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ADV PART 2A SUPPLEMENT WRAP BROCHURE OCTOBER 22, 2026
Strategic Wealth Planning (CRD 149134), brochure dated October 23, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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COVER PAGE
WRAP FEE PROGRAM BROCHURE
FORM ADV PART 2A
APPENDIX 1
OTHER THAN ANNUAL AMENDMENT
October 22, 2026
Program Sponsored by:
Blum Financial, L.P. d/b/a Strategic Wealth Planning
2929 North Central Expressway | Suite 200 Richardson, Texas 75080
(214) 727-6000
Firm Contact: Stephen J. Blum, President
Firm Website: www.awealthplan.com
ITEM 1
This wrap fee program brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Blum
Financial, L.P. d/b/a Strategic Wealth Planning. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at 214.727.6000 or sjblum@awealthplan.com.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Blum Financial, L.P. d/b/a Strategic Wealth Planning is available on the SEC's website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as an IARD/CRD
number. The IARD/CRD number for Strategic Wealth Planning is 149134.
Registration as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training. You are encouraged to
review our Firm Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A), this Wrap Fee Program Brochure and the brochure supplement
(Form ADV Part 2B) for the adviser who advises you for more information about our qualifications.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This summary discusses only the material changes to this Wrap Fee Program Brochure ("Wrap Brochure") since our
last Wrap Fee Program Brochure dated March 6, 2026.
• Alternative investments (Items 4.A and 6.C). We describe how we value alternative investments for fee
purposes. Because our fee is based on the value we use, we have an incentive to select a higher value.
Because an illiquid investment generally cannot be sold, you may continue to pay our fee on it for as long
as you hold it. We also describe how we address these conflicts. We describe which clients we recommend
private investments to, our concentration limits, and the disclosures each client signs. We also expanded
our description of the risks of these investments.
• Futures accounts (Items 4.A and 6.C). We describe our fee on futures accounts, which is charged on the
Nominal Account Size (your cash and securities plus a notional funding amount) rather than the money
deposited, the conflicts this creates, and how we address them.
• Third-party managers (Items 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9). SWP does not use third-party portfolio managers. Our
investment adviser representative is the portfolio manager for all MAP accounts.
• MAP fee schedules (Item 4.A). We describe our two MAP fee schedules, that your advisory agreement
states which schedule applies to you, and that clients with the same portfolio size may pay different fees.
• Mutual fund share classes (Item 4.C). We describe how we select share classes and the conflict created
because SWP pays transaction charges in the MAP.
• Adviser compensation and conflicts (Item 4.D). We describe how our investment adviser representative
is paid; the conflicts created by SWP paying transaction costs in the MAP; and the conflicts when we
recommend that you sell or surrender an investment and invest the proceeds in the MAP.
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Insurance and related persons (Item 9.A). We describe the commission SWP receives when you buy
insurance through our investment adviser representative, our referrals to related businesses, and the
conflicts these create.
• Code of Ethics and personal trading (Item 9.B). We describe our Code of Ethics, adopted effective
October 1, 2026, and our personal trading restrictions. These include advance approval when access
persons invest in alternative investments that clients own or trade futures of the types we trade for clients.
• Custodial benefits and due diligence fees (Item 9.B). We describe the platform services we receive from
custodians and the due diligence fees paid by sponsors of some alternative investments.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
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Item 1 – Cover Page
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Item 2 – Material Changes
2
Item 3 – Table of Contents
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Item 4 – Services, Fees and Compensation
4
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
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Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
7
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
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Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
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Item 9 – Additional Information
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Item 4 – Services, Fees and Compensation
A. The Managed Account Program
Strategic Wealth Planning ("SWP" or the "Firm") offers a Managed Account Program ("MAP"), in which SWP
manages client accounts on a discretionary basis for a single fee that covers both SWP's management services and
the transaction costs in your account. The MAP is designed to help clients meet their investment needs through
professional asset management for a single "wrap" fee.
MAP accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to each client's objectives, financial goals and risk
tolerance. MAP accounts are the accounts a client places in the MAP under a discretionary advisory agreement.
Accounts we manage on a non-discretionary basis are not part of the MAP.
We provide continuous and regular account supervision. As part of our asset management services, we create
portfolios that may include individual stocks or bonds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), options, mutual funds, and
other public and private securities and investments. Each client's strategy is tailored to the client's needs. Once the
portfolio has been determined, we review it at least monthly and rebalance it based on the client's individual needs,
goals and objectives. We do not allow MAP clients to restrict the types of investments held in the portfolio unless
the client has an employment-related restriction.
SWP does not use third-party portfolio managers for MAP accounts.
Fees and Expenses of the MAP
The MAP fee is billed quarterly in advance, based on the total value of your MAP accounts at the end of the
previous calendar quarter or at the time we receive your assets. If the MAP agreement begins on a day other than the
first day of a calendar quarter, the fee for that quarter is prorated. We do not adjust fees for deposits or withdrawals
during a quarter. Fees are deducted from your account.
SWP charges MAP clients under one of two fee schedules. Your advisory agreement states which schedule applies
to you. Our adviser may agree to bill a client under the Original Schedule or at a different fee. As a result, clients
with the same portfolio size may pay different fees for the same services. Depending on portfolio size, the Tiered
Schedule may cost more or less than the Original Schedule. For many portfolios above $750,000, it costs more. You
may ask us which schedule would cost you less.
Original Fee Schedule. Clients who entered the MAP before 2016 remain on the Original Schedule unless they sign
a new advisory agreement, as do some later clients for whom our adviser has made an exception. Under this
schedule, one annual rate, based on your total portfolio value, applies to your entire portfolio.
Original Schedule Portfolio Size
$0 - $50,000
$50,001 - $100,000
$100,001 - $250,000
$250,001 - $500,000
$500,001 - $750,000
$750,001 - $1,000,000
$1,000,001 - $2,000,000
$2,000,001 - $3,500,000
$3,500,001 - $5,000,000
$5,000,001 and up
Annualized Fee
2.00%
1.85%
1.70%
1.60%
1.50%
1.35%
1.20%
1.10%
1.05%
1.00%
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Tiered Schedule (adopted 2016).
Managed Account Program Tiered Fee1 Schedule implemented in 2016 for some clients:
Portfolio Size
First $750,000 ($0-$750,000)
Annualized Fee
1.50%
Next $1,250,000 ($750,000-$2,000,000)
1.00%
Next $ 1,500,000 ($2,000,000 - $3,500,000) 0.98%
0.95%
$3,500,000 and up
Fees on Alternative Investments and Futures Accounts
Alternative Investments. An alternative investment is valued at the initial investment until the sponsor reports a
value, and after that at the sponsor’s value as of the last day of the prior quarter. Where the sponsor has not updated
its value, or a third party values the asset, SWP uses best efforts at least annually to confirm or update the value and
may rely on secondary-market prices, tender offers or third-party research valuations. For each review SWP
considers reliable sources, documents the reason for the value selected and applies the same method whether the
value rises or falls. A new value applies beginning with the next billing period. Because our fee is based on the value
we use, we have an incentive to select a higher value. We address this conflict through the valuation method
described above. Because an illiquid investment generally cannot be sold, you may continue to pay our fee on it for
as long as you hold it, even if you would prefer to sell. Fees on illiquid alternative investments are deducted from
another of the client’s non-qualified accounts or paid by check within ten days of invoice.
Futures Accounts. We do not market this strategy and offer it only when a client requests it. In a futures account,
under an addendum to our Discretionary Investment Advisory Agreement, we manage a portfolio of futures
positions sized as though the account held more than the cash and securities you deposit. Your agreement states that
larger amount, the Nominal Account Size, which equals your cash and securities plus a notional funding amount,
and the fee rate. Our fee is 1.00% per year of the Nominal Account Size, billed quarterly in advance. We size the
futures position to the Nominal Account Size and calculate our fee on it, not on the funds you deposited. The
Nominal Account Size increases or decreases with your deposits and withdrawals and with net trading gains and
losses. Because our fee is charged on the Nominal Account Size, you pay a fee on an amount larger than your
deposit, and the fee is a higher percentage of your deposit than the stated rate.
Conflicts of interest. We charge our fee on the Nominal Account Size, not just the money you deposit, so the fee is
higher than it would be on your deposit alone. We decide how many futures contracts to hold, and because net
trading gains increase the Nominal Account Size, our fee also grows when we reinvest gains and when the account
does well. We are paid whether the account gains or loses money, so you bear the full risk of leveraged losses while
our fee rises with the size of the position. This gives us an incentive to accept clients for this strategy, to set a higher
notional funding amount, to reinvest gains rather than reduce exposure and to take more risk. We address these
conflicts by offering this strategy only at a client’s request under a signed agreement; by requiring the client’s
written authorization and our Chief Compliance Officer’s approval before any increase in the notional funding
amount other than from net trading gains; by having the Chief Compliance Officer review each fee before billing;
and by reviewing the account with the client at least annually.
B. Comparing the Cost of the MAP
The MAP fee covers investment advisory services, including portfolio management, and the costs of executing
transactions in your account. The fee is not based on the number of transactions in your account, and we do not
charge higher fees based on trading activity. Depending on how often your account is traded, you may pay more or
less in the MAP than you would in a non-wrap program, where a lower advisory fee may be charged but transaction
costs are passed directly to you. The relative cost also depends on the MAP fee you pay and the value of the services
you receive.
1 Tiered fees are fees which 1) decline incrementally as assets increase above pre-determined breakpoints and 2) are
applied on a marginal basis to assets within those tiers.
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C. Other Fees and Expenses
Mutual Fund Charges. The MAP fee is separate from the fees and expenses that mutual funds charge their
shareholders, which are described in each fund's prospectus. These generally include a management fee, other fund
expenses and, in some cases, a distribution fee. If a fund imposes a sales charge, you may pay an initial or deferred
sales charge.
Mutual Fund Share Classes. Many mutual funds offer more than one share class, with different sales charges and
ongoing expenses. When a fund offers more than one share class, we recommend or buy the lowest-cost class
available to you, unless we document a reason that another class is in your best interest (for example, the lower-cost
class is not available on your custodian's platform or requires a minimum investment you do not meet). A higher-
cost share class reduces your return. Because SWP pays transaction charges in the MAP, we have an incentive to
choose a share class that has no transaction charge even if it has higher ongoing expenses, which you bear. We
address this conflict through the share class standard described above and our annual best execution review.
Other Fees. Other costs not included in the MAP fee may include custodian fees, national securities exchange fees,
charges for transactions not executed through the custodian, currency exchange costs, custodian transfer fees, wire
transfer fees, and other fees required by law. We do not receive any part of these costs.
D. Compensation of the Person Recommending the MAP
SWP pays our investment adviser representative a salary. No one at SWP is paid a percentage of the advisory fees
clients pay. Our adviser's salary is not based on the fees you pay, the size of your account, whether you participate in
the MAP, or the insurance you buy. However, as an owner of SWP, our adviser shares in SWP's profits, which
include the MAP fees and the insurance commissions SWP receives. This gives our adviser an incentive to
recommend that you participate in the MAP, place more assets with us, and buy insurance through SWP.
In the MAP, SWP pays the transaction costs in your account. In a traditional non-wrap program, you would pay
those costs separately. Because we pay those costs in the MAP, we earn more when your account is not actively
traded. This gives us an incentive to recommend the MAP over a non-wrap program. We recommend the MAP only
when we believe it is in your best interest, considering your expected trading activity, and we review this at least
annually.
Paying transaction costs also gives us an incentive to trade less often than we otherwise might, to choose
investments or mutual fund share classes that carry no transaction fee even if they have higher ongoing expenses
(which you bear), and to favor custodians whose fees are lower for us. We address these conflicts by reviewing
MAP accounts at least monthly and rebalancing based on your needs, not on trading costs; by recommending the
lowest-cost share class available to you unless we document why another class is in your best interest; and through
our annual best execution review, which considers whether our costs affect our trading or custodian decisions.
Recommendations to Sell or Surrender Assets. We may recommend that you sell or surrender investments held in
a non-discretionary account, or investments we do not manage or do not charge a fee on, such as accounts held at
other firms, employer retirement plan assets, annuities, insurance policies, private investments or securities you hold
outside our model portfolios, and invest the proceeds in the MAP. These recommendations create conflicts of
interest:
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• Advisory fees. If you invest the proceeds in the MAP, we charge the MAP fee on them, including on assets
that were not previously subject to our fee. As an owner of SWP, Stephen J. Blum shares in SWP's profits,
including these fees. SWP also pays the transaction costs in your MAP account, so we earn more when the
proceeds are invested in the MAP and not actively traded.
Insurance commissions. If you use the proceeds to buy insurance through Mr. Blum, SWP receives a
commission, as described in Item 9.A of this Wrap Brochure.
• Costs you bear. Selling or surrendering an investment may result in capital gains taxes, surrender charges,
early withdrawal penalties, sales charges, redemption fees or transaction costs, and you may lose
guaranteed benefits, riders, death benefits or lower-cost investment options. SWP does not pay these costs
or reimburse you for them, and we do not receive any part of them.
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These conflicts give us an incentive to recommend that you sell an investment based on what we earn rather than on
your needs. Before we recommend that you sell or surrender an investment, we compare the costs, tax effects and
benefits you would give up with the expected benefits of the change, and we document why we believe the
recommendation is in your best interest. Our Chief Compliance Officer reviews a sample of these recommendations
each year. You are not required to sell any investment, to invest the proceeds with us or to buy insurance through
SWP.
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
A. Account Requirements. SWP requires a minimum initial investment of $100,000. We may combine the
accounts of members of the same household to determine the advisory fee or to meet the minimum. Generally, the
minimum is not negotiable and applies throughout the client relationship. We may open accounts below the
minimum in particular circumstances (for example, a new 401(k) or SIMPLE plan).
B. Types of Clients. We provide services to individuals and high net worth individuals; trusts, estates and charitable
organizations; pension and profit-sharing plans; and corporations, limited liability companies and other business
entities.
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
A. Selection and Review of Portfolio Managers
SWP does not use third-party portfolio managers. Our investment adviser representative, Stephen J. Blum, is the
portfolio manager for all MAP accounts and creates an individualized investment strategy for each client according
to the client's goals and objectives.
B. Related Person Portfolio Managers
Because SWP sponsors the MAP and our investment adviser representative is its portfolio manager, SWP receives
the entire MAP fee, and our portfolio manager is not selected or reviewed as an outside manager would be. Other
investment advisers may charge the same or lower fees for similar services. We address these conflicts by reviewing
each MAP account at least monthly, reviewing at least annually whether the MAP remains in each client's best
interest, and through our Code of Ethics, which is summarized in Item 9.B of this Wrap Brochure.
C. Advisory Business and Other Information from Our Firm Brochure
Because SWP acts as the portfolio manager for the MAP, the following information from our Firm Brochure also
applies.
Firm Brochure Item 4.B – Types of Advisory Services
(i) Non-Discretionary Asset Management. We offer continuous supervision for those clients who choose to open
non-discretionary advisory accounts with our firm. We communicate with these clients on an as-needed basis and
suggest an investment strategy and individual investments that will meet their goals and objectives. The final
investment decision is made by the client. We review non-discretionary portfolios at least quarterly. We may
recommend that you sell investments held in your non-discretionary account, or other assets that we do not manage.
Item 4.D of this Wrap Brochure describes the conflicts of interest these recommendations create and how we
address them.
(ii) Strategic Wealth Planning Discretionary Managed Account Program. Our firm offers a discretionary Managed
Account Program ("MAP") whereby we manage client accounts for a single fee that includes both management
services and the transaction costs. The MAP is designed to assist our clients meet their stated investment goals and
to obtain professional asset management for a convenient single "wrap" fee. We construct an individualized
portfolio based on the initial and ongoing information our clients provide to us. Once we establish the initial
portfolio, we review the discretionary portfolio at least monthly and rebalance the portfolio based upon a client's
individual needs, stated goals and objectives and any changes in circumstances that are provided to us. We do not
allow MAP clients to place restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio unless the client has an
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employment-related restriction. Additionally, we may make individual investment recommendations to our
discretionary MAP clients for their consideration and approval.
(iii) Pension Consulting. We provide pension consulting services to employer plan sponsors. Generally, such
pension consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in establishing, monitoring and reviewing
their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising
could include investment options, plan structure and participant education. If we accept appointments to provide our
services to a plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), we
acknowledge that we are a fiduciary within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA, but only with respect to the
provision of services described in our advisory agreement.
(iv) Financial Planning and Consulting. Strategic Wealth Planning provides a variety of financial planning,
consulting and management services to individuals, families, businesses and other clients regarding the management
of their financial resources based upon an analysis of the client's current situation, goals and objectives. Generally,
such financial planning services will involve preparing a financial plan, providing a financial consultation based on
the client's financial goals and objectives and/or supervision and/or management of non-publicly traded securities
and other investments. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more of the following areas: investment
planning, retirement planning, estate planning, charitable planning, education planning, corporate and personal tax
planning, cost segregation study, corporate structure, real estate analysis, mortgage/debt analysis, insurance analysis,
lines of credit evaluation, and business and personal financial planning.
Our written financial plans or financial consultations may include general recommendations for a course of activity
or specific actions to be taken by the clients, some of which will be effected by SWP. For example,
recommendations may be made that the clients begin or revise investment programs, create or revise wills or trusts,
obtain or revise insurance coverage, commence or alter retirement savings, establish education or charitable giving
programs and/or buy or sell non-publicly traded securities or other investments. We refer clients to an accountant,
attorney or other specialist, as necessary, for non-advisory related services. For written financial planning
engagements, we provide our clients with a written summary of their financial situation, observations and
recommendations. For financial consulting engagements, we usually do not provide a written summary, as the
process is less formal than our planning service. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six months of
the client signing a contract with us, assuming that all the information and documents we request are provided to us
promptly. Implementation of the recommendations is at the client's discretion. When we recommend that you sell an
investment and invest the proceeds with us or buy insurance through SWP, we have conflicts of interest, which are
described in Items 4.D and 9.A of this Wrap Brochure.
Firm Brochure Item 4.C – Tailoring and Client Restrictions
(i) Individual Tailoring of Advice to Clients. We offer individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our firm's
Managed Account Program and to those clients who choose non-discretionary investment services. Additionally, we
offer general investment advice to clients utilizing our Financial Planning and Consulting and Pension Consulting
services.
(ii) Ability of Clients to Impose Restrictions. We do not allow MAP clients to impose restrictions on investing in
certain securities or types of securities, due to the difficulty this would entail in managing their accounts, unless the
client has an employment-related restriction. Non-discretionary clients make the final decision on each investment in
their accounts.
Firm Brochure Item 4.D – Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
SWP sponsors the MAP, which is described in this Wrap Brochure. Our wrap fee and non-wrap fee accounts are
managed on an individualized basis according to the client's investment objectives, financial goals and risk
tolerance. MAP accounts are managed on a discretionary basis and may be included in aggregated orders; non-
discretionary accounts are not. SWP receives the wrap fee for its services and pays the transaction costs in MAP
accounts.
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Firm Brochure Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
We do not charge performance fees to our clients. We make investment decisions for our clients based on their
respective investment objectives, restrictions, risk profiles, tax status and other relevant considerations. As a result
of client differences, we may purchase or sell securities and/or investments at the same or at different times for some
clients but not for others.
Firm Brochure Item 8.A – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Our firm uses a variety of methods of analysis and investment strategies. Our analysis may include, but is not
limited to, fundamental analysis of a company's financials, charting and technical analysis of market activity. Within
each method of analysis, our advisers may employ a variety of timing outlooks, including long-term strategic,
intermediate cyclical or short-term tactical.
Risk of Loss. Regardless of the method of analysis and investment strategy, investing in securities and private
investments involves a risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. All securities are subject to risk of loss,
and there is no assurance that any investment program or strategy will be successful. While the stock market could
increase and your private investments may enjoy a gain, it is also possible that the stock market will decrease and
that private investments may not meet their expected performance, resulting in a loss to your investment account(s).
It is important that you understand the risks associated with investing in the stock market and in private non-traded
investments and that your investments are sufficiently diversified. Please ask us any questions you may have about
our investment strategies.
Private and Alternative Investments. Alternative investments are investments other than publicly traded stocks,
bonds, mutual funds and ETFs. Those we recommend are generally private investments, such as non-traded REITs,
limited liability companies and limited partnerships. Private investments are non-traded and illiquid (meaning there
is no market where the investment can be sold). Some have a "redemption program" which may provide limited
liquidity, but the sponsor may limit, suspend or end redemptions at any time. Values are generally reported by the
sponsor, may be estimates, and may not reflect what you would receive in a sale. Alternative investments may pay
their sponsor management or other fees from the investment's assets, which reduce returns and are in addition to our
advisory fee. These fees are described in each offering's documents. Many alternative investments use borrowed
money. Distributions are not guaranteed and may be a return of your own capital. There is no guarantee of income
or return of principal, and you could lose your entire investment. Private investments are long-term investments
suitable to only a small percentage of accredited investors. We recommend private investments only to clients who
meet the offering's investor qualifications, such as accredited investor status, and for whom we determine the
investment is in their best interest, considering their liquidity needs. Our guidelines are that any single illiquid
investment generally should not exceed 20% of a client's investable assets and all illiquid investments generally
should not exceed 30%. Before recommending a new alternative investment, we review the client's holdings against
these guidelines.
Each client who invests in alternative investments signs our Alternative Investment Suitability and Fee Calculation
Disclosures. We have conflicts of interest when we recommend alternative investments: we charge our fee on values
we select, you may pay our fee for as long as you hold an illiquid investment, some sponsors pay us due diligence
fees, and our principal has invested in some of the same investments. These conflicts, and how we address them, are
described in Items 4.A and 9.B of this Wrap Brochure.
Futures Accounts. Futures are leveraged contracts, and it is possible to lose more than the funds you deposit. In a
futures account (Item 4.A), positions are sized to a Nominal Account Size larger than the funds you have deposited,
which magnifies gains and losses relative to your deposit. You may be required to deposit additional funds on short
notice to meet margin calls.
Firm Brochure Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
We do not and will not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or other
solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent to our firm, we will
forward them to you and ask the party who sent them to mail them directly to you in the future. You may call, write
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or email us to discuss questions you may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations. We do not file
class action claims for clients.
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Because our investment adviser representative is both your adviser and your portfolio manager, the information you
give us about your financial situation, objectives, risk tolerance and any restrictions is available directly to your
portfolio manager. We update this information at least annually and whenever you tell us about a change.
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
You may contact your portfolio manager, Stephen J. Blum, at any time with questions about your investments or any
other matter.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Item 9.A – Disciplinary Information and Other Financial Industry Activities
Firm Brochure Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Our firm and management have no legal or disciplinary events to disclose.
Firm Brochure Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
10.A Broker-Dealer Affiliation. Neither our firm nor our management persons are registered with a broker-dealer or
as a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
10.B Futures and Commodity Registrations. Neither our firm nor our management persons are registered, or have an
application pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, commodity trading
advisor or an associated person of any of them.
10.C Material Relationships with Related Persons.
Insurance Agency. SWP is a licensed insurance agency. Our investment adviser representative, Stephen J. Blum, is a
licensed insurance agent. SWP pays Mr. Blum a salary. No one at SWP is paid a percentage of the advisory fees
clients pay, and his salary is not based on the fees you pay, the size of your account, whether you participate in the
MAP, or the insurance you buy. When clients buy life, health, disability or long-term care insurance through him,
the insurance company pays SWP a commission, in addition to the advisory fees clients pay us. As an owner of
SWP, Mr. Blum shares in SWP's profits, including these commissions. This gives us an incentive to recommend
insurance based on the commissions we receive rather than on your needs, including when we recommend that you
sell or surrender an investment and use the proceeds to buy insurance (see Item 4.D of this Wrap Brochure). You are
never required to buy insurance through us, and you may use any insurance agent you choose. SWP does not sell
annuities. When Mr. Blum recommends insurance to an advisory client, he documents why it is in the client's best
interest, and our Chief Compliance Officer reviews a sample of these recommendations at least annually. Insurance
commissions are a small part of SWP's revenue.
Bookkeeping Services. Blum Management Group, Inc., through its subsidiary, Strategic Bookkeeper, LLC, offers
bookkeeping services to the public and to SWP advisory clients. We occasionally refer clients to Strategic
Bookkeeper, LLC, and the clients we refer are informed that they are under no obligation to use its services and may
use any other company offering similar services. The bookkeeping fees paid to Strategic Bookkeeper, LLC are
separate and distinct from all fees paid to our firm. Because Strategic Bookkeeper, LLC is owned by our general
partner, we have an incentive to refer clients to it. We address this conflict through the disclosures above, and our
Chief Compliance Officer reviews these referrals at least annually.
Tax Preparation Services. Strategic CFO Solutions LLC d/b/a Strategic Tax & Family Office offers tax preparation
services to the public and to SWP advisory clients. We may refer our clients to Strategic Tax & Family Office for
tax preparation services. At the time of referral, clients are informed that they are under no obligation to use these
tax services. The tax preparation fees paid to Strategic Tax & Family Office are separate and distinct from all fees
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paid to our firm. Because Strategic CFO Solutions LLC is owned by our general partner, Blum Management Group,
Inc., we have an incentive to refer clients to it. We address this conflict through the disclosures above, and our Chief
Compliance Officer reviews these referrals at least annually.
Lawyer or Law Firm. Our firm's CCO, Jenifer Smith Blum, is an attorney licensed to practice law in the states of
Texas, Missouri and Kansas. We occasionally refer clients to Ms. Blum's firm, Blum Law PLLC, for legal services.
Clients are informed that they are under no obligation to use Ms. Blum for legal services and they may use any
attorney they choose. Legal fees paid to Blum Law PLLC are separate and distinct from all fees paid to our firm.
Because Ms. Blum is our Chief Compliance Officer, she has a financial interest in these referrals. Stephen Blum,
rather than Ms. Blum, reviews these referrals at least annually.
10.D Other Investment Advisers. SWP does not recommend or select other investment advisers for its clients and
does not receive compensation from other investment advisers.
Item 9.B – Code of Ethics, Review of Accounts, Client Referrals and Financial Information
Firm Brochure Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading
11.A Code of Ethics
As an investment adviser, SWP is a fiduciary to each of its clients. We owe clients a duty of care and loyalty, which
requires us to act in their best interest at all times and to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts,
including conflicts of interest. This fiduciary duty is the core principle of our Code of Ethics. We adopted the Code
under SEC Rule 204A-1, effective October 1, 2026, and it includes our Insider Trading and Personal Securities
Transactions Policies and Procedures.
Our Code of Ethics applies to all of our supervised persons. It requires each of them to:
• Conduct business in an honest, ethical and fair manner, and avoid any situation that might compromise, or
appear to compromise, our duty of loyalty to clients
• Comply with all applicable federal securities laws
• Not trade on, or communicate, material nonpublic information
• Report any violation of the Code of Ethics promptly to the Chief Compliance Officer
Each supervised person signs an acknowledgment that he or she has received, read and agrees to comply with our
Code of Ethics. This happens upon employment or affiliation, annually, and whenever the Code is materially
amended.
Supervised persons who have access to nonpublic information about client transactions or holdings, or who are
involved in making recommendations to clients, are "access persons" under our Code. We treat all of our supervised
persons as access persons. Access persons must also:
• Obtain the Chief Compliance Officer's prior approval for any personal trade in a reportable security, except
trades our firm makes in a model portfolio account, exchange-traded funds and investments under an
automatic investment plan. Initial public offerings, limited offerings (such as private placements) and
alternative investments that we recommend to or hold for clients always require the Chief Compliance
Officer's prior written approval. Accounts managed by an unaffiliated adviser over which the access person
has no direct or indirect influence or control are not subject to pre-approval or reporting.
• Not trade securities on our restricted list.
• Not have their personal accounts included in an aggregated client order. On any day we trade a security for
clients, they may trade that security only after all client orders in it have been executed, as described in
Item 11.D below.
• Submit initial and annual holdings reports and quarterly transaction reports. These cover all accounts in
which they have a beneficial interest, including accounts of household members and accounts managed by
our firm, except accounts over which the access person has no direct or indirect control. For accounts our
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firm manages, we use the account statements and trade confirmations in our records. The Chief Compliance
Officer reviews these reports and each quarter compares the timing of personal trades with client trades in
the same securities. Stephen Blum (or, in his absence, Wesley Holloway) reviews the Chief Compliance
Officer's own reports, trades and pre-approval requests.
This disclosure is provided to give all clients and prospective clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. If a client or
prospective client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon
request.
11.B Securities in Which We Have a Material Financial Interest
Neither SWP nor any related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client accounts, securities in which
SWP or a related person has a material financial interest. SWP does not engage in principal transactions or agency
cross transactions. SWP has received due diligence fees from the sponsors of some alternative investments, as
described in Item 11.C.3 below.
11.C Investing in the Same Securities Recommended to Clients
1. Owning the same investments as our clients creates a conflict of interest. An access person could benefit
from client transactions, or could place personal interests ahead of clients' interests, for example by trading
before a client's trade is executed. Stephen Blum, our President, has invested in some of the same securities
and alternative investments that some of our clients own. He also has an account that our firm manages in
one of our model portfolios. Other access persons also hold some of the same securities as our clients.
2. Stephen Blum's account, like every access person's account, is never included in an aggregated client order
and never receives a better price or allocation than clients. When his account receives the same model
portfolio trades as client accounts, those trades are placed only after all client orders have been executed.
3. Stephen Blum has invested in some of the same alternative investments that we recommend to clients.
These investments are not sponsored or managed by SWP or any related person. The sponsors of some
alternative investments have paid SWP a due diligence fee to compensate SWP for the time and costs of
researching the investment. The fee is not contingent on whether we recommend the investment. We
recommend some alternative investments whose sponsors pay no fee, and we do not recommend some
investments whose sponsors pay one. Because the fee is paid by the sponsor of an investment we may
recommend, it still creates a conflict of interest. We address this conflict by recommending an alternative
investment only when we determine it is in the client's best interest, regardless of whether the sponsor pays
a fee. We accept a due diligence fee only with our Chief Compliance Officer's advance written approval.
Other than these due diligence fees, neither SWP nor Stephen Blum receives compensation from these
investments or their sponsors. When Stephen Blum or another access person invests in an alternative
investment that clients also own, he or she must invest at the same price per share or unit as clients, and the
Chief Compliance Officer must approve the investment in advance. Access persons receive no priority or
advantage over clients in purchases or redemptions. When redemptions are limited, they are filled pro rata,
so an access person cannot redeem ahead of clients.
4. The Chief Compliance Officer reviews quarterly transaction reports, initial and annual holdings reports,
and the timing of personal trades to confirm that personal trading does not disadvantage clients. At least
annually, the Chief Compliance Officer also compares access persons' alternative investment holdings and
redemptions with those of clients to confirm that access persons invested at the same price and received no
priority or advantage over clients, and documents the review.
11.D Trading at or About the Same Time as Clients
When an access person trades a security at or about the same time we trade it for clients, the access person
could benefit by trading ahead of clients. To address this conflict, access persons' accounts, including model
portfolio accounts, are never included in an aggregated client order and never receive a better price or
allocation than clients. On any day we buy or sell a security for clients, an access person's account at SWP,
including a model portfolio account, may trade that security only after all client orders in it have been
executed. This applies to every security, including ETFs. Trades in accounts held elsewhere require our Chief
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Compliance Officer's prior approval, and the Chief Compliance Officer will not approve a same-day trade in
a security we are trading for clients until all client orders in it have been executed. Trades in accounts held
elsewhere that do not require prior approval are not subject to this same-day restriction: ETFs, transactions
under an automatic investment plan, and accounts managed by an unaffiliated adviser over which the access
person has no direct or indirect influence or control. Because ETFs are diversified, an access person's trade in
an ETF is unlikely to affect the price our clients receive. Each quarter, the Chief Compliance Officer
compares the time of each access person trade reported to us, including trades in accounts at SWP and trades
shown on quarterly transaction reports for accounts held elsewhere, with our client trades in the same security
that day, and documents the review. Accounts over which an access person has no direct or indirect influence
or control are not reported or reviewed; the access person certifies this each year. Stephen Blum (or, in his
absence, Wesley Holloway) reviews the Chief Compliance Officer's trades. Stephen Blum and another access
person trade the same types of index futures that we trade for clients. Their futures trades require our Chief
Compliance Officer’s prior approval, are placed only after all client futures orders that day have been
executed, and are included in the Chief Compliance Officer’s quarterly review.
Firm Brochure Item 13 – Review of Accounts
13.A Periodic Reviews. We review each MAP account at least monthly. The nature of these reviews is to ascertain
whether clients' accounts are in line with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on market
conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. At least annually, we also review whether the MAP remains in the
client's best interest. We review the accounts of our non-discretionary clients at least quarterly, and the plans of our
ongoing pension consulting clients at least annually. For financial planning clients, we review their plan according
to the terms of their planning agreement. Only our Financial Advisors or Portfolio Specialists conduct these reviews.
13.B Other Reviews. We may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors that
may trigger a review are major market or economic events, the client's life events and requests by the client.
13.C Reports. Our firm or our clients' custodians provide written reports at least quarterly to our MAP clients. In
addition, we provide written or verbal reports annually when we meet with clients who use our Financial Planning
and Asset Management services. We are always available to discuss any report or account on request, in person, by
phone or by video conference. Pension client account reports are prepared and provided by the plan's recordkeeper
or custodian. Financial planning clients receive an initial written report and updated written or verbal reports
regarding their financial plans as set forth in their agreement with us.
Firm Brochure Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
14.A Economic Benefits from Non-Clients. Our custodians provide us with the same platform services they make
available to every adviser that uses their platforms: trade execution, custody, account statements, recordkeeping,
administrative support, and online access to account and reporting data. These services make it easier and less
expensive for us to run our business, which gives us an incentive to recommend these custodians; we address this
conflict by including the services in our annual best execution review, and our Chief Compliance Officer must
approve any additional benefit before we accept it. Some sponsors of alternative investments have paid SWP due
diligence fees, as described in Item 11.C.3 above. Other than these custodian platform services and due diligence
fees, no one who is not a client gives us an economic benefit for providing advisory services to our clients.
14.B Compensation for Client Referrals. We do not directly or indirectly compensate any person for client referrals.
Firm Brochure Item 18 – Financial Information
We do not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client six or more months in advance, so we
have not included a balance sheet. We have no financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to
meet our contractual commitments to clients, and we have not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition during the
past ten years.
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