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Form ADV Part 2A: Firm Brochure
Item 1 – Cover Page
AtlasMark Financial, Inc.
12466 Los Indios Trail, Suite 200
Austin, Texas 78729
(512) 270-2900
www.atlasmark.com
Date of Brochure: July 2025
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This brochure provides information about the qualifications and investment advisory business practices of
AtlasMark Financial, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us
at (512) 258-4040. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about AtlasMark Financial, Inc.’s advisory business is also available on the Internet
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can view information on this website by searching for AtlasMark
Financial, Inc.’s name or by using the firm’s CRD number: 152635.
*Registration as an investment advisor does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2 – Material Changes
Since our last annual amendment dated January 2025, Erik J. Anderson ceased providing Retirement
Plan Services and sold the assets of Employee Incentive Plans to a third-party firm named July Business
Services. Retirement plan services clients have all transitioned away from AtlasMark Financial, Inc. We
also removed all references to having affiliated insurance agents because no one that currently works for
AtlasMark Financial, Inc. is registered as an insurance agent.
We will ensure that you receive a summary of material changes, if any, to this and subsequent disclosure
brochures within 120 days after our fiscal year ends. Our fiscal year ends on December 31 so you will
receive the summary of material changes, if any, no later than April 30 each year. At that time, we will
also offer a copy of the most current disclosure brochure. We may also provide other ongoing disclosure
information about material changes as necessary.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 – Material Changes ............................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................... 4
Ownership ................................................................................................................................................. 4
General Description of Primary Advisory Services ................................................................................... 4
Asset Management Services ................................................................................................................ 4
Limits Advice to Certain Types of Investments ......................................................................................... 4
Tailor Advisor Services to Individual Needs of Clients ............................................................................. 4
Wrap-Fee Program versus Portfolio Management Program .................................................................... 5
Client Assets Managed by Advisor ........................................................................................................... 5
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................. 5
Asset Management Services .................................................................................................................... 5
Additional Compensation .......................................................................................................................... 7
Comparable Services ................................................................................................................................ 8
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
Methods of Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 9
Investment Strategies ............................................................................................................................... 9
Risk of Loss ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Primarily Recommend One Type of Security .......................................................................................... 11
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................. 12
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................... 12
Accounting Services ................................................................................................................................ 12
July Business Services ........................................................................................................................... 12
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ............................... 13
Code of Ethics ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ..................................................................... 13
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................... 13
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services ...................................................................................................... 13
Soft Dollar ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Handling of Trade Errors ......................................................................................................................... 15
Block Trades ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Item 13 – Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................... 16
Account Reviews ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Account Reports ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................. 16
Client Referrals ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Other Compensation ............................................................................................................................... 16
Item 15 – Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 17
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................... 17
Item 18 – Financial Information ................................................................................................................... 17
Business Continuity and Contingency Plan ................................................................................................ 18
Class Action Lawsuits ................................................................................................................................. 18
Policy Privacy Statement ............................................................................................................................ 18
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Ownership
AtlasMark Financial, Inc., (“Advisor” or “we”) has been an investment advisor since December 2010. We
are a Texas corporation, and our sole owner is Erik J. Anderson.
General Description of Primary Advisory Services
We offer personalized investment advisory services including asset management. The following are brief
descriptions of our primary services. A detailed description is provided in Item 5, Fees and
Compensation, so that clients and prospective clients (“clients” or “you”) can review the services and
description of fees more thoroughly.
Asset Management Services
We offer asset management services providing you with continuous and on-going supervision over your
accounts. This means that we continuously monitor your account and make trades in that account when
necessary.
Limits Advice to Certain Types of Investments
We generally offer investment advice to clients on the following types of investments:
• Exchange-listed securities
• Securities traded over-the-counter
• Foreign issues
• Warrants
• Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
• Commercial paper
• Certificates of deposit
• Municipal securities
• Variable life insurance
• Variable annuities
• Mutual fund shares
• United States government securities
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Interests in partnerships investing in real estate and oil and gas interests
We reserve the right to offer advice on any investment product that may be suitable for each client’s
specific circumstances, needs, goals and objectives. Please also see Item 5, Fees and Compensation,
and also Item 8, Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss for more information.
Tailor Advisor Services to Individual Needs of Clients
Our services are always provided based on your specific needs. You have the ability to impose
restrictions on your accounts, including specific investment selections and sectors. However, we will not
enter into an investment advisor relationship with a prospective client whose investment objectives may
be considered incompatible with our investment philosophy or strategies or where the prospective client
seeks to impose unduly restrictive investment guidelines.
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Wrap-Fee Program versus Portfolio Management Program
In traditional management programs, advisory services are provided for a fee, but transaction services
are billed separately on a per-transaction basis. In wrap-fee programs, advisory services and transaction
services are provided for one fee. We do not act as a portfolio manager of or sponsor wrap fee
programs.
Client Assets Managed by Advisor
The amount of clients’ assets managed by Advisor totaled $224,308,117 as of July 21, 2025.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
In addition to the information provided in Item 4, Advisory Business, this section provides details
regarding our services along with descriptions of each service’s fees and compensation arrangements.
When providing advisory services to you, our investment advisor representatives (“representatives”) meet
with you to determine your current personal and financial situation as well as your goals and
objectives. An investor profile questionnaire is completed and necessary documentation (i.e., wills, tax
returns, broker statements, insurance policies, etc.) is gathered and reviewed. These meetings also
include a discussion of our representatives’ analyses and recommendations to help you achieve your
desired objectives.
Asset Management Services
We offer fee-based asset management services that include giving investment advice based on your
individual needs. When providing these services, we are solely responsible for making all investment
recommendations and also for making changes to the managed account. If you elect to engage us for
this service, we develop an individualized investment program for your account (i.e., current income,
balanced, growth and income and maximum growth). We provide various investment strategies through
our management services; a specific investment strategy and investment policy is crafted for you and
focuses on your specific goals and objectives.
To provide these services, we need to obtain certain documentation (i.e., wills, tax returns, broker
statements, insurance policies, etc.) and information from you to determine your financial situation and
investment objectives. You may be asked to complete an investor profile questionnaire that includes an
analysis of your investment style and risk comfort level. Although your specific needs and objectives are
always considered, clients generally fall within one of the following investment categories:
• Aggressive. Client desires to maximize capital appreciation despite a correspondingly higher
level of risk and volatility.
• Moderately Aggressive. Client desires to provide for a high degree of capital appreciation with a
high degree of volatility expected.
• Moderate. Client desires a balance between achieving capital appreciation and seeking income.
• Moderately Conservative. Client desires long-term growth through capital appreciation with a
decreased level of volatility.
• Conservative. Client desires current income with a small potential for growth from capital
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appreciation.
Income. Client desires the generation of current income with a very low degree of volatility.
Using this risk analysis as well as other specific client information gathered during initial discussions and
document review, our representatives may develop a model investment portfolio using Morningstar
Office. Recommended investments in these portfolios generally consist of domestic and international
equity mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and fixed income mutual funds or ETFs. The
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funds recommended to you are usually traded at net asset value (NAV) in the case of mutual funds and at
current market prices in the case of ETFs.
You should notify us when your financial situation or investment objectives have changed or if you want to
impose and/or modify any reasonable restrictions on management of your accounts. At least annually, we
contact you to determine whether your financial situation or investment objectives have changed, or if you
want to impose and/or modify any reasonable restrictions on your managed accounts. We are always
reasonably available to consult with you relative to the status of your accounts. You have the ability to
impose reasonable restrictions on the management of your accounts, including the ability to instruct us
not to purchase certain securities. Your beneficial interest in a security does not represent an undivided
interest in all the securities held by the custodian, but rather represents a direct and beneficial interest in
the securities which comprise the account. A separate account is maintained for you with the custodian,
and you retain right of ownership of the account (e.g., the right to withdraw securities or cash, exercise or
delegate proxy voting and receive transaction confirmations).
We require that your assets be maintained in an account with Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services
(“Fidelity”). See Item 12, Brokerage Practices, for additional discussion on our recommendation and
use of Fidelity. We assist you in establishing a managed account through Fidelity. There is no minimum
investment amount required to establish or maintain a managed account. Our representatives also assist
you in making transactions in your account. Fidelity maintains custody of your funds and securities.
Neither we nor our representatives act as custodian, and we do not have access to your funds and
securities except to have advisory fees deducted from your account by Fidelity with your prior written
authorization and then paid to us.
Assets held at Fidelity are maintained in a separate account based on the street name and/or account
registration type. You may also contact Fidelity at 800-544-6666 or write them at www.fidelity.com if you
have questions about the statements you receive or wish to establish an online access with
Fidelity. Fidelity’s address is Fidelity Investments, PO Box 770001, Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003.
We can also manage 529 Plans held directly at American Funds. You may contact American Funds at 1-
800-421-9888 or write them at www.capitalgroup.com if you have questions about the statements you
receive or wish to establish an online access with American Funds. Their address is: CollegeAmerica®,
PO Box 2713, Norfolk, VA 23501-2713. See Item 12, Brokerage Practices for more information.
We are granted trading authorization on your account and provide management services on either a
discretionary or non-discretionary basis. See Item 16, Investment Discretion, for additional discussion
on discretionary and non-discretionary authority.
Fees for management services will not exceed 1.50% annually. If the account is allocated exclusively to
mutual funds, the fee for management services will not exceed 2.25% annually. It should be noted that
lower fees for comparable service may be available from other sources. Fees are negotiable based on a
variety of factors that include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Complexity of your financial situation
• Actual services to be provided
• Account composition
• Types of investment guidelines and restrictions imposed by you
• Experience and knowledge of our representative providing the service
• Anticipated future assets added to the managed account
• Related accounts (household only)
The exact fee charged is fully disclosed to you prior to any services being provided and is also disclosed
in the agreement for services we both sign.
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Please note that we generally invest a portion of your assets in mutual funds and exchange traded funds.
Therefore, you will pay two levels of advisory fees for this management: one directly to us and one
indirectly to the managers of the mutual funds and/or exchange traded funds held in your portfolios.
Fees are billed monthly in arrears and calculated based on the value of your managed account assets as
of the last business day of the month. Fees are automatically deducted from your account, and you are
required to provide written authorization to Fidelity to have fees automatically deducted and paid to us. At
least quarterly, Fidelity sends you a statement identifying your account holdings at the end of the quarter
and also indicating all transactions in the account during the quarter, including advisory fees deducted.
If you have a managed employee retirement and benefit plan account, you will receive a similar statement
at least quarterly from an affiliated third party administrator (please see Item 10, Other Financial
Industry Activities and Affiliations, for additional disclosure). You are responsible for verifying the
accuracy of the fee calculations. Fidelity and the third party administrator or record keeper (if applicable)
do not determine if fees are properly calculated.
There are no commissions charged for account transactions. However, Fidelity may charge brokerage
commissions and/or transaction fees directly to you. We do not receive any portion of the commission or
fees from either Fidelity or from you. In addition, you will incur certain charges imposed by third parties
other than us in connection with investments made through your account, including, but not limited to,
mutual fund sales loads, 12(b)-1 fees and surrender charges, variable annuity fees and surrender
charges and IRA and qualified retirement plan fees. Our management fees are separate and distinct
from the fees and expenses charged by investment company securities recommended to you. A
description of these fees and expenses are available in each security prospectus. We do not receive any
portion of such fees and expenses.
It is important that you understand we manage investments for other clients and may give them advice or
take actions for them or for our personal accounts that is different from the advice we provide to you or
actions we take for you. We are not obligated to buy, sell or recommend to you any security or other
investment that we buy, sell or recommend for any other clients or for our own accounts.
Conflicts arise in allocating investment opportunities among accounts that we manage. We strive to
allocate investment opportunities believed appropriate for your account(s) and other accounts advised by
us equitably and consistent with the best interests of all accounts involved. However, there is no
assurance that a particular investment opportunity that comes to our attention is allocated in any
particular manner. If we obtain material, non-public information about a security or its issuer that we may
not lawfully use or disclose, we have absolutely no obligation to disclose the information to you or any
other client or use it for any client’s benefit
Either party can terminate the agreement for services by providing written notice to the other, and
termination is effective immediately upon receiving the notice. By regulatory rule, if services are
terminated within five business days of signing the agreement, services are terminated without penalty.
You are responsible for time expended by us prior to the effective date of termination. Fees are
calculated by taking the quoted fee divided by 365 days. That resulting daily billing rate is then multiplied
by the number of days services are provided in the current month, using the account balance as of the
effective date of termination.
Additional Compensation
You have sole discretion about whether or not to contract for our services. In addition, you have sole
discretion about whether or not to implement any recommendations made by our representatives. If you
do decide to implement recommendations, you are responsible for taking any actions or implementing
any transactions required. You are free to select any broker/dealer and/or insurance agent to implement
our recommendations.
Please see Item 10, Other Financial Activities and Affiliations, and Item 12, Brokerage Practices, for
additional discussion on these conflicts of interest as well as other compensation.
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From time to time, we will receive expense reimbursement for travel and/or marketing expenses from
distributors of investment products. Travel expense reimbursements are typically a result of attendance
at due diligence and/or investment training events hosted by product sponsors. Marketing expense
reimbursements are typically the result of informal expense sharing arrangements in which product
sponsors underwrite costs incurred for marketing such as advertising, publishing and seminar expenses.
Although receipt of these travel and marketing expense reimbursements are not predicated upon specific
sales quotas, the product sponsor reimbursements are typically made by those sponsors for whom sales
have been made or it is anticipated sales will be made. Both we and our representatives endeavor at all
times to put your interests first as a part of our fiduciary duty. However, you should be aware that
receiving additional compensation through nominal sales awards, expense reimbursements, etc. creates
a conflict of interest that can impact the judgment of our representatives when making advisory
recommendations.
Comparable Services
We believe our fees for advisory services are reasonable with respect to the services provided and the
fees charged by other investment advisors offering similar services. However, lower fees for comparable
services may be available from other sources.
The amount of compensation we may receive in a particular program may be more than would be
received if you participated in other programs or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and
other services. You may wish to consider the following factors when determining the reasonableness of
advisory fees charged:
• The fee charged for developing an asset allocation study and/or developing an investment
strategy
• Transaction and custody costs or other miscellaneous fees and taxes and/or charges, as well as
commissions or mark ups and mark downs, on the purchase and/or sale of securities
• The cost of producing a quarterly performance report covering managed assets
• The value of the consulting service provided by Advisor in designing and monitoring your
managed assets
• The cost of investment advice provided by Advisor
• The cost of the additional administrative, marketing, asset management, and other support
services that may be provided
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Performance-based fees are defined as fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation
of the assets held in a client’s account. We do not receive performance-based fees.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
We provide investment advice to:
Individuals, including high-net worth individuals
•
• Pension and profit sharing plans
• Trusts, estates or charitable organizations
• Corporations or business entities other than those listed above
There are no minimum account investment requirements to establish a managed account.
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Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
We use fundamental analysis when considering investment strategies and recommendations for clients.
Fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating a company or security by attempting to measure its
intrinsic value. In other words, fundamental analysts try to determine its true value by looking at all
aspects of the business, including both tangible factors (e.g., machinery, buildings, land, etc.) and
intangible factors (e.g., patents, trademarks, “brand” names, etc.). Fundamental analysis also involves
examining related economic factors (e.g., overall economy and industry conditions, etc.), financial factors
(e.g., company debt, interest rates, management salaries and bonuses, etc.), qualitative factors (e.g.,
management expertise, industry cycles, labor relations, etc.), and quantitative factors (e.g., debt-to-equity
and price-to-equity ratios).
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 very
different from 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.
We evaluate the potential benefits and risks inherent within investment categories. Investment
characteristics are then matched to the client’s needs and preferences to determine an appropriate mix of
investment vehicles. Individual securities within a particular investment category are selected based on
fundamental analysis. When managing assets, we may use model mutual fund asset allocation portfolio
programs provided by a number of institutional investment managers and strategists.
There are risks with using this analysis method. Fundamental analysis takes a long-term approach to
analyzing markets, often looking at data over a number of years. The data reviewed is released over
years (e.g., quarterly financial statements). Therefore, fundamental analysis could mean a gain is not
realized until a security’s market price rises to its “correct” value over the long run--perhaps several years.
The less frequent trading practices of fundamental analysis could also have a positive or negative impact
on a client’s portfolio value, but likely has reduced brokerage and transaction costs.
Investment Strategies
When implementing investment advice, our strategies focus on:
• Long-term purchases (securities held at least a year)
• Short-term purchases (securities sold within a year)
• Trading (securities sold within 30 days)
We gather information from financial newspapers and magazines, research materials prepared by others,
corporate rating services and annual reports, prospectus and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear, including loss of your
original principal. However, you should be aware that past performance of any security is not necessarily
indicative of future results. Therefore, you should not assume that future performance of any specific
investment or investment strategy will be profitable. We do not provide any representation or guarantee
that your goals will be achieved. Further, depending on the different types of investments, there may be
varying degrees of risk:
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• Market Risk. Either the 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 referred to as systematic risk,
which means the risk applies to the entire market.
• Equity (Stock) Market Risk. Common stocks are susceptible to fluctuations and to volatile
increases/decreases in value as their issuers’ confidence in or perceptions of the market change.
Investors holding common stock (or common stock equivalents) of any issuer are generally
exposed to greater risk than if they hold preferred stock or debt obligations of the issuer.
• Company Risk. There is always a certain level of company or industry specific risk when
investing in stock positions. This is referred to as unsystematic risk and can be reduced through
appropriate diversification. There is the risk that a company may perform poorly or that its value
may be reduced based on factors specific to it or its industry (e.g., employee strike, unfavorable
media attention).
• Options Risk. Options on securities may be subject to greater fluctuations in value than investing
in the underlying securities. Purchasing and writing put or call options are highly specialized
activities and involve greater than ordinary investment risk. Puts and calls are the right to sell or
buy a specified amount of an underlying asset at a set price within a set time.
• Fixed Income Risk. Investing in bonds involves the risk that the issuer will default on the bond
and be unable to make payments. In addition, individuals depending 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.
• ETF and Mutual Fund Risk. ETF and mutual fund investments bear additional expenses based
on a pro-rata share of operating expenses, including potential duplication of management fees.
The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally reflects the risks of owning the underlying
securities held by the ETF or mutual fund. Clients also incur brokerage costs when purchasing
ETFs.
• Management Risk. Your investments also vary with the success and failure of our investment
strategies, research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities. If our strategies do not
produce the expected returns, the value of your investments will decrease.
• Risks of Private Placements - A security exempt from registering with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission and state securities regulator is often referred to as a private placement
or unregistered offering.
o Only an “accredited” investor should invest in a private placement offering. To qualify as
“accredited” investor, the investor must (a) have a net worth (not including primary
residence) of at least $1 million, or (b) have an income exceeding $200,000 in each of
the 2 most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those
years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year.
o Private placement offerings often are speculative, high risk and illiquid investments. An
investor can lose his or her entire investment in a private placement offering.
o Private placement offerings are not subject to same laws and regulations, which are
designed to protect investors, as registered securities offerings.
o Private placement offerings have not been reviewed by a regulator to make sure risks
associated with the risks of private placement investment have been adequately
disclosed to prospective investors.
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o Private placement offerings often project higher rates of return, but this is typically
because the risks of the underlying the private placement investment are also higher.
o Private placement offerings are generally illiquid, meaning there are limited opportunities
to resell the underlying security of the private placement. Therefore, an investor may be
forced to hold the private placement security indefinitely.
o
Investors in a private placement offering are usually provided with less disclosure
information than they would receive in a public securities offering. Consequently,
investors know much less about the private placement investment and the people behind
it.
o Private placement offerings have been used by fraudsters in the past, and consequently
private placement offerings are one of the most frequent sources of enforcement cases
conducted by state securities regulators. It may be very difficult or impossible for an
investor in a private placement offering to recover the money invested from the sponsor
of the private placement offering if such offering turns out to be fraudulent.
o Before investing in a private placement offering, an investor should carefully read and
fully understand the subscription agreement and the offering memorandum/private
placement memorandum.
o For additional details about private placement offerings and red flags associated with
such offerings, please visit http://www.sec.gov/oiea/investor-alerts-
bulletins/ib_privateplacements.html#.VDane410yUk
Primarily Recommend One Type of Security
Recommended investments in these portfolios generally consist of domestic and international equity
mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and fixed income mutual funds or ETFs. Mutual funds
recommended to you are usually traded at net asset value (“NAV”), meaning that the per share price is
computed once a day based on the closing market price of the securities in the fund’s portfolio. Investors
must wait until the following day to get the NAV trade price. Unlike mutual funds, an ETF trades like a
common stock on a stock exchange. ETFs experience price changes throughout the day as they are
bought and sold.
There is a risk in investing in mutual funds and ETFs. Different mutual fund and ETF (collectively referred
to as “fund”) categories have different risk characteristics, and you should not compare different
categories. For example, a bond fund and a stock fund that both have below average risk still have
different risk/return potential (stock funds traditionally have higher risk/return potential). Risks are based
on the investments held in the fund. For example, a bond fund faces interest rate risk and income risk,
and income is affected by the change in interest rates. A sector fund (investing in a single industry) is at
risk that its price will decline due to industry developments. The following are some risks to consider
when investing in mutual funds and ETFs:
• Call Risk: A bond issuer may redeem high-yield bonds before maturity date due to falling interest
rates.
• Default Risk: A bond issuer may fail to repay interest and principal.
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Income Risk: Dividends in a fixed income fund may decline due to falling interest rates.
• Geographical Risk: Political events, natural disasters or financial problems may weaken a
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country or state’s economy and cause investments to decline.
Industry Risk: Stocks in a single industry may decline due to developments in that industry.
Inflation Risk: Increases in the cost of living can reduce or eliminate a fund’s actual returns when
adjusted for inflation.
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• Manager Risk: A manager may not execute the fund’s investment strategy in a timely or effective
manner.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
We have no legal or disciplinary events that are material to your evaluation of our business or the integrity
of our management. Therefore, this item is not applicable to our brochure.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
We do not have a related person that is:
• A broker/dealer, municipal securities dealer or government securities dealer or broker
• An investment adviser or financial planner
• A futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor
• A banking or thrift institution
• An insurance company or agency
• A lawyer or law firm
• A pension consultant
• A real estate broker or dealer
• A sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships
We are an independent registered investment registered advisor and only provide investment advisory
services. We are not engaged in any other business activities and offer no other services except those
described in this Disclosure Brochure. However, while we do not sell products or services other than
investment advice, our representatives can sell other products or provide services outside of their role as
investment advisor representatives with us.
Accounting Services
Erik J. Anderson is a Certified Public Accountant, and he has a separate sole proprietorship for
accounting services. However, at this time he is not a practicing accountant.
July Business Services
Erik J. Anderson is an independent contractor for July Business Services, the company to which Mr.
Anderson sold the client list and assets of Employee Incentive Plans, Inc. (EIP). Advisor’s retirement plan
services client list was also sold by Mr. Anderson to July Business Services
(https://www.julyservices.com/).
As part of that transaction, Mr. Anderson agreed for the next two years to serve as a consultant to
manage the EIP/AFI team and facility until full integration to the July Business Services’ platform, assist
July Business Services in leading the EIP/AFI integration onto July Business Services’ platform, assist
July Business Services in building business relationships with EIP/AFI clients, advisors, and institutional
partners, support EIP/AFI employee integration into July Business Services, help July Business Services
with managing client service and retention, and assist July Business Services with marketing and
communications.
EIP will not be closed immediately and will continue to exist for approximately two years to handle any
remaining transition issues and client servicing needs. However, EIP will not be providing new services to
the public and will not be “held-out” to the public.
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Mr. Anderson’s responsibilities for July Business Services are separate and distinct from the services
provided through Advisor. Advisor and July Business Services do not share clients and do not refer
clients to each other.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
According to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, an investment advisor is considered a fiduciary. As a
fiduciary, it is an investment advisor’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts.
In addition, an investment advisor has a duty of utmost good faith to act solely in the best interest of each
of its clients. We have a fiduciary duty to all clients. We have established a Code of Ethics which all
representatives and associated persons must read. They must then execute an acknowledgment
agreeing that they understand and agree to comply with our Code of Ethics. Our fiduciary duty to clients
is considered the core underlying principle for our Code of Ethics and represents the expected basis for
all dealings with clients. We have the responsibility to make sure that the interests of clients are placed
ahead of our own or our associated persons’ own investment interests. All associated persons will
conduct business in an honest, ethical and fair manner. All associated persons will comply with all
federal and state securities laws at all times. We provide full disclosure of all material facts and conflicts
of interest to clients prior to services being conducted. All associated persons have a responsibility to
avoid circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect their duty of complete loyalty to
clients. This section is only intended to provide current clients and potential clients with a description of
our Code of Ethics. If current clients or potential clients wish to review the Code of Ethics in its entirety a
copy may be requested from any associated person, and it is promptly provided.
Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
We and our representatives may buy or sell securities or have an interest or position in a security for our
personal accounts that we also recommend to clients. We are and will continue to be in compliance with
state rules and regulations as well as The Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988.
As these situations represent a conflict of interest, it is our policy that no associated persons will prefer his
or her own interest to that of the advisory client. No person employed by us may purchase or sell any
security prior to a transaction or transactions being implemented for an advisory account. Associated
persons will not buy or sell securities for their personal account(s) where their decision is derived, in
whole or in part, by information obtained as a result of his/her employment unless the information is also
available to the investing public upon reasonable inquiry. We maintain a list of all securities holdings for
ourselves that is reviewed on a regular basis by a principal of the firm.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
If you elect to implement our advice, you are free to select any broker you wish.
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services
If you elect to utilize our asset management services, you must establish a brokerage account with
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services (“Fidelity”). Fidelity provides us with access to their institutional
trading and custody services, which are typically not available to retail investors. The services from
Fidelity include brokerage, custody, research and access to mutual funds and other investments that are
otherwise generally available only to institutional investors or would require a significantly higher minimum
initial investment.
Fidelity also makes available other products and services that benefit us but may not benefit our clients'
accounts. Some of these other products and services assist us in managing and administering client
accounts. These include software and other technology that:
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• Provide access to client account data (such as trade confirmation and account statements)
• Facilitate trade execution (and allocation of aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts)
• Provide research, pricing information and other market data
• Facilitate payment of our fees from client accounts
• Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Many of these services generally may be used to service all, or a substantial number, of our accounts,
including accounts not maintained at Fidelity. Fidelity also makes available other services intended to
help us manage and further develop our business. These services include:
Information technology
• Consulting, publications and conferences on practice management
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• Business succession
• Regulatory compliance
• Marketing
In addition, Fidelity makes available, arranges and/or pays for these types of services rendered to us by
independent third party providing these services to us. As a fiduciary, we endeavor to act in your best
interest. Our recommendation that you maintain your assets in accounts at Fidelity is based in part on
the benefit to us in the availability of some of the foregoing products and services and not solely on the
nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by Fidelity. This creates a conflict of
interest.
Please see Item 5, Fees and Compensation, for additional information about advisory services and
implementing recommendations.
American Funds – 529 Plans
In addition, we also render investment management services to some of our clients regarding their 529
college savings plans held at American Funds. In these situations, we either direct or recommend the
allocation of client assets among the various mutual fund subdivisions that comprise the 529 college
savings plan.
Although we recommend American Funds for 529 plans, please understand that we do not represent or
guarantee that we will achieve the most favorable execution of client transactions, and the platforms we
recommend may be more expensive than other platforms offering the same or similar services. Clients
are never required or obligated to utilize sponsors recommended by our firm and may use any
plan/product sponsor they choose.
Best Execution
While we do not allow directed brokerage, we must still use reasonable diligence to make certain that
best execution is obtained for clients when implementing any transactions. Best execution does not
necessarily mean that clients receive the lowest possible commission costs but that the qualitative
execution is best. In other words, all conditions surrounding the transaction execution is in the best
interests of clients. When considering best execution, our associated persons look at a number of factors
besides prices and rates including, but not limited to:
• Execution capabilities (e.g., market expertise, ease/reliability/timeliness of execution,
responsiveness, integration with existing systems of the advisor, ease of monitoring investments)
• Products and services offered (e.g., investment programs, back office services, technology,
regulatory compliance assistance, research and analytic services)
• Financial strength, stability and responsibility
• Reputation and integrity
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
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We exercise reasonable due diligence to make certain that best execution is obtained for all clients when
implementing any transaction by considering the back office services, technology and pricing of services
offered. We perform periodic reviews to determine that the relationship with Fidelity is still in the best
interests of clients.
Soft Dollar
Investment advisors may direct portfolio brokerage commissions to a particular broker/dealer in return for
services and research used in making investment decisions in client accounts. The commissions used to
acquire these services and research are known as “soft dollars.” Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 provides a “safe harbor” that allows an investment advisor to pay more than the
lowest available commission for brokerage and research services if it determines in good faith that the
commission paid was reasonable in relation to the brokerage and research services provided.
Although we don’t allow directed brokerage, we receive products and services from Fidelity or other
program sponsors and product issuers. These products and services are used for both research and
non-research purposes and allows us to supplement, at no cost, our own research and analysis activities.
These products and services can include, but are not limited to:
• Reports, publications and data on matters such as the economy, industries, sectors and
individual companies or issuers, statistical information, account and law interpretations, political
analyses, legal developments affecting portfolio securities, technical market actions, credit
analyses, risk management and analyses of corporate responsibility issues
• On-line news services and financial and market database services
•
Information management systems integrating quotation and trading, performance management,
accounting, recordkeeping and document retrieval and other administrative matters
• Meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences with representatives of issuers, program
sponsors and/or other analysts and specialists
Research obtained with soft dollars is not necessarily utilized for the specific account that generated the
soft dollars. We do not attempt to allocate the relative costs or benefits of research among clients
because we believe that, in the aggregate, the research we receive benefits all clients and assists us in
fulfilling our overall duty to clients.
These arrangements create a conflict of interest to the extent that we would have to pay for some or all of
the research and/or services with “hard dollars” if we were unable to obtain the research and services in
exchange for commissions in connection with client transactions. Client trades are always implemented
based on the goals and objectives of the client and not on any research, products or other incentives
available.
Handling of Trade Errors
Consistent with our fiduciary duty, it is our policy to correct trade errors in a manner that is in the best
interest of the client. If we or our representatives are responsible for making a trade error in a client’s
account, the trade error is corrected, and the client’s account is restored to where it would have been had
the trade error not occurred. Any profit from the trade error is retained by Fidelity.
Block Trades
We may use block trades in clients’ managed accounts. This means we may elect to purchase or sell the
same securities for several clients at approximately the same time when we believe such action may
prove advantageous to clients. Block trades are initiated pursuant to objectives of the accounts (i.e.,
aggressive, conservative, etc. as determined by the associated persons) and are divided among client
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accounts based on the quantity desired in each account based on the size of the account (also
determined by the associated persons). All identified accounts are treated equally when receiving the
average price determined on the initiated trades. If a block trade cannot be fully filled on the day the order
is placed, the associated persons will either prorate the initial trade requested among all identified
accounts or consider another selection for the block trade that can be fully filled. We keep copies of block
trade tickets and custodian confirmations.
If and when we determine to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities, including
securities in which our associated persons may invest, we do so in accordance with the parameters set
forth in the SEC No-Action Letter, SMC Capital, Inc. Neither we nor our associated persons receive any
additional compensation or remuneration as a result of blocking trades.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Account Reviews
Managed accounts are reviewed on at least a quarterly basis. Erik J. Anderson performs all account
reviews. The calendar is the main triggering factor for reviews, although reviews may also be conducted
because of your specific request, a change in your circumstances or because of market issues. Absent
your specific instructions, Mr. Anderson reviews accounts to see whether account composition and
performance remain consistent with your goals and objectives. Reviews may also include a more
detailed review of holdings in the event of any changes in any funds held (i.e., a new fund manager).
We recommend that you meet with our representatives at least annually for a complete review and
update of your financial situation relative to your investment goals.
Account Reports
You receive statements at least quarterly from the investment company, broker/dealer, clearing firm, or
custodian where your account is maintained. In addition, at your request, we can provide you with a
Morningstar report on your portfolio holdings. There is no charge for this report.
We urge you to compare the managed account performance reports you receive from us with the account
statements received from Fidelity. If you have questions about your account, you can contact us to
discuss your concerns.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
We do not compensate anyone not affiliated with our firm for client referrals.
Other Compensation
Please see Item 5, Fees and Compensation, Item 10, Other Financial Industry Activities and
Affiliations and Item 12, Brokerage Practices, for additional discussion about other compensation and
non-economic benefits.
Item 15 – Custody
Custody, as it applies to investment advisors, has been defined as having access or control over client
funds and/or securities, but does not include the ability to execute transactions in client accounts.
Custody is not limited to physically holding client funds and securities. If an investment advisor has the
ability to access or control client funds or securities, the investment advisor is deemed to have custody for
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purposes of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and must ensure proper procedures are implemented.
Please note that regulators have deemed the authorization to trade in client accounts to not be custody.
However, we are deemed to have custody of client funds and securities whenever we are given the
authority to have fees deducted directly from client accounts.
For accounts where we are deemed to have custody, we have established procedures to ensure all client
funds and securities are held at a qualified custodian in a separate account for each client under that
client’s name. Clients or an independent representative of the client will direct, in writing, the creation of
all accounts and therefore are aware of the qualified custodian’s name, address and the manner in which
the funds or securities are maintained. Finally, account statements are delivered directly from the
qualified custodian to each client, or the client’s independent representative, at least quarterly. Clients
should carefully review those statements and are urged to compare the statements against reports
received from us. When clients have questions about their account statements, they should contact us or
the qualified custodian preparing the statement.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
We manage your accounts on a discretionary basis or non-discretionary basis. If managed on a
discretionary basis, this means we make all decisions to buy, sell or hold securities, cash or other
investments in the managed account in our sole discretion without consulting with you before
implementing any transactions. You must provide us with written authorization to exercise this
discretionary authority.
When discretionary authority is granted, it is limited. We do not have access to your funds and/or
securities with the exception of having advisory fees deducted from your account and paid to us by the
account custodian. Any fee deduction is done pursuant to your prior written authorization provided to the
account custodian.
If management services are provided on a non-discretionary basis, we always contact you before
implementing any transactions in an account. You must accept or reject our investment
recommendations, including (1) the security being recommended, (2) the number of shares or units and
(3) whether to buy or sell. Once these factors are agreed upon, we are responsible for making decisions
regarding the timing of the purchase or sale and the price at which it is bought or sold. You should know
that if you are not able to be reached or are slow to respond to our request, it can have an adverse impact
on the timing of implementing trades, and we may not achieve the optimal trading price.
You have the ability to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments that may be purchased
in an account. You may also place reasonable limitations on the discretionary power granted to us so
long as the limitations are specifically set forth or included as an attachment to the client agreement.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Neither we nor our representatives perform proxy voting services on your behalf. If the account is for a
pension or other employee benefit governed by ERISA, the right to vote proxies is expressly reserved for
the plan’s trustees or other plan fiduciary and not us. All proxy materials are sent directly to you, and you
should read through the information provided with the proxy materials and make a determination based
on the information provided. You are solely responsible for all proxy voting decisions.
Item 18 – Financial Information
This item is not applicable to our brochure. We do not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200
in fees per client, six months or more in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a balance
sheet for our most recent fiscal year. We are not subject to a financial condition that is reasonably likely
to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to clients. Finally, we have not been the subject of a
bankruptcy petition at any time.
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Business Continuity and Contingency Plan
We have a business continuity and contingency plan in place designed to respond to significant business
disruptions. These disruptions can be both internal and external. Internal disruptions will impact our
ability to communicate and do business, such as a fire in the office building. External disruptions will
prevent the operation of the securities markets or a number of firms, such as earthquakes, wildfires,
hurricanes, terrorist attack or other wide-scale, regional disruptions. Our response to an external
business disruption relies more heavily on other organizations and systems, especially on the capabilities
of the clearing firm.
Our continuity and contingency plan has been developed to safeguard employees’ lives and firm property,
to allow us a method of making financial and operational assessments, to quickly recover and resume
business operations, to protect books and records and to allow clients to continue transacting business.
The plan includes:
• Alternate locations to conduct business;
• Hard and electronic back-ups of records;
• Alternative means of communications with employees, clients, critical business constituents and
regulators;
• Review of the contingency plans for the registered representatives’ broker/dealer and clearing
firm and also sponsors of investment programs utilized by us for client investments; and
• Details on our employee succession plan
Our business continuity and contingency plan is reviewed and updated on a regular basis to ensure that
the policies in place are sufficient and operational.
Class Action Lawsuits
You retain the right under the applicable securities laws to initiate individually a lawsuit or join a class-
action lawsuit against the issuer of a security that was held, purchased or sold by or for you. We do not
initiate such a legal proceeding on your behalf and do not provide legal advice to you regarding potential
causes of action against such a security issuer and whether you should join a class-action lawsuit. We
recommend that you seek legal counsel prior to making a decision regarding whether to participate in
such a class-action lawsuit. Moreover, our services do not include monitoring or informing you of any
potential or actual class-action lawsuits against the issuers of the securities that were held, purchased or
sold by or for you.
Policy Privacy Statement
We are committed to safeguarding the confidential information of our clients. We hold all personal
information provided to us in the strictest confidence. We also have relationships with other non-affiliated
investment advisor firms, insurance companies, trust companies, custodians and other financial institution
entities. Except as required or permitted by law, we do not share confidential information about clients
with non-affiliated third parties. In the unlikely event there were to be a change in this fundamental policy
that would permit additional disclosures of confidential client information, we provide written notice to
clients, and clients are given an opportunity to direct whether such disclosure is permissible.
An Important Notice Concerning Customer Privacy
Customer Information Collected. We collect and develop personal information about clients and some
of that information is non-public personal information (“Customer Information”). The essential purpose for
collecting Customer Information is to provide and service the financial products and services clients
obtain from us. The categories of Customer Information collected depend upon the scope of the
engagement with us and are generally described below. As an investment advisor, we collect and
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develop Customer Information about clients in order to provide investment advisory services. Customer
Information collected includes:
• Information received from clients on financial inventories through consultation with our
representatives. This Customer Information may include personal and household information
such as income, spending habits, investment objectives, financial goals, statements of
account and other records concerning the client’s financial condition and assets, together
with information concerning employee benefits and retirement plan interests, wills, trusts,
mortgages and tax returns.
• Information developed as part of financial plans, analyses or investment advisory services.
• Information concerning investment advisory account transactions, such as wrap account
transactions.
• Information about client financial products and services transactions with us.
Data Security. We restrict access to Customer Information to those representatives and employees who
need the information to perform their job responsibilities within the firm. We maintain agreements, as well
as physical, electronic and procedural securities measures, that comply with federal regulations to
safeguard Customer Information about clients.
Use and Disclosure of Customer Information to Provide Customer Service for Client Accounts. To
administer, manage and service customer accounts, process transactions and provide related services
for client accounts, it is necessary for us to provide access to Customer Information within the firm and to
non-affiliated companies such as other investment advisors, other broker-dealers, trust companies,
custodians and insurance companies. We may also provide Customer Information outside of the firm as
permitted by law, such as to government entities, consumer reporting agencies or other third parties in
response to subpoenas.
Former Clients. If clients close an account with us, we continue to operate in accordance with the
principles stated in the Notice.
Requirements of Federal Law. In November of 1999, Congress enacted the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
(“GLBA”). The GLBA requires certain financial institutions, including broker-dealers and investment
advisors, to protect the privacy of Customer Information. To the extent a financial institution discloses
Customer Information to non-affiliated third parties other than as permitted or required by law, customers
must be given the opportunity and means to opt out (or prevent) such disclosure. Please note that we do
not disclose Customer Information to non-affiliated third parties except as permitted or required by law
(e.g., disclosures to service client accounts or to respond to subpoenas).
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