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Investment Adviser
Brochure Part 2A
Accel Wealth Management LLC
301 Oak Ridge Circle
Waverly, Iowa 50677
(319) 596-1101
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 286201
April 30, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Accel Wealth Management LLC. If you have any questions about the contents
of this brochure, please contact us at sbrass@acceladvantage.com or (319) 596-
1101. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities
authority.
Accel Wealth Management LLC is a registered investment adviser. Registration of
an investment adviser does not imply any level of skill or training.
Additional information about Accel Wealth Management LLC is available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Summary of Material Changes
There have been material changes since the January 15, 2025, Form ADV filing on the
IARD system as follows:
Effective September 30, 2025, clients with individual accounts valued at less than $25,000
in billable assets and whose total household billable assets are less than $250,000 will be
subject to an annual fee of $45 per qualifying account. This fee will be assessed once per
calendar year and is not subject to refund, regardless of account activity, balance
fluctuations, or termination of services during the billing period. However, this fee can be
waived at Accel Wealth Management LLC’s discretion based on a client’s broader
relationship with Accel Wealth Management LLC, including total assets under management
or other relevant considerations. As a result of this, we have updated Items 5 and 7 of
this brochure.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
Item 2 – Summary of Material Changes ............................................................................ 1
Item 3 – Table of Contents ................................................................................................ 2
Item 4 – Advisory Business ................................................................................................ 3
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ...................................................................................... 5
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................... 8
Item 7 – Types of Clients ................................................................................................... 8
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................ 9
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information .................................................................................... 11
Item 9.A – Criminal or Civil Actions .......................................................................... 11
Item 9.B – Administrative Proceedings ..................................................................... 11
Item 9.C – Self-Regulatory Organization (“SRO”) Proceedings .................................... 11
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .......................................... 11
Item 10.A – Broker-Dealer Registration .................................................................... 11
Item 10.B – Futures Commission Merchant/Commodities ........................................... 12
Item 10.C – Relationships with Related Persons ........................................................ 12
Item 10.D – Relationships with Other Advisers .......................................................... 12
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading ............................................................................................................................. 12
Item 11.A – Code of Ethics ...................................................................................... 12
Item 11.B – Participation or Interest in Client Transactions ........................................ 12
Item 11.C – Personal Trading by Associated Persons ................................................. 13
Item 11.D – Conflicts of Interest with Personal Trading by Associated Persons ............ 13
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ......................................................................................... 13
Item 12.A – Factors in Selecting or Recommending Broker-Dealers ............................ 13
Item 12.A1 – Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits ........................................ 14
Item 12.A2 – Brokerage for Client Referrals ....................................................... 14
Item 12.A3 – Directed Brokerage ...................................................................... 14
Item 12.B – Trade Aggregation ............................................................................... 15
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ......................................................................................... 15
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ....................................................... 15
Item 15 – Custody ........................................................................................................... 16
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ..................................................................................... 16
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ................................................................................... 17
Item 18 – Financial Information ...................................................................................... 17
Form ADV Part 2b for Each Supervised Person .......................................................... 17
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Accel Wealth Management LLC (“the Adviser”) was organized in November 2016. The
principal owner is Accel Holdings, Inc. of which there are no owners with 25% or more of
ownership. The managing partner of the Adviser is Stacie Brass. The Adviser is a fiduciary
and is required to act in a client’s best interest at all times.
Investment Management
The Adviser uses a time-tested, disciplined approach to investing. The Adviser is a “total
portfolio” manager using an active, diversified investment approach. The Adviser believes
that a portfolio should be diversified, and excess returns can be achieved by overweighting
undervalued asset classes and investment styles. Typically, the Adviser tailors the
portfolios to the individual needs of our clients by developing an investment policy
statement with each client. The written investment policy statement sets forth the client’s
investment guidelines and objectives which the Adviser uses to guide us in making
investment decisions for each client.
Financial Planning, Consulting Services, & Financial Education Services
The Adviser provides financial planning, consulting and plan update services to individuals
and businesses consistent with the clients’ financial and tax status, in addition to their risk
profile and return objectives.
The Adviser starts the financial planning process by gathering information through a
personal interview and taking a financial inventory. This generally involves gathering
enough data to perform an analysis of client liabilities, cash flow, net worth and tax
assessments. The Adviser’s next step typically involves assisting clients with formalizing
their goals and plotting their investment timeline as part of the financial planning process.
Written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the client. For
example, recommendations may be made that the client begin or revise investment
programs, create or revise wills or trusts, obtain or revise insurance coverage, commence
or alter retirement savings, or establish education or charitable giving programs. The
Adviser may also provide non-securities advice on topics that may include but are not
limited to, business, retirement, estate, budgetary, college, personal, and tax planning. It
should be noted that the Adviser refers clients to accountants, attorneys or other
specialists, as necessary for non-advisory related services.
The Adviser also provides education services about general investment principles. The
education services are typically provided as presentations to employees at the request of
an employer. Education presentations will not take into account the individual
circumstances of the attendees and individualized recommendations will not be provided
unless otherwise agreed upon.
Financial Planning & Consulting Conflicts of Interest
There is a conflict of interest because there is an incentive for the Adviser when offering
financial planning services to recommend products or services for which the Adviser or an
associated person will receive compensation. However, financial planning clients are under
no obligation to act upon any recommendations of the Adviser or to execute any
transactions through the Adviser or an associated person if they decide to follow the
recommendations.
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Pension Consulting Services
The Adviser provides pension consulting services to employer plan sponsors on an ongoing
basis. Generally, such pension consulting services consist of assisting employer plan
sponsors in establishing, monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed
retirement plan. As the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include:
investment options, plan structure and participant education.
All pension consulting services shall be in compliance with the applicable state law(s)
regulating pension consulting services. This applies to client accounts that are pension or
other employee benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part of a Plan, and
the Adviser accepts appointments to provide our services to such accounts, the Adviser
acknowledges that we are a fiduciary within the meaning of Sections 3(21) and 3(38) of
ERISA (but only with respect to the provision of services described in section 1 of the
Pension Consulting Agreement).
We also serve as a 3(38) discretionary investment manager for pooled employer plans
(PEPs), which integrate plan administration services with investment management
services for adopting employers. We are not affiliated with the Pooled Plan Provider (PPP)
and receive level compensation based on the assets under management within the PEP.
Third Party Money Managers
The Adviser has established relationships with other investment advisers that offer a
variety of investment advisory programs and services that include separate account
portfolio management programs, asset allocation programs, and financial planning
services. These other investment advisers are registered investment advisers or
exempt from registration as investment advisers. The Adviser’s IARs may recommend
these other investment advisers to clients based on clients’ financial needs.
Clients should understand that referral fees paid by these other investment advisers
to the Adviser and the Adviser IARs may differ from one investment adviser to
another investment adviser. Such conflicts may affect the independent judgment of
the Adviser’s IARs in the selection of other investment advisers that they recommend
to clients. Establishing and terminating accounts with other investment adviser’s is
dependent on the other investment advisers’ termination policies and procedures. A
complete description of these other investment adviser programs, services,
termination provisions, and related fees and charges are described in these
investment advisers’ agreement and their Form ADV Part 2 Disclosure Brochures.
The Adviser’s referrals to other investment adviser services are tailored to the
individual needs of each client. The Adviser obtains financial information from
prospective clients to determine the suitability of the Adviser’s referrals to other
investment adviser services. Each client may impose restrictions on the types of
referrals provided by the Adviser. The Adviser’s IARs will be continuously available to
meet with clients who are referred to these other investment advisers and open
investment advisory accounts or establish financial planning services with these other
investment advisers.
Selection and Monitoring of Third-Party Money Managers and Sub-Advisers
We have the ability to hire or delegate authority to independent third-party investment
managers and sub-advisers to manage a portion or all of our clients’ portfolios through
advisory management services programs and we have the ability to fire independent
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investment philosophy;
third-party managers and sub-advisers. We select and review outside portfolio managers
based on the following factors:
• past performance;
• cost;
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• market outlook;
• experience of portfolio managers and executive team;
• opinions of third party analysts;
• disciplinary, legal and regulatory histories of the firm and its associates;
• whether established compliance procedures are in place to address at a
minimum, insider trading, conflicts of interest, anti-money laundering.
When we review outside portfolio managers we do not independently calculate
portfolio manager performance. Instead, we rely upon the performance figures from
client’s account statements or reports provided to us by the outside portfolio
managers. We do, however, watch for several types of events in conjunction with
poor performance. These events trigger an in-depth review of an outside portfolio
manager and primarily include:
• Significant changes in asset allocation;
• Substantial drift in investment style; and/or
• Sustained under-performance.
We do not verify the accuracy of such performance information or its compliance
with presentation standards. As a result, performance information may not be
calculated on a uniform and consistent basis.
Ability of Clients to Impose Restrictions on Investing in Certain Securities or
Types of Securities:
Clients have the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to
be held in their portfolio. However, restrictions on investments in certain securities or types
of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing
the account.
Assets under Management
As of December 31, 2024, we had total discretionary assets under management of
$962,376,374 and total non-discretionary assets under management of $11,578,883 for
total assets under management of $973,955,257.
The Adviser does not sponsor or participate in a wrap fee program.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Investment Management
The Adviser’s annual fees for investment management services are calculated at up to
two-and-a-quarter percent (2.25%) of all assets under management. Typically, these fees
are billed on a pro-rata basis quarterly in advance based on the value of your managed
account on the last day of the previous quarter. Fees do not include execution costs for
brokerage transactions. Fees can be waived and/or negotiated.
Clients with individual accounts valued at less than $25,000 in billable assets and whose
total household billable assets are less than $250,000 will be subject to an annual fee of
$45 per qualifying account. This fee will be assessed once per calendar year and is not
subject to refund, regardless of account activity, balance fluctuations, or termination of
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services during the billing period. However, this fee can be waived at Accel Wealth
Management LLC’s discretion based on a client’s broader relationship with Accel Wealth
Management LLC, including total assets under management or other relevant
considerations.
Fees will be deducted from the client’s account at an independent qualified custodian upon
their written authorization. In rare cases, Adviser will agree to directly bill clients. As part
of this process, clients understand and acknowledge the following:
(a) The client’s independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly showing all
disbursements for the account, including the amount of the advisory fees paid to
Adviser;
(b) The client provides authorization permitting Adviser to be directly paid by these
terms;
(c) If Adviser sends a copy of an invoice to the client, Adviser will also send a copy of
the invoice to the independent custodian;
(d) If Adviser sends a copy of an invoice to clients, the invoice will include a legend
that urges the client to compare information provided in their invoice with
statements received from the qualified custodian.
Financial Planning & Consulting Fees
The Adviser charges clients $150 - $250 an hour for financial planning and consulting
services. Clients are given a quote that is based on the hourly rate times an estimate of
the number of hours a project will take. This is based on the range and complexity of the
services the Adviser will provide. The minimum charge for a financial plan is $500 with
an anticipated three hours of work.
When clients receive advisory services through persons associated with the Adviser the
financial planning charges that they accrue within the first year of the relationship will be
waived.
If clients elect to implement recommendations made in a financial plan, their accounts
may incur retirement plan administration fees, and other mutual fund annual expenses
that are charged by broker-dealers, plan administrators or mutual fund companies that
sell securities or provide additional services to Adviser clients. These fees are in addition
to and separate from financial planning and consulting fees.
Fees are due and payable upon completion of the services. Under no circumstances will
the Adviser earn fees in excess of $1,200 more than six months in advance of services
rendered.
Clients will have a period of five (5) business days from the date of signing an agreement
to unconditionally rescind the agreement and receive a full refund of all fees. Thereafter,
clients may terminate an agreement by providing the Adviser with written notice prior to
delivery of the plan or completion of the service. The Adviser may terminate an agreement
by providing written notice to clients. Since fees are payable only after services are
provided, there are no unearned fees and the client will not have a refund due upon early
termination of the advisory agreement.
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Pension Consulting Fees
We charge on an hourly or flat fee basis for pension consulting services. The total estimated
fee, as well as the ultimate fee that we charge you, is based on the scope and complexity
of our engagement with you. Our hourly fee is $150. Our flat fees generally range from
$750 to $10,000 or may be charged as a percentage of assets within the pension plan not
to exceed 1.5%. Flat fees will be charged annually for ongoing pension consulting services.
The Plan Sponsor and Adviser agree upon the advisory fee, which is expressed as a
percentage of plan assets or a fixed amount, as detailed in the Pension Consulting
Agreement. The method, timing, and calculation of fee deductions are determined by the
Plan’s recordkeeper, as outlined in the recordkeeper’s agreement with the Plan Sponsor.
Fees may be assessed in arrears or in advance and on a monthly or quarterly basis,
depending on the recordkeeper’s practices. The Plan Sponsor acknowledges and agrees
that Adviser is not responsible for the recordkeeper’s fee deduction methodology but relies
on the recordkeeper for processing payments. In the event the Adviser's fees will be
debited directly from the Plan's Account(s), the Client authorizes the custodian for the Plan
assets, based upon instruction from the Plan's recordkeeper, to deduct Adviser’s fees directly
from the Plan's Account(s). Client shall have the responsibility to verify the accuracy of the
fee calculation, and Client acknowledges that the custodian shall have no responsibility to
determine whether the fee is properly calculated. Adviser shall not be compensated on the
basis of a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of the Plan's Account(s).
In addition to Adviser’s consulting fee, the Client may also incur certain charges imposed by
unaffiliated third parties. Such charges include, but are not limited to, fees charged by third
party managers, custodial fees, administrative fees, brokerage commissions, transaction
fees, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange traded fund
purchased for the account which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund
management fees and other fund expenses), wire transfer fees and other fees and taxes
on brokerage accounts and securities transactions.
Termination and Refunds
In the event we charge our advisory fees in advance and you wish to terminate our services,
we will refund the unearned portion of our advisory fee to you. If you are subject to the
annual account fee of $45, this fee will be assessed once per calendar year and is not
subject to refund, regardless of account activity, balance fluctuations, or termination of
services during the billing period.
Commissionable Securities Sales
In order to sell securities for a commission, some of the Adviser’s Investment Adviser
Representatives (“IARs”) are Registered Representatives of Integrity Alliance, LLC
(“Integrity”) a registered broker-dealer, member of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). The
IARs will accept compensation for the sale of securities or other investment products,
including distribution or service (“trail”) fees from the sale of mutual funds. You should be
aware that the practice of accepting commissions for the sale of securities:
1. Presents a conflict of interest and gives them an incentive to recommend investment
products based on the compensation received, rather than on the client’s needs. Our
firm generally addresses commissionable sales conflicts that arise when explaining to
clients that commissionable securities sales creates an incentive to recommend
products based on the compensation they will earn and/or when recommending
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commissionable mutual funds, explaining that “no-load” funds are also available.
2. In no way prohibits you from purchasing investment products recommended by us
through other brokers or agents which are not affiliated with us.
3. Does not exceed more than 50% of our revenue.
4. Does not reduce your advisory fees to offset the commissions our supervised persons
receive.
Trade Errors
In the event of trading errors caused by the Adviser employees, it is the Adviser’s policy
to make its clients whole and to document errors in its trade error file. Any trade errors
that result in a loss to a client will be debited against the associated Investment Adviser
Representative’s error account. Any Adviser created trade errors that result in a gain to a
client, and the gain can be attributed to a client, the client is entitled to keep the gain. If
the Adviser makes a trade error that results in a gain to a client and the gain cannot be
attributable to a particular client, the Custodian, and not the Adviser, keeps the gain. In
that case, if the gain is more than $100, the Custodian will donate the gain to charity. If
the gain is less than $100, the Custodian will keep the gain to offset its administrative
time and expense.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side
Management
The Adviser does not charge or receive, directly or indirectly, any performance-based fees.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
The Adviser provides advisory services to:
Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals;
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• Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations;
• Pension and Profit Sharing Plans;
• Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types.
Account Minimums
For some sub-advisory relationships, the minimum annual fee charged for any account shall
be determined as if there is $500,000 in account assets. For other sub-advisory relationships,
the minimum account size is $250,000 with a minimum fee of $1,500 per account per year.
Although we do not have account minimums outside of sub-advisory and third-party money
manager relationships, clients with individual accounts valued at less than $25,000 in
billable assets and whose total household billable assets are less than $250,000 will be
subject to an annual fee of $45 per qualifying account. This fee will be assessed once per
calendar year and is not subject to refund, regardless of account activity, balance
fluctuations, or termination of services during the billing period. However, this fee can be
waived at Accel Wealth Management LLC’s discretion based on a client’s broader
relationship with Accel Wealth Management LLC, including total assets under management
or other relevant considerations.
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Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and
Risk of Loss
The Adviser works with each client to design an appropriate investment strategy based
on client financial and tax status, risk tolerance and investment objectives. The Adviser
usually recommends investment strategies for the long-term but may occasionally
recommend short-term investment and hedging strategies. The Adviser generally
recommends a target asset mix with periodic rebalancing.
The Adviser uses the following methods of analysis in formulating investment advice:
Fundamental – This is a method of evaluating a security by attempting to measure its
intrinsic value by examining related economic, financial and other qualitative and
quantitative factors. Fundamental analysts attempt to study everything that can affect the
security's value, including macroeconomic factors (like the overall economy and industry
conditions) and individually specific factors (like the financial condition and management
of companies). The end goal of performing fundamental analysis is to produce a value
that an investor can compare with the security's current price in hopes of figuring out
what sort of position to take with that security (underpriced = buy, overpriced = sell or
short). This method of security analysis is considered to be the opposite of technical
analysis. Fundamental analysis is about using real data to evaluate a security's value.
Although most analysts use fundamental analysis to value stocks, this method of valuation
can be used for just about any type of security.
In providing certain advice in connection with certain clients, research, asset allocation
methodologies and investment strategies are used.
The Adviser uses the following investment strategies when providing investment advice:
Long term purchases. Securities are purchased with the idea of holding them for a
relatively long time (typically held for at least a year).
Short term purchases. Securities are purchased with the idea of selling them within a
relatively short time (typically a year or less).
Options. Options are used to “hedge” the purchase of the underlying security. Options are
purchased to limit the potential upside or downside of a security purchased in a client’s
portfolio.
Structured Notes. Structured notes may be used to reduce risk exposure in a client’s
portfolio based on current market trends.
Use of Primary Method of Analysis or Strategy
The Adviser’s primary method of analysis or strategy is long term purchases. Long term
purchases is a strategy in which investments (such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc)
are bought and held for a long period, which is generally at least one year or more.
Generally, this strategy is not influenced by short term market fluctuations because the
approach rests upon the assumption that long term prices will go up because of an
expanding economy with profits, dividends and increased stock prices. Long term
purchases minimize portfolio turnover which can reduce commission costs and taxes can
be reduced or deferred. Some of the risks involved with using this method include short
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term market volatility causing investor concern, risk of loss when the asset is sold, market
or company volatility or loss. Investments carry a risk of loss of principal, earnings or
both. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance.
Risk of Loss
Clients must understand that past performance is not indicative of future results.
Therefore, current and prospective clients 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. Clients and
prospective clients should be prepared to bear investment loss including loss of original
principal.
Because of the inherent risk of loss associated with investing, the Adviser 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 a client
from losses due to market corrections or declines. There are certain additional risks
associated when investing in securities.
• 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 fixed income instruments such as bonds
or notes, 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.
• Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in
value than an investment in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing
put and call options are highly specialized activities and entail greater than
ordinary investment risks.
• ETF and Mutual Fund Risk – When investing in a an ETF or mutual fund, a
client will bear additional expenses based on the client’s 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.
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• Management Risk – Your investments will vary with the success and failure of
our investment strategies, research, analysis and determination of portfolio
securities. If you implement our financial planning recommendations and our
investment strategies do not produce the expected results, the value of your
investment may decrease.
• Credit Risk – Credit risk can be a factor in situations where an investment’s
performance relies on a borrower’s repayment of borrowed funds. With credit
risk, an investor can experience a loss or unfavorable performance if a
borrower does not repay the borrowed funds as expected or required.
Investment holdings that involve forms of indebtedness (i.e. borrowed funds)
are subject to credit risk.
• Liquidity Risk – Certain assets may not be readily converted into cash or may
have a very limited market in which they trade. Thus, you may experience the
risk that your investment or assets within your investment may not be able to
be liquidated quickly, thus, extending the period of time by which you may
receive the proceeds from your investment. Liquidity risk can also result in
unfavorable pricing when exiting (i.e. not being able to quickly get out of an
investment before the price drops significantly) a particular investment and
therefore, can have a negative impact on investment returns.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
The Adviser does not have any disciplinary information to disclose.
Item 9.A – Criminal or Civil Actions
Neither the Adviser nor any management person has been found guilty of or has any
criminal or civil actions pending in a domestic, foreign or military court.
Item 9.B – Administrative Proceedings
Neither the Adviser nor any management person has any administrative proceedings
pending before the SEC, any other federal regulatory agency, any state regulatory agency,
or any foreign financial regulatory authority.
Item 9.C – Self-Regulatory Organization (“SRO”) Proceedings
Neither the Adviser nor any management person has been found by any SRO to have
caused an investment-related business to lose its authorization to do business, or to have
been involved in a violation of the SRO’s rules, or been barred or suspended from
membership or from association with other members, or expelled from membership,
otherwise significantly limited from investment-related activities, or fined.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 10.A – Broker-Dealer Registration
Some of the IARs are Registered Representatives of Integrity Alliance, LLC. Each IAR, in
his or her capacity as a Registered Representative, may recommend securities or other
products and receive normal transaction fees, commissions or other compensation. Thus,
a conflict of interest exists between the Registered Representative’s interests and those
of advisory clients. Clients are under no obligation to act upon any of his or her
recommendations or affect any transactions through the Registered Representative if they
decide to follow the Registered Representative’s recommendations.
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Item 10.B – Futures Commission Merchant/Commodities
Commodity Broker
Neither the Adviser nor any management person is a commodity broker/futures
commission merchant, a commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor or an
associated person for the foregoing entities; nor do they have any registration applications
pending.
Item 10.C – Relationships with Related Persons
Accel Wealth Management LLC is also registered as an Insurance Agency primarily offering
fixed insurance products. Certain associated persons are insurance agents appointed with
Accel Wealth Management LLC. In these capacities associated persons of the Adviser may
recommend insurance, or other products, and receive commissions and other
compensation if products are purchased through any firms with which any associated
persons are affiliated. Thus, a conflict of interest exists between the interests of associated
persons and those of the advisory clients. However, clients are under no obligation to act
upon any of their recommendations or execute any transactions through them if they decide
to follow their recommendations.
Item 10.D – Relationships with Other Advisers
Associated persons do not have any affiliations with other investment advisers.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Item 11.A – Code of Ethics
The Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics that sets forth standards of conduct expected
of advisory personnel and to address conflicts that arise from personal trading by advisory
personnel. Advisory personnel are obligated to adhere to the Code of Ethics, and
applicable securities and other laws.
The Code covers a range of topics that may include: general ethical principles, reporting
personal securities trading, exceptions to reporting securities trading, reportable
securities, initial public offerings and private placements, reporting ethical violations,
distribution of the Code, review and enforcement processes, amendments to Form ADV
and supervisory procedures. The Adviser will provide a copy of the Code to any client or
prospective client upon request.
Item 11.B – Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Principal Trading
Neither the Adviser nor any affiliated broker-dealer affects securities transactions as
principal with the Adviser’s clients.
Personal Trading of Associates Affiliated with a Brokerage Firm
Each IAR, in his or her capacity as a Registered Representative of Integrity Alliance, LLC
will receive payments from certain mutual funds distributed pursuant to a 12b-1
distribution plan, or other such plans, as compensation for administrative services,
representing a separate financial interest.
As such, a conflict of interest exists with respect to recommendations to buy or sell
securities. In all cases, recommendations are made in the best interests of the client. The
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Adviser does not permit insider trading and has implemented procedures to ensure that
its policy regarding insider trading is being observed by associated persons.
Agency-Cross Action Transactions
Neither the Adviser nor any associated person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for
client accounts securities in which the Adviser or an associated person has a material
financial interest. Neither the Adviser nor any associated person acting as a principal,
buys securities from (or sells securities to) clients, acts as general partner in a partnership
in which Adviser solicits client investments, or acts as an investment adviser to an
investment company that the Adviser recommends to clients.
Item 11.C – Personal Trading by Associated Persons
The Adviser recommends that clients invest in various types of assets. The Adviser and
its associated persons may invest in the same types of assets. Permitted investments for
associated persons are all asset classes. See Item 11.D for conflicts of interest.
Item 11.D – Conflicts of Interest with Personal Trading by Associated
Persons
Our employees may buy and sell securities that they recommend to advisory clients for
purchase and sale. To the extent possible, the firm and its employees will process
securities transactions for client accounts ahead of similar transactions contemplated for
their own accounts. The Adviser and its employees do not recommend to clients or buy
or sell for clients’ accounts investments in which the Adviser or its employees have a
material financial interest. To ensure employee transactions are supervised, we have
established a Code of Ethics designed to prevent conflicts of interest. Under the
requirements of the Code, each Adviser employee is required to file personal transaction
reports regularly for transactions in accounts in which they have a beneficial interest. In
addition, certain types of transactions for employee personal accounts require preapproval
and certain types of transactions are prohibited. A complete copy of our Code of Ethics
is available upon request.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Item 12.A – Factors in Selecting or Recommending Broker-Dealers
The Adviser recommends that clients establish accounts with a third party independent
Custodian (“Custodian”). Custodian offers services to independent investment advisers
which include custody of securities, trade execution, clearance and settlement of
transactions. The Adviser seeks to recommend a custodian/broker who will hold client
assets and execute transactions on terms that are overall most advantageous when
compared to other available providers and their services. The Adviser considers a wide
range of factors, including, among others, these:
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of trading intentions
• Timeliness of execution
• Timeliness and accuracy of trade confirmations
• Liquidity of the securities traded
• Willingness to commit capital
• Ability to place trades in difficult market environments
• Research services provided
• Ability to provide investment ideas
• Execution facilitation services provided
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• Record keeping services provided
• Custody services provided
• Frequency and correction of trading errors
• Ability to access a variety of market venues
• Expertise as it relates to specific securities
• Financial condition
• Business reputation
Each IAR, in his or her capacity as a Registered Representative of Integrity Alliance, LLC
(“Integrity”) may also suggest that clients implement recommendations through Integrity.
If the client so elects, the IAR would receive normal and customary commissions in his or
her capacity as a registered person of Integrity presenting a conflict of interest.
Furthermore, in implementing a financial plan, clients may pay commissions or fees that
are higher or lower than those that may be obtained elsewhere for similar services. Clients
are advised that they are under no obligation to implement the plan or its
recommendations through the IAR in his or her capacities as a Registered Representative.
Item 12.A1 – Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
The Adviser does not receive soft dollars generated by the securities transactions of its
clients. The term "soft dollars" refers to funds which are generated by client trades being
used by the Adviser to purchase products or services (such as research and enhanced
brokerage services) from or through the broker-dealers whom the Adviser engages to
execute securities transactions.
The Adviser, however, does receive some “eligible” products and services under Safe
Harbor as determined under the Securities and Exchange Act, Section 28(e). Research
products and services provided by the Custodian may include research reports on
recommendations or other information about, particular companies or industries;
economic surveys, data and analyses; financial publications; portfolio evaluation services;
financial database software and services; computerized news and pricing services;
quotation equipment for use in running software used in investment decision-making; and
other products or services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance by the Custodian
to our firm in the performance of our investment decision-making responsibilities.
While, as a fiduciary, the Adviser endeavors to act in its clients’ best interests, the Adviser’s
recommendation that clients maintain their assets in accounts at the Custodian may be
based in part on the benefit to the Adviser of the availability of some of the foregoing
products and services and other arrangements and not solely on the nature, cost, or
quality of custody and brokerage services provided by the Custodian, which creates a
conflict of interest.
In addition, third party vendors have occasionally provided funds for events for Adviser’s
clients which also meets the definition of “eligible” products and services under Safe
Harbor as determined under the Securities and Exchange Act, Section 28(e).
Item 12.A2 – Brokerage for Client Referrals
The Adviser does not refer clients to particular broker-dealers in exchange for client
referrals from those broker-dealers.
Item 12.A3 – Directed Brokerage
The Adviser does not require that clients direct their brokerage business to any particular
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broker-dealer.
Item 12.B – Trade Aggregation
On occasions when the Firm deems the purchase and sale of a security to be in the best
interests of more than one of its clients, the Firm may aggregate multiple
contemporaneous client purchase or sell orders into a block order for execution.
Executed orders are allocated among participating accounts according to each account's
pre-determined participation in the transaction.
Clients' accounts for which orders are aggregated receive the average price of such
transaction, which could be higher or lower than the price that would otherwise be paid
by a client absent the aggregation. Any transaction costs incurred in the transaction will
be assessed to each client based on each client's level of participation in the transaction.
Please refer to the Block Trading Procedures for specifics.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Investment adviser representatives perform reviews of investment advisory accounts no less
than quarterly. Accounts are reviewed for consistency with the investment strategy and
performance among other things. Reviews may be triggered by changes in an account
holder’s personal, tax, or financial status. There is currently no limit on the number of
accounts that can be reviewed by an investment adviser representative.
Financial plans are reviewed only upon request. Clients are notified prior to this review that
a new client engagement may be established, and any projected fees associated with the
new engagement.
The Adviser does not provide any periodic reports to clients unless asked to do so. Any
reports provided from the Adviser will be specific to the services client has requested
pursuant to an executed agreement with the Adviser.
Pension Consulting clients receive reviews of their pension plans for the duration of the
pension consulting service. We also provide ongoing services to Pension Consulting clients
where we meet with such clients upon their request to discuss updates to their plans,
changes in their circumstances, etc. Pension Consulting clients do not receive written or
verbal updated reports regarding their pension plans unless they choose to contract with us
for ongoing Pension Consulting services.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
The Adviser receives and offers referrals among its affiliates. The Adviser provides this as
a service to all of its clients. At no time will this compensation be derived from the advisory
services clients receive from our firm unless the related person is appropriately registered
or is exempt from registration. The Adviser does not currently have any client referral
relationships with unaffiliated third parties. Thus, it does not pay any fee to a third party
for making client referrals to it.
Receipt of Additional Compensation
As disclosed under Item 10 of this Brochure, Accel Wealth Management LLC is also
registered as an Insurance Agency primarily offering fixed insurance products. Certain
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Investment Adviser Representatives are insurance agents and may receive additional
compensation through commissions or trails through sales of insurance products through
Accel Wealth Management LLC. This creates a conflict; however, we attempt to mitigate
the conflict of interest by requiring employees to acknowledge in the Adviser’s Code of
Ethics, their individual fiduciary duty, which requires that employees put the interests of
clients ahead of their own.
We generally recommend that clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab), a
registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified custodian. Schwab Advisor
ServicesTM is Schwab’s business program serving independent investment advisory firms
like us. There is no direct link between our firm’s participation in the program and the
investment advice we give to our Clients, although we receive economic benefits through
our participation in the program that are typically not available to retail investors. These
benefits include the following products and services (provided without cost or at a
discount): receipt of duplicate Client statements and confirmations; research related
products and tools; consulting services; access to a trading desk serving our firm’s
participants; access to block trading (which provides the ability to aggregate securities
transactions for execution and then allocate the appropriate shares to Client accounts);
the ability to have advisory fees deducted directly from Client accounts; access to an
electronic communications network for Client order entry and account information; access
to mutual funds with no transaction fees and to certain institutional money managers;
and discounts on compliance, marketing, research, technology, and practice management
products or services provided to us by third party vendors. Schwab may also have paid
for business consulting and professional services received by our firm’s related persons.
Some of the products and services made available by Schwab through the program may
benefit our firm but may not benefit our Client accounts. These products or services assist
us in managing and administering Client accounts, including accounts not maintained at
Schwab. Other services made available by Schwab are intended to help us manage and
further develop our business enterprise. The benefits received by our firm or our personnel
through participation in the program do not depend on the amount of brokerage
transactions directed to Schwab. As part of our fiduciary duties to our clients, we endeavor
at all times to put the interests of our clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that
the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our related persons in and of itself creates
a conflict of interest and influences our firm’s choice of Schwab for custody and brokerage
services.
Item 15 – Custody
The Adviser does not accept physical custody of client funds or securities. Client assets
are held by qualified custodians. Clients may have standing letters of authorization on
their accounts. The Adviser has reviewed those relationships and determined that they
meet the IAA no action letter seven conditions and do not trigger the surprise custody
audit.
Custodian sends account statements directly to clients on at least a quarterly basis. Clients
should carefully review these statements, and should compare these statements to any
account information provided by the Adviser.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Clients may authorize the Adviser to exercise investment discretion on their behalf,
pursuant to an executed investment advisory client agreement. By granting investment
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discretion, the Adviser is authorized to execute securities transactions, which securities
are bought and sold, the total amount to be bought and sold, and the costs at which the
transactions will be effected. Limitations may be imposed by the client in the form of
specific constraints on any of these areas of discretion with the Adviser’s written
acknowledgement.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
The Adviser does not accept authority to vote proxies on behalf of clients as a matter of
policy. Clients will receive their proxy information directly from their custodian. Clients
may contact the Adviser with questions about a particular solicitation by telephone at
(515) 334-5266.
Item 18 – Financial Information
The Adviser does not require or collect prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees, six
months or more in advance, so no balance sheet is being provided. There is no financial
condition that is reasonably likely to impair the Adviser’s ability to meet its contractual
commitments to its clients. The Adviser has not been subject of a bankruptcy petition at
any time.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Stacie Lynn Brass, AIF®, CPC
Accel Wealth Management LLC
301 Oak Ridge Circle
Waverly, Iowa 50677
(319) 596-1101
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 2275932
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Stacie Brass that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Stacie Brass is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Stacie Brass was born in 1969. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University
of Northern Iowa in 1991. She has passed Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 securities license
examinations. She also has Life and Health Insurance licenses.
Ms. Brass has earned and maintains the following professional designation with the
qualification requirements listed:
Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) - Year earned February 2012
This designation is administered by the Center for Fiduciary Studies. It signifies specialized
knowledge of fiduciary responsibility and the ability to implement policy and procedures
that meet a defined standard of care and their application to the investment management
Certified Pension Consultant (CPC) - Year earned April 1999
This credential is conferred by American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries to
benefits professionals working in plan administration, pension actuarial administration,
insurance, and financial planning. CPCs work alongside employers to formulate,
implement, administer and maintain qualified retirement plans.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
Integrity Alliance, LLC Registered Representative
02/2019 - present
12/2016 - present
Accel Wealth Management LLC
Principal/Investment Adviser Representative
02/2010 – 02/2019
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Registered Representative
06/2010 - present
10/2014 - present
06/2016 – 01/2017
02/2010 – 06/2016
The Accel Group, LLC fka First Insurance Services
Partner & Certified Pension Consultant
Accel Holdings, Inc.
Managing Member
Brass Financial, Inc. dba Accel Wealth Management
Principal/Investment Adviser Representative
RDA Financial Network
Investment Adviser Representative
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Ms. Brass does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Ms. Brass is not the
subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Registered Representative and Insurance
Stacie Brass is a registered representative of Integrity Alliance, LLC, a registered broker-
dealer (“Integrity”). In this capacity, Ms. Brass will be paid commissions for the sale of
securities or other investment products, including service (trail) fees from the sale of
mutual funds and variable annuities. If you elect to purchase securities through Ms. Brass
in her role as a registered representative, this will not occur in advisory accounts of Adviser
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but rather in brokerage accounts held at Integrity. A conflict of interest arises due to
differences in the level of compensation received. To address this conflict, she will only
receive commissions for the sale of securities or other investment products when selling
securities through Integrity, and not for accounts advised through Adviser. You always
have the option to purchase securities or other investment products that she recommends
through other unaffiliated broker-dealers. Ms. Brass currently spends 15% of her business
time on Integrity activities.
Stacie Brass is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Ms.
Brass will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that she recommends through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies or companies. Ms. Brass currently spends less than 5% of her business
time on her insurance activities.
Stacie Brass is a shareholder of Treyton Properties and owns Bigs Real Estate. These
activities account for less than 10% of her time and/or revenue.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Ms. Brass addresses conflicts with her other business activities by doing the following:
Ms. Brass must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Ms. Brass is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for her investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Ms. Brass may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors that
offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Ms. Brass may receive
referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These arrangements will
be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure brochures and referral
disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ personal
securities transactions are reviewed by the CCO Designee. Ms. Brass’ telephone number
is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials and
newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
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electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Scott Alan Durscher, RICP®
Accel Wealth Management LLC
301 Oak Ridge Circle
Waverly, Iowa 50677
(319) 596-1101
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 3049265
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Scott Durscher that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Scott Durscher is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Scott Durscher was born in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from
the University of Northern Iowa in 1990. He received an Associate degree in Applied Science
from Hawkeye Community College in 1987. He has passed Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 securities
license examinations. He also has Life and Health Insurance licenses.
Mr. Durscher has earned and maintains the following professional designation with the
qualification requirements listed:
Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) – Year earned 2018.
This designation is available to individuals who have a minimum of three years’ of full-
time business experience. To earn the designation, the participant must complete a series
of three self-study courses and pass a final exam. The coursework provides
comprehensive instruction on building integrated and comprehensive retirement income
plans. A key focus is understanding, choosing, and executing a strategy for generating
sustainable income from available resources—whether that means using systematic
withdrawals from a portfolio, building an income floor with bonds or annuities, or using a
bucket strategy.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
Integrity Alliance, LLC Registered Representative
02/2019 - present
Accel Wealth Management LLC
Principal, Investment Adviser Representative
1/2017 - present
06/2008 – 02/2019
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Registered Representative
06/2008 - present
The Accel Group, LLC fka First Insurance Services
Partner, Insurance Representative
06/2016 – 01/2017
Brass Financial, Inc. dba Accel Wealth Management
Investment Adviser Representative
10/2008 – 06/2016
RDA Financial Network, Inc.
Investment Adviser Representative/Investment Team
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Durscher does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Durscher is
not the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Registered Representative and Insurance
Mr. Durscher is a Registered Representative of Integrity Alliance, LLC, a registered broker-
dealer (“Integrity”). In this capacity, Mr. Durscher will be paid commissions for the sale
of securities or other investment products, including service (trail) fees from the sale of
mutual funds and variable annuities. If you elect to purchase securities through Mr.
Durscher in his role as a registered representative, this will not occur in advisory accounts
of Adviser but rather in brokerage accounts held at Integrity. A conflict of interest arises
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due to differences in the level of compensation received. To address this conflict, he will
only receive commissions for the sale of securities or other investment products when
selling securities through Integrity, and not for accounts advised through Adviser. You
always have the option to purchase securities or other investment products that he
recommends through other unaffiliated broker-dealers. Mr. Durscher currently spends
30% of his business time on Integrity activities.
Mr. Durscher is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Mr.
Durscher will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that he recommends through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies or companies. Mr. Durscher currently spends less than 5% of his
business time on his insurance activities.
Mr. Durscher is a shareholder of Treyton Properties. This activity accounts for less than
10% of his time and/or revenue.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Durscher addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the
following:
Mr. Durscher must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Mr. Durscher is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Durscher may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors
that offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Durscher may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
brochures and referral disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Ryan David Hervey
Accel Wealth Management LLC
301 Oak Ridge Circle
Waverly, Iowa 50677
(319) 596-1101
Website: www.accelwealthmangement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 5205485
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Ryan Hervey that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Ryan Hervey is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Ryan Hervey was born in 1977. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political
Science from Simpson College in 2001. He received a Juris Doctorate degree from Drake
Law School in 2004. He has passed the Series 65 (05/2013) Uniform Investment Adviser
Law Examination. He also has Life and Health Insurance licenses.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
09/2022 – present
Accel Wealth Management LLC Investment Adviser
Representative
04/2013 – 09/2022
Northwest Wealth Management LLC Investment Adviser
Representative
Aviva USA Sr. Consultant Advanced Markets
09/2008 – 04/2013
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Hervey does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Hervey is not
the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Ryan Hervey is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Mr.
Hervey will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that he recommends through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies or companies.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Hervey addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the following:
Mr. Hervey must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Mr. Hervey is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Hervey may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors
that offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Hervey may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
brochures and referral disclosure statements.
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Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Matthew James Temple CFP®
Accel Wealth Management LLC
301 Oak Ridge Circle
Waverly, Iowa 50677
(319) 596-1101
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 7397480
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Matthew James Temple that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Matthew James Temple is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Matthew James Temple was born in 1982. He received a degree from Purdue University
Global with a Bachelors in Finance in March 2021. He has passed Series 7TO, 66 and SIE
securities license examinations and Life and Health Insurance License.
Mr. Temple has earned and maintains the following professional designation with the
qualification requirements listed:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) - Year earned December 2024
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards
for Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and
Professional Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4)
comply with the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should
be able to reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete
30 hours of continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two
years. - See more at: http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
8/2021 - present
Accel Wealth Management LLC
Investment Adviser Representative
06/2021 – present
The Accel Group, LLC fka First Insurance Services
Insurance Representative
06/2021 – 08/2023
Brokers International Financial Services, LLC Registered
Representative
08/2013 – 06/2021
Nestle, Shipping Clerk
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Temple does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Temple is not
the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Mr. Temple is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Mr.
Temple will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that she recommends through other
unaffiliated insurance agencies or companies. Mr. Temple currently spends less than 5%
of his business time on insurance activities.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Temple addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the following:
Mr. Temple must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Mr. Temple is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
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• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Temple may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors
that offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Temple may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
brochures and referral disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone number
is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials and
newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market conditions
with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons employed by the
Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the Adviser receive the
Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics and are asked to
annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an electronic environment,
Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Michele Lea Krueger
Accel Wealth Management LLC
301 Oak Ridge Circle
Waverly, Iowa 50677
(319) 596-1101
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 4223494
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Michele Lea Krueger that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Michele Lea Krueger is available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Michele Lea Krueger was born in 1974. She received a degree in Social Work from the
University of Northern Iowa in 1997. She has passed Series 7, 24, 53, 63, and
66 securities license examinations and Life and Health Insurance License.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
Integrity Alliance, LLC Registered Representative
02/2019 - present
Accel Wealth Management LLC
Investment Adviser Representative
6/2017 - present
08/2016 – 02/2019
Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
Registered Representative
08/2016 - present
The Accel Group, LLC fka First Insurance Services
Insurance Representative
12/2011 – 07/2016
CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
Manager
10/2006 – 12/2011
CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.
Compliance Specialist
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Ms. Krueger does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Ms. Krueger is not
the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Registered Representative and Insurance
Ms. Krueger is a Registered Representative of Integrity Alliance, LLC, a registered broker-
dealer (“Integrity”). In this capacity, Ms. Krueger will be paid commissions for the sale of
securities or other investment products, including service (trail) fees from the sale of
mutual funds and variable annuities. If you elect to purchase securities through Ms.
Krueger in her role as a Registered Representative, this will not occur in advisory accounts
of Adviser but rather in brokerage accounts held at Integrity. A conflict of interest arises
due to differences in the level of compensation received. To address this conflict, she will
only receive commissions for the sale of securities or other investment products when
selling securities through Integrity, and not for accounts advised through Adviser. You
always have the option to purchase securities or other investment products that she
recommends through other unaffiliated broker-dealers. Ms. Krueger currently spends 20%
of her business time on Integrity activities.
Ms. Krueger is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Ms.
Krueger will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that she recommends through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies or companies. Ms. Krueger currently spends less than 5% of her
business time on insurance activities.
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General Client Conflict Resolution:
Ms. Krueger addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the following:
Ms. Krueger must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Ms. Krueger is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Ms. Krueger may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors
that offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Ms. Krueger may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
brochures and referral disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone number
is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials and
newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market conditions
with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons employed by the
Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the Adviser receive the
Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics and are asked to
annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an electronic environment,
Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Mitchell Lee Cook, AIF®, CRPS®
Accel Wealth Management LLC
5500 Fountains Drive NE, Suite 201
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52411
(319) 447-9100
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 4816833
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides
information about Mitch Cook that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Mitch Cook is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Mitch Cook was born in 1979. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Management & Business Marketing from the Wartburg College in 2002. He has passed
Series 6, 7, 63, and 66 securities license examinations. He also has Life and Health Insurance
licenses.
Mr. Cook has earned and maintains the following professional designations with the
qualification requirements listed:
Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) - Year earned May 2018
This designation is administered by the Center for Fiduciary Studies. It signifies specialized
knowledge of fiduciary responsibility and the ability to implement policy and procedures
that meet a defined standard of care and their application to the investment management.
Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS®) - Year earned June 2014
Individuals who hold the CRPS® designation have completed a course of study
encompassing design, installation, maintenance and administration of retirement plans.
Additionally, individuals must pass an end-of-course examination that tests their ability to
synthesize complex concepts and apply theoretical concepts to real-life situations.
All designees have agreed to adhere to Standards of Professional Conduct and are subject
to a disciplinary process. Designees renew their designation every two-years by
completing 16 hours of continuing education, reaffirming adherence to the Standards of
Professional Conduct and complying with self-disclosure requirements.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
11/2019 - present
Accel Wealth Management LLC Investment Adviser
Representative
05/2019 – 11/2019
The O.N. Equity Sales Company Registered
Representative
Ohio National Financial Services Agent
04/2019 – 11/2019
05/2017 – 11/2018
United Trust Company, N.A. Institutional Retirement
Consultant
Proequities Inc. Registered Representative
06/2013 – 06/2017
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Cook does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Cook is not the
subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Mitch Cook is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Mr.
Cook will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that he recommends through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies or companies. Mr. Cook currently spends less than 5% of his business
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time on his insurance activities.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Cook addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the following:
Mr. Cook must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Mr. Cook is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Cook may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors that
offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Cook may receive
referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These arrangements will
be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure brochures and referral
disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Anthony Joseph Gaiffe, CFP®
Accel Wealth Management LLC
5500 Fountains Drive NE, Suite 201
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52411
(319) 447-9100
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 3234775
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Anthony Gaiffe that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Anthony Gaiffe is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Anthony Gaiffe was born in 1976. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from
the University of Florida in 1998. He has passed Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 securities license
examinations. He also has Life and Health Insurance licenses.
Mr. Gaiffe has earned and maintains the following professional designation with the
qualification requirements listed:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) - Year earned February 2012
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards
for Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and
Professional Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4)
comply with the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should
be able to reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete
30 hours of continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two
years. - See more at: http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
03/2019 – present
Accel Wealth Management LLC Investment Adviser
Representative
Integrity Alliance, LLC Registered Representative
03/2019 – present
Ameritas Investment Corp Registered Representative
05/2013 – 03/2019
Premier Advisors Registered Representative
05/2013 – 11/2019
Hawkins Wealth Management Registered Representative
10/2012 – 02/2013
LPL Financial, LLC. Registered Representative
10/2012 – 02/2013
SII Investments Registered Representative
07/2012 – 10/2012
01/2012 – 07/2012
Charles Schwab Private Client Investments Advisory, Inc.
Registered Representative
09/2005 – 01/2012
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Registered Representative
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Gaiffe does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Gaiffe is not
the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Registered Representative and Insurance
Anthony Gaiffe is a registered representative of Integrity Alliance, LLC. a registered
broker-dealer (“Integrity”). In this capacity, Mr. Gaiffe will be paid commissions for the
sale of securities or other investment products, including service (trail) fees from the sale
of mutual funds and variable annuities. If you elect to purchase securities through Mr.
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Gaiffe in his role as a registered representative, this will not occur in advisory accounts of
Adviser but rather in brokerage accounts held at Integrity. A conflict of interest arises due
to differences in the level of compensation received. To address this conflict, he will only
receive commissions for the sale of securities or other investment products when selling
securities through Integrity, and not for accounts advised through Adviser. You always
have the option to purchase securities or other investment products that he recommends
through other unaffiliated broker-dealers.
Anthony Gaiffe is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity Mr.
Gaiffe will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict of
interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always have
the option to purchase insurance products that he recommends through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies or companies.
Anthony Gaiffe has ownership in Oak Stock Properties, LLC. This activity accounts for less
than 10% of his time and/or revenue.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Gaiffe addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the following:
Mr. Gaiffe must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing with
clients. Mr. Gaiffe is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing with
clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Gaiffe may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors that
offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Gaiffe may receive
referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These arrangements will
be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure brochures and referral
disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Fernando Garcia
Accel Wealth Management LLC
5500 Fountains Drive NE, Suite 201
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52411
(319) 447-9100
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 7947394
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Fernando Garcia that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Fernando Garcia is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Fernando Garcia was born in 1993. He received a degree in Commerce and Entrepreneurial
and Small Business Operations from the University of Alabama in 2017. He has passed the
Series 65 securities license examination.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
08/2024 – Present
Accel Wealth Management LLC – Investment Adviser
Representative
Vega Sports Academy – Tennis Director/Owner
06/2021 – Present
Elmcrest Country Club – Tennis Professional
11/2022 – 08/2024
GM Financial – Account Manager
01/2018 – 07/2022
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Garcia does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Garcia is not
the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
None
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Garcia may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors that
offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Garcia may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
brochures and referral disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Todd Joseph Manternach, ChFC®, CLU®
Accel Wealth Management LLC
5500 Fountains Drive NE, Suite 201
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52411
(319) 447-9100
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 1750012
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Todd Manternach that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Todd Manternach is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Todd Manternach was born in 1962. He received an Associate Degree Applied Science in
Mechanical Engineering from North East Iowa Technical Institute in 1992. He attended the
University of Dubuque Business Administration from 1985 through 1987. He has passed
Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 securities license examinations. He also has Life and Health Insurance
licenses.
Mr. Manternach has earned and maintains the following professional designation with the
qualification requirements listed:
Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) - Year earned October 1999
The ChFC® is offered by The American College. To receive the ChFC® designation, you
must successfully complete all courses in your selected program, meet experience
requirements and ethics standards, and agree to comply with The American College
Code of Ethics and Procedures.
Three years of full-time business experience is required for all Huebner School
designations. The following activities meet the required business experience
qualifications included in the ChFC® certification process.
The Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designation is obtained by completing 6
core, 2 elective courses and a final exam for each course. As a prerequisite, the IAR
must have 3 years of full time business experience within the 5 years preceding the
awarding of the designation. This designation requires 30 hours of continuing education
every 2 years.
Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) – Year earned October 1995
This is an advanced insurance professional certification. The CLU® mark is the property
of The American College, which reserves sole rights to its use, and is used by
permission. The CLU® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or
regulation requires financial planners or insurance counselors to hold the mark. To attain
the right to use the CLU® marks, an individual must satisfactorily fulfill the following
requirements:
• Education – Complete an advanced college-level course of study on the
insurance needs of individuals, business owners and professional clients.
Courses include subject areas such as insurance planning, individual life
insurance, life insurance law, fundamentals of estate planning, and planning for
business owners and professionals;
• Experience – Complete at least three years of related full-time business
experience planning-related experience (or the equivalent, measured as 2,000
hours per year);
• Ethics – Agree to be bound by the school’s Code of Ethics outlining the
professional pledge and canons;
• Continuing Education – Complete 30 hours of continuing education hours every
two years to maintain competence and keep up with developments in the
financial and insurance planning field.
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Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
03/2019 – present
Accel Wealth Management LLC Investment Adviser
Representative
03/2019 – 09/2022
Brokers International Financial Services Registered
Representative
Ameritas Investment Corp Registered Representative
01/2003 – 03/2019
Premier Advisors Registered Representative
06/2002 – 11/2019
Manternach & Associates
06/2002 - present
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Manternach does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr.
Manternach is not the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative
proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Todd Manternach is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity
Mr. Manternach will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A
conflict of interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You
always have the option to purchase insurance products that he recommends through other
unaffiliated insurance agencies or companies.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Manternach addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the
following:
Mr. Manternach must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing
with clients. Mr. Manternach is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing
with clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Manternach may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment
advisors that offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include
asset management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Manternach may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
brochures and referral disclosure statements.
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Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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Investment Adviser
Brochure Supplement Part 2B
Jason Christopher Willenborg
Accel Wealth Management LLC
5500 Fountains Drive NE, Suite 201
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52411
(319) 447-9100
Website: www.accelwealthmanagement.com
IARD/CRD Number: 5158178
April 30, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Jason Willenborg that
supplements the Accel Wealth Management, LLC brochure. You should have
received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Stacie Brass at 319-596-1101 if
you did not receive Accel Wealth Management LLC’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Jason Willenborg is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Jason Willenborg was born in 1971. Mr. Willenborg has no formal education after high
school. He has passed Series 7, 63, and 66 securities license examinations. He also has Life
and Health Insurance licenses.
Business Experience
Firm Name and Title
Dates
03/2019 – present
Accel Wealth Management LLC Investment Adviser
Representative
03/2019 – 08/2020
Brokers International Financial Services Registered
Representative
Ameritas Investment Corp Registered Representative
09/2008 – 03/2019
Premier Advisors Registered Representative
09/2008 – 11/2019
Strategic Business Partners Registered Representative
01/2009 – 01/2010
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Mr. Willenborg does not have any legal or disciplinary events to disclose. Mr. Willenborg
is not the subject of any pending legal, disciplinary or administrative proceedings.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Registered Representative and Insurance
Jason Willenborg is licensed as an insurance agent in the State of Iowa. In this capacity
Mr. Willenborg will be paid commissions for the sales of fixed insurance products. A conflict
of interest arises due to differences in the level of compensation received. You always
have the option to purchase insurance products that he recommends through other
unaffiliated insurance agencies or companies.
General Client Conflict Resolution:
Mr. Willenborg addresses conflicts with his other business activities by doing the
following:
Mr. Willenborg must disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest when dealing
with clients. Mr. Willenborg is subject to the following specific obligations when dealing
with clients:
• The duty to have a reasonable, independent basis for his investment and other
financial advice;
• The duty to ensure that all investment and financial advice is suitable to meeting
the client’s individual objectives, needs, and circumstances; and,
• A duty to be loyal to clients.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Mr. Willenborg may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisors
that offer a variety of investment advisory programs and services that include asset
management programs, separate account portfolio management programs, asset
allocation programs, wrap fee programs, and financial planning services. If a client is
referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisors, Mr. Willenborg may
receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment advisors. These
arrangements will be described in these unaffiliated investment advisor’s disclosure
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brochures and referral disclosure statements.
Item 6 – Supervision
Ms. Brass is the managing partner and Chief Compliance Officer and is responsible for
monitoring the activities of the Adviser’s supervised persons. Ms. Brass’ telephone
number is (319) 596-1101. Ms. Brass reviews all written client performance materials
and newsletters prior to use. Ms. Brass discusses investment strategies and market
conditions with the supervised persons on a regular basis. The supervised persons
employed by the Adviser conduct all Client contact. The supervised persons of the
Adviser receive the Adviser’s Investment Adviser Supervisory Manual and Code of Ethics
and are asked to annually certify to their understanding of the material. Through an
electronic environment, Ms. Brass is able to review client information, including client
statements.
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