Overview
- Headquarters
- Urbandale, IA
- Average Client Assets
- $2.5 million
- SEC CRD Number
- 139627
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (ADV PART 2 FIRM BROCHURE)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1,000,000 | 2.80% |
| $1,000,001 | $3,000,000 | 2.20% |
| $3,000,001 | and above | 1.75% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $28,000 | 2.80% |
| $5 million | $107,000 | 2.14% |
| $10 million | $194,500 | 1.94% |
| $50 million | $894,500 | 1.79% |
| $100 million | $1,769,500 | 1.77% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 49.10%
- Total Client Accounts
- 20,448
- Discretionary Accounts
- 18,318
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 2,130
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Pension Consulting, Investment Advisor Selection, Educational Seminars
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: ADV PART 2 FIRM BROCHURE (2026-03-31)
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Integrity Alliance, LLC
4135 NW Urbandale Dr.
Urbandale, IA 50322
877-886-1939
https://integrity.com/wealth/
March 31, 2026
This brochure (“Brochure,” or “Disclosure Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and
business practices of Integrity Alliance, LLC (“Integrity Alliance”, the “Firm,” “us”, “our”, or “we”). If you
have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at (877) 886-1939 or at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or by any state securities
authority.
Integrity Alliance is a registered investment adviser. While registration is required under law, registration
of an investment adviser or broker-dealer does not imply any specific level of skill or training.
Additional information about Integrity Alliance is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov and on FINRA’s website at www.finra.org/brokercheck. You can view our
information on this website by searching for our name Integrity Alliance, LLC or our CRD # 139627.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This Item 2 of our Form ADV, Part 2A Brochure (hereinafter our “Brochure” or Disclosure Brochure”),
summarizes material changes that have been made to the Brochure since the last annual update.
Integrity Alliance filed its last annual amendment on March 31, 2025.
We urge you to carefully review the summary of material changes as it contains important information,
which can impact the advisory relationship between you and Integrity Alliance.
Material Changes Since Last Update
The following material changes have been made to this Brochure since our last annual amendment.
Please note, only material amendments made since our last annual amendment filing are summarized
below.
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Item 4 has been amended to add disclosure regarding the Integrity Alliance Select Program,
Paramount Program and AssetMark Program. Item 4 has also been amended to add
disclosure regarding Integrity Alliance’s activities as an ERISA Section 3(38) investment
manager.
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Items 5 and 7 have been amended to add disclosure regarding the Integrity Alliance Select
Program and Paramount Program.
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Item 8 was revised to provide additional disclosure regarding our practices with respect to
annuity products.
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Item 9 has been amended to add disclosure regarding a disciplinary event involving Lion
Street Financial, LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer which has since merged with Integrity
Alliance.
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Item 10 has been amended to add disclosure regarding Integrity Alliance’s business
relationship with affiliated Outside Insurance Desks, certain IARs (as defined below) of
Integrity Alliance acting as IARs of other unaffiliated registered investment adviser firms and
back office support services Integrity Alliance provides to non-affiliated registered investment
advisers.
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Item 12 has been amended to add disclosure regarding the Integrity Alliance Select Program
and Paramount Program.
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Item 14 has been amended to add disclosure regarding the AssetMark Program, Paramount
Program and Select Program, other compensation Integrity Alliance receives from product
sponsors, transition assistance that certain IARs may receive who join Integrity Alliance and
payments or sponsorships Integrity Alliance is eligible to receive from non-clients to support
Integrity Alliance sponsored conferences and events.
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Item 16 has been amended to add disclosure regarding the Integrity Alliance Select Program.
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Item 17 has been amended to add disclosure regarding a third-party investment manager’s
ability to vote proxies on behalf of clients.
Full Brochure Available
At any time, you can view the current Brochure online at the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching with our firm name or our CRD No. 139627. To request
a complete copy of our Brochure, contact us by telephone at (877) 886-1939 or by email at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
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Item 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 2 – Material Changes ........................................................................................................................ 2
Item 4 – Advisory Business ...................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation........................................................................................................... 14
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ..................................................... 22
Item 7 – Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................ 22
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................................................. 22
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................ 31
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................. 31
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ........................... 35
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................... 36
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................ 42
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation.............................................................................. 42
Item 15 – Custody ................................................................................................................................... 50
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................. 51
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities........................................................................................................... 51
Item 18 – Financial Information .............................................................................................................. 51
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Introduction
Integrity Alliance is an SEC registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with its principal office
located in Urbandale, Iowa. Integrity Alliance started operations in 2006 and is an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Integrity, LLC (“Integrity”). Integrity Alliance's principal owners are identified in Schedule A of
the Firm's Form ADV Part 1A, which is available on the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Prior
to October 18, 2024, the Firm was named Brokers International Financial Services, LLC.
Our business model is based on a network of investment adviser representatives with offices located
throughout the United States. Our investment adviser representatives (“Advisors” or “IARs”) are
independent contractors and not employees of Integrity Alliance.
Certain IARs of Integrity Alliance have established a personal legal entity (such as an LLC or S-
Corporation) for branding, tax, or administrative purposes. In such cases, the IAR may direct the payment
of advisory fees to the IAR’s approved personal entity. These entities are wholly owned and controlled by
the relevant IAR and used solely as a compensation conduit; they do not themselves provide investment
advisory services, custody client assets, or hold themselves out to the public as independent advisory
firms. The use of such entities does not change the advisory relationship between the client and Integrity
Alliance.
Some of our Advisors are also broker-dealer registered representatives of Integrity Alliance and are,
therefore, licensed to sell securities products for which they will receive a commission or other
compensation. To determine whether an advisory program or a brokerage account is appropriate for you,
you should consider your account size, how often the account is traded, the types and quantities of
securities purchased or sold, commission rates, and your tax situation. For example, an advisory account
is often more cost effective than a commission-based brokerage account when trading activity is higher;
however, the same advisory account is often more expensive than a commission-based brokerage
account when trading activity is lower. You should have a conversation with your Advisor and read this
Disclosure Brochure carefully when deciding if the advisory services available through us are right for
your investment needs.
We have Advisors who operate under their own legal business entities, often using a “doing business as”
(“DBA”) name. These business names and logos often appear on marketing materials we approve or on
client account statements as approved by the account custodian. However, these businesses are solely
owned by the individual Advisor – they are not affiliated with Integrity Alliance or the account custodian.
Advisors are compensated for advisory services in various ways, such as receiving direct payments from
us through their business entities, depending on the payment structure they have established with us.
Although these legal business entities may offer services beyond services offered by Integrity Alliance, all
investment advisory services described in this Brochure are provided exclusively through Integrity
Alliance.
Certain of our Advisors engage in business activities outside of our Firm that pose conflicts of interest
when making recommendations to clients. Outside business activities are reviewed and disclosed by the
Firm for each Advisor and can be found by visiting Investor.gov/CRS or by reviewing your Advisor’s Form
ADV, Part 2B, Brochure Supplement. This Brochure Supplement provides information regarding your
Advisor’s background, education and outside business activities, among other important information. If
you did not receive a copy of your Advisor’s Brochure Supplement, please contact Integrity Alliance at
877-886-1939 or at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com. An overview of certain outside business
activities engaged in by our Advisors is also provided in this Brochure at Item 10 – Other Financial
Activities and Affiliations.
Not all Advisors registered with our Firm are registered in a dual capacity to offer both broker-dealer and
investment adviser services, thus the services they offer are limited to their registration. We encourage
you to research the financial professional, professionals’ licenses, and firm affiliations at
Investor.gov/CRS.
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Client Onboarding:
Through personal discussions with each client, questionnaires and/or requests for documentation, your
Advisor will gather and analyze information regarding your current investments, goals and objectives,
financial circumstances, investment experience, limitations, and risk tolerance, among other information.
As appropriate, based on this analysis, your Advisor will recommend an investment program set forth
below suited to your needs and objectives.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs:
Integrity Alliance offers services through both wrap-fee programs and non-wrap fee programs.
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• A wrap fee program is an advisory program where clients pay a single, bundled fee that
is not directly based on the number of transactions in their account. This fee covers
investment advisory services – such as portfolio management or advice on selecting
other investment advisers – along with the execution of transactions. In a wrap fee
program, clients typically do not pay separate trade execution costs for each transaction.
Instead, a portion of the wrap fee is generally allocated to cover those trade execution
costs.
In a non-wrap fee program, the advisory fee does not include trade execution costs or
other service charges and these costs are incurred separately by the client.
When recommending an appropriate investment program for a client’s needs, including whether to
recommend a wrap or non-wrap fee program, your Advisor will generally consider, among other
circumstances, the account size and advisory fees to be charged, the anticipated trading volume, the
types and quantities of securities to be purchased or sold, and trade execution costs to be charged for
transactions (should a non-wrap account be selected). In general, a wrap fee account is more cost
effective for the client when trading activity is anticipated to be high, though a wrap fee account can be
more expensive than a non-wrap fee account when trading activity is low.
Model Portfolios:
Certain investment programs offered through the Firm’s Asset Management Services are managed in
accordance with model portfolios. When utilizing models, investment selections are based on the
underlying model and customized (or individualized) portfolio holdings are not developed. The
determination to use a model or models is always based on each client’s individual investment goals,
objectives, and mandates.
When recommending one of these programs, your Advisor will assist you in selecting a model portfolio.
In order to reasonably ensure that an initial portfolio selection continues to be appropriate, and that the
client’s account is continually managed in a manner fitting their financial circumstances, the Advisor will
contact the client at least annually, or as requested by the client, to review the client’s account. Integrity
Alliance encourages clients to notify their Advisor promptly if they experience any material change in their
financial circumstances or investment goals.
Tailored Advisory Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions:
Our services are always provided based on the individual needs of each client. This means, for example,
that you are given the ability to impose reasonable restrictions on the accounts we manage for you,
including specific investment selections and sectors. (Based on their nature, however, clients cannot set
restrictions on the management of the subaccounts for variable annuities or the management of plan
participant accounts). Clients will retain individual ownership of all securities held in their accounts.
Transferring Assets:
When transferring your account to be invested, generally, existing positions in the account will typically be
liquidated, and the cash transferred to a qualified independent custodian. The liquidation of your account
likely will have tax consequences, which you should discuss with your tax adviser. However, if there are
certain securities you own that you do not want to liquidate, you must notify your Advisor in writing and
they will be transferred in-kind for custody, but we will not advise on those positions. Any transaction
costs incurred in the liquidation of transferred assets are the responsibility of the client.
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Primary Advisory Services Asset Management Services
Asset Management Services is when we or your Advisor provide continuous and regular supervisory or
management services of your account(s) through one of our advisory programs. Our advisory programs
include our wrap programs (Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, Aspire, Retirement Ally and
Paramount Programs) and non-wrap programs (Edge Program and Select Program).
Integrity Alliance Wrap Programs:
Integrity Alliance offers asset management services through several wrap fee programs sponsored by the
Firm including the Integrity Alliance Aspire Program (“Aspire Program”), which features Advisor-managed
accounts, the Retirement Ally Program, which provides access to model portfolios directly managed by
Integrity Alliance, the Wealth Solutions Program, for which Integrity Alliance provides ongoing supervisory
services as discretionary investment manager, the Wealth Solutions SMA Program, which provides
access to the investment strategies and specialties of independent investment managers and the
Paramount Program, for which Integrity Alliance provides ongoing supervisory services as discretionary
investment manager and access to the investment strategies and specialties of independent investment
managers. Existing clients in the Paramount Program may continue to hold and add assets to their
accounts; however, the Paramount Program is closed to new account enrollments.
Through the Aspire Program, your Advisor directly manages your account on an ongoing basis by
selecting the securities and determining the asset allocation. Through the Paramount Program, your
Advisor directly manages your account and/or selects in consultation with you any third-party money
managers to provide investment advice to your account. In the Retirement Ally Program, accounts are
managed by Integrity Alliance using model asset allocation portfolios, with Integrity Alliance providing
ongoing supervisory services. Under the Wealth Solutions Program, accounts are managed by BNY
Mellon Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of Pershing, LLC (“Pershing”), using model asset allocation portfolios.
For the Wealth Solutions SMA Program, client accounts are managed directly by third-party managers
(“Portfolio Managers”) selected by clients from a list of approved managers available through the
program. If the Retirement Ally Program or Wealth Solutions Program is recommended, your Advisor will
help you select an appropriate portfolio from the available options and provide Integrity Alliance with
information about your financial circumstances and any reasonable restrictions you wish to impose on the
management of your account. If Wealth Solutions SMA Program is recommended, your Advisor will assist
in selecting a Portfolio Manager, and Integrity Alliance will provide your financial profile – including any
reasonable restrictions – to the selected Portfolio Manager.
The Aspire, Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, Retirement Ally and Paramount Programs are
separately detailed in Integrity Alliance’s Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Brochure. As
applicable, clients should carefully review this separate Brochure for important additional information
regarding the Programs, including information regarding the wrap fee, any costs not included within the
wrap fee, account requirements, representative availability, conflicts of interest, and other important
information. If you did not receive a copy of Integrity Alliance’s Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee
Brochure and Form CRS, please contact your investment adviser representative or Integrity Alliance by
phone at (877)-886-1939 or by email at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
Currently, various non-proprietary wrap fee programs made available to clients include but are not limited
to, the following program sponsors:
• SEI Investment Management Corporation
• AssetMark
Each non-proprietary wrap fee program can involve different account minimum(s), custodial,
administrative and fee arrangements. The Firm does not take custody of client assets including those
assets that are designated to be managed by a third-party manager. The Firm does not directly place
securities transactions on behalf of the client. Rather, investments are made by the selected non-
proprietary wrap fee provider in accordance with the agreement between the client and manager.
Existing clients in the non-proprietary wrap fee programs may continue to hold and add assets to their
accounts; however, the various non-proprietary wrap fee programs are closed to new account
enrollments.
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More information regarding a client’s total annual fee and the portion received by Integrity Alliance, the
program sponsor and any additional third parties is provided in our Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap
Brochure and/or the Form ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure of the relevant sponsor of the wrap fee
program and the applicable client agreement the client executes with respect to the program.
Integrity Alliance Edge Program (Edge Program) and Integrity Alliance Select Program (Select Program):
Through the Edge Program and the Select Program, Integrity Alliance’s Advisor will select the securities
and the allocation among securities for a client’s account and directly manage the account on an ongoing
basis. Based on the client’s investment objectives, overall financial condition, income and tax status, net
worth, risk profile, and other factors, as applicable, the Advisor will either offer general model
portfolios/strategies or develop a customized portfolio for the client. Investment strategies, models, and
philosophies used within the Edge Program and the Select Program vary by the individual Advisor
managing the account. For example, some Advisors limit their strategies/models/philosophies to mutual
funds and/or exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), while others provide a broad range of securities including
but not limited to: stocks, bonds, treasuries, ETFs, certificates of deposit, mutual fund shares, municipal
securities, and options contracts on securities. If appropriate, based on investment objectives and risk
profile, the Advisor can recommend that a portion of the client’s portfolio be allocated to alternative
investments, such as hedge funds, private equity funds, private credit, non-traded REITs, and others.
Because alternative investments are typically less liquid than publicly traded investments, and often
involve different and/or increased risks, clients should carefully review the offering documents
accompanying any recommended alternative investment and discuss any questions with their Advisor.
Existing clients in the Select Program may continue to hold and add assets to their accounts; however,
the Select Program is closed to new account enrollments.
Also, if appropriate, the Advisor can recommend one or more unaffiliated investment advisers, each a
third- party sub-adviser (“TPSA”), to manage all or a portion of the client’s account subject to the Advisor’s
supervision. The Firm’s due diligence reviews consider several factors when determining whether to
engage an investment adviser to provide sub-advisory services to clients. Please refer to Item 8 –
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss of this Brochure for additional information
regarding the Firm’s due diligence methodology.
As a result of these varied approaches, the portfolios of clients enrolled in the Edge Program and the
Select Program with similar investment needs and profiles will not necessarily be similarly invested or
experience the same performance.
Client accounts enrolled in the Edge Program and the Select Program are typically managed on a
discretionary basis, which means the Advisor has the authority to buy or sell securities without obtaining
client approval prior to each transaction.
With respect to TPSAs, Integrity Alliance has discretionary authority to hire and fire TPSAs on the client’s
behalf.
As applicable, a TPSA recommended to a client will typically retain discretionary authority to formulate,
monitor, and revise the client’s account or portion of the total client account allocated to the TPSA’s
management. However, this discretionary authority is limited to directly trading the securities held in the
client’s account or portion of the total client account allocated to the TPSA’s management. The TPSA will
be authorized to place trades through the client’s selected custodian, or through other broker-dealers the
TPSA reasonably determines will provide the client with best execution under applicable circumstances of
the trade. If a TPSA executes a trade through a broker-dealer other than the client’s selected custodian,
the client will typically incur additional charges. Please refer to Item 12 – Brokerage Practices of this
Brochure for additional information.
Clients can place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments that are purchased in their Edge
Program and Select Program accounts. Clients can also place reasonable limitations on the discretionary
power granted to the Advisor if the restrictions and limitations are specifically set forth in writing or
included as an attachment to the appropriate client Investment Management Agreement. Please note that
any restriction or limitation imposed could affect the performance of the account. Discretionary authority
will remain effective until the client or Integrity Alliance terminates the relationship or the authority is
revoked in writing by the client.
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Clients must notify their Advisor of any changes to their financial situation, investment objectives, or if
they would like to add or change a reasonable restriction or limitation on their account. Integrity Alliance
recommends that clients review this information on a quarterly basis. Advisors are required to contact
clients at least annually to review each client’s account(s), financial situation, and investment objectives.
Schwab Managed Account Platform: When recommending a Third-party Sub-Adviser to manage a
client’s account or any portion of a client’s account, as applicable, your Advisor can employ the Schwab
Managed Account Platform “Marketplace,” a platform offered by Schwab to registered investment
advisers that provides information regarding a wide range of third-party investment advisers and
strategies.
Clients can establish Edge Program and Select Program accounts through approved custodians as
follows:
Edge Program accounts may be established with the following custodians:
• Pershing, LLC, a broker-dealer, member SIPC/FINRA (“Pershing”);
• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a broker-dealer, member SIPC/FINRA (“Schwab”); or
• Other approved custodians, as applicable.
Select Program accounts were only made available through Pershing.
As applicable, clients should carefully review the Form ADV, Part 2A Brochure or Form ADV, Part 2A, or
other disclosure document, and Form CRS of any recommended third-party sub-adviser for important
additional information regarding the sub-adviser’s services, fees, conflicts of interest and other important
information. If you did not receive a copy of a recommended third-party sub-adviser’s Form ADV, Part 2A
Brochure or Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Brochure, and Form CRS, please contact your
Advisor or Integrity Alliance by phone at (877) 886-1939 or by email at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
Third-party sub-advisers may not achieve the best rate of returns or charge the lowest fees in comparison
to other investment advisers.
Third-Party Retirement Account Program
Integrity Alliance provides investment advisory services to qualified retirement plans and participants,
including 401(k), 403(b), and other ERISA-covered accounts, through our Third-Party Retirement Account
Program, which is offered as a non-wrap program. These services are provided using third-party
technology platforms that allow us to securely access, analyze, and manage held-away retirement
accounts on a non- custodial basis. We act as an investment adviser under Section 3(21) of ERISA to
such qualified retirement plans and participants. Our firm provides fiduciary advice on a non-discretionary
or discretionary basis, depending on your agreement with us.
• Where authorized, our Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs) may exercise limited
discretionary authority to select and manage investments from the list of plan-designated
investment options made available by an unrelated ERISA Section 3(38) investment manager.
In such cases, an unrelated fiduciary retains sole authority over plan-level fund selection. Our
role is limited to making participant-level investment decisions within that pre-approved lineup
(when authorized), or to providing non-discretionary recommendations, depending on the
scope of engagement.
• Where authorized, our IARs will assist in the recommendation of investments to plan sponsors
or other fiduciaries, monitor the selected investments, provide participant education, and
provide guidance throughout the fiduciary process. In such cases, we do not have authority to
make and implement fiduciary decisions for the plan. The plan sponsor or fiduciary is
responsible for the selection and monitoring of Integrity Alliance and implementation of any of
our investment recommendations, and assumes responsibility and liability for any decisions
made by the plan sponsor or fiduciary.
• Plan sponsors, trustees or other fiduciaries may also elect to appoint our IARs to exercise
discretionary authority over plan-level fund selection, to select the lineup of investment options
available under the plan. In such cases we act as a 3(38) investment manager and assume
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responsibility for selecting, reviewing and monitoring the overall investment menu available
under the plan. Such advice does not include participant level discretionary advice.
Your advisory agreement will clearly define whether we are acting in a discretionary or non-discretionary
capacity.
Third-party retirement account technology services allow us to access held-away accounts for monitoring
and management. These services do not offer investment advice or act in a fiduciary capacity. You must
provide authorization through the third-party retirement account provider’s secure platform by entering
your account credentials. Once authorized, we can view your account information and, if permitted,
implement trades on your behalf, subject to the terms of our engagement.
All investment advice and decisions are made solely by us, not by the third-party retirement plan platform
provider
Third-Party Investment Adviser Referral Program
Under this service, you have access to advisory services offered by third-party money managers. The
third- party money managers are responsible for continuously monitoring your account and making trades
when necessary. Third-party investment advisers are subject to review and approval by Integrity Alliance
and are subject to change.
Your Advisor will assist you in identifying your risk tolerance and investment objectives and can
recommend a third-party investment adviser based upon your individual needs. In order to participate in
this service, you are required to enter into an agreement directly with the third-party investment adviser
who will then directly provide you with asset management services.
Your Advisor is available to answer questions you have regarding your account and to act as the
intermediary between you and the third-party investment adviser. Third-party investment advisers will
obtain discretionary authority from you to determine the securities to be purchased and sold for your
account.
Integrity Alliance does not have trading authority with respect to your managed account with the third-
party investment adviser(s). The format and frequency of client reporting varies depending on the
selected third- party investment adviser.
Third-party managed programs frequently have account minimum requirements that will vary from
investment adviser to investment adviser. Account minimums are generally higher on fixed income
accounts than equity-based accounts. A complete description of the third-party investment adviser’s
services, fee schedules and account minimums are disclosed in the third-party investment adviser’s Form
ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure, or Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Brochure, or similar
disclosure document, which is required to be provided to clients at the time an agreement for services is
executed and the account is established. If you did not receive the Form ADV, Part 2A Disclosure
Brochure or Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Program Brochure, as applicable, and Form CRS for any
recommended third-party investment adviser, please contact Integrity Alliance at 877-886-1939 or at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
While Integrity Alliance periodically reviews the performance of numerous third-party investment adviser
firms, we will only approve a select number of third-party investment advisers available to our Advisors.
Integrity Alliance’s third-party investment adviser recommendations are limited to third-party investment
advisers that pay the Firm a referral fee. Please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other
Compensation for important additional information regarding our referral arrangements with third-party
investment advisers.
Envestnet Asset Management Program
Integrity Alliance offers access to the Envestnet Asset Management platform and related private wealth
management programs, including, Separately Managed Accounts, Active Passive Portfolios, Unified
Managed Accounts, PMC Multi Manager Accounts, AdvisoryOne and third-party fund strategists
(collectively, the “Program”). Envestnet provides the platform, investment models, portfolio administration,
custody relationships and operational services that allow us and our IARs to allocate client assets among
investment options available on the platform. Envestnet may act as manager, model provider, platform
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sponsor or program administrator for certain Programs.
For more details about Envestnet’s role and fees, clients may request Envestnet’s Form ADV Part 2A and
the Program Appendix that applies to a given wrap or non-wrap program. Existing clients in the
AdvisoryOne Program may contribute additional assets to the AdvisoryOne Program but the AdvisoryOne
Program is not currently offered to new clients.
How the program works and your role
When you participate in a Program, your IAR will work with you to collect financial and demographic
information and to document your investment objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance and any investment
restrictions you impose. Using Envestnet’s platform tools, your IAR has discretion to select a strategy,
model or outside manager for all or part of your account and may allocate assets among multiple
strategies or sleeves. You directly own the underlying securities and funds held in your account. Certain
outside managers or model providers available through Envestnet may require you to sign their standard
paperwork or to provide additional information.
Wrap, non-wrap and hybrid fee structures
Programs are offered as wrap-fee programs, non-wrap programs or hybrids depending on the Program
and the custodian selected by you. In a wrap-fee arrangement you pay a single bundled fee that generally
covers investment management, trade execution and certain administrative costs. In a non-wrap
arrangement, you pay separate fees for advisory services, execution and other account costs. The total
amount you pay, and the items included in any bundled fee vary by Program, portfolio manager and
custodian. We will disclose whether a particular Program is offered on a wrap or non-wrap basis and will
provide the Program Appendix or other written disclosure explaining the fee components before you
enroll. The SEC requires that wrap fee brochure information be delivered to clients in the form and at the
timing described in Form ADV instructions; you may receive Envestnet’s Appendix for wrap programs
where applicable.
Fees and additional costs
Program fees are charged as a percentage of assets under management and are typically billed monthly
or quarterly in advance. Depending on the Program, total fees charged to clients through Envestnet may
range up to the amounts disclosed in the fee schedule in your advisory agreement. In some cases, fees
charged through the Program may be as high as 2.8% per year or greater depending on account size,
household aggregation, the use of overlays, model or manager fees, and other services selected. Fees
shown in our brochure or in Envestnet’s Program materials may not include all additional fees described
below. You will also incur other fees and expenses such as custodian fees, underlying fund expenses,
manager or submanager fees, model provider fees, platform fees, third-party service provider fees,
transaction costs, taxes and surrender or transfer fees if applicable. These additional costs can materially
increase the total cost of the Program. We and your IAR will provide you with the full fee schedule for
your chosen Program and custodian so you can compare total costs across alternatives.
Conflicts of interest and payments to third parties
Envestnet and its affiliates retain a portion of the fees charged for making strategies available and for
administering the Programs. Envestnet typically pays model providers, subadvisers and third-party
managers from the fees it collects. Integrity Alliance also receives compensation either directly from
Envestnet, from the custodian, or as otherwise disclosed in your advisory agreement for services
associated with placing accounts on the platform. The receipt of payments by Envestnet, third-party
managers, and us creates incentives to recommend Programs and particular strategies available on the
platform. Where your IAR acts as the portfolio manager within Envestnet or as the IAR’s affiliate acts as
manager, the IAR may receive additional compensation tied to assets, which creates a financial incentive
to recommend use of that manager or to retain assets on the platform rather than move them to a lower
cost alternative. We disclose these relationships and payments in our advisory agreement and, where
applicable, in the Envestnet program disclosures. Please review those disclosures and discuss
alternatives with your IAR.
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Use of sleeves, rep as PM and rep as OM
Some Envestnet accounts are structured using multiple sleeves. A sleeve may be managed by an outside
manager, model provider, or by your IAR. When your IAR serves as the portfolio manager inside
Envestnet, this is sometimes referred to as rep as PM. When your IAR acts as the representative for an
outside manager, this is sometimes called rep as OM. When your IAR acts as rep as PM within the
Envestnet platform, a platform fee is charged by Envestnet. This fee is layered on top of the advisory fee
you pay us and the IAR’s compensation. In other advisory programs offered by Integrity Alliance where
your IAR can also act as portfolio manager, the Envestnet platform is not used, and this additional
platform fee does not apply. As a result, the total cost to you of rep as PM solutions within Envestnet may
be higher than comparable programs outside of Envestnet. You should carefully consider whether the
services and tools available through the Envestnet platform justify these additional costs.
Reporting, custody and data limitations
Envestnet provides account administration and reporting through its platform, and the custodian
maintains custody of client assets. For some outside managers or model providers, the depth of account-
level reporting or the types of data made available to us or to you may be limited. Where Envestnet or an
outside manager provides tax overlay, performance attribution or other overlays, an additional fee may
apply. You will receive regular reporting from Envestnet and from us in accordance with our account
reporting practices. Please review program materials and consult with your IAR about any reporting or
data limitations that are important to you.
AssetMark Program
Similar to the Envestnet Asset Management Program described above, when you participate in the
AssetMark Program, your IAR will work with you to collect financial and demographic information and to
document your investment objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance and any investment restrictions you
impose. Using AssetMark’s platform tools, your IAR has discretion to select a strategy, model or outside
manager for all or part of your account and may allocate assets among multiple strategies or sleeves.
You directly own the underlying securities and funds held in your account.
AssetMark, an investment management program sponsor, provides Integrity Alliance with compensation
and services in return for using their platform for Integrity Alliance’s clients. Compensation includes a flat
quarterly fee to support technology, training, marketing, staffing and ongoing education of Integrity
Alliance’s representatives. In addition, Integrity Alliance will generally receive fees from AssetMark
ranging from .05% to .07% of its clients’ assets on the AssetMark platform. Integrity Alliance will receive
additional revenue for each new Integrity Alliance representative if more than ten new Integrity Alliance
representatives utilize the AssetMark platform in a calendar year. AssetMark also provides Integrity
Alliance with certain benefits at no cost to Integrity Alliance, including comprehensive organizational
consulting, education and marketing support. This arrangement creates a conflict of interest in that
Integrity Alliance has an incentive to utilize the AssetMark program for its clients in order to receive the
foregoing compensation and benefits rather than based on the client’s best interests. Integrity Alliance
seeks to address these conflicts of interest by making a number of investment programs available to
clients and by adopting policies reasonably designed to ensure that Advisors make recommendations in
the best interests of clients.
More information regarding a client total annual fee and the portion received by Integrity Alliance and any
third parties is provided in the relevant wrap fee program brochure of the AssetMark and the applicable
agreement the client executes with respect to the program. Existing clients in the AssetMark Program
may continue to hold and add assets to their accounts; however, the AssetMark Program is closed to new
account enrollments.
Lines of Credit Programs
Under this service, you have access to credit and borrowing services offered by unaffiliated third-party
lenders that Integrity Alliance engages from time to time. Because you are our client, the third-party
lenders offer you competitive loan terms, including competitive interest rates. Third-party lenders are
subject to review and approval by Integrity Alliance and are subject to change.
Your Advisor will assist you in identifying your risk tolerance and investment objectives and may
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recommend a third-party lender based upon your individual needs. In order to participate in this service,
you are required to enter into an agreement directly with the third-party lender who will then directly
provide you with credit and borrowing services.
Your Advisor is available to answer questions you have regarding your loans and to act as the
intermediary between you and the third-party lender.
Third-party lender programs generally have line of credit minimums that will vary from third-party lender to
third-party lender. There are also usually minimum draw amounts, and interest payments are typically due
monthly. A complete description of the third-party lender’s services, interest rates and other terms are
available upon request from Integrity Alliance. To request such information, please contact Integrity
Alliance at 877-886-1939 or at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
The Firm’s arrangements with such third-party lenders also typically keep the funds generated by your
use of such third-party lenders invested under the Firm’s management. By recommending that a client
use a third-party lender to fund a purchase or other financial need rather than liquidate securities under
the Firm’s management, the Firm and the Advisor continue to earn fees on the full account value. In the
future, the Firm may enter into agreements with such third-party lenders that provide other incentives to
the Firm to recommend such third-party lenders to clients, including, among other things, favorable
lending terms for the Firm’s own borrowing activity. Please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other
Compensation for important additional information regarding our referral arrangements with third-party
lenders.
There are conflicts of interest for an Advisor that recommends a line of credit, including if the collateral
used to support such credit is comprised of securities, sweep accounts or other assets or accounts for
which Integrity Alliance is compensated. The use of such assets as collateral result in you holding assets
(and paying Integrity Alliance with respect to such assets) that you could have liquidated absent an
available line of credit. Please refer to Item 5 – Fees and Compensation for additional disclosure
regarding a line of credit.
Planning and Consulting Services
Certain Advisors of Integrity Alliance provide some, all, or none of the planning and consulting services
described below. Please note that the services listed below do not provide for active management (such
as the Portfolio Management Services described above) or monitoring of your account except for
Retirement Plan Participant Consulting Services. Advisors will not advise on business value analysis,
business liquidations, or provide tax, accounting, or legal advice, but these components can be referred
to third parties. Our planning and consulting services do not require any minimum net worth or income.
Should a client choose to implement any recommendations provided through the planning or consulting
services described below, Integrity Alliance suggests the client work closely with his/her attorney,
accountant, insurance agent, broker-dealer and/or other professionals, as appropriate, based on the
nature of the recommendation. Implementation of recommendations is entirely at the client’s discretion.
As set forth at Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations, certain management persons
and Advisors of the Firm are separately licensed or registered as representatives of our brokerage arm
and/or insurance agents of Integrity Alliance as insurance agency. Should a client choose to implement
securities or insurance recommendations provided pursuant to the services described below through
Integrity Alliance and their Advisor in the Advisor’s separate capacity as a broker-dealer representative or
insurance agent, Integrity Alliance and the Advisor will receive compensation for these services that is in
addition to Integrity Alliance’s advisory fees. The ability to earn additional compensation can give rise to
certain conflicts of interest. Please refer to Item 10 of this Brochure for additional information. Clients are
under no obligation to utilize the services of Integrity Alliance or our affiliated persons in their separate
capacities to implement recommendations.
Financial Planning Services:
The role of our Advisor in providing financial planning services is to deliver a plan that helps you
understand your overall financial situation and helps you set financial objectives. Clients engaging
Integrity Alliance to provide this service generally receive a written report, providing the client with a plan
reasonably designed to assist the client in attaining certain stated financial goals and objectives. You are
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responsible for implementing any of the recommendations made by the Advisor. Financial planning
services terminate upon delivery of the financial plan. Financial planning recommendations are typically
generic in nature and are not limited to any specific products or services offered by a broker dealer or
insurance company.
Hourly Consulting Services:
The role of our Advisor in providing hourly consulting services is to work with you throughout the year on
different aspects of financial planning but without the delivery of a written plan. You are responsible for
implementing any of the recommendations made by the Advisor. Hourly consulting services automatically
terminate one year from the date you entered into the agreement or upon completion of delivery of
services.
Financial Planning Seminars:
Financial planning seminars include topics related to wealth management, financial planning, retirement
strategies, or various other economic and investment topics. Information presented is not based on any
one person’s needs and individualized investment advice is not provided to attendees during the seminar.
Attendees are encouraged to have individual consultations with the Advisor and to have a financial plan
prepared but are under no obligation to do so.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services:
We offer retirement consulting services to employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries. The services are
designed to assist the plan sponsor (the “Company”) in meeting its management and fiduciary obligations
to the plan under ERISA. Depending on the needs of the client, Retirement Plan Consulting Services can
include one or more of the following: assisting with the development of an investment policy statement,
monitoring of investment options, assisting with plan governance, and/or investment education for plan
fiduciaries. Retirement consulting services can consist of general or specific advice.
Retirement Plan Participant Consulting Services:
The role of our Advisor is to provide a written recommendation for your retirement plan. The written
recommendation is based on financial and other information you provide. You can also choose to have
your Advisor provide Asset Management Services based on the investment options available within your
retirement plan.
Neither Integrity Alliance nor our Advisors provide recommendations or advice regarding loans from your
retirement plan assets. Once a written recommendation is provided, you are responsible for implementing
any recommendations made by the Advisor. Retirement planning consulting services terminates upon
delivery of the written recommendation.
Advice provided with respect to retirement plans by Integrity Alliance is provided as a 3(21) fiduciary.
Specialization
Advisors can focus on specific or certain types of advisory services over other types of advisory services.
Advice on Certain Types of Investments
Advisors can only provide investment advice on investments available through the Firm. Any deviation by
an Advisor from securities available through the Firm could constitute a violation of Firm policies.
Client Assets Managed by Integrity Alliance
As of December 31, 2025, Integrity Alliance managed approximately $5,411,976,879 on a discretionary
basis. Integrity Alliance manages approximately $957,035,550 on a non-discretionary basis as of that
date.
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Since Integrity Alliance began providing advisory services, it has had other fee structures in effect, which
may have been lower or higher as described herein. As new fee structures are put into effect, they are
generally made applicable only to new clients, and fees for existing clients are generally not affected.
Asset Management Services
Asset Management Services is when we or our Advisors provide you with continuous and regular
supervisory and management services with respect to your account(s) through one of our advisory
programs. Our advisory programs include our wrap programs (Aspire, Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions
SMA, Retirement Ally and Paramount Programs) and non-wrap programs (Edge Program and Select
Program). You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and
costs reduce any amount of money you make over time.
Integrity Alliance Wrap Programs:
The Integrity Alliance Aspire, Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, Retirement Ally and
Paramount Programs are separately detailed in the Firm’s Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap
Brochure. Clients should carefully review this separate Brochure for important additional
information regarding these Programs, including information regarding the wrap fee, any cost not
included within the wrap fee, account requirements, Advisor availability, conflicts of interest, and
other important information. If one of these Programs was recommended to you and you did not
receive a copy of Integrity Alliance’s Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Brochure, please
contact your Advisor or Integrity Alliance by phone at (877)-886-1939 or by email at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
Integrity Alliance Edge Program:
The fee charged to an Edge Program account will equal the total of: 1) a Program Fee, 2) the
Advisor fee negotiated between the client and their Advisor, and 3) if applicable, the fee charged
by any third-party sub-adviser (“TPSA”) recommended to manage all or a portion of the client’s
account.
1) The maximum Program Fee charged to an Edge Program account is equal to an annual rate
of 0.35% of the value of the account assets under management. The portion of the total fee
attributable to the Program Fee is not negotiable to the client, however, based on the
Advisor’s total assets under management with Integrity Alliance, the Advisor may be able to
negotiate a lower Program Fee. The Advisor can also negotiate for a portion of the Program
fee, thereby increasing their overall compensation. This creates a conflict for an Advisor
because if the Advisor can earn increased revenue by doing so, these circumstances create
incentive for the Advisor to recommend the Edge Program over other investment programs
offered by the firm. This also creates a conflict for an Advisor that is also a registered
representative of our broker- dealer to promote an advisory account over of a non-advisory
account based on their pecuniary interests rather than the client’s best interests. We seek to
address this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you, and by adopting and enforcing policies
reasonably designed to ensure that account-type decisions are made based on the client’s
best interests. Program fees also vary based on the Advisor servicing the client’s account
regardless of the level of client assets the Advisor has under management with Integrity
Alliance. For example, certain Advisors manage client accounts through the Edge Program
for which the maximum annual Program fee is lower than 0.35%, based on the negotiated
terms of their affiliation with Integrity Alliance.
2) The maximum Advisor fee is equal to an annual rate of 2.00% of the Edge Program account
assets under management. Advisors negotiate their fee with clients based on each client’s
individual financial situation, complexity, and assets under management, among other
considerations.
3)
If applicable, TPSA fees will vary based on the TPSA selected and typically will be an annual
fee based on a percentage of the assets placed under the TPSA’s management.
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Integrity Alliance Select Program:
The fee charged to a Select Program account will equal the total of: 1) a Select Program fee, 2)
the Advisor fee negotiated between the client and their Advisor, and 3) if applicable, the fee
charged by any third-party sub-adviser (“TPSA”) recommended to manage all or a portion of the
client’s account.
1) The fees charged to a Select Program will be based on the following schedule:
Total Account Value
Minimum Account Fee
Maximum Account
Fee*
First $1,000,000
1.00%
2.80%
Next $2,000,000
1.00%
2.20%
Assets Over $3,000,000
0.50%
1.75%
2)
In addition, there is a trading platform fee of 10 bps (0.10%) added to the maximum account
fee for all Select Program accounts with our broker-dealer arm.
3) Fees are assessed on all assets in the account, including securities, cash and money market
balances. We allow the use of margin accounts, which will result in a client paying additional
fees for securities bought on margin. Margin debit balances do not reduce the value of the
assets in the account. As a result of these potential additional fees, the Advisor and Integrity
Alliance have a conflict of interest when recommending the purchase of securities on margin
as such purchase can increase the advisory fees. The Advisor may in its sole discretion pay
all or a portion of the above stated fees to other parties involved in providing service with
respect to the Select Program account and as permitted by law. All such shared payments
will be fully disclosed to the client. Clients paying a fee of 2.5% or greater should consider
that such fee is in excess of that normally charged in the industry and that similar advisory
services can be obtained for less.
4)
If applicable, TPSA fees will vary based on the TPSA selected and typically will be an annual
fee based on a percentage of the assets placed under the TPSA’s management.
5) The portion of the total fee attributable to the Select Program fee is not negotiable to the
client, however, based on the Advisor’s total assets under management with Integrity
Alliance, the Advisor may be able to negotiate a lower Select Program fee. Program fees also
vary based on the Advisor servicing the client’s account regardless of the level of client
assets the Advisor has under management with Integrity Alliance. For example, certain
Advisors manage client accounts through the Select Program for which the maximum annual
Select Program fee is lower than 2.80%, based on the negotiated terms of their affiliation with
Integrity Alliance. Some clients may pay more than the maximum fee for assets under
management where clients have elected to have additional services billed as a percentage of
assets under management. Those services may include but are not limited to, retirement
planning, estate planning, wealth planning, and charitable gifting. These fees are agreed to
in advance between the client and the advisor.
6) These fees do not include mark-ups/mark-downs in principal transactions; certain odd-lot
differentials; national securities exchange fees; clearing; custody; postage and handling; and
transaction and service fees (i.e. brokerage portfolio accounts or other cash management
type accounts), annual, maintenance and/or termination fees for retirement accounts or
qualified plans; ACAT transfer fees; interest on debit account balances; electronic fund
transfer fees; IRA and qualified plan fees; and transfer taxes and other costs or charges
associated with securities transactions mandated by law. All fees and charges, including the
above, will be charged to the client account. Advisors receive compensation for providing
advisory and client-related services in connection with the Select Program based on the
value of the assets under their management. A Select Program client may also incur certain
charges imposed by other third-parties in connection with investments made through the
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Select Program account, including among others the following types of charges: mutual fund
12b-1 fees, mutual fund management and administrative servicing fees, fees charged by
third-party investment managers, and certain deferred sales charges on previously
purchased mutual funds.
*Fees can be negotiated and usually vary from client-to-client based upon a number of factors,
including, but not limited to, type of account, account size, historical relationship with the client,
services to be provided, or other factors. Moreover, fees can vary as a result of the application of
prior fee schedules depending upon the specific date the client began participation in the Select
Program.
The specific total combined fee schedule is agreed upon in advance and will be outlined in, or attached
to, the Investment Management Agreement(s) entered into with the client.
Fees for asset management services are typically charged quarterly in advance based on the value of the
client’s account at the end of the prior quarter. Integrity Alliance will pro rate its fees for accounts opened
mid quarter, which will be assessed at the end of the month in which the account was opened. For
example, if an account is opened on January 15, the Firm will charge its fee on February 1 for the
remaining days in January, as well as for February and March. In addition, each quarter’s fee is adjusted
for material deposits or withdrawals of $5,000 or more made to/from the account during the quarter.
Variable annuities are excluded from wrap fee program billing. If a client invests in a variable annuity, the
associated fees are typically billed directly by the insurance issuer, which may follow a billing cycle
different from Integrity Alliance standard methodology of billing quarterly in advance.
Fees for the Edge Program are paid to Integrity Alliance, which then pays a portion of those fees to your
investment adviser representative.
Integrity Alliance requires that the client provide authorization for the Firm and/or, if applicable, the TPSA,
to deduct advisory and/or sub-advisory fees directly from the client’s account and to include on each
quarterly statement the amount of advisory fees paid for that time period.
Upon a client’s request, we will provide an accounting of the manner in which a particular fee was
calculated. Fees for the Program are paid to Integrity Alliance and we pay a portion of that fee to your
Advisor.
If a TPSA is recommended for the client’s account, the TPSA’s fees will typically be billed by the TPSA,
separately from the fees charged by Integrity Alliance, in accordance with the billing protocols of the
TPSA selected, which protocols can differ from those of Integrity Alliance (for example, the TPSA’s fees
may be charged monthly or quarterly, in advance or in arrears, etc.). As applicable, clients should refer to
any recommended TPSA’s disclosure document for detailed information regarding their billing practices.
Clients are encouraged to review the fee schedule and applicable terms with their Advisor, including, but
not limited to, the components of the total fee, fee calculation methodology, and any pro rata practices.
If applicable, clients should carefully review the Form ADV, Part 2A Disclosure Brochure or other
disclosure document, and Form CRS for any recommended TPSA and program for important additional
information regarding the TPSA’s services, fees, conflicts of interest and other important information. If
you did not receive a copy of the TPSA’s Form ADV, Part 2A Brochure or Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix
1, Wrap Fee Brochure, and Form CRS, please contact your Advisor or Integrity Alliance by phone at (877)
886-1939 or by email at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com. Integrity Alliance will retain the
discretionary authority to hire and fire TPSAs, as necessary, to better service our clients’ accounts.
There is no minimum account size required to participate in the Edge Program and Select Program.
Third-Party Retirement Account Program
For the Third-Party Retirement Account Program, we charge an asset-based advisory fee for investment
management services. This fee is based on a percentage of assets under management and is detailed in
your investment advisory agreement. Fees are billed either monthly or quarterly, in advance or arrears, as
specified in your agreement. We use third-party retirement account system providers to access and
manage held-away accounts. Third-party retirement account system providers charge us a technology
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fee for this service. We pass this cost on to you as part of your advisory billing. The amount we charge to
offset a third-party retirement plan system provider’s cost typically includes a markup, resulting in a profit
to our firm. Any markup is retained by the firm and not shared with the IAR. This creates a potential
conflict of interest, as we may have a financial incentive to recommend the use of a third- party retirement
account system provider or to include more accounts on the platform. To address this conflict:
• We disclose our financial interest in this platform-related fee;
• You may request a breakdown of third-party retirement account platform costs at any time;
• Our IARs are compensated through advisory fees and do not receive separate incentives to
promote any third-party retirement account platform provider.
If our relationship with any relevant third-party system provider changes in a way that creates new
conflicts of interest or materially increases your costs, we will amend this disclosure and notify you
promptly. The use of a third-party retirement account platform provider can allow us to manage retirement
accounts that were previously self-directed or unmanaged. If you authorize us to manage these accounts,
they will be included in your assets under management for billing purposes, which may result in higher
overall advisory fees. You should weigh the cost of management against the expected benefits of
professional oversight, and we are available to help you evaluate this decision.
Third-Party Investment Adviser Referral Program
Integrity Alliance also acts as a solicitor and refers clients to unaffiliated third-party investment advisers,
including, without limitation, SEI Investment Management Corporation and AssetMark, offering asset
management and other investment advisory services. As a result, we are paid a portion of the fee
charged and collected by the third-party investment adviser in the form of solicitor fees or consulting fees
and we pay a portion of that fee to your Advisor. Each solicitation arrangement is performed pursuant to a
written solicitation agreement and is in compliance with SEC Rule 206(4)-1 and applicable state securities
rules and regulations.
The actual fee charged for this service will also vary depending on the third-party investment adviser
utilized but will generally not exceed 2.65% of your assets under management on an annual basis. The
portion retained by the Advisor in the form of solicitor fees or consulting fees will not exceed 2.50%. The
fee retained by Integrity Alliance is negotiable based on factors such as the complexity of services
provided and the client’s assets under management.
You are subject to incur additional charges including but not limited to, mutual fund sales loads
(commissions), 12b-1 fees and surrender charges, and IRA and qualified retirement plan fees. Integrity
Alliance will not receive any portion of these additional commissions or fees. We are only compensated
by the portion of the solicitor/consulting fee described above. We receive no other compensation in
connection with a client’s account. When we are able to negotiate lower fees and expenses charged by
third parties, all negotiated improvements are for the clients’ benefit.
Please be aware that your Advisor has a conflict of interest by offering third-party investment advisers
that have agreed to pay a portion of their advisory fee to Integrity Alliance. Integrity Alliance mitigates this
conflict by vetting the advisers to ensure their services are appropriate for the firm’s platform and that all
recommendations are based upon the clients’ best interests and not on the compensation the IAR might
receive. Integrity Alliance also researches any advisers it considers using to ensure, at a minimum, the
advisers are properly registered and licensed to provide investment advice. Please refer to Item 10 –
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations of this Brochure for additional information. It is possible
that there are other third-party managed programs that are suitable to the client that may be more or less
costly. No guarantees can be made that your financial goals and objectives will be achieved. Further, no
guarantees of performance can be offered. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of
principal.
Lines of Credit Programs
Integrity Alliance also refers clients to unaffiliated third-party lenders that Integrity Alliance engages from
time to time, offering liquidity and borrowing services. The Firm’s arrangements with such third-party
lenders also typically keep the funds generated by your use of such third-party lenders invested under the
Firm’s management. By recommending that a client use a third-party lender to fund a purchase or other
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financial need rather than liquidate securities under the Firm’s management, the Firm and the Advisor
continue to earn fees on the full account value. In the future, the Firm may enter into agreements with
such third-party lenders that provide other incentives to the Firm to recommend such third-party lenders to
clients, including, among other things, favorable lending terms for the Firm’s own borrowing activity. The
actual interest rate charged by the lenders under this service will vary depending on market interest rate
conditions, securities collateralized, and the third-party lender utilized.
Please be aware that your Advisor has a conflict of interest by recommending third-party lenders that
have agreed to provide Integrity Alliance with the various incentives (including payments) described
above. It is possible that there are other third-party loan programs that may be suitable to the client that
may be more or less costly.
There are conflicts of interest for an Advisor that recommends a line of credit, including if the collateral
used to support such credit is comprised of securities, sweep accounts or other assets or accounts for
which Integrity Alliance is compensated. The use of such assets as collateral result in you holding assets
(and paying Integrity Alliance with respect to such assets) that you could have liquidated absent an
available line of credit. No guarantees can be made that your financial goals and objectives will be
achieved. Further, no guarantees of performance can be offered. All investments involve risk, including
the possible loss of principal.
Planning and Consulting Services
Financial Planning Services
The fees assessed for financial planning services are either on an hourly or fixed basis, are negotiated
between you and your Advisor, and are based on the complexity of the services requested, the amount of
research required to provide the services, and the complexity of the financial plan. Fees are negotiable
and listed in the Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement. Advisors typically charge no more than
$500 per hour for financial planning services on an hourly basis and charge between $0 – $50,000 for
financial planning services on a fixed basis. Advisors providing financial planning services on an hourly
basis will provide you with an estimated number of hours to provide the services requested on the
Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement.
Fees for financial planning services are paid to Integrity Alliance and we pay a portion of that fee to your
Advisor. The agreed upon fee is either due up front when you sign the Financial Planning and Consulting
Agreement, when the financial plan is delivered to you, or one-half of the fee is due when the Financial
Planning and Consulting Agreement is signed and the remaining balance is due when the financial plan is
delivered to you. We will not charge more than $1,200 six or more months in advance of delivering the
financial plan.
Hourly Consulting Services
The fees for hourly consulting services are on an hourly basis and negotiated between you and your
Advisor. Fees are negotiable and listed in the Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement.
Fees for hourly consulting services are paid to Integrity Alliance and we pay a portion of that fee to your
Advisor. The agreed upon fee is either due up front when you sign the Financial Planning and Consulting
Agreement or you can establish a payment plan (i.e., monthly, quarterly, semi-annually). The Financial
Planning and Consulting Agreement automatically terminates one year from the date of execution or upon
completion of delivery of services.
Clients should understand that the financial planning or hourly consulting fee the client negotiates with the
Advisor may be higher than fees charged by other investment advisors for similar services. This is the
case, in particular, if the fee is at or near the maximum fees set out above. The Advisor is responsible for
determining the fee to charge each client based on factors such as total amount of assets involved with
the relationship, the complexity of the planning services, and the number and range of supplementary
advisory and client-related services to be provided. Clients should consider the level and complexity of
the planning services to be provided when negotiating the fee with the Advisor.
You can terminate your agreement upon our receipt of your written notice to terminate, however, you will
be responsible for any work completed by the Advisor in providing the advisory services or analyzing your
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particular situation. While financial planning services are prepared with the intention of you implementing
recommendations made within the plan through Integrity Alliance you are in no way obligated to do so.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
The Advisor will determine whether to bill the Company for retirement plan consulting services at a pre-
determined hourly rate, a fixed fee or based upon a percentage of Plan assets. Fees can be billed
quarterly in advance or in arrears. In special circumstances other fee-paying arrangements can be
negotiated. The above referenced terms will be disclosed in the client agreement we sign with the
Company sponsor. Fees for retirement plan consulting services are paid to Integrity Alliance and we pay
a portion of that fee to your Advisor.
The Company sponsor can terminate the written agreement they signed with us within five days of the
execution date without penalty. Thereafter, the written agreement can be terminated by us or the
Company sponsor at any time upon 60 days prior written notice. Upon termination, we will deliver a final
billing statement for unbilled work performed prior to termination, and the Company will have a period of
30 days within which to deliver payment. If we bill the Company in advance, our fee will be credited back
to the Company on a pro-rata basis for the unused portion of the billing period. When we calculate the
credit, we will subtract any unbilled work we performed for the Company prior to termination.
Retirement Plan Participant Consulting Services
The fees for retirement plan participant consulting services are either on an hourly or fixed basis, are
negotiated between you and your Advisor, and are based on the complexity of the services requested,
the amount of research required to provide the services, and the complexity of the written
recommendation.
Fees are negotiable and listed in the Retirement Plan Participant Consulting Agreement. Advisors can
charge no more than $500 per hour for retirement plan participant consulting services on an hourly basis
and can charge between $0 – $5,000 for retirement plan participant consulting services on a fixed basis.
Advisors providing retirement plan participant consulting services on an hourly basis will provide you with
an estimated number of hours to provide the services requested on the Retirement Plan Participant
Consulting Agreement. The maximum annual overall fee for Advisors providing Asset Management
Services for retirement plan participants is 1.2% which represents a maximum advisor fee of 1% and a
0.2% service fee.
Fees for retirement plan participant consulting services are paid to Integrity Alliance and we pay a portion
of that fee to your Advisor. The agreed upon fee is either due up front when you sign the Retirement Plan
Participant Consulting Agreement, when the written recommendation is delivered to you, or one-half of
the fee is due when the Retirement Plan Participant Consulting Agreement is signed and the remaining
balance is due when the written recommendation is delivered to you. We will not charge more than
$1,200 six or more months in advance of delivering the written recommendation.
Clients should understand that the fee the client negotiates with the Advisor can be higher than fees
charged by other investment advisors for similar services. This is the case, in particular, if the fee is at or
near the maximum fees set out above. The Advisor is responsible for determining the fee to charge each
client based on factors such as total amount of assets involved with the relationship, the complexity of the
planning services, and the number and range of supplementary advisory and client-related services to be
provided. Clients should consider the level and complexity of the planning services to be provided when
negotiating the fee with the Advisor.
Other Fees
Custodians also charge service fees associated with processing of trades and custody of funds. Common
fees include annual account maintenance fees, custodial fees, transaction processing fees, and paper
statement delivery fees, wire transfer and electronic fund fees. You should discuss with your financial
professional which fees are charged by the custodian as they vary by Custodian. Fees charged by
Custodians (Schwab or Pershing, Fidelity, or other) are separate from advisory fees and are billed directly
to your account, as authorized.
Additionally, you will typically incur certain charges imposed by third parties other than Integrity Alliance
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or the Custodian in connection with investments made through the account, including but not limited to,
mutual fund sales loads or commissions (although Integrity Alliance will typically only use No-Load or
Load Waived Mutual Funds in these accounts), 12(b)-1 fees, internal fund expenses for mutual funds and
exchange traded funds, and surrender charges, variable annuity fees and surrender charges, and IRA
and qualified retirement plan fees. As applicable, clients are also responsible for fees and expenses
charged by alternative investment vehicles or their sponsors. Management fees charged by us are
separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by investment company securities and
alternative investments that can be recommended to clients. A description of these fees and expenses
are available in each investment company security’s prospectus and alternative investment’s offering
documents.
As applicable, please see your sub-adviser’s Form ADV, Part 2A, Brochure, or Form ADV, Part 2A,
Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Brochure (or other, similar disclosure documents) for additional information
regarding respective costs and fees in these accounts.
Program Selection and Conflicts of Interest
The Firm and its Advisor earn referral fees when recommending certain third-party investment advisers to
clients. This creates a conflict of interest, as the Firm or Advisor are incentivized to recommend advisers
based on referral fees rather than solely on what is in the client's best interest. For detailed information
about our third-party investment adviser referral arrangements, please refer to Items 10 and 14 of our
disclosure documents.
The Firm can recommend unaffiliated third-party lenders for clients to obtain liquidity and other credit
services. The Firm’s arrangements with such third-party lenders typically keep the funds generated by
your use of such third-party lenders invested under the Firm’s management. By recommending that a
client use a third-party lender to fund a purchase or other financial need rather than liquidate securities
under the Firm’s management, the Firm and the Advisor continue to earn fees on the full account value.
In theory, this creates an incentive for the Firm or the Advisor to recommend certain third-party lenders
over others based on our pecuniary interest rather than in the best interest of the client. Please refer to
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation for important additional information regarding our
referral arrangements with third-party investment advisers.
In addition, as disclosed above, certain Advisors have negotiated to receive a portion of the Edge
Program Fee paid to Integrity Alliance. Similarly, as disclosed in our Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1,
Wrap Brochure, certain Advisors have negotiated to receive a portion of the Aspire Program Fee paid to
Integrity Alliance. Under these circumstances, the Advisor can receive both the Advisor fee, capped at
2.00%, plus a portion of the Edge or Aspire Program fee paid to Integrity Alliance, as applicable, thereby
creating a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest arises because, under these circumstances, the
Advisor has an incentive to recommend these Programs over other programs offered by the firm in their
own pecuniary interests rather than in the best interest of the client.
Also, Advisor fees are paid to Advisors in accordance with a “payout schedule,” which is based on
Advisor production, and is in most instances less than 100% of the total Advisor fee negotiated between
the client and the Advisor. Any portion of the Advisor fee not paid to the Advisor is retained by Integrity
Alliance.
Integrity Alliance seeks to address these conflicts by disclosing them to you, and by adopting and
implementing policies and procedures requiring that account type decisions be made solely in the client’s
best interests. Our policies also explicitly prohibit an Advisor from recommending one account type or
program over another based on compensation to be received by the Advisor.
Certain management persons and Advisors of Integrity Alliance are separately licensed to sell securities
as registered representatives of the Firm’s brokerage arm and/or insurance and insurance products as
agents of Integrity Alliance in its capacity as an insurance agency for which they will receive separate
compensation. Please refer to Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations for additional
information.
With respect to client accounts custodied with Pershing, Integrity Alliance will serve as the introducing
broker as well as investment adviser, for which it will receive additional compensation. Please review Item
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12 – Brokerage Practices of this Brochure for additional information regarding this arrangement, conflicts
of interest that result, and how we seek to address these conflicts.
Integrity Alliance is also a participant in Pershing’s FUNDVEST® ticket charge program, which offers NTF
mutual funds and ETFs. Our participation in this Program gives rise to certain conflicts of interest when
recommending investment programs, custodians and investments to clients that clients should carefully
consider. Please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation for important additional
information regarding our participation in this Program and resulting conflicts of interest.
Unless otherwise directed by the client, any client assets held in cash with Pershing will be automatically
“swept” into the default cash sweep program. This program pays Integrity Alliance a percentage of the net
interest rate based on the amount of client assets in the cash sweep vehicle. This arrangement will
reduce the interest earned on client cash balances and creates conflicts of interest. Clients can revoke
their consent to participate in Pershing’s cash sweep program at any time by informing their Advisor.
Additional details on conflicts of interest related to Pershing’s cash sweep program are provided in Item
14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation below.
Clients should note that all fees discussed in this Item 5 are cumulative. For example, funds in a cash
sweep program tied to a loan will have two revenue streams for the Firm since the Firm will receive a
percentage of the net interest rate based on the amount of client assets held in a cash sweep vehicle
(thereby lowering the amount of the interest received by the client), and the Firm will also receive a
percentage of revenue generated from the interest payments made by a client to such third-party lender
with respect to the applicable loan and/or a percentage of client assets brought to the third-party lender’s
platform.
Integrity Alliance seeks to mitigate these conflicts of interest through disclosure and by adopting and
enforcing written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that recommendations are
made solely in the client’s best interests after careful consideration of all relevant circumstances,
including, among other things, client needs, preferences, and the anticipated total cost of the services to
the client. These policies and procedures further require that Advisors monitor recommendations provided
to clients in an ongoing relationship, including periodic evaluation of whether a client’s account or
program type continues to be in the client’s best interest.
Advice Incidental to Brokerage Service
Integrity Alliance is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser. When acting as a securities
broker-dealer we provide securities-related advice to brokerage clients, which is incidental to brokerage
services for which no special compensation is received other than the customary and usual commissions
paid by customers for brokerage services. We make money from retaining a portion of commissions and
account service fees offered as a broker-dealer. Additional details are provided in Item 14 – Client
Referrals and Other Compensation below.
Brokerage services and this incidental advice are provided by individuals who are registered
representatives of Integrity Alliance. Clients only receiving brokerage services from Integrity Alliance,
including those receiving incidental securities advice from broker-dealer representatives are not
considered to be investment advisory clients.
Termination of Services
Program services can be canceled at any time, by either party, for any reason, as set forth in the
Investment Management Agreement between Integrity Alliance and the client, typically upon receipt of 30
days' written notice to the other party, depending on the advisory service. Clients will receive a prorated
refund of any fees paid in advance but not fully earned by Integrity Alliance and the Advisor. The refund is
based on the number of days remaining in the quarter or month after notice of termination is received and
must be at least
$75. For accounts not billed in advance, clients will be billed a final fee that is pro-rated based on the
amount of time remaining in the quarter or month.
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Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Integrity Alliance does not charge or accept performance-based fees which can be defined as fees based
on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets held within a client’s account. Integrity
Alliance does not engage in side-by-side management of accounts that are charged performance-based
fees and accounts that are charged other types of fees.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
We offer advisory services to individuals; high-net worth individuals; trusts, estates, or charitable
organizations; corporations or business entities.
You are required to execute an agreement for services in order to establish a client arrangement with us
and/or the sponsor of third-party money manager platforms.
Minimum Investment Amounts Required
There is no minimum account size required to establish or maintain and account in the Edge Program or
Select Program. Integrity Alliance does not require a minimum to participate in the Schwab Managed
Account Platform; however, TPSAs typically impose account minimums or other requirements on opening
and maintaining an account. Clients should refer to the TPSA’s Form ADV, Part 2A or similar disclosure
document for information regarding any required account minimums or other requirements.
With respect to clients referred to a third-party investment adviser through the Third-Party Investment
Adviser Referral Program, the third-party adviser or third-party managed program often will require an
account minimum, which will vary from investment adviser to investment adviser. Clients should refer to
the third-party investment adviser’s Form ADV, Part 2A or similar disclosure document for information
regarding any required account minimums.
The Firm’s wrap fee programs, Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, Retirement Ally Aspire and
Paramount Wrap Programs, are detailed in a separate Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee
Brochure. Clients should carefully review the applicable separate Brochure for important additional
information regarding minimum account size requirements, and other important information.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Integrity Alliance uses the following methods of analysis in formulating investment advice.
Integrity Alliance offers the same suite of services to all its clients; however, each Advisor manages
accounts independently and is not under any obligation or requirement to buy or sell the same
investments for accounts, even when an investment strategy is similar. Investment adviser
representatives provide personalized and individualized investment advice and can employ a variety of
account types and strategies based on a client’s investment objectives, risk tolerance, and specific
circumstances.
Integrity Alliance Advisors use various methods of analysis and investment strategies in the management
of client accounts. Methods and strategies will vary based on the Integrity Alliance Advisor providing
advice. Models and strategies used by one Advisor can be similar or different than strategies used by
other Advisors. Some Integrity Alliance Advisors use just one method or strategy while other Advisors rely
on multiple methods or strategies. Integrity Alliance does not require or mandate a particular investment
strategy to be implemented by its Advisors. Further, Integrity Alliance has no requirements for using a
particular analysis method and our Advisors are provided flexibility (subject to Integrity Alliance’s
supervision and compliance requirements) when developing their investment strategies. The following
sections provide brief descriptions of some of the more common methods of analysis and investment
strategies that are used by our Advisors.
Fundamental – A method of evaluating a security by attempting to measure its intrinsic value by
examining related economic, financial and other qualitative and quantitative factors. Fundamental
analysts attempt to study everything that can affect the security’s value, including macroeconomic factors
(like the overall economy and industry conditions) and individually specific factors (like the financial
condition and management of companies). The end goal of performing fundamental analysis is to
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produce a value that an investor can compare with the security’s current price in hopes of figuring out
what sort of position to take with that security (underpriced = buy, overpriced = sell or short). This method
of security analysis is the opposite of technical analysis. Fundamental analysis is about using real data to
evaluate a security’s value. Although most analysts use fundamental analysis to value stocks, this
method of valuation can be used for just about any type of security.
The risk associated with fundamental analysis is that it is somewhat subjective. While a quantitative
approach is possible, fundamental analysis usually entails a qualitative assessment of how market forces
interact with one another in their impact on the investment in question. It is possible for those market
forces to point in different directions, thus necessitating an interpretation of which forces will be dominant.
This interpretation could be wrong and could therefore lead to an unfavorable investment decision.
Technical – A method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such
as past prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security’s intrinsic value, but
instead use charts and other tools to identify patterns that can suggest future activity. Technical analysts
believe that the historical performance of stocks and markets are indications of future performance.
Technical analysis is even more subjective than fundamental analysis in that it relies on proper
interpretation of a given security’s price and trading volume data. A decision might be made based on a
historical move in a certain direction that was accompanied by heavy volume; however, that heavy
volume could only be heavy relative to past volume for the security in question, but not compared to the
future trading volume. Therefore, there is the risk of a trading decision being made incorrectly, since
future trading volume is an unknown.
Technical analysis is also done through observation of various market sentiment readings, many of which
are quantitative. Market sentiment gauges the relative degree of bullishness and bearishness in a given
security, and a contrarian investor utilizes such sentiment advantageously. When most traders are bullish,
then there are very few traders left in a position to buy the security in question, so it becomes
advantageous to sell it ahead of the crowd. When most traders are bearish, then there are very few
traders left in a position to sell the security in question, so it becomes advantageous to buy it ahead of the
crowd. The risk in utilization of such sentiment technical measures is that a very bullish reading can
always become more bullish, resulting in lost opportunity if the money manager chooses to act upon the
bullish signal by selling out of a position. The reverse is also true in that a bearish reading of sentiment
can always become more bearish, which could result in a premature purchase of a security.
Third-Party Investment Advisers – Before engaging a third-party investment adviser as a sub-adviser,
we examine the investment adviser’s investment philosophies, and past performance, as well as the
experience and expertise of certain of the firm’s investment personnel in an attempt to determine if the
investment adviser has demonstrated an ability to invest reasonably successfully over a period of time
and in different economic conditions. We monitor the underlying holdings, strategies, concentrations and
leverage of any third-party investment adviser selected as a sub-adviser as part of our overall periodic
risk assessment.
Additionally, as part of our due-diligence process, we will survey the investment adviser’s compliance and
business enterprise risks.
When recommending third-party sub-advisers offered through a program sponsored by another, such as
the Schwab Managed Account Program, the Integrity Alliance Risk & Investment Committee typically
conducts due diligence with respect to the third-party program sponsor rather than each sub-adviser
whose services are offered through the third-party sponsor’s program or that are selected through the
program to manage all or a portion of a client’s account. Under these circumstances, Integrity Alliance’s
due diligence typically will entail, among other things, inquiry into the reasonableness of due diligence
processes undertaken by the third-party sponsor in its selection of sub-advisers made available through
the program. The risk of investing with a third-party manager who has been successful in the past is that
there is no guarantee that the firm can replicate that success in the future. In addition, as we do not
control the underlying investments in a third-party manager’s portfolio, there is also a risk that a manager
deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the portfolio, making it a less suitable
investment for our clients. Moreover, as we do not control the manager’s daily business and compliance
operations, it is possible for us to miss the absence of internal controls necessary to prevent business,
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regulatory or reputational deficiencies.
Investment Styles and Strategies
Integrity Alliance utilizes several strategies when managing client accounts. Below are some of the
investment strategies used in the management of client accounts through the Edge Program and Select
Program.
Long term purchases – Investments held at least a year.
Short term purchases – Investments sold within a year.
Tactical Asset Allocation – Allows for a range of percentages in each asset class (such as Stocks = 40-
50%). These are stated minimum and maximum acceptable percentages that permit the investor to take
advantage of market conditions within these parameters. A form of market timing is possible, since the
investor can move to the higher end of the range when certain asset classes are expected to do better
and to the lower end when the current market conditions look unattractive. Certain Tactical Asset
Allocation strategies include the ability to use cash up to a defined percentage including 100% as a
means for preserving capital during extreme negative market events.
Strategic Asset Allocation – Calls for setting target allocations and then periodically rebalancing the
portfolio back to those targets as investment returns skew the original asset allocation percentages. The
concept is akin to a “buy and hold” strategy, rather than an active trading approach. Of course, the
strategic asset allocation targets change over time as the client’s goals and needs change and as the
time horizon for stated objective grows shorter.
Adaptive Asset Allocation – Certain models include an adaptive asset allocation as, or as part of, an
investment strategy. In general, an adaptive asset allocation is a strategy where the Advisor for Edge
Program and Select Program accounts will try to identify the best times to be fully invested and when to
reduce investment exposure. This service is designed to take advantage of capital market fluctuations by
being invested based on the anticipated market direction. Clients should be aware that this strategy is
considered an aggressive, higher-risk investment strategy.
Modern Portfolio Theory – Proposes that investing in a predetermined asset mix derived from the
efficient frontier (dictated to achieve a specific client objective within a certain risk tolerance) and
rebalancing with discipline, the portfolio is diversified across the various asset classes to mitigate
unnecessary risk. This also provides for a portfolio that can operate without reliance on market timing and
security selection; however, as with all equity investments positive returns are not guaranteed. In
conjunction to investing in a diversified portfolio, each portfolio is constructed to meet specific parameters
set forth in the individual client’s investment needs and goals. These parameters can include, but are not
limited to, tax efficiency, concentrated stock positions and management history.
Use of Primary Method of Analysis or Strategy
Integrity Alliance’s primary method of analysis or strategy are Fundamental Analysis and Technical
Analysis. Some of the risks involved with using this method include those listed below.
Integrity Alliance’s primary strategy involves frequent trading of securities. The frequent trading of
securities can have a positive or negative impact on investment performance. Performance from active
trading can be lowered due to an increase in brokerage and other transaction costs.
Consolidated Performance and Hypothetical Projections
On a case-by-case basis, we may provide clients with consolidated performance illustrations or
hypothetical projections using third-party systems such as Nitrogen or Black Diamond. These tools may
incorporate both accounts managed by us and information regarding outside holdings provided by you or
obtained from third- party sources at your direction. Hypothetical performance is presented for illustrative
purposes only, is based on assumptions and modeling, and does not represent actual results. Actual
investment results will vary and may be higher or lower than those illustrated.
The Net Worth Summary and related reports may include both Integrity Alliance-managed accounts and
accounts or assets held elsewhere. Outside accounts may be linked through third-party aggregation
services using credentials you provide or may be manually entered by you. The values of these outside
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assets are based on the most recent updates available and may not reflect current market prices. Data
from third-party or client-provided sources may be outdated, inaccurate, incomplete, or contain errors in
collection, interpretation, or presentation. Integrity Alliance and your financial professional do not
independently verify, supervise, or perform due diligence on outside accounts, insurance holdings, or
other non-advisory assets, and we make no representation regarding their accuracy, completeness, or
suitability. Assets and positions not managed by Integrity Alliance are not maintained on our books and
records. For the most accurate and current values, clients should rely on official statements from
custodians or product providers.
Integrity Alliance does not recommend, monitor, or evaluate fixed insurance products purchased by
clients. When clients request insurance products, such purchases are made solely through IARs acting in
their capacity as licensed insurance agents, which constitutes an outside business activity (“OBA”) and is
separate from Integrity Alliance. Even where a client requests that fixed insurance products be included in
consolidated reports or hypothetical illustrations, such products are reflected only as provided by the
client or the issuing company. Integrity Alliance does not recommend, review, monitor, or evaluate fixed
insurance products, and clients are solely responsible for determining whether those products continue to
meet their financial needs. Integrity Alliance does not assess advisory fees on these insurance products
because it does not provide advisory services with respect to these products.
Additionally, variable insurance products may be held in an account managed by Integrity Alliance or in
an outside account. Variable products held in an outside account are purchased through IARs acting in
their capacity as licensed insurance agents and treated as an OBA and are not managed by Integrity
Alliance.
By contrast, for variable insurance products held within advisory accounts we manage, Integrity Alliance
provides ongoing advice and monitoring, consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities under the
Investment Advisers Act. Certain of these variable products are purchased through an outside insurance
desk to the extent permitted by the insurance carrier. For such products, the following compensation is
generally received: (1) a fee is paid to Integrity Alliance when variable annuities are purchased through
the outside insurance desk, and (2) an ongoing management fee is paid to Integrity Alliance for managing
these assets within advisory accounts and a portion of this fee is paid to the IAR, unless waived. As a
result, clients may pay more for variable insurance products held in accounts managed by Integrity
Alliance. When Integrity Alliance is unable to purchase the variable annuity through the outside insurance
desk, its compensation related to such variable annuities is limited to an ongoing management fee for
managing the variable annuities within the advisory account. These compensation structures create a
conflict of interest because Integrity Alliance and its IARs have a financial incentive to recommend
variable insurance products (and to retain these assets under management) even when comparable non-
insurance investment options may be available at lower cost to the client. To mitigate this conflict,
Integrity Alliance requires all IARs to adhere to their fiduciary obligations when recommending variable
insurance products, including evaluating whether such products are suitable and in the client’s best
interest.
Clients should understand the important distinction between: (a) variable insurance products held in
advisory accounts, which are subject to Integrity Alliance’ fiduciary management and ongoing monitoring;
and (b) fixed insurance products and other outside holdings, which may appear in consolidated reports for
reporting purposes only but are not managed, monitored, or evaluated by Integrity Alliance. Clients bear
sole responsibility for evaluating whether fixed insurance products and other outside holdings continue to
meet their financial objectives.
Clients should also be aware that because commissions and other benefits may be higher when IARs sell
fixed insurance products through Integrity Alliance-affiliated agencies, IARs generally have a greater
financial incentive to recommend affiliated products over comparable products available from non-
affiliated insurance agencies. This creates an additional conflict of interest, as the IAR may benefit
financially from recommending affiliated products even if non-affiliated products offer comparable or
better terms. Clients are under no obligation to purchase any insurance product recommended or offered
by an IAR, and clients are free to purchase comparable insurance products through any other licensed
insurance agent or agency of their choosing. Clients should carefully consider these potential conflicts of
interest when evaluating any insurance recommendation made by an IAR.
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Primarily Recommend One Type of Security
Integrity Alliance does not primarily recommend only one type of security.
Risk of Loss
Clients must be aware that investing in securities involves risk of loss, including the loss of
principal.
Every method of analysis has its own inherent risks. To perform an accurate market analysis Integrity
Alliance must have access to current/new market information. We have no control over the dissemination
rate of market information; therefore, unbeknownst to us, certain analyses can be compiled with outdated
market information, severely limiting the value of our analysis. Furthermore, an accurate market analysis
can only produce a forecast of the direction of market values. There can be no assurances that a
forecasted change in market value will materialize into actionable and/or profitable investment
opportunities.
Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it should not be assumed that future
performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the investments and/or
investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Integrity Alliance or the sub-adviser) will be
profitable or equal any specific performance level(s). Integrity Alliance does not represent, warrant, or
imply that its 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. Notwithstanding
Integrity Alliance and, if applicable, the sub-adviser’s, method of analysis or investment strategy, the
assets within the client’s portfolio are subject to risk of devaluation or loss. The client should be aware
that there are many different events that can affect the value of the client’s assets or portfolio including,
but not limited to, changes in financial status of companies, market fluctuations, changes in exchange
rates, trading suspensions and delays, economic reports, and natural disasters. Other investment risks
include:
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Interest-Rate Risk – Fluctuations in interest rates can cause investment prices to fluctuate.
For example, when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds become less attractive, causing
their market values to decline.
• Market Risk – The price of a security, bond, or mutual fund can drop in reaction to tangible
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and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk is caused by external factors
independent of a security’s particular underlying circumstances. For example, political,
economic, and social conditions can trigger market events.
Inflation Risk – When any type of inflation is present, a dollar will be worth more today than
a dollar next year, because purchasing power is eroding at the rate of inflation.
• Prepayment Risk – The returns on the collateral for a deal can change dramatically at times
if the debtors prepay the loans earlier than scheduled.
• Reinvestment Risk – This is the risk that future proceeds from investments are reinvested at
a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate). This primarily relates to fixed income
securities.
• Business Risk – This risk is associated with a particular industry or a particular company
within an industry.
• Liquidity Risk – Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash. Generally,
assets are more liquid if many traders are interested in a standardized product. For example,
Treasury Bills are highly liquid, while real estate properties are not.
Risk Factors relevant to specific securities utilized include:
• Money Market Instruments – Money market instruments are generally considered low risk
but are not guaranteed by the FDIC and are subject to loss and/or change in market value.
Money market instruments can temporarily suspend an investor’s ability to sell shares if the
fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors.
Integrity Alliance considers cash and cash equivalents a billable asset class and charges an
asset-based fee on these positions. Depending on interest rates, investments in money
market instruments can be lower than the aggregate fees and expenses charged resulting in
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a client experiencing a negative overall return.
• Equity Securities – The value of the equity securities is subject to market risk, including
changes in economic conditions, growth rates, profits, interest rates and the market’s
perception of these securities. While offering greater potential for long-term growth, equity
securities are more volatile and riskier than some other forms of investment.
• Exchange Traded Funds (“ETF”) – ETFs are a recently developed type of investment
security, representing an interest in a passively managed portfolio of securities selected to
replicate a securities index, such as the S&P 500 Index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average,
or to represent exposure to a particular industry or sector. Unlike open-end mutual funds, the
shares of ETFs and closed-end investment companies are not purchased and redeemed by
investors directly with the fund, but instead are purchased and sold through broker-dealers in
transactions on a stock exchange. Because ETF and closed-end fund shares are traded on
an exchange, they can trade at a discount from or a premium to the net asset value per share
of the underlying portfolio of securities. In addition to bearing the risks related to investments
in equity securities, investors in ETFs intended to replicate a securities index bear the risk
that the ETF’s performance may not correctly replicate the performance of the index.
Investors in ETFs, closed-end funds and other investment companies bear a proportionate
share of the expenses of those funds, including management fees, custodial and accounting
costs, and other expenses. Trading in ETF and closed- end fund shares also entails payment
of brokerage commissions and other transaction costs.
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• Mutual Fund Shares – Some of the risks of investing in mutual fund shares include: (i) the
price to invest in mutual fund shares is the fund’s per share net asset value (NAV) plus any
shareholder fees that the fund imposes at the time of purchase (such as, if applicable, sales
loads), (ii) as applicable, investors must pay sales charges, annual fees, and other expenses
regardless of how the fund performs, and (iii) investors typically cannot ascertain the exact
make-up of a fund’s portfolio at any given time, nor can they directly influence which
securities the fund manager buys and sells or the timing of those trades.
Index Fund Shares – Index Funds are a type of mutual fund or ETF that seeks to track the
returns of a market by index. A market index measures the performance of a mixture of
securities representative of a sector of a stock market or of an economy. Index Funds
generally follow a passive, rather than active, investment strategy, aiming to maximize
returns over a period of time. However, some risks associated with Index Funds include: (i)
lack of flexibility to react to price fluctuation in the securities within the index compared to a
non-index fund; (ii) tracking error when the index fund does not perfectly track its index; and
(iii) underperformance of the index due to the fees, expenses, trading costs, and tracking
error associated with the index fund.
• Municipal Bond Risk – Municipal securities issuers can face local economic or business
conditions (including bankruptcy) and litigation, legislation or other political events that could
have a significant effect on the ability of the municipality to make payments on the interest or
principal of its municipal bonds. In addition, because municipalities issue municipal securities
to finance similar types of projects, such as education, healthcare, transportation,
infrastructure and utility projects, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal
bond market. Furthermore, changes in the financial condition of one municipality can affect
the overall municipal bond market. The municipal obligations in which clients invest will be
subject to credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk, credit spread risk, selection risk, call and
redemption risk and tax risk, and the occurrence of any one of these risks can materially and
adversely affect the value of the client’s assets or profits.
• Fixed Income Securities Risk – Prices of fixed income securities tend to move inversely
with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in rates will adversely affect fixed income
security prices. The longer the effective maturity and duration of the client’s portfolio, the
more the portfolio’s value is likely to react to interest rates. For example, securities with
longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are subject to greater price shifts as a
result of interest rate changes than debt securities with shorter maturities. Some fixed income
securities give the issuer the option to call, or redeem, the securities before their maturity
dates. If an issuer calls its security during a time of declining interest rates, we might have to
reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield, and therefore might not benefit
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from any increase in value as a result of declining interest rates. During periods of market
illiquidity or rising interest rates, prices of callable issues are subject to increased price
fluctuation.
Interval Mutual Funds – While interval mutual funds can provide limited liquidity to
shareholders by offering to repurchase a limited amount of shares on a periodic basis, there
is no guarantee that clients will be able to sell all of their shares in any specific repurchase
offer. Also, the offer to repurchase shares can be suspended or postponed by the investment
sponsor. An investment in an interval fund involves a considerable amount of risk and it is
possible to lose the total investment amount. An investment in a closed-ended interval mutual
fund is suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the limited liquidity
of the shares and should be viewed as a long-term investment.
• Complex Product Risk – Complex products can include liquid alternative mutual funds,
leveraged and inverse exchange traded ETFs and leveraged and inverse exchange traded
notes (“leveraged ETPs”). Leveraged ETPs have the potential for significant loss of principal
and are not appropriate for all investors. Investment techniques commonly utilized include
futures, forward contracts, swap agreements, and derivatives that can increase volatility and
carry a high risk of substantial loss. Leveraged ETP performance can differ significantly from
the performance of the underlying benchmark when held over time. The effects of
compounding, aggressive techniques, and correlation errors can cause leveraged ETPs to
experience greater losses in volatile markets. Leveraged ETPs can experience losses even
in situations where the underlying benchmark has performed as expected. These products
typically carry higher internal fees and expenses than more traditional funds due to their
active management. Higher fees and expenses will also negatively impact performance.
• Alternative Investment Risk – Alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity,
private credit, business development companies, and non-exchange traded real estate
investment trusts (“REITs”) present special risks, such as limited liquidity and transparency.
Alternative investments, such as hedge funds, often utilize complex trading strategies with
the use of derivatives, commodities, and/or leverage which can amplify volatility in certain
markets. Real estate-related investments will be subject to risks generally related to leverage
and real estate market risk, including risks specific to geographic areas in which the
underlying investments were made. Certain alternative investments are less tax efficient than
others. Each alternative investment is typically subject to internal fees, including management
and/or performance fees, which affect the product’s net asset value and reduced investment
returns.
• Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Risk – Pursuing an ESG investment
strategy limits the eligible universe of securities that are otherwise available to other non-ESG
related investment strategies. Currently there is no standard regulatory ESG comparison
mechanism so it is possible that ESG rankings offered by various firms differ significantly
from one to another. Securities that are considered attractive based on certain ESG factors
often weight environmental, social, and governance factors differently resulting in security or
sector concentrations. ESG investing typically fails to consider other important investment
concepts such as industry competitiveness, growth potential, financial conditions, or stock
valuations. ESG strategies often perform differently than other strategies without ESG
parameters given their dual mandate of delivering performance and compliance with stated
ESG parameters.
• Structured Products – Structured products are securities derived from another asset, such
as a security or basket of securities, an index, a commodity, a debt issuance, or foreign
currency. Structured products frequently limit the upside participation in the reference asset.
Structured products are senior unsecured debt of the issuing bank and subject to the credit
risk associated with that issuer. The credit risk exists whether or not the investment held in
the account offers principal protection. The creditworthiness of the issuer does not affect or
enhance the likely performance of the investment other than the ability of the issuer to meet
its obligations. Any payments due at maturity are dependent on the issuer’s ability to pay. In
addition, the trading price of the security in the secondary market, if there is one, can be
adversely impacted if the issuer’s credit rating is downgraded. Some structured products offer
full protection of the principal invested, others offer only partial or no protection. Investors
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generally sacrifice a higher yield to obtain the principal guarantee. In addition, the principal
guarantee relates to nominal principal and does not offer inflation protection. An investor in a
structured product never has a claim on the underlying investment, whether a security, zero
coupon bond, or option. There can be little or no secondary market for the securities and
information regarding independent market pricing for the securities can be limited. This is true
even if the product has a ticker symbol or has been approved for listing on an exchange. Tax
treatment of structured products can be different from other investments held in the account
(e.g., income may be taxed as ordinary income even though payment is not received until
maturity). Structured CDs that are insured by FDIC are subject to applicable FDIC limits.
• Structured Notes – Structured notes are unsecured debt obligations of the issuer (usually a
large investment bank) that also employ an embedded derivative feature. This means they
combine some of the features and risks of debt, as well as some of the features and risks of
derivatives. The issuer is obligated to make payments on the notes as promised, which can
include repayment of principal at specified amounts, as well as identified returns beyond
principal, depending on the terms of the specific structured note. Investors are subject to
credit risk in the event of default by the issuer, and could lose their principal or the stated
return. Structured note returns are usually related to the performance of some linked asset or
index. Depending on what the linked asset or index is, the market risk of the structured note
can include changes in equity or commodity prices, changes in interest rates or foreign
exchange rates, or market volatility. It’s important to understand the terms of the note,
especially how upside potential can be capped and the extent to which downside risk is
reduced, as well as the costs associated with those features. After issuance, structured notes
do not trade regularly and are difficult to value given their complexity. Accordingly, an
investor’s ability to trade or sell structured notes in the secondary market is often very limited.
Because they’re illiquid, clients should be prepared to hold a structured note to its maturity
date, or risk selling the note at what could be a substantial discount to its value if held to
maturity. Structured products typically do not pass through or reinvest any dividend or
distribution that is paid to direct holders of the underlying asset. Therefore, if the dividend or
distribution on the underlying asset increases, it becomes less attractive to own the
structured product as compared to directly owning the underlying asset. This will
negatively affect the value of the structured product. Structured notes often have complicated
payoff structures that can make it difficult for clients to accurately assess their value, risk and
potential for growth through the term of the structured note. Determining the performance of
each note can be complex and this calculation can vary significantly from note to note
depending on the structure. If a structured note has a call (early redemption) provision and
the issuer calls (redeems) it early, investors may not be able to reinvest their money at the
same rate of return.
Similarly, the issuer’s decision to call the securities early could result in lower returns than originally
anticipated. An issuer would usually choose to call the note because doing so is financially beneficial to
the issuer, rather than to the investor. The tax treatment of structured notes is complicated and, in some
cases, uncertain. For example, it’s possible an investor would be required to pay ordinary income taxes
prior to the note’s maturity. The preliminary prospectus for the structured note will contain a tax summary
describing what the issuer reasonably believes are the potential U.S. federal income tax consequences of
investing in the product, which is based on advice of their tax counsel. However, it is possible for the IRS
to assert a different treatment than is described in the offering documents and for you to be negatively
affected.
• Unit Investment Trusts – Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs”) involve investment risks that
clients should consider before purchasing. UITs that include structured products involve
additional complexity. The return of principal in a structured product may depend on the
performance of an underlying reference such as an index, security, or basket of securities.
These products can experience limited liquidity, valuation uncertainty, and the risk of loss of
principal. Market volatility can affect both the value of the UIT and the structured product
components. UITs also maintain a fixed portfolio and cannot adjust to changing market
conditions. Clients should understand these features may result in performance that differs
from traditional investment strategies and are not suitable for all investors.
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• Annuities – Annuities are technically insurance products, not designed for short-term
investing. Their performance can approximate that of equities and fixed income. Common
inherent risks in annuities include (i) the risk the insurer will become insolvent (credit risk), (ii)
the risk that inflation will be higher than the annuity’s guaranteed rate (purchasing power
risk), (iii) the risk that funds will be tied up for years with little ability to access them (liquidity
risk), and (iv) the risk that surrender penalties will create losses if funds are withdrawn early
(surrender risk). Clients should also be aware that certain riders purchased with a variable
annuity can limit the investment options and the ability to manage the subaccounts.
• Registered Index-Linked Annuities – RILAs expose investors to potential losses due to
market downturns, limited upside caps, complex fee structures, and issuer credit risk. While
they offer downside protection, losses can still occur beyond buffers or floors. Liquidity
restrictions and surrender charges can also limit access to funds when needed.
Other risk factors include:
• Business Resilience Risk – Crisis situations such as electrical power outage, fire, bomb
threat, pandemics, and inclement weather can disrupt business operations and adversely
impact Integrity Alliance, its key service providers and its clients. There can be a negative
impact on investors if these events adversely impact the operations and effectiveness of
Integrity Alliance or key service providers or if these events disrupt systems and processes
necessary or beneficial to the management of accounts. Integrity Alliance has implemented a
Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”) that provides a framework for how Integrity Alliance
prepares and responds to events that pose a threat to the safety of its employees, facilities,
systems, and processes essential for the continuity of business.
• Cybersecurity Risk – The digital and network technologies used by Integrity Alliance to
conduct its business could be subject to possible incidents that could result in the inadvertent
disclosure of confidential or sensitive data about Integrity Alliance or its clients to
unauthorized parties. Furthermore, due to Integrity Alliance interconnectivity with third party
vendors, service providers, and other financial institutions, Integrity Alliance and its clients
could be adversely impacted if any of them were subject to a cybersecurity event. Integrity
Alliance has implemented policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity
and availability of its internal data.
• Artificial Intelligence Risk – The firm does not use artificial intelligence (“AI”) to construct
portfolios or to make recommendations. Certain third-party vendors may use AI within their
own systems, and the use of this technology involves risks that clients should understand. AI
tools may rely on data that is incomplete or inaccurate, which can result in errors within
supporting processes. These tools may not perform as expected and can be affected by
model limitations, system interruptions, and other factors. The firm has incorporated controls
into its vendor due diligence program to review and monitor the use of AI by service
providers. Technology based processes involve uncertainties and are not viewed as a
substitute for the firm’s professional judgment and oversight.
• Model Risk – Certain products and investment strategies rely on signals and data from
various analytical models or software, which sometimes will be proprietary or from third
parties. These models and software can be adversely impacted by human or systems errors
in mathematical foundations of the models, programming, quality of data and other factors.
• Technology Risk – Software and hardware malfunctions or problems can impact certain
investment strategies and products.
• Timing of Implementation Risk – Integrity Alliance can give no assurance as to the timing
of the investment of client accounts or funds generally and/or any changes to client accounts
or funds over time, including with respect to asset allocation and investment, the performance
or profitability of the client account, not any guarantee that any investment objectives,
expectations, or targets will be achieved, including, without limitation, any risk control, risk
management or return objectives, expectations or targets.
While this information provides a synopsis of the events that can affect a client’s investments, this listing
is not exhaustive. Although our methods of analysis and investment strategies do not present any
significant or unusual risks, all investment programs have certain risks that are borne by the investor.
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Clients should understand that there are inherent risks associated with investing and depending on the
risk occurrence, clients can suffer loss of all or part of the client’s principal investment.
The Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, Retirement Ally, Aspire and Paramount Wrap Programs
are detailed in a separate Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Brochure. Clients should carefully
review the applicable separate Brochure for important additional information regarding the methods of
analysis, investment strategies and risk of loss associated with the management of client accounts
through those Programs, as well as other important information.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
May 5, 2023 – Regulatory Action Initiated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
On May 5, 2023, Integrity Alliance submitted an AWC to FINRA for the purpose of settling alleged rule
violations. Integrity Alliance entered into the AWC without admitting or denying the findings and was
censured and fined $30,000 for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system, including
written procedures, reasonably designed to supervise the outside brokerage accounts disclosed by its
registered representatives.
July 27, 2016 – Regulatory Action Initiated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
On July 27, 2016, Integrity Alliance submitted an AWC to FINRA for the purpose of settling alleged rule
violations. Integrity Alliance entered into the AWC without admitting or denying the findings and was
censured and fined $45,000 for utilizing a form for variable annuity purchases that failed to confirm that
customers had been fully informed of the material features and fees of variable annuities prior to
recommending that they invest in those products and therefore approved solicited variable annuity
purchases without adequate information to make reasonable suitability determinations.
November 15, 2024 – Regulatory Action Initiated by Securities and Exchange Commission
On November 15, 2025, the SEC issued an order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist
proceedings pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, making
findings, and imposing remedial sanctions and a cease-and-desist order (the “Order”) in response to the
offer of settlement by Lion Street Financial, LLC (“Lion Street”), an SEC registered broker-dealer which
has since merged with the Firm, in which Lion Street did not admit or deny any of the findings in the
Order. As part of the Order, Lion Street was censured, ordered to cease-and-desist, and paid
disgorgement of $14,899.55 with prejudgment interest of $3,683.32 and a civil money penalty of
$135,000 as a result of Lion Street’s failure to comply with Regulation Best Interest in connection with its
recommendation of “L Bonds” to six retail customers for whom Lion Street did not have a reasonable
basis to believe that the L Bonds were in the customers’ best interest.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither Integrity Alliance nor any of its management persons are registered, or have an application
pending to register, as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or Commodity
Trading Advisor.
Brokerage and Insurance Practices –Integrity Alliance is dually registered as both a broker-dealer and
investment adviser. Our firm’s principal business is that of a securities broker-dealer and certain of our
management persons and many of our Advisors are separately licensed as registered representatives
under our brokerage registration. Through its registered representatives, Integrity Alliance transacts
business in a variety of securities products, primarily in the sales of equities, bonds, mutual funds, and
variable products. Most of these products generate compensation in the form of commissions to both the
representative and to Integrity Alliance. Integrity Alliance spends approximately 60% of its time on
securities brokerage business.
Clients should understand that advisory and brokerage accounts are separate and compensated
differently. For advisory accounts, Integrity Alliance and its IARs provide services for an asset based
advisory fee only, IARs do not receive commissions on any transactions executed in an advisory account,
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including transactions executed through Integrity Alliance when it acts as broker-dealer. This applies to all
advisory programs and platforms offered by Integrity Alliance. Advisory clients may incur higher
transaction charges or execution costs when Integrity Alliance acts as the executing broker, but these
charges do not result in commission-based compensation to the IAR. In the same manner, while clients in
wrap account programs may pay higher overall program fees compared to paying separately for advisory
services and individual transactions, these wrap fees do not provide commission-based compensation to
the IAR.
Most Integrity Alliance advisors are also registered representatives of our broker-dealer. In that separate
brokerage capacity, these advisors may offer clients brokerage accounts in which transactions are
subject to traditional commission charges and no advisory fees apply. Advisors receive commission
compensation only when acting in their brokerage capacity and only in connection with brokerage
accounts. They do not receive commissions and advisory fees for the same account under any
circumstances. Integrity Alliance reviews account activity, trading practices, and fee billing to ensure
clients are charged according to the correct account type and that compensation aligns with the capacity
in which the advisor is acting.
Integrity Alliance maintains a business relationship with Lion Street Insurance, an affiliated entity that
operates as an Outside Insurance Desk (“OID”). Although Lion Street Insurance is under common
ownership with Integrity Alliance, it is a separate legal entity that operates independently from the Firm’s
registered investment adviser and broker-dealer operations. The OID functions as a licensed insurance
agency and distribution platform for variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities (“RILAs”), and
other registered insurance products issued by unaffiliated insurance companies. When an advisory client
elects to implement an insurance or annuity recommendation and the client’s IAR is not insurance
licensed or appointed, the OID’s licensed insurance agents may serve as the agent of record. In these
circumstances, Integrity Alliance continues to supervise and manage the client relationship, while the OID
provides product support and administrative processing for the insurance transaction. IARs do not receive
commissions, trials or any other form of insurance-related compensation. IARs are compensated solely
through asset-based advisory fees paid by clients. When an insurance product is issued, the affiliated
OID and its licensed agents receive compensation from the issuing insurance company. These payments
are separate from, and in addition to, any advisory fees paid to Integrity Alliance. Because affiliated
entities may receive compensation in connection with insurance transactions, a potential conflict of
interest exists. Integrity Alliance addresses this conflict through clear disclosure, supervisory oversight,
and adherence to its fiduciary obligations to ensure all recommendations are made in the client’s best
interest. Clients are under no obligation to purchase insurance products through Lion Street Insurance,
Integrity Alliance, or any affiliated entity.
Certain IARs of Integrity Alliance are also licensed insurance agents and may sell fixed insurance
products, including fixed annuities, life insurance, and related contracts, through insurance agencies that
may be affiliated or unaffiliated with Integrity Alliance. An affiliated OID (e.g., Ash Brokerage, Brokers
International LTD, Quantum) may be used to facilitate these transactions. While affiliated insurance
entities are under common ownership, they are separate legal entities that operate independently from
Integrity Alliance’s advisory and broker-dealer operations. When acting in their capacity as insurance
agents, IARs do so outside their role with Integrity Alliance. These activities are separate and distinct from
the investment advisory services provided by the Firm. Integrity Alliance does not receive any direct or
indirect compensation, revenue sharing, or other financial benefit from the sale of fixed insurance
products by an IAR and does not supervise, review, approve, or conduct due diligence on any fixed
insurance products recommended or sold by an IAR. Any recommendation or sale of a fixed insurance
product is made solely in the IAR’s capacity as an insurance agent, not on behalf of Integrity Alliance.
IARs may receive commissions or other compensation for selling fixed insurance products. This
compensation is separate from and in addition to any asset-based advisory fees paid to Integrity Alliance.
When an affiliated OID desk or affiliated insurance agency is used, compensation paid to the IAR or the
affiliate may be higher than compensation available through non-affiliated channels. As a result, IARs and
affiliated entities have a financial incentive to recommend or implement fixed insurance products through
affiliated agencies rather than non-affiliated alternatives. This arrangement creates a conflict of interest.
Clients are not obligated to purchase any insurance product recommended or offered by an IAR and may
obtain comparable products from any other licensed insurance agent or agency of their choosing. Clients
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should carefully consider the potential conflicts of interest described above when evaluating any fixed
insurance recommendation made by their IAR.
Unaffiliated RIAs
Certain IARs of Integrity Alliance are also IARs of other unaffiliated registered investment adviser firms.
These outside advisory affiliations are considered outside business activities and may create potential or
actual conflicts of interest because such individuals may provide advisory services through multiple firms
that differ in investment programs, products, services, and fee arrangements. Integrity Alliance reviews,
and where appropriate, approves such outside affiliations in accordance with its policies and procedures.
If an outside activity involves securities transactions and is approved, Integrity Alliance records and
supervises the activity as required. However, Integrity Alliance does not supervise or assume
responsibility for the ongoing investment advisory services, advice, or recommendations an IAR provides
through an unaffiliated registered investment adviser that are unrelated to approved securities
transactions or otherwise outside the scope of Integrity Alliance’s supervision. To address these potential
conflicts of interest, IARs are required to clearly disclose to clients the capacity in which they are acting
and the firm through which advisory services are being provided prior to or at the time of engagement.
Clients are encouraged to review the IAR’s Form ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplement and the disclosure
documents of each advisory firm with which the IAR is associated before engaging in advisory services.
Back Office Support
In addition to its advisory activities, Integrity Alliance provides certain back-office and administrative
support services to non-affiliated registered investment advisers. These services can include functions
such as fee billing, IAR compensation processing, and general administrative support, for which Integrity
Alliance receives compensation.
Financial Services Industry Affiliations
As disclosed at Item 4 of this Brochure, Integrity Alliance is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of
Integrity, LLC (“Integrity”). As a subsidiary of Integrity, Integrity Alliance is under common ownership and
control with several financial institutions (referred to collectively as the “Related Companies”), including:
• SEC registered investment advisers;
• FINRA member broker-dealers, and;
• Licensed insurance agencies.
As a result of its acquisition by Integrity, Integrity Alliance is now an affiliate of its former owner, Brokers
International, LTD. (“BI”). BI is an insurance agency that wholesales disability insurance, long-term care,
life insurance and annuities to third-party insurance agents. BI is not registered as an investment advisor
or securities broker-dealer. Certain Integrity Alliance Advisors are also employees of BI and/or licensed as
insurance agents.
Material Arrangements with Related Company
Integrity Alliance has entered into a sub-advisory agreement and a servicing agreement with Integrity
Advisory Solutions, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser and Related Company, doing business as
Integrity Wealth (“IAS” or “Integrity Wealth”). Integrity Alliance uses the Integrity Wealth logo and expects
in the future to use references to “Integrity Wealth” generally to refer to its business and services for
various marketing purposes.
• Sub-advisory Agreement – Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, Integrity Alliance makes
certain investment programs and model portfolios available to IAS clients. Under this
arrangement, IAS investment adviser representatives maintain client relationships, gather
information regarding client investment goals and objectives through personal discussions,
assist clients in selecting an appropriate program and program portfolio fitting their financial
needs and circumstances, and determine whether clients would like to impose reasonable
restrictions on investment of their accounts.
For its services as sub-adviser, Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the total advisory fee charged to
IAS’s clients enrolled in Integrity Alliance-sponsored programs. IAS’s clients should refer to IAS’s Form
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ADV, Part 2A Disclosure Brochure for details regarding its services under this arrangement, associated
fees and fee sharing with Integrity Alliance.
• Servicing Agreement – Pursuant to a servicing agreement between Integrity Alliance and
IAS, IAS will also compensate Integrity Alliance to provide certain back-office, administrative,
compliance and operations support functions.
Attorneys
Certain Advisors of Integrity Alliance are separately licensed as attorneys admitted to the bar in one or
more states. Certain of these individuals are also affiliated with their own law firms. In their separate
capacities as attorneys, these individuals can provide legal advice and services for a fee, which is
separate from and in addition to any advisory fees charged to the client by Integrity Alliance. Integrity
Alliance does not offset its advisory fees for legal fees paid to these individuals acting in their separate
capacities as attorneys or to their law firms.
These Advisors, as appropriate, can offer legal services and/or recommend these law firms to clients in
need of legal advice. Clients should note that they are under no obligation to engage these individuals in
their separate capacities as attorneys or their law firms when seeking legal advice or considering
engaging a law firm. Clients should be aware that the potential for Integrity Alliance’s Advisors or their law
firms to receive compensation in addition to fees received for providing investment advice through
Integrity Alliance creates a conflict of interest that can impair their objectivity when making a
recommendation for legal services or when making advisory recommendations that would require the
receipt of legal advice to implement (e.g., a recommendation in a financial plan that the client prepare a
will or establish an estate plan).
Mitigating Conflicts of Interest
Integrity Alliance endeavors to put the interest of its clients first as part of its fiduciary duty and takes the
following steps to address these conflicts:
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Integrity Alliance seeks to identify and disclose to clients the existence of material conflicts of
interest, including the potential for Integrity Alliance’s supervised persons to earn
compensation from advisory clients in addition to Integrity Alliance’s advisory fees;
Integrity Alliance discloses to clients that they are not obligated to purchase recommended
services from Integrity Alliance’s supervised persons, or companies owned in whole or part
by supervised persons of Integrity Alliance;
Integrity Alliance seeks to collect, maintain and document accurate, complete and relevant
client background information, including the client’s financial goals, objectives and risk
tolerance and to tailor its investment advice to the client’s needs;
Integrity Alliance requires that its supervised persons provide notice of any outside
employment activity so that Integrity Alliance can ensure that any conflicts of interests arising
as a result of such activities are properly addressed and disclosed;
Integrity Alliance periodically monitors these outside employment activities to verify that any
conflicts of interest continue to be properly addressed by Integrity Alliance; and
Integrity Alliance educates its supervised persons regarding the responsibilities of a fiduciary,
including the need for having a reasonable and independent basis for the investment advice
provided to clients.
Third-Party Investment Advisers
As described in Item 4 – Advisory Business and Item 5 – Fees and Compensation, Integrity Alliance has
formed referral relationships with certain third-party investment advisers and can recommend that clients
work directly with third-party investment advisers, as appropriate. When we refer clients to a third-party
investment adviser, we will receive a portion of the fee charged by the third-party investment adviser.
Therefore, we have a conflict of interest in that we only recommend third-party investment advisers that
agree to compensate us by paying us a portion of the fees billed to your account managed by the third-
party investment adviser. We seek to address this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you, and by
adopting and enforcing policies requiring that recommendations be provided in the client’s best interests.
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In addition, Integrity Alliance seeks to reasonably ensure that referral arrangements entered with third
party investment advisers, for which we receive compensation, are structured to meet the provisions of
Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-1.
Please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation for important additional information
regarding our referral arrangements with third-party investment advisers.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Description of Code of Ethics
All supervised persons of Integrity Alliance must act in an ethical and professional manner. In view of the
foregoing and applicable provisions of the Advisers Act, we have adopted a set of enforceable guidelines
(“Code of Ethics”), to identify and prohibit certain types of transactions deemed to create conflicts of
interest (or the potential for or the appearance of such conflicts), and to establish reporting requirements
and enforcement procedures relating to personal trading by Integrity Alliance personnel. Integrity
Alliance’s Code of Ethics specifically deals with professional standards, prohibition on insider trading,
personal trading, gifts and entertainment, and fiduciary duties, and establishes ideals for ethical conduct
based upon fundamental principles of openness, integrity, honesty, and trust. The goal of our Code of
Ethics is to protect the interests of our clients and to demonstrate our commitment to our fiduciary duties
of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing with clients. We will provide a copy of our Code of Ethics to any
client or prospective client upon request. Please contact us at 877-886-1939 or by email at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com if you would like to receive a full copy of our Code of Ethics.
Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interest
Under certain circumstances, Integrity Alliance recommends or effects transactions in securities in which
we or a related person has a material financial interest. Please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and
Other Compensation for information regarding transaction cost avoidance benefits received by Integrity
Alliance, or our Advisors, in connection with wrap fee programs offered by the Firm through the
availability of no- transaction fee mutual funds from our approved custodians. Also, Item 14 provides
important information regarding revenue-sharing benefits received by Integrity Alliance for its participation
in the Pershing FUNDVEST® Program and from a default cash sweep program selected for use in client
portfolios custodied with Pershing.
Personal Trading For Supervised Persons
Occasionally, supervised persons of Integrity Alliance buy or sell securities for their own account(s) that
they have also recommended to clients. However, any purchase or sale of a security by supervised
persons will be subject to the fiduciary duty owed to the client. From time-to-time, Advisors of Integrity
Alliance buy or sell securities for themselves at or around the same time as Integrity Alliance’s clients.
With respect to Advisor- managed accounts, the Firm’s policy is to place client trades before trading for
their own benefit or to trade alongside client trades in an aggregated order and use pro rata, average
pricing.
To mitigate or remedy conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest, Integrity Alliance will monitor
personal trading activity of the Firm’s access persons for adherence to its Code of Ethics. (Access
persons include supervised persons who (i) have access to nonpublic information regarding any clients’
purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any reportable
fund; or (ii) is involved in making securities recommendations to clients, or who have access to such
recommendations that are nonpublic).
Clients should refer to the disclosures of any sub-adviser, if applicable, regarding its policies concerning
the personal trading activity of its supervised persons.
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Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
The Custodian and Brokers We Use
Integrity Alliance does not maintain custody of your assets (although we are deemed to have custody of
your assets due to certain authority you provide us with respect to your account (see Item 15 – Custody,
below). Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-
dealer or bank.
For the Edge Program and Select Program, clients select from Pershing, Schwab, or Fidelity (each an
“approved custodian”), or another qualified custodian. To take advantage of the Schwab Managed
Account Program, a client’s account must be custodied with Schwab. Integrity Alliance is independently
owned and operated and not affiliated with any of the qualified custodians. As applicable, the assets of
alternative investments will typically be held by a custodian selected by the investment’s sponsor.
Clients should consider that only certain of the approved custodians accommodate the investment
program recommended by the client’s Advisor. Therefore, clients may pay higher trade execution charges
and/or holding costs through the approved custodians than through custodians that have not been
approved by Integrity Alliance for investment advisory accounts.
Not all investment advisers restrict or limit the custodians/broker-dealers their clients can use. Some
investment advisers permit their clients to select any custodian/broker-dealer of the client’s own choosing.
In addition, with respect to accounts custodied with Pershing, Integrity Alliance will serve as the
introducing broker, for which it will receive separate compensation, directly or indirectly. (An introducing
broker uses the services of another broker dealer, referred to as a clearing broker, to clear and settle
customer trades. The clearing broker, typically, will custody the introducing firm’s customer funds and
securities). The potential to receive additional compensation creates a conflict of interest when
recommending a custodian for the client’s account. We seek to mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to
you, by offering several investment programs, including some that do not require that the client’s account
be custodied with Pershing, and by adopting and implementing written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to ensure that recommendations are made solely in the client’s best interests after
careful consideration of all relevant circumstances, including, among other things, client needs,
preferences, goals, and the anticipated total cost of the services to the client.
Also, as disclosed at Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation, for client accounts custodied
with Pershing, for which Integrity Alliance acts as executing broker, instructions have been provided
requiring Pershing to rebate 12b-1 fees incurred by the Firm’s clients holding mutual funds that charge
12b-1 fees. For client accounts custodied with Schwab, where Integrity Alliance is not the executing
broker, Schwab will generally retain any 12b-1 fees charged to Firm clients. These differing approaches
will result in client accounts being more costly to maintain when holding mutual funds charging 12b-1 fees
at Schwab versus Pershing. Clients should consider the differing treatment of 12b-1 fees by account
custodians, including whether the client expects to hold mutual funds in their account, when selecting an
investment program that is available from Integrity Alliance only through certain custodians. Please refer
to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation for more information regarding 12b-1 fees.
When we or a TPSA execute a trade with a broker-dealer other than your account custodian, the trade is
deposited (settled) into your custodial account. In these instances, the custodian will typically charge you
a flat “trade away” or “step-out” fee, in addition to any commissions or other costs you pay to the
executing broker-dealer.
To minimize trading costs and leverage certain operational efficiencies, Integrity Alliance requires clients
to direct the use of account custodian for executing trades in their account(s). (See “Directed Brokerage”
section below.) However, this practice creates a conflict of interest for Integrity Alliance when acting as
the introducing broker to client accounts custodied with Pershing. This is because Integrity Alliance will
receive compensation, directly or indirectly, for effecting trades in these client accounts, rather than
directing the trades to a broker-dealer other than Pershing.
Integrity Alliance seeks to mitigate this conflict by disclosing it, offering alternative investment programs
that do not require Pershing custodianship, and adopting written policies and procedures to reasonably
ensure recommendations are made in the client’s best interests after carefully considering all relevant
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circumstances, including client needs, preferences, and anticipated costs of services.
How We Select Custodians
Integrity Alliance does not maintain custody of client assets or direct brokerage transactions. Clients are
required to select and maintain an account with a qualified custodian or broker-dealer with which Integrity
Alliance has an established master services agreement. Generally, Integrity Alliance can only provide
advisory and account management service for accounts held at custodians with which such agreements
are in place.
In evaluating and entering into master services agreements with custodians, Integrity Alliance considers a
variety of factors which may include:
• Combination of transaction execution services along with asset custody services (generally
without a separate fee for custody);
• Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for your account);
• Capabilities to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check
requests, bill payment, etc.);
• Breadth of investment products made available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-
traded funds (ETFs), etc.);
• Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment decisions;
• Quality of services;
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other
fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate them;
• Reputation, financial strength, and stability of the provider;
• Their service level with advisers and clients; and
• Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below (see “Products
and Services Available to Us”).
Your Custody and Brokerage Costs
Clients are advised that they typically will incur transaction charges when purchasing or selling securities.
For some accounts, the custodian charges you a percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account
in lieu of commissions. Clients enrolled in a wrap fee program, such as Wealth Solutions, Wealth
Solutions SMA, Retirement Ally, Aspire or Paramount, generally pay a single fee (or fees) that is
considered to cover both advisory fees and most transaction costs. Clients enrolled in the Wealth
Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, Retirement Ally, Aspire or Paramount Wrap Fee Programs should refer
to the separate Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Brochure for information regarding the
brokerage practices of those programs.
As discussed above, Integrity Alliance will also receive direct or indirect compensation for acting as
executing broker with respect to accounts custodied with Pershing.
Qualified custodians generally earn compensation by charging ticket charges or other fees on trades that
they execute or that settle into your account. Integrity Alliance has negotiated these charges and fees
with qualified custodians based on our commitment to maintaining a certain level of assets in accounts
with them. This arrangement can benefit you because it can result in lower overall trading costs than
would otherwise be available. However, it also creates a conflict of interest, as it provides an incentive for
us to recommend these custodians to meet the required asset thresholds and to reduce trading costs to
you.
Additionally, when using Pershing as a qualified custodian, Integrity Alliance applies a markup to certain
Pershing service charges. This means that while Pershing sets the base fee for its services, the amount
you pay is higher due to our markup. This practice presents another conflict of interest, as it creates a
financial incentive for us to use Pershing’s services and to generate additional revenue from these
charges.
Products and Services Available to Us from Pershing and its Affiliates
We have entered into an arrangement with Pershing that permits us to receive a portion of the Wealth
Solutions and Wealth Solutions SMA Programs platform/program fees assessed. This arrangement and
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the associated conflicts of interest are more fully described in Items 4 and 9 of our Form ADV, Part 2A,
Appendix 1, Wrap Program Brochure.
Pershing, through its affiliate, BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. (“BNY Mellon Advisors”), provides Integrity
Alliance with certain model portfolios offered through the Wealth Solutions Program. Wealth Solutions
Program client accounts are managed by BNY Mellon Advisors subject to Integrity Alliance’s ongoing
supervision as discretionary manager.
In addition, the Wealth Solutions SMA Program is built upon the Managed360 Program sponsored and
supported by BNY Mellon Advisors, which provides Integrity Alliance with access to a pool of independent
investment advisers whose operations are vetted by BNY Mellon Advisors. From this collection of
managers, Integrity Alliance selects certain portfolio managers (“Portfolio Managers”), subject to its own
due diligence processes, whose advisory services are then made available to clients through the Wealth
Solutions SMA Program. As sponsor of the Managed360 Program, upon which the Wealth Solutions SMA
Program is based, BNY Mellon Advisors provides certain underlying services, directly or indirectly through
affiliates and/or services providers, in connection with the Wealth Solutions SMA Program including,
among others:
•
reviewing third party investment advisers whose services are made available on the BNY
Mellon Advisors platform, and from which list “Portfolio Managers” are selected by Integrity
Alliance for inclusion in the Wealth Solutions SMA Program;
• providing Advisors with access to summary information and quantitative information about
Portfolio Managers and the investment styles provided by the Portfolio Managers;
• offering services, operational support, and training to Advisors;
• providing an investment proposal generation tool, web-based account setup and account
maintenance tools;
• providing account and asset reporting capabilities to Advisors and Integrity Alliance, including
•
access to daily and quarterly investment performance reports;
initial delivery of a selected Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV, Part 2 Brochure and other
required disclosures;
• making fee payments to Portfolio Managers, Integrity Alliance, and others, as applicable, and;
•
furnishing support services to the Portfolio Managers, including training, daily reporting,
resolution and Portfolio Manager notification regarding trading, Portfolio Manager relationship
management, Portfolio Manager data set-up assistance within applicable systems, and
coordinating account requests submitted by Integrity Alliance.
We also receive some benefits from Pershing that can include, for example, reimbursement to our firm for
the expenses related to marketing events, or Pershing can pay the vendors directly. The amounts of
those payments vary according to the size of the event and are based on the amount of assets under
management we place with Pershing.
The benefits we receive from Pershing include the following products and services (provided without cost
or at a discount): receipt of duplicate client statements and confirmations; research related products and
tools; consulting services; access to a trading desk serving adviser participants; access to block trading
(which provides the ability to aggregate securities transactions for execution and then allocate the
appropriate shares to client accounts); the ability to have advisory fees deducted directly from client
accounts; access to an electronic communications network for client order entry and account information;
and discounts on research, technology, and practice management products or services provided to our
firm by third party vendors.
Pershing also pays for business consulting and professional services received by our associated persons.
Some of the products and services made available by Pershing benefit our firm and/or associated
persons but may not benefit you or your accounts. These products or services can assist our firm in
managing and administering client accounts, including accounts not maintained at Pershing. Other
services made available by the custodian are intended to help us manage and further develop our
business enterprise. The benefits we receive do not depend on the amount of brokerage transactions
directed to Pershing, though some do depend on the level of assets we have custodied with Pershing. As
part of our fiduciary duty to clients, we endeavor at all times to put the interests of our clients first. You
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should be aware; however, that the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our associated persons
itself creates a conflict of interest and can indirectly influence our choice of the custodian for custody and
brokerage services. Without limiting the above, our associated persons can attend conferences offered by
various vendors and/or wholesalers at a discounted price or no cost.
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services TM (formerly Schwab Institutional) is Schwab’s business serving independent
investment advisory firms like us. They provide our clients and us with 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. Here is a more 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.
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 can 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.
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.
Schwab provides some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to
provide the services to us. Schwab can also discount or waive its fees for some of these services or pay
all or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab can also provide us with other benefits such as occasional
business entertainment of our personnel.
Clients may pay ticket charges higher than those obtainable from other broker-dealers in return for those
products and services. Ticket charges and fee structures of various broker-dealers are periodically
reviewed to ensure clients are receiving best execution. Accordingly, while Integrity Alliance will consider
competitive rates, it may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible rates for client account transactions.
Therefore, the overall services provided by the broker-dealer are evaluated to determine best execution.
Clients should consider that only some of the approved trading platforms accommodate the investment
strategy recommended by the client’s Advisor and that our Advisors are limited in their ability to obtain the
best execution price and lowest execution costs for each transaction or the product with the lowest
internal expenses. Therefore, clients may pay higher trade execution charges through the trading
platforms approved by Integrity Alliance than through platforms that have not been approved by Integrity
Alliance as trading platforms for investment advisory accounts.
Not all investment advisers restrict or limit the broker-dealers their clients can use. Some investment
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advisers permit their clients to select any broker-dealer of the client’s own choosing.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Integrity Alliance does not receive client referrals from third parties in exchange for recommending the
use of specific custodians or broker-dealers.
Directed Brokerage
Integrity Alliance generally requires that clients direct the Firm to place trades through the broker dealer
custodying the client’s account, or, in the case of accounts custodied with Pershing, through Integrity
Alliance, in its capacity as introducing broker dealer to Pershing.
Directing clients to use Integrity Alliance as the executing broker for accounts held at Pershing creates a
conflict of interest, as Integrity Alliance will receive separate compensation, either directly or indirectly, for
acting as the introducing broker to Pershing. The potential to receive additional compensation creates a
conflict of interest when recommending a custodian for the client’s account. Integrity Alliance seeks to
address this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you, and by making a number of investment programs
available to clients, including programs that are offered through custodians other than Pershing. Clients
are not obligated to engage Integrity Alliance to provide advisory services through an investment program
requiring that the client’s account be custodied with Pershing.
Integrity Alliance has evaluated Pershing, whose services will be provided in combination with those of
Integrity Alliance, and Schwab, and believes that these entities will provide clients with a blend of
execution services, custodial services, and professionalism that will assist Integrity Alliance in meeting its
fiduciary obligations to clients. We conduct periodic reviews of these entities and the services each
provides to our clients, including a review of our own services as introducing broker in combination with
the services provided by Pershing as custodian, and the relative costs of those services, to reasonably
ensure that this continues to be true.
In directing the use of a particular broker it should be understood that Integrity Alliance will abide by the
client’s direction and will not have authority to negotiate commissions among various broker-dealers on a
trade-by-trade basis or to necessarily obtain volume discounts, and best execution may not be achieved.
In addition, a disparity in commission charges will likely exist between the commissions charged to the
client and those charged to other clients whose accounts are custodied with a different broker-dealer.
Clients should note, while Integrity Alliance has a reasonable belief that Integrity Alliance/Pershing and
Schwab will be able to obtain quality execution and competitive prices, the Firm will not be independently
seeking best execution capability through other broker dealers on a trade-by-trade basis.
Best Execution Considerations
Although clients generally direct brokerage as described above, Integrity Alliance seeks to reduce risks
associated with directed brokerage by maintaining a reasonable belief that the brokers used, such as
Schwab and Pershing, provide overall execution quality consistent with the Firm’s duty to seek best
execution under the circumstances. This belief is supported through reviews of execution quality, trade
costs, operational performance, and service levels. Integrity Alliance periodically evaluates whether the
use of these brokers continues to result in fair and reasonable execution for client transactions compared
to available alternatives. These evaluations are designed to help ensure that client trades are executed in
a manner that is consistent with Integrity Alliance’s fiduciary obligations and commitment to placing client
interest first.
Integrity Alliance reserves the right to decline acceptance of any client account for which the client directs
the use of a broker dealer other than the client’s account custodian, or, in the case of client accounts
custodied with Pershing, Integrity Alliance.
Certain investment programs offered by Integrity Alliance require that a client’s program account be
custodied with certain custodians, which materially limits the client’s choice in selecting a directed broker.
Not all investment advisers require clients to direct it use a particular broker dealer.
Handling of Trade Errors
Integrity Alliance has implemented procedures designed to prevent trade errors; however, trade errors in
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client accounts cannot always be avoided. Consistent with its fiduciary duty, it is the policy of Integrity
Alliance to correct trade errors in a manner that is in the best interest of the client. In cases where the
client causes the trade error, the client will be responsible for any loss resulting from the correction.
Depending on the specific circumstances of the trade error, the client will not be able to receive any gains
generated as a result of the error correction. In all situations where the client does not cause the trade
error, the client will be made whole and any loss resulting from the trade error will be absorbed by
Integrity Alliance if the error was caused by the Firm. If the error is caused by the broker-dealer, the
broker-dealer will be responsible for covering all trade error costs.
For trade errors occurring in Integrity Alliance/Pershing accounts, Integrity Alliance will retain gains
resulting from correcting a trade error that are not retained by the client and in some instances, use such
gains to offset overall losses Integrity Alliance incurs from trading errors.
For trade errors that occur in accounts held with brokers or custodians other than Pershing, those firms
typically retain any gains realized from correcting such trade errors, rather than passing those gains on to
the client. In certain instances, the broker/custodians apply those gains to offset the overall trading error
losses incurred by Integrity Alliance.
Block Trading Policy
Transactions implemented by Integrity Alliance for client accounts are generally affected independently,
unless we decide to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same
time. This process is referred to as aggregating orders, batch trading, or block trading and is used by
Integrity Alliance when we believe such action may prove advantageous to clients. When Integrity
Alliance aggregates client orders, the allocation of securities among client accounts will be done on a fair
and equitable basis. Typically, the process of aggregating client orders is done to achieve more favorable
commission rates or to allocate orders among clients on a more equitable basis in order to avoid
differences in prices and transaction fees or other transaction costs that might be obtained when orders
are placed independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and will
typically be allocated among the Firm’s clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for
each client account on any given day.
Notwithstanding the above, a sub-adviser directly managing a client’s account will be unable to aggregate
trades with those placed in accounts directly managed by a Integrity Alliance Advisor, nor can a Integrity
Alliance Advisor aggregate trades placed in accounts they directly manage with those placed by a sub-
adviser. Trades entered in the accounts of clients that have directed the use of a particular
broker/custodian also can only be aggregated with other client trades placed with the same
broker/custodian. Moreover, each sub-adviser will only have the ability to aggregate trades for Firm
clients it provides sub-advisory services for. Also, trades will only be aggregated with respect to clients
enrolled in the same investment program.
Consequently, the same securities purchased or sold on the same day in multiple client accounts will
generally receive different execution prices that are more or less favorable than the prices other clients
receive.
As applicable, clients should refer to the disclosures of any sub-adviser to their account(s) for information
regarding the sub-adviser’s trade aggregation practices.
Implementation of Financial Planning or Consulting Recommendations
Clients are under no obligation to act on the financial planning or consulting recommendations of Integrity
Alliance. Certain Integrity Alliance Advisors are also registered representatives of Integrity Alliance in our
capacity as a securities broker-dealer. Advisory clients can have commission-based Integrity Alliance
brokerage accounts for which Integrity Alliance Advisors serve as registered representative. Registered
representatives of Integrity Alliance are required to use the services of Integrity Alliance and its approved
clearing broker-dealers when acting in their capacity as registered representatives. Integrity Alliance
serves as the introducing broker-dealer. All accounts established through Integrity Alliance as a broker-
dealer will be introduced to Pershing, LLC for transaction execution, transaction clearance, and account
custodial services.
As a securities broker-dealer, Integrity Alliance has a wide range of approved securities products for
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which we have performed due diligence prior to our selection. Our registered representatives are required
to adhere to these products when implementing securities transactions through Integrity Alliance.
Commissions charged for these products may be higher or lower than commissions clients would obtain if
transactions were implemented through another broker-dealer.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Account Reviews and Reviewers
Advisors conduct annual reviews of client accounts to ensure the continued suitability of the account type
for the client’s best interests. These reviews assess whether the advisor’s or sub-advisor’s portfolio
management and investment strategies remain aligned with the client’s goals, objectives, and reasonable
restrictions. The advisor’s determination of the initial and ongoing appropriateness of the account type is
based on the totality of services provided to the client, not any single service or component of the overall
fee.
Additional reviews can be caused by a change in client circumstances or upon client request. Securities
held in accounts managed by Integrity Alliance are monitored periodically.
Financial planning services terminate upon presentation of the written plan. Therefore, no reviews are
conducted for these accounts. If clients elect to have a review and update to an original financial plan,
additional fees will generally be charged and clients may be required to sign a new client agreement.
Statements and Reports
Clients will receive statements at least quarterly from the custodian at which their accounts are
maintained. Clients receiving the Financial Planning Service will receive a written financial plan no later
than 6 months after signing a Financial Planning Services Agreement.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Compensation Received for Client Referrals
Integrity Alliance receives compensation for referring clients to unaffiliated investment adviser firms. The
specific services provided, and the terms of the agreement vary by investment adviser. Clients receive a
copy of the unaffiliated investment adviser’s solicitor disclosure statement and Form ADV Part 2, which
detail the referral arrangement and associated fees.
Compensation Received for Third-Party Lender Referrals
The Firm’s arrangements with third-party lenders typically ensure that any funds obtained through these
lenders remain invested under the Firm’s management. This creates a conflict of interest because, by
recommending that a client use a third-party lender to finance a purchase or meet other financial needs –
rather than liquidating securities managed by the Firm – the Firm and Advisor continue to earn fees
based on the full account value, which may not always align with the client’s best interests.
Other Compensation and Economic Benefits
Cash Sweep Vehicle
Cash sweep programs allow clients to earn a return on uninvested cash balances by automatically
“sweeping” cash balances, such as dividends, incoming cash deposits, and money from sell orders, into a
sweep vehicle until such balances are invested or otherwise used to satisfy obligations arising in the
account.
Integrity Alliance has selected a default cash sweep program (“Cash Sweep Program”) available through
Pershing, an affiliate of BNY Mellon Securities Corporation, which will automatically “sweep” available
cash balances awaiting investment or reinvestment in eligible client accounts custodied with Pershing into
interest bearing deposit accounts offered through participating banks (“Participating Banks”) selected by
Pershing. Deposits at an individual Participating Bank are covered by FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation) insurance up to a maximum of $250,000 and an aggregate total across Participating Banks
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of up to $2,500,000, subject to bank availability. If you have on deposit through the Cash Sweep Program
cash that exceeds this amount, the excess amount will not be insured by the FDIC. The FDIC is an
independent federal agency insuring deposits in U.S. banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures. For
purposes of calculating the available FDIC coverage at each Participating Bank, cash deposited at a
Participating Bank is aggregated with all other deposits held by you outside of the Cash Sweep Program
in the same insurable capacity at that Participating Bank. You are responsible for monitoring the total
amount of deposits held outside of the Cash Sweep Program at Participating Banks in order to determine
the extent of FDIC deposit insurance coverage. You can review the most current lists of Participating
Banks in the Cash Sweep Program at https://www.pershing.com/rates, and your Advisor can notify you of
the applicable bank list for your account. If you wish to designate a Participating Bank as ineligible to
receive your funds through the Cash Sweep Program, please contact your Advisor.
Should your cash balance exceed the total aggregate maximum for FDIC coverage within the Cash
Sweep Program, any additional free credit balance will be swept into a secondary option selected by
Integrity Alliance, or, if no secondary sweep option has been selected, into a default money market
mutual fund.
The interest rate available on client deposits in the Cash Sweep Program is equal to the weighted
average of the interest rates paid by all Participating Banks on the client’s balances, based on current
market conditions, less applicable deposit fees, which include fees paid to Pershing and retained by the
Cash Sweep Program sponsor/administrator (the “Net Interest Rate Available”). The interest rate you
earn through the Cash Sweep Program will be lower than interest rates available to depositors in interest-
bearing accounts held directly at a Participating Bank or other FDIC-insured depository institutions, but
such institutions could require a minimum amount to establish an interest-bearing deposit account that is
maintained outside of the Cash Sweep Program.
Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Pershing, the Net Interest Rate Available on a client’s Cash
Sweep Program balance(s) is shared between the client and Integrity Alliance. The percentage of the Net
Interest Rate Available allocated to each party depends on the value of all the client’s Eligible Account(s).
Eligible Accounts include IAS accounts custodied with Pershing (introduced by Integrity Alliance),
registered under the same Tax ID Number, and enrolled in the Cash Sweep Program. The Cash Sweep
Program includes five tiers based on account value:
• Tier 1 – $0-$49,000
• Tier 2 – $50,000-$99,999
• Tier 3 – $100,000-$499,999
• Tier 4 – $500,000-$999,999 and
• Tier 5 – $1 million and above.
Each tier has a different percentage split of the Net Interest Rate Available between the client and
Integrity Alliance. Additionally, there are multiple product options (“A” through “E”) within the Cash Sweep
Program, each featuring its own tiered percentage split structure. Product option “A” provides the highest
revenue share to Integrity Alliance, while option “E” provides the least. Integrity Alliance has selected
product option “A,” which generally results in a lower Net Interest Rate Available to clients compared to
the other options.
Under production option “A,” the percentage of the Net Interest Rate Available received by Integrity
Alliance ranges from a maximum of 70% for accounts valued under $50,000 (Tier 1) to a minimum of 10%
for accounts exceeding $1,000,000 (Tier 5). However, Integrity Alliance’s share is capped at 1.30% per
tier. If the Net Interest Rate Available exceeds 1.30%, Integrity Alliance’s portion will not surpass this limit,
and any remaining amount will be applied to the client’s yield.
For example, if a client’s Eligible Account(s) fall under a tier where the Net Interest Rate Available is split
50/50 and the total Net Interest Rate Available is 3.00%, both the client and Integrity Alliance would
typically receive $1.50%. However, due to the 1.30% cap, Integrity Alliance’s portion would be limited to
1.30%, and the client would receive the remaining 1.70%.
This arrangement allows Integrity Alliance to participate in revenue sharing related to the Cash Sweep
Program while still ensuring clients receive a portion of the Net Interest Rate Available based on their
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account tier and the selected product option.
For legacy client accounts held in the Select and Paramount Programs, a different cash sweep vehicle is
used under Pershing’s sweep platform. Under this arrangement, the Net Interest Rate Available is subject
to a separate revenue share schedule with Pershing in which Integrity Alliance retains a smaller portion of
the overall Net Interest Rate Available than described above. The Firm’s share of cash sweep revenue for
these accounts is comparatively lower than that received under the primary Cash Sweep Program
described above.
Participating Banks do not have a duty to offer the highest rates of return available to participants in the
Cash Sweep Program or rates comparable to those offered in money market mutual funds or other cash
options. The Net Interest Rate Available will typically fluctuate daily.
Pershing will determine the applicable tier and, therefore, the percentage split of the Net Interest Rate
Available between Integrity Alliance and the client each month based on the aggregate value of the
client’s Eligible Accounts (“Eligible Account(s) Balance”). Pershing will determine your Eligible Account(s)
Balance as of the interest posting date each month and add it to the Eligible Account(s) Balance as of the
interest posting date for the prior month, which is then divided by two to determine your average Eligible
Account(s) Balance for the period. This average Eligible Account(s) Balance will determine your eligibility
for a particular tier for the forthcoming interest period. (Your initial deposit into the Cash Sweep Program
will be used to determine the applicable tier for the initial interest period).
Under this arrangement, Integrity Alliance earns revenue on the client’s cash balances in addition to any
compensation earned as introducing broker and for acting as investment adviser to client accounts
maintained with Pershing. Advisory fees are typically calculated on the value of the client’s account,
which includes the value of cash balances held in the account. This means that Integrity Alliance, when
acting as investment adviser on a client’s account, earns at least two layers of fees on the same cash
balances in these accounts. Also, any percentage of the Net Interest Rate Available that Integrity Alliance
receives will reduce the amount of interest you receive on cash balances in your accounts held with
Pershing.
The compensation received under this revenue sharing arrangement is retained by Integrity Alliance and
is not shared with your Advisor. Your Advisor does not have an additional financial incentive tied to the
Cash Sweep Program or other available cash options for your account.
Integrity Alliance’s ability to select a default cash sweep program for accounts custodied with Pershing
presents a conflict of interest as not all cash options available offer revenue sharing to Integrity Alliance,
and some offer lower revenue sharing amounts, for example, as disclosed above, various other products
available within the Cash Sweep Program would share less revenue with Integrity Alliance than the
product selected by Integrity Alliance. The potential to receive additional compensation creates an
incentive to make this decision based, at least in part, on Integrity Alliance’s pecuniary interests rather
than the best interests of clients. This conflict is partially mitigated for the Select and Paramount
Programs, which operate under a different sweep vehicle with a smaller Firm revenue share.
When Integrity Alliance acts as investment adviser to client accounts, this arrangement can also present
a conflict of interest by creating an incentive to maintain a higher cash balance within accounts than
would otherwise be necessary in order to earn additional compensation from the Cash Sweep Program.
While a cash sweep program using FDIC-insured deposits, such as the Cash Sweep Program, could
benefit you, any potential benefit does not eliminate the conflicts of interest that arise.
Notwithstanding any revenue received from the Cash Sweep Program, Integrity Alliance has taken and
will continue to take steps to reasonably ensure, evaluate, and monitor on a periodic basis that its use
and choices of cash sweep programs, including the Cash Sweep Program, is in the best interest of
clients, taking into consideration certain quantitative and qualitative factors, such as:
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the relative interest rates offered by the Participating Banks within the Cash Sweep Program
as compared to available alternative cash investments, such as, but not necessarily limited
to, money market mutual funds;
the availability of the maximum FDIC insurance limits to a client based on the client’s
aggregate invested cash in Participating Banks; and
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the importance of FDIC insurance in view of a client’s investment objectives and risk
tolerance (based on strategy chosen) as balanced against the quantitative considerations
above.
Integrity Alliance will also reasonably seek to ensure that Advisors do not receive compensation from the
Cash Sweep Program. Integrity Alliance will also periodically monitor the amount of cash each of its
clients has in the Cash Sweep Program, comparing the cash levels maintained to prudent investing
standards germane to the strategy selected. Integrity Alliance will document, and maintain in its files, the
results of these periodic reviews.
Nonetheless, you should be aware that the Cash Sweep Program (and cash sweep programs, generally)
will generate lower yields than other cash alternatives available. Clients are not obligated to use the Cash
Sweep Program for their accounts custodied with Pershing and should notify their Advisor if they want to
select a different option for the cash held in their account(s), including but not necessarily limited to, a
money market mutual fund, or a free credit balance.
Clients should compare the terms of the Cash Sweep Program with those of other available investments
for cash, including, among other factors, interest rates, required minimum amounts, and other features,
as well as applicable risks, and the relative value the client places on the security of the FDIC insurance
provided through the Cash Sweep Program.
Clients should also note that all fees discussed herein are cumulative. For example, funds in a cash
sweep program tied to a loan will have two revenue streams for the Firm since the Firm will receive a
percentage of the net interest rate based on the amount of client assets held in a cash sweep vehicle
(thereby lowering the amount of the interest received by the client), and the Firm will also receive a
percentage of revenue generated from the interest payments made by a client to such third-party lender
with respect to the applicable loan and/or a percentage of client assets brought to the third-party lender’s
platform.
Negative Interest Rates: In response to certain extraordinary economic conditions, some foreign countries
have implemented a negative interest rate policy to stabilize their economies. Under such a policy, a
central bank charges banks a fee to hold reserves, and, as a result, the banks then charge depositors a
fee to maintain their deposits. Historically, the U.S. has not adopted policies resulting in negative interest
rates, and there is no indication that the Federal Reserve Board plans to adopt such a policy in the future.
If, however, such a policy is adopted in the U.S., Program Banks can begin to charge fees to maintain
deposits held through bank deposit sweep products, such as the Cash Sweep Program. In such an event,
a fee would be charged for maintaining your deposits at Participant Banks through the Cash Sweep
Program. This fee would be in addition to fees received from Participant Banks for their participation in
the Cash Sweep Program. Any fees related to negative interest rates would be applied to your Cash
Sweep Program balance on a monthly basis for the duration of the negative interest rate period. If
applicable, this fee will appear on your periodic account statement.
A money market mutual fund, unlike Participant Bank deposits utilized by the Cash Sweep Program, is
not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other governmental agency, and it is possible to lose
money in a money market mutual fund.
Money market mutual funds seek to preserve a net asset value of $1.00, with excess earnings that are
generated through interest on portfolio holdings typically distributed to investors in the form of dividend
payments. Average annual rates of return from money market mutual funds available as an alternative to
the Cash Sweep Program will vary over time and will typically be higher than the interest rate paid on
deposits to you through the Cash Sweep Program.
Under stressed market conditions (e.g., which may cause the Federal Reserve Bank to purchase
government securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply,
also known as “quantitative easing”), however, money market mutual funds may not pay investors any
excess dividends or distributions. Under severe market stress, a money market mutual fund may fail to
preserve a net asset value of $1.00 and/or may no longer be a viable business for the fund sponsor,
which can force the sponsor to liquidate. As a result of any of these factors, it is possible to lose money in
a money market mutual fund.
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Uninvested cash held by the Firm as a “free credit balance” in all client accounts is covered by the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), a non-profit, non-government, membership
corporation, funded by member broker-dealers. SIPC’s coverage protects against the custodial risk
(though not against a decline in market value) when a SIPC-member brokerage firm fails by replacing
missing securities and cash up to a limit of $500,000 of which $250,000 can be in cash per customer
under SIPC rules.
Integrity Alliance will earn more money from the revenue sharing arrangement in connection with the
Cash Sweep Program than it would if you select a different cash option for your account(s).
You should consider your investment objectives, liquidity needs and risk tolerance in reviewing whether
the Cash Sweep Program or another product or approach is appropriate for you with respect to cash
balances held in your account(s). If you desire to maintain a large cash position for an extended period of
time, you should contact your Advisor to discuss your options.
We urge you to carefully review the detailed information regarding the Cash Sweep Program provided in
the Disclosure Statement and Terms and Conditions prepared by BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
here: https://www.dreyfus.com/content/dam/im/documents/manual/brochures/did-terms-tiered.pdf.
Clients have the right to opt out of the default Cash Sweep Program at any time by notifying their
Advisor or contacting us at (877)886-1939. Upon opting out, clients can choose from alternative
options including (i) leaving cash uninvested in the account without participating in the sweep
option, or (ii) selecting a different cash management option offered by the custodian, subject to
availability.
Clients should consider that alternative cash management options frequently offer different
yields, terms, and protections compared to the default sweep option. Opting out of the default
Cash Sweep Program can affect the interest earned on uninvested cash and could impact liquidity
or FDIC/SIPC coverage depending on the selected alternative.
Similar to the above, which discusses the revenue share from cash sweeps with Pershing, Advisors may
recommend clients hold assets with Stone Castle, an insured deposit platform. Pursuant to an agreement
between Stone Castle and Integrity Alliance, Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the fees received by
Stone Castle from Integrity Alliance clients. This revenue sharing arrangement creates a conflict of
interest because Integrity Alliance is incentivized to have Advisors recommend Stone Castle over other
products and accounts that do not share revenue with Integrity Alliance. While each Advisor seeks to
make decisions that it believes are in the best interest of its clients, the potential for Integrity Alliance to
receive additional compensation creates an incentive to make this decision based, at least in part, on
Integrity Alliance’s pecuniary interests rather than the best interests of the client.
NTF Funds and 12b-1 Fees
Approved custodians offer NTF (no-transaction fee) mutual funds, which allows Integrity Alliance and
Advisors to select funds that trade without a transaction fee. The availability of NTF mutual funds creates
a conflict of interest with respect to any wrap fee program in which Integrity Alliance, or the Advisor, is
responsible for transaction charges because the fewer transaction charges that are incurred with respect
to the wrap fee account, the more of the wrap fee is retained. At the same time, NTF mutual funds often
have higher internal expense ratios than other share classes of the same or other similar funds that could
be recommended for the client’s account. Integrity Alliance seeks to mitigate this conflict of interest by
adopting and implementing a policy requiring that the Firm and Advisors endeavor to recommend the
lowest cost share class of mutual funds available to clients under relevant circumstances of the trade in
keeping with each client’s best interests.
Generally, mutual fund companies offer multiple share classes of the same mutual fund. Some share
classes of a fund have higher internal expenses than others, including but not limited to 12b-1 fees,
whereas other share classes of the same fund have lower internal expenses, with or without 12b-1 fees.
Institutional and investment advisory share classes typically have lower expense ratios, do not charge
12b-1 fees, and are less costly for a client to hold than other share classes that are eligible to purchase in
an investment advisory account. Mutual funds that offer institutional share classes, investment advisory
share classes, and other share classes with lower expense ratios are available to clients who meet
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specific eligibility requirements that are described in the mutual fund’s prospectus or in its statement of
additional information. These eligibility requirements include, but not be limited to, investments meeting
certain minimum dollar amount thresholds and accounts that the fund considers qualified, fee-based
programs.
The lowest-cost mutual fund share class may not always be available through approved custodians or
investment advisory programs. Integrity Alliance strives to recommend the lowest-cost share class for
each mutual fund, based on the specific circumstances of the trade. These relevant circumstances can
include the share classes offered through the client’s account custodian, which may be the lowest-cost
option on that platform but not necessarily the lowest-cost across all platforms or situations.
While Integrity Alliance endeavors to use the lowest-cost share class available and periodically reviews
client holdings to convert to lower-cost shares, when possible, the Firm cannot guarantee clients will
always hold the absolute lowest-cost shares. Clients should discuss the recommended funds and
investments with their Advisor, considering factors like expected holding period, investment objectives,
risk tolerance, financial situation, trading frequency, and advisory fees. Clients should also inquire about
any transaction charges for fund trades, whether higher internal fund expenses will be incurred instead of
transaction fees, and the relevant tax implications of the selected mutual fund share class.
Clients should review both the fees charged by the funds and Integrity Alliance investment advisory fees
to fully compare and understand the total amount of fees to be paid by the client and, therefore, evaluate
the advisory services being provided.
Neither Integrity Alliance nor its Advisors receive 12b-1 fees from mutual fund companies in connection
with advisory assets under management. For client accounts custodied with Pershing, for which Integrity
Alliance acts as executing broker, instructions have been provided requiring Pershing to rebate 12b-1
fees incurred by the Firm’s clients. For client accounts custodied with Schwab, where Integrity Alliance is
not the executing broker, Schwab will generally retain any 12b-1 fees charged to Firm clients. These
differing approaches will result in client accounts being more costly to maintain when holding mutual
funds charging 12b-1 fees at Schwab versus Pershing. Clients should consider the differing treatment of
12b-1 fees by account custodians, including whether the client expects to hold mutual funds in their
account, when selecting an investment program that is available from Integrity Alliance only through
certain custodians.
Pershing FUNDVEST® Program
Integrity Alliance is a participant in Pershing’s FUNDVEST® ticket charge program (“FUNDVEST®
Program”), which offers NTF mutual funds and ETFs. ETFs in the FUNDVEST® Program do not have
ticket charges.
Pursuant to an agreement with Pershing, Integrity Alliance is also eligible to participate in revenue sharing
with respect to certain FUNDVEST® Program mutual funds.
For FUNDVEST® Program mutual funds that do not charge 12b-1 fees, Pershing will share 40% of any
service fees received from such funds held by Integrity Alliance client accounts that exceed $10 million.
Integrity Alliance does not receive any share of service fees on the first $10 million of client assets in the
FUNDVEST® Program. (Service fees include all fees other than 12b-1 fees paid directly or indirectly by a
FUNDVEST® Program mutual fund). This arrangement creates a conflict of interest in that Integrity
Alliance has incentive to recommend NTF mutual funds available through the FUNDVEST® Program in
order to reach or exceed this threshold and share in revenue rather than based on the client’s best
interests.
Integrity Alliance seeks to mitigate this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you, by providing investment
advice without regard to the revenue we are eligible to receive under this arrangement, by making a
number of investment programs available, including some through custodians other than Pershing, and
by adopting written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that Advisors make
recommendations in the best interests of clients, and consistent with their investment objectives.
FUNDVEST® Program mutual funds also charge short-term redemption fees of $50 for liquidations that
do not meet required holding periods. Applicable required holding periods generally run from 30 days to 6
months. Clients bear the cost of short-term redemption fees, as applicable. Investment programs and
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strategies offered by IAS are generally designed to hold investments for longer periods. If a short-term
redemption fee is incurred, it is typically the result of an unscheduled client request to withdraw assets
after a recently placed trade in the client’s account.
Service Fees
Integrity Alliance receives additional compensation in connection with client accounts custodied at
Pershing. Under Pershing’s Schedule A, service fees for certain account services are set by Pershing and
charged directly to client accounts. Integrity Alliance marks up these service fees above the rates set forth
in Pershing’s Schedule A . The difference between the fee charged to the client and the fee set by
Pershing is retained by Integrity Alliance as additional compensation. This practice creates a conflict of
interest, as Integrity Alliance has a financial incentive to apply markups to service fees. Integrity Alliance
mitigates this conflict by disclosing the fees to clients and ensuring that any fees charged are reasonable
in relation to the services provided. Clients are encouraged to review their account statements and our
Schedule of Fees and contact us with any questions regarding service fees.
AssetMark Program
For information regarding revenue-sharing arrangements with AssetMark, please see Item 4, Advisory
Business.
Benefits Received from Custodians
We receive certain economic benefits from Pershing and Schwab and, in some cases, their affiliates, in
the form of the support, products and services made available to us and other independent investment
advisers that have their clients maintain accounts with them. These products and services, how they
benefit us, and the related conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices).
Other Compensation from Product Sponsors
Integrity Alliance, in its capacity as a broker-dealer, may receive revenue-sharing marketing allowance
payments from insurance carriers related to the distribution servicing of variable insurance products.
These payments are made to Integrity Alliance and not to individual IARs. Although the payments are not
shared with IARs, they create a potential conflict of interest because the firm benefits financially when
certain carriers’ products are sold. The firm manages this conflict through supervision, product review,
and policies designed to ensure recommendations are made in the clients’ best interests.
Insurance Agency Referrals
Integrity Alliance, in its capacity as an insurance agency, maintains a legacy referral arrangement with
American Trust & Savings Bank. Under this historical arrangement, certain Advisors, acting in their
separate capacities as insurance agents, referred clients to American Trust & Savings Bank’s 401(k)
retirement plan platform. In connection with these referrals, Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the
ongoing, percentage-based fee charged to the client by American Trust & Savings Bank. This
arrangement is no longer offered to new clients; however, certain legacy accounts continue to generate
compensation under the existing terms. As a result, a conflict of interest may exist because Integrity
Alliance has an economic incentive to recommend the services of American Trust & Savings Bank over
other 401(k) service providers. Clients are not required to use the services of American Trust & Savings
Bank.
You should be aware that the receipt of commissions and additional compensation creates a conflict of
interest and can affect the independent judgment of your Advisor when making recommendations about
annuities and insurance products in general or a particular annuity or insurance product offered by a
certain insurance company or through an IMO (independent marketing organization). We seek to address
this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you and by adopting and enforcing policies reasonably designed
to ensure that Advisors make recommendations solely in each client’s best interest.
Transition Assistance
Integrity Alliance provides transition assistance to certain IARs and registered representative(s) in
connection with onboarding or business transitions. Transition assistance may include forgivable loans,
repayable loans, advances, bonuses, marketing support and financial incentives tied to anticipated future
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business, and varies based on factors such as the representative’s experience, expected business,
assets under management, and custodial relationships.
Transition assistance creates a conflict of interest. An IAR who receives financial incentives to join or
remain with Integrity Alliance has an interest in recommending that clients transfer their assets to the Firm
and maintain accounts with Integrity Alliance. This interest may not always align with the client's
preference for keeping assets at their current financial institution. Integrity Alliance manages this conflict
through clear disclosure, supervisory oversight, and ongoing reviews of account recommendations and
transfers. Clients are encouraged to evaluate whether transferring accounts is appropriate in light of their
investment goals, costs and preferences.
Transition assistance may be higher when client accounts are custodied at Pershing. Integrity Alliance
receives revenue sharing and other economic benefits from Pershing, including compensation related to
cash sweep programs, mutual fund servicing fees, and other custodial arrangements. These payments
allow Integrity to fund and pass through a greater amount of transition assistance to IARs and registered
representatives who utilize Pershing as a qualified custodian. As a result, Integrity has a financial
incentive for client assets to be custodied at Pershing.
This arrangement creates a conflict of interest because Integrity benefits financially when client assets
are custodied at Pershing, and IARs and registered representatives who receive transition assistance
may have an incentive to recommend Pershing as the client's qualified custodian. IARs and registered
representatives do not select or require a custodian; they may only recommend a qualified custodian
based on the client’s circumstances and preferences.
The selection of a qualified custodian is solely the client's decision. Clients may choose Pershing or any
other qualified custodian available on the Firm’s platform, including Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, or Charles
Schwab, and are under no obligation to follow an IAR’s or registered representative's recommendation.
Advisory fees charged by Integrity Alliance do not vary based on the client’s choice of custodian.
Integrity Alliance mitigates this conflict through disclosure, best interest requirements for custodian
recommendations, and periodic review of custodial and compensation arrangements.
Promoter Arrangements
Integrity Alliance has entered into arrangements to compensate certain persons (each a “Promoter” and
collectively “Promoters”) for client referrals. Pursuant to a written referral agreement between Integrity
Alliance and a Promoter, the Promoter agrees to refer prospective clients to Integrity Alliance to
participate in our investment management programs. Where applicable, the agreement identifies the roles
and responsibilities of the Promoter, the Advisor and Integrity Alliance and the specific amount of the
annual advisory fee to be shared with the Promoter. This fee compensates the Promoter for referring
clients to us, assisting in the enrollment of clients for participation in our programs, and facilitating
communication between us and clients. The annual advisory fee charged to the client will not be affected
if the client was introduced or referred by a Promoter. Through the Promoters Written Disclosure
Document, each client is made aware of the referral agreement prior to or at the time of entering into an
advisory contract and acknowledges receipt of a current Integrity Alliance Form ADV Part 2A or
appropriate Wrap Fee Brochure.
The advisory fee will be paid monthly for so long as the client maintains an Investment Advisory
Agreement with Integrity Alliance and the Promoter’s agreement with Integrity Alliance remains in-force. If
at any time either agreement is terminated, the advisory fee payments to the Promoter will cease.
Sponsorships from Non-Clients
Integrity Alliance is eligible to receive payments or sponsorships from non-clients to support Integrity
Alliance sponsored conferences and events in order to gain access to Integrity Alliance’s representatives.
While Integrity Alliance endeavors at all times to put the interest of our clients first as part of our fiduciary
duty, the possibility of receiving such incentives creates a conflict of interest, and may affect the judgment
of these individuals when making recommendations.
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Item 15 – Custody
Custody means holding, directly or indirectly, client funds or securities, or having any authority to obtain
possession of them. Under applicable regulatory interpretations, we are deemed to have custody of your
assets when you authorize us to instruct the qualified Custodians to deduct our advisory fees directly from
your account. Certain clients also have established standing letters of authorization (SLOAs). SLOAs
established by clients also results in Integrity Alliance being deemed to have custody as described below.
Please note that authorization to trade in a client’s account is not deemed by regulators to be custody.
Approved qualified custodians maintain actual custody of your assets. For accounts in which Integrity
Alliance is deemed to have custody, we have established procedures to ensure all client funds and
securities are held at a qualified custodian in a separate account for each client under that client’s name.
Clients or a duly authorized independent representative of the client will direct, in writing, the
establishment of all accounts and therefore become aware of the qualified custodian’s name, address
and the manner in which the funds or securities are maintained. Finally, account statements are delivered
directly from the qualified custodian to each client, or the client’s independent representative, at least
quarterly. Clients should carefully review those statements and are urged to compare the statements
against reports received from Integrity Alliance or any other source. When clients have questions about
their account statements, they should contact their Advisor, Integrity Alliance or the qualified custodian
preparing the statement.
Pursuant to an SLOA, a client can instruct their account custodian in writing to accept instructions from
Integrity Alliance to direct funds from the client’s account to specific accounts of the client (“First Party
SLOA”) or to third-parties unrelated to Integrity Alliance and its Advisors (“Third-Party SLOA”). Integrity
Alliance reviews each SLOA prior to acceptance to ensure it meets the following requirements.
First Party Standing Letters of Authorization.
Under applicable SEC guidance, Integrity Alliance can accept First Party SLOAs without being deemed to
have custody if the First Party SLOAs meet the following criteria:
a.
It is authorized by the client.
b. A copy of the authorization is provided to the qualified custodians.
c.
It clearly specifies the name and account numbers (including ABA routing numbers)
on the sending and receiving accounts and the qualified custodian holding each of
those accounts.
d.
It identifies the accounts as belonging to the client.
Third-Party Standing Letters of Authorization.
When clients establish Third-Party SLOAs, Integrity Alliance is be deemed to have custody of such
clients’ funds under applicable federal law. Under applicable SEC guidance, Integrity Alliance can accept
such custody without the requirement that it engage an independent public accountant to conduct an
annual surprise examination of such accounts if the SLOAs meet the criteria set forth below.
a. The client provides instructions to the qualified custodian, in writing, which includes
the client’s signature, the third-party’s name, and either the third-party’s address or
the third- party’s account number at a custodian to which the transfer should be
directed.
b. The client authorizes Integrity Alliance, in writing, either on the qualified custodian’s
form or separately, to direct transfers to the third-party either on a specified schedule
or from time to time.
c. The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the instruction,
such as a signature review or other method to verify the client’s authorization and
provides a transfer of funds notice to the client promptly after each transfer.
d. The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified
custodian.
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e.
Integrity Alliance and its Advisors have no authority or ability to designate or change
the identity of the third-party, the address, or any other information about the third-
party contained in the client’s instructions.
f.
Integrity Alliance maintains records showing that the third-party is not a related party
of the Adviser or located at the same address as the Adviser.
g. The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming
the instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
Integrity Alliance has adopted written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the
Firm seeks to satisfy the above criteria with respect to any client’s Third-Party SLOA.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
As a part of our Investment Management Agreement, accounts are considered discretionary accounts
which means we or your Advisor has the authority to buy or sell securities without obtaining your approval
prior to each transaction.
You can place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments that are purchased in your Edge
Program and Select Program account. You can also place reasonable limitations on the discretionary
power granted to your Advisor if the restrictions and limitations are specifically set forth in writing or
included as an attachment to the appropriate client agreement. Please note that any restriction or
limitation you impose could affect the performance of your account. Discretionary authority remains in
place until you or we terminate the relationship.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Integrity Alliance will not vote proxies on behalf of your account. Therefore, it is your responsibility to vote
all proxies for securities held in your accounts managed by our Firm.
You will receive proxies directly from your account custodian or investment transfer agent and these
documents will not be delivered by our Firm. Although we do not vote client proxies, if you have a
question about a particular proxy feel free to contact us. Third-party investment managers chosen to
manage client assets, however, can vote proxies on behalf of clients. Clients should refer to those
investment managers’ ADV for more information.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Integrity Alliance does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months
or more in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a balance sheet for our most recent fiscal
year. Integrity Alliance is not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to
meet its contractual commitments to clients.
Finally, Integrity Alliance has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time.
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Integrity Alliance, LLC
4135 NW Urbandale Dr.
Urbandale, IA 50322
877-886-1939
https://integrity.com/wealth/
March 31, 2026
This brochure (“Brochure,” or “Disclosure Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Integrity Alliance, LLC (“Integrity Alliance”, the “Firm,” “us”, “our”, or “we”). If you have any questions
about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at (877) 886-1939 or at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Integrity Alliance is a registered investment adviser. While registration is required under law, registration of an
investment adviser or broker-dealer does not imply any specific level of skill or training.
Additional information about Integrity Alliance is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov and on
FINRA’s website at www.finra.org/brokercheck. You can view our information on this website by searching for our
name Integrity Alliance, LLC or our CRD # 139627.
Item 2 – Material Changes
This Item 2 of our Wrap Brochure summarizes material changes that have been made to the Brochure since the last
annual update. Integrity Alliance filed its last annual amendment on March 31, 2025.
We urge you to carefully review the summary of material changes as it contains important information, which can
impact the advisory relationship between you and Integrity Alliance.
Material Changes Since Last Update
The following material changes have been made to this Wrap Brochure since our last annual updating amendment.
Please note, only material amendments made since our last annual amendment filing are summarized below.
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Item 4 has been amended to add disclosure regarding the Integrity Alliance Paramount Program and
AssetMark Program.
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Item 6 has been amended to add disclosure regarding the Integrity Alliance Paramount Program and
disclosure regarding a third-party investment manager’s ability to vote proxies on behalf of clients.
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Item 9 has been amended to add disclosure regarding a disciplinary event involving Lion Street
Financial, LLC, an SEC-registered broker-dealer which has since merged with Integrity Alliance, the
Integrity Alliance Paramount Program, Integrity Alliance’s business relationship with affiliated Outside
Insurance Desks, our practices with respect to annuity products, certain IARs (as defined below) of
Integrity Alliance acting as IARs of other unaffiliated registered investment adviser firms, transition
assistance that certain IARs may receive who join Integrity Alliance, other compensation Integrity
Alliance receives from product sponsors and payments or sponsorships Integrity Alliance is eligible to
receive from non-clients to support Integrity Alliance sponsored conferences and events.
Full Brochure Available
At any time, you can view the current Brochure online at the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching with our firm name or our CRD No. 139627. To request a complete copy of our
Brochure, contact us by telephone at (877) 886-1939 or by email to compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
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Table of Contents
Item 2 – Material Changes ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation ................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients ................................................................................................. 21
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation ................................................................................................... 22
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ......................................................................................... 30
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers .......................................................................................................... 31
Item 9 – Additional Information..................................................................................................................................... 31
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Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation
Introduction
Integrity Alliance is an SEC registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with its principal office located in
Urbandale, Iowa. Integrity Alliance started operations in 2006 and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Integrity,
LLC (“Integrity”). Prior to October 18, 2024, the Firm was named Brokers International Financial Services, LLC.
Integrity Alliance offers wrap and non-wrap fee program portfolio management services, as well as financial planning,
consulting, retirement plan consulting services, retirement plan participant consulting services and third-party
manager referral services to individuals, and high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations,
corporations, or other business entities (each referred to as a client or collectively as “clients”). This Form ADV, Part
2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Brochure summarizes the Firm’s wrap fee program offerings. The Firm’s other services,
including our non-wrap portfolio management services, are summarized in its Form ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure
Brochure. If you would like a copy of our Form ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure, please contact your Advisor or
Integrity Alliance at (877) 886-1939 or by email at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
Our business model is based on a network of investment adviser representatives (“Advisors” or “IARs”) with offices
located throughout the United States. Advisors generally operate their businesses as independent contractors of
Integrity Alliance rather than employees and are subject to our supervision and oversight.
Integrity Alliance also offers the Wealth Solutions, Wealth Solutions SMA, and Retirement Ally Wrap Fee Programs,
described in this Brochure, pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement entered into with other investment advisers,
including an affiliated investment adviser. If you are a client of an investment adviser that has engaged us as a sub-
advisor, your investment adviser representative is not an Advisor of our firm but will provide the same relationship
management and related services described herein as being delivered by your “Advisor” with respect to these
Programs. Clients should refer to the Form ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure, or similar disclosure document, of
their primary investment adviser for information regarding such investment adviser’s services, fees, conflicts of
interest and other information and to the Form ADV, Part 2B, Brochure Supplement(s) for their investment adviser
representative for information regarding their representative’s background, experience, and other information.
Currently, various non-proprietary wrap fee programs made available to clients include but are not limited to, the
following program sponsors:
• SEI Investment Management Corporation
• AssetMark
Each non-proprietary wrap fee program can involve different account minimum(s), custodial, administrative and fee
arrangements. The Firm does not take custody of client assets including those assets that are designated to be
managed by a third-party manager. The Firm does not directly place securities transactions on behalf of the client.
Rather, investments are made by the selected non-proprietary wrap fee provider in accordance with the agreement
between the client and manager. Existing clients in the non-proprietary wrap fee programs may continue to hold and
add assets to their accounts; however, the various non-proprietary wrap fee programs are closed to new account
enrollments.
More information regarding a client’s total annual fee and the portion received by Integrity Alliance, the program
sponsor and any additional third parties is provided in this Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Brochure and/or the
Form ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure of the relevant sponsor of the wrap fee program and the applicable client
agreement the client executes with respect to the program.
Some of our Advisors are also broker-dealer registered representatives of Integrity Alliance and are, therefore,
licensed to sell securities products for which they will receive a commission or other compensation. To determine
whether an advisory program or a brokerage account is appropriate for you, you should consider your account size,
how often the account is traded, the types and quantities of securities purchased or sold, commission rates, and your
tax situation. For example, an advisory account is often more cost effective than a commission-based brokerage
account when trading activity is higher; however, the same advisory account is often more expensive than a
commission-based brokerage account when trading activity is lower. You should have a conversation with your
Advisor and read this Disclosure Brochure carefully when deciding if the advisory services available through us are
right for your investment needs.
We have Advisors who operate under their own legal business entities, often using a “doing business as” (DBA)
name. These business names and logos often appear on marketing materials we approve or on client account
statements as approved by the account custodian. However, these businesses are solely owned by the individual
Advisor – they are not affiliated with Integrity Alliance or the account custodian.
Advisors are compensated for advisory services in different ways including receiving payments directly through their
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business entities, depending on the payment structure they establish with us. While these legal business entities can
offer services beyond investment advisory services, all investment advisory services described in this Brochure are
provided through Integrity Alliance. Certain of our Advisors engage in business activities outside of our Firm that pose
conflicts of interest when making recommendations to clients. Outside business activities are reviewed and disclosed
by the Firm for each Advisor and can be found by visiting Investor.gov/CRS or by reviewing your Advisor’s Form ADV,
Part 2B, Brochure Supplement. This Brochure Supplement provides information regarding your Advisor’s
background, education, and outside business activities, among other important information. If you did not receive a
copy of your Advisor’s Brochure Supplement, please contact Integrity Alliance at 877-886-1939 or at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com. An overview of certain outside business activities engaged in by our
Advisors is also provided in this Brochure at Item 9 – Additional Information.
Not all Advisors registered with our Firm are registered in a capacity to offer both broker-dealer and investment
adviser services, thus the services they offer are limited to their registration. We encourage you to research your
Advisor, their professional licenses, and firm affiliations at Investor.gov/CRS.
Client Onboarding:
Through personal discussions, questionnaires, and/or requests for documentation, Integrity Alliance’s Advisor will
gather and analyze information regarding your current investments, goals and objectives, financial circumstances,
investment experience, limitations, and risk tolerance, among other information. As appropriate, based on this
analysis, your Advisor can recommend an investment program set forth below suited to your needs and objectives.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs:
Integrity Alliance offers services through both wrap-fee programs and non-wrap fee programs.
• A wrap fee program is an advisory program where clients pay a single, bundled fee that is not
directly based on the number of transactions in their account. This fee covers investment advisory
services – such as portfolio management or advice on selecting other investment advisers – along
with the execution of transactions. In a wrap fee program, clients typically do not pay separate
trade execution costs for each transaction. Instead, a portion of the wrap fee is generally allocated
to cover those trade execution costs.
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In a non-wrap fee program, the advisory fee does not include trade execution costs or other
service charges and these costs are incurred separately by the client.
• Variable annuities are excluded from wrap fee program billing. If a client invests in a variable
annuity, the associated fees are typically billed directly by the insurance issuer, which may follow
a billing cycle different from Integrity Alliance standard methodology of billing quarterly in
advance.
When recommending an appropriate investment program for a client’s needs, including whether to recommend a
wrap or non-wrap fee program, your Advisor will generally consider, among other circumstances, the account size and
advisory fees to be charged, the anticipated trading volume, the types and quantities of securities to be purchased or
sold, and commission rates to be charged for transactions (should a non-wrap account be selected). In general, a
wrap fee account is more cost effective for the client when trading activity is anticipated to be high, though a wrap fee
account can be more expensive than a non-wrap fee account when trading activity is low.
Because we offer both wrap and non-wrap account options, a conflict of interest exists. In a wrap account, we pay
certain transaction and clearing costs. This creates an incentive to limit trading activity that would increase those
costs. Trading and execution represent only one part of the advisory services we provide. When managing accounts,
we also consider factors such as asset allocation, risk tolerance, investment objectives, time horizon, cash flow
needs, tax considerations, product structure, fees and expenses, market conditions, the clients overall financial profile
and client preferences. Our Code of Ethics requires our IARs to act in the best interests of clients. The firm reviews
account activity to help ensure that recommendations and trading decisions place client interests first.
This compensation may be more than what the client would pay if the client participated in other programs of the IAR,
programs of another IAR, or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage commissions and other services.
Therefore, the IAR may have a financial incentive to recommend this wrap-fee program over other programs or
services. In order to compare the cost of client’s program with an unbundled service, client should consider the
turnover rate in the investment strategies, trading activity in the account, and standard advisory fees and brokerage
commissions that would be charged at other broker dealers or investment advisors.
Model Portfolios:
Retirement Ally and Wealth Solutions Program accounts, and in some cases, Aspire Program and Paramount
Program accounts, are managed in accordance with model portfolios. When utilizing models, investment selections
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are based on the underlying model and customized (or individualized) portfolio holdings are not developed. The
determination to use a model or models is always based on each client’s individual investment goals, objectives, and
mandates. When recommending one of these programs, your Advisor will assist you in selecting a model portfolio.
In order to reasonably ensure that an initial portfolio selection continues to be appropriate and that the client’s
account is continually managed in a manner fitting their financial circumstances, the Advisor will contact the client at
least annually, or as requested by the client, to review the client’s account. Integrity Alliance encourages clients to
notify their Advisor promptly if they experience any material change in their financial circumstances or investment
goals.
Tailored Advisory Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions:
Our services are always provided based on the individual needs of each client. This means, for example, that you are
given the opportunity to impose reasonable restrictions on the accounts we manage for you, including specific
investment selections and sectors.
You are responsible for notifying us or your Advisor of any changes to your financial situation, your investment
objectives, or if you want to add or change a reasonable restriction or limitation on your account. We recommend you
review this information on a quarterly basis. Your Advisor is required to contact you annually to review your
account(s), your financial situation, and your investment objectives.
Clients will retain individual ownership of all securities held in their accounts. Transferring Assets:
When transferring your account to be invested, generally, existing positions in the account will be liquidated, and the
cash transferred to a qualified independent custodian. The liquidation of your account likely will have tax
consequences, which you should discuss with your tax adviser. However, if there are certain securities you own that
you do not want to liquidate, you must notify your Advisor in writing and they will be transferred in-kind for custody, but
we will not advise on those positions. Any transaction costs incurred in the liquidation of your transferred assets are
not included in the wrap fees described below and will be the responsibility of the client.
Services
Prior to providing any of the following investment advisory services, the client and Integrity Alliance are required to
enter into one or more written agreements setting forth the terms and conditions under which Integrity Alliance
renders its services.
It is important that you understand that we manage investments for other clients and give them advice or take actions
for their accounts or for our own personal accounts that is different from the advice we provide to you or actions we
take for you. We are not obligated to buy, sell, or recommend to you any security or other investment that we buy,
sell, or recommend for any other clients or for our own accounts.
Conflicts can arise in the allocation of investment opportunities among accounts we manage. We strive to allocate
investment opportunities believed appropriate for your account(s) and other accounts advised by us among such
accounts equitably and consistent with the best interests of all clients involved. However, there can be no assurance
that a particular investment opportunity that comes to our attention will be allocated in any particular manner.
If we obtain material, non-public information about a security or its issuer that we may not lawfully use or disclose, we
have absolutely no obligation to disclose and will not disclose the information to any client or use it for any client’s
benefit.
Our wrap fee program services are provided through four internally managed platforms, our Aspire Program, Wealth
Solutions Program, Retirement Ally Program and Paramount Program, and one program offering the investment
management services of third-party investment managers, the Wealth Solutions SMA Program.
Integrity Alliance Aspire Program
Integrity Alliance is the sponsor of the Integrity Alliance Aspire Wrap Program (the “Aspire Program”). Through the
Aspire Program, clients receive ongoing investment advice regarding the investment of their account from their
Advisor. The Advisor is responsible for selecting an investment strategy fitting the client’s investment objectives and
risk tolerance as well as the particular securities and the allocation among securities used within the selected
strategy. Certain Advisors will develop models or strategies that are generally applied, as appropriate, in the
management of their client accounts, while other Advisors will develop customized portfolios for each client to meet a
client’s specific investment goals and objectives.
Investment strategies, models, and philosophies used within the Aspire Program will vary based on the Advisor
servicing your account. Models and strategies used by one Advisor are likely to be different than the models and
strategies used by other Advisors. Some Advisors limit their advice to mutual funds and exchange traded funds
(ETFs) and others will provide advice on a full range of securities including but not limited to: exchange-listed
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securities, securities traded over the counter, foreign issues, ETFs, warrants, corporate debt securities, commercial
paper, certificates of deposit, mutual fund shares, municipal securities, United States government securities, and
options contracts on securities. If appropriate, based on investment objectives and risk profile, the Advisor can
recommend that a portion of the client’s Aspire Program portfolio be allocated to alternative investments, such as
hedge funds, private equity funds, private credit, real assets, and others.
Because alternative investments are typically less liquid than publicly traded investments, and often involve different
and/or increased risks, clients should carefully review the offering documents accompanying any recommended
alternative investment and discuss any questions with their Advisor. Please see Item 9
As a result of these varied approaches, the portfolios of clients enrolled in the Aspire Program with similar investment
needs and profiles will not necessarily be similarly invested or experience the same performance.
With discretionary trading, the Advisor has the authority to buy or sell securities without obtaining a client’s approval
prior to each transaction. Clients grant the Advisor discretion when signing an Investment Management Agreement
for the Aspire Program that includes a provision conferring discretionary authority.
Clients can place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be purchased in their Aspire Program
account. Clients can also place reasonable limitations on the discretionary power granted to Advisors, so long as the
restrictions and limitations are specifically set forth in writing or included as an attachment to the appropriate client
Investment Management Agreement. Discretionary authority will remain in place unless revoked by you in writing or
until you or we terminate the relationship.
Integrity Alliance will manage only the securities, cash and other investments held within a client’s account, and in
making investment decisions for a client’s account. Clients also should note, in providing advisory services, we are
not required to verify any information we receive from you or from your other professionals (e.g., attorney,
accountant, etc.). Furthermore, unless you indicate to the contrary, we will assume that there are no restrictions on our
services, other than to manage your account in accordance with your designated investment objectives. It is your
responsibility to promptly notify us if there are changes in your financial situation or investment objectives for the
purpose of reviewing, evaluating, and/or revising our previous recommendations or services. Integrity Alliance makes
no guarantee, either oral or written, that a client’s investment objectives will be achieved.
Paramount Program
Integrity Alliance is the sponsor of the Integrity Alliance Paramount Wrap Program (the “Paramount Program”).
Through the Paramount Program, clients pay a single fee to Integrity Alliance which encompasses Integrity Alliance’s
money management fees, advice, transaction costs, custody, performance measurement and administrative cost. A
condition of this program is that transactions for clients’ accounts are executed by Integrity Alliance as broker-dealer,
or other approved broker-dealers and its clearing firm, Pershing LLC.
The Paramount Program provides clients with discretionary portfolio management and/or access to multiple money
managers who will provide investment advice to client portfolios.
Integrity Alliance determines investment managers eligibility to participate in the Paramount Program after a review
process based on industry standards which generally includes the following: examination of investment philosophy
and process; interviews with personnel and a review of trading practices and portfolio performance. All Paramount
Program managers are reviewed periodically by Integrity Alliance with respect to disciplinary history, performance
returns, trading practices, and consistency with implemented trading strategies. As applicable, an investment
manager recommended to a client will typically retain discretionary authority to formulate, monitor, and revise the
client’s account or portion of the total client account allocated to the investment manager’s management. However,
this discretionary authority is limited to directly trading the securities held in the client’s account or portion of the total
client account allocated to the investment manager’s management. Integrity Alliance retains the authority to remove
any investment manager from the Paramount Program if the firm determines that such manager’s performance or
trading practices are no longer consistent with expectations of performance or principles of fair trade. Performance
history for investment managers is obtained from third party vendors such as Morning Star. It is not calculated by
Integrity Alliance. There is no guarantee that a particular investment manager will be retained in the Paramount
Program. Should an investment manager be removed from the Paramount Program, no transactions in a client’s
account managed by the removed investment manager will be effected until the client selects a new investment
manager and enters into a new investment advisory agreement or the client personally issues instructions as to
transactions in the client’s account.
Portfolio managers are selected in consultation with a client based upon the client’s stated objectives, investment
goals, risk tolerance, types of securities to be purchased, and investment strategy (ies) to be implemented.
In addition, Integrity Alliance monitors the performance of the program manager on a continuing basis, and routinely
evaluates new investment managers to participate in the Paramount Program. A Client can switch to another
investment manager within the Paramount Program at any time by giving written notice to Integrity Alliance. The
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client may be required to complete a new investment questionnaire (or other similar document) to ensure that the
newly selected investment manager is suitable for the client.
In accordance with the client agreement associated with the Paramount Program, Integrity Alliance will also serve as
broker-dealer for transactions effected by an investment manager or Advisor on behalf of a client account, unless we
authorize the use of another broker dealer for the above mentioned transactions. Only the investment manager gives
advice to wrap-fee clients in specific types of investments. Integrity Alliance delivers each prospective investment
manager’s ADV Part 2A to its clients.
The Paramount Program is offered through individuals associated with Integrity Alliance acting in their capacity as
Advisors. These individuals are appropriately licensed, qualified, and authorized to provide advisory services on
behalf of Integrity Alliance. Advisors are given full discretion to manage client assets without guidance from Integrity
Alliance based upon information obtained from the client, including without limitation, a client’s current financial
status, investment objectives/goals, and risk tolerances. Advisors will accordingly make recommendations based
upon the information provided and does allocate a client’s portfolio into any range of various investment products,
such as mutual funds, stocks, bonds, options, exchange traded funds (EFT’s) and others that are suitable based
upon a client’s individual needs. Advisors are charged with continuous monitoring of client portfolios to respond to a
change in a client’s investment objectives, risk tolerances or financial condition that warrants a change in the strategy
employed or recommendations made. Likewise, client accounts are periodically reviewed by Integrity Alliance to
ensure consistency of program strategies and performance with clients’ stated objectives.
Since transaction fees are paid from the advisory fees charged by the Advisor, this creates a conflict of interest and
gives those Advisors an incentive not to place transactions in a client’s account in order to increase the Advisors’
compensation. In order to alleviate this potential conflict, Integrity Alliance conducts daily and periodic reviews of
trading activity and general account activity and holdings to ensure consistency with client investment objectives and
financial status. Fee billing is also periodically reconciled to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of overall fees paid
by clients to Integrity Alliance. Existing clients in the Paramount Program may continue to hold and add assets to
their accounts; however, the Paramount Program is closed to new account enrollments.
Integrity Alliance will manage only the securities, cash and other investments held within a client’s account, and in
making investment decisions for a client’s account. Clients also should note, in providing advisory services, we are
not required to verify any information we receive from you or from your other professionals (e.g., attorney,
accountant, etc.). Furthermore, unless you indicate to the contrary, we will assume that there are no restrictions on our
services, other than to manage your account in accordance with your designated investment objectives. It is your
responsibility to promptly notify us if there are changes in your financial situation or investment objectives for the
purpose of reviewing, evaluating, and/or revising our previous recommendations or services. Integrity Alliance makes
no guarantee, either oral or written, that a client’s investment objectives will be achieved.
Retirement Ally Program
Integrity Alliance provides portfolio management services using model asset allocation portfolios, or strategies,
through the Retirement Ally Program. Clients engage Integrity Alliance to manage their designated Retirement Ally
Program account on a discretionary basis. Your Advisor can recommend the Retirement Ally Program and an
appropriate model offered through the Program, based on an analysis of your investment goals and objective,
financial circumstances, investment experience, among other information. Retirement Ally accounts can be custodied
at Pershing, Schwab or Fidelity. Your Advisor has no trading authorization over your Retirement Ally Program
account.
Upon the client’s selection of a Retirement Ally model or strategy, Integrity Alliance will invest and reinvest the assets
of each account, based upon the strategy selected by the client to achieve the investment objective(s) identified by
the client, without regard to holding period, or portfolio turnover. The client should understand that Integrity Alliance
may decide to reallocate a certain portion of the account to maintain trading flexibility and/or market exposure, or to
enhance diversification.
Integrity Alliance is responsible for trading accounts in the Retirement Ally Program in accordance with each
portfolio’s strategy and objectives. While clients can impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their
Retirement Ally Program account, as a general practice, the Program does not allow for individually designed
portfolios. Integrity Alliance reviews accounts in the Retirement Ally Program, as necessary, to determine whether
rebalancing is appropriate to conform to portfolio models’ parameters.
You should notify your Advisor of any material changes to your investment goals or objectives to reasonably ensure
that the initial portfolio selection continues to be appropriate, and that your account is continually managed in a
manner fitting your financial circumstances and/or if you wish to impose or modify existing investment restrictions.
Wealth Solutions Program
Integrity Alliance also offers portfolio management services using model asset allocation portfolios provided through
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the Wealth Solutions Program. Each Wealth Solutions Program portfolio is designed to meet a particular investment
goal with allocations made among mutual funds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), and/or other investments
accordingly. Wealth Solutions Program portfolios include model portfolios provided by BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc., an
affiliate of Pershing LLC.
Integrity Alliance acts as discretionary manager, providing regular supervisory services in connection with the Wealth
Solutions Program portfolios, which are directly managed by BNY Melon Advisors in accordance with each portfolio’s
strategy and objectives. As such, selecting the right model portfolio for a client’s investment needs is paramount.
To reasonably ensure that the initial portfolio selection continues to be appropriate, and that the client’s account is
continually managed in a manner that fits their financial circumstances:
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The client’s Advisor will communicate to Integrity Alliance the model portfolio selected by the client, any
reasonable restrictions imposed by the client on the management of their account, as well as any
changes thereto, as communicated by the client to the Advisor from time-to-time; and
•
Integrity Alliance will provide written notification to Wealth Solutions Program clients on a quarterly basis,
typically on account statements, requesting that the client notify us if there have been changes to their
financial circumstances or investment objectives and/or whether the client wishes to impose or modify
existing investment restrictions.
Integrity Alliance monitors Program portfolios’ performance on a quarterly basis and will rebalance portfolios as
deemed appropriate based on each portfolio’s investment objectives and changes in market conditions.
Currently, Wealth Solutions Program accounts must be custodied with Pershing. Integrity Alliance receives certain
benefits from Pershing that create conflicts of interest. Please see the discussion below regarding custodians we use
and refer to Item 9 – Additional Information of this Wrap Brochure for more information about our relationship with
Pershing, related conflicts of interest, and how we seek to address them.
Envestnet Asset Management Program and AssetMark Program
Integrity Alliance offers access to the Envestnet Asset Management platform and related private wealth management
programs, including Separately Managed Accounts, Active Passive Portfolios, Unified Managed Accounts, PMC Multi
Manager Accounts, AdvisoryOne and third-party fund strategists (collectively, the “Envestnet Program”). Integrity
Alliance also offers access to the AssetMark platform and related private wealth programs (collectively, the
“AssetMark Program” and, together with the Envestnet Program, the “Program”). Envestnet and AssetMark provide
the platform, investment models, portfolio administration, custody relationships and operational services that allow us
and our IARs to allocate client assets among investment options available on the platform. Envestnet and AssetMark
may act as manager, model provider, platform sponsor or program administrator for certain Programs. For more
details about Envestnet’s and AssetMark’s role and fees, clients may request Envestnet’s and AssetMark’s Form
ADV Part 2A and the Program Appendix that applies to a given wrap or non-wrap program. Existing clients in the
AdvisoryOne Program may continue to hold and add assets to their accounts; however, the AdvisoryOne Program is
closed to new account enrollments.
How the program works and your role
When you participate in a Program, your IAR will work with you to collect financial and demographic information and
to document your investment objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance and any investment restrictions you impose.
Using Envestnet’s and AssetMark’s platform tools, your IAR has discretion to select a strategy, model or outside
manager for all or part of your account and may allocate assets among multiple strategies or sleeves. You directly
own the underlying securities and funds held in your account. Certain outside managers or model providers available
through Envestnet and AssetMark may require you to sign their standard paperwork or to provide additional
information.
Wrap, non-wrap and hybrid fee structures
Programs are offered as wrap-fee programs, non-wrap programs or hybrids depending on the Program and the
custodian selected by you. In a wrap-fee arrangement you pay a single bundled fee that generally covers investment
management, trade execution and certain administrative costs. In a non-wrap arrangement, you pay separate fees for
advisory services, execution and other account costs. The total amount you pay, and the items included in any
bundled fee vary by Program, portfolio manager and custodian. We will disclose whether a particular Program is
offered on a wrap or non-wrap basis and will provide the Program Appendix or other written disclosure explaining the
fee components before you enroll. The SEC requires that wrap fee brochure information be delivered to clients in the
form and at the timing described in Form ADV instructions; you may receive Envestnet’s or AssetMark’s Appendix for
wrap programs where applicable.
Fees and additional costs
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Envestnet Program fees are charged as a percentage of assets under management and are typically billed monthly
or quarterly in advance. Depending on the Envestnet Program, total fees charged to clients through Envestnet may
range up to the amounts disclosed in the fee schedule in your advisory agreement. In some cases, fees charged
through the Envestnet Program may be as high as 2.8% per year or greater depending on account size, household
aggregation, the use of overlays, model or manager fees, and other services selected. Fees shown in our brochure or
in Envestnet’s Program materials may not include all additional fees described below. Compensation to Integrity
Alliance for AssetMark Programs includes a flat quarterly fee to support technology, training, marketing, staffing and
ongoing education of Integrity Alliance’s representatives. In addition, Integrity Alliance will generally receive fees from
AssetMark ranging from .05% to .07% of its clients’ assets on the AssetMark platform. You will also incur other fees
and expenses such as custodian fees, underlying fund expenses, manager or submanager fees, model provider fees,
platform fees, third-party service provider fees, transaction costs, taxes and surrender or transfer fees if applicable.
These additional costs can materially increase the total cost of the Program. We and your IAR will provide you with
the full fee schedule for your chosen Program and custodian so you can compare total costs across alternatives.
Conflicts of interest and payments to third parties.
Envestnet and AssetMark and their affiliates retain a portion of the fees charged for making strategies available and
for administering the Programs. Envestnet and AssetMark typically pay model providers, subadvisers and third-party
managers from the fees it collects. Integrity Alliance also receives compensation either directly from Envestnet and
AssetMark, from the custodian, or as otherwise disclosed in your advisory agreement for services associated with
placing accounts on the platforms. In particular, Integrity Alliance will receive additional revenue for each new
Integrity Alliance representative if more than ten new Integrity Alliance representatives utilize the AssetMark platform
in a calendar year. The receipt of payments by Envestnet, AssetMark, third-party managers, and us creates
incentives to recommend Programs and particular strategies available on the platform. In addition, AssetMark also
provides Integrity Alliance with certain benefits at no cost to Integrity Alliance, including comprehensive organizational
consulting, education and marketing support. Where your IAR acts as the portfolio manager within Envestnet or
AssetMark or as the IAR’s affiliate acts as manager, the IAR may receive additional compensation tied to assets,
which creates a financial incentive to recommend use of that manager or to retain assets on the platform rather than
move them to a lower cost alternative. Integrity Alliance seeks to address these conflicts of interest by making a
number of investment programs available to clients and by adopting policies reasonably designed to ensure that
Advisors make recommendations in the best interests of clients. We disclose these relationships and payments in our
advisory agreement and, where applicable, in the Envestnet program disclosures. Please review those disclosures
and discuss alternatives with your IAR.
Use of sleeves, rep as PM and rep as OM
Some Envestnet and AssetMark accounts are structured using multiple sleeves. A sleeve may be managed by an
outside manager, model provider, or by your IAR. When your IAR serves as the portfolio manager inside Envestnet or
AssetMark, this is sometimes referred to as rep as PM. When your IAR acts as the representative for an outside
manager, this is sometimes called rep as OM. When your IAR acts as rep as PM within the Envestnet or AssetMark
platform, a platform fee is charged by Envestnet or AssetMark. This fee is layered on top of the advisory fee you pay
us and the IAR’s compensation. In other advisory programs offered by Integrity Alliance where your IAR can also act
as portfolio manager, the Envestnet or AssetMark platforms are not used, and this additional platform fee does not
apply. As a result, the total cost to you of rep as PM solutions within Envestnet or AssetMark may be higher than
comparable programs outside of Envestnet or AssetMark. You should carefully consider whether the services and
tools available through the Envestnet or AssetMark platforms justify these additional costs.
Reporting, custody and data limitations
Envestnet and AssetMark provide account administration and reporting through their platforms, and the custodian
maintains custody of client assets. For some outside managers or model providers, the depth of account-level
reporting or the types of data made available to us or to you may be limited. Where Envestnet or AssetMark or an
outside manager provides tax overlay, performance attribution or other overlays, an additional fee may apply. You will
receive regular reporting from Envestnet and AssetMark and from us in accordance with our account reporting
practices. Please review program materials and consult with your IAR about any reporting or data limitations that are
important to you.
Wealth Solutions SMA Program
Through the Wealth Solutions SMA Program, Integrity Alliance provides access to a wide array of independent
investment managers offering various investment strategies and specialties. The portfolios of clients participating in
this Program are directly managed on a discretionary basis by professional third-party managers (each a “Portfolio
Manager”) chosen by the client with the assistance of their Advisor.
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As part of our services, the Advisor will assist the client in:
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understanding the Program and determining its suitability,
•
identifying and defining the client’s investment objectives and establishing the client’s risk tolerance
(based on information provided by the client),
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choosing an appropriate Portfolio Manager from the Program’s directory of approved Portfolio
Managers, and
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establishing restrictions or limitations on the management of the client’s Program account.
Integrity Alliance conducts due diligence with respect to a limited pool of investment managers based on
predetermined qualitative and quantitative criteria when choosing Portfolio Managers for the Program. For additional
information regarding these processes, please refer to Item 6 of this Wrap Brochure, Portfolio Manager Selection and
Evaluation. Integrity Alliance will periodically add Portfolio Managers to and/or remove Portfolio Managers from the
roster of managers available through the Wealth Solutions SMA Program in its sole discretion.
A complete description of the selected Portfolio Manager’s services will be disclosed in its Form ADV Brochure(s),
which will be delivered to the client by BNY Mellon Advisors, an affiliate of Pershing, on behalf of Integrity Alliance.
Once an account is established, the Advisor will provide the client with ongoing advice and account supervision
relating to the Portfolio Manager’s services and will serve as the point of contact between the client and the Portfolio
Manager regarding changes in the client’s investment objectives, financial situation, and investment restrictions. The
Advisor will endeavor to meet with the client at least annually (either in person or via telephone) to evaluate the
client’s ongoing participation in the Program and to determine whether there have been any material changes in the
client’s financial circumstances. Based on reviews and information provided by the client from time to time, the
Advisor retains the authority to replace any Portfolio Manager selected to manage the client’s portfolio with another
Portfolio Manager available through the Program consistent with the client’s objectives. When making any such
change, however, the Advisor can only replace a Portfolio Manager with another that has been approved by Integrity
Alliance for participation in the Program.
Integrity Alliance will provide written notification to Wealth Solutions SMA Program clients on a quarterly basis,
typically on account statements, requesting that the client notify us if there have been changes to their financial
circumstances or investment objectives and/or whether the client wishes to impose or modify existing investment
restrictions.
Wealth Solutions SMA Program accounts must be custodied with Pershing. Integrity Alliance receives certain benefits
from Pershing that create conflicts of interest. Please see the discussion below regarding custodians we use and refer
to Item 9 – Additional Information of this Wrap Brochure for more information about our relationship with Pershing,
related conflicts of interest, and how we seek to address them.
The Custodians and Brokers We Use:
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-dealer or bank. We
recommend that clients establish accounts through the following custodians:
• Pershing LLC, a broker-dealer, member SIPC/FINRA (“Pershing”);
• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a broker-dealer, member SIPC/FINRA (“Schwab”);
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•
Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC
or others, as applicable.
Clients participating in the Aspire Program are required to custody their assets with Pershing, Schwab, Fidelity, or
another qualified custodian. Clients participating in the Retirement Ally Program must custody their assets with
Pershing, Schwab, or Fidelity. Wealth Solutions Program, Wealth Solutions SMA Program and Paramount Program
accounts are currently required to be custodied with Pershing. Variable annuities and certain alternative investments
will be custodied at the respective issuer. As applicable, assets of alternative investments are typically held by a
custodian selected by the investment’s sponsor. Integrity Alliance is independently owned and operated and is not
affiliated with any of the qualified custodians listed above.
Not all investment advisers restrict or limit the custodians/broker-dealers their clients can use. Some investment
advisers permit their clients to select any custodian/broker-dealer of the client’s own choosing. With respect to
accounts custodied with Pershing, Integrity Alliance will serve as the introducing broker, for which it will receive
compensation, directly or indirectly, in addition to fees received when acting as investment adviser. (An introducing
broker uses the services of another broker dealer, referred to as a clearing broker, to clear and settle customer trades.
The clearing broker, typically, will also custody the introducing firm’s customer funds and securities). The potential to
receive additional compensation creates a conflict of interest when recommending a custodian for the client’s
account. Also, because Wealth Solutions and Wealth Solution SMA Program accounts currently are custodied only
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with Pershing, this conflict provides incentive for Integrity Alliance to promote these Wealth Solutions Programs over
others offered. We seek to mitigate this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you, by making some investment
programs available through other custodians, and by adopting and enforcing written policies and procedures
reasonably designed to ensure that recommendations are made solely in the best interests of clients after careful
consideration of all relevant circumstances, including, among other things, client needs, preferences, and the
anticipated total cost of the services to the client. These policies and procedures further require that Advisors monitor
recommendations provided to clients in an ongoing relationship, including periodic evaluation of whether a client’s
account or program type continues to be in the client’s best interest.
As disclosed at Item 9 – Additional Information of this Wrap Brochure, instructions have been provided requesting
that Pershing rebate 12b-1 fees incurred by the Firm’s clients holding mutual funds that charge 12b-1 fees. For client
accounts custodied with Schwab, where Integrity Alliance is not the introducing broker, Schwab will generally retain
any 12b-1 fees charged to Firm clients. These differing approaches will result in client accounts being more costly to
maintain when holding mutual funds charging 12b-1 fees at Schwab versus Pershing. Clients should consider the
differing treatment of 12b-1 fees by account custodians, including whether the client expects to hold mutual funds in
their account, when selecting an investment program that is available from Integrity Alliance only through certain
custodians. Please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation for more information regarding 12b-1
fees.
When we execute a trade with a broker dealer other than your account custodian, or, in the case of Pershing, with
Integrity Alliance, which is then deposited (settled) into your custodial account, the custodian will typically charge you
a flat dollar amount, or “trade away” (aka “step-out”) fees, as a “prime broker.” These fees are in addition to the
commissions or other costs you pay to the executing broker-dealer, as applicable. Because of this, in order to
minimize trading costs and take advantage of certain operational efficiencies, Integrity Alliance generally requires that
clients direct the use of the account custodian for the execution of trades placed in the client’s account. (See “Directed
Brokerage” sub-header below). However, adopting a practice of requiring clients to direct brokerage through a client’s
account custodian also gives rise to a conflict of interest with respect to client accounts custodied with Pershing for
which Integrity Alliance acts as introducing broker. This is because Integrity Alliance will receive compensation,
directly or indirectly, for effecting trades in client accounts custodied with Pershing rather than directing these trades
to a third-party broker dealer, which would, instead, receive compensation for effecting these trades. We seek to
mitigate this conflict by disclosing it to you, by offering several investment programs, including some that do not
require that the client’s account be custodied with Pershing, and by adopting and implementing written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to ensure that recommendations are made solely in the client’s best interests after
careful consideration of all relevant circumstances, including, among other things, client needs, preferences and the
anticipated total cost of the services to the client.
Directed Brokerage:
Integrity Alliance requires that clients direct the Firm to place trades through the broker dealer custodying the client’s
account, or, in the case of accounts custodied with Pershing, through Integrity Alliance, in its capacity as introducing
broker dealer to Pershing.
As disclosed above, requiring that clients direct the use of Integrity Alliance as executing broker for client accounts
custodied with Pershing creates a conflict of interest because we will receive separate compensation, directly or
indirectly, for acting as introducing broker to Pershing. The potential to receive additional compensation creates a
conflict of interest when recommending a custodian for the client’s account as disclosed above. Clients are not
obligated to engage Integrity Alliance to provide advisory services through an investment program requiring that the
client’s account be custodied with Pershing.
Integrity Alliance has evaluated Pershing, whose services will be provided in combination with those of Integrity
Alliance, and Schwab, and believes that these entities will provide clients with a blend of execution services, custodial
services, and professionalism that will assist Integrity Alliance in meeting its fiduciary obligations to clients. We
conduct periodic reviews of these entities and the services each provides to our clients, including a review of our own
services as introducing broker in combination with the services provided by Pershing as custodian, and the relative
costs of those services, to reasonably ensure that this continues to be true.
In directing the use of a particular broker it should be understood that Integrity Alliance will abide by the client’s
direction and will not have authority to negotiate commissions among various broker-dealers on a trade-by-trade
basis or to necessarily obtain volume discounts, and best execution may not be achieved. Clients should note, while
Integrity Alliance has a reasonable belief that Integrity Alliance/Pershing and Schwab will be able to obtain quality
execution and competitive prices, the Firm will not be independently seeking best execution capability through other
broker dealers on a trade-by-trade basis.
Although clients generally direct brokerage as described above, Integrity Alliance seeks to reduce risks associated
with directed brokerage by maintaining a reasonable belief that the brokers used, such as Schwab and Pershing,
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provide overall execution quality consistent with the Firm’s duty to seek best execution under the circumstances. This
belief is supported through reviews of execution quality, trade costs, operational performance, and service levels.
Integrity Alliance periodically evaluates whether the use of these brokers continues to result in fair and reasonable
execution for client transactions compared to available alternatives. These evaluations are designed to help ensure
that client trades are executed in a manner that is consistent with Integrity Alliance’s fiduciary obligations and
commitment to placing client interest first.
In evaluating our arrangements with custodians, the client should consider that transactions in the client’s account are
generally effected without separate trading costs to the client, and a portion of the total wrap fee is considered to be in
lieu of such transaction costs. Integrity Alliance reserves the right to decline acceptance of any client account for
which the client directs the use of a broker dealer other than the client’s account custodian, or, in the case of client
accounts custodied with Pershing, Integrity Alliance.
Certain investment programs offered by Integrity Alliance require that a client’s program account be custodied with
certain custodians, which materially limits the client’s choice in selecting a directed broker. Not all investment
advisers require clients to direct it to use a particular broker dealer.
Ticket charges or other fees on trades have been negotiated with the qualified custodians based on our commitment
to maintain a certain amount of assets in accounts at the qualified custodian. This commitment gives rise to a conflict
of interest by creating incentive for Integrity Alliance to recommend these custodians in order to reach these threshold
levels and lower trading costs with respect to wrap fee programs, for which Integrity Alliance or the Advisor is
responsible. Integrity Alliance seeks to mitigate this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you, and by adopting and
implementing written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that recommendations are made solely
in the client’s best interests, including account-type recommendations, and requiring that Advisors monitor
recommendations provided to clients in an ongoing relationship.
As disclosed below, the total wrap fee charged for each program described in this Wrap Brochure includes a
Platform/Program Fee (or in the case of the Retirement Ally Program, a Management Fee), an Advisor Fee, and, with
respect to the Wealth Solutions SMA Program and the Paramount Program, fees charged by a third-party Portfolio
Manager.
With respect to the Wealth Solutions and Wealth Solutions SMA Programs, Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the
Platform/Program fee not paid to Pershing. The Platform/Program fee charged to clients enrolled in these Programs
incorporates an annual asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing. The asset-based brokerage fee is tiered based
on the amount of client assets Integrity Alliance and our affiliates have custodied with Pershing through these
Programs and decreases as the amount of assets custodied with Pershing through these Programs increases. This
gives rise to certain conflicts of interest as it creates an incentive for us to promote the Wealth Solutions and Wealth
Solutions SMA Programs over other investment programs, and to recommend that you increase the amount of assets
held in your Wealth Solutions and/or Wealth Solutions SMA Program account(s) in our pecuniary interests rather than
the client’s best interests. We seek to address these conflicts of interest by disclosing them to you and by adopting
and implementing policies and procedures requiring that recommendations be made solely in the client’s best
interests.
Integrity Alliance also receives certain benefits from both Pershing and Schwab in connection with Wrap Program
accounts. You should refer to Item 9 – Additional Information below for details regarding these benefits, conflicts of
interest that arise as a result, and how we seek to address these conflicts.
Approved custodians offer NTF (no-transaction fee) funds, which allows Integrity Alliance and your Advisor to select
funds that trade without a transaction fee. The availability of NTF funds creates a conflict of interest with respect to
the wrap fee programs, in which Integrity Alliance or the Advisor is responsible for transaction costs, because the
more costs that can be avoided with respect to the wrap program account, the more of the wrap fee is retained. At the
same time, NTF funds often have higher internal expense ratios than other share classes of the same or other similar
funds that can be recommended for the client’s account. This arrangement, the resulting conflicts and how we seek to
address them is described further at Item 9 – Additional Information below.
Integrity Alliance is a participant in Pershing’s FUNDVEST® ticket charge program, which offers no-transaction fee
(“NTF”) mutual funds. Integrity Alliance’s participation in this Program gives rise to certain additional conflicts of
interest when we recommend custodians and investments to clients that clients should carefully consider, including
the ability to share in service fees paid by certain mutual funds to Pershing. Please refer to Item 9 – Additional
Information for important additional information regarding our participation in this program and resulting conflicts of
interest.
Also, unless directed otherwise by the client, the portion of each client account custodied with Pershing that is
allocated to cash will be “swept” into FDIC-insured deposit accounts through a cash sweep program that pays to
Integrity Alliance a percentage of the net interest rate available based on the amount of client assets held in the cash
sweep vehicle. At the same time, this arrangement will lower the interest you earn on cash balances held in your
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account custodied with Pershing. This arrangement creates conflicts of interest as described further at Item 9 –
Additional Information below.
Integrity Alliance receives additional compensation in connection with client accounts custodied at Pershing. Under
Pershing’s Schedule A, service fees for certain account services are set by Pershing and charged directly to client
accounts. Integrity Alliance marks up these service fees above the rates set forth in Pershing’s Schedule A. The
difference between the fee charged to the client and the fee set by Pershing is retained by Integrity Alliance as
additional compensation. This practice creates a conflict of interest, as Integrity Alliance has a financial incentive to
apply markups to service fees. Integrity Alliance mitigates this conflict by disclosing the fees to clients and ensuring
that any fees charged are reasonable in relation to the services provided. Clients are encouraged to review their
account statements and our Schedule of Fees and contact us with any questions regarding service fees.
Similar advisory services may be available from other registered investment advisers for lower fees.
Lines of Credit Programs
Under this service, you have access to credit and borrowing services offered by unaffiliated third-party lenders that
Integrity Alliance engages from time to time. Because you are our client, the third-party lenders offer you competitive
loan terms, including competitive interest rates. Third-party lenders are subject to review and approval by Integrity
Alliance and are subject to change.
Your Advisor will assist you in identifying your risk tolerance and investment objectives and can recommend a third-
party lender based upon your individual needs. In order to participate in this service, you are required to enter into an
agreement directly with the third-party lender who will then directly provide you with credit and borrowing services.
Your Advisor is available to answer questions you have regarding your loans and to act as the intermediary
between you and the third-party lender.
Third-party lender programs generally have line of credit minimums that will vary from third-party lender to third-
party lender. There are also usually minimum draw amounts, and interest payments are typically due monthly. A
complete description of the third-party lender’s services, interest rates and other terms are available upon
request from Integrity Alliance. To request such information, please contact Integrity Alliance at 877-886-1939 or
at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
The Firm’s arrangements with such third-party lenders also typically keep the funds generated by your use of such
third- party lenders invested under the Firm’s management. By recommending that a client use a third-party lender to
fund a purchase or other financial need rather than liquidate securities under the Firm’s management, the Firm and
the Advisor continue to earn fees on the full account value. In the future, the Firm may enter into agreements with
such third-party lenders that provide other incentives to the Firm to recommend such third-party lenders to clients,
including, among other things, favorable lending terms for the Firm’s own borrowing activity. Please refer to Item 9 –
Additional Information for important additional information regarding our referral arrangements with third-party
lenders.
There are conflicts of interest for an Advisor that recommends a line of credit, including if the collateral used to support
such credit is comprised of securities, sweep accounts or other assets or accounts for which Integrity Alliance is
compensated.
The use of such assets as collateral result in you holding assets (and paying Integrity Alliance with respect to such
assets) that you could have liquidated absent an available line of credit. Please refer to the Fees and Compensation
subsection below for additional disclosure regarding a line of credit.
Fees and Compensation
Since Integrity Alliance began providing advisory services it has had other fee structures in effect which may have
been lower or higher as described herein. As new fee structures are put into effect, they are generally made
applicable only to new clients, and fees for new clients are generally not affected.
Generally, a wrap program provides a client with investment advisory and brokerage execution services for a single
fee or fees based on the value of cash and investments in the account; however, additional fees typically apply. The
client’s written Investment Management Agreement with Integrity Alliance provides the specific way fees are charged
by Integrity Alliance.
Clients can negotiate the Advisor fee portion of the total wrap fee for all Programs with their Advisor. Clients cannot
negotiate any other fee within the Programs. The client should understand that unless a lower rate has been
negotiated, they should expect that Integrity Alliance will charge fees based upon the applicable standard fee
schedule detailed below for each account platform. Integrity Alliance reserves the right to discount the Aspire program
fee, Paramount Program fee and/or the Retirement Ally Program management fee. All other Financial Institution fees,
and other costs not included in the wrap fee are fixed and cannot be negotiated with the client by the Advisor or
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Integrity Alliance.
We do not charge our clients higher advisory fees based on their trading activity, but you should be aware that we
have an incentive to limit our trading in your account(s) because we are responsible for trading costs in wrap fee
programs we sponsor.
Aspire and Retirement Ally Programs
The total wrap fee for the Aspire Program includes a Program fee and an Advisor fee, while the total fee for the
Retirement Ally Program includes a Management fee, which varies by strategy selected, and an Advisor fee, as set
forth below.
Aspire Program
Retirement Ally Program
Maximum annual total advisory fee:
2.20%
2.60%
Maximum annual advisor fee:
2.00%
2.00%
Maximum annual program fee:
Maximum annual management fee:
.20%
N/A
N/A
See schedule below
Retirement Ally management fees by strategy:
Strategic Plus
Core Allocation
Account Value
Management Fee1
Management Fee1
Account Value
> $25,000 - $250,000
0.60%
> $25,000 - $250,000
0.40%
> $250,000 - $500,000
0.55%
> $250,000 - $500,000
0.35%
> $500,000 - $1 Million
0.50%
> $500,000 - $1 Million
0.30%
> $1 Million
0.25%
> $1 Million - $2 Million
> $2 Million
0.40%
0.30%
Core Lite Allocation
Account Value
> $5,000 or more
Management Fee11
0.40%
The Aspire Program Fee and the Retirement Ally Program Management Fee covers Integrity Alliance advisory
services and trade execution fees, as applicable, except for
1) Short-term trading fees that are debited directly against the client’s account by the custodian for sells
executed within a 30-day period. Our strategies, by design, hold investments for greater than 30 days. If
a short-term trading fee does occur, it is normally the result of an unscheduled client request to withdraw
assets after a recently placed trade in the client’s account.
2) Securities that are transferred in-kind, which require liquidating to implement the selected strategy, are
typically charged a trading fee, which will be passed through to the client’s account.
This type of trading fee is a one-time initial allocation cost, when applicable.
The portion of the total fee attributable to the Aspire Program Fee is not negotiable to the client, however, based on
1 The Management Fee can increase if the Account Value decreases (e.g., an initial investment of $1.1 million in the
Dividend Income portfolio has a Management Fee charge of 0.50%. If $300,000 is withdrawn, the Management Fee
adjusts to 0.55%).
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the Advisor’s total assets under management with Integrity Alliance, the Advisor can negotiate with Integrity Alliance
for a lower Program Fee. The Advisor can also negotiate with Integrity Alliance to receive a portion of the Program
Fee, thereby increasing their overall compensation. Clients should note, a conflict of interest arises when Integrity
Alliance agrees to share a portion of the Aspire Program Fee with an Advisor as the Advisor then has incentive to
recommend the Aspire Program over other investment programs in their own pecuniary interests rather than in the
client’s best interest.
Advisor fees are paid to Advisors in accordance with a “payout schedule,” which is based on Advisor production and
can be less than 100% of the total Advisor fee negotiated between the client and the Advisor. Any portion of the
Advisor fee not paid to the Advisor is retained by Integrity Alliance.
Integrity Alliance seeks to address these conflicts by disclosing them to you, and by adopting and implementing
policies and procedures requiring that account type decisions be made solely in the client’s best interests. Our
policies also explicitly prohibit an Advisor from recommending one account type or program over another based on
compensation to be received by the Advisor. (See disclosure under the sub-heading, Advisor Compensation, below
for additional information).
Total account fees are directly debited from your account, as authorized, quarterly, in advance, based on the value of
your account(s) at the end of the quarter. Integrity Alliance will pro rate its fees for accounts opened mid quarter,
which will be assessed at the end of the month in which the account was opened. For example, if an account is
opened on January 15, the Firm will charge its fee on February 1 for the remaining days in January, as well as for
February and March. In addition, each quarter’s fee is adjusted for material deposits or withdrawals of $5,000 or more
made to/from the account during the quarter.
Clients are encouraged to review the fee schedule and applicable terms with their Advisor, including, but not limited to,
the fee calculation methodology and any proration practices.
Paramount Program]
Clients who participate in the Paramount Program will pay a quarterly fee, in advance. If management of the account
commences at any time other than the first day of a calendar quarter, the initial quarterly fee is prorated based on the
number of days remaining in the relevant billing period.
Fees are based on the following fee schedule:
Total Account Value
First $1,000,000
Next $2,000,000
Assets Over $3,000,000
Minimum
Account Fee
1.00%
1.00%
0.50%
Maximum
Account Fee*
2.80%
2.00%
1.75%
Clearing firm and broker-dealer fees included in the total Account fee above:
Asset Value
$0 to $250,000
$250,000 to $500,000
$500,000 to $1,000,000
$1,000,000 plus
Basis Points
(Annualized)
25 bps
21 bps
19 bps
17 bps
*Fees can be negotiated and will vary from client-to-client based upon a number of factors, including but not limited
to, investment manager(s) selected, type of account, account size, historical relationship with the client, services to
be provided, or other factors. Moreover, fees will vary as a result of the application of prior fee schedules depending
upon the specific date the client began participation in the Paramount Program. Clients paying a fee of 2.0% or
greater should consider that such fee is in excess of that normally charged in the industry and that similar advisory
services can be obtained for less. The maximum account fees include the Advisor fee. Paramount Program total
account fees include both a Platform fee, and the Advisor fee negotiated between the client and their Advisor.
Advisors can negotiate their fee with clients based on each client’s individual financial situation, complexity, and
assets under management, among other considerations.
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The Platform fee is based on assets under management in the Program account as set forth below:
Assets Under Management
Annual Fee (%)
Under $500,000
$500,000 - $1 million
Over $1 million
0.35%
0.30%
0.27%
Integrity Alliance will group certain related client accounts for purposes of meeting fee breakpoints in the Platform fee
(known as “householding”). Only related accounts invested through the Paramount Program will be grouped together
for purposes of meeting breakpoints within the Platform fee.
For our services, Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the Platform fee not paid to Pershing. The Platform fee
incorporates an annual asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing. As disclosed above, the asset-based brokerage
fee is tiered based on the amount of client assets Integrity Alliance and its affiliates have invested through the
Paramount Program and decreases as the amount of assets invested through this Program increases. This gives rise
to a conflict of interest as it creates incentive for us to promote this Program over other investment programs, and to
recommend that you increase the amount of assets held in these Program account(s).
In addition to the asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing, Pershing is paid an additional percentage of the
Platform fee in connection with any client assets invested in the Paramount Program outside of the funds made
available through Pershing’s FUNDVEST® Program. As Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the Platform fee not
paid to Pershing, this creates a conflict of interest as the Firm stands to retain a greater portion of the Platform fee by
recommending FUNDVEST® Program funds over other mutual funds or ETFs that could be appropriate for the
client’s Paramount Program account based on our own pecuniary interests rather than the best interests of the client.
Clients should refer to important additional disclosure regarding our participation in the FUNDVEST® Program
sponsored by Pershing at Item 9 – Additional Information of this Wrap Brochure.
The asset management fees include account management, administrative and execution services. The level of the
fee is unaffected by the number of transactions effected for the account. Fees are assessed on all assets in the
account, including securities, cash and money market balances. We allow the use of margin accounts, which will
result in a client paying additional fees for securities bought on margin. Margin debit balances do not reduce the value
of the assets in the account. Integrity Alliance will in its sole discretion pay all or a portion of the above stated fees to
other parties involved in providing service with respect to the Program account and as permitted by law.
These fees do not include mark-ups/mark-downs in principal transactions; certain odd-lot differentials; national
securities exchange fees; clearing; custody; postage and handling; annual, maintenance and/or termination fees for
retirement accounts or qualified plans; ACAT transfer fees; interest on debit account balances; electronic fund
transfer fees; IRA and qualified plan fees; and transfer taxes and other costs or charges associated with securities
transactions mandated by law. All fees and charges, including the above, may be charged to the Program account.
Advisors receive compensation for providing advisory and client-related services in connection with the Program
based on the value of the assets under their management. The client may also incur certain charges imposed by
other third-parties in connection with investments made through the Program account, including among others the
following types of charges: mutual fund management and administrative servicing fees, fees charged by investment
managers, and certain deferred sales charges on previously purchased mutual funds. The deferred sales charges
and other fee arrangements will be disclosed upon your request and are typically described in the applicable fund’s
prospectus. You should read the fund prospectus for full fee information.
Total account fees are directly debited from your account, as authorized, quarterly, in advance, based on the value of
your account(s) at the end of the prior quarter. Integrity Alliance will pro rate its fees for accounts opened mid-quarter,
which will be assessed at the end of the quarter in which the account was opened. For example, if an account is
opened on August 15, the Firm will charge its fee on August 15 for the remaining days in the quarter. In addition,
each quarter’s fee is adjusted for material deposits or withdrawals of $5,000 or more made to/from the account during
the quarter.
Clients are encouraged to review the fee schedule and applicable terms with their Advisor, including, but not limited to,
the fee calculation methodology and any proration practices.
Variable Annuities
Clients who purchase a no-load variable annuity can have their Advisor manage the investment sub-accounts
through the Aspire Program and/or Paramount Program. When utilizing a variable annuity with the Aspire Program or
Paramount Program, the maximum annual Advisor fee and service fee mirror the Aspire Program's or Paramount
Program’s, as applicable, stated fees. However, the variable annuity issuer applies additional fees for their services.
Clients should refer to the applicable variable annuity prospectus for more information. Variable annuity issuers
typically complete the performance reporting, billing, and collection of fees, then remit the fees attributed to
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investment management services to Integrity Alliance. While annuity issuers typically charge fees quarterly and in
advance, this practice can vary by issuer. Importantly, Integrity Alliance does not take custody of client assets for this
platform; the assets are held directly at the variable annuity issuer.
Wealth Solutions Program
Wealth Solutions Program total account fees include both a Platform fee, and the Advisor fee negotiated between the
client and their Advisor. Advisors can negotiate their fee with clients based on each client’s individual financial
situation, complexity, and assets under management, among other considerations.
The Platform fee is based on assets under management in the Program account as set forth below:
Assets Under Management
Annual Fee (%)
Under $500,000
$500,000 - $1 million
Over $1 million
0.35%
0.30%
0.27%
The maximum Advisor fee is 2.00% of the client’s Wealth Solutions Program account assets under management. The
specific fee charged to each client will be outlined in, or attached to, the Investment Management Agreement entered
into with the client.
Wealth Solutions Program account fees are charged quarterly, in advance, based on the value of the client’s
account(s) at the end of the calendar quarter. Integrity Alliance will pro rate its fees for accounts opened mid quarter,
which will be assessed at the end of the month in which the account was opened. For example, if an account is
opened on January 15, Integrity Alliance will charge its fee on February 1 for the remaining days in January, as well
as for February and March. In addition, each quarter’s fee going forward will be adjusted for material deposits or
withdrawals ($5,000 or more) made to/from the account during the quarter to “true-up” the advance fee collected.
There is a minimum account size of $25,000 required to participate in the Wealth Solutions Program. Certain
investment products held within model portfolios will also require minimum investments. Integrity Alliance will group
certain related client accounts for purposes of meeting fee breakpoints in the Platform fee (known as “householding”).
Only related accounts invested through the Wealth Solutions Program will be grouped together for purposes of
meeting breakpoints within the Platform fee.
We will deduct the Advisor fee and Platform fee directly from your account after you have given us written
authorization to do so, typically through the Investment Management Agreement. Additionally, the qualified custodian
is required to deliver an account statement to you at least quarterly. These account statements will show all
disbursements from your account including our fees. You should carefully review all statements for accuracy.
For our services, Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the Platform fee not paid to Pershing. The Platform fee
incorporates an annual asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing. As disclosed above, the asset-based brokerage
fee is tiered based on the amount of client assets Integrity Alliance and its affiliates have invested through the Wealth
Solutions and Wealth Solutions SMA Programs and decreases as the amount of assets invested through these
Programs increases. This gives rise to a conflict of interest as it creates incentive for us to promote these Programs
over other investment programs, and to recommend that you increase the amount of assets held in these Program
account(s).
In addition to the asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing, Pershing is paid an additional percentage of the
Platform fee in connection with any client assets invested in the Wealth Solutions Program outside of the funds made
available through Pershing’s FUNDVEST® Program. As Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the Platform fee not
paid to Pershing, this creates a conflict of interest as the Firm stands to retain a greater portion of the Platform fee by
recommending FUNDVEST® Program funds over other mutual funds or ETFs that could be appropriate for the
client’s Wealth Solutions Program account based on our own pecuniary interests rather than the best interests of the
client. Clients should refer to important additional disclosure regarding our participation in the FUNDVEST® Program
sponsored by Pershing at Item 9 – Additional Information of this Wrap Brochure.
Integrity Alliance seeks to address these conflicts of interest by making a number of investment programs available to
clients, including wrap programs available through custodians other than Pershing, and by adopting policies
reasonably designed to ensure that Advisors make recommendations to clients based on their best interests.
Wealth Solutions SMA Program
The fee charged to a Wealth Solutions SMA Program account will equal the total of 1) a Program Fee, 2) the Advisor
fee negotiated between the client and their Advisor, and 3) the fee charged by the Portfolio Manager selected to
directly manage the client’s account.
1) The Program Fee charged to a Wealth Solutions SMA Program account is equal to an annual rate of
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0.25% of the value of the account assets under management. The Program fee is allocated among
Integrity Alliance, Pershing and its affiliate, BNY Mellon Advisors, for each entity’s respective services.
For our services, Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the Program fee not paid to Pershing and its
affiliates. The Program fee incorporates an annual asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing. As
disclosed above, the asset- based brokerage fee is tiered based on the amount of client assets Integrity
Alliance and its affiliates have invested through the Wealth Solutions and Wealth Solutions SMA
Programs and decreases as the amount of assets invested through these Programs increases. This
gives rise to a conflict of interest as it creates an incentive for us to promote these Programs over other
investment programs, and to recommend that you increase the amount of assets held in these Program
account(s).
2) The Advisor fee is negotiated between the Advisor and the client up to a maximum annual rate of 2.00%
of the Wealth Solutions SMA Program account assets under management. Advisors can negotiate their
fee with clients based on each client’s individual financial situation, complexity, and assets under
management, among other considerations. The specific fee charged to each client, including each
component of the total fee, will be outlined in, or attached to, the Investment Management Agreement
entered into with the client.
3) Portfolio Manager fees will vary based on the Portfolio Manager selected and typically will be an annual
fee based on a percentage of the assets placed under the Portfolio Manager’s management. The
specific fee charged to each client, including each component of the total fee, will be outlined in, or
attached to, the Investment Management Agreement entered into with the client.
Clients should note, it is possible that certain Portfolio Managers approved by Integrity Alliance to
participate in the Wealth Solutions SMA Program from time to time could include one or more
proprietary mutual funds or exchange traded funds in Program accounts, which funds charge a
management fee typically paid to the Portfolio Manager or an affiliate of the Portfolio Manager. The
management fee and other expenses charged by such proprietary funds is disclosed in the
prospectuses of the applicable funds. Because the Portfolio Manager, or their affiliate(s), will benefit
when an affiliated fund is selected for a client’s portfolio, a conflict of interest arises that can affect the
Portfolio Manager’s ability to provide unbiased, objective investment advice concerning the selection of
funds for the client’s portfolio or the relative weighting among funds within a client’s portfolio. When this
occurs, typically, the Portfolio Manager will charge a reduced fee or no fee for its services provided
through the Program. Clients are encouraged to carefully review their selected Portfolio Manager’s
disclosure brochure for detailed information regarding the use of proprietary funds in the management of
client accounts, if any, related conflicts of interest, and how the Portfolio Manager seeks to address
such conflicts of interest, as well as the affiliated fund prospectus(es) for detailed information regarding
associated management fees and other expenses.
Wealth Solutions SMA Program account fees are typically charged quarterly in advance based on the value of the
client’s account at the end of the quarter, including cash and cash equivalents and the value of any securities or other
account holdings purchased on margin. Integrity Alliance will pro-rate its fees for accounts opened mid quarter, which
will be assessed at the end of the month in which the account was opened. For example, if an account is opened on
January 15, the Firm will charge its fee on February 1 for the remaining days in January, as well as for February and
March. In addition, each quarter’s fee going forward will be adjusted for material deposits or withdrawals ($5,000 or
more) made to/from the account during the quarter to “true-up” the advance fee collected.
Clients are encouraged to review the fee schedule and applicable terms with their Advisor, including, but not limited
to, the components of the total fee, fee calculation methodology, and any pro rata practices.
Wealth Solutions SMA Program fees will be directly debited from the client’s Program account(s), as authorized by
the client. As custodian, Pershing is required to deliver an account statement to clients at least quarterly. These
account statements will show all disbursements from the account including our fees. Clients should carefully review
all statements for accuracy.
The minimum account size to participate in the Wealth Solutions SMA Program will vary depending on the Portfolio
Manager selected and ranges from $50,000 up. The minimum account size required by a Portfolio Manager,
generally, is not negotiable to the client.
Comparative Costs of Programs
The Programs described in this Wrap Brochure can cost the client more or less than purchasing such advisory and
execution services separately. Factors the client should consider for comparison purposes include the size of the
portfolio, the nature of the investments to be managed, the anticipated level of trading activity, commission costs,
custodial expenses, if any, and the amount of advisory fees charged solely for managing the client’s portfolio. In
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addition, the wrap fee may be higher or lower than that charged by other sponsors of comparable wrap fee programs.
Advisor Compensation
As disclosed in this section, Integrity Alliance receives compensation because of a client’s participation in the
Programs. Integrity Alliance therefore has a financial incentive to recommend certain Programs over other Programs
or services for which it does not receive compensation or for which it receives less compensation. The amount of
Integrity Alliance’s compensation could be more than what it would be if the client participated in programs sponsored
by other financial firms or if the client paid separately for investment advice, brokerage, and other services. As
disclosed above, your Advisor also receives a portion of the total wrap fee charged for your participation in the
Programs. The Advisor’s fee is negotiated between the Advisor and the client and is capped, with the exception of the
Paramount Program, at 2.00%. Notwithstanding this cap, the Advisor has increased opportunity to negotiate an
Advisor fee closer to the maximum when recommending a program charging a lower Program Fee than another. In
addition, as disclosed above, certain Advisors have negotiated to receive a portion of the Program Fee paid to
Integrity Alliance. Similarly, as disclosed in our Form ADV, Part 2A, Brochure, certain Advisors have negotiated to
receive a portion of the Edge (non-wrap) Program Fee paid to Integrity Alliance. Under these circumstances, the
Advisor can receive both the Advisor fee, capped at 2.00%, plus a portion of the Program fee paid to Integrity
Alliance, as applicable, thereby creating a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest arises because, under these
circumstances, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend these Programs over other programs offered by the firm
in their own pecuniary interests rather than in the best interest of the client.
Also as disclosed above, Advisor fees are paid to Advisors in accordance with a “payout schedule,” which is based
on Advisor production, and can be less than 100% of the total Advisor fee negotiated between the client and the
Advisor. Any portion of the Advisor fee not paid to the Advisor is retained by Integrity Alliance.
Integrity Alliance seeks to address these conflicts by disclosing them to you, and by adopting and implementing
policies and procedures requiring that account type decisions be made solely in the client’s best interests. Our
policies also explicitly prohibit an Advisor from recommending one account type or program over another based on
compensation to be received by the Advisor We, and your Advisor, have an incentive to encourage you to increase
the assets in your account as you pay the wrap fee even if no trading activity occurs in your advisory account. We
have a financial incentive to offer or recommend investments in programs sponsored and managed by our Firm as
we earn additional revenue for providing those services. Our financial professionals receive additional compensation
if you invest in our Programs over other investment programs.
Lines of Credit Programs
Integrity Alliance also refers clients to unaffiliated third-party lenders that Integrity Alliance engages from time to time,
offering liquidity and borrowing services. The Firm’s arrangements with such third-party lenders also typically keep the
funds generated by your use of such third-party lenders invested under the Firm’s management. By recommending
that a client use a third-party lender to fund a purchase or other financial need rather than liquidate securities under
the Firm’s management, the Firm and the Advisor continue to earn fees on the full account value. In the future, the
Firm may enter into agreements with such third-party lenders that provide other incentives to the Firm to recommend
such third-party lenders to clients, including, among other things, favorable lending terms for the Firm’s own
borrowing activity. The actual interest rate charged by the lenders under this service will vary depending on market
conditions and the third-party lender utilized.
Please be aware that your Advisor has a conflict of interest by recommending third-party lenders that have agreed to
provide Integrity Alliance with the various incentives (including payments) described above. It is possible that there
are other third-party loan programs that may be suitable to the client that can more or less costly.
There are conflicts of interest for an Advisor that recommends a line of credit, including if the collateral used to
support such credit is comprised of securities, sweep accounts or other assets or accounts for which Integrity Alliance
is compensated.
The use of such assets as collateral result in you holding assets (and paying Integrity Alliance with respect to such
assets) that you could have liquidated absent an available line of credit. No guarantees can be made that your
financial goals and objectives will be achieved. Further, no guarantees of performance can be offered. All
investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Clients should note that all fees discussed in this Item 4 are cumulative. For example, funds in a Cash Sweep
Program (as described in Item 9 – Additional Information) tied to a loan will have two revenue streams for the Firm
since the Firm will receive a percentage of the net interest rate based on the amount of client assets held in a cash
sweep vehicle (thereby lowering the amount of the interest received by the client), and the Firm will also receive a
percentage of revenue generated from the interest payments made by a client to such third-party lender with respect
to the applicable loan and/or a percentage of client assets brought to the third-party lender’s platform.
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Other Financial Institution Fees
Clients typically incur certain charges imposed by third parties in connection with investments made through the
Programs, including, but not limited to, third-party internal expense fees, annual account maintenance fees, mutual
fund short-term redemption fees, surrender charges, paper statement delivery fees, trading away transactions fee
and IRA and qualified retirement plan fees charged by the custodian, a product sponsor or other third party. Program
fees charged by Integrity Alliance are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by investment
company securities or the sponsors of alternative investments that can be recommended to clients. Investments
selected for your account impose additional fees such as internal fund expenses for mutual funds and exchange
traded funds, management fees and potentially
performance-based fees for certain alternative investments. Some investments also impose fees to sell the
investment, typically called a deferred sales charge. A description of these fees and expenses are available in each
investment company security’s prospectus or, as applicable, the offering documents for an alternative investment.
The fee you pay for the Programs does not cover odd-lot differentials, American Depositary Receipt fees, transfer
fees and other fees imposed by law, where applicable. In addition, it does not cover certain services available upon
request from Integrity Alliance, including periodic distribution fees, electronic funds and wire transfer fees, certificate
delivery fees, and reorganization fees, and any check reordering cost and fees, where applicable.
Specialization
Advisors may focus on specific or certain types of advisory services over other types of advisory services. Advice on
Certain Types of Investments
Advisors can only provide investment advice on investments available through the Firm.
Termination of Services
Program services can be canceled at any time, by any of the parties, for any reason upon receipt of 30 days’ written
notice to the other party. Clients will receive a pro-rated refund of any fees paid in advance but not fully earned by
Integrity Alliance and the Advisor. The refund is based on the number of days remaining in the quarter or month after
notice of termination is received and must be at least $75. For accounts not billed in advanced, clients will be billed a
final fee that is pro-rated based on the number of days services were provided during the quarter or month before
termination, as applicable, and depending on when written notification of termination was received and when it is
effective.
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
Account Minimums
The Aspire Program and Paramount Program have no minimum participation requirement. The Retirement
Ally Program's minimum initial investment varies by strategy. Integrity Alliance's Wealth Solutions Program
requires a minimum account size of $25,000 to open and maintain. The Wealth Solutions SMA Program's
account minimum requirements range from $50,000 and higher, depending on the selected Portfolio
Manager. Generally, the Portfolio Manager's minimum account size is not negotiable for the client. Integrity
Alliance reserves the right to close a client's account if its balance falls below a certain level. Additionally,
Integrity Alliance can terminate its investment advisory services if it deems the services are no longer
appropriate for the client.
Opening an Account
As disclosed at Item 4, to participate in the Aspire or Retirement Ally Programs, clients are required to custody their
assets with and place trades through Schwab, Pershing, or Fidelity. The Wealth Solutions Program, Wealth Solutions
SMA Program and Paramount Program accounts must be custodied with Pershing.
Types of Clients
We offer advisory services to individuals; high-net worth individuals; trusts, estates, or charitable organizations;
corporations or business entities.
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Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
In the Aspire Program, the Advisor is responsible for the overall investment advice and management services offered
to clients. In the Paramount Program, the Advisor provides clients with discretionary portfolio management and/or
access to multiple money managers who will provide investment advice to client portfolios. In the Retirement Ally
Program, Integrity Alliance acts as the portfolio manager and is responsible for selecting the securities within a
portfolio model. In the Wealth Solutions Program, Integrity Alliance also acts as portfolio manager and discretionary
adviser with respect to client program accounts. With respect to the Wealth Solutions SMA Program, Integrity Alliance
selects third-party investment managers, each a “Portfolio Manager,” who directly manage the client’s Program
account on a discretionary basis.
Advisors: There is no independent selection or review process upon which Advisors are recommended or chosen for
particular clients or for recommending replacement portfolio managers for client accounts. If an Advisor leaves the
Firm, Integrity Alliance will attempt to reassign the client’s account to another Advisor deemed suitable and
appropriate. Whenever possible, the Firm will seek to reassign a client’s account to an Advisor within the same office
of the previous Advisor or within the same geographical area. For additional information regarding your Advisor,
including their background, education, business experience, and other information, please review their Form ADV,
Part 2B, Brochure Supplement. If you did not receive a copy of your representative’s Form ADV, Part 2B, Brochure
Supplement, please contact your representative or Integrity Alliance at (877) 886-1939 or by email at
compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com.
Advisors are subject to our onboarding process, which includes, among other things, as applicable: a background
screening; initial training regarding the Firm’s compliance policies and Code of Ethics; initial review of the CRD/IARD
system filings for the Advisor (which includes, among other information, details regarding the Advisor’s industry
experience); acquiring self- attestation regarding disciplinary histories and/or events and recent bankruptcies; and
gathering and review of information regarding all outside business activities, business experience, portfolio
management history, reportable securities holdings as required under our Code of Ethics, political contributions, and
compliance policies and procedures attestations.
Integrity Alliance: With respect to the Retirement Ally Program, Integrity Alliance serves as sole portfolio manager and
the Integrity Alliance Investment Committee (“IAIC”) makes all investment decisions with respect to Retirement Ally
Program portfolios. As such, because the Program has only one portfolio manager, a recommendation of the
Retirement Ally Program by your Advisor is a recommendation that Integrity Alliance serve as portfolio manager to
your account. Through the Investment Management Agreement for the Retirement Ally Program, you authorize
Integrity Alliance to manage your Program account on a discretionary basis.
In the Retirement Ally Program, Integrity Alliance reviews historical risk, return, price measures, volatility, and
correlation factors for different asset classes (domestic and international equities, fixed income, real estate,
commodities, and other alternative investments) and investment styles (growth, value, market capitalization). Asset
allocations are developed across a broad array of risk and return combinations. Allocations are optimized (or
adjusted) to maximize the expected returns at each pre-established risk level. Once the asset allocation has been
established, multiple investments are selected to invest that portion of the allocation. Once the allocations have been
optimized and populated, the investment strategies offered are continuously monitored and modified as determined
by both review of historical factors and current market risk.
With respect to the Wealth Solutions Program, Integrity Alliance also serves as sole portfolio manager and the IAIC
makes all investment decisions with respect to Wealth Solutions Program portfolios, which are based on model
portfolios provided by BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of Pershing. As such, because the Program has only one
portfolio manager, a recommendation of the Wealth Solutions Program by your Advisor is a recommendation that
Integrity Alliance serve as portfolio manager to your account. Through the Investment Management Agreement for
the Wealth Solutions Program, you authorize Integrity Alliance to manage your Program account on a discretionary
basis.
The Retirement Ally or Wealth Solutions Program can be recommended to clients by their Advisor after careful
consideration of their current investments, goals and objectives, financial circumstances, investment experience,
limitations, and risk tolerance, among other information.
As sponsor and sole portfolio manager of the Retirement Ally and Wealth Solutions Programs, there are no specific
criteria for replacing the Firm as portfolio manager for the Program or for any particular client.
Portfolio Managers: Integrity Alliance selects third-party investment managers, each a Portfolio Manager, whose
management strategies are made available to clients through the Wealth Solutions SMA Program. Integrity Alliance
chooses Portfolio Managers from a pool of third-party investment managers whose operations have been vetted by
BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of Pershing, pursuant to criteria and processes adopted by that firm. Integrity
Alliance has made reasonable inquiry into these processes and relies on such reviews to limit the number of third-
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party investment managers to which it applies its own selective criteria for the Wealth Solutions SMA Program. From
this list, Integrity Alliance conducts due diligence based on predetermined qualitative and quantitative criteria.
An investment manager deemed to meet our standards and to have the requisite skill, resources, operations, and
compliance controls to provide investment management services in the best interests of our clients may be selected
as a Portfolio Manager for the Wealth Solutions SMA Program.
With respect to clients participating in the Wealth Solutions SMA Program, Advisors will recommend a Portfolio
Manager from the approved list prepared and maintained on an ongoing basis by Integrity Alliance. The Advisor’s
recommendation will typically be based on perceived compatibility between the client’s investment goals and risk
profile and the recommended Portfolio Manager’s investment style and strategy.
If a client is dissatisfied with the Portfolio Manager selected for their account for any reason, the Advisor can conduct
a more in-depth review of the Strategist’s investment strategy and performance in comparison with the client’s
financial profile. If there are meaningful inconsistencies between the two, typically, the Portfolio Manager will be
replaced.
Integrity Alliance has the authority to add and/or remove Portfolio Managers from the Wealth Solutions SMA Program
in its discretion.
In the Paramount Program, the Advisor may provide clients with access to multiple money managers who will provide
investment advice to client portfolios.
Additional Advisory Services: As disclosed at Item 4 of this Wrap Brochure, additional advisory services offered by
Integrity Alliance include portfolio management through an Advisor-managed non-wrap fee program (the “Edge
Program”), as well as financial planning, consulting, retirement plan consulting, retirement plan participant consulting
services, and third-party manager referral services. For additional information regarding our non-wrap program, and
other advisory services, please refer to our Form ADV, Part 2A, Disclosure Brochure, and, as applicable.
The Aspire, Paramount and Edge Programs involve advisor-managed client accounts. The Aspire Program accounts
are managed in a manner similar to the Paramount and Edge Program accounts, but with one key difference – for
Paramount and Edge Program accounts, the advisor can recommend one or more sub-advisors.
The Retirement Ally and Wealth Solutions Program portfolios are not managed by the advisor. Instead, these
portfolios are managed by Integrity Alliance, and the investment decisions are made by IAIC rather than your advisor.
Wealth Solutions SMA Program accounts are managed by third-party portfolio managers selected by Integrity
Alliance, unlike the Aspire, Paramount, Retirement Ally, or Wealth Solutions Programs. While your advisor does not
have trading authorization over your Retirement Ally, Wealth Solutions or Wealth Solutions SMA Program account
he/she does have discretion over Program selection.
Restrictions and Limitations on Account Management: Clients can impose reasonable restrictions on the
management of their accounts. All restrictions or requests to change investment strategies must be submitted in
writing to your Advisor. Integrity Alliance does not primarily recommend particular types of securities, however, some
Advisors limit their strategies/models/philosophies to mutual funds and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), while others
provide a broad range of securities including but not limited to: stocks, bonds, treasuries, ETFs, certificates of
deposit, mutual fund shares, municipal securities, and options contracts on securities.
Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the wrap fee charged to clients.
Consolidated Performance and Hypothetical Projections
On a case-by-case basis, we may provide clients with consolidated performance illustrations or hypothetical
projections using third-party systems such as Nitrogen or Black Diamond. These tools may incorporate both accounts
managed by us and information regarding outside holdings provided by you or obtained from third-party sources at
your direction. Hypothetical performance is presented for illustrative purposes only, is based on assumptions and
modeling, and does not represent actual results. Actual investment results will vary and may be higher or lower than
those illustrated.
The Net Worth Summary and related reports may include both Integrity Alliance-managed accounts and accounts or
assets held elsewhere. Outside accounts may be linked through third-party aggregation services using credentials
you provide or may be manually entered by you. The values of these outside assets are based on the most recent
updates available and may not reflect current market prices. Data from third-party or client-provided sources may be
outdated, inaccurate, incomplete, or contain errors in collection, interpretation, or presentation. Integrity Alliance and
your financial professional do not independently verify, supervise, or perform due diligence on outside accounts,
insurance holdings, or other non-advisory assets, and we make no representation regarding their accuracy,
completeness, or suitability. Assets and positions not managed by Integrity Alliance are not maintained on our books
and records. For the most accurate and current values, clients should rely on official statements from custodians or
product providers.Integrity Alliance does not recommend, monitor, or evaluate fixed insurance products purchased by
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clients. Where variable products are held in an outside account, it is treated as an outside business activity and is not
managed by Integrity Alliance. When clients request insurance products, such purchases are made solely through
Advisors acting in their capacity as licensed insurance agents, which constitutes an outside business activity (“OBA”)
and is separate from Integrity Alliance. Even where a client requests that fixed insurance products be included in
consolidated reports or hypothetical illustrations, such products are reflected only as provided by the client or the
issuing company. Integrity Alliance does not recommend, review, monitor, or evaluate such fixed insurance products,
and clients are solely responsible for determining whether those products continue to meet their financial needs.
Integrity Alliance does not assess advisory fees on these insurance products because it does not provide advisory
services with respect to these products.
Variable insurance products may be held in an account managed by Integrity Alliance or in an outside account.
Where variable products are held in an outside account, it is treated as an outside business activity and is not
managed by Integrity Alliance.
By contrast, for variable insurance products held within advisory accounts we manage, Integrity Alliance provides
ongoing advice and monitoring, consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities under the Investment Advisers Act.
These variable products are purchased through an outside insurance desk. Integrity Alliance receives compensation
in two forms: (1) a fee for purchasing certain variable annuity products through the outside insurance desk, and (2) an
ongoing management fee for managing these assets within advisory accounts. As a result, clients may pay more for
variable insurance products held in accounts managed by Integrity Alliance. This dual compensation structure creates
a conflict of interest because Integrity Alliance and its Advisors have a financial incentive to recommend variable
insurance products-and to retain these assets under management-even when comparable non-insurance investment
options may be available at lower cost to the client. To mitigate this conflict, Integrity Alliance requires all Advisors to
adhere to their fiduciary obligations when recommending variable insurance products, including evaluating whether
such products are suitable and in the client’s best interest.
Clients should understand the important distinction between: (a) variable insurance products held in advisory
accounts, which are subject to Integrity Alliance’ fiduciary management and ongoing monitoring; and (b) fixed
insurance products and other outside holdings, which may appear in consolidated reports for reporting purposes only
but are not managed, monitored, or evaluated by Integrity Alliance. Clients bear sole responsibility for evaluating
whether fixed insurance products and other outside holdings continue to meet their financial objectives.
Clients should also be aware that because commissions and other benefits may be higher when Advisors sell fixed
insurance products through Integrity Alliance-affiliated agencies, Advisors generally have a greater financial incentive
to recommend affiliated products over comparable products available from non-affiliated insurance agencies. This
creates an additional conflict of interest, as the Advisor may benefit financially from recommending affiliated products
even if non-affiliated products offer comparable or better terms. Clients are under no obligation to purchase any
insurance product recommended or offered by an Advisor, and clients are free to purchase comparable insurance
products through any other licensed insurance agent or agency of their choosing. Clients should carefully consider
these potential conflicts of interest when evaluating any insurance recommendation made by an Advisor.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Integrity Alliance does not charge or accept performance-based fees. Regulators have defined performance-based
fees as charging fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets held within a client’s
account.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. Method of Analysis
Integrity Alliance offers the same suite of services to all its clients; however, each Advisor-managed account is
managed independently, and the Advisor is not under any obligation or requirement to buy or sell the same
investments for accounts, even when an investment strategy is similar. Advisors provide personalized and
individualized investment advice and can employ a variety of account types and strategies based on a client’s
investment objectives, risk tolerance, and specific circumstances.
Integrity Alliance uses various methods of analysis and investment strategies in the management of client accounts.
Methods and strategies of Advisors acting as portfolio manager to Aspire Program and/or Paramount Program
accounts will vary based on the Integrity Alliance Advisor providing advice. Models and strategies used by one
Advisor can be different than strategies used by other Advisors. Some Integrity Alliance Advisors use just one method
or strategy while other Advisors rely on multiple methods or strategies. Integrity Alliance does not require or mandate
a particular investment strategy be implemented by its Advisors. Further, Integrity Alliance has no requirements for
using a particular analysis method and our Advisors are provided flexibility (subject to Integrity Alliance’s supervision
and compliance requirements) when developing their investment strategies. The following sections provide brief
descriptions of some of the more common methods of analysis and investment strategies that are used by Integrity
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Alliance and our Advisors.
Fundamental – A method of evaluating a security by attempting to measure its intrinsic value by examining related
economic, financial and other qualitative and quantitative factors. Fundamental analysts attempt to study everything
that can affect the security’s value, including macroeconomic factors (like the overall economy and industry
conditions) and individually specific factors (like the financial condition and management of companies). The end goal
of performing fundamental analysis is to produce a value that an investor can compare with the security’s current
price in hopes of figuring out what sort of position to take with that security (underpriced = buy, overpriced = sell or
short). This method of security analysis is considered to be the opposite of technical analysis. Fundamental analysis
is about using real data to evaluate a security’s value. Although most analysts use fundamental analysis to value
stocks, this method of valuation can be used for just about any type of security.
The risk associated with fundamental analysis is that it is somewhat subjective. While a quantitative approach is
possible, fundamental analysis usually entails a qualitative assessment of how market forces interact with one another
in their impact on the investment in question. It is possible for those market forces to point in different directions, thus
necessitating an interpretation of which forces will be dominant. This interpretation may be wrong and could therefore
lead to an unfavorable investment decision.
Technical – A method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices
and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security’s intrinsic value, but instead use charts and other
tools to identify patterns that can suggest future activity. Technical analysts believe that the historical performance of
stocks and markets are indications of future performance.
Technical analysis is even more subjective than fundamental analysis in that it relies on proper interpretation of a
given security’s price and trading volume data. A decision might be made based on a historical move in a certain
direction that was accompanied by heavy volume; however, that heavy volume may only be heavy relative to past
volume for the security in question, but not compared to the future trading volume. Therefore, there is the risk of a
trading decision being made incorrectly, since future trading volume is unknown. Technical analysis is also done
through observation of various market sentiment readings, many of which are quantitative. Market sentiment gauges
the relative degree of bullishness and bearishness in a given security, and a contrarian investor utilizes such
sentiment advantageously. When most traders are bullish, then there are very few traders left in a position to buy the
security in question, so it becomes advantageous to sell it ahead of the crowd. When most traders are bearish, then
there are very few traders left in a position to sell the security in question, so it becomes advantageous to buy it
ahead of the crowd. The risk in utilization of such sentiment technical measures is that a very bullish reading can
always become more bullish, resulting in lost opportunity if the money manager chooses to act upon the bullish signal
by selling out of a position. The reverse is also true in that a bearish reading of sentiment can always become more
bearish, which can result in a premature purchase of a security.
B.
Investment Styles and Strategies
Integrity Alliance and its Advisors utilize several strategies when managing client accounts. Below are listed some of
the investment strategies that can be used:
Long term purchases - Investments held at least a year.
Short term purchases - Investments sold within a year.
Options including buying puts and calls, writing puts and calls, covered and uncovered - Options are contracts giving
the purchaser the right to buy or sell a security, such as stocks, at a fixed price within a specific period of time.
Tactical Asset Allocation - Allows for a range of percentages in each asset class (such as Stocks = 40-50%). These
are stated minimum and maximum acceptable percentages that permit the investor to take advantage of market
conditions within these parameters. A form of market timing is possible, since the investor can move to the higher end
of the range when certain asset classes are expected to do better and to the lower end when the current market
conditions look unattractive. Certain Tactical Asset Allocation strategies include the ability to use cash up to a defined
percentage including 100% as a means for preserving capital during extreme negative market events.
Strategic Asset Allocation - Calls for setting target allocations and then periodically rebalancing the portfolio back to
those targets as investment returns skew the original asset allocation percentages. The concept is akin to a “buy and
hold” strategy, rather than an active trading approach. Of course, the strategic asset allocation targets can change
over time as the client’s goals and needs change and as the time horizon for stated objective grows shorter.
Adaptive Asset Allocation - Certain models can include an adaptive asset allocation as, or as part of, an investment
strategy. In general, an adaptive asset allocation is a strategy where the Advisor for Aspire Program and/or
Paramount Program accounts or Integrity Alliance for Retirement Ally Program accounts will try to identify the best
times to be fully invested and when to reduce investment exposure. This service is designed to take advantage of
capital market fluctuations by being invested based on the anticipated market direction. Clients should be aware that
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this strategy is considered an aggressive, higher-risk investment strategy.
Modern Portfolio Theory - Proposes that investing in a predetermined asset mix derived from the efficient frontier
(dictated to achieve a specific client objective within a certain risk tolerance) and rebalancing with discipline, the
portfolio is diversified across the various asset classes to mitigate unnecessary risk. This also provides for a portfolio
that can operate without reliance on market timing and security selection; however, as with all equity investments
positive returns are not guaranteed. In conjunction to investing in a diversified portfolio, each portfolio is constructed
to meet specific parameters set forth in the individual client’s investment needs and goals. These parameters can
include, but are not limited to, tax efficiency, concentrated stock positions and management history.
C. Risk of Loss
Clients must be aware that investing in securities involves risk of loss, including the loss of principal.
Every method of analysis has its own inherent risks. To perform an accurate market analysis Integrity Alliance must
have access to current/new market information. We have no control over the dissemination rate of market
information; therefore, unbeknownst to us, certain analyses could be compiled with outdated market information,
severely limiting the value of our analysis. Furthermore, an accurate market analysis can only produce a forecast of
the direction of market values. There can be no assurances that a forecasted change in market value will materialize
into actionable and/or profitable investment opportunities.
Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it should not be assumed that future performance of
any specific investment or investment strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended
or undertaken by Integrity Alliance or the sub-adviser) will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Integrity Alliance does not represent, warrant, or imply that its 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.
Notwithstanding Integrity Alliance and, if applicable, the sub-adviser’s, method of analysis or investment strategy, the
assets within the client’s portfolio are subject to risk of devaluation or loss. The client should be aware that there are
many different events that can affect the value of the client’s assets or portfolio including, but not limited to, changes
in financial status of companies, market fluctuations, changes in exchange rates, trading suspensions and delays,
economic reports, and natural disasters. Other investment risks include:
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Interest-Rate Risk – Fluctuations in interest rates can cause investment prices to fluctuate. For example,
when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds become less attractive, causing their market values to
decline.
• Market Risk – The price of a security, bond, or mutual fund can drop in reaction to tangible and intangible
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events and conditions. This type of risk is caused by external factors independent of a security’s particular
underlying circumstances. For example, political, economic, and social conditions may trigger market
events.
Inflation Risk – When any type of inflation is present, a dollar will be worth more today than a dollar next
year, because purchasing power is eroding at the rate of inflation.
• Prepayment Risk – The returns on the collateral for a deal can change dramatically at times if the debtors
prepay the loans earlier than scheduled.
• Reinvestment Risk – This is the risk that future proceeds from investments may have to be reinvested at a
potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate). This primarily relates to fixed income securities.
• Business Risk – This risk is associated with a particular industry or a particular company within an industry.
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Liquidity Risk – Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash. Generally, assets are more
liquid if many traders are interested in a standardized product. For example, Treasury Bills are highly liquid,
while real estate properties are not.
Risk Factors relevant to specific securities utilized include:
• Money Market Instruments – Money market instruments are generally considered low risk but are not
guaranteed by the FDIC and are subject to loss and/or change in market value. Money market
instruments can temporarily suspend an investor’s ability to sell shares if the fund’s liquidity falls below
required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. Integrity Alliance considers cash and
cash equivalents a billable asset class and charges an asset-based fee on these positions. Depending
on interest rates, investments in money market instruments can be lower than the aggregate fees and
expenses charged resulting in a client experiencing a negative overall return.
• Equity Securities – The value of the equity securities is subject to market risk, including changes in
economic conditions, growth rates, profits, interest rates and the market’s perception of these securities.
While offering greater potential for long-term growth, equity securities are more volatile and riskier than
some other forms of investment.
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• Exchange Traded Funds (“ETF”) – ETFs are a recently developed type of investment security,
representing an interest in a passively managed portfolio of securities selected to replicate a securities
index, such as the S&P 500 Index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, or to represent exposure to a
particular industry or sector. Unlike open- end mutual funds, the shares of ETFs and closed-end
investment companies are not purchased and redeemed by investors directly with the fund but instead
are purchased and sold through broker-dealers in transactions on a stock exchange. Because ETF and
closed-end fund shares are traded on an exchange, they could trade at a discount from or a premium to
the net asset value per share of the underlying portfolio of securities. In addition to bearing the risks
related to investments in equity securities, investors in ETFs intended to replicate a securities index
bear the risk that the ETF’s performance will not correctly replicate the performance of the index.
Investors in ETFs, closed-end funds and other investment companies bear a proportionate share of the
expenses of those funds, including management fees, custodial and accounting costs, and other
expenses. Trading in ETF and closed-end fund shares also entails payment of brokerage commissions
and other transaction costs.
• Mutual Fund Shares – Some of the risks of investing in mutual fund shares include: (i) the price to invest
in mutual fund shares is the fund’s per share net asset value (NAV) plus any shareholder fees that the
fund imposes at the time of purchase (such as, if applicable, sales loads), (ii) as applicable, investors
must pay sales charges, annual fees, and other expenses regardless of how the fund performs, and (iii)
investors typically cannot ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio at any given time, nor can
they directly influence which securities the fund manager buys and sells or the timing of those trades.
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Index Fund Shares – Index Funds are a type of mutual fund or ETF that seeks to track the returns of a
market by index. A market index measures the performance of a mixture of securities representative of
a sector of a stock market or of an economy. Index Funds generally follow a passive, rather than active,
investment strategy, aiming to maximize returns over a period of time. However, some risks associated
with Index Funds include: (i) lack of flexibility to react to price fluctuation in the securities within the
index compared to a non-index fund; (ii) tracking error when the index fund does not perfectly track its
index; and (iii) underperformance of the index due to the fees, expenses, trading costs, and tracking
error associated with the index fund.
• Municipal Bond Risk – Municipal securities issuers can face local economic or business conditions
(including bankruptcy) and litigation, legislation or other political events that could have a significant
effect on the ability of the municipality to make payments on the interest or principal of its municipal
bonds. In addition, because municipalities issue municipal securities to finance similar types of projects,
such as education, healthcare, transportation, infrastructure and utility projects, conditions in those
sectors can affect the overall municipal bond market. Furthermore, changes in the financial condition of
one municipality can affect the overall municipal bond market. The municipal obligations in which clients
invest will be subject to credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk, credit spread risk, selection risk, call
and redemption risk and tax risk, and the occurrence of any one of these risks can materially and
adversely affect the value of the client’s assets or profits.
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Fixed Income Securities Risk – Prices of fixed income securities tend to move inversely with changes in
interest rates. Typically, a rise in rates will adversely affect fixed income security prices. The longer the
effective maturity and duration of the client’s portfolio, the more the portfolio’s value is likely to react to
interest rates. For example, securities with longer maturities sometimes offer higher yields, but are
subject to greater price shifts as a result of interest rate changes than debt securities with shorter
maturities. Some fixed income securities give the issuer the option to call, or redeem, the securities
before their maturity dates. If an issuer calls its security during a time of declining interest rates, we
might have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield, and therefore might not
benefit from any increase in value as a result of declining interest rates. During periods of market
illiquidity or rising interest rates, prices of callable issues are subject to increased price fluctuation.
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Interval Mutual Funds – While interval mutual funds provide limited liquidity to shareholders by offering
to repurchase a limited amount of shares on a periodic basis, there is no guarantee that clients will be
able to sell all of their shares in any specific repurchase offer. Also, the offer to repurchase shares can
be suspended or postponed by the investment sponsor. An investment in an interval fund involves a
considerable amount of risk and it is possible to lose the total investment amount. An investment in a
closed-ended interval mutual fund is suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with
the limited liquidity of the shares and should be viewed as a long-term investment.
• Complex Product Risk – Complex products can include liquid alternative mutual funds, leveraged and
inverse exchange traded ETFs and leveraged and inverse exchange traded notes (“leveraged ETPs”).
Leveraged ETPs have the potential for significant loss of principal and are not appropriate for all
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investors. Investment techniques commonly utilized include futures, forward contracts, swap
agreements, and derivatives that can increase volatility and carry a high risk of substantial loss.
Leveraged ETP performance can differ significantly from the performance of the underlying benchmark
when held over time. The effects of compounding, aggressive techniques, and correlation errors can
cause leveraged ETPs to experience greater losses in volatile markets. Leveraged ETPs can
experience losses even in situations where the underlying benchmark has performed as expected.
These products typically carry higher internal fees and expenses than more traditional funds due to their
active management. Higher fees and expenses will also negatively impact performance.
• Alternative Investment Risk – Alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity, private
credit, business development companies, and non-exchange traded real estate investment trusts
(“REITs”) present special risks, such as limited liquidity and transparency. Alternative investments, such
as hedge funds, often utilize complex trading strategies with the use of derivatives, commodities, and/or
leverage which can amplify volatility in certain markets. Real estate-related investments will be subject
to risks generally related to leverage and real estate market risk, including risks specific to geographic
areas in which the underlying investments were made. Certain alternative investments are less tax
efficient than others. Each alternative investment is typically subject to internal fees, including
management and/or performance fees which are in addition to the asset management fee you pay and
will affect the product’s net asset value and reduced investment returns.
• Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Risk – Pursuing an ESG investment strategy limits the
eligible universe of securities that are otherwise available to other non-ESG related investment
strategies. Currently there is no standard regulatory ESG comparison mechanism so it is possible that
ESG rankings offered by various firms can differ significantly from one to another. Securities that are
considered attractive based on certain ESG factors cany weight environmental, social, and governance
factors differently resulting in security or sector concentrations. ESG investing typically fails to consider
other important investment concepts such as industry competitiveness, growth potential, financial
conditions, or stock valuations. ESG strategies can perform differently than other strategies without
ESG parameters given their dual mandate of delivering performance and compliance with stated ESG
parameters.
• Structured Products – Structured products are securities derived from another asset, such as a security
or basket of securities, an index, a commodity, a debt issuance, or foreign currency. Structured
products frequently limit the upside participation in the reference asset. Structured products are senior
unsecured debt of the issuing bank and subject to the credit risk associated with that issuer. The credit
risk exists whether or not the investment held in the account offers principal protection. The
creditworthiness of the issuer does not affect or enhance the likely performance of the investment other
than the ability of the issuer to meet its obligations. Any payments due at maturity are dependent on the
issuer’s ability to pay. In addition, the trading price of the security in the secondary market, if there is
one, can be adversely impacted if the issuer’s credit rating is downgraded. Some structured products
offer full protection of the principal invested, others offer only partial or no protection. Investors typically
sacrifice a higher yield to obtain the principal guarantee. In addition, the principal guarantee relates to
nominal principal and does not offer inflation protection. An investor in a structured product never has a
claim on the underlying investment, whether a security, zero coupon bond, or option. There may be little
or no secondary market for the securities and information regarding independent market pricing for the
securities may be limited. This is true even if the product has a ticker symbol or has been approved for
listing on an exchange. Tax treatment of structured products can be different from other investments
held in the account (e.g., income may be taxed as ordinary income even though payment is not
received until maturity). Structured CDs that are insured by FDIC are subject to applicable FDIC limits.
• Structured Notes – Structured notes are unsecured debt obligations of the issuer (usually a large
investment bank) that also employ an embedded derivative feature. This means they combine some of
the features and risks of debt, as well as some of the features and risks of derivatives. The issuer is
obligated to make payments on the notes as promised, which can include repayment of principal at
specified amounts, as well as identified returns beyond principal, depending on the terms of the specific
structured note. Investors are subject to credit risk in the event of default by the issuer, and could lose
their principal or the stated return. Structured note returns are usually related to the performance of
some linked asset or index. Depending on what the linked asset or index is, the market risk of the
structured note can include changes in equity or commodity prices, changes in interest rates or foreign
exchange rates, or market volatility. It’s important to understand the terms of the note, especially how
upside potential is capped and the extent to which downside risk is reduced, as well as the costs
associated with those features. After issuance, structured notes do not trade regularly and are difficult to
value given their complexity. Accordingly, an investor’s ability to trade or sell structured notes in the
secondary market is often very limited. Because they’re illiquid, clients should be prepared to hold a
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structured note to its maturity date, or risk selling the note at what could be a substantial discount to its
value if held to maturity. Structured products typically do not pass through or reinvest any dividend or
distribution paid to direct holders of the underlying asset. Therefore, if the dividend or distribution on the
underlying asset increases, it becomes less attractive to own the structured product as compared to
directly owning the underlying asset. This will negatively affect the value of the structured product.
Structured notes often have complicated payoff structures that can make it difficult for clients to
accurately assess their value, risk and potential for growth through the term of the structured note.
Determining the performance of each note can be complex and this calculation can vary significantly
from note to note depending on the structure. If a structured note has a call (early redemption) provision
and the issuer calls (redeems) it early, investors may not be able to reinvest their money at the same
rate of return. Similarly, the issuer’s decision to call the securities early could result in lower returns than
originally anticipated. An issuer would usually choose to call the note because doing so is financially
beneficial to the issuer, rather than to the investor. The tax treatment of structured notes is complicated
and, in some cases, uncertain. For example, it’s possible an investor would be required to pay ordinary
income taxes prior to the note’s maturity. The preliminary prospectus for the structured note will contain
a tax summary describing what the issuer reasonably believes are the potential U.S. federal income tax
consequences of investing in the product, which is based on advice of their tax counsel. However, it is
possible for the IRS to assert a different treatment than is described in the offering documents and for
you to be negatively affected.
• Unit Investment Trusts – Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs) involve investment risks that clients should
consider before purchasing. UITs that include structured products involve additional complexity. The
return of principal in a structured product may depend on the performance of an underlying reference
such as an index, security, or basket of securities. These products can experience limited liquidity,
valuation uncertainty, and the risk of loss of principal. Market volatility can affect both the value of the
UIT and the structured products components. UITs also maintain a fixed portfolio and cannot adjust to
changing market conditions. Clients should understand these features may result in performance that
differs from traditional investment strategies and are not suitable for all investors.
• Variable Annuities – Variable annuities are technically insurance products, not designed for short-term
investing. Their performance can approximate that of equities and fixed income. Common inherent risks
in annuities include (i) the risk the insurer will become insolvent (credit risk), (ii) the risk that inflation will
be higher than the annuity’s guaranteed rate (purchasing power risk), (iii) the risk that funds will be tied
up for years with little ability to access them (liquidity risk), and (iv) the risk that surrender penalties will
create losses if funds are withdrawn early (surrender risk). Clients should also be aware that certain
riders purchased with a variable annuity limit the investment options and the ability to manage the
subaccounts.
Registered Index-Linked Annuities - RILAs expose investors to potential losses due to market downturns, limited
upside caps, complex fee structures, and issuer credit risk. While they offer downside protection, losses can still
occur beyond buffers or floors. Liquidity restrictions and surrender charges can also limit access to funds when
needed. Other risk factors include:
• Business Resilience Risk – Crisis situations such as electrical power outage, fire, bomb threat,
pandemics, and inclement weather can disrupt business operations and adversely impact Integrity
Alliance, its key service providers and its clients. There can be a negative impact on investors if these
events adversely impact the operations and effectiveness of Integrity Alliance or key service providers
or if these events disrupt systems and processes necessary or beneficial to the management of
accounts. Integrity Alliance has implemented a Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”) that provides a
framework for how Integrity Alliance prepares and responds to events that pose a threat to the safety of
its employees, facilities, systems, and processes essential for the continuity of business.
• Cybersecurity Risk – The digital and network technologies used by Integrity Alliance to conduct its
business could be subject to possible incidents that could result in the inadvertent disclosure of
confidential or sensitive data about Integrity Alliance or its clients to unauthorized parties. Furthermore,
due to Integrity Alliance interconnectivity with third party vendors, service providers, and other financial
institutions, Integrity Alliance and its clients could be adversely impacted if any of them were subject to a
cybersecurity event. Integrity Alliance has implemented policies and procedures to safeguard the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of its internal data.
• Artificial Intelligence Risk – The firm does not use artificial intelligence (“AI”) to construct portfolios or to
make recommendations. Certain third-party vendors may use AI within their own systems, and the use
of this technology involves risks that clients should understand. AI tools may rely on data that is
incomplete or inaccurate, which can result in errors within supporting processes, These tools may not
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perform as expected and can be affected by model limitations, system interruptions, and other factors.
The firm has incorporated controls into its vendor due diligence program to account for the use of AI for
service providers. Technology based processes involve uncertainties and are not viewed as a substitute
for the firm’s professional judgment and oversight.
• Model Risk – Certain products and investment strategies rely on signals and data from various
analytical models or software, which sometimes will be proprietary or from third parties. These models
and software can be adversely impacted by human or systems errors in mathematical foundations of the
models, programming, quality of data and other factors.
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Technology Risk – Software and hardware malfunctions or problems can impact certain investment
strategies and products.
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Timing of Implementation Risk – Integrity Alliance can give no assurance as to the timing of the
investment of client accounts or funds generally and/or any changes to client accounts or funds over
time, including with respect to asset allocation and investment, the performance or profitability of the
client account, not any guarantee that any investment objectives, expectations, or targets will be
achieved, including, without limitation, any risk control, risk management or return objectives,
expectations or targets.
While this information provides a synopsis of the events that can affect a client’s investments, this listing is not
exhaustive. Although our methods of analysis and investment strategies do not present any significant or unusual risks,
all investment programs have certain risks that are borne by the investor. Clients should understand that there are
inherent risks associated with investing and depending on the risk occurrence, clients can suffer loss of all or part of the
client’s principal investment.
For information regarding the methods of analysis and investment strategies employed by Portfolio Managers
selected through the Wealth Solutions SMA Program, including material risks associated with the same, clients
should refer to the Portfolio Manager’s Disclosure Brochure. If you did not receive a copy of your Portfolio Manager’s
Brochure, please contact your Advisor or Integrity Alliance at 877-886-1939.
Voting Client Securities
Integrity Alliance will not vote proxies on behalf of your account. Therefore, it is your responsibility to vote all proxies
for securities held in your accounts managed by our Firm You will receive proxies directly from your account
custodian or investment transfer agent and these documents will not be delivered by us. Although we do not vote
client proxies, if you have a question about a particular proxy feel free to contact us. Third-party investment
managers chosen to manage client assets, however, can vote proxies on behalf of clients. Clients should refer to
those investment managers’ ADV for more information.
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Advisors are responsible for developing an initial financial profile for each client and assisting the client in determining
an appropriate investment program and portfolio or Portfolio Manager fitting their needs, depending on the program
selected. With respect to Aspire Program and Paramount Program accounts, for which your Advisor serves as
portfolio manager, you will communicate information directly to your Advisor.
With respect to the Retirement Ally Program, for which Integrity Alliance serves as portfolio manager, and the Wealth
Solutions Programs, for which Integrity Alliance serves as discretionary Manager, your Advisor will communicate
information regarding the Program, investment strategy and/or model portfolio selected for your account as well as
any reasonable restrictions you have imposed on the management of your account, and any other information
reasonably necessary to ensure that the Firm provides portfolio management services in accordance with your
investment objectives, needs and risk tolerance. Updates to such information, as provided by you to your Advisor,
from time to time, will also be timely communicated to Integrity Alliance.
For clients enrolled in the Wealth Solutions Programs, the client’s portfolio selection is communicated by Integrity
Alliance to the selected Portfolio Manager.
Integrity Alliance or the Advisor will directly contact each client at least annually to determine whether there have been
any material changes to the client’s financial circumstances and/or investment objectives, and whether the client
wishes to impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their account(s) or change restrictions previously
provided.
While Integrity Alliance provides periodic reminders, it remains the client’s responsibility to advise us of material changes
to information previously provided which might impact the continued suitability of any previously selected investment
strategy and/or, as applicable, Portfolio Manager.
Any such changes to the client’s investment profile will be promptly communicated to the client’s portfolio manager
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responsible for implementing appropriate adjustments to the client’s portfolio. If necessary, based on the nature of the
changes, a new strategy or Portfolio Manager may be recommended.
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
Clients generally will contact their Advisors to obtain account information, ask questions about their wrap program
accounts, or provide updates to their personal information. Integrity Alliance does not impose restrictions on a client’s
ability to contact and consult with their Advisor.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
May 5, 2023 – Regulatory Action Initiated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
On May 5, 2023, Integrity Alliance submitted an AWC to FINRA for the purpose of settling alleged rule violations.
Integrity Alliance entered into the AWC without admitting or denying the findings and was censured and fined $30,000
for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system, including written procedures, reasonably designed
to supervise the outside brokerage accounts disclosed by its registered representatives.
July 27, 2016 – Regulatory Action Initiated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
On July 27, 2016, Integrity Alliance submitted an AWC to FINRA for the purpose of settling alleged rule violations.
Integrity Alliance entered into the AWC without admitting or denying the findings and was censured and fined $45,000
for utilizing a form for variable annuity purchases that failed to confirm that customers had been fully informed of the
material features and fees of variable annuities prior to recommending that they invest in those products and
therefore approved solicited variable annuity purchases without adequate information to make reasonable suitability
determinations.
November 15, 2024 – Regulatory Action Initiated by Securities and Exchange Commission
On November 15, 2025, the SEC issued an order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings
pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, making findings, and imposing remedial
sanctions and a cease-and-desist order (the “Order”) in response to the offer of settlement by Lion Street Financial,
LLC (“Lion Street”), an SEC registered broker-dealer which has since merged with the Firm, in which Lion Street did
not admit or deny any of the findings in the Order. As part of the Order, Lion Street was censured, ordered to cease-
and-desist, and paid disgorgement of $14,899.55 with prejudgment interest of $3,683.32 and a civil money penalty of
$135,000 as a result of Lion Street’s failure to comply with Regulation Best Interest in connection with its
recommendation of “L Bonds” to six retail customers for whom Lion Street did not have a reasonable basis to believe
that the L Bonds were in the customers’ best interest.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither Integrity Alliance nor any of its management persons are registered, or have an application pending to
register, as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or Commodity Trader.
Brokerage and Insurance Practices – As previously stated in this document, Integrity Alliance is dually registered as
both a broker-dealer and investment adviser. Our firm’s principal business is that of a securities broker-dealer and
certain of our management persons and many of our Advisors are separately licensed as registered representatives
under our brokerage registration. Through its registered representatives, Integrity Alliance transacts business in a
variety of securities products, primarily in the sales of equities, bonds, mutual funds, and variable products. Most of
these products generate compensation in the form of commissions to both the representative and to Integrity Alliance.
Integrity Alliance spends approximately 60% of its time on securities brokerage business.
Clients should understand that advisory and brokerage accounts are separate and compensated differently. For
advisory accounts, Integrity Alliance and its IARs provide services for an asset-based fee only, IARs do not receive
commissions on any transactions executed in an advisory account, including transactions executed through Integrity
Alliance when it acts as broker-dealer. This applies to all advisory programs and platforms offered by Integrity
Alliance. Advisory clients may incur higher transaction charges or execution costs when Integrity Alliance serves as
the executing broker, but these charges do not result in any commission-based compensation to the IAR. In the same
manner, while clients in wrap account programs may pay higher overall program fees compared to paying separately
for advisory services and individual transactions, these wrap fees do not provide commission-based compensation to
the IAR.
Most Integrity Alliance advisors are also registered representatives of our broker-dealer. In that separate brokerage
capacity, these advisors may offer clients brokerage accounts in which transactions are subject to traditional
commission charges and no advisory fees apply. Advisors receive commission compensation only when acting in
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their brokerage capacity and only in connection with brokerage accounts. They do not receive commissions and
advisory fees for the same account under any circumstances. Integrity Alliance reviews account activity, trading
practices, and fee billing to ensure clients are charged according to the correct account type and that compensation
aligns with the capacity in which the advisor is acting.
Integrity Alliance maintains a business relationship with Lion Street Insurance, an affiliated entity that operates as an
Outside Insurance Desk (“OID”). Although Lion Street Insurance is under common ownership with Integrity Alliance, it
is a separate legal entity that operates independently from the Firm’s registered investment adviser and broker-dealer
operations. The OID functions as a licensed insurance agency and distribution platform for variable annuities,
registered index-linked annuities (“RILAs”), and other registered insurance products issued by unaffiliated insurance
companies. When an advisory client elects to implement an insurance or annuity recommendation and the client’s
IAR is not insurance licensed or appointed, the OID’s licensed insurance agents may serve as the agent of record. In
these circumstances, Integrity Alliance continues to supervise and manage the client relationship, while the OID
provides product support and administrative processing for the insurance transaction. IARs do not receive
commissions, trials or any other insurance-related compensation. IARs are compensated solely through asset-based
advisory fees paid by clients. When an insurance product is issued, the affiliated OID and its licensed agents receive
compensation from the issuing insurance company. These payments are separate from, and in addition to, any
advisory fees paid to Integrity Alliance. Because affiliated entities may receive compensation in connection with
insurance transactions, a potential conflict of interest exists. Integrity Alliance addresses this conflict through clear
disclosure, supervisory oversight, and adherence to its fiduciary obligations to ensure, all recommendations are made
in the client’s best interest. Clients are under no obligation to purchase insurance products through Lion Street
Insurance, Integrity Alliance, or any affiliated entity.
Certain IARs of Integrity Alliance are also licensed insurance agents and may sell fixed insurance products, including
fixed annuities, life insurance, and related contracts, through insurance agencies that may be affiliated or unaffiliated
with Integrity Alliance. An affiliated OID (e.g., Ash Brokerage, Brokers International LTD, Quantum) may be used to
facilitate these transactions. While affiliated insurance entities are under common ownership, they are separate legal
entities that operate independently from Integrity Alliance’s advisory and broker-dealer operations. When acting in their
capacity as insurance agents, IARs do so outside their role with Integrity Alliance. These activities are separate and
distinct from the investment advisory services provided by the Firm. Integrity Alliance does not receive any direct or
indirect compensation, revenue sharing, or other financial benefit from the sale of fixed insurance products by an IAR
and does not supervise, review, approve, or conduct due diligence on any fixed insurance products recommended or
sold by an IAR. Any recommendation or sale of a fixed insurance product is made solely in the IAR’s capacity as an
insurance agent, not on behalf of Integrity Alliance. IARs may receive commissions or other compensation for selling
fixed insurance products. This compensation is separate from and in addition to any asset-based advisory fees paid to
Integrity Alliance. When an affiliated OID desk or affiliated insurance agency is used, compensation paid to the IAR or
the affiliate may be higher than compensation available through non-affiliated channels. As a result, IARs and affiliated
entities have a financial incentive to recommend or implement fixed insurance products through affiliated agencies
rather than non-affiliated alternatives. This arrangement creates a conflict of interest. Clients are not obligated to
purchase any insurance product recommended or offered by an IAR and may obtain comparable products from any
other licensed insurance agent or agency of their choosing. Clients should carefully consider the potential conflicts of
interest described above when evaluating any fixed insurance recommendation made by their IAR.
Unaffiliated RIAs
Certain IARs of Integrity Alliance are also IARs of other unaffiliated registered investment adviser firms. These outside
advisory affiliations are considered outside business activities and may create potential or actual conflicts of interest
because such individuals may provide advisory services through multiple firms that differ in investment programs,
products, services, and fee arrangements. Integrity Alliance reviews, and where appropriate, approves such outside
affiliations in accordance with its policies and procedures. If an outside activity involves securities transactions and is
approved, Integrity Alliance records and supervises the activity as required. However, Integrity Alliance does not
supervise or assume responsibility for the ongoing investment advisory services, advice, or recommendations an IAR
provides through an unaffiliated registered investment adviser that are unrelated to approved securities transactions or
otherwise outside the scope of Integrity Alliance’s supervision. To address these potential conflicts of interest, IARs are
required to clearly disclose to clients the capacity in which they are acting and the firm through which advisory services
are being provided prior to or at the time of engagement. Clients are encouraged to review the IAR’s Form ADV Part
2B Brochure Supplement and the disclosure documents of each advisory firm with which the IAR is associated before
engaging in advisory services.
Back Office Support
In addition to its advisory activities, Integrity Alliance provides certain back-office and administrative support services
to non-affiliated registered investment advisers. These services can include functions such as fee billing, IAR
compensation processing, and general administrative support, for which Integrity Alliance receives compensation.
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Financial Services Industry Affiliations – As disclosed at Item 4 of this Brochure, Integrity Alliance is a wholly owned,
indirect subsidiary of Integrity, LLC (“Integrity”). As a subsidiary of Integrity, Integrity Alliance is under common
ownership and control with several financial institutions (referred to collectively as the “Related Companies”),
including:
• SEC registered investment advisers;
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FINRA member broker-dealers, and;
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Licensed insurance agencies.
As a result of its acquisition by Integrity, Integrity Alliance is now an affiliate of its former owner, Brokers International,
LTD. (“BI”). BI is an insurance agency that wholesales disability insurance, long-term care, life insurance and
annuities to third- party insurance agents. BI is not registered as an investment advisor or securities broker-dealer.
Integrity Alliance Advisors may also be employees of BI and/or may be licensed as insurance agents.
Material Arrangements with Related Company – Integrity Alliance has entered into a sub-advisory agreement and a
servicing agreement with Integrity Advisory Solutions, LLC, an SEC registered investment adviser and Related
Company, doing business as Integrity Wealth (“IAS” or “Integrity Wealth”). Integrity Alliance uses the Integrity Wealth
logo and expects in the future to use references to “Integrity Wealth” generally to refer to its business and services for
various marketing purposes.
• Sub-advisory Agreement – Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement, Integrity Alliance makes the
Retirement Ally and Wealth Solutions Program model portfolios, and the Wealth Solutions SMA
Program including the management services of approved Portfolio Managers available to IAS clients.
Under this arrangement, IAS investment adviser representatives maintain client relationships, gather
information regarding client investment goals and objectives through personal discussions, assist clients
in selecting an appropriate Program portfolio fitting their financial needs and circumstances, and
determine whether clients would like to impose reasonable restrictions on investment of their accounts.
For its services as sub-adviser, Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the total advisory fee charged to IAS’s
clients enrolled in the Retirement Ally, Wealth Solutions or Wealth Solutions SMA Program. IAS’s clients
should refer to IAS’s Form ADV, Part 2A Disclosure Brochure for details regarding its services under this
arrangement, and the total associated fees.
• Servicing Agreement – Pursuant to a servicing agreement between Integrity Alliance and IAS, IAS will
also compensate Integrity Alliance to provide certain back-office, administrative, compliance and
operations support functions.
Attorneys – Certain Advisors of Integrity Alliance are separately licensed as attorneys admitted to the bar in one or
more states. Certain of these individuals are also affiliated with their own law firms. In their separate capacities as
attorneys, these individuals can provide legal advice and services for a fee, which is separate from and in addition to
any advisory fees charged to the client by Integrity Alliance. Integrity Alliance does not offset its advisory fees for legal
fees paid to these individuals acting in their separate capacities as attorneys or to their law firms.
These Advisors, as appropriate, offer legal services and/or recommend these law firms to clients in need of legal
advice. Clients should note that they are under no obligation to engage these individuals in their separate capacities
as attorneys or their law firms when seeking legal advice or considering engaging a law firm. Clients should be aware
that the potential for Integrity Alliance’s Advisors or their law firms to receive compensation in addition to fees
received for providing investment advice through Integrity Alliance creates a conflict of interest that can impair their
objectivity when making a recommendation for legal services or when making advisory recommendations that would
require the receipt of legal advice to implement (e.g., a recommendation in a financial plan that the client prepare a
will or establish an estate plan).
Mitigating Conflicts of Interest – Integrity Alliance endeavors to put the interest of its clients first as part of its fiduciary
duty and takes the following steps to address these conflicts:
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Integrity Alliance seeks to identify and disclose to clients the existence of material conflicts of interest,
including the potential for Integrity Alliance’s employees to earn compensation from advisory clients in
addition to Integrity Alliance’s advisory fees;
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Integrity Alliance discloses to clients that they are not obligated to purchase recommended services from
Integrity Alliance’s supervised persons, or companies owned in whole or part by supervised persons of
Integrity Alliance;
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Integrity Alliance seeks to collect, maintain and document accurate, complete, and relevant client
background information, including the client’s financial goals, objectives, and risk tolerance and to tailor
its investment advice to the client’s needs;
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Integrity Alliance requires that its employees seek prior approval of any outside employment activity so
that Integrity Alliance can ensure that any conflicts of interests arising as a result of such activities are
properly addressed and disclosed;
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Integrity Alliance periodically monitors these outside employment activities to verify that any conflicts of
interest continue to be properly addressed by Integrity Alliance; and
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Integrity Alliance educates its employees regarding the responsibilities of a fiduciary, including the need
to have a reasonable and independent basis for the investment advice provided to clients.
Code of Ethics Summary
Description of Code of Ethics
All supervised persons of Integrity Alliance must act in an ethical and professional manner. In view of the foregoing
and applicable provisions of the Advisers Act, we have adopted a set of enforceable guidelines (“Code of Ethics”), to
identify and prohibit certain types of transactions deemed to create conflicts of interest (or the potential for or the
appearance of such conflicts), and to establish reporting requirements and enforcement procedures relating to
personal trading by Integrity Alliance personnel. Integrity Alliance’s Code of Ethics specifically deals with professional
standards, prohibition on insider trading, personal trading, gifts and entertainment, and fiduciary duties, and
establishes ideals for ethical conduct based upon fundamental principles of openness, integrity, honesty, and trust.
The goal of our Code of Ethics is to protect the interests of our clients and to demonstrate our commitment to our
fiduciary duties of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing with clients.
We will provide a copy of our Code of Ethics to any client or prospective client upon request. Please contact us at
877-886- 1939 or by email at compliance@integritywealthsolutions.com if you would like to receive a full copy of our
Code of Ethics.
Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interest
Under certain circumstances, Integrity Alliance recommends or effects transactions in securities in which we or a
related person has a material financial interest. Please refer to the sub-header “Client Referrals and Other
Compensation,” set forth below, for information regarding transaction cost avoidance benefits received by Integrity
Alliance, or our Advisors, in connection with wrap fee programs offered by the Firm through the availability of no-
transaction fee mutual funds from our approved custodians. Also, Item 14 provides important information regarding
revenue-sharing benefits received by Integrity Alliance for its participation in the Pershing FUNDVEST® Program and
from a default cash sweep program selected for use in client portfolios custodied with Pershing.
Personal Trading For Supervised Persons
Occasionally, supervised persons of Integrity Alliance, buy or sell securities for their own account(s) that they have
also recommended to clients. However, any purchase or sale of a security by supervised persons will be subject to
the fiduciary duty owed to the client. From time to time, Advisors of Integrity Alliance buy or sell securities for
themselves at or around the same time as Integrity Alliance’s clients. With respect to Advisor-managed accounts, the
Firm’s policy is to place client trades before trading for their own benefit or to trade alongside client trades in an
aggregated order and use pro rata, average pricing.
To mitigate or remedy conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest, Integrity Alliance will monitor personal
trading activity of the Firm’s access persons for adherence to its Code of Ethics. (Access persons include supervised
persons who (i) have access to nonpublic information regarding any clients’ purchase or sale of securities, or
nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of any reportable fund; or (ii) is involved in making securities
recommendations to clients, or who have access to such recommendations that are nonpublic).
Clients should refer to the disclosures of any sub-adviser, if applicable, regarding its policies concerning the personal
trading activity of its supervised persons.
Account Reviews and Reviewers
Advisors conduct annual reviews of client account(s) to have a reasonable basis to believe that the selection of
account type remains in the client’s best interest. The reviews consist of determining whether the Advisor’s portfolio
management and portfolios are in alignment with the client’s investment goals, objectives, and any reasonable
restrictions. An Advisor’s underlying premise for the initial and continued suitability of the account type is based on
the totality of services provided to the client, and not any single service or component of the overall fee.
Additional reviews can be caused by a change in client circumstances or upon client request. Securities held in
accounts managed by Integrity Alliance are monitored periodically.
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Statements and Reports
Clients will receive statements at least quarterly from the custodian at which their accounts are maintained. Clients
can also receive quarterly, monthly, or on-demand reports showing the investment performance of their accounts
from Integrity Alliance. Clients are urged to compare the reports provided by Integrity Alliance against the account
statements they receive directly from the account custodian.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Compensation Received for Client Referrals
Integrity Alliance receives fees for referring clients that open accounts with unaffiliated investment adviser firms. The
amount of fees increase as the amount of assets referred to the unaffiliated investment adviser firm increases. The
exact services offered and the arrangement with Integrity Alliance varies depending on the unaffiliated investment
adviser. Clients are provided a copy of the unaffiliated investment adviser firm’s Form ADV Part 2, or similar
disclosure brochure at the time of the referral, as well as additional disclosures, as required, regarding our referral
arrangement with the unaffiliated investment adviser firm and related, material conflicts of interest.
Compensation Received for Third-Party Lender Referrals
The Firm’s arrangements with such third-party lenders also typically keep the funds generated by your use of such
third- party lenders invested under the Firm’s management. By recommending that a client use a third-party lender to
fund a purchase or other financial need rather than liquidate securities under the Firm’s management, the Firm and
the Advisor continue to earn fees on the full account value.
Other Compensation and Economic Benefits
Cash Sweep Program
Cash sweep programs allow clients to earn a return on uninvested cash balances by automatically “sweeping” cash
balances, such as dividends, incoming cash deposits, and money from sell orders, into a sweep vehicle until such
balances are invested or otherwise used to satisfy obligations arising in the account.
Integrity Alliance has selected a default cash sweep program (“Cash Sweep Program”), available through Pershing,
an affiliate of BNY Mellon Securities Corporation, which will automatically “sweep” available cash balances awaiting
investment or reinvestment in client accounts custodied with Pershing into interest bearing deposit accounts offered
through participating banks (“Participating Banks”) selected by Pershing. Deposits at an individual Participating Bank
are covered by FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) insurance up to a maximum of $250,000 and an
aggregate total across Participating Banks of up to approximately $2,500,000, subject to bank availability. The FDIC
is an independent federal agency insuring deposits in U.S. banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures. For
purposes of calculating the available FDIC coverage at each Participating Bank, cash deposited at a Participating
Bank is aggregated with all other deposits held by you outside of the Cash Sweep Program in the same insurable
capacity at that Participating Bank. You are responsible for monitoring the total amount of deposits held outside of the
Cash Sweep Program at Participating Banks in order to determine the extent of FDIC deposit insurance coverage.
You can review the most current lists of Participating Banks in the Cash Sweep Program at
https://www.pershing.com/rates, and your Advisor can notify you of the applicable bank list for your account. If you
wish to designate a Participating Bank as ineligible to receive your funds through the Cash Sweep Program, please
contact your Advisor.
Should your cash balance exceed the total aggregate maximum for FDIC coverage within the Cash Sweep Program,
any additional free credit balance will be swept into a secondary option selected by Integrity Alliance, or, if no
secondary sweep option has been selected, into a default money market mutual fund.
The interest rate available on client deposits in the Cash Sweep Program is equal to the weighted average of the interest
rates paid by all Participating Banks on the client’s balances, based on current market conditions, less applicable deposit
fees, which include fees paid to Pershing and retained by the Cash Sweep Program sponsor (the “Net Interest Rate
Available”). The interest rate you earn through the Cash Sweep Program will be lower than interest rates available to
depositors in interest-bearing accounts held directly at a Participating Bank or other FDIC-insured depository
institutions, but such institutions could require a minimum amount to establish an interest-bearing deposit account that
is maintained outside of the Cash Sweep Program.
Pursuant to an agreement entered into with Pershing, the Net Interest Rate Available on a client’s Cash Sweep
Program balance(s) is shared between the client and Integrity Alliance. The percentage of the Net Interest Rate
Available allocated to each party depends on the value of all the client’s Eligible Account(s). Eligible Accounts include
IAS accounts custodied with Pershing (introduced by Integrity Alliance), registered under the same Tax ID Number,
and enrolled in the Cash Sweep Program. The Cash Sweep Program includes five tiers based on account value:
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Tier 1 – $0-$49,000
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Tier 2 – $50,000-$99,999
Tier 3 – $100,000-$499,999
Tier 4 – $500,000-$999,999 and
Tier 5 – $1 million and above.
Each tier has a different percentage split of the Net Interest Rate Available between the client and Integrity Alliance.
Additionally, there are multiple product options (“A” through “E”) within the Cash Sweep Program, each featuring its
own tiered percentage split structure. Product option “A” provides the highest revenue share to Integrity Alliance, while
option “E” provides the least. Integrity Alliance has selected product option “A,” which generally results in a lower Net
Interest Rate Available to clients compared to the other options.
Under option “A,” the percentage of the Net Interest Rate Available received by Integrity Alliance ranges from a
maximum of 70% for accounts valued under $50,000 (Tier 1) to a minimum of 10% for accounts exceeding
$1,000,000 (Tier 5). However, Integrity Alliance’s share is capped at 1.30% per tier. If the Net Interest Rate Available
exceeds 1.30%, Integrity Alliance’s portion will not surpass this limit, and any remaining amount will be applied to the
client’s yield.
For example, if a client’s Eligible Account(s) fall under a tier where the Net Interest Rate Available is split 50/50 and
the total Net Interest Rate Available is 3.00%, both the client and Integrity Alliance would typically receive $1.50%.
However, due to the 1.30% cap, Integrity Alliance’s portion would be limited to 1.30%, and the client would receive
the remaining 1.70%.
This arrangement allows Integrity Alliance to participate in revenue sharing related to the Cash Sweep Program while
still ensuring clients receive a portion of the Net Interest Rate Available based on their account tier and the selected
product option.
For legacy client accounts held in the Paramount Program, a different cash sweep vehicle is used under Pershing’s
sweep platform. Under this arrangement, the Net Interest Rate Available is subject to a separate revenue share
schedule with Pershing in which Integrity Alliance retains a smaller portion of the overall Net Interest Rate Available
than described above. The Firm’s share of cash sweep revenue for these accounts is comparatively lower than that
received under the primary Cash Sweep Program described above.
Participating Banks do not have a duty to offer the highest rates of return available to participants in the Cash Sweep
Program or rates comparable to those offered in money market mutual funds or other cash options. The Net Interest
Rate Available will typically fluctuate daily.
Pershing will determine the applicable tier and, therefore, the percentage split of the Net Interest Rate Available
between Integrity Alliance and the client each month based on the aggregate value of the client’s Eligible Accounts
(“Eligible Account(s) Balance”). Pershing will determine your Eligible Account(s) Balance as of the interest posting
date each month and add it to the Eligible Account(s) Balance as of the interest posting date for the prior month,
which is then divided by two to determine your average Eligible Account(s) Balance for the period. This average
Eligible Account(s) Balance will determine your eligibility for a particular tier for the forthcoming interest period. (Your
initial deposit into the Cash Sweep Program will be used to determine the applicable tier for the initial interest period).
Under this arrangement, Integrity Alliance earns revenue on the client’s cash balances in addition to any
compensation earned as introducing broker and for acting as investment adviser to client accounts maintained with
Pershing. Advisory fees are typically calculated on the value of the client’s account, which includes the value of cash
balances held in the account.
This means that Integrity Alliance, when acting as investment adviser on a client’s account, earns at least two layers of
fees on the same cash balances in these accounts. Also, any percentage of the Net Interest Rate Available that Integrity
Alliance receives will reduce the amount of interest you receive on cash balances in your accounts held with Pershing.
The compensation received under this revenue sharing arrangement is retained by Integrity Alliance and is not
shared with your Advisor. Your Advisor does not have an additional financial incentive tied to the Cash Sweep
Program or other available cash options for your account.
Integrity Alliance’s ability to select a default cash sweep program for accounts custodied with Pershing presents a
conflict of interest as not all cash options available offer revenue sharing to Integrity Alliance, some offer lower
revenue sharing amounts, and, as disclosed above, various other products available within the Cash Sweep Program
would share less revenue with Integrity Alliance than the product selected by the Integrity Alliance. The potential to
receive additional compensation creates an incentive to make this decision based, at least in part, on Integrity
Alliance’s pecuniary interests rather than the best interests of clients. This conflict is partially mitigated for the
Paramount Program, which operates under a different sweep vehicle with a smaller Firm revenue share.
When Integrity Alliance acts as investment adviser to client accounts, this arrangement can also present a conflict of
interest by creating an incentive to maintain a higher cash balance within accounts than would otherwise be
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necessary in order to earn additional compensation from the Cash Sweep Program.
While a cash sweep program using FDIC-insured deposits, such as the Cash Sweep Program, could benefit you, any
potential benefit does not eliminate the conflicts of interest that arise.
Notwithstanding any revenue received from the Cash Sweep Program, Integrity Alliance has taken and will continue to
take steps to reasonably ensure, evaluate, and monitor on a periodic basis that its use and choices of cash sweep
programs, including the Cash Sweep Program, is in the best interest of clients, taking into consideration certain
quantitative and qualitative factors, such as:
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the relative interest rates offered by the Participating Banks within the Cash Sweep Program as
compared to available alternative cash investments, such as, but not necessarily limited to, money
market mutual funds;
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the availability of the maximum FDIC insurance limits to a client based on the client’s aggregate invested
cash in Participating Banks; and
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the importance of FDIC insurance in view of a client’s investment objectives and risk tolerance (based
on strategy chosen) as balanced against the quantitative considerations above.
Integrity Alliance will also reasonably seek to ensure that Advisors do not receive compensation from the Cash
Sweep Program. Integrity Alliance will also periodically monitor the amount of cash each of its clients has in the Cash
Sweep Program, comparing the cash levels maintained to prudent investing standards germane to the strategy
selected. Integrity Alliance will document, and maintain in its files, the results of these periodic reviews.
Nonetheless, you should be aware that the Cash Sweep Program (and cash sweep programs, generally) will generate
lower yields than cash alternatives available. Clients are not obligated to use the Cash Sweep Program for their
accounts custodied with Pershing and should notify their Advisor if they want to select a different option for the cash
held in their account(s), including but not necessarily limited to, a money market mutual fund, or a free credit balance.
Clients should compare the terms of the Cash Sweep Program with those of other available investments for cash,
including, among other factors, interest rates, required minimum amounts, and other features, as well as applicable
risks, and the relative value the client places on the security of the FDIC insurance provided through the Cash Sweep
Program.
Clients should also note that all fees discussed herein are cumulative. For example, funds in a cash sweep program
tied to a loan will have two revenue streams for the Firm since the Firm will receive a percentage of the net interest
rate based on the amount of client assets held in a cash sweep vehicle (thereby lowering the amount of the interest
received by the client), and the Firm will also receive a percentage of revenue generated from the interest payments
made by a client to such third- party lender with respect to the applicable loan and/or a percentage of client assets
brought to the third-party lender’s platform.
Negative Interest Rates: In response to certain extraordinary economic conditions, some foreign countries have
implemented a negative interest rate policy to stabilize their economies. Under such a policy, a central bank charges
banks a fee to hold reserves, and, as a result, the banks then charge depositors a fee to maintain their deposits.
Historically, the
U.S. has not adopted policies resulting in negative interest rates, and there is no indication that the Federal Reserve
Board plans to adopt such a policy in the future. If, however, such a policy is adopted in the U.S., Program Banks
may begin to charge fees to maintain deposits held through bank deposit sweep products, such as the Cash Sweep
Program. In such an event, a fee would be charged for maintaining your deposits at Participant Banks through the
Cash Sweep Program. This fee would be in addition to fees received from Participant Banks for their participation in
the Cash Sweep Program. Any fees related to negative interest rates would be applied to your Cash Sweep Program
balance on a monthly basis for the duration of the negative interest rate period. If applicable, this fee will appear on
your periodic account statement.
A money market mutual fund, unlike Participating Bank deposits utilized by the Cash Sweep Program, is not insured
or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other governmental agency, and it is possible to lose money in a money market
mutual fund.
Money market mutual funds seek to preserve a net asset value of $1.00, with excess earnings that are generated
through interest on portfolio holdings typically distributed to investors in the form of dividend payments. Average
annual rates of return from money market mutual funds available as an alternative to the Cash Sweep Program will
vary over time and will typically be higher than the interest rate paid on deposits to you through the Cash Sweep
Program.
Under stressed market conditions (e.g., which may cause the Federal Reserve Bank to purchase government
securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply, also known as “quantitative
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easing”), however, money market mutual funds may not pay investors any excess dividends or distributions. Under
severe market stress, a money market mutual fund may fail to preserve a net asset value of $1.00 and/or no longer be
a viable business for the fund sponsor, which could force the sponsor to liquidate. As a result of any of these factors,
it is possible to lose money in a money market mutual fund.
Uninvested cash held by the Firm as a “free credit balance” in all client accounts is covered by the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (SIPC), a non-profit, non-government, membership corporation, funded by member broker-
dealers. SIPC’s coverage protects against the custodial risk (though not against a decline in market value) when a
SIPC-member brokerage firm fails by replacing missing securities and cash up to a limit of $500,000 of which
$250,000 can be in cash per customer under SIPC rules.
Integrity Alliance will earn more money from the revenue sharing arrangement in connection with the Cash Sweep
Program than it would, should you select a different cash option for your account(s).
You should consider your investment objectives, liquidity needs, and risk tolerance in reviewing whether the Cash
Sweep Program or another product or approach is appropriate for you with respect to cash balances held in your
account(s). If you desire to maintain a large cash position for an extended period of time, you should contact your
Advisor to discuss your options.
We urge you to carefully review the detailed information regarding the Cash Sweep Program provided in the
Disclosure Statement and Terms and Conditions prepared by BNY Mellon Securities Corporation here:
https://www.dreyfus.com/content/dam/im/documents/manual/brochures/did-terms-tiered.pdf.
Clients have the right to opt out of the default Cash Sweep Program at any time by notifying their Advisor or
contacting us at (877)886-1939. Upon opting out, clients can choose from alternative options including (i)
leaving cash uninvested in the account without participating in the sweep option, or (ii) selecting a different
cash management option offered by the custodian, subject to availability.
Clients should consider that alternative cash management options frequently offer different yields, terms,
and protections compared to the default sweep option. Opting out of the default Cash Sweep Program can
affect the interest earned on uninvested cash and could impact liquidity or FDIC/SIPC coverage depending on
the selected alternative.
Similar to the above, which discusses the revenue share from cash sweeps with Pershing, Advisors may
recommend clients hold assets with Stone Castle, an insured deposit platform. Pursuant to an
agreement between Stone Castle and Integrity Alliance, Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the fees
received by Stone Castle from Integrity Alliance clients. This revenue sharing arrangement creates a
conflict of interest because Integrity Alliance is incentivized to have Advisors recommend Stone Castle
over other products and accounts that do not share revenue with Integrity Alliance. While each Advisor
seeks to make decisions that it believes are in the best interest of its clients, the potential for Integrity
Alliance to receive additional compensation creates an incentive to make this decision based, at least in
part, on Integrity Alliance’s pecuniary interests rather than the best interests of the client.
NTF Funds and 12b-1 Fees
Approved custodians offer NTF (no-transaction fee) mutual funds, which allows Integrity Alliance and Advisors to
select funds that trade without a transaction fee. The availability of NTF mutual funds creates a conflict of interest with
respect to any wrap fee program in which Integrity Alliance, or the Advisor, is responsible for transaction charges
because the fewer transaction charges that are incurred with respect to the wrap fee account, the more of the wrap
fee is retained. At the same time, NTF mutual funds often have higher internal expense ratios than other share
classes of the same or other similar funds that can be recommended for the client’s account. Integrity Alliance seeks
to mitigate this conflict of interest by adopting and implementing a policy requiring that the Firm and Advisors
endeavor to recommend the lowest cost share class of mutual funds available to clients under relevant circumstances
of the trade in keeping with each client’s best interests.
Generally, mutual fund companies offer multiple share classes of the same mutual fund. Some share classes of a fund
have higher internal expenses than others, including but not limited to 12b-1 fees, whereas other share classes of the
same fund have lower internal expenses, with or without 12b-1 fees. Institutional and investment advisory share
classes typically have lower expense ratios, do not charge 12b-1 fees, and are less costly for a client to hold than
Class A shares or other share classes that are eligible to purchase in an investment advisory account. Mutual funds
that offer institutional share classes, investment advisory share classes, and other share classes with lower expense
ratios are available to clients who meet specific eligibility requirements that are described in the mutual fund’s
prospectus or in its statement of additional information. These eligibility requirements include, but are not be limited
to, investments meeting certain minimum dollar amount thresholds and accounts that the fund considers qualified,
fee-based programs.
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The lowest-cost mutual fund share class may not always be available through approved custodians or investment
advisory programs. Integrity Alliance strives to recommend the lowest-cost share class for each mutual fund, based
on the specific circumstances of the trade. These relevant circumstances can include the share classes offered
through the client’s account custodian, which can be the lowest-cost option on that platform but not necessarily the
lowest-cost across all platforms or situations.
While Integrity Alliance endeavors to use the lowest-cost share class available and periodically reviews client
holdings to convert to lower-cost shares when possible, the Firm cannot guarantee clients will always hold the
absolute lowest-cost shares. Clients should discuss the recommended funds and investments with their Advisor,
considering factors like expected holding period, investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial situation, trading
frequency, and advisory fees. Clients should also inquire about any transaction charges for fund trades, whether
higher internal fund expenses will be incurred instead of transaction fees, and the relevant tax implications of the
selected mutual fund share class.
Clients should review both the fees charged by the funds and Integrity Alliance investment advisory fees to fully
compare and understand the total amount of fees to be paid by the client and, therefore, evaluate the advisory
services being provided.
Neither Integrity Alliance nor its Advisors receive 12b-1 fees from mutual fund companies in connection with advisory
assets under management. For client accounts custodied with Pershing, for which Integrity Alliance acts as executing
broker, instructions have been provided requiring Pershing to rebate 12b-1 fees incurred by the Firm’s clients. For
client accounts custodied with Schwab, where Integrity Alliance is not the executing broker, Schwab will generally
retain any 12b-1 fees charged to Firm clients. These differing approaches will result in client accounts being more
costly to maintain when holding mutual funds charging 12b-1 fees at Schwab versus Pershing. Clients should
consider the differing treatment of 12b-1 fees by account custodians, including whether the client expects to hold
mutual funds in their account, when selecting an investment program that is available from Integrity Alliance only
through certain custodians.
Pershing FUNDVEST® Program
Integrity Alliance is a participant in Pershing’s FUNDVEST® ticket charge program (“FUNDVEST® Program”), which
offers NTF mutual funds and ETFs. ETFs in the FUNDVEST® Program do not have ticket charges.
Pursuant to an agreement with Pershing, Integrity Alliance is also eligible to participate in revenue sharing with
respect to certain FUNDVEST® Program mutual funds. For FUNDVEST® Program funds that do not charge 12b-1
fees, Pershing will share 40% of any service fees received from such funds held by Integrity Alliance client accounts
that exceed $10 million. Integrity Alliance does not receive any share of service fees on the first $10 million of client
assets in the FUNDVEST® Program. (Service fees include all fees other than 12b-1 fees paid directly or indirectly by
a FUNDVEST® Program mutual fund). This arrangement creates a conflict of interest in that Integrity Alliance has
incentive to recommend NTF mutual funds available through the FUNDVEST® Program in order to reach or exceed
this threshold and share in revenue rather than based on the client’s best interests.
Also, as disclosed at Item 5 of this Brochure, in addition to an asset-based brokerage fee paid to Pershing from the
Wealth Solutions Program and Paramount Program Platform fees, Pershing is paid a percentage of the Platform fees
in connection with any client assets invested in the Wealth Solutions and Paramount Programs outside of the mutual
funds made available through Pershing’s FUNDVEST® Program. As Integrity Alliance retains the portion of the
Platform fees not paid to Pershing, this creates a conflict of interest as the Firm stands to retain a greater portion of
the Platform fees by recommending FUNDVEST® Program mutual funds over other mutual funds (or ETFs) that can
be appropriate for the client’s Wealth Solutions Program account based on our own pecuniary interests rather than
the best interests of the client.
Integrity Alliance seeks to mitigate these conflicts of interest by disclosing them to you, by making certain investment
programs available through custodians other than Pershing, by providing investment advice without regard to the
revenue we are eligible to receive under these arrangements, and by adopting policies and procedures reasonably
designed to ensure that recommendations are made in the best interests of clients.
FUNDVEST® Program mutual funds also charge short-term redemption fees of $50 for liquidations that do not meet
required holding periods. Applicable required holding periods generally run from 30 days to 6 months. Clients bear the
cost of short-term redemption fees, as applicable. Investment programs and strategies offered by IAS are generally
designed to hold investments for longer periods. If a short-term redemption fee is incurred, it is typically the result of
an unscheduled client request to withdraw assets after a recently placed trade in the client’s account.
Service Fees
Integrity Alliance receives additional compensation in connection with client accounts custodied at Pershing. Under
Pershing’s Schedule A, service fees for certain account services are set by Pershing and charged directly to client
accounts. Integrity Alliance marks up these service fees above the rates set forth in Pershing’s Schedule A. The
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difference between the fee charged to the client and the fee set by Pershing is retained by Integrity Alliance as
additional compensation. This practice creates a conflict of interest, as Integrity Alliance has a financial incentive to
apply markups to service fees. Integrity Alliance mitigates this conflict by disclosing the fees to clients and ensuring
that any fees charged are reasonable in relation to the services provided. Clients are encouraged to review their
account statements and our Schedule of Fees and contact us with any questions regarding service fees.
Benefits Received from Custodians
Products and Services Available to Us from Pershing and its Affiliates
We have entered into an arrangement with Pershing that permits us to receive a portion of Wealth Solutions, Wealth
Solutions SMA and Paramount Programs’ Platform/Program fees assessed. This arrangement and the associated
conflicts of interest are more fully described in Items 4 and 9 of this Brochure.
Pershing, through its affiliate, BNY Mellon Advisors, Inc. (“BNY Mellon Advisors”), provides Integrity Alliance with
certain model portfolios offered through the Wealth Solutions and Paramount Programs. Wealth Solutions and
Paramount Program client accounts are managed by BNY Mellon Advisors subject to Integrity Alliance’s ongoing
supervision as discretionary manager.
In addition, the Wealth Solutions SMA and Paramount Programs are built upon the Managed360 Program sponsored
and supported by BNY Mellon Advisors, which provides Integrity Alliance with access to a pool of independent
investment advisers whose operations are vetted by BNY Mellon Advisors. From this collection of managers Integrity
Alliance selects certain portfolio managers (“Portfolio Managers”), subject to its own due diligence processes, whose
advisory services are then made available to clients through the Wealth Solutions SMA and Paramount Programs. As
sponsor of the Managed360 Program, upon which the Wealth Solutions SMA and Paramount Programs are based,
BNY Mellon Advisors provides certain underlying services, directly or indirectly through affiliates and/or services
providers, in connection with the Wealth Solutions SMA and Paramount Programs including, among others:
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reviewing third party investment advisers whose services are made available on the BNY Mellon Advisors
platform, and from which list “Portfolio Managers” are selected by Integrity Alliance for inclusion in the Wealth
Solutions SMA and Paramount Programs;
providing Advisors with access to summary information and quantitative information about Portfolio Managers
and the investment styles provided by the Portfolio Managers;
offering services, operational support, and training to Advisors;
providing an investment proposal generation tool, web-based account setup and account maintenance tools;
providing account and asset reporting capabilities to Advisors and Integrity Alliance, including access to daily
and quarterly investment performance reports;
initial delivery of a selected Portfolio Manager’s Form ADV, Part 2 Brochure and other required disclosures;
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furnishing support services to the Portfolio Managers, including training, daily reporting, resolution and
Portfolio Manager notification regarding trading, Portfolio Manager relationship management, Portfolio
Manager data set-up assistance within applicable systems, and coordinating account requests submitted by
Integrity Alliance.
We also receive some benefits from Pershing that include, for example, reimbursement to our firm for the expenses
related to marketing events, or Pershing can pay the vendors directly. The amounts of those payments vary according
to the size of the event and are based on the amount of assets under management we place with Pershing.
The benefits we receive from Pershing include the following products and services (provided without cost or at a
discount): receipt of duplicate client statements and confirmations; research related products and tools; consulting
services; access to a trading desk serving adviser participants; access to block trading (which provides the ability to
aggregate securities transactions for execution and then allocate the appropriate shares to client accounts); the ability
to have advisory fees deducted directly from client accounts; access to an electronic communications network for
client order entry and account information; and discounts on research, technology, and practice management
products or services provided to our firm by third party vendors.
Pershing also pays for business consulting and professional services received by our associated persons. Some of
the products and services made available by Pershing benefit our firm and/or associated persons but do not benefit
you or your accounts. These products or services can assist our firm in managing and administering client accounts,
including accounts not maintained at Pershing. Other services made available by the custodian are intended to help
us manage and further develop our business enterprise. The benefits we receive do not depend on the amount of
brokerage transactions directed to Pershing, though some do depend on the level of assets we have custodied with
Pershing. As part of our fiduciary duty to clients, we endeavor at all times to put the interests of our clients first. You
should be aware; however, that the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our associated persons itself creates a
conflict of interest and can indirectly influence our choice of the custodian for custody and brokerage services.
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Without limiting the above, our associated persons often attend conferences offered by various vendors and/or
wholesalers at a discounted price or no cost.
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services TM (formerly Schwab Institutional) is Schwab’s business serving independent investment
advisory firms like us. They provide our clients and us with 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. Here is a more 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.
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 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:
Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and
• Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account statements);
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• Provide pricing and other market data;
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• Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting.
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:
Technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
• Educational conferences and events;
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• Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers.
Schwab provides some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to provide the
services to us. Schwab can also discount or waive its fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a third
party’s fees.
Schwab also provides us with other benefits such as occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
Commission and fee structures of various broker-dealers are periodically reviewed to analyze quality of overall
execution services. Accordingly, while Integrity Alliance will consider competitive rates, it may not necessarily obtain
the lowest possible commission rates or most favorably execution services for client account transactions. Therefore,
the overall services provided by broker-dealers are evaluated to determine best execution.
Schwab has eliminated transaction fees for online trades of U.S. equities, ETFs, and options (subject to $0.65 per
contract fee). This means that, in most cases, when we buy and sell these types of securities for your account
custodied with Schwab, we will not have to pay any transaction fees to Schwab. We encourage you to review the
Custodian’s pricing to compare the total costs of entering a wrap fee arrangement versus a non-wrap fee
arrangement.
If you choose to enter a wrap fee arrangement, your total cost to invest could exceed the cost of paying for brokerage
and advisory services separately. To see what you would pay for transactions in a non-wrap account at Schwab please
refer to Schwab’s most recent pricing schedules available at www.schwab.com/aspricingguide.
Other Compensation from Product Sponsors
Integrity Alliance, in its capacity as a broker-dealer, may receive revenue-sharing marketing allowance payments
from insurance carriers related to the distribution servicing of variable insurance products. These payments are
made to Integrity Alliance and not to individual IARs. Although the payments are not shared with IARs, they create a
potential conflict of interest because the firm benefits financially when certain carriers’ products are sold. The firm
manages this conflict through supervision, product review, and policies designed to ensure recommendations are
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made in the clients’ best interests.
Insurance Agency Referrals
Integrity Alliance, in its capacity as an insurance agency, maintains a legacy referral arrangement with American
Trust & Savings Bank. Under this historical arrangement, certain Advisors, acting in their separate capacities as
insurance agents, referred clients to American Trust & Savings Bank’s 401(k) retirement plan platform. In connection
with these referrals, Integrity Alliance receives a portion of the ongoing, percentage-based fee charged to the client
by American Trust & Savings Bank. This arrangement is no longer offered to new clients; however, certain legacy
accounts continue to generate compensation under the existing terms. As a result, a conflict of interest may exist
because Integrity Alliance has an economic incentive to recommend the services of American Trust & Savings Bank
over other 401(k) service providers. Clients are not required to use the services of American Trust & Savings Bank.
You should be aware that the receipt of commissions and additional compensation creates a conflict of interest and
affect the independent judgment of your Advisor when making recommendations about annuities and insurance
products in general or a particular annuity or insurance product offered by a certain insurance company or through an
IMO (independent marketing organization). We seek to address this conflict of interest by disclosing it to you and by
adopting and enforcing policies reasonably designed to ensure that Advisors make recommendations solely in each
client’s best interest.
Transition Assistance
Integrity Alliance provides transition assistance to certain Advisors and registered representative(s) in connection with
onboarding or business transitions. Transition assistance may include forgivable loans, repayable loans, advances,
bonuses, marketing support and financial incentives tied to anticipated future business, and varies based on factors
such as the representative’s experience, expected business, assets under management, and custodial relationships.
Transition assistance creates a conflict of interest. An Advisor who receives financial incentives to join or remain with
Integrity Alliance has an interest in recommending that clients transfer their assets to the Firm and maintain accounts
with Integrity Alliance. This interest may not always align with the client's preference for keeping assets at their
current financial institution. Integrity Alliance manages this conflict through clear disclosure, supervisory oversight,
and ongoing reviews of account recommendations and transfers. Clients are encouraged to evaluate whether
transferring accounts is appropriate in light of their investment goals, costs and preferences.
Transition assistance may be higher when client accounts are custodied at Pershing. Integrity Alliance receives
revenue sharing and other economic benefits from Pershing, including compensation related to cash sweep
programs, mutual fund servicing fees, and other custodial arrangements. These payments allow Integrity to fund and
pass through a greater amount of transition assistance to Advisors and registered representatives who utilize
Pershing as a qualified custodian. As a result, Integrity has a financial incentive for client assets to be custodied at
Pershing.
This arrangement creates a conflict of interest because Integrity benefits financially when client assets are custodied
at Pershing, and Advisors and registered representatives who receive transition assistance may have an incentive to
recommend Pershing as the client's qualified custodian. Advisors and registered representatives do not select or
require a custodian; they may only recommend a qualified custodian based on the client’s circumstances and
preferences.
The selection of a qualified custodian is solely the client's decision. Clients may choose Pershing or any other
qualified custodian available on the Firm’s platform, including Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, or Charles Schwab, and are
under no obligation to follow an Advisor’s or registered representative's recommendation. Advisory fees charged by
Integrity Alliance do not vary based on the client’s choice of custodian.
Integrity Alliance mitigates this conflict through disclosure, best interest requirements for custodian recommendations,
and periodic review of custodial and compensation arrangements.
Promoter Arrangements
Integrity Alliance has entered into arrangements to compensate certain persons (each a “Promoter” and collectively
“Promoters”) for client referrals. Pursuant to a written referral agreement between Integrity Alliance and a Promoter,
the Promoter agrees to refer prospective clients to Integrity Alliance to participate in our investment management
programs. Where applicable, the agreement identifies the roles and responsibilities of the Promoter, the Advisor and
Integrity Alliance and the specific amount of the annual advisory fee to be shared with the Promoter. This fee
compensates the Promoter for referring clients to us, assisting in the enrollment of clients for participation in our
programs, and facilitating communication between us and clients. The annual advisory fee charged to the client will
not be affected if the client was introduced or referred by a Promoter. Through the Promoter’s Written Disclosure
Document, each client is made aware of the referral agreement prior to or at the time of entering into an advisory
contract and acknowledges receipt of a current Integrity Alliance Form ADV Part 2A or appropriate Wrap Fee
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Brochure. The advisory fee will be paid monthly for so long as the client maintains an Investment Advisory Agreement
with Integrity Alliance and the Promoter’s agreement with Integrity Alliance remains in-force. If at any time either
agreement is terminated, the advisory fee payments to the Promoter will cease.
Sponsorships from Non-Clients
Integrity Alliance is eligible to receive payments or sponsorships from non-clients to support Integrity Alliance
sponsored conferences and events in order to gain access to Integrity Alliance’s representatives. While Integrity
Alliance endeavors at all times to put the interest of our clients first as part of our fiduciary duty, the possibility of
receiving such incentives creates a conflict of interest, and may affect the judgment of these individuals when making
recommendations.
Custody
Custody means holding, directly or indirectly, client funds or securities, or having any authority to obtain possession
of them. Under applicable regulatory interpretations, we are deemed to have custody of your assets when you
authorize us to instruct the qualified Custodians to deduct our advisory fees directly from your account. Certain clients
also have established standing letters of authorization (SLOAs). SLOAs established by clients also results in Integrity
Alliance being deemed to have custody as described below. Please note that authorization to trade in a client’s
account is not deemed by regulators to be custody.
Approved qualified custodians maintain actual custody of your assets. For accounts in which Integrity Alliance is
deemed to have custody, we have established procedures to ensure all client funds and securities are held at a
qualified custodian in a separate account for each client under that client’s name. Clients or a duly authorized
independent representative of the client will direct, in writing, the establishment of all accounts and therefore become
aware of the qualified custodian’s name, address and the manner in which the funds or securities are maintained.
Finally, account statements are delivered directly from the qualified custodian to each client, or the client’s
independent representative, at least quarterly. Clients should carefully review those statements and are urged to
compare the statements against reports received from Integrity Alliance or any other source. When clients have
questions about their account statements, they should contact their Advisor, Integrity Alliance or the qualified
custodian preparing the statement.
Pursuant to an SLOA, a client can instruct their account custodian in writing to accept instructions from Integrity
Alliance to direct funds from the client’s account to specific accounts of the client (“First Party SLOA”) or to third-
parties unrelated to Integrity Alliance and its Advisors (“Third-Party SLOA”). Integrity Alliance reviews each SLOA
prior to acceptance to ensure it meets the following requirements.
First Party Standing Letters of Authorization.
Under applicable SEC guidance, Integrity Alliance can accept First Party SLOAs without being deemed to have
custody if the First Party SLOAs meet the following criteria:
It is authorized by the client.
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b. A copy of the authorization is provided to the qualified custodians.
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It clearly specifies the name and account numbers (including ABA routing numbers) on the
sending and receiving accounts and the qualified custodian holding each of those accounts.
It identifies the accounts as belonging to the client.
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Third-Party Standing Letters of Authorization.
When clients establish Third-Party SLOAs, Integrity Alliance is be deemed to have custody of such clients’ funds
under applicable federal law. Under applicable SEC guidance, Integrity Alliance can accept such custody without the
requirement that it engage an independent public accountant to conduct an annual surprise examination of such
accounts if the SLOAs meet the criteria set forth below.
a. The client provides instructions to the qualified custodian, in writing, which includes the client’s
signature, the third-party’s name, and either the third-party’s address or the third- party’s
account number at a custodian to which the transfer should be directed.
b. The client authorizes Integrity Alliance, in writing, either on the qualified custodian’s form or
separately, to direct transfers to the third-party either on a specified schedule or from time to
time.
c. The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the instruction, such as a
signature review or other method to verify the client’s authorization and provides a transfer of
funds notice to the client promptly after each transfer.
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d. The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified
custodian.
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Integrity Alliance and its Advisors have no authority or ability to designate or change the
identity of the third-party, the address, or any other information about the third-party contained
in the client’s instructions.
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Integrity Alliance maintains records showing that the third-party is not a related party of the
Adviser or located at the same address as the Adviser.
g. The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming the
instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
Integrity Alliance has adopted written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Firm seeks to
satisfy the above criteria with respect to any client’s Third-Party SLOA.
Financial Information
This item is not applicable to this brochure. Integrity Alliance does not require or solicit prepayment of more than
$1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a balance sheet
for our most recent fiscal year.
Finally, Integrity Alliance has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time.
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