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ICA PLATFORM PROGRAM BROCHURE - MARCH 30, 2026
Level Four Advisory Services (CRD 134086), brochure dated March 30, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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FORM ADV PART 2A APPENDIX 1 – ICA PLATFORM PROGRAM
WRAP FEE BROCHURE
Item 1 – Cover Page
Level Four Advisory Services, LLC
(also doing business as Level Four Financial)
12400 Coit Road, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75251
866-834-1040
http://www.levelfouradvisors.com
Date of Brochure: March 30, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and investment advisory business practices of Level Four
Advisory Services, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 866-834-1040.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about our investment advisory business is also available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
You can view our information on this website by searching for “Level Four Advisory Services, LLC.” You can also search
using the Firm’s CRD number. The CRD number for the Firm is 134086.
Registration as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2 – Material Changes
Since filing the firm’s most recent amendment to this brochure on March 28, 2025, we have made the following changes:
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation. This section was updated to reflect firm assets under management
as of 12/31/2025.
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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Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 – Material Changes ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
Item 4 – Advisory Business ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Description of The Program sponsored by Level Four Advisory Services, LLC – ICA Platform Program ......................... 5
Administrative Services Provided by SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Platform .................................................................... 6
Suitability and Investment Strategy ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Brokerage, Clearing and Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Program Fees...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Additional Compensation, Economic and Non-Economic Benefits .................................................................................... 8
Aggregate Trades ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Trade Error Policy ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients .......................................................................................................... 10
Opening an Account .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Termination of Services .................................................................................................................................................... 10
Types of Clients................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 10
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ......................................................................................... 10
Risk of Loss ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Voting Client Securities ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
General Description of Primary Advisory Services ........................................................................................................... 14
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs ................................................................................................................................. 15
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .............................................................................................. 15
Client Assets Managed by Level Four Advisory Services, LLC ........................................................................................ 15
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ................................................................................................. 15
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers ................................................................................................................... 16
Item 9 – Additional Information ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Account Reviews and Reviewers ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Statements and Reports ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Disciplinary Information ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................................................ 16
Accounting Services ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Level Four Financial Services, LLC .............................................................................................................................. 17
Level Four Business Solutions, LLC ............................................................................................................................. 17
Other Registered Investment Advisory Services .......................................................................................................... 17
Insurance Activities ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C. ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation Services. ........................................................... 19
Code of Ethics Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Affiliate and Employee Personal Securities Transactions Disclosure ........................................................................... 20
Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................................................... 20
Other Compensation ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Financial Information ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
CUSTOMER PRIVACY POLICY ........................................................................................................................................... 22
BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN DISCLOSURE .................................................................................................................. 26
Firm-Only Disruptions ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
Disruptions that Affect a Single Building ........................................................................................................................... 26
Disruptions that Affect the Entire City or Business District ............................................................................................... 26
Disruptions that Affect the Entire North Texas Region ..................................................................................................... 26
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Level Four Advisory Services, LLC, also doing business as Level Four Financial, (referred to as “LFAS”, the “Firm”, “us” and
“we” in this document) is an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and has developed and sponsors the ICA Platform Program (referred to as the “Program”). The Program is a
wrap-fee program. Only investment advisor representatives of LFAS may serve as portfolio managers in the Program.
Therefore, participants in the Program must be advisory clients of LFAS. The following bullets provide basic background
regarding our Firm.
The Firm has been registered as an investment adviser since July 2005.
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The Firm is owned and controlled by Level Four Group. Level Four Group is a holding company and the 100%
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owner of LFAS. Level Four Group is owned and operated by Carr, Riggs & Ingram Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company. Carr, Riggs & Ingram Capital, L.L.C. is 100% owned by Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C., an
Alabama limited liability company. No individuals own more than 25% of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C.
• We provide fee-only investment advisory services through LFAS. The nature and extent of the specific services
provided to clients, including you, will always depend on each client’s financial status, objectives and needs, time
horizons, concerns, expectations and risk tolerance.
LFAS Advisory Representatives and LFAS branch offices may use marketing names or other names that are held
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out to the public. Such names are known as “doing business as” names. The purpose of using a name other than
LFAS or Level Four Financial is for the Advisory Representative to create a brand that is specific to the Advisory
Representative and/or branch but separate from LFAS or Level Four Financial. While LFAS allows its Advisory
Representatives to use a name other than LFAS or Level Four Financial, the Advisory Representative must disclose
on advertising and client correspondence that advisory services are offered through LFAS.
LFAS provides investment advisory services other than the Program described in this brochure, including services through
other wrap-fee programs. A description of all fee-based investment advisory services provided by LFAS is available in the
LFAS’ Disclosure Brochure and the applicable Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Any of these Wrap Fee Program Brochures are
available upon request by contacting LFAS at 866-834-1040.
Some LFAS Advisory Representatives may also provide securities advice as registered representatives of Level Four
Financial Services, LLC (“LFF”), a broker/dealer, member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and
Securities Investors Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). In that separate capacity as registered representatives of LFF, LFAS’s
Advisory Representatives may charge commissions on a per-transaction basis when implementing their advice on behalf
of clients (see Item 9 of this brochure for more details). LFAS and LFF are affiliated companies, as the parent company of
LFAS acquired ownership in LFF in October 2020.
When making the determination of whether one of the advisory programs available through LFAS is appropriate for their
needs, clients should bear in mind that fee-based accounts, when compared with commission-based accounts, often result
in lower costs during periods when trading activity is heavier, such as the year an account is established. However, during
periods when trading activity is lower, such arrangements may result in a higher annual cost for transactions. Thus,
depending on a number of factors, the total cost for transactions under a fee account versus a commission account can
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vary significantly. Some such factors are account size, amount of turnover, type and quantities of securities purchased or
sold, commission rates and the client’s tax situation.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, LFAS shall not be required to verify any information received from the client
or from the client’s other professionals and is expressly authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it
remains his/her/its responsibility to promptly notify LFAS if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or
investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising LFAS’ previous recommendations and/or services.
Clients should have a conversation with their Advisory Representative and read this brochure carefully as it explains, in
detail, the Program.
Description of The Program sponsored by Level Four Advisory Services, LLC – ICA Platform Program
This Program has been developed through an arrangement Raymond James & Associates (“RJA”) whereby LFAS utilizes
RJA’s Independent Clearing Account (“ICA”) platform. Through the Program, LFAS provides investment management (also
known as asset management) services which are defined as providing continuous investment advice to a client and
making investments for the client based on the individual needs of the client. Through this service, LFAS offers a
customized and individualized investment program for clients.
LFAS will manage each client’s individual account(s) based on the individual needs of the client. Pursuant to each client’s
specific investment objectives, securities held in Program accounts will generally include no-load and load-waived mutual
funds, unit investment trusts (UITs), closed-end and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit,
hedge funds, managed futures, structured products, and options. LFAS may limit its discretion with respect to the client
account and the securities eligible to be purchased for the client account.
LFAS will work with each Program client to obtain information needed to determine the client’s financial situation and
investment objectives. Accounts are managed on the basis of each client’s financial situation and investment objectives. At
least annually, LFAS contacts each individual client to determine whether their financial situation or investment objectives
have changed, or if the client wants to impose and/or modify any reasonable restrictions on the management of accounts
managed. LFAS shall be reasonably available to consult with individual clients relative to the status of their accounts.
Clients shall have the ability to impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their accounts, including the ability
to instruct LFAS not to purchase certain securities. Client’s 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. This means the client will be the sole owner of all securities held in their accounts. A separate
account is maintained for each client with the custodian and clients retain right of ownership of the account (e.g. right to
withdraw securities or cash, exercise or delegate proxy voting, and receive transaction confirmations).
Program accounts are established at affiliated broker-dealer, LFF, in its capacity as a registered broker/dealer. Clearing,
custody and other brokerage services are provided by RJA for accounts established through the Program. Therefore,
clients will be required to establish a brokerage account(s) through LFF on RJA’s ICA platform.
Program accounts allow clients to authorize LFAS to purchase and sell securities on a discretionary basis. LFAS may limit
its discretion with respect to the client account and the securities eligible to be purchased for the client account. Upon
establishment of a Program account, an Advisory Representative of LFAS will be granted trading authorization on the
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client’s account. However, upon a client’s request, LFAS will manage Program accounts on a non-discretionary basis.
Clients must authorize in writing LFAS’ to manage accounts on a discretionary basis. Such authorization will be
memorialized in the LFAS Investment Advisory Agreement. Discretionary authority allows LFAS to determine the type of
securities and the number of securities that can be bought or sold for the client portfolio without obtaining the client’s
consent prior to each transaction.
Accounts participating in the Program may either be managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis by the
representative or may be managed on a discretionary basis with a sub-advisor appointed as portfolio manager who
provides management of model portfolios of equity and/or fixed income securities. When your account(s) are managed
using models, investment selections are based upon the underlying model and the firm does not develop customized (or
individualized) portfolio holdings. However, the determination to select a particular model or models is always based on a
client’s individual investment goals, objectives, and mandates. In the event a sub-advisor is selected by LFAS to manage
the account on a sub-advisory basis, the sub-advisor utilized will be Level Four Capital Management, LLC (“LFCM”), an
investment adviser registered with the SEC. LFCM is also owned by the same parent company as LFAS, Level Four Group,
and accordingly is an affiliate of both LFF and LFAS.
Administrative Services Provided by SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Platform
LFAS has contracted with SS&C Black Diamond Wealth Platform (referred to as “Black Diamond”) to utilize its technology
platforms to support data reconciliation, performance reporting, fee calculation and billing, research, client database
maintenance, quarterly performance evaluations, payable reports, web site administration, models, trading platforms, and
other functions related to the administrative tasks of managing Program accounts. Due to this arrangement, Black
Diamond will have access to client accounts, but Black Diamond will not serve as an investment adviser to Program clients.
LFAS and Black Diamond are non-affiliated companies. LFAS compensates Black Diamond on a basis point fee basis with
account minimum and maximum charges per account. The fee paid to Black Diamond does not result in an increase to the
overall fee charged by LFAS relative to other advisory programs available through LFAS.
Suitability and Investment Strategy
LFAS will assist clients in determining their objective(s), investment strategy, and investment suitability, prior and
subsequent to opening a Program account. Clients must advise LFAS of any changes in their investment objective(s)
and/or financial situation. LFAS’ services are provided based on the individual needs of the individual client. Clients are
given the ability to impose restrictions on their accounts including specific investment selections and sectors.
When managing client accounts through our Program, we will generally manage a client’s account in accordance with one
or more models developed by our Investment Committee. However, the determination to use a particular model or
models is always based on each client’s individual investment goals, objectives and mandates. More information about
our models and strategies is provided at Item 6.
Brokerage, Clearing and Custody
The RJA ICA platform is used for all Program accounts and therefore LFF will be used as the introducing broker dealer,
with RJA as the clearing broker/dealer. If the client chooses not to direct the firm to execute transactions through RJA, the
firm reserves the right not to accept such account. Not all advisers require their clients to direct brokerage.
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Advisory Representatives of LFAS offering this Program may also be registered representatives of LFF and are required to
use the services of LFF when acting in their capacity as registered representatives. LFAS representatives that are registered
with LFF may be limited to the broker/dealer or custodians that they are allowed to use due to LFAS’s Advisory
Representatives’ relationship with LFF. LFF may limit or restrict the broker/dealer or custodial platforms for its registered
representatives that are also independently licensed due to its duty to supervise the transactions implemented by these
individuals.
Clients should understand that not all investment advisers require the use or a particular broker/dealer or custodian.
Some investment advisers allow their clients to select whichever broker/dealer the client decides. By directing clients to
use a particular broker/dealer (LFF) and custodian (RJA), LFAS may not achieve the most favorable execution of client
transactions and the practice requiring the use of LFF and RJA may cost clients more money than if the client used a
different broker/dealer or custodian. The firm believes that RJA provides quality execution services based on several
factions, including but not limited to the ability to provide professional services, reputation, experience and financial
stability.
Program Fees
The annual investment advisory fee charged to Program accounts will not exceed 2.5% of the assets held in the account
on an annual basis. The annual fee is negotiable with the client depending on the market value of the account, asset
types, the client’s financial situation and trading activity. In the event a sub-advisor (LFCM) is utilized, minimum asset
values for participation in the program will vary depending on the portfolio(s) selected and the account’s allocation
amongst portfolios. The advisory representative receives a portion of the fee for services provided and if LFCM is utilized
as a sub-advisor, LFCM’s sub-advisory fee is paid out of the total advisory fee.
The ICA program is considered a wrap fee advisory program which is an investment advisory program in which clients are
charged a single, comprehensive fee that covers portfolio management services, brokerage costs, transaction fees and
other related expenses. It should be noted that under the ICA program, the firm does not incur any transaction fees.
In general, there is no minimum account size required for participation in the ICA Program. For accounts managed in
investment strategies developed by the LFCM Investment Committee, a minimum of $10,000 is required for asset
allocation models, $100,000 for equity portfolios, $100,000 for taxable fixed income (corporate bonds), $175,000 for tax
exempt/municipals, and $500,000 for tax exempt high yield municipals. Exceptions to these minimums may be granted at
the discretion of LFAS/LFCM.
The annual fee shall be divided and payable monthly in advance through a direct debit in the client account. Fees are
based on the account's asset value as of the last business day of the prior month and are based upon actual days/365.
New accounts are billed twice at the beginning of the month following funding date – once in arrears from funding date
through the end of the month and once in advance for the next month billing. In the event of termination, the Firm will
refund the prorated portion of the Advisory Fee for the remainder of the month in which the account is terminated.
RJA is responsible for debiting all fees from client accounts. In this Program, the client must provide RJA written
authorization to debit advisory fees from their account(s) and pay such fees to LFAS. The custodian sends a quarterly
statement to the client which reflects all amounts disbursed from the account, including fees paid to LFAS as adviser.
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Clients may incur certain charges imposed by third parties, including without limitation, the custodian, other than LFAS in
connection with investments made through the account, including but not limited to, annual maintenance fees, 12b-1 fees
and surrender charges, and IRA and qualified retirement plan fees. Management fees charged by LFAS are separate and
distinct from the fees and expenses charged by investment company securities that may be recommended to clients.
Certain open-end mutual funds may, in addition to assessing management fees, internally assess a distribution fee
pursuant to Section 12(b)-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or an administrative of service fee (“trail”). Trails are
included in the calculation of the annual operating expenses of a mutual fund. A description of these fees and expenses is
available in each investment company security’s prospectus. However, LFAS does not get paid mutual fund sales loads,
12b-1 fees and surrender charges in fee-based advisory accounts. Although clients may be charged 12b-1fees in certain
load mutual funds, RJA will retain all fees and LFAS or its Advisory Representatives (even in their separate capacities as
registered representatives of LFF) do not share or receive such fees. However, the receipt by RJA of such fees creates a
conflict of interest in that due to receipt of such 12b-1 fees by RJA, LFAS may indirectly benefit in the form of additional
services and benefits received by LFAS from RJA as a result.
Clients are not charged front end sales loads because the front-end sales loads for mutual funds are waived in fee-based
advisory programs.
The ICA Platform Program may cost the client more or less than if the assets were held in another wrap fee program or a
traditional brokerage account. In a brokerage account, the client is charged commissions for each transaction, and the
representative has no duty to provide ongoing advice with respect to the account. If the client plans to follow a buy and
hold investment strategy for the account or does not wish to purchase ongoing investment advice or management
services, the client should consider opening a brokerage account rather than an ICA Platform managed account.
As disclosed in this section, LFAS as well as affiliate LFCM for sub-advised accounts, receives compensation as a result of a
client’s participation in the Program and as previously noted, LFAS does not incur transaction costs in connection with this
particular wrap program. LFAS therefore has a financial incentive to recommend the ICA Program over other programs or
services. The amount of LFAS’ compensation may be more or less than what a client would pay if the client participated in
programs sponsored by other financial firms or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage, and other services.
Additional Compensation, Economic and Non-Economic Benefits
While there will not be a direct linkage between the investment advice provided by LFAS and RJA as qualified custodian,
economic benefits may be received that would not be received if LFAS did not use these services to implement the
investment advice provided. These benefits may include software and other technology that provides access to client
account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitates trade execution (and allocation of
aggregated orders for multiple client accounts), provides research, pricing information and other market data, facilitates
the payment of LFASs fees from its clients’ accounts, and assists with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client
reporting. Many of these services may be used to service all or a substantial number of LFAS’s accounts. RJA may also
make available to LFAS other services intended to help LFAS manage and further develop its business. These services may
include consulting, publications and conferences on practice management, information technology, business succession,
and marketing. In addition, RJA may make available, arrange and/or pay for these types of services to be rendered to LFAS
by independent third parties. RJA may discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some of these services, pay all
or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these services to LFAS, and/or RJA may pay for travel expenses relating to
participation in such training.
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The Advisory Representatives of LFAS who are registered representatives or insurance representatives may be eligible to
receive various incentives that may be based upon production levels. These incentives may include marketing
reimbursements, educational conference trips or discounts on various software or investment-related research materials.
LFAS may also be provided with various newsletters or publications from financial services firms as a customary
consideration.
Aggregate Trades
Depending upon who has investment discretion, the firm, the Manager or your financial advisor may execute aggregate
trades for more than one client’s account (“block trades”) and execute as a single trade in order to provide fair and
equitable prices among managed client accounts. If affiliated asset management firm, Level Four Capital Management
(“LFCM”) is utilized for sub-advisory services, trades will be aggregated by LFCM for trading purposes. All clients will
receive equal treatment when LFAS and its Advisory Representatives perform block trades for managed accounts.
Securities purchased or sold using block trades will then be allocated in a fair and equitable manner to all client accounts
involved in the block trade. If for any reason the entire block trade cannot be completed on the day the trade is placed,
client accounts will receive an equal pro-rata portion of the securities traded. If a block transaction is effected, you will
receive the average price of all transactions effected to fill the order. As a result, the average price received by any
individual client may be higher or lower than the price that an individual client may have received had the transaction
been effected for the client independently from the block transaction. Both LFAS and LFCM will keep records of all block
trades executed and the allocations for each client account that participates in the block trade. LFAS and its Advisory
Representatives will not receive additional compensation as a result of block trading.
Trade Error Policy
Based on industry practice and SEC guidance to broker-dealers, a trade error under this policy is defined as including:
Inaccurate transmission or execution of any term of an order including, but not limited to: price; number of shares
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or other unit of trading; identification of the security; identification of the account for which securities are
purchased or sold; short sales that were instead sold long or vice versa; or the execution of an order on the wrong
side of a market;
• Unauthorized (because of misunderstanding or mistake) or unintended purchase, sale or allocation of securities,
or the failure to follow specific client instructions; and
Incorrect entry of data into relevant systems, including reliance on incorrect cash positions, withdrawals or
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securities positions reflected in an account.
LFAS has implemented procedures designed to prevent trade errors; however, trade errors in client accounts cannot
always be avoided. Consistent with its fiduciary duty, it is the policy of LFAS to correct trade errors in a manner that is in
the best interest of the client. In cases where the client causes the trade error, the client will be responsible for any loss
resulting from the correction. In all situations where the client does not cause the trade error, the client will be made
whole and any loss resulting from the trade error will be absorbed by LFAS if the error was caused by the Firm. If the error
is caused by the broker-dealer, the broker-dealer will be responsible for covering all trade error costs. LFAS will never
benefit or profit from trade errors. Gains from trade errors, whether caused by the client or Firm are generally retained by
the custodian.
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Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
Opening an Account
To become a Program participant, an Investment Advisory Agreement and Investor Profile Questionnaire between the
client and LFAS must be executed.
In addition, the client will be required to establish a brokerage account through the ICA platform custodied at RJA.
Termination of Services
Program services may be canceled at any time, by any of the parties, for any reason upon receipt of written notice to the
other party. Services will be terminated without penalty, and the client shall receive a pro-rated refund based on the
amount of time remaining in the final month. Specific termination provisions are contained in the LFAS Investment
Advisory Agreement.
Types of Clients
LFAS generally provides investment advice to the following types of clients:
Individuals
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• Pension and profit-sharing plans
Trusts and estates
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• Corporations or business entities other than those listed above
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
The Program does not allow Advisory Representatives or clients to utilize portfolio managers that are not associated with
LFAS. In other words, the only portfolio managers selected for managing client assets in the Program are Advisory
Representatives of LFAS or affiliate sub-advisors. (LFCM). Therefore, conflicts of interest present in other wrap-fee
programs that make available both affiliated and unaffiliated portfolio managers are not present in this Program. Because
the Program does not provide for a multitude of outside portfolio managers, LFAS does not have procedures designed to
select outside portfolio managers. Most of the items required by this item of the Wrap Fee Program Brochure instructions
do not apply to LFAS. Items that do apply are answered below.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Depending on the client’s individual needs, investment recommendations will primarily be made in no-load mutual funds,
load-waived mutual funds, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Other investments may include, but are not necessarily
limited to stocks, bonds, and unit investment trusts. It is not LFAS’ typical investment strategy to attempt to time the
market, but we may increase cash holdings modestly as deemed appropriate, based on your risk tolerance and our
expectations of market behavior. LFAS’ Advisory Representatives are responsible for communicating with clients and
gathering all client information.
LFAS’ Advisory Representatives use various methods of analysis and investment strategies. Methods and strategies will
vary based on the LFAS Advisory Representative providing advice. Models and strategies used by one Advisory
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Representative may be different than strategies used by other Advisory Representatives. Some LFAS Advisory
Representatives may use just one method or strategy while other Advisory Representatives may rely on multiple. LFAS
does not require or mandate a particular investment strategy be implemented by its Advisory Representatives. Further,
LFAS has no requirements for using a particular analysis method and LFAS Advisory Representatives are provided flexibility
(subject to LFAS supervision and compliance requirements) when developing their investment strategies.
Although LFAS’ Advisory Representatives have the ability to develop and implement their own investment strategies and
methods of analysis, Advisory Representatives may elect to have their accounts sub-advised by affiliate LFCM in
accordance with the strategies and methods of analysis developed by the LFCM Investment Committee. In these
situations, the Investment Committee will be responsible for actively determining investment recommendations and
implementing such recommendations. Numerous model portfolios are developed by the LFCM Investment Committee at
any one time, but generally speaking, portfolios will be designed based on the following objectives:
Income with Capital Preservation,
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Income with Moderate Growth,
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• Growth with Income,
• Growth, and
• Aggressive Growth
The following sections provide brief descriptions of some of the more common methods of analysis and investment
strategies that are used by LFAS.
A. Method of Analysis
Charting - The set of techniques used in technical analysis in which charts are used to plot price movements,
volume, settlement prices, open interest, and other indicators, in order to anticipate future price movements. Users
of these techniques, called chartists, believe that past trends in these indicators can be used to extrapolate future
trends.
Cyclical - Analyzes the investments sensitive to business cycles and whose performance is strongly tied to the
overall economy. For example, cyclical companies tend to make products or provide services that are in lower
demand during downturns in the economy and higher demand during upswings. Examples include the automobile,
steel, and housing industries. The stock price of a cyclical company will often rise just before an economic upturn
begins, and fall just before a downturn begins. Investors in cyclical stocks try to make the largest gains by buying
the stock at the bottom of a business cycle, just before a turnaround begins.
Fundamental - 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.
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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.
Technical - A method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past
prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security's intrinsic value but instead use charts
and other tools to identify patterns that can suggest future activity. Technical analysts believe that the historical
performance of stocks and markets are indications of future performance.
B. Investment Strategies
LFAS’ primary method of analysis or strategy is Strategic Asset Allocation which calls for setting target allocations
and then periodically rebalancing the portfolio back to those targets as investment returns skew the original asset
allocation percentages. The concept is akin to a “buy and hold” strategy, rather than an active trading approach. Of
course, the strategic asset allocation targets may change over time as the client’s goals and needs change and as
the time horizon for major events such as retirement and college funding grow shorter. Some of the risks involved
with using this method include having an inappropriate risk tolerance given the client’s goals and objectives,
investing in assets that may be too conservative or too aggressive for the client’s stated risk tolerance, not properly
re-balancing the portfolio to maintain the integrity of the strategic asset allocation.
In addition to strategic asset allocation, we may also use Tactical Asset Allocation which allows for a range of
percentages in each asset class (such as Stocks = 40-50%). These are minimum and maximum acceptable
percentages that permit the investor to take advantage of market conditions within these parameters. Thus, a
minor form of market timing is possible, since the investor can move to the higher end of the range when stocks
are expected to do better and to the lower end when the economic outlook is bleak. Similar risks described under
strategic asset allocation are associated with tactical asset allocation.
We also use the following general investment strategies when managing accounts.
Long-term purchases - Investments held at least a year.
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Short-term purchases - Investments sold within a year.
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Trading - Investments sold within 30 days.
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Risk of Loss
LFAS primarily recommends mutual funds to meet the needs of its clients, although exchange traded funds, stocks and
bonds may also be used. A mutual fund’s investment objective and its holdings are influential factors in determining how
risky a fund is. Mutual funds face risks based on the investments they hold. For example, a bond fund faces interest rate
risk and income risk. Similarly, an equity sector fund is at risk that its price will decline due to developments in its industry.
Overall market risk is defined as the possibility that stock or bond fund prices overall will decline over short or even
extended periods. Finally, principal risk, or the possibility that an investment will go down in value, or “lose money,” from
the original or invested amount, is a risk faced by investors.
Clients must understand that past performance is not indicative of future results. Therefore, current and prospective clients
(including you) should never assume that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy will be
profitable. Investing in securities (including stocks, mutual funds, and bonds) involves risk of loss. Further, depending on
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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, our Firm is unable to represent, guarantee, or even imply
that our services and methods of analysis can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or
insulate you from losses due to market corrections or declines. There are certain additional risks associated when
investing in securities through our investment management program. The following are some additional risks clients need
to be aware of.
ETF and Mutual Fund Risk – When LFAS invests in an ETF or mutual fund for a client, the client will bear additional
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expenses based on its 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 may also incur brokerage costs when purchasing
ETFs.
• 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
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increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change. If you held
common stock, or common stock equivalents, of any given issuer, you would generally be exposed to greater risk
than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations of the issuer.
• Company Risk. When investing in stock positions, there is always a certain level of company or industry specific
risk that is inherent in each investment. This is also referred to as unsystematic risk and can be reduced through
appropriate diversification. There is the risk that the company will perform poorly or have its value reduced based
on factors specific to the company or its industry. For example, if a company’s employees go on strike or the
company receives unfavorable media attention for its actions, the value of the company may be reduced.
Fixed Income Risk. When investing in bonds, there is the risk that issuer will default on the bond and be unable to
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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.
• Management Risk – Your investment with our Firm varies with the success and failure of our investment strategies,
research, analysis and determination of portfolio securities. If our investment strategies do not produce the
expected returns, the value of the investment may decrease.
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Voting Client Securities
LFAS will not vote proxies on behalf of your account. While there are some investment advisers that will vote proxies and
other corporate decisions on behalf of their clients, we have determined that taking on the responsibility for voting client
securities does not add enough value to the services provided to clients to justify the additional compliance and
regulatory costs associated with voting client securities. Therefore, it is your responsibility to vote all proxies for securities
held in accounts managed by our Firm.
Clients will receive proxies directly from their custodian or transfer agent and such documents will not be delivered by our
Firm. In some instances, and at your specific request, your Advisory Representative may give recommendations or
clarifications based on your Advisory Representative’s understanding of the issues presented in the proxy materials. Your
Advisory Representative may also conduct additional research on proxy issues if necessary; however, you will be solely
responsible for all proxy voting decisions.
General Description of Primary Advisory Services
Because Advisory Representatives serve as portfolio managers of the Program, the following is provided as brief
descriptions of LFAS’s primary services. Detailed descriptions of LFAS’s services other than the Program are provided in
our Disclosure Brochure.
LFAS’ Advisory Representative will conduct a complimentary initial meeting with the client for an information and data-
gathering session. At this initial meeting, the Advisory Representative will assist the client in determining the level of
financial planning services needed. If clients elect to continue with the financial planning process, the Advisory
Representative will hold as many meetings or telephone conferences as necessary to gather the documents, information,
goals and objectives needed to prepare the financial plan. Whether clients select a comprehensive or a modular plan, the
LFAS’ Advisory Representatives will meet with them to:
Identify financial goals and objectives;
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• Collect and assess all relevant data;
Identify financial concerns and formulation of solutions; and
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• Prepare a financial plan with specific recommendations for presentation to the client.
Financial Planning Services – LFAS provides advisory services in the form of financial planning services under a separate
Financial Planning Agreement. Financial planning services do not involve the active management of client accounts but
instead focuses on a client’s overall financial situation. Financial planning can be described as helping individuals
determine and set their long-term financial goals, through investments, tax planning, asset allocation, risk management,
retirement planning, and other areas. The role of a financial planner is to find ways to help the client understand his/her
overall financial situation and help the client set financial objectives.
Asset Management Services – LFAS provides advisory services in the form of Asset Management Services through the
Program and other advisory programs and platforms sponsored by RJA. Asset Management Services involve providing
clients with continuous and on-going supervision over client accounts. This means that LFAS will continuously monitor a
client’s account and make trades in client accounts when necessary.
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Outside Money Managers – LFAS provides advisory services by referring clients to outside, or unaffiliated, money
managers that are registered or exempt from registration as investment advisers. Third-party money managers are
responsible for continuously monitoring client accounts and making trades in client accounts when necessary.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Our Advisory Representatives may provide asset management services through both wrap-fee programs and traditional
management programs, including the ICA Platform program. Under a wrap-fee program, advisory services and
transaction services are provided for one fee. This is different from traditional management programs whereby our
services are provided for a fee, but transaction services are billed to clients separately on a per-transaction basis. From a
management perspective, there is not a fundamental difference in the way our Advisory Representatives manage wrap-fee
accounts versus traditional management accounts. The only significant difference is the way in which transaction services
are paid. It should be noted that with respect to the ICA Program, LFAS does not incur transaction costs with RJA, as are
imposed by other custodians in other wrap programs, including without limitation, wrap programs specifically offered
through LFAS. This creates a conflict of interest as LFAS has a financial incentive to recommend the ICA Platform program
over other wrap programs offered through the firm since it does not incur transaction costs for the ICA Platform program.
Moreover, clients should be aware that if custodians waive fees relating to a program offered through their platform, they
may be increasing fees for other custodial services provided or entering into compensation arrangements with third
parties that relate to investments in the client’s account to compensate for such waiver such as the 12b-1 fees received as
previously noted. Thus, clients may experience both increased expenses directly with RJA as well as indirectly through
higher expense ratios in the mutual funds or ETF’s which may be recommended for purchase. The firm mitigates this
conflict through disclosure and maintenance of policies and procedures intended to ensure that recommendations are
made in the best interest of the client as well as consideration of factors such as execution quality, services capabilities,
overall costs and overall client value when making recommendations, and requires that account reviews be conducted in
connection with account opening as well as at a minimum on an annual basis.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
LFAS does not charge or accept performance-based fees. Regulators have defined performance-based fees as charging
fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets held within a client’s account.
Client Assets Managed by Level Four Advisory Services, LLC
The amount of client assets managed by LFAS totaled approximately $6,543,203,513 as of December 31, 2025.
$5,883,647,645 is managed on a discretionary basis and $659,555,868 is managed on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Because only Advisory Representatives of LFAS or affiliate sub-advisors serve as portfolio managers, Advisory
Representatives or their assistants are responsible for gathering all information provided by clients. Advisory
Representatives will interview and work with clients to gather all information needed relative to their investment objectives
and needs in order to provide management services through the Program. Clients need to contact their Advisory
Representative whenever there are changes to their financial situation that will impact or materially influence the way LFAS
manages accounts.
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Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
Because only Advisory Representatives of LFAS or affiliate sub-advisors serve as portfolio managers, there are no
restrictions placed on clients’ ability to contact and consult with their portfolio managers. It is the policy of LFAS to
provide an “open channel” of communication between Advisory Representatives and their clients. Clients are encouraged
to contact their Advisory Representative whenever they have questions about the management of their account.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Account Reviews and Reviewers
Account reviews are provided in connection with the Program. For clients participating in Program, the client’s individual
Advisory Representative will contact the client at least annually for the purpose of reviewing their account and to
determine if there have been changes in their financial situation or investment objectives. The calendar is the main
triggering factor, although more frequent reviews may also be triggered by changes in the client’s circumstances, client
request, or changes within the market.
The underlying investments held in Program accounts and the recommended holdings in LFAS portfolios are reviewed on
a more frequent basis. Portfolios are usually reviewed as frequently as monthly, but no less than quarterly, by the LFAS
Investment Committee or the Manager responsible for managing the account.
Statements and Reports
During any month that there is activity in the Program account, the client receives a monthly account statement, from RJA,
showing account activity as well as positions held in the account at month end. Additionally, the client receives a
confirmation of each transaction that occurs within the Program account unless the transaction is the result of a
systematic purchase, redemption or exchange. The client will also receive a detailed quarterly report showing
performance, positions, and activity. All account data and statements are also available online through the account view
portal through RJA.
Clients are strongly urged to compare all reports prepared by LFAS against the account statements received from RJA.
Disciplinary Information
This item is not applicable to LFAS’s brochure because there are no legal or disciplinary events listed at Item 9 of the Form
ADV Part 2A instructions that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of LFAS’ business or the integrity
of LFAS’ management.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
LFAS is not and does not have a related company that is a (1) investment company or other pooled investment vehicle
(including a mutual fund, closed-end investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or “hedge
fund,” and offshore fund), (2) futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor, (3)
banking or thrift institution, (4) pension consultant, (5) real estate broker or dealer, (6) sponsor or syndicator of limited
partnerships, or (7) law firm.
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LFAS’ only business is providing advisory services and investment advice to clients. However, many of LFAS’ Advisory
Representatives are engaged in professions other than giving investment advice. Those that are registered representatives
of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents may sell securities and/or insurance products to any client and will receive
usual and customary commissions for these transactions.
Accounting Services
Some of LFAS’ Advisory Representatives may establish relationships with CPA firms not related to LFAS and may provide
advisory services to clients of these accounting firms. Some of those accountants may also be licensed as registered
representatives of LFF. In their capacities as registered representatives, the Advisory Representatives may implement
securities transactions on behalf of CPA firm clients and share the usual and customary commissions received with the
licensed accountants. Clients are not obligated to use the services of the CPA firm or LFAS’ Advisory Representatives.
Some of LFAS’ Advisory Representatives may also be separately licensed as Certified Public Accountants or Enrolled
Agents with the Internal Revenue Service. They may provide accounting or tax preparation services to clients. If
appropriate, advisory clients may be referred to these individuals for accounting or tax preparation services, but they are
not obligated to use these services. If clients do elect to use these services, charges for tax or accounting services
provided will be separate from fees charged for advisory services.
Level Four Financial Services, LLC
A number of LFAS’ Advisory Representatives may be dually registered as a registered representative with Level Four
Financial Services, LLC (“LFF”), a FINRA registered broker-dealer and SEC investment adviser. As of October 2020, the
holding company of LFAS, LFG Group, LLC, acquired ownership in LFF (formerly LFF Financial Services, LLC), thus creating
common control and ownership between LFF and LFAS. LFF and LFAS will share office space and operational personnel.
Level Four Business Solutions, LLC
LFAS is under common control with a business consulting firm, Level Four Business Solutions, LLC, (“LFBS”) which provides
various business solutions to businesses through engagement of services. Some of LFAS’s representatives may provide
such services through a separate engagement with LFBS.
Other Registered Investment Advisory Services
In addition to LFF, LFAS is under common control with other investment advisers, Level Four Capital Management, LLC
(“LFCM”), an SEC registered investment adviser and The Preferred Legacy National Trust Bank, a national bank. LFAS and
LFCM have overlap in personnel and LFAS may use LFCM as a sub-advisor for client accounts. LFAS may have occasion to
refer clients to The Preferred Legacy National Trust Bank for trust services as may be appropriate given a client’s stated
needs and objectives; however, LFAS and The Preferred Legacy National Trust Bank do remain operationally independent
entities.
Insurance Activities
Some of LFAS’ Advisory Representatives are also independently licensed insurance agents and may be affiliated with
various insurance companies. When selling insurance products in this separate capacity, they may receive normal and
customary commissions. Level Four Group, LLC is the sole owner of LFAS and Level Four Insurance Agency, LLC, a licensed
insurance agency. Some of LFAS’ Officers and Advisory Representatives own Level Four Group, LLC and sell insurance
products through Level Four Insurance Agency, LLC.
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Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C.
Our parent company, Level Four Group, is indirectly controlled by Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, L.L.C. (CRI), an Alabama limited
liability company and accounting firm. Although clients of LFAS in need of accounting services will typically be referred to
the client’s individual Advisory Representative’s related accounting firm, clients may also be referred to CRI. Because of
CRI’s relationship to LFAS and cross-selling and referrals of services between the two firms, we have a financial incentive to
recommend CRI over other accounting firms. Moreover, CRI may and frequently does refer their accounting clients to
LFAS for investment management services. Due to the relationship between CRI and LFAS CRI has an economic incentive
to recommend LFAS over other financial firms offering similar services to those offered by LFAS.
CRI is also the 100% indirect owner of a number of financial services-related entities, including without limitation,
Auditwerx, LLC, another accounting firm, CRI Solutions Group, LLC, an executive consulting firm, CRI Advanced Analytics,
an analytics firm, CRI TPA Services, a third party administrator firm, CRI M&A, LLC, a mergers and acquisitions advisory
firm and registered broker/dealer, CRI Simple Numbers, a business profitability consulting firm and Paywerx, a payroll
management solution. LFCM does not have direct material arrangements with these firms; however, may share or refer
clients with such firms.
If you are referred to an affiliated company of LFAS or referred by an affiliated company of LFAS, there is an inherent
conflict as the corporate parent of these related companies does serve to benefit from such referrals. Please understand
you are under no obligation to work with LFAS or one of our affiliated companies. You can work with any accounting firm,
investment advisor or other financial professional of your choosing.
Conflict of Interest: The recommendation by LFAS representatives that a client purchase a securities or insurance
commission product from an affiliated firm presents a conflict of interest, as the receipt of commissions may provide an
incentive to recommend investment products based on commissions to be received, rather than on a particular client’s
need. No client is under any obligation to purchase any securities or insurance commission products from LFAS and/or its
representatives. Clients are reminded that they may purchase securities and insurance products recommended by LFAS
through other, non-affiliated broker-dealers and/or insurance agencies. LFAS’ Chief Compliance Officer remains
available to address any questions that a client or prospective client may have regarding the above conflict of
interest.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we
are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue
Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with
your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest
ahead of yours.
Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
o Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent advice);
o Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal advice);
o Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
o Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best interest;
o Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
o Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
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Miscellaneous
Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation Services.
To the extent requested by a client, LFAS may provide consulting services regarding non-investment-related matters, such
as estate planning, tax planning, insurance, etc. under a separate Financial Planning Agreement. LFAS does not serve as an
attorney, accountant, or insurance agent, and no portion of LFAS’s services should be construed as same. To the extent
requested by a client, LFAS may recommend the services of other professionals for certain non-investment
implementation purposes (i.e. attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.), including representatives of LFAS in their separate
individual capacities as representatives of LFF and as licensed insurance agents through Level Four Insurance Agency, LLC
or through affiliated business consulting firm, Level Four Business Solutions, LLC. The client is under no obligation to
engage the services of any such recommended professional. The client retains absolute discretion over all such
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from LFAS and/or its representatives.
Please Note: If the client engages any such recommended professional, and a dispute arises thereafter relative to such
engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged professional.
Please Also Note-Conflict of Interest: The recommendation by LFAS representatives that a client purchase a securities or
insurance commission product from firm representatives in their individual capacities as representatives of LFF and/or as
insurance agents, presents a conflict of interest, as the receipt of commissions may provide an incentive to recommend
investment products based on commissions to be received, rather than on a particular client’s need. No client is under any
obligation to purchase any securities or insurance commission products from LFAS representatives. Clients are reminded
that they may purchase securities and insurance products recommended by LFAS through other, non-affiliated broker-
dealers and/or insurance agencies. LFAS’ Chief Compliance Officer remains available to address any questions that a
client or prospective client may have regarding the above conflict of interest.
Code of Ethics Summary
According to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, an investment adviser is considered a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, it is an
investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts. In addition, an investment
adviser has a duty of utmost good faith to act solely in the best interest of each of its clients. LFAS and its Advisory
Representatives have a fiduciary duty to all clients. LFAS has established a Code of Ethics which all Advisory
Representatives must adhere to. They must execute an annual acknowledgment, agreeing that they understand and agree
to comply with that Code of Ethics. The fiduciary duty of LFAS and its Advisory Representatives to clients is considered the
core underlying principle for LFAS’ Code of Ethics and represents the expected basis for all dealings the Advisory
Representatives have with clients. LFAS has the responsibility to make sure that the interests of clients are placed ahead of
it or its Advisory Representatives’ own investment interests. All Advisory Representatives will conduct business in an
honest, ethical and fair manner. All Advisory Representatives will comply with all federal and state securities laws at all
times. Full disclosure of all material facts and potential conflicts of interest will be provided to clients prior to services
being conducted. All Advisory Representatives have a responsibility to avoid circumstances that might negatively affect or
appear to affect the Advisory Representatives’ duty of complete loyalty to their clients.
This section is only intended to provide current clients and potential clients with a description of LFAS’ Code of Ethics. If
current clients or potential clients wish to review LFAS’ Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy may be requested from any of
LFAS’ Advisory Representatives and a copy will be promptly provided.
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Affiliate and Employee Personal Securities Transactions Disclosure
LFAS, our Advisory Representatives and/or our personnel may buy or sell securities in their personal accounts that we may
also recommend to clients. Because this policy may create a conflict between the interests of clients and the personal
investing opportunities of our personnel, we have established several procedures to control for the apparent conflict of
interest.
LFAS is and shall continue to be in compliance with The Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of
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1988. Personnel shall not buy or sell securities for their personal account(s) where their decision is derived, in
whole or in part, from information obtained as a result of his/her employment unless the information is also
available to the investing public upon reasonable inquiry.
It is our policy that no Advisory Representative shall prefer his or her own interest to that of the advisory client.
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• Our personnel may not purchase or sell any security traded over an exchange (such as a stock position) prior to
transactions in the same securities are implemented for an advisory client account.
• Most investments owned by our personnel are publicly traded and widely available (such as mutual funds).
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
From time to time, LFAS and its Advisory Representatives receive from unaffiliated parties, client referrals in exchange for
compensation to that third-party (“referral arrangement”). Any referral arrangement entered into by LFAS for the
solicitation of advisory clients by a third-party that constitutes a “testimonial” or “endorsement” are in accordance with
Rule 206(4)-1 under the Advisers Act. Compensation to the solicitor or promoter is dependent on the client entering into
an advisory agreement with LFAS. Compensation to the solicitor/promoter will be an agreed upon percentage of LFAS’
investment advisory fee or a flat fee depending on the type of advisory services LFAS provides to the referred client. The
Solicitor is not permitted to offer clients any investment advice on behalf of LFAS and advisory fees charged to clients will
not increase as a result of compensation being shared with the solicitor. The details of the referral arrangement and a
description of the compensation paid to the solicitor will be disclosed to each referred client through a written disclosure.
From time to time, LFAS and its Advisory Representatives may enter into other types of referral arrangements including
arrangements with company affiliates. These arrangements are also conducted in accordance with Rule 206(4)-1 under
the Advisers Act and any material conflict of interest created by such arrangement will be disclosed to any solicited or
referred client through the applicable disclosure and/or wrap fee brochure as well as any supplemental verbal or written
disclosures.
Other Compensation
Please refer to Item 4 for a description of the economic benefits received from LFF.
The firm receives transition assistance from RJA based upon assets custodied or to be custodied at RJA. The firm’s advisory
representatives do not receive any part of this additional compensation. RJA also serves as custodian for the Firm’s
affiliated broker dealer, LFF. The Firm is required to pay back a portion of such transition assistance in the event the firm’s
assets at RJA fall below a certain threshold or in the event the Firm terminates its relationship with RJA. The receipt of this
transition assistance along with the consequences of triggering events which would require a return of a portion of such
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assistance back to RJA as well as RJA’s custodial relationship with affiliated broker-dealer, LFF, creates a financial incentive
for the firm to recommend Raymond James programs or products and to continue its relationship with RJA. The Firm
attempts to mitigate these conflicts of interest by evaluating and recommending that clients use RJA’s services based on
the benefits that such services provide to our clients, rather than any related associations with affiliated firms or transition
assistance that the firm may receive. LFAS considers RJA’s expense, fee structure, and the overall services provided when
recommending or requiring that clients maintain accounts with RJA. However, clients should be aware of this conflict and
take it into consideration in making a decision whether to custody their assets in a brokerage account at RJA.
Additionally, the firm may receive cash or non-cash sponsorship assistance from custodial or product partners for the
firm’s annual conference/educational meeting. This does not cause clients to pay additional transaction fees beyond
those charged by the Firm and does not diminish our duty to act in client’s best interests, including best execution of
trades.
In order to facilitate the recruitment of advisory representatives and the acquisition of other registered investment
advisory firms, from time to time the firm offers recruited advisory representatives transition assistance loans. Such loans
are generally in the form of a forgivable promissory note which is forgiven over a term period of five (5) years. These loans
represent an additional economic benefit to the recruited advisory representatives to whom they are issued. The receipt
of these loans presents a conflict of interest because recruited or acquired advisory representatives are incentivized to
recommend that clients move their assets to and continue to utilize the services of the firm rather than basing such
recommendations solely on a client’s particular needs or best interest. The loans incentivize the firm and its affiliated
entities to recommend that existing clients begin or continue to utilize the services of the firm and its related entities.
Persons who are registered advisory representatives with LFAS and who are also registered with LFF, along with their
clients, may choose to solely use RJA as custodian. These conflicts are mitigated by disclosing them to you and by
requiring that there be a review of your account at account opening and periodically to determine whether it is suitable
and in your best interest in light of your investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial circumstances and other
characteristics.
A Program client may select other advisory services offered by LFAS or engage an Advisory Representative to provide
services on a strictly commission basis, purchase insurance products or provide accounting services. In such situations, the
client will pay other fees and expenses related to this service. Further LFAS and/or our Advisory Representative will earn
compensation in addition to the Program management fees.
Financial Information
This item is not applicable to this brochure. LFAS does 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. LFAS is not subject to a financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet contractual
commitments to clients. Finally, LFAS has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time.
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CUSTOMER PRIVACY POLICY
WHAT DOES LEVEL FOUR DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
FACTS
Why?
The Firm(s) collects 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 appropriate financial products and services
clients obtain from the Firm(s). The Firm(s) may share client information with one or more of our
affiliated companies (companies related by common ownership or control).
The affiliated companies of Level Four include Level Four Group LLC (LFG), Level Four Financial, LLC
(LFF), Level Four Advisory Services, LLC (LFAS), Level Four Capital Management, LLC, (LFCM) and
Level Four Insurance Services (LFIS) collectively (“the Firm(s)”). The Firm(s) may also have
relationships with other non-affiliated (companies not related by common ownership or control)
entities, including, insurance companies, trust companies, custodians and other financial
institution entities.
What?
The categories of Customer Information collected by the Firm(s) depend upon the scope of the
engagement with the individual affiliate entity and are generally described below. As investment
advisers, LFAS and LFCM collect and develop Customer Information about clients in order to
provide investment advisory services. As a broker dealer, LFF collects Customer Information about
clients in order to provide brokerage services. Customer Information collected includes:
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Information received from clients on financial inventories and questionnaires through
consultation with referring Advisory and Brokerage 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 clients’ financial condition and assets, together with information concerning
employee benefits and retirement plan interests, wills, trusts, mortgages and tax returns.
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Information needed to open an account including social security numbers, investment
experience, assets, income, account balances.
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Information developed as part of financial plans, analyses or investment advisory services.
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Information concerning investment advisory account transactions, such as wrap account
transactions.
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Information about clients’ financial products and services transactions with LFAS, LFCM and
LFF.
▪ When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described
in this notice.
How?
All financial companies need to share customer’s personal information to run their everyday
business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their
customer’s personal information; the reasons Level Four chooses to share; and whether you
can limit this sharing.
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Reasons we can share your personal
information
Does Level Four
share?
Can you limit this
sharing?
Yes
No
Yes
No
For our everyday business purposes—
such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations,
or report to credit bureaus
For our compliance with rules and regulations— information
about your transactions and communications provided to non-
affiliated brokerage or investment advisory firms when required to
comply with supervisory rules and regulations.
Yes
No
For our marketing purposes—
to offer our products and services to you
For joint marketing with other financial companies
Yes
No
Yes
No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your transactions and experiences
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your creditworthiness
For our affiliates to market to you
No
We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you
No
We don’t share
Level Four Financial, LLC, Level Four Advisory Services, LLC and Level Four Capital Management, LLC
Who we are
Who is providing this
notice?
What we do
To administer, manage and service customer accounts, process transactions and provide related
services for client accounts, it is necessary for Level Four to provide access to Customer Information
within the Firm and its affiliated companies and to non-affiliated companies, other investment
advisers, other broker-dealers, trust companies, custodians and insurance companies. The Firm(s)
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.
How we share
information with third
parties
LFAS and LFCM may also share information with Level Four Financial Services, LLC (LFF) which has
supervisory obligations over certain of LFAS’ and LFCM’s activities. As a result of the relationship,
LFF will have access to certain confidential information (e.g., financial information, investment
objectives, transactions and holdings) about LFAS’ clients, even if client does not establish any
account through LFF.
Level Four does not share Customer Information with affiliates or non-affiliated third parties for
marketing purposes.
How does Level Four
protect my information?
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures
that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and
buildings.
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We collect your personal information, for example, when you
▪ Open an account or perform transactions
▪ Make a wire transfer or tell us where to send money
▪ Tell us about your investment or retirement portfolio
How does Level Four
collect my personal
information?
We also collect personal information from others such as credit bureaus, affiliates and other
companies
Federal law gives you the right to limit only
▪ Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes- information about your
creditworthiness
Why can’t I limit all
sharing?
▪ Affiliates from using your information to market to you
▪ Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for
more on your rights under state law.
If you choose to opt out now; at any time in the future; or wish to withdraw your opt out
request, contact us at 866-834-1040. If it is your choice to opt out there will be a 30-day period
before your opt out will take effect.
How do I limit sharing?
Please note: If you are a new customer, we can begin sharing your information from the date we
sent this notice. When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as
described in this notice. However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.
If Level Four provides services to a joint account, the Firm(s) will treat the opt-out request by a
joint account owner as applying to all owners on the account(s) managed or serviced by any Level
Four entity.
What happens when I
limit sharing for an
account, I hold jointly
with someone else?
Definitions
involved
in execution and
Companies related by common ownership, control, or directly
settlement of client transactions. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
Affiliates
The affiliated companies of Level Four include Level Four Group LLC (LFG), Level Four Financial, LLC
(LFF), Level Four Advisory Services, LLC (LFAS), Level Four Capital Management, LLC, (LFCM) and
Level Four Insurance Services (LFIS).
Companies not related by common ownership, control, or directly involved in execution and
settlement of client transactions. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
The Firm(s) may also have relationships with other non-affiliated entities, including insurance
companies, trust companies, custodians and other financial institution entities.
Nonaffiliates
Additionally, our primary clearing firm, Raymond James & Associates, is directly involved in execution
and settlement of client transactions. Level Four also has execution and custody relationships with
Schwab and Fidelity.
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A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial
products or services to you.
Joint Marketing
▪ Our joint marketing partners may include banks and credit unions
Other important information
Level Four understands that the relationship clients have with their Advisory Representative and/or Registered Representatives
(“Representative”) is important. If a client’s Representative ends his or her affiliation with Level Four and he or she chooses to
move to a different Firm, or if an Representative’s relationship with Level Four is terminated, the Representative may be allowed
to take with him or her copies of all client and account documentation (including but not limited to: account applications;
customer statements; and other pertinent forms related to the advisory services provided to the client by Level Four), so the
Representative is able to continue the relationship with his or her client and continue providing services through his or her new
firm. Level Four will also retain copies of its client and account documentation. Clients do not need to take action if it is their
choice to allow their Representative to keep copies of their confidential information should he or she leave Level Four. If you do
not want your Advisory Representative to keep copies of your confidential information, should he or she decide to end the
relationship with Level Four in the future, you have the right to opt out.
levelfourfinancial.com,
Vermont: In accordance with Vermont law, we will not disclose information about your creditworthiness to our affiliates and will
not disclose your personal information, financial information, credit report, or health information to nonaffiliated third parties
to market to you, other than as permitted by Vermont law, unless you authorize us to make those disclosures. Additional
levelfouradvisors.com and/or
information concerning our privacy policies can be found at
levelfourcapital.com or call 866-834-1040.
California: In accordance with California law, we will not share information we collect about you with companies outside of
Level Four Financial, unless the law allows. For example, we may share information with your consent, to service your
accounts, or to provide rewards or benefits you are entitled to. We will limit sharing among our companies to the extent
required by California law. For additional information regarding your rights, please refer to the privacy notice (ccpa) for
California residents at levelfourfinancial.com, levelfouradvisors.com and/or levelfourcapital.com.
Nevada: In accordance with Nevada law, if you would like to be placed on our Internal Do Not Call List, please call 866-834-
1040. For more information, you may contact Level Four Financial Services, 11 North Water Street, Ste 21290, Mobile, AL 36602,
or the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Nevada Attorney General, 555 E. Washington St., Suite 3900, Las Vegas, NV
89101. Phone number: 1-702-486-3132; email: BCPINFO@ag.state.nv.us.
For Insurance Customers in AZ, CA, CT, GA, IL, ME, MA, MN, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OH, OR, and VA only. The term “Information” in
this section means customer information obtained in an insurance transaction. We may give your Information to state insurance
officials, law enforcement, group policy holders about claims experience, or auditors as the law allows or requires. We may
provide your Information to insurance support companies that may retain it or send it to others as needed to service your
account. We may share your medical Information so we can learn if you qualify for coverage, process claims, or prevent fraud or
if you provide authorization. To see your Information, write to Level Four Advisory Services, LLC at 12400 Coit Road, Suite 700,
Dallas TX 75251. You must state your full name, address, the insurance company, policy number (if relevant), and the Information
you are requesting. We will inform you of what Information we have. You may see and copy the Information (unless privileged)
at our office or ask that we mail a copy to you for a fee. If you think any Information is incorrect, you may submit a written
request to have the Information corrected. We will notify you of what actions are taken. If you do not agree with our actions,
you may send us a statement.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN DISCLOSURE
LFAS has developed a comprehensive business continuity plan that covers LFAS’ operations. The plan is designed to
ensure that LFAS is prepared to continue providing service to clients in the event a significant disruption of any kind
occurs to LFAS’ business operations. The plan addresses business disruptions of varying severity and scope. It provides
for testing at least annually and in response to any material changes affecting LFAS’ business. Although it is impossible to
anticipate every scenario, the plan is reasonably designed to enable LFAS to resume doing business upon the occurrence
of those events that are most likely to affect LFAS.
What follows is a description of how LFAS will respond to the following four types of disruptions: (1) A firm-only
disruption, (2) a disruption that affects a single building, (3) a disruption that affects the entire city or business district, and
(4) a disruption that affects the entire North Texas region. LFAS has also included information about how long it expects
to take to recover from these disruptions.
Firm-Only Disruptions
To respond to a disruption that affects only LFAS, such as a computer virus, LFAS has on-site full-time employees who are
fingerprinted associated persons or registered representatives of Level Four Financial, LLC, to successfully guide LFAS
through disruptions that may affect operations, the use of crisis communications systems and procedures that address life,
health, and safety issues; damage assessment; damage mitigation; personnel mobilization and mission-critical systems. If
this type of disruption takes place, LFAS intends to restore all critical services within one day after the disruption occurs.
However, in light of the various types of disruptions of this nature that could take place, it may take longer to resume
operations in one or more services during any particular disruption.
Disruptions that Affect a Single Building
In the event of a disruption that affects LFAS’ office, such as a fire in the building, the plan calls for a response involving
multiple locations. LFAS will resume critical services by moving key personnel to an alternate location, to the extent
necessary. Certain key personnel may also work remotely by connecting to the RJA network from a remote location. In
addition to relocating key personnel to back-up facilities, LFAS will, if necessary, transfer responsibility for certain
operations and support services to an offsite location. LFAS intends to resume operations in all critical service areas within
one day after a disruption of this nature occurs. It may, however, take as long as two or three days to continue doing
business in one or more critical service areas depending on the availability of data.
Disruptions that Affect the Entire City or Business District
If a disruption significant enough to affect the entire city or business district, such as an Act of God or a terrorist attack
that cuts off access to LFAS’ office, under the plan, LFAS will resume critical services at a back-up location. As above,
certain key employees will work remotely, and certain operations and support services would be handled at alternate
locations. LFAS intends to resume operations in all of its critical service areas within one day after a disruption of this
nature occurs. It may, however, take up to three or four days to recover depending on the availability of data and on the
availability of key employees.
Disruptions that Affect the Entire North Texas Region
In the event of a disruption that affects the entire North Texas Region, such as a regional power outage, LFAS will resume
critical service areas from back-up locations. Although LFAS intends to resume operations within one day after the
disruption occurs, one or more critical service areas may not be able to resume operations until the disruption is over.
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In all of the situations described above, LFAS expects to continue doing business and expects to resume operations within
the specified time frames. However, in the event that a business disruption results in a significant loss of life at LFAS’
office or otherwise results in key employees being unavailable or unable to report to their designated location, the
recovery times described above may be significantly increased. Furthermore, although LFAS expects to continue
operating regardless of the type of disruption, it is impossible to anticipate every scenario. It is, therefore, possible that a
significant business disruption could occur and as a result, LFAS may be unable to continue doing business. In those
situations, the plan provides procedures to help ensure that the customers have prompt access to their funds and
securities.
LFAS will continue to devote substantial resources to the enhancement of its business continuity plan and procedures.
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