notice to the other party. Termination will be effective upon receipt of notice. If
terminated within five business days of signing the advisory agreement, services are terminated without
fee or penalty. If the agreement is terminated after five business days but prior to completion of services,
at the option of Wellspring Financial Partners associated persons, clients may be responsible for the time
expended and expenses disbursed prior to receipt of the termination notice. In this case, Wellspring
Financial Partners will provide clients with a statement detailing the time and expenses due calculated at
$300 per hour.
Investment Management
In the event the client determines to engage Wellspring Financial Partners to provide investment
management services, we will do so on a fee basis. We are authorized, without prior consultation with the
client, to buy, sell and trade in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other securities and/or contracts relating
to the same and to give instructions in furtherance of such authority to the registered broker/dealer and
the custodian of assets.
Management Fee for Portfolio Management Services
Wellspring charges a management fee based on a percentage of assets under management. The
percentage of assets charged per year (annum) is listed in the following table by assets level. Fees are
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negotiable but generally range from .25% to .99% per year of the assets under management based on
the amount of assets, overall relationship among other things. Fee’s for the management of Fixed Income
and Money Market portfolios are also negotiable.
Client Assets Under Management
Advisory Fee
$1,500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
First
Next
Next
Next
$5,000,000.01 and up
0.99%
0.85%
0.60%
0.40%
0.25%
Fees are typically paid either monthly or quarterly in arrears as required by the record keeper responsible
for the account and are based on the account’s asset value as of the last business day of the prior
calendar month/quarter. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, advisory fees shall be applicable to cash
and cash equivalents. Adjustments will be made for deposits and withdrawals made mid-period. Fees are
typically deducted for the managed account; however upon request Wellspring will be able to bill the
client directly. Please refer to Item 15– Custody for more information. The frequency of the fee billing
process that will apply to your account will be specified in the client agreement signed before any services
begin. However occasionally at the discretion of the advisor the client may be requested to pay fees in
advance. The fee payment method (advanced or arrears) that will apply to your account will be specified
in the client agreement signed before any services can be provided.
Fees are prorated for accounts opened during the fee billing period. The account custodian may charge
fees, which are in addition to and separate from the investment advisory service fee.
Custodians may charge accounts for trading costs, invoicing, performance reporting, appraisal, and
reconciliation among others. Some of these fees may have been absorbed by the Adviser in the past.
Clients will receive a separate disclosure document provided by the Adviser which will clearly state the
fees payable to the Adviser.
Fees do not include: Trading costs (fees per transaction charged by the Custodian), exchange or
ancillary custodian fees, transfer taxes, account transfer fees, interest incurred on margin, checking and
debit card fees, corporate managers actions fees, third party portfolio monitoring and benchmarking
services or any fees imposed by law.
Additionally, the fees for any third-party managers used in conjunction with our services will be separate
and in addition to our firm’s fee. The fees and risks associated with third-party managers will be described
in separate disclosure documents.
Termination of Portfolio Management Services
Any Client who wishes to terminate their agreement must provide written notification of their request to
Wellspring or their representative. Wellspring will obtain the number of days that the account was opened
during the quarter in order to calculate the final management fee and pro-rate the amount of asset
management fee due from the client based on the number of hours worked at a rate of $300 per hour.
This fee will be withdrawn from the client’s account prior to the transfer of funds. For accounts whose fees
are billed in advance any fees that are unearned at the time of termination will be refunded to the client
promptly.
Advisory Fees for Retirement Plan Investment Advisory Service
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The fees and compensation charged by Wellspring Financial Partners is negotiated independently with
each Plan Sponsor in order to consider the varying, unique characteristics or requirements of each plan.
Primary determinants of the negotiated fee may include but are not limited to the
• Amount of plan assets,
• Number of employees / participants,
• Number of plan sponsor locations, and
• Special plan sponsor considerations or requirements.
The maximum fee we will charge for this service shall not exceed 1.25% or a flat fee may be negotiated
that will not exceed $10,000 (if that flat fee results in a fee that would exceed 1.25% of plan assets). Fees
are typically paid either monthly or quarterly in arrears as required by the record keeper responsible for
the account. The frequency of the fee billing process that will apply to your account will be specified in the
client agreement signed before any services begin. However occasionally at the discretion of the advisor
the client may be requested to pay fees in advance. The fee payment method (advanced or arrears) that
will apply to your account will be specified in the client agreement signed before any services can be
provided.
When determining the fee, we will also take into consideration special situations or conflicts of interest
where charging a fee is prohibited under ERISA laws and relationships with the client. Delivery of
compensation or fees to Wellspring is dependent upon on the invoicing or fee assessment frequency
(monthly, quarterly) and policies (“arrears” or “in advance”) of the Plan Provider/Platform utilized by the
Plan Sponsor. Fees for partial periods will be prorated based on the number of days that services were
provided during the billing period. The plan trustee will elect to be invoiced for this fee or authorize that
the fee be debited from the plan assets.
Termination of Retirement Plan Investment Advisory Service
Either party may terminate services by providing written termination to the other party. If services are
terminated within five business days of executing an agreement for services with us, services will be
terminated without fee or penalty. After the initial five business days, you will be responsible for payment
of fees for services completed prior to termination of services. If services are terminated mid-period, a
prorated fee is charged based on the number of days that services were provided during that period. For
accounts whose fees are billed in advance any fees that are unearned at the time of termination will be
refunded to the client promptly.
Additional Compensation
Aside from the fees described above, certain additional disclosures related to fees are important; namely,
certain of the mutual funds available through the program distribute payments to broker dealers or
custodians with respect to sales of fund shares pursuant to Rule 12b‐1 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 or with respect to shareholder services provided pursuant to no‐transaction‐fee programs. Such
payments are made from fund assets and reduce overall fund performance. Such funds may be included
by the advisor managing the assets where they reasonably believe the overall performance of a fund,
after taking into account such payments, merits inclusion. As a registered investment advisor Wellspring
Financial Partners will not receive a portion of any 12b-1 fees or transaction charges that may be incurred
by the client. While Wellspring attempts to transact business in a manner in which clients could avoid
incurring such fees; there may be instances where such fees are incurred.
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Additionally, the firm or the Custodian, as contemplated herein, may receive management fees in
connection with the purchase of certain mutual funds. Please see the mutual fund prospectus for further
details. Advisory fees charged in the program are separate and distinct from any fees and expenses
charged by the mutual funds themselves. Such fees are disclosed in each fund's prospectus. Potential
conflicts of interest may arise between the Client’s interests and Wellspring’s interests in executing
transactions as an investment adviser. Clients have sole responsibility for determining whether to
implement any recommendations made by representatives of Wellspring. There is no requirement that
the Client implements any of the recommendations or otherwise conduct business through Wellspring.
Clients will incur transaction fees for trades executed by their chosen custodian via individual transaction
charges. These transaction fees are separate from our firm’s advisory fees and will be disclosed by the
chosen custodian. Schwab does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange traded
funds.
Comparable Services
We believe our fees for advisory services are reasonable with respect to the services provided and the
fees charged by other investment advisors offering similar services. However, lower fees for comparable
services may be available from other sources.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Wellspring Financial Partners does not charge or accept performance-based fees.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
Wellspring Financial Partners generally provides investment advice to the following types of clients:
Individuals
•
• ERISA Plans and Related Trusts
• Trusts, estates, or charitable organizations
• Corporations or Other businesses
Minimum Investment Amounts Required
There are no minimum investment amounts or conditions required for establishing an account managed
by Wellspring Financial Partners. However, all clients are required to execute an agreement for services
in order to establish a client arrangement with Wellspring Financial Partners.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Wellspring and its representatives are responsible for:
• Analyzing a Client’s current financial situation and assisting them in determining their
investment objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance.
• Advising Client’s about investment possibilities and vehicles and educating the Client on fees,
a security’s features including risk and costs, how a possible investment would fit with the
Client’s objectives and possibly assisting the Client in determining an appropriate asset
allocation. Part of the representative’s analysis may include researching economic, political,
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and market trends, earnings, earnings ratios and various other indicators including qualitative
risk analysis.
• Ongoing monitoring of the Client’s investment/asset allocation as well as working with the
Client to ensure that Wellspring and the representative have timely information regarding the
Client’s needs, objectives, and risk tolerance.
•
Being available to meet or discuss Client account(s) on a regular basis, and being available
at such other times within reason as a Client requests.
Each client is selected for an appropriate model portfolio based upon unique needs, capacities and
outcomes desired in their life. The portfolios themselves are created with those objectives in mind. An
Investment Committee periodically meets to review and update models and principal on the criteria
screen for determining what investments comprise those portfolios with the following aspects;
1. Balanced exposure to a broad range of asset classes utilizing primarily passive investment
strategies.
2. A focus on risk minimization for any level of return targeted. Specifically;
a. Fixed income investments that incorporate predominantly investment-grade rated bonds.
b. Equity assets that give exposure to the US, developed international and emerging market
companies.
c. An extensive level of diversification in each and every asset class employed to protect
against concentrated risk exposures.
d. Avoidance of actively managed funds in order to protect against the probability of downside
performance.
Longer term market dynamics may cause alterations to portfolios to which adjustments are implemented
as conditions warrant.
Investment Strategies
Wellspring Financial Partners uses a Strategic Asset Allocation approach when managing client assets
and/or providing investment advice:
Strategic asset allocation: this strategy calls for setting target allocations and then periodically
rebalancing the portfolio back to those targets as investment returns skew the original asset allocation
percentages. The concept is akin to a “buy and hold” strategy, rather than an active trading approach. Of
course, the strategic asset allocation targets may change over time as the client’s goals and needs
change and as the time horizon for major events such as retirement and college funding grow shorter.
Risk of Loss
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Past performance is not indicative of future results. Therefore, you should never assume that future
performance of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable. Investing in securities
(including stocks, mutual funds, and bonds) involves risk of loss. Further, depending on the different
types of investments there may be varying degrees of risk. You should be prepared to bear investment
loss including loss of original principal.
Because of the inherent risk of loss associated with investing, our firm is unable to represent, guarantee,
or even imply that our services and methods of analysis can or will predict future results, successfully
identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate you from losses due to market corrections or declines. There
are certain additional risks associated when investing in securities through our investment management
program.
➢ Market Risk – Either the stock market as a whole, or the value of an individual
company, goes down resulting in a decrease in the value of client investments.
This is also referred to as systemic risk.
➢ Equity (stock) market risk – Common stocks are susceptible to general stock
market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market
confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. If you held common
stock, or common stock equivalents, of any given issuer, you would generally be
exposed to greater risk than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations of
the issuer.
➢ Company Risk - When investing in stock positions, there is always a certain level
of company or industry specific risk that is inherent in each investment. This is
also referred to as unsystematic risk and can be reduced through appropriate
diversification. There is the risk that the company will perform poorly or have its
value reduced based on factors specific to the company or its industry. For
example, if a company’s employees go on strike or the company receives
unfavorable media attention for its actions, the value of the company may be
reduced.
➢ Fixed Income Risk - When investing in bonds, there is the risk that issuer will
default on the bond and be unable to make payments. Further, individuals who
depend on set amounts of periodically paid income face the risk that inflation will
erode their spending power. Fixed-income investors receive set, regular
payments that face the same inflation risk.
➢ Margin transactions. When an investor buys a stock on margin, the investor pays for
part of the purchase and borrows the rest of the purchase price from a brokerage firm.
For example, an investor may buy $5,000 worth of stock in a margin account by paying
for $2,500 and borrowing $2,500 from a brokerage firm. Clients cannot borrow stock from
Wellspring Financial Partners.
➢ Margin Risk - When you purchase securities, you may pay for the securities in
full or borrow part of the purchase price from your account custodian or clearing
firm. If you intended to borrow funds in connection with your Account, you will be
required to open a margin account, which will be carried by the clearing firm.
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The securities purchased in such an account are the clearing firm’s collateral for
its loan to you.
If those securities in a margin account decline in value, the value of the collateral
supporting this loan also declines, and as a result, the brokerage firm is required
to take action in order to maintain the necessary level of equity in your account.
The brokerage firm may issue a margin call and/or sell other assets in your
account.
It is important that you fully understand the risks involved in trading securities on
margin, which are applicable to any margin account that you may maintain,
including any margin account that may be established as part of the Asset
Management Agreement established between you and Wellspring Financial
Partners and held by the account custodian or clearing firm.
These risks include the following:
• You can lose more funds than you deposit in your margin account.
• The account custodian or clearing firm can force the sale of securities or other
assets in your account.
• The account custodian or clearing firm can sell your securities or other assets
without contacting you.
• You are not entitled to choose which securities or other assets in your margin
account may be liquidated or sold to meet a margin call.
• The account custodian or clearing firm may move securities held in your cash
account to your margin account and pledge the transferred securities.
• The account custodian or clearing firm can increase its “house” maintenance
margin requirements at any time and they are not required to provide you
advance written notice.
• You are not entitled to an extension of time on a margin call.
• The potential risks associated with these transactions are (1) You can lose more funds than are
deposited into the margin account; (2) the forced sale of securities or other assets in your account; (3)
the sale of securities or other assets without contacting you; (4) you may not be entitled to choose
which securities or other assets in your account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call; and (5)
custodians charge interest on margin balances which will reduce your returns over time.
➢ ETF and Mutual Fund Risk – When investing in a an ETF or mutual fund, you will
bear additional expenses based on your pro rata share of the ETF’s or mutual
fund’s operating expenses, including the potential duplication of management
fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of
owning the underlying securities the ETF or mutual fund holds. Clients will also
incur brokerage costs when purchasing ETFs.
➢ Management Risk – Your investment with our firm varies with the success and
failure of our investment strategies, research, analysis and determination of
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portfolio securities. If our investment strategies do not produce the expected
returns, the value of the investment will decrease.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of
our business or integrity.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Wellspring Financial Partners is an independent investment advisory firm and only provides fee-only
investment advisory services. The firm is not engaged in any other business activities and offers no other
services than those described in this Disclosure Brochure.
Insurance Agent
You may work with your investment adviser representative in his or her separate capacity as an
insurance agent. When acting in his or her separate capacity as an insurance agent, the investment
adviser representative may recommend, general disability insurance, life insurance, annuities, and other
insurance products to you. To maintain our status as a fee-only advisory firm, our representatives will not
accept commissions when recommending these products.
3MinuteMoney
Patrick Zumbusch is also the owner of 3MinuteMoney, an entity that specializes in producing financial
literacy videos to educate the community on important financial issues. To eliminate any potential
conflicts of interest, 3MinuteMoney provides all services free of charge.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics Summary
An investment advisor is considered a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, it is an investment advisor’s responsibility
to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts. In addition, an investment advisor has a duty of
utmost good faith to act solely in the best interest of each of its clients. We have a fiduciary duty to all
clients. We have established a Code of Ethics which all supervised persons must read and then execute
an acknowledgment agreeing that they understand and agree to comply with the applicant’s Code of
Ethics. Our fiduciary duty to clients is considered the core underlying principle for the Code of Ethics and
represents the expected basis for all supervised persons dealings with clients. We have the responsibility
to make sure that the interests of clients are placed ahead of our own investment interests.
All supervised persons will conduct business in an honest, ethical and fair manner. All supervised
persons will comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times. Full disclosure of all material
facts and potential conflicts of interest will be provided to clients prior to services being conducted. All
associated persons have a responsibility to avoid circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to
affect the associated persons’ duty of complete loyalty to their clients.
This section is only intended to provide current clients and potential clients with a description of our Code
of Ethics. If current clients or potential clients wish to review the Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy may
be requested from any of our associates and a copy will be provided within 48 hours of the request.
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Affiliate and Employee Personal Securities Transactions Disclosure
We may buy or sell investments or have an interest or position in an investment for our personal accounts
which are also recommended to clients. We are and shall continue to be in compliance with The Insider
Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988. As these situations may represent a potential
conflict of interest, we have implemented the following policies.
• Associated persons cannot prefer their own interests to that of advisory clients.
• No person employed by our firm may purchase or sell any security prior to a transaction or
transactions being implemented for an advisory account.
• Associated persons shall not buy or sell securities for their personal account(s) where their
decision is derived, in whole or in part, by information obtained as a result of his/her employment,
unless the information is also available to the investing public upon reasonable inquiry.
• We do not recommend individual stock positions to clients. Although our clients may hold stock
positions in their accounts that we also own, it is a result of legacy positions held by the client
prior to working with our firm.
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Investments we recommend to clients generally include mutual funds, ETFs, and other
investments that are publicly traded and widely available therefore limiting the risk for
manipulation.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Clients have the right to decide whether or not to act upon the financial planning recommendations of
Wellspring Financial Partners.
Wellspring, as a matter of policy and practice, seeks to obtain best execution for Client transactions, i.e.,
seeking to obtain not necessarily the lowest commission but the best overall qualitative execution in the
particular circumstances.
The custodian and brokers we use
We do not maintain custody of your assets that we manage, although we may be deemed to have
custody of your assets if you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account (see Item 15—
Custody, below). Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a
broker-dealer or bank. We recommend that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab), a
registered broker- dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified custodian.
We are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold your
assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While
we recommend that you use Schwab as custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and will open
your account with Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly with them. Conflicts of interest
associated with this arrangement are described below as well as in Item 14 (Client referrals and other
compensation). You should consider these conflicts of interest when selecting your custodian.
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We do not open the account for you, although we may assist you in doing so. If you do not wish to place
your assets with Schwab, then we cannot manage your account. Not all advisors require their clients to
use a particular broker-dealer or other custodian selected by the advisor. Even though your account is
maintained at Schwab, we can still use other brokers to execute trades for your account as described
below (see “Your brokerage and custody costs”).
How we select brokers/custodians
We seek to recommend a custodian/broker that will hold your assets and execute transactions. When
considering whether the terms that Schwab provides are, overall, most advantageous to you when
compared with other available providers and their services, we consider a wide range of factors,
including:
• Combination of transaction execution services and asset custody services (generally without a
separate fee for custody)
• Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for your account)
• Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check requests,
bill payment, etc.)
• Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds,
etc.)
• Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment decisions
• Quality of services
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other fees,
etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
• Reputation, financial strength, security, and stability
• Prior service to us and our clients
• Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below (see “Products and
services available to us from Schwab”)
Your brokerage and trading costs
For our clients’ accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge you separately for
custody services but is compensated by charging you commissions or other fees on trades that it
executes or that settle into your Schwab account. Certain trades (for example, many mutual funds, and
U.S. exchange-listed equities and ETFs) may not incur Schwab commissions or transaction fees. Schwab
is also compensated by earning interest on the uninvested cash in your account in Schwab’s Cash
Features Program.
We are not required to select the broker or dealer that charges the lowest transaction cost, even if that
broker provides execution quality comparable to other brokers or dealers. Although we are not required to
execute all trade through Schwab, we have determined that having Schwab execute most trades is
consistent with our duty to seek “best execution” of your trades. Best execution means the most favorable
terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed above (see “How we select
brokers/ custodians”). By using another broker or dealer you may pay lower transaction costs.
Products and services available to us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms like
ours. They provide us and our clients with access to their institutional brokerage services (trading,
custody, reporting, and related services), many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail
customers. However, certain retail investors may be able to get institutional brokerage services from
Schwab without going through our firm. Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of
those services help us manage or administer our clients’ accounts, while others help us manage and
grow our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available at no charge to us. Following is a
more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
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Services that benefit you. Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of
investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment
products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have access or that
would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab’s services
described in this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that do not directly benefit you. Schwab also makes available to us other products and
services that benefit us but do not directly benefit you or your account. These products and services
assist us in managing and administering our clients’ accounts and operating our firm. They include
investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We use this research to service all or a
substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to
investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that:
• Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements)
• Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts
• Provide pricing and other market data
• Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
• Assist with back-office functions, record keeping, and client reporting
Services that generally benefit only us. Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage
and further develop our business enterprise. These services include:
• Educational conferences and events
• Consulting on technology and business needs
• Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers
• Marketing consulting and support
Schwab provides some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to
provide the services to us. Schwab also discounts or waives its fees for some of these services or pays all
or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab also provides us with other benefits, such as occasional business
entertainment of our personnel. If you did not maintain your account with Schwab, we would be required
to pay for these services from our own resources. Nonetheless, we will adhere to our fiduciary duty to
seek best execution for client transactions.
Our interest in Schwab’s services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have to produce or
purchase them. We don’t have to pay for Schwab’s services. The fact that we receive these benefits from
Schwab is an incentive for us to recommend the use of Schwab rather than making such decision based
exclusively on your interest in receiving the best value in custody services and the most favorable
execution of your transactions. This is a conflict of interest. We believe, however, that taken in the
aggregate, our recommendation of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients.
Our selection is primarily supported by the scope, quality, and price of Schwab’s services (see “How we
select brokers/custodians”) and not Schwab’s services that benefit only us.
Block Trading Policy
Transactions implemented by Wellspring Financial Partners for client accounts are generally effected
independently, unless we decide to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at
approximately the same time. This process is referred to as aggregating orders, batch trading or block
trading and is used by our firm when Wellspring Financial Partners believes such action may prove
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advantageous to clients. When Wellspring Financial Partners aggregates client orders, the allocation of
securities among client accounts will be done on a fair and equitable basis. Typically, the process of
aggregating client orders is done in order to achieve better execution, to negotiate more favorable
commission rates or to allocate orders among clients on a more equitable basis in order to avoid
differences in prices and transaction fees or other transaction costs that might be obtained when orders
are placed independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and will be
allocated among our firm’s clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client
account on any given day. When Wellspring Financial Partners determines to aggregate client orders for
the purchase or sale of securities, including securities in which Wellspring Financial Partners may invest,
we will do so in accordance with the parameters set forth in the SEC No-Action Letter, SMC Capital, Inc.
It should be noted, Wellspring Financial Partners does not receive any additional compensation or
remuneration as a result of aggregation.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Account Reviews and Reviewers
Our Investment Advisor Representatives and/or the CCO will review all accounts at least annually. These
reviews will consist of comparing account activity to the personal information collected on the account
information form such as financial condition, investment objectives, and risk tolerance as well as trading
frequency. The designated representative will review the following documents related to Client accounts
as applicable: daily blotters, new account applications, advisory agreements, daily money/asset
movement, and suspicious activity. The designated representative will also review: risk tolerance,
investment objectives, and trading in the Client's account. Special or in depth reviews of an account
would take place should there be questions or concerns from a Client regarding activity or fees, issues
with representative, or if the designated reviewer detects problematic activity
For Financial Planning Clients, Wellspring reviews the Client’s account in the initial preparation of a
Wellspring Solution and may review the Client’s account during a Separate Financial Planning
Consultation, but does not review those accounts again unless engaged for an Annual Financial Plan
Review.
All clients are encouraged to meet with Wellspring at least once per year to review their account as a
whole, ensuring that their financial plan aligns with their current financial condition, goals and objectives.
Statements and Reports
Wellspring Financial Partners utilizes qualified custodians for the custody of individual client funds or
securities. You will receive monthly statements from the account custodian or clearing firm, if your
account(s) have activity during the month. If the account does not have any monthly activity, an account
statement is provided by the account custodian or clearing firm at least quarterly. Such statements will
show any activity in the account, as well as period ending position balances. You will also receive a
confirmation from the custodian or clearing firm of each purchase and sale transaction that occurs within
your accounts.
In addition, Wellspring Financial Partners has contracted with Advyzon to perform data aggregation and
performance reports preparation. Performance Reports are prepared and made available via the internet
to clients on a quarterly basis. The performance information provided is believed to be accurate but
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cannot be guaranteed. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of fund values, securities’ and other
information obtained from third parties.
We encourage you to compare the reports and correspondence received from Wellspring Financial
Partners with the account statements and confirmations received from the account custodian. Inquiries or
concerns regarding the account, including performance reports, should be directed to Wellspring
Financial Partners or the account custodian at the phone number listed on the account statement.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm does not provide cash
or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for testimonials or endorsements
(which include client referrals).
Item 15 – Custody
Custody, as it applies to investment advisors, has been defined by regulators as having access or control
over client funds and/or securities. In other words, custody is not limited to physically holding client funds
and securities. If an investment advisor has the ability to access or control client funds or securities, the
investment advisor is deemed to have custody and must ensure proper procedures are implemented.
Wellspring Financial Partners is deemed to have custody of client funds and securities when we are given
the written authority to have fees deducted directly from client accounts and with the SEC’s
interpretations of custody due to Standing Letters of Authorization. However, these are the only forms of
custody we will ever maintain. It should be noted that authorization to trade in client accounts is not
deemed by regulators to be custody.
For accounts in which Wellspring Financial Partners is deemed to have custody due to the direct
deduction of client fees, we have established procedures to ensure all client funds and securities are held
at a qualified custodian in a separate account for each client under that client’s name. Clients or an
independent representative of the client will direct, in writing, the establishment of all accounts and
therefore are aware of the qualified custodian’s name, address and the manner in which the funds or
securities are maintained. In addition for jurisdictions which require the delivery of fee invoices, an invoice
itemizing the fee will be delivered to the clients that reside in that jurisdiction. Itemization will include the
formula used to calculate the fee, the amount of assets under management the fee is based on, and the
time period covered by the fee. Finally, account statements are delivered directly from the qualified
custodian to each client, or the client’s independent representative, at least quarterly. Clients should
carefully review those statements and are urged to compare the statements against any reports and/or
correspondence received from us. When clients have questions about their account statements, they
should contact Wellspring Financial Partners or the qualified custodian preparing the statement.
Wellspring Financial Partners has contracted with Advyzon for calculating the fee and preparing a fee
report for submission to the custodian. Based upon the report provided the custodian will deduct the
advisory fees from your account and forward the fees directly to Wellspring. All advisory fees deducted
from your account will appear on the quarterly statement you will receive from the account custodian. Any
questions regarding advisory fee calculation should be directed to your advisor.
Standing Letters of Authorization
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The SEC issued a no‐action letter (“Letter”) with respect to the Rule 206(4)‐2 (“Custody Rule”) under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The letter provided guidance on the Custody Rule as well
as clarified that an adviser who has the power to disburse client funds to a third party under a standing
letter of instruction (“SLOA”) is deemed to have custody. As such, our firm has adopted the following
safeguards in conjunction with our custodian:
• The client provides an instruction to the qualified custodian, in writing, that includes the client’s
signature, the third party’s name, and either the third party’s address or the third party’s account
number at a custodian to which the transfer should be directed.
• The client authorizes the investment adviser, in writing, either on the qualified custodian’s form or
separately, to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or from time to time.
• The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the instruction, such as a
signature review or other method to verify the client’s authorization, and provides a transfer of funds
notice to the client promptly after each transfer.
• The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified custodian.
• The investment adviser has no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the third
party, the address, or any other information about the third party contained in the client’s instruction.
• The investment adviser maintains records showing that the third party is not a related party of the
investment adviser or located at the same address as the investment adviser.
• The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming the instruction
and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Through its asset management services and upon receiving written authorization from a client, Wellspring
Financial Partners will maintain trading authorization over client accounts. Upon receiving written
authorization from the client, Wellspring Financial Partners may implement trades on a discretionary
basis. When discretionary authority is granted, Wellspring Financial Partners will have the authority to
determine the type of securities and the amount of securities that can be bought or sold. However, it is
the policy of Wellspring Financial Partners to consult with the client prior to making significant changes in
the account even when discretionary trading authority is granted by the client.
If you decide to grant trading authorization on a non-discretionary basis, we will be required to contact
you prior to implementing changes in your account. Therefore, you will be contacted and required to
accept or reject our investment recommendations including:
• The security being recommended
• The number of shares or units
• Whether to buy or sell
Once the above factors are agreed upon, Wellspring Financial Partners will be responsible for making
decisions regarding the timing of buying or selling an investment and the price at which the investment is
bought or sold. If your accounts are managed on a non-discretionary basis, you need to know that if you
are not able to be reached or are slow to respond to our request, it can have an adverse impact on the
timing of trade implementations and we may not achieve the optimal trading price.
All clients have the ability to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments that may be
purchased in an account. Clients may also place reasonable limitations on the discretionary power
granted to our firm so long as the limitations are specifically set forth or included as an attachment to the
client agreement.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
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Proxy Voting Policy. We do not vote client proxies. Therefore, although we may provide investment
advisory services relative to client investment assets, our clients maintain exclusive responsibility for: (1)
directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of securities beneficially owned by the client
shall be voted and (2) making all elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcy
proceedings or other type events pertaining to the client’s investment assets. Wellspring Financial
Partners and/or the client will correspondingly instruct each custodian of the assets to forward to the client
copies of all proxies and shareholder communications relating to the client’s investment assets.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Our firm is not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because:
• Our firm does not require the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees when services cannot be
rendered within 6 months.
• Our firm does not take custody of client funds or securities.
• Our firm does not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
Our firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Patrick J. Zumbusch
The following are responses to each item found in the Form ADV Part 2B instructions.
Item 1 – Cover Page
This brochure supplement provides information about Patrick J. Zumbusch that supplements the
Investment Metrics Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners brochure. You should have received a copy of
that brochure. Please contact Deirdre M. Kochanski at (520) 906-3424 or dkochanski@wellspringfp.com
if you did not receive Wellspring Financial Partners’ brochure or if you have any questions about the
contents of this supplement. Additional information about Patrick J. Zumbusch is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Patrick J. Zumbusch, President; Born in 1955
Education Background:
• Augsburg College Bachelor’s Degree in 1977
• University of Chicago, Master’s Degree in Business Administration - 1986
Business Background:
Investment Metrics, Inc., President, 07/2005 to 8/2008
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Investment Metrics, Inc., President and Investment Advisor Representative 8/2011 to Present
• Wellspring99, Managing Member and Investment Advisor Representative, 07/2012 to Present
• Pathways Financial Partners, Investment Advisor Representative, 9/2008 to 10/2011
•
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
As previously stated in Item 9 of this Disclosure Brochure, I have never been subject to a legal or
disciplinary event.
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Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Patrick Zumbusch is also the owner of 3MinuteMoney, an entity that specializes in producing financial
literacy videos to educate the community on important financial issues. To eliminate any potential
conflicts of interest, 3MinuteMoney provides all services free of charge.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Other than the fees detailed in Item 5 of this Disclosure Brochure, I receive no other compensation
related to advisory services provided to clients.
Item 6 – Supervision
Deirdre M. Kochanski is the Chief Compliance Officer of Wellspring Financial Partners and ultimately
responsible for the firm’s compliance program including establishing procedures designed to monitor and
supervise the activities and services provided by the firm and its supervised persons. Deirdre M.
Kochanski can be reached at (520)327-1019.
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Deirdre M. Kochanski
The following are responses to each item found in the Form ADV Part 2B instructions.
Item 1 – Cover Page
This brochure supplement provides information about Deirdre M. Kochanski that supplements the
Investment Metrics Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners brochure. You should have received a copy of
that brochure. Please contact please contact Deirdre M. Kochanski at (520) 906-3424 or
dkochanski@wellspringfp.com if you did not receive Wellspring Financial Partners' brochure or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional information about Deirdre M.
Kochanski is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Deirdre M. Kochanski, Director of Plan Services; Born in 1964
Educational Experience:
• Ball State University, Bachelor’s Degree in 1986
• Roosevelt University, Master’s Degree in Public Administration - 1993
Business Experience:
Investment Metrics, Inc., Investment Advisor Representative 8/2011 to Present
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• Wellspring99, Managing Member and Investment Advisor Representative, 07/2012 to 12/2016
• Pathways Financial Partners, Investment Advisor Representative, 6/1998 to 10/2011
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
As previously stated in Item 9 of this Disclosure Brochure, I have never been subject to a legal or
disciplinary event.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
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Wellspring Financial Partners is an independent investment advisory firm and only provides investment
advisory services. I am not engaged in any other business activities and offer no other services than
those described in this Disclosure Brochure.
Insurance Agent
Deirdre M. Kochanski is independently licensed to sell insurance and annuity products through various
insurance companies under her name. When acting in this capacity, Deirdre M. Kochanski may
recommend, general disability insurance, life insurance, annuities, and other insurance products to you.
To maintain our status as a fee-only advisory firm, Ms. Kochanski will not accept commissions when
recommending these products.
Clients are never obligated or required to purchase insurance products from or through Deirdre M.
Kochanski and may choose any independent insurance agent and insurance company to purchase
insurance products.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Other than the fees detailed in Item 5 of this Disclosure Brochure, I receive no other compensation
related to advisory services provided to clients.
Item 6 – Supervision
Deirdre M. Kochanski is the Chief Compliance Officer of Wellspring Financial Partners and ultimately
responsible for the firm’s compliance program including establishing procedures designed to monitor and
supervise the activities and services provided by the firm and its supervised persons. Deirdre M.
Kochanski can be reached at (520)327-1019.
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – John Sentner
The following are responses to each item found in the Form ADV Part 2B instructions.
Item 1 – Cover Page
This brochure supplement provides information about John Sentner that supplements the Investment
Metrics Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Deirdre M. Kochanski at (520) 906-3424 or dkochanski@wellspringfp.com if
you did not receive Wellspring Financial Partners’ brochure or if you have any questions about the
contents of this supplement. Additional information about John Sentner is available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
John Patrick, Sentner; Born in 1998
Education Background:
• Gonzaga University Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Philosophy in 2021
Business Background:
•
Investment Metrics, Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners, LLC, Client Support Specialist,
06/2021 to Present
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Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, Tax Preparer, 12/2020 to 04/2021
• Gonzaga University, Student, 08/2017 to 05/2021
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• Spiceology, Product Assistant, 10/2020 to 12/2020
• YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, Camp Counselor, 07/2020 to 08/2020
• Catholic Charities Pittsburgh, Intern, 05/2019 to 08/2019
• YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center, Summer Staff, 05/2018 to 08/2018
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
As previously stated in Item 9 of this Disclosure Brochure, I have never been subject to a legal or
disciplinary event.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Wellspring Financial Partners is an independent investment advisory firm and only provides investment
advisory services. I am not engaged in any other business activities and offer no other services than
those described in this Disclosure Brochure.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Other than the fees detailed in Item 5 of this Disclosure Brochure, I receive no other compensation
related to advisory services provided to clients.
Item 6 – Supervision
Deirdre M. Kochanski is the Chief Compliance Officer of Wellspring Financial Partners and ultimately
responsible for the firm’s compliance program including establishing procedures designed to monitor and
supervise the activities and services provided by the firm and its supervised persons. Deirdre M.
Kochanski can be reached at (520)327-1019.
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Jacob Lingard
The following are responses to each item found in the Form ADV Part 2B instructions.
Item 1 – Cover Page
This brochure supplement provides information about Jacob Lingard that supplements the Investment
Metrics Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Deirdre M. Kochanski at (520) 906-3424 or dkochanski@wellspringfp.com if
you did not receive Wellspring Financial Partners’ brochure or if you have any questions about the
contents of this supplement. Additional information about Jacob Lingard is available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Jacob Rudd Lingard; Born in 1983
Education Background:
• Weber State University; Master’s of Business Administration; 2021
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• University of Utah, Bachelor of Science in Economics, 2008
Business Background:
•
Investment Metrics, Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners, LLC, Investment Adviser
Representative, 10/2022 to Present
• DMBA, Financial Planner, 01/2011 to 09/2022
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
As previously stated in Item 9 of this Disclosure Brochure, Mr. Lingard has never been subject to a legal
or disciplinary event.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Mr. Lingard has nothing to report in this regard.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Other than the fees detailed in Item 5 of this Disclosure Brochure, Mr. Lingard receives no other
compensation related to advisory services provided to clients.
Item 6 – Supervision
Deirdre M. Kochanski is the Chief Compliance Officer of Wellspring Financial Partners and ultimately
responsible for the firm’s compliance program including establishing procedures designed to monitor and
supervise the activities and services provided by the firm and its supervised persons. Deirdre M.
Kochanski can be reached at (520)327-1019.
Information Required by Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement – Nathan Pawlak
The following are responses to each item found in the Form ADV Part 2B instructions.
Item 1 – Cover Page
This brochure supplement provides information about Nathan Pawlak that supplements the Investment
Metrics Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Deirdre M. Kochanski at (520) 906-3424 or dkochanski@wellspringfp.com if
you did not receive Wellspring Financial Partners’ brochure or if you have any questions about the
contents of this supplement. Additional information about Nathan Pawlak is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Nathan Maxwell Pawlak; Born in 2001
Education Background:
• University of Arizona; Bachelor of Science in Personal & Family Financial Planning; 2023
Business Background:
•
Investment Metrics, Inc. dba Wellspring Financial Partners, LLC, Associate Financial Planner,
10/2022 to Present
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• Duffl, Marketing Director, 03/2022 to 08/2022
• Telephone Outreach Program, Fundraising Caller, 10/2021 to 02/2022
• University of Arizona, Student, 09/2020 to 09/2021
• Buythemojo LLC, Sales & Product Specialist, 04/2020 to 08/2020
• University of Arizona, Student, 10/2018 to 03/2020
• City of boulder Parks & Recreation, Lifeguard, 02/2017 to 09/2018
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
As previously stated in Item 9 of this Disclosure Brochure, Mr. Pawlak has never been subject to a legal
or disciplinary event.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Mr. Pawlak has nothing to report in this regard.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Other than the fees detailed in Item 5 of this Disclosure Brochure, Mr. Pawlak receives no other
compensation related to advisory services provided to clients.
Item 6 – Supervision
Deirdre M. Kochanski is the Chief Compliance Officer of Wellspring Financial Partners and ultimately
responsible for the firm’s compliance program including establishing procedures designed to monitor and
supervise the activities and services provided by the firm and its supervised persons. Deirdre M.
Kochanski can be reached at (520)327-1019.
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