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10100 Trinity Parkway, Suite 450
Stockton, CA 95219
Telephone: 209-800-5855
www.dkmwealth.com
February 27, 2026
FORM ADV PART 2A
BROCHURE
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of DKM Wealth
Management, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, contact us at
209-800-5855. 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 DKM Wealth Management, Inc. is available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 316778.
DKM Wealth Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser. Registration with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities authority does not imply a certain level of
skill or training.
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Material Changes - Item 2
Our firm is required to notify clients of any information that has changed since the last annual update of this ADV
Part 2A that may be important to them or otherwise deemed material. Since our last annual updating amendment
filing dated February 21, 2025, we have no material changes to report.
Clients can request a copy of our firm’s ADV Part 2 Brochure and/or contact us with any questions at 209-800-
5855.
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Table of Contents - Item 3
Contents
Cover Page - Item 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 1
Material Changes - Item 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents - Item 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Advisory Business - Item 4 ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Fees and Compensation - Item 5 ............................................................................................................................... 5
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management - Item 6 ........................................................................... 7
Types of Clients - Item 7 ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss - Item 8 ..................................................................... 7
Disciplinary Information - Item 9 ............................................................................................................................. 11
Other Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations - Item 10 .................................................................................... 12
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading - Item 11 ............................ 12
Brokerage Practices - Item 12 ................................................................................................................................. 13
Review of Accounts - Item 13 .................................................................................................................................. 15
Client Referrals and Other Compensation - Item 14 ............................................................................................... 15
Custody - Item 15 .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Investment Discretion - Item 16 .............................................................................................................................. 16
Voting Client Securities - Item 17 ............................................................................................................................ 16
Financial Information - Item 18 ............................................................................................................................... 16
IRA Rollover Services Disclosure .............................................................................................................................. 17
DKM Privacy Policy Notice ....................................................................................................................................... 18
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Advisory Business - Item 4
Description of Firm
DKM Wealth Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser based in Stockton, CA. We are organized as a
corporation under the laws of the State of California, and became a registered investment adviser in October
2021. In April 2024, our firm transitioned from state registration to registration with the SEC. Daniel Miladinovich
is our firm's CEO and Owner.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Refer to the description of each investment advisory
service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your individual needs. As used in
this brochure, the words "we," "our," and "us" refer to DKM Wealth Management, Inc. and the words "you,"
"your," and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our firm.
investment experience,
Portfolio Management Services
Our firm offers discretionary portfolio management services where the investment advice is tailored to meet your
individual circumstances and investment objectives. These services include an initial discovery consultation and
ongoing review consultations, as may be agreed, to discuss your unique financial situation and changing needs
over time. We will ask that you complete certain investor questionnaires, on-boarding forms, and/or other
documents to assist us in gathering information about your financial needs and circumstances. This would include
liquidity needs, risk tolerance, tax
investment objectives, time horizon,
your
circumstances, and various other financial factors necessary for us to develop a complete investor profile.
Based on our evaluation of the foregoing factors, we will use the information we gather to develop a strategy that
enables our firm to give you continuous and focused investment advice and/or to make investments on your
behalf. Once we construct an investment portfolio for you, we will monitor your portfolio's performance on an
ongoing basis and will rebalance the portfolio as appropriate. Clients are required to notify our firm immediately
if their financial circumstances and/or investment objectives change from what has already been disclosed to our
firm.
If you enter into discretionary arrangements with our firm, you must grant our firm discretion over the selection
and amount of securities to be purchased or sold for your account(s) before we can buy or sell securities on your
behalf. Discretionary authority enables our firm to execute transactions within your account without obtaining
your consent or approval prior to each transaction. In limited circumstances and in our sole discretion, we may
accept instructions from you that limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities
that can be purchased or sold for your account). Such requests must be presented to our firm in writing.
As part of our portfolio management services, we provide clients with complimentary ongoing financial planning
and consulting services.
Management of Held Away Assets
As part of our wealth management services, we provide asset allocation review, rebalancing and management
services for accounts that are not held in custody of the qualified custodian(s) recommended by our firm. These
services are provided through an account aggregation service called Pontera. The service primarily applies to
ERISA and non-ERISA plan assets such as 401(k)s and 403(b)s, and other assets that must be held in custody of
the plan custodian(s). We regularly review the available investment options in these accounts, monitor them, and
periodically rebalance and implement our strategies using different tools, as necessary. If you elect to allow our
firm to manage your assets through Pontera, you will be notified via email when we place trades through Pontera.
Under no circumstances will we possess privileges that would impute custody to our firm under applicable rules
and regulations, including, but not limited to: maintaining your account log-in credentials on file; having the ability
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to change your address on record or ability to authorize distributions from your accounts; or authorization to
open any new accounts on your behalf through the web-based platform.
Financial Consulting Services
We offer financial consulting services which typically involve providing a variety of advisory services to clients
regarding the management of their financial assets based upon an analysis of their individual needs. These
services can range from broad-based financial planning with investment recommendations to consultative or
single subject planning.
Financial consulting services are based on your financial situation at the time we present our recommendations
to you, and on the financial information you provide to us. You must promptly notify our firm if your financial
situation, goals, objectives, or needs change. You are under no obligation to act on our financial consulting
recommendations. Should you choose to act on any of our recommendations you are not obligated to implement
such recommendations through any of our other investment advisory services, and you may act on our
recommendations by placing securities transactions with any brokerage firm.
Types of Investments
We generally offer advice on equity securities, corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper),
commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities, United States government securities, private
placements, money market funds, real estate, REITs, ETFs, interests in partnerships investing in real estate and
interests in partnerships investing in private equity.
Additionally, we may advise you on various types of investments based on your stated goals and objectives. We
may also provide advice on any type of investment held in your portfolio at the inception of our advisory
relationship.
Since our investment strategies and advice are based on each client’s specific financial situation, the investment
advice we provide to you may be different or conflicting with the advice we give to other clients regarding the
same security or investment.
We do not participate in a wrap fee program.
Assets Under Management
As of January 14, 2026, we manage approximately $316,769,863 in client assets on a discretionary basis.
Fees and Compensation - Item 5
Portfolio Management Services
Our fee for portfolio management services is based on a percentage of the assets in your account and is set forth
in the following annual fee schedule:
Assets Under Management
Up to $2,000,000
$2,000,000 and over
Annual Maximum Fee
1.00%
0.50%
Our annual portfolio management fee is billed and payable, quarterly in arrears, based on the average daily
balance.
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If the portfolio management agreement is executed at any time other than the first day of a calendar quarter, our
fees will apply on a pro rata basis, which means that the advisory fee is payable in proportion to the number of
days in the quarter for which you are a client. Our advisory fee is negotiable, depending on individual client
circumstances.
At our discretion, we may combine the account values of family members living in the same household to
determine the applicable advisory fee. For example, we may combine account values for you and your minor
children, joint accounts with your spouse, and other types of related accounts. Combining account values may
increase the asset total, which may result in your paying a reduced advisory fee based on the available breakpoints
in our fee schedule stated above.
We will deduct our fee directly from your account through the qualified custodian holding your funds and
securities. We will deduct our advisory fee only when you have given our firm written authorization permitting
the fees to be paid directly from your account. Further, the qualified custodian will deliver an account statement
to you at least quarterly. These account statements will show all disbursements from your account. You should
review all statements for accuracy.
We encourage you to reconcile our invoices with the statement(s) you receive from the qualified custodian. If you
find any inconsistent information between our invoice and the statement(s) you receive from the qualified
custodian, please call our main office number located on the cover page of this Brochure.
You may terminate the portfolio management agreement upon written notice. You will incur a pro rata charge
for services rendered prior to the termination of the portfolio management agreement, which means you will
incur advisory fees only in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a client.
Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources.
Management of Held Away Assets
For held away assets managed through Pontera, Pontera does not offer us the ability to deduct fees from the
account. As such, fees for the management of held away assets will either be paid directly by the Client or
deducted from another account that we manage for the Client at the qualified custodian(s) recommended by our
firm.
Financial Consulting Services
We charge an annual fixed fee for financial consulting services that may range up to $15,000 depending on the
scope of services requested by the client. This fee is typically due in quarterly in arrears installments. Where the
engagement begins on a day other than the first day of the quarter, the first billing period’s fee will be assessed
on a pro-rata basis. Our financial consulting fee and payment arrangement are negotiable depending on the scope
and complexity of the project, your situation, and your financial objectives. In instances where the client has
engaged our firm for portfolio management services, we will offset the financial consulting service fee by that
billing period’s portfolio management fee. Clients will be invoiced directly for financial consulting fees or the client
may authorize us to bill an existing account that we manage under our portfolio management services. Either
party may terminate the engagement by providing written notice to the other party. Clients will incur a pro rata
charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the agreement.
Additional Fees and Expenses
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may invest, or recommend that you invest, in mutual funds
and exchange traded funds. The fees that you pay to our firm for investment advisory services are separate and
distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds or exchange traded funds (described in each fund's
prospectus) to their shareholders. These fees will generally include a management fee and other fund expenses.
You will also incur transaction charges and/or brokerage fees when purchasing or selling securities. These charges
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and fees are typically imposed by the broker-dealer or custodian through whom your account transactions are
executed. We do not share in any portion of the brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the broker-dealer
or custodian. To fully understand the total cost you will incur, you should review all the fees charged by mutual
funds, exchange traded funds, our firm, and others. For information on our brokerage practices, refer to the
Brokerage Practices section of this brochure.
Compensation for the Sale of Securities or Other Investment Products
Daniel Miladinovich, CEO/Owner and Chief Compliance Officer, is a licensed insurance agent; however, Mr.
Miladinovich is not actively engaged in this capacity. To the extent that Mr. Miladinovich changes this practice
and receives commission-based compensation from his capacity as an insurance agent, in which case this
Brochure and other applicable documents will be amended with appropriate disclosure, such compensation
presents a conflict of interest because Mr. Miladinovich has a financial incentive to sell insurance products to
you. We address this conflict of interest by recommending insurance products only where we, in good faith,
believe that it is appropriate for the client’s particular needs and circumstances and only after a full presentation
of the recommended insurance product to our client. In addition, we explain the insurance underwriting process
to our clients to illustrate how the insurer also reviews the client’s application and disclosures prior to the issuance
of a resulting insuring agreement. Clients to whom the firm offers advisory services are informed that they are
under no obligation to purchase insurance services. Clients who do choose to purchase insurance services are
under no obligation to use our licensed Associated Persons and may use the insurance brokerage firm and agent
of their choice. As a fiduciary, it is our firm's obligation to always act in our client's best interest.
Any material conflicts of interest between you and our firm, or our employees are disclosed in this Brochure. If at
any time additional material conflicts of interest develop, we will provide you with written notification of the
material conflicts of interest or an updated Brochure.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management - Item 6
Performance-based fees are based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the client’s assets. Side
by-side management refers to managing accounts that pay performance-based fees alongside those that do not
pay performance-based fees. Our firm and Associated Persons do not accept performance-based fees.
Types of Clients - Item 7
We typically offer investment advisory services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, pension and profit-
sharing plans, and corporations or other businesses.
We do not require a minimum dollar amount to open and maintain an advisory account.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss - Item 8
Our Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
We may use one or more of the following methods of analysis or investment strategies when providing
investment advice to you:
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Fundamental Analysis - involves analyzing individual companies and their industry groups, such as a company's
financial statements, details regarding the company's product line, the experience and expertise of the company's
management, and the outlook for the company and its industry. The resulting data is used to measure the true
value of the company's stock compared to the current market value.
Risk: The risk of fundamental analysis is that information obtained may be incorrect and the analysis may not
provide an accurate estimate of earnings, which may be the basis for a stock's value. If securities prices adjust
rapidly to new information, utilizing fundamental analysis may not result in favorable performance.
Long-Term Purchases - securities purchased with the expectation that the value of those securities will grow over
a relatively long period of time, generally greater than one year.
Risk: Using a long-term purchase strategy generally assumes the financial markets will go up in the long-term
which may not be the case. There is also the risk that the segment of the market that you are invested in or
perhaps just your particular investment will go down over time even if the overall financial markets advance.
Purchasing investments long-term may create an opportunity cost - "locking-up" assets that may be better utilized
in the short-term in other investments.
Short-Term Purchases - securities purchased with the expectation that they will be sold within a relatively short
period of time, generally less than one year, to take advantage of the securities' short-term price fluctuations.
Risk: Using a short-term purchase strategy generally assumes that we can predict how financial markets will
perform in the short-term which may be very difficult and will incur a disproportionately higher amount of
transaction costs compared to long-term trading. There are many factors that can affect financial market
performance in the short-term (such as short-term interest rate changes, cyclical earnings announcements, etc.)
but may have a smaller impact over longer periods of times.
Our investment strategies and advice may vary depending upon each client's specific financial situation. As such,
we determine investments and allocations based upon your predefined objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon,
financial information, liquidity needs and other various suitability factors. Your restrictions and guidelines may
affect the composition of your portfolio. It is important that you notify us immediately with respect to any material
changes to your financial circumstances, including for example, a change in your current or expected income level,
tax circumstances, or employment status.
Cash Management
We manage cash balances in your account based on the yield, and the financial soundness of the money markets
and other short-term instruments.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear. We do not represent or guarantee
that our services or methods of analysis can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or
bottoms, or insulate clients from losses due to market corrections or declines. We cannot offer any guarantees
or promises that your financial goals and objectives will be met. Past performance is in no way an indication of
future performance.
Other Risk Considerations
When evaluating risk, financial loss may be viewed differently by each client and may depend on many different
risks, each of which may affect the probability and magnitude of any potential losses. The following risks may not
be all-inclusive, but should be considered carefully by a prospective client before retaining our services.
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Liquidity Risk: The risk of being unable to sell your investment at a fair price at a given time due to high volatility
or lack of active liquid markets. You may receive a lower price or it may not be possible to sell the investment at
all.
Credit Risk: Credit risk typically applies to debt investments such as corporate, municipal, and sovereign fixed
income or bonds. A bond issuing entity can experience a credit event that could impair or erase the value of an
issuer’s securities held by a client.
Inflation and Interest Rate Risk: Security prices and portfolio returns will likely vary in response to changes in
inflation and interest rates. Inflation causes the value of future dollars to be worth less and may reduce the
purchasing power of a client’s future interest payments and principal. Inflation also generally leads to higher
investments to decline.
interest rates which may cause the value of many types of fixed
income
Horizon and Longevity Risk: The risk that your investment horizon is shortened because of an unforeseen event,
for example, the loss of your job. This may force you to sell investments that you were expecting to hold for the
long term. If you must sell at a time that the markets are down, you may lose money. Longevity Risk is the risk of
outliving your savings. This risk is particularly relevant for people who are retired, or are nearing retirement.
Recommendation of Particular Types of Securities
We recommend various types of securities and we do not primarily recommend one particular type of security
over another since each client has different needs and different tolerance for risk. Each type of security has its
own unique set of risks associated with it and it would not be possible to list here all of the specific risks of every
type of investment. Even within the same type of investment, risks can vary widely. However, in very general
terms, the higher the anticipated return of an investment, the higher the risk of loss associated with the
investment. A description of the types of securities we may recommend to you and some of their inherent risks
are provided below.
Money Market Funds: A money market fund is technically a security. The fund managers attempt to keep the
share price constant at $1/share. However, there is no guarantee that the share price will stay at $1/share. If the
share price goes down, you can lose some or all of your principal. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") notes that "While investor losses in money market funds have been rare, they are possible." In return for
this risk, you should earn a greater return on your cash than you would expect from a Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation ("FDIC") insured savings account (money market funds are not FDIC insured). Next, money market
fund rates are variable. In other words, you do not know how much you will earn on your investment next month.
The rate could go up or go down. If it goes up, that may result in a positive outcome. However, if it goes down
and you earn less than you expected to earn, you may end up needing more cash. A final risk you are taking with
money market funds has to do with inflation. Because money market funds are considered to be safer than other
investments like stocks, long-term average returns on money market funds tends to be less than long term
average returns on riskier investments. Over long periods of time, inflation can eat away at your returns.
Certificates of Deposit: Certificates of deposit (“CD”) are generally a safe type of investment since they are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”) up to a certain amount. However, because the returns
are generally low, there is risk that inflation outpaces the return of the CD. Certain CDs are traded in the market
place and not purchased directly from a banking institution. In addition to trading risk, when CDs are purchased
at a premium, the premium is not covered by the FDIC.
Municipal Securities: Municipal securities, while generally thought of as safe, can have significant risks associated
with them including, but not limited to: the credit worthiness of the governmental entity that issues the bond;
the stability of the revenue stream that is used to pay the interest to the bondholders; when the bond is due to
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mature; and, whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to maturity. When a bond is called, it may not be
possible to replace it with a bond of equal character paying the same amount of interest or yield to maturity.
Bonds: Corporate debt securities (or "bonds") are typically safer investments than equity securities, but their risk
can also vary widely based on: the financial health of the issuer; the risk that the issuer might default; when the
bond is set to mature; and, whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to maturity. When a bond is called, it
may not be possible to replace it with a bond of equal character paying the same rate of return.
Stocks: There are numerous ways of measuring the risk of equity securities (also known simply as "equities" or
"stock"). In very broad terms, the value of a stock depends on the financial health of the company issuing it.
However, stock prices can be affected by many other factors including, but not limited to the class of stock (for
example, preferred or common); the health of the market sector of the issuing company; and, the overall health
of the economy. In general, larger, better-established companies ("large cap") tend to be safer than smaller start-
up companies ("small cap") are but the mere size of an issuer is not, by itself, an indicator of the safety of the
investment.
Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds: Mutual funds and exchange traded funds ("ETF") are professionally
managed collective investment systems that pool money from many investors and invest in stocks, bonds, short-
term money market instruments, other mutual funds, other securities, or any combination thereof. The fund will
have a manager that trades the fund's investments in accordance with the fund's investment objective. While
mutual funds and ETFs generally provide diversification, risks can be significantly increased if the fund is
concentrated in a particular sector of the market, primarily invests in small cap or speculative companies, uses
leverage (i.e., borrows money) to a significant degree, or concentrates in a particular type of security (i.e.,
equities) rather than balancing the fund with different types of securities. ETFs differ from mutual funds since
they can be bought and sold throughout the day like stock and their price can fluctuate throughout the day. The
returns on mutual funds and ETFs can be reduced by the costs to manage the funds. Also, while some mutual
funds are "no load" and charge no fee to buy into, or sell out of, the fund, other types of mutual funds do charge
such fees which can also reduce returns. Mutual funds can also be "closed end" or "open end". So-called "open
end" mutual funds continue to allow in new investors indefinitely whereas "closed end" funds have a fixed
number of shares to sell which can limit their availability to new investors.
ETFs may have tracking error risks. For example, the ETF investment adviser may not be able to cause the ETF’s
performance to match that of its Underlying Index or other benchmark, which may negatively affect the ETF's
performance. In addition, for leveraged and inverse ETFs that seek to track the performance of their Underlying
Indices or benchmarks on a daily basis, mathematical compounding may prevent the ETF from correlating with
performance of its benchmark. In addition, an ETF may not have investment exposure to all of the securities
included in its Underlying Index, or its weighting of investment exposure to such securities may vary from that of
the Underlying Index. Some ETFs may invest in securities or financial instruments that are not included in the
Underlying Index, but which are expected to yield similar performance.
Commercial Paper: Commercial paper ("CP") is, in most cases, an unsecured promissory note that is issued with
a maturity of 270 days or less. Being unsecured the risk to the investor is that the issuer may default. There is less
risk in asset based commercial paper (ABCP). The difference between ABCP and CP is that instead of being an
unsecured promissory note representing an obligation of the issuing company, ABCP is backed by securities.
Therefore, the perceived quality of the ABCP depends on the underlying securities.
Real Estate: Real estate is increasingly being used as part of a long-term core strategy due to increased market
efficiency and increasing concerns about the future long-term variability of stock and bond returns. In fact, real
estate is known for its ability to serve as a portfolio diversifier and inflation hedge. However, the asset class still
bears a considerable amount of market risk. Real estate has shown itself to be very cyclical, somewhat mirroring
the ups and downs of the overall economy. In addition to employment and demographic changes, real estate is
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also influenced by changes in interest rates and the credit markets, which affect the demand and supply of capital
and thus real estate values. Along with changes in market fundamentals, investors wishing to add real estate as
part of their core investment portfolios need to look for property concentrations by area or by property type.
Because property returns are directly affected by local market basics, real estate portfolios that are too heavily
concentrated in one area or property type can lose their risk mitigation attributes and bear additional risk by
being too influenced by local or sector market changes.
Real Estate Investment Trust: A real estate investment trust ("REIT") is a corporate entity which invests in real
estate and/or engages in real estate financing. A REIT reduces or eliminates corporate income taxes. REITs can be
publicly or privately held. Public REITs may be listed on public stock exchanges. REITs are required to declare 90%
of their taxable income as dividends, but they actually pay dividends out of funds from operations, so cash flow
has to be strong or the REIT must either dip into reserves, borrow to pay dividends, or distribute them in stock
(which causes dilution). After 2012, the IRS stopped permitting stock dividends. Most REITs must refinance or
erase large balloon debts periodically. The credit markets are no longer frozen, but banks are demanding, and
getting, harsher terms to re-extend REIT debt. Some REITs may be forced to make secondary stock offerings to
repay debt, which will lead to additional dilution of the stockholders. Fluctuations in the real estate market can
affect the REIT's value and dividends.
Limited Partnerships: A limited partnership is a financial affiliation that includes at least one general partner and
a number of limited partners. The partnership invests in a venture, such as real estate development or oil
exploration, for financial gain. The general partner has management authority and unlimited liability. The general
partner runs the business and, in the event of bankruptcy, is responsible for all debts not paid or discharged. The
limited partners have no management authority and their liability is limited to the amount of their capital
commitment. Profits are divided between general and limited partners according to an arrangement formed at
the creation of the partnership. The range of risks are dependent on the nature of the partnership and disclosed
in the offering documents if privately placed. Publicly traded limited partnership have similar risk attributes to
equities. However, like privately placed limited partnerships their tax treatment is under a different tax regime
from equities. You should speak to your tax adviser in regard to their tax treatment.
Private Placements: A private placement (non-public offering) is an illiquid security sold to qualified investors and
are not publicly traded nor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Risk: Private placements generally carry a higher degree of risk due to illiquidity. Most securities that are acquired
in a private placement will be restricted securities and must be held for an extended amount of time and therefore
cannot be sold easily. The range of risks are dependent on the nature of the partnership and are disclosed in the
offering documents.
Disciplinary Information - Item 9
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events
that would be material to your evaluation of us or the integrity of our management. There is no history of
reportable material legal or disciplinary events by our firm or our management persons.
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Other Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations - Item 10
Daniel Miladinovich, our firm's CEO, Owner and Chief Compliance Officer, is a Certified Public Accountant;
however, Mr. Miladinovich does not provide accounting and tax services. Additionally, Mr. Miladinovich is a
licensed insurance agent. At this time, Mr. Miladinovich is not actively engaged in insurance-related activities.
Please refer to Item 5 of this Brochure for additional disclosures on insurance-related activities and associated
conflicts of interest.
Daniel Miladinovich is also a licensed insurance agent; however, Mr. Miladinovich is not actively engaged in this
capacity. To the extent that Mr. Miladinovich changes this practice and receives commission-based compensation
from his capacity as an insurance agent, in which case this Brochure and other applicable documents will be
amended with appropriate disclosure, such compensation presents a conflict of interest because Mr.
Miladinovich has a financial incentive to sell insurance products to you. We address this conflict of interest by
recommending insurance products only where we, in good faith, believe that it is appropriate for the client’s
particular needs and circumstances and only after a full presentation of the recommended insurance product to
our client. In addition, we explain the insurance underwriting process to our clients to illustrate how the insurer
also reviews the client’s application and disclosures prior to the issuance of a resulting insuring agreement. Clients
to whom the firm offers advisory services are informed that they are under no obligation to purchase insurance
services. Clients who do choose to purchase insurance services are under no obligation to use our licensed
Associated Persons and may use the insurance brokerage firm and agent of their choice. As a fiduciary, it is our
firm's obligation to always act in our client's best interest.
Any material conflicts of interest between you and our firm, or our employees are disclosed in this Brochure. If at
any time additional material conflicts of interest develop, we will provide you with written notification of the
material conflicts of interest or an updated Brochure.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading - Item 11
Description of Our Code of Ethics
We strive to comply with applicable laws and regulations governing our practices. Therefore, our Code of Ethics
includes guidelines for professional standards of conduct for persons associated with our firm. Our goal is to
protect your interests at all times and to demonstrate our commitment to our fiduciary duties of honesty, good
faith, and fair dealing with you. All persons associated with our firm are expected to adhere strictly to these
guidelines. Persons associated with our firm are also required to report any violations of our Code of Ethics.
Additionally, we maintain and enforce written policies reasonably designed to prevent the misuse or
dissemination of material, non-public information about you or your account holdings by persons associated with
our firm.
Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting us at the telephone number
on the cover page of this Brochure.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Neither our firm nor any persons associated with our firm has any material financial interest in client transactions
beyond the provision of investment advisory services as disclosed in this Brochure.
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Personal Trading Practices
Our firm or persons associated with our firm may buy or sell the same securities that we recommend to you or
securities in which you are already invested. A conflict of interest exists in such cases because we may have the
ability to trade ahead of you and potentially receive more favorable prices than you will receive. In efforts to
mitigate this conflict of interest, it is our policy that neither our firm nor persons associated with our firm shall
have priority over your account in the purchase or sale of securities. As a fiduciary, it is our firm's obligation to act
in our client's best interest.
Brokerage Practices - Item 12
Brokerage Practices
If you participate in the Program, you will be required to establish an account with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., an
unaffiliated SEC-registered broker- dealer. If you do not direct our firm to execute transactions through Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc., we reserve the right to not accept your account. Not all advisers require their clients to direct
brokerage. Since you are required to use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., we may be unable to achieve the most
favorable execution of your transactions. We believe that Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. provides quality execution
services based on several factors, including, but not limited to, the ability to provide professional services,
reputation, experience, and financial stability. We do not have any soft dollar arrangements.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
We have an institutional custodial relationship with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab), a FINRA-registered
broker-dealer, member SIPC. Schwab Advisor Services (formerly called Schwab Institutional) is Schwab’s business
serving independent investment advisory firms like us. We are independently owned and operated and not
affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold your assets in a brokerage account and will buy and sell securities in your
account(s) upon our instructions. While we recommend that you use Schwab as custodian/broker, you will decide
whether to do so and you will open your account with Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly
with them. We do not open the account for you.
Schwab generally does not charge you separately for custody services, but is compensated by charging
commissions or other fees on trades that it executes or that settle into your Schwab account. In addition to
commissions, Schwab charges a flat dollar amount as a “prime broker” or “trade away” fee for each trade that
we have executed by a different broker-dealer but where the securities bought or the funds from the securities
sold are deposited (settled) into your Schwab account.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits Received from Schwab
Although not considered “soft dollar” compensation, our firm may receive some economic benefits from Schwab
Advisor Services in the form of access to its institutional brokerage, trading, custody, reporting and related
services, many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers. Schwab also makes available
various support services. Some of those services help us manage or administer our Clients’ accounts while others
help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available on an unsolicited basis
(we don’t have to request them) and at no charge to us. Below is a detailed description of Schwab’s support
services:
Services that Benefit You: Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of investment
products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of Client assets. The investment products available
through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have access or that would require a significantly
higher minimum initial investment by our Clients. Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit
you and your account.
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Services that May Not Directly Benefit You: Schwab also makes available to us other products and services that
benefit us but may not directly benefit you or your account. These products and services assist us in managing
and administering our Clients’ accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third
parties. We may use this research to service all or some substantial number of our Clients’ accounts, including
accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software
and other technology that:
provide access to Client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account statements);
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple Client accounts;
provide pricing and other market data;
facilitate payment of our fees from our Clients’ accounts; and
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and Client reporting.
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Services that Generally Benefit Only Us: Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further
develop our business enterprise. These services include:
educational conferences and events;
technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers.
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Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to provide
the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a
third party’s fees. Schwab may also provide us with other benefits such as occasional business entertainment of
our personnel.
Economic Benefits
Please also refer to Items 12 and 14 of the firm’s Form ADV Part 2A Disclosure Brochure above for additional
information about our receipt of Other Compensation, Vendor Benefits, and Compensation for Client Referrals.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
We do not receive client referrals from broker-dealers in exchange for cash or other compensation, such as
brokerage services or research.
Trade Errors
In the event a trading error occurs in your account, our policy is to restore your account to the position it should
have been in had the trading error not occurred. Depending on the circumstances, corrective actions may include
canceling the trade, adjusting an allocation, and/or reimbursing the account.
Aggregated Trades
We combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for discretionary advisory accounts we
manage (this practice is commonly referred to as "aggregated trading"). We will then distribute a portion of the
shares to participating accounts in a fair and equitable manner. Generally, participating accounts will pay a fixed
transaction cost regardless of the number of shares transacted. In certain cases, each participating account pays
an average price per share for all transactions and pays a proportionate share of all transaction costs on any given
day. In the event an order is only partially filled, the shares will be allocated to participating accounts in a fair and
equitable manner, typically in proportion to the size of each client’s order. Accounts owned by our firm or persons
associated with our firm may participate in aggregated trading with your accounts; however, they will not be
given preferential treatment.
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Review of Accounts - Item 13
Daniel Miladinovich, our firm's CEO/Owner and Chief Compliance Officer, will monitor your accounts on an
ongoing basis and will conduct account reviews at least annually to ensure the advisory services provided to you
are consistent with your investment needs and objectives. Additional reviews may be conducted based on various
circumstances, including, but not limited to:
• contributions and withdrawals;
• year-end tax planning;
• market moving events;
• security specific events; and/or,
• changes in your risk/return objectives.
The individuals conducting reviews may vary from time to time, as personnel join or leave our firm.
We will not provide you with regular written reports. You will receive trade confirmations and monthly or
quarterly statements from your account custodian(s).
Client Referrals and Other Compensation - Item 14
We directly compensate outside consultants, individuals, and/or entities (Promoters – formerly referred to as
Solicitors) for client referrals. In order to receive a cash referral fee from our firm, Promoters must comply with
the requirements of the jurisdictions in which they operate. If you were referred to our firm by a Promoter, you
should have received a copy of this brochure along with the Promoter's disclosure statement at the time of the
referral. If you become a client, the Promoter that referred you to our firm will receive a percentage of the
advisory fee you pay our firm for as long as you are a client with our firm, or until such time as our agreement
with the Promoter expires. You will not pay additional fees because of this referral arrangement. Referral fees
paid to a Promoter are contingent upon your entering into an advisory agreement with our firm. Therefore, a
Promoter has a financial incentive to recommend our firm to you for advisory services. This creates a conflict of
interest; however, you are not obligated to retain our firm for advisory services. Comparable services and/or
lower fees may be available through other firms.
Refer to the Brokerage Practices section above for disclosures on research and other benefits we may receive
resulting from our relationship with your account custodian.
Custody - Item 15
We do not have physical custody of any client funds and/or securities. However, where clients grant us written
authorization to deduct advisory fees from their account(s), we are deemed to have custody over client funds or
securities limited to the deduction of advisory fees.
With respect to third party standing letters of authorization (“SLOA”) where a client grants us authority to direct
custodians to disburse funds to one or more third party accounts, we are deemed to have custody pursuant to
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Rule 206(4)-2 (the “Custody Rule”). We have taken steps to have controls and oversight in place to comply with
the no-action letter issued by the SEC on February 21, 2017 (the “SEC no-action letter”). We are not required to
comply with the surprise examination requirements of the Custody Rule if we comply with the representations
noted in the SEC no-action letter. Where our firm acts pursuant to a SLOA, we believe we are making a good faith
effort to comply with the representations noted in the SEC no-action letter. Additionally, since many of the
representations noted in the SEC no-action letter involve the qualified custodian’s operations, we will collaborate
closely with our custodian(s) to ensure that the representations are met.
Your funds and securities will be held with a bank, broker-dealer, or other independent, qualified custodian. You
will receive account statements from the independent, qualified custodian(s) holding your funds and securities at
least quarterly. The account statements from your custodian(s) will indicate the amount of our advisory fees
deducted from your account. You should carefully review account statements for accuracy. If you have questions
regarding your account or if you did not receive a statement from your custodian, please contact us.
Investment Discretion - Item 16
DKM offers Portfolio Management Services on a discretionary basis. Clients must grant discretionary authority in
the management agreement. Discretionary authority extends to the types and amounts of securities to be bought
and sold in client accounts. Apart from the ability to withdraw management fees, DKM does not have the ability
to withdraw funds or securities from the client’s account. The client provides DKM discretionary authority via a
limited power of attorney in the management agreement and in the contract between the client and the
custodian.
If you wish, you may limit our discretionary authority, for example, by setting a limit on the type of securities that
can be purchased for your account. Simply provide us with your restrictions or guidelines in writing. Please refer
to the “Advisory Business” section in this Brochure for more information.
Voting Client Securities - Item 17
DKM does not vote proxies. It is the client's responsibility to vote proxies. Clients will receive proxy materials
directly from the custodian. Questions about proxies may be made via the contact information on the cover page.
Financial Information - Item 18
We are required in this Item to provide you with certain financial information or disclosures about DKM’s, financial
condition. DKM does not require the prepayment of over $1,200, six or more months in advance. Additionally,
DKM has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to
clients, and DKM has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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IRA Rollover Services Disclosure
In conjunction with the advisory services offered, we may provide recommendations related to the rollover of
funds from an employer sponsored retirement plan. A plan participant leaving employment has several options
with respect to their employer sponsored retirement plans. Each choice offers advantages and disadvantages,
depending on desired investment options and services, fees and expenses, withdrawal options, required
minimum distributions, tax treatment, and the investor's unique financial needs and different retirement plans.
The complexity of these choices may lead an investor to seek assistance from us.
When our firm or our Associated Person(s) recommends an investor roll over plan assets into an Individual
Retirement Account (“IRA”), we and our Associated Person(s) may earn an asset-based fee as a result. In most
cases, we do not receive an asset-based fee if assets are retained in the plan. Often, account fees and expenses
will increase because fees will apply to assets rolled over to an IRA and ongoing services will be extended to these
assets. Thus, while there is arguably an economic incentive to encourage an investor to roll over plan assets into
an IRA, we cannot and do not place our interests ahead of yours.
A rollover may also result in the assessment of other levels of fees and expenses, including, but not limited to,
investment-related expenses imposed by other service providers and mutual fund managers not affiliated with
us, as well as other fees and expenses charged by the custodian, third-party administrator, and/or record-keeper.
We make no representations or warranties relating to any costs or expenses associated with the services provided
by any third parties, and you understand that these fees are in addition to the fee paid to us for the rollover
advice.
In cases where we provide you with rollover advice as defined by the Department of Labor, which may also include
setting up and/or completing the rollover transaction, we do not serve as a custodian, and we do not provide
legal or tax advice to you. In addition, we do not have any responsibilities or potential liabilities in connection
with assets not related to the rollover and investments that are not managed by us.
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. In accordance with various rules and regulations, we must act
in your best interest and we must not put our interests ahead of your interests. Additionally, we must: meet a
professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent advice); never put our
financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal advice); avoid misleading statements
about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments; follow polices, and procedures designed to ensure that we give
advice that is in your best interest; charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and give you basic
information about any conflicts of interest.
We rely on all information you provide to us, whether financial or otherwise, without independent verification.
We request that you promptly notify us in writing of any material change in the financial and other information
provided to us, and to promptly provide any such additional information as may be reasonably requested by us.
Due to the volatile and unpredictable nature of financial markets, we do not guarantee any future performance,
any specific level of performance, or the success of any recommendations or strategies that we may take or
recommend for you, or the success of our overall recommendations. Investment recommendations are subject
to various market, currency, economic, political, and business risks, and that investment decisions will not always
be profitable.
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DKM Privacy Policy Notice
DKM Wealth Management, Inc. has adopted this privacy policy with recognition that protecting the privacy and
security of the personal information we obtain about our customers is an important responsibility. We also know
that you expect us to service you in an accurate and efficient manner. To do so, we must collect and maintain
certain personal information about you. We want you to know what information we collect and how we use and
safeguard that information.
Information We Collect: We collect certain nonpublic information about you ("Customer Information"). The
essential purpose for collecting Customer Information is to allow us to provide advisory services to you. Customer
Information we collect may include:
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Information that you provide on applications or other forms. 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 your financial condition and assets, together
with information concerning employee benefits and retirement plan interests, wills, trusts, mortgages
and tax returns.
Identifying information such as your name, age, address, social security number, etc.
Information about your transactions with us, or others (e.g., broker-dealers, clearing firms, or other
chosen investment sponsors).
Information we receive from consumer reporting agencies (e.g., credit bureaus), as well as other various
materials we may use to provide an appropriate recommendation or to fill a service request.
Security of Your Information: We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees who
need to know that information to service your account. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards that comply with applicable federal or state standards to protect your nonpublic personal information.
Information We Disclose: We do not disclose the nonpublic personal information we collect about our customers
to anyone except: (i) in furtherance of our business relationship with them and then only to those persons
necessary to effect the transactions and provide the authorized services (such as broker-dealers, custodians,
independent managers etc.); (ii) to persons assessing our compliance with industry standards (e.g., professional
licensing authorities, consultants, etc.); (iii) our attorneys, accountants, and auditors; or (iv) as otherwise provided
by law. We are permitted by law to disclose the nonpublic personal information about you to governmental
agencies and other third parties in certain circumstances (such as third parties that perform administrative or
marketing services on our behalf or for joint marketing programs). These third parties are prohibited to use or
share the information for any other purpose.
Former Clients: If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to our
privacy policies, which may be amended from time to time.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy: In the event there were to be a material change to our privacy policy regarding
how we use your confidential information, we will provide written notice to you. Where applicable, you would be
given an opportunity to limit or opt-out of such disclosure arrangements.
Questions: If you have questions about this privacy notice or about the privacy of your customer information, call
our main number 209-800-5855 and ask to speak to the Chief Compliance Officer.
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