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IFS Advisors, LLC
d/b/a
Insight Financial Services
7101 College Boulevard, Suite 740
Overland Park, KS 66210
Telephone: (913) 402-2020
Facsimile: (913) 402-2021
www.ifsadvisors.com
January 2, 2026
FORM ADV PART 2A
BROCHURE
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Insight Financial
Services. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (913) 402-
2020. 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 Insight Financial Services is also available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Insight Financial Services is 147518.
Insight Financial Services 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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Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Form ADV Part 2 requires registered investment advisers to amend their brochure when information
becomes materially inaccurate. If there are any material changes to an adviser's disclosure
brochure, the adviser is required to notify you and provide you with a description of the material
changes.
As of January 2, 2026 we have the following material changes to report.
Pacer Financial, LLC is our firm's principal owner.
We are no longer affiliated with Insight Insurance Partners, LLC. Our owner, Pacer Financial, LLC is
a licensed insurance agency.
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Item 3 Table Of Contents
Item 1
Cover Page
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Item 2
Summary of Material Changes
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Item 3
Table Of Contents
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Item 4
Advisory Business
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Item 5
Fees and Compensation
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Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
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Item 7
Types of Clients
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Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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Item 9
Disciplinary Information
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Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading Page 13
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
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Item 13 Review of Accounts
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Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15 Custody
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Item 16
Investment Discretion
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Item 17 Voting Client Securities
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Item 18 Financial Information
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Item 19 Requirements for State Registered Investment Adviser Page
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Item 20 Additional Information
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Description of Services and Fees
We are a registered investment adviser based in Overland Park, KS. We are organized as a limited
liability company under the laws of the State of Kansas. We have been providing investment
advisory services since 2008. Pacer Financial, LLC is our firm's principal owner. Currently, we offer
the following investment advisory services, which are personalized to each individual client:
1. Portfolio Management Services
2. Financial Planning Services
3. Pension Consulting Services
4. Educational Seminars
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Please 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 Insight
Financial Services and the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as either a client or
prospective client of our firm. Also, you may see the term "Associated Person" throughout this
brochure. As used in this brochure, our Associated Persons are our firm's officers, employees, and
all individuals providing investment advice on behalf of our firm.
Portfolio Management Services
We offer discretionary portfolio management services. Our investment advice is tailored to meet our
clients' needs and investment objectives. If you retain our firm for portfolio management services, we
will meet with you to determine your investment objectives, risk tolerance, and other relevant
information (the "suitability information") at the beginning of our advisory relationship. We will use the
suitability information we gather to develop a strategy that enables our firm to give you ongoing 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 required by changes in market conditions and by changes in your
financial circumstances. In providing portfolio management services, we may provide conflicting
advice amongst clients, based on factors such as risk tolerance, needs and objectives of the client.
For example, we may sell a holding for one client while we may purchase the same security for
another client.
We may provide a suggested allocation for other accounts not under our continuous management,
such as retirement accounts held with a client's current employer. We receive no compensation for
this service. In such cases, we have no responsibility for implementing the suggested allocation for
these assets.
If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to grant our firm
discretionary authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization will allow our firm to
determine the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your
account without your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is granted by the
investment advisory agreement you sign with our firm. You may limit our discretionary authority (for
example, limiting the types of securities that can be purchased for your account) by providing our
firm with your restrictions and guidelines in writing.
Modular financial planning may also be included as part of our portfolio management services on a
limited focus basis.
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As part of our portfolio management services, we may use one or more Third Party Asset Managers
("TPAM") to manage a portion of your account on a discretionary basis. The TPAMs may use one or
more of their model portfolios to manage your account. We will regularly monitor the performance of
your accounts managed by TPAM(s), and may hire and fire any TPAM without your prior approval.
We may recommend that you purchase variable annuities to be included in your investment
portfolio(s). We will refer you to a variable annuity provider for the purchase of the investment.
Financial Planning Services
We offer broad-based, modular, and consultative financial planning services. Financial planning will
typically involve providing a variety of advisory services to clients regarding the management of their
financial resources based upon an analysis of their individual needs. If you retain our firm for
financial planning services, we will meet with you to gather information about your financial
circumstances and objectives. Once we review and analyze the information you provide to our firm,
we will provide a plan to you designed to help you achieve your stated financial goals and objectives.
Financial plans are based on your financial situation at the time we present the plan to you and on
the financial information you provide to our firm. 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 planning recommendations. Should you choose to
act on any of our recommendations, you are not obligated to implement the financial plan through
any of our other investment advisory services. Moreover, you may act on our recommendations by
placing securities transactions with any brokerage firm.
Pension Consulting Services
We offer pension consulting services to employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries based upon the
needs of the plan and the services requested by the plan sponsor or named fiduciary. In general,
these services may include an existing plan review, formation of the investment policy statement,
asset allocation advice, investment performance monitoring, and/or communication and education
services where we will assist the client in providing meaningful information regarding the retirement
plan to its participants. Additionally, we may offer the client assistance in setting up a relationship
with a third-party administrator and processing enrollment forms. These pension consulting services
are usually non-discretionary, but in some cases discretionary arrangements are accepted. For non-
discretionary consulting, the ultimate decision to act on behalf of the plan shall remain with the plan
sponsor or other named fiduciary. Advice to plan participants will be limited to general, impersonal
advice. The firm will not actively seek to engage plan participants as individual clients without
permission from the plan sponsor. Plan participants who wish to engage our firm for individualized
planning services and fees may do so by executing a separate agreement with our firm.
We offer various levels of advisory and consulting services to employee benefit plans ("Plan") and to
the participants of such plans ("Participants"). The services are designed to assist plan sponsors in
meeting their management and fiduciary obligations to Participants under the Employee Retirement
Income Securities Act ("ERISA"). Pursuant to adopted regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor,
we are required to provide the Plan's responsible plan fiduciary (the person who has the authority to
engage us as an investment adviser to the Plan) with a written statement of the services we provide
to the Plan, the compensation we receive for providing those services, and our status.
The services we provide to your Plan are described above, and in the advisory agreement that you
sign. Our compensation for these services is described in Item 5 in this brochure and also in the
service agreement.
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Status - In performing fiduciary services, we are acting either as a non-discretionary fiduciary of the
Plan as defined in Section 3(21) under ERISA, or as a discretionary fiduciary of the plan as defined
in Section 3(38) under ERISA, as set forth in the arrangement with each Plan sponsor.
Educational Seminars
We may conduct speaking engagements and educational seminars for a fee. The topics may include
issues related to asset/wealth management services, such as financial planning, investment
planning, retirement planning, and/or various other economic and investment topics. The information
covered in a seminar is not based on the individual needs of the attendees. We do not provide
investment advice to attendees unless engaged independently, and only where the attendee's
individualized financial information, investment goals, and objectives are provided.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on ETFs and Mutual Funds. Refer to the Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss below for additional disclosures on this topic. Additionally, we may
advise you on various types of investments, including variable annuities, 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.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2025, we provide continuous management services for $213,822,204 in client
assets on a discretionary basis.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Portfolio Management Fees
Our advisory fee is negotiable, depending on individual client circumstances. We charge an annual
portfolio management fee of up to 1.5% of assets under management, billed and payable quarterly in
advance based on the value of your account on the last business day of the month proceeding the
relevant billing period. The first billing will occur in the month following the month in which the
account is initially funded, and at the beginning of each fiscal quarter thereafter (January, April, July,
and October). Additional deposits received during the quarter will be billed and payable in the month
following the month in which the additional deposit was received. Withdrawals taken during the
quarter will receive fee refunds in the month following the month in which the withdrawal was taken
out of the account. For the ease of recordkeeping, we do not charge a mid-quarter fee on or issue a
mid-quarter fee refund for fee amounts of less than $25. This limitation is at the account level, not
the client level. You may have multiple accounts with fees or refunds of less than $25 which would
not be charged or refunded. Also, this limitation does not apply for the regular quarterly billing.
Our annual fee for portfolio management services varies depending upon the market value of your
assets under our management, the type and complexity of the asset management services provided,
as well as the level of administration requested either directly or assumed by the client.
Some accounts within the same household may be charged differing fees. If this is the case, an
addendum to the agreement will be signed for each fee.
We will deduct our fee directly from your account through the qualified custodian holding your funds
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and securities. We will deduct our advisory fee based upon your 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.
In most circumstances, there will not be a separate financial planning fee charged for modular
financial planning services provided to portfolio management clients.
The portfolio management agreement can be terminated by either the client or IFS upon written
notice by the other party. 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. If you have pre-paid
advisory fees that we have not yet earned, you will receive a prorated refund of those fees.
We do not charge you a separate fee for the selection of other advisers. We will share in the
advisory fee you pay directly to the TPAM. The advisory fee you pay to the TPAM is established and
payable in accordance with the brochure provided by each TPAM to whom you are referred. These
fees may or may not be negotiable. Our compensation may differ depending upon the individual
agreement we have with each TPAM. As such, a conflict of interest may exist where our firm or
persons associated with our firm has an incentive to recommend one TPAM over another TPAM with
whom we have more favorable compensation arrangements or other advisory programs offered by
TPAMs with whom we have less or no compensation arrangements.
You may be required to sign an agreement directly with the recommended TPAM(s). You may
terminate your advisory relationship with the TPAM according to the terms of your agreement with
the TPAM. You should review each TPAM's brochure for specific information on how you may
terminate your advisory relationship with the TPAM and how you may receive a refund, if applicable.
You should contact the TPAM directly for questions regarding your advisory agreement with the
TPAM.
We are not compensated with commissions as a result of your purchase of a variable annuity that
we recommend, however we will manage the subaccounts under our portfolio management program
and be compensated with advisory fees in arrears according to your negotiated fee schedule.
Financial Planning Fees
We charge a fixed fee for broad-based financial planning services provided to clients who do not use
our portfolio management services. The fee is negotiable depending upon the complexity and scope
of the plan, your financial situation, and your objectives. We require that you pay 50% of the fee in
advance and the remaining portion upon the completion of the services rendered. We will not require
prepayment of a fee more than six months in advance and in excess of $500.
If you only require advice on a single aspect of your finances, we offer modular financial
planning/general consulting services on an hourly basis. Our rate for such services is $250 per hour
and is negotiable depending on the scope and complexity of the plan, your financial situation, and
your objectives. An estimate of the total time/cost will be determined at the start of the advisory
relationship. Fees are due upon completion of services rendered. In limited circumstances, the
cost/time could potentially exceed the initial estimate. In such cases, we will notify you in advance
and request that you approve the additional fee. Depending on the scope and complexity of the
hourly services to be provided, we may ask for a deposit, but not more than six months in advance
or in excess of $500.
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You may terminate the financial planning agreement by providing written notice to our firm. You will
incur a pro rata charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the agreement. If you have
prepaid advisory fees that we have not yet earned, you will receive a prorated refund of those fees.
Pension Consulting Services Fees
The scope of these services, the fees, and the terms of the agreement for these services will be
negotiated on a case-by-case basis with each client depending upon the complexity of the plan and
the agreement with the client. Typically, the fees will be based on either a percentage of the plan
assets or our hourly rate plus our expenses. Fees will be due in arrears as invoiced. The terms
regarding payment of fees, termination, and refund will be clearly set forth in the agreement
executed between our firm and the client.
We do not reasonably expect to receive any other compensation, direct or indirect, for the services
we provide to the Plan or Participants, unless the plan sponsor directs us to deduct our fee from the
plan or directs the plan record-keeper to issue payment for our fee out of the plan. If we receive any
other compensation for such services, we will (i) offset the compensation against our stated fees,
and (ii) we will promptly disclose the amount of such compensation, the services rendered for such
compensation and the payer of such compensation to the plan fiduciary.
Either party to the pension consulting agreement may terminate the agreement upon 30 days' written
notice to the other party. The pension consulting fees will be prorated for the quarter in which the
termination notice is given and any unearned fees will be refunded to the client.
Educational Seminars Fees
Our fees for educational seminars range from $250 - $750 per attendee, or on a fixed fee basis
ranging from $2,500 - $10,000 per seminar. We may waive the fee in certain circumstances.
Additional Fees and Expenses
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, exchange traded funds, and/or variable annuities
(described in each fund's prospectus) to their shareholders. You will proportionately share in the
management fees, administration fees, applicable sales charges, and other product expenses in
addition to the fee you pay our firm for advisory services. Variable annuities include additional
expenses including but not limited to M&E and administrative fees and include a fund expense ratio.
These fees are in addition to the management fee we charge for our services. You should carefully
review the variable annuity fund documents prior to investing to understand all specific fees and
expenses.
Clients of our firm may hold mutual fund investments in their advisory account(s). Some mutual
funds pay 12b-1 fees as part of their compensation structure. Our firm does not have any control
over this compensation structure. These fees are separate and distinct from our advisory fees. 12b-1
fees paid by clients in advisory accounts are retained by the custodian and are not paid to our firm.
We can select or recommend mutual fund investments in share classes that pay 12b-1 fees when
clients are eligible to purchase share classes of the same funds that do not pay such fees and are
less expensive. You are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to purchase securities
products through our firm.
You will also incur transaction charges and/or brokerage fees when purchasing or selling securities.
These charges 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,
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you should review all the fees charged by mutual funds, exchange traded funds, our firm, and others.
Custodians used by our firm may waive trade ticket charges under certain conditions. For
information on our brokerage practices, please refer to the Brokerage Practices section of this
brochure.
Compensation for the Sale of Other Investment Products and Insurance
Some persons associated with our firm are licensed as independent insurance agents. These
persons may earn commission-based compensation for selling insurance products, including
insurance products they may sell to you. Insurance commissions earned by these persons are
separate and in addition to our advisory fees. This practice presents a conflict of interest because
persons providing investment advice on behalf of our firm who are insurance agents have an
incentive to recommend insurance products to you for the purpose of generating commissions rather
than solely based on your needs. You are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to
purchase insurance products through any person affiliated with our firm.
Fiduciary Acknowledgement
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual
retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing
retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we
operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest
ahead of yours.
Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
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 policies 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 conflicts of interest.
IRA Rollover Considerations
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may recommend that you withdraw the assets
from your employer's retirement plan and roll the assets over to an individual retirement account
("IRA") that we will manage on your behalf. If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA (rollover) that is
subject to our management, we will charge you an asset-based fee as set forth in the agreement you
executed with our firm. This practice presents a potential conflict of interest because persons
providing investment advice on our behalf may have an incentive to recommend a rollover to you for
the purpose of generating asset-based compensation rather than solely based on your needs. You
are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to complete the rollover. Moreover, if you do
complete the rollover, you are under no obligation to have the assets in an IRA managed by our firm.
Many employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan.
Also, current employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before they retire or
change jobs. In determining whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the
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following options are available, you should consider the costs and benefits of the following:
An employee will typically have four options:
1. Leaving the funds in your employer's (former employer's) plan.
2. Moving the funds to a new employer's retirement plan.
3. Cashing out and taking a taxable distribution from the plan.
4. Rolling the funds into an IRA rollover account.
Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages and before making a change we
encourage you to speak with your CPA and/or tax attorney.
If you are considering rolling over your retirement funds to an IRA for us to manage here are a few
points to consider before you do so:
1. Determine whether the investment options in your employer's retirement plan address
your needs or whether you might want to consider other types of investments.
Employer retirement plans generally have a more limited investment menu than
IRAs.
Employer retirement plans may have unique investment options not available to
the public such as employer securities, or previously closed funds.
2. Your current plan may have lower fees than our fees.
If you are interested in investing only in mutual funds, you should understand
the cost structure of the share classes available in your employer's retirement
plan and how the costs of those share classes compare with those available in
an IRA.
You should understand the various products and services you might take
advantage of at an IRA provider and the potential costs of those products and
services.
3. Our strategy may have higher risk than the option(s) provided to you in your plan.
4. Your current plan may also offer financial advice.
5. If you keep your assets titled in a 401k or retirement account, you could potentially
delay your required minimum distribution.
6. Your 401k may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA; each state’s
regulations may vary.
Generally, federal law protects assets in qualified plans from creditors. Since
2005, IRA assets have been generally protected from creditors in bankruptcies.
However, there can be some exceptions to the general rules so you should
consult with an attorney if you are concerned about protecting your retirement
plan assets from creditors.
7. You may be able to take out a loan on your 401k, but not from an IRA.
8. IRA assets can be accessed any time; however, distributions are subject to ordinary
income tax and may also be subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless they
qualify for an exception such as disability, higher education expenses or the purchase
of a home.
9. If you own company stock in your plan, you may be able to liquidate those shares at a
lower capital gains tax rate.
10. Your plan may allow you to hire us as the manager and keep the assets titled in the
plan name.
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It is important that you understand the differences between these types of accounts and to decide
whether a rollover is best for you. Prior to proceeding, if you have questions contact your investment
adviser representative, or call our main number as listed on the cover page of this brochure.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not accept performance-based fees or participate in side-by-side management. Performance-
based fees are fees that are based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of a client's
account. Side-by-side management refers to the practice of managing accounts that are charged
performance-based fees while at the same time managing accounts that are not charged
performance-based fees. Our fees are calculated as described in the Advisory Business section
above and are not charged on the basis of a share of capital gains upon, or capital appreciation of,
the funds in your advisory account.
Item 7 Types of Clients
We offer investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts,
estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.
In general, we require a minimum of $100,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our
discretion, we may waive this minimum account size. For example, we may waive the minimum if
you appear to have significant potential for increasing your assets under our management. We may
also combine account values for you and your minor children, joint accounts with your spouse, and
other types of related accounts to meet the stated minimum.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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:
1. 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's
industry. The resulting data is used to measure the true value of the company's stock
compared to the current market value.
2. Technical Analysis - involves studying past price patterns and trends in the financial markets
to predict the direction of both the overall market and specific stocks.
3. Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is a theory of investment which attempts to maximize
portfolio expected return for a given amount of portfolio risk, or equivalently minimize risk for
a given level of expected return, by carefully diversifying the proportions of various assets.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Margin Transactions - a securities transaction in which an investor borrows money to
purchase a security, in which case the security serves as collateral on the loan.
7. Option Trading - An option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation,
to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a certain date (the
"expiration date").
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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 horizon, financial information, liquidity needs, and
other various suitability factors. Your restrictions and guidelines may affect the composition of your
portfolio.
Modern Portfolio Theory and Technical Analysis - The risk of market timing based on technical
analysis and modern portfolio theory is that technical indicators may not accurately predict future
price movements. Current prices of securities may reflect all information known about the security
and day-to-day changes in market prices of securities may follow random patterns and may not be
predictable with any reliable degree of accuracy.
Fundamental Analysis - 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.
Options and warrants give an investor the right to buy or sell a stock at some future time at a set
price. Options are complex investments and can be very risky, especially if the investor does not
own the underlying stock. In certain situations, an investor's risk can be unlimited. The main
difference between warrants and call options is that warrants are issued and guaranteed by the
issuing company, whereas options are traded on an exchange and are not issued by the company.
Also, the lifetime of a warrant is often measured in years, while the lifetime of a typical option is
measured in months.
We may use short-term trading (in general, selling securities within 30 days of purchasing the same
securities) as an investment strategy when managing your account(s). Short-term trading is not a
fundamental part of our overall investment strategy, but we may use this strategy occasionally when
we determine that it is suitable given your stated investment objectives and tolerance for risk.
Our strategies and investments may have unique and significant tax implications. However, unless
we specifically agree otherwise, and in writing, tax efficiency is not our primary consideration in the
management of your assets. Regardless of your account size or any other factors, we strongly
recommend that you continuously consult with a tax professional prior to and throughout the
investing of your assets.
Moreover, as a result of revised IRS regulations, custodians and broker-dealers began reporting the
cost basis of equities acquired in client accounts on or after January 1, 2011. Our firm uses the FIFO
accounting method for calculating the cost basis of your investments. You are responsible for
contacting your tax adviser to determine if this accounting method is the right choice for you. If your
tax advisor believes another accounting method is more advantageous, please provide written notice
to our firm immediately and we will alert your account custodian of your individually selected
accounting method. Please note that decisions about cost basis accounting methods will need to be
made before trades settle, as the cost basis method cannot be changed after settlement.
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.
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Recommendation of Particular Types of Securities
We do not recommend a particular type of security; however, as disclosed under the "Advisory
Business" section in this Brochure, we may recommend any of the following types of securities:
equity securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal
securities, investment company securities, US Government securities, options contracts on
securities, futures contracts on securities and commodities, and interest in partnerships investing in
real estate, oil and gas interests. 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 it.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
We are required to disclose the facts of any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client's
evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management. One of our advisors was
involved in a compromise with a creditor.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Arrangements with Affiliated Entities
Pacer Financial, LLC, our firm’s owner, is a licensed insurance agency. Some persons associated
with our firm may be licensed as insurance agents. These persons may earn commission-based
compensation from Pacer Financial, LLC or other insurance agencies for selling insurance products,
including insurance products they sell to you. Insurance commissions earned by these persons are
separate from our advisory fees. Please see the "Fees and Compensation" section in this brochure
for more information on the compensation received by insurance agents who are affiliated with our
firm.
Recommendation of Other Advisers
We may recommend that you use a third-party asset manager ("TPAM") based on your needs and
suitability. We will not receive separate compensation, directly or indirectly, from the TPAM for
recommending that you use their services. Moreover, we do not have any other business
relationships with the recommended TPAM(s). Refer to the Advisory Business section above for
additional disclosures on this topic.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
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 our Associated Persons.
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 of our Associated Persons 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.
Our Code of Ethics is available to you upon request. You may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by
contacting Larry Broxterman, Chief Compliance Officer at (913) 402-2020.
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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 have the ability to trade ahead of you and potentially receive more favorable prices than
you will receive. To eliminate this conflict of interest, it is our policy that neither our Associated
Persons nor we shall have priority over your account in the purchase or sale of securities.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a "qualified custodian," generally a broker-dealer or
bank. We recommend the brokerage and custodial services of Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC, and
Charles Schwab (whether one or more "Custodian"). In recognition of the value of the services the
Custodian provides, you may pay higher commissions and/or trading costs than those that may be
available elsewhere.
IFS reviews regularly the quality and cost of custodian services and evaluates the Custodians’
commitments to achieving best execution for our clients’ trades. We seek to recommend
custodians/brokers that will hold your assets and execute transactions on terms that are, overall, the
most favorable compared to other available providers and their services. We consider various
factors such as pricing, execution, and affiliations.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
We do not have any soft dollar arrangements.
Economic Benefits
As a registered investment adviser, we have access to the institutional platform of your account
custodian(s). As such, we will also have access to research products and services from your account
custodian(s) and/or other brokerage firm(s). These products may include financial publications,
information about particular companies and industries, research software, and other products or
services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance to our firm in the performance of our
investment decision-making responsibilities. Such research products and services are provided to all
investment advisers that utilize the institutional services platforms of these firms and are not
considered to be paid for with soft dollars. However, you should be aware that the commissions
charged by a particular broker for a particular transaction or set of transactions may be greater than
the amounts another broker who did not provide research services or products might charge.
Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC charges our firm a platform fee which may be reduced based on
the amount of assets our clients have invested in Fidelity Funds and other funds preferred by
Fidelity. As a result, we have an incentive to invest your accounts in qualifying funds at Fidelity
because of the reduction in fees we are obligated to pay Fidelity for their custodial services.
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.
Directed Brokerage
In limited circumstances, and at our discretion, some clients may instruct our firm to use one or more
particular brokers for the transactions in their accounts. If you choose to direct our firm to use a
particular broker, you should understand that this might prevent our firm from aggregating trades
with other client accounts or from effectively negotiating brokerage commissions on your behalf. This
practice may also prevent our firm from obtaining favorable net price and execution. Thus, when
directing brokerage business, you should consider whether the commission expenses, execution,
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clearance, and settlement capabilities that you will obtain through your broker are adequately
favorable in comparison to those that we would otherwise obtain for you.
Block Trades
We may combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for advisory accounts
we manage (this practice is commonly referred to as "block trading"). In the event orders are block
traded, we will then distribute a portion of the shares to participating accounts in a fair and equitable
manner. The distribution of the shares purchased is typically proportionate to the size of the account,
but it is not based on account performance or the amount or structure of management fees. Subject
to our discretion regarding factual and market conditions, when we combine orders, each
participating account pays an average price per share for all transactions and pays a proportionate
share of all transaction costs. Accounts owned by our firm or persons associated with our firm may
participate in block trading with your accounts; however, they will not be given preferential treatment.
In the event orders are not block traded, clients may pay different prices for the same securities
transactions than other clients pay. Furthermore, we may not be able to buy and sell the same
quantities of securities for the client and the client may pay higher commissions, fees, and/or
transaction costs than other clients.
Mutual Fund Share Classes
Mutual funds are sold with different share classes, which carry different cost structures. Each
available share class is described in the mutual fund's prospectus. When we purchase, or
recommend the purchase of, mutual funds for a client, we select the share class that is deemed to
be in the client's best interest, taking into consideration cost, tax implications, and other factors.
When the fund is available for purchase at net asset value, we will purchase, or recommend the
purchase of, the fund at net asset value. We also review the mutual funds held in accounts that
come under our management to determine whether a more beneficial share class is available,
considering cost, tax implications, and the impact of contingent deferred sales charges.
Non-Cash Compensation
The receipt of reimbursement or payment of client and prospective client event expenses creates a
conflict of interest because we may have an incentive to maintain or increase relationships with
vendors that provide such benefits rather than selecting vendors based solely on the lowest cost and
other objective factors. Clients should understand that these benefits do not directly reduce advisory
fees or transaction costs and may not be used exclusively for the benefit of clients whose accounts
generate the associated business.
The Firm seeks to reduce these conflicts by evaluating vendors based on overall quality of services
provided, reasonableness of costs and consistency with the firm's fiduciary duty to clients. Client and
prospective client event expenses supported through non-cash arrangements are intended to
provide educational or relationship-based value generally and are not intended to induce any specific
transaction or investment decision.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Your primary representative will monitor your accounts on an ongoing basis to ensure the advisory
services provided to you are consistent with your stated investment needs, objectives, and risk
tolerance. We recommend that you meet with us annually for an account review. Additional reviews
may be conducted at your request or based on various
circumstances, including, but not limited to:
1. Contributions and withdrawals,
2. Year-end tax planning,
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3. Market moving events,
4. Security specific events, and/or,
5. Changes in your risk/return objectives.
You should contact us to report any changes in your financial situation or investment guidelines.
Trade confirmations and statements will be provided to you by your account custodian. We may also
provide you with additional reports. Additional reports may include an investment summary detailing
portfolio value, gain and loss, and performance.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
As disclosed under the Fees and Compensation section in this brochure, some persons providing
investment advice on behalf of our firm are licensed insurance agents. For information on the
conflicts of interest this presents, and how we address these conflicts, refer to the Fees and
Compensation section.
We have entered into contractual arrangement(s) with promotor(s), under which they receive
compensation from us for the establishment of new client relationships. Promotors who refer clients
to us must comply with the requirements of the jurisdictions where they operate. Their compensation
is a percentage of the advisory fee you pay us for as long as you are our client, or until such time as
our agreement with the promotor ends. You will not be charged additional fees based on this
compensation arrangement. Incentive-based compensation is contingent upon you entering into an
advisory agreement with us. Therefore, a promotor has a financial incentive to recommend us to you
for advisory services. This creates a conflict of interest; however, you are not obligated to retain us
for advisory services. Comparable services and/or lower fees may be available through other firms.
The firm may host or attend third party vendor educational programs, events, or conferences where
expenses are paid (in part or in whole) by vendors whose products and services IFS may utilize in
providing advisory services. This represents a conflict of interest in that IFS has an incentive to use
and promote the products and services of these companies. To address this conflict, IFS will always
act in the best interest of its clients consistent with its fiduciary duty as an investment adviser.
Item 15 Custody
All advisory fees are deducted from advisory accounts. This ability to deduct our advisory fees from
your accounts causes our firm to exercise limited custody over your funds or securities. We do not
have physical custody of any of your funds and/or securities. Your funds and securities will be held
with an independent qualified custodian. You will receive account statements from your custodian at
least quarterly. The account statements from your custodian will indicate the amount of our advisory
fees deducted from your account(s) each billing period. You should carefully review account
statements for accuracy.
Asset Transfer Authority
A client may provide our firm with a signed standing letter of authorization with delivery instructions
to a third party. Our firm or persons associated with our firm may affect third party transfers for client
accounts without client written consent per transaction to only the prior named third party. An adviser
with authority to conduct third party transfers on a client's behalf has access to the client's assets,
and therefore has custody of the client's assets in any related accounts.
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If you have a question regarding your account statement or if you did not receive a statement from
your custodian, please contact Larry Broxterman, Chief Compliance Officer at (913) 402-2020.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Our engagement agreement authorizes us to buy and sell securities on your behalf. This document
must be signed prior to any trading activity. You may specify investment objectives, guidelines,
and/or impose certain conditions or investment parameters for your account(s). For example, you
may specify that the investment in any particular stock or industry should not exceed specified
percentages of the value of the portfolio and/or restrictions or prohibitions of transactions in the
securities of a specific industry or security. Please refer to the Advisory Business section in this
brochure for more information on our discretionary management services.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
We will not vote proxies on behalf of your advisory accounts. At your request, we may offer you
advice regarding corporate actions and the exercise of your proxy voting rights. If you own shares of
common stock or mutual funds, you are responsible for exercising your right to vote as a
shareholder.
In most cases, you will receive proxy materials directly from the account custodian. However, in the
event we were to receive any written or electronic proxy materials, we would forward them directly to
you by mail, unless you have authorized our firm to contact you by electronic mail, in which case, we
would forward any electronic solicitation to vote proxies.
Item 18 Financial Information
We have not filed a bankruptcy petition at any time.
Item 19 Requirements for State Registered Investment Adviser
We are a federally registered investment adviser; therefore, we are not required to respond to this
item.
Item 20 Additional Information
Your Privacy
We view protecting your private information as a top priority. Pursuant to applicable privacy
requirements, we have instituted policies and procedures to ensure that we keep your personal
information private and secure.
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about you to any non-affiliated third parties,
except as permitted by law. In the course of servicing your account, we may share some information
with our service providers, such as transfer agents, custodians, broker-dealers, accountants,
consultants, and attorneys.
We restrict internal access to non-public personal information about you to employees who need that
information in order to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical and procedural
safeguards that comply with regulatory standards to guard your non-public personal information and
to ensure our integrity and confidentiality. We will not sell information about you or your accounts to
anyone. We do not share your information unless it is required to process a transaction, at your
request or required by law.
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You will receive a copy of our privacy notice prior to or at the time you sign an advisory agreement
with our firm. Thereafter, we will deliver a copy of the current privacy policy notice to you on an
annual basis. Please contact Larry Broxterman, Chief Compliance Officer at (913) 402-2020 if you
have any questions regarding this policy.
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. If a trade error results in a profit, the trade error will be corrected in the trade error account
of the executing broker-dealer and you will not keep the profit.
Class Action Lawsuits
We do not determine if securities held by you are the subject of a class action lawsuit or whether you
are eligible to participate in class action settlements or litigation nor do we initiate or participate in
litigation to recover damages on your behalf for injuries as a result of actions, misconduct, or
negligence by issuers of securities held by you.
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