Overview
Assets Under Management: $253 million
Headquarters: TEMPE, AZ
High-Net-Worth Clients: 94
Average Client Assets: $2 million
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 94
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 80.82
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $2 million
Total Client Accounts: 664
Discretionary Accounts: 656
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 8
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 105022
Last Filing Date: 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Website: https://intrinsicwc.com
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: IWC ADV PART 2 BROCHURE - 100821 (2025-03-21)
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Form ADV – Part 2A
Dated: 3/21/2025
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc.
(also known as “Intrinsic Wealth” or “IWC, Inc.”)
1255 W. Rio Salado Parkway #115
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone: (480) 924-5613
Fax: (480) 924-8062
Email: info@IntrinsicWC.com
Website: www.IntrinsicWealthCounsel.com
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Intrinsic Wealth. If you
have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (480) 924-5613 or email us at:
info@IntrinsicWC.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Intrinsic Wealth is also available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Summary of Material Changes
The last update to this brochure was filed by Intrinsic Wealth on 3-27-2024. Since
the update, the firm has the following material changes:
- There were no material changes from last year.
You may request our entire updated brochure. Please call us at (480) 924-5613, or
view it on our website at www.IntrinsicWealthCounsel.com.
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Table of Contents
Summary of Material Changes ................................................................................................................. 2
Advisory Business & History..................................................................................................................... 4
Fees & Compensation…………….……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………7
Conflicts of Interest ............................................................................................................................... 10
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ....................................................................... 13
Types of Clients ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ................................................................ 13
Disciplinary History ................................................................................................................................ 16
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ................................................................................. 16
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading ............................ 17
Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................................... 17
Block Trading…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21
How we Select Qualified Custodians/Brokers………………………………………………………………………………………..23
Review of Accounts ............................................................................................................................... 24
Client Referrals and Other Compensation .............................................................................................. 24
Custody ................................................................................................................................................. 25
Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................... 25
Voting Client Securities .......................................................................................................................... 25
Financial Information ............................................................................................................................ 26
Privacy Policy......................................................................................................................................... 27
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Advisory Business & History
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. (IWC) and its predecessors have been providing
personal financial planning and investment advisory wealth management services
since 1984. The partners of the firm are: Cornelius (a.k.a., Neal) Van Zutphen, Jr.,
Cornelius (a.k.a, Casey) Van Zutphen, III and Daniela U. Jones.
Aspirations
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. speaks to what we aspire. We co-create financial life
plans around your Intrinsic motivations and manage your life savings based on the
Intrinsic value of investments. When it comes to financial life planning, Wealth is
far more than money. We believe that intrinsic motivations are far more powerful a
force for life goal achievement than extrinsic motivations. We also believe there are
few, if any, who enjoy being “managed”— however, most of us recognize the need
and benefits of seeking Counsel from a trusted advisor or friend. We aspire to be
both.
We firmly believe that personal financial life planning is a gift you give yourself. It is
often one of the few times in the business of life where the purpose and focus is to
honor your own dreams, and by intent, create life plans to live the life you’ve
imagined. This gift enables you to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.
The world isn’t getting any simpler, and what you need and want is simplicity on the
other side of complexity. You want to live your life with ease in a world of dis-ease;
to build or secure your future on your terms, and find and/or create the space and
place that you and your loved ones call: happiness, peace of mind, love, and your
heart’s home.
At Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, we uphold and honor a fiduciary standard of care,
which means we strive to provide advice that is in your best interests and will help
you clarify and achieve your goals. We can neither predict nor guarantee human
behavior or the future. We cannot guarantee rates of return or how long you will
live. However, we do aspire to collaborate with you to get a return on life, and to
find workable solutions when problems arise.
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We offer to provide integrated Financial Planning and Portfolio
Management.
Real Planning for Real Life™ means dealing with money and the human
experience. Serving clients over the last 30 plus years, we have found this means
integrating your money life with your real life, finding practical solutions when
challenges and opportunities arise, and giving your money meaning and purpose
that honors your life goals and values.
Integrated Financial Planning Process
Each client situation is unique and thus each plan requires attention specific to your
needs, concerns, and goals. Likewise, as fiduciaries, it is our obligation to tell you
what you need to know in addition to what you want to know. The Certified
Financial Planner Board of Standards illustration below outlines the seven steps of
the financial planning process.
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The initial financial planning process can take anywhere from two to four months
involving three to eight meetings. Meetings range from three hours (first meeting)
to one hour (plan presentation meeting). Meetings can be in-office, via video
conference or by phone.
The planning process can include, but is not limited to:
o Exploration of your perceived needs and concerns from a holistic point
of view
Income and Expense Projections
Income tax planning in coordination with your tax counsel
o Life goals discovery and incorporation into financial planning models
o Net Worth Statement and Statement of Liabilities
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o Strategies for managing your current cashflow and spending habits
o Retirement and other Capital Needs analyses to meet projected
expenses
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Integration of specific spending goals throughout all years
▪ Capital needs scenario planning, worst case scenario planning
o Risk Management, Insurances Review
o Estate Planning documents review (no legal counsel provided)
o Estimated Estate Tax analysis in coordination with legal counsel (if
applicable)
Important document back-up copies stored electronically
o Estimated Emergency Funds needs analysis
o Estimated Education Funding analysis (if applicable)
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o Other specifically requested planning topics
The plan will consider the effects of inflation, income tax, cash reserves for
contingencies, and other relevant issues, and could be limited in scope based upon
your specific needs. We generally present reports in meetings with you, and with
your other advisors if requested. Also, we can present reports by mail and
coordinated conference calls if so desired. Furthermore, you may require an oral
report in lieu of, or in addition to, any written reports. Clients who choose to access
their plans through the planning portal have immediate access to plan updates
based on market conditions and confirmed pre and or post-retirement plans.
We can help you implement the financial planning recommendations. However, we
recognize we can’t actually force you to make the recommended changes. To give a
few examples, we can’t force you to contact an attorney to update your estate
plans, or make changes to your insurances, or refinance your mortgage, or save
and invest more capital.
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Perfection and procrastination are the enemy of the good. What we do is help you
get stuff done!
Portfolio Management
For over 30 years, clients have relied on us to achieve their growth, income, and
liquidity needs and goals for themselves and future generations. We do so by
creating customized and diversified equity and income portfolios with access to
institutional class securities. Keeping costs low while tax-efficiently investing in
undervalued areas of the markets are paramount to better risk/reward outcomes
for your wealth. When it comes to investing, we at IWC eat our own cooking. In
other words, we hold the same securities in our own portfolios as we use in yours.
In that spirit, we end each of our quarterly letters to our clients with the following:
Our success is aligned with yours, and you have our absolute best efforts in fulfilling your
long-term planning and portfolio goals. On behalf of your financial life planning team at
IWC, thank you for allowing us to serve and be a part of your lives.
Assets Under Management (AUM)
As of December 31, 2024, our assets under management were approximately
$287,425,419. The discretionary amount was $286,755,767 and the non-
discretionary amount was $669,652. In addition, we also provide investment
analysis and recommendations for some clients with assets held in their retirement
plans, 529 plans, and variable annuities.
Fees & Compensation
Our definition of a fair fee is one that is willingly paid and accepted with neither
party losing gratitude.
Portfolio Management
We offer to provide stand-alone Portfolio Management services for clients who
have $500,000 or more to manage. The minimum quarterly fee for portfolio only
services is $1,250 (annual $5,000). This fee may be satisfied by our tiered fee
structure detailed below.
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Integrated Financial Planning & Portfolio Management
The majority of Intrinsic Wealth Counsel clients work with us under an integrated
Financial Planning and Portfolio Management Agreement. These services are
designed to help each client align their investment management and general
wealth management strategies to their financial life goals.
We offer to provide integrated Financial Planning and Portfolio Management
services for a minimum quarterly fee of $2,500 (annual $10,000). This fee may be
satisfied by our tiered fee structure detailed below and/or a quarterly retainer paid
directly by the client. For clients who pay the quarterly retainer fee, this will be paid
in addition to the fee paid based on the Tiered AUM Fee Schedule, as described
below, in order to meet the minimum quarterly fee requirement of $2,500.
Kairos Planning Retreat
For clients seeking a unique, accelerated and retreat-like integrated life planning
experience, we offer a flat fee, distraction free, Intensive 3-day Financial Life
Planning Retreat. We call this our “Kairos Planning Retreat”. This focused
experience has proven to be powerful and life changing for those who dedicate
these precious moments in time for the preparation of the unfolding human
experience.
Over a full three consecutive days we provide the services of our entire team of
advisors and staff dedicated and focused to developing your integrated financial
plan and investment strategy.
The one-time fee for this service is $10,000-$15,000 based on complexity and
number of staff required. This fee is in addition to the fee schedule detailed below.
Tiered Fee Schedule
We bill for these ongoing services a fee based on a percentage of the Assets Under
Management (AUM). Our fee schedule is tiered, with reductions at the following
breakpoints:
• Assets below $1 million = 1.00%
• Assets between $1 million and below $3 million = 0.70%
• Assets between $3 million and below $5 million = 0.50%
• Assets over $5 million = Negotiable
All clients sign our Financial Planning and Investment Advisory Services Agreement,
which details the services to be provided by IWC and the associated fees prior to
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the beginning of any service(s). Generally, our fees are non-negotiable. However, on
rare occasion we reserve the right to negotiate fees. Lower fees for comparable
services may be available from other sources. The client will never be invoiced for
services six months or more in advance and ongoing annual fees will not exceed 2%
of assets under management.
We apply the fee schedule to assets under management at the end of each
calendar quarter. One-fourth (1/4) of the annual rate is payable at the end of that
quarter. We bill fees in arrears. Fees are generally deducted directly from the
account(s) managed after we send the billing statement to the client. Rarely, clients
choose to pay quarterly fees by separate check. Fees paid by check are due no later
than 15 days following receipt of billing. We assess pro-rated fees for accounts
starting before quarter end.
Grandfathering of Minimum Fee Requirements
Generally, pre-existing advisory clients are subject to our minimum advisory fees,
zero minimum fees, or hourly rates in effect at the time the client entered into the
advisory relationship. Therefore, our minimum fee requirements will differ among
clients.
Financial Planning Fee Schedule
There is no separate fee for financial planning services, however we reserve the
right to engage in hourly planning services for existing clients when the scope of
the planning services are outside the original agreement. In those cases, we will bill
under separate contract an hourly rate of $250 to $500 depending on complexity.
An initial retainer of $1,200 may be required when services are expected to be
rendered within 120 days of contract date. The client is responsible for those hours
billed prior to our receipt of any termination notice. Any fees paid in advance are
refundable in full within five (5) business days’ notice.
Broker dealers customarily charge commissions. Broker dealers may also charge
custodial fees. Mutual funds and exchange traded funds may also charge
investment management fees. Any such additional fees are charged to the client.
We do not receive any portion of or participate in these fees. Selected mutual funds will
be no-load funds or fee-waived funds. We emphasize the unrestricted rights of the
client to choose any broker dealer rather than one suggested by us. We do not
participate in directed brokerage relationships. Currently, Charles Schwab is the
only qualified custodian we work with.
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It has been our experience over the last 30 plus years that our most successful
relationships are those where our skills and abilities match the client’s needs, and
where relationship bonds are created.
However, we are humans, and we recognize that sometimes fits aren’t all that
great. Our advisory agreement may be terminated by either party at any time.
Conflicts of Interests
We strive to provide advice that is in your best interest and minimize the potential
for conflicts of interest.
None of IWC’s registered investment advisors hold any licensure that would enable
us to “sell” any investment products or insurances for a commission. We have no
affiliates and do not share revenue. We do not receive 12b-1 fees, we do not receive
shareholder services fees or record keeping fees.
Our investment advisory representatives are paid a salary and their compensation
is not tied or incentivized based on assets under management or “bringing in new
business.”
We do not pay nor accept referral fees. Clients who may also have vendor or
business relationships with the firm do not receive favorable treatment because of
those relationships.
None of our executives or investment adviser representatives have outside
business activities representing a conflict of interest to IWC or its clients.
We do not participate in Wrap Fee programs.
We do, however, have conflicts of interest.
When conflicts arise, we will inform you of such conflicts so you can make an
informed decision. As an example, a client may ask us if it is better to take money
from the account we manage (conflict for us is this reduces our fees) and pay off
their home mortgage, auto loan, student loan, etc. Another example might be: a
client wishes to borrow monies from a home equity credit line and add these funds
to an account to be managed by IWC, thereby increasing the fees we receive. In any
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of these situations, it is our fiduciary responsibility to inform you of these conflicts
so you can make the best-informed decision.
When it comes to IRAs, Retirement Plans, Qualified Funds, etc.
A client or prospective client leaving an employer typically has five options
regarding an existing retirement plan and may engage in a combination of these
options.
1. Leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted
2. Roll over the assets to a new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers
are permitted,
3. Roll over the assets to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), and self-
manage the account,
4. Retain a separate broker or adviser to manage the account, incurring
advisory fees which may or may not be more than fees incurred in the
existing employer sponsored plan (generally, employer sponsored
participant plan expenses are lower), or
5. Cash out the account value (which could, depending on the client’s age, result
in adverse tax consequences)
If IWC recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan or consolidate
multiple IRAs into an account to be managed by IWC, such a recommendation
creates a conflict of interest if IWC will earn new (or increase its current)
compensation as a result of the rollover.
No client or prospective client is under any obligation to rollover retirement plan
assets to an account managed by Intrinsic Wealth Counsel.
Investment Advice for Retirement Plan Accounts
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account,
we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests, so we operate under special rules that requires us to act in your
best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours.
Under these special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment
recommendations (give prudent advice);
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• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making
recommendations (give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and
investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is
in your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
It is always possible that the services we offer to provide may be available from
other providers for less. We believe Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. planning and
advisory fees are reasonable by industry standards. We are neither the least nor
the most expensive.
Variable Annuity Rescue
IWC is not in the business of promoting or selling Variable Annuities; however, as a
courtesy to clients who find themselves “stranded” with a Variable Annuity product
and seeking professional management and guidance IWC has expanded our
services to include a FEE ONLY variable annuity institutional services offered
through Nationwide Securities, LLC., member FINRA, SIPC and a Registered
Investment Advisor.
As noted earlier, IWC is not in the business of selling or recommending variable
annuities. As such, IWC does not perform an exhaustive study of all FEE ONLY
variable annuity purveyors and IWC does not guarantee that the Nationwide
Annuity services or product are superior or inferior to other variable annuities
available in the marketplace.
Our limited due diligence suggests the Nationwide Variable annuity products are
generally competitive. Clients are under no obligation to accept this offer to assist
by effecting a 1035 exchange into a Nationwide Annuity product that allows IWC to
manage and bill the annuity product as part of the assets under management.
This Rescue Variable Annuity represents a conflict of interest and Nationwide
conducts a client due diligence to ensure full and fair disclosure. It is IWC’s desire to
ensure full and fair disclosure of conflicts of interests and that the use of this
solution is in the overall best interest of the client.
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side
Management
We do not charge any performance-based fees for our asset management or
financial planning services. Therefore, we do not have any side-by-side
management issues to disclose.
Types of Clients
We provide integrated financial planning and portfolio management services to
individuals, couples, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and
corporations or business entities other than listed above.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and
Risk of Loss
Our wealth management objective is to achieve your growth, income and liquidity
needs by managing customized equity and income portfolios. Where and when
appropriate, we use securities such as individual stocks, equity and income mutual
funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Treasuries, CDs, corporate notes and bonds,
and preferred stock. We primarily invest in mutual funds and ETFs.
Investment Philosophy: Value Investors, Diversified, Customized
With over 30 years of investing on behalf of our clients, and backed by scientific
research, we’ve earned the wisdom to apply three core tenets to our investment
strategy that combine to accomplish your goals:
1. We are “Value Investors” at heart. This means consciously investing in
undervalued or lower-priced securities (and selling when they are not so
undervalued), whether they be stocks, bonds, preferred stocks, etc., to
enhance returns over time.
2. We are Diversified. Applying what is known as Modern Portfolio Theory.
Utilizing a wide opportunity set, from U.S. small stocks to emerging market
bonds, achieving returns over the long-term from multiple sources can lower
volatility without sacrificing returns.
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3. We are Customized. Your life and goals are unique, and your portfolio should
be tax-aware, reflect your financial plans, your cash needs, and your targeted
growth rate.
We use a combination of equity and fixed income funds, as well as individual
securities such as stocks, bonds, preferred stocks, and options, on occasion. We are
cost conscious and keep expenses lower by using funds with lower internal
expenses. We strive to use low cost institutional share class of funds whenever
available and appropriate. Institutional shares are typically not available to retail
investors.
Another critical criterion for inclusion in our investment selection process is
whether the fund manager(s) has their own money in the fund. As you know, we at
Intrinsic Wealth own the same holdings as our clients. Research has shown that
fund managers who eat their own investment cooking perform better than those
who have no personal money at risk.
Sources of Information
We access the information necessary for our research through a multitude of
sources, including but not limited to: company websites, SEC filings, various
investment research subscriptions, resources made available to us through Schwab
Advisor Services, and Zacks Research System.
Clients’ Portfolios
We title and structure a client’s portfolio in light of the client’s current tax situation,
estate plan and financial objectives.
We use this information along with any other verbal or written information
provided by the client to manage their portfolio. It is also possible that we will
design the portfolio under management in light of the client’s portfolio not under
our direct supervision. In all instances, it does remain the client’s responsibility to
advise us if there is any change in the client circumstances.
We tailor each client’s portfolio to the objectives of that particular client. Examples
of investment objectives include:
- Growth, Growth & Income
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Income & Growth
- Capital Preservation
These are described further below.
Growth, Growth and Income: Seeks growth through capital gains, dividends and
interest with no recurring cash withdrawal needs for at least the next two to three
years. A growth and income objective assumes there are no withdrawal
requirements. In other words, you are not taking monies out to satisfy your current
lifestyle expenses. These strategies typically have higher allocations to equities.
Income and Growth: Seeks income and growth through dividends, interest, and
capital gains to satisfy current and future planned withdrawal needs in conjunction
with portfolio growth. This strategy typically uses equities and income generating
securities, and sets aside enough cash and/or short-term bond fund monies to
satisfy your income distribution needs for the next 1 to 5 years. We use a “sleep
well at night” test to determine how much we set aside. In other words, how much
of your expected income needs, in years, should we keep extra liquid to make sure
you sleep well at night?
Capital Preservation: Seeks preservation of capital through the use of cash, money
market funds, certificates of deposit, and/or U.S. government securities. In certain
cases, short and intermediate-term bond funds may be used. This strategy
generally protects your money on the downside and is most likely to garner very
low rates of return or upside. In other words, the portfolio is not likely to decline in
value, and if it does, the decline should be very modest. Moreover, the portfolio will
likely show only modest increases in value. Typically, this strategy can
underperform during times of higher inflation resulting in a loss of purchasing
power.
Note that with any investment approach, there is always risk involved when
investing. Clients must be prepared to bear the loss of investment dollars. We
make no promises or guarantees that any of our services will result in a profit to
the client or will not result in a loss to the client.
Material Risks Associated with Our Method of Analysis and Investment
Strategies
Investing in any security involves risk of one sort or another. Whether the
investment style is based on value investing, growth or momentum, etc., there is
risk of loss should our analysis of the issuers of the securities be flawed. The price
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of the issuers’ securities could fall for fundamental reasons, general financial
market trends, or any of the factors discussed below. Our securities analysis
methods rely on the assumption that the companies whose securities we buy and
sell, the rating agencies that review these securities, and other publicly-available
sources of information about these securities, are providing accurate and unbiased
data.
Material risks are involved when investing in securities. Risks include company,
economic, political, market, interest rate, inflation, liquidity, tax, fraud, and
geopolitical risk. For example, company risk could include bad news about a
company’s product or service. Economic risk could include that consumers can no
longer afford the company’s product or service, or the multitude of risks exposed
during the “Great Recession” that began in 2007 and ended in June of 2009. We also
now know that commercial and residential real estate prices can decline
dramatically.
More recently, the Covid-19 global pandemic provides ample evidence of market
volatility and risk to stocks, bonds, employment, and businesses big and small.
Regulatory risk could include new laws banning the company’s product or service.
Market risk could include any particular day that a large shareholder may sell their
stock and depress the price of the company’s stock. In 2022, we have experienced
interest rate risk due to rising rates needed to combat rising inflation.
Disciplinary History
We have no legal or disciplinary history to disclose under this item.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
We have no other financial industry activities or affiliations to disclose under this
item.
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Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
As a fiduciary, we have a duty of utmost good faith to act solely in the best interests
of each of our clients. Our clients entrust us with their life’s savings, which in turn
places a high standard on our conduct and integrity. Our fiduciary duty compels all
employees to act with the utmost integrity in all of our dealings. This fiduciary duty
is the core principle underlying our Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy and
represents the expected basis of all of our dealings with our clients. A full and
complete copy of our Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy is available upon
request.
Our employees may purchase or sell the same types of securities as we
recommend to our clients. As these situations can represent a conflict of interest,
we have instituted the following restrictions in accordance with the Code of Ethics
Section of our Compliance Policies and Procedures Manual:
• None of our employees shall buy or sell a security for their personal portfolio
when the decision to do so is derived in whole or in part by reason of his or
her employment unless the information is also available to the investing
public via reasonable research and/or inquiry;
• None of our employees shall put his/her interest before the interest of any
client.
We and our related persons may hold a position in the same security as our clients,
and we and our related persons may participate in block trades with clients,
therefore receiving the same transactional price as our clients. We believe in
“eating our own cooking” and so our teammates (employees) own many of the
same securities as our clients.
In addition, we maintain a list of all securities holdings and transactions for anyone
directly associated with our firm. These holdings and transactions are reviewed
regularly by Neal Van Zutphen, President, and Casey Van Zutphen, CIO.
Brokerage Practices
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. does not maintain custody of your assets that we
manage or advise on, although we may be deemed to have custody of your assets if
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you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account (see “Custody” below).
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a "qualified custodian," generally a
broker-dealer or bank. We require that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
(Schwab), a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified custodian.
We are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with Schwab.
Schwab will hold your assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities
when we instruct them to. If you do not wish to custody your assets with Schwab,
then we cannot manage your account.
We do not open the account for you, although we may assist you in doing so.
Please note, not all advisors require their clients to use a particular broker-dealer or
other custodian selected by the advisor. However, as noted above, if you do not
wish to use Schwab, then we cannot manage your account.
Even though your account is maintained at Schwab, and we anticipate that most
trades will be executed through Schwab, we can still use other brokers to execute
trades for your account as described below (see “Your Brokerage and Custody
Costs”).
Conflicts of interest associated with this arrangement are described below. You
should consider these conflicts of interest when selecting your custodian.
Your Brokerage and Custody Costs
For our clients' accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge
you separately for custody services but is compensated by charging you
commissions or other fees on trades that it executes or that settle into your
Schwab account. Certain trades (for example, many mutual funds and ETFs) may
not incur Schwab commissions or transaction fees. Schwab is also compensated by
earning interest on the uninvested cash in your account in Schwab's Cash Features
Program.
We are not required to select the broker or dealer that charges the lowest
transaction cost, even if that broker provides execution quality comparable to other
brokers or dealers.
Although we are not required to execute all trades through Schwab, we have
determined that having Schwab execute most trades is consistent with our duty to
seek "best execution" of your trades. Best execution means the most favorable
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terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed below
(see “How we Select Qualified Custodians/Brokers” below). By using another broker
or dealer you may pay lower transaction costs.
Products and services available to us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ is Schwab's business serving independent investment
advisory firms like us. They provide us and our clients with access to their
institutional brokerage services (trading, custody, reporting, and related services),
many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers. However,
certain retail investors may be able to get institutional brokerage services from
Schwab without going through us.
Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help
us manage or administer our clients' accounts, while others help us manage and
grow our business. Schwab's support services are generally available on an
unsolicited basis (we don't have to request them) and at no charge to us. Following
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 do not directly benefit you. Schwab also makes available to us
other products and services that benefit us but do not directly benefit you or your
account. These products and services assist us in managing and administering our
clients' accounts and operating our firm. They include investment research, both
Schwab's own and that of third parties. We use this research to service all or a
substantial number of our clients' accounts. 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)
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• 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
• 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
• Consulting on technology and business needs
• Consulting on legal and related compliance needs
• Publications and conferences on practice management and business
succession
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and
insurance providers
• Marketing consulting and support
Schwab provides some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for
third-party vendors to provide the services to us. Schwab also discounts or waives
its fees for some of these services or pays 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. If you did not maintain your account with Schwab,
we would be required to pay for these services from our own resources.
Our primary benefit from these value-added services enhance our ability to meet
client needs. Schwab’s resources help us stay abreast of the dynamic challenges
consumers face and best practices, we as advisors, can utilize to serve our clients.
Our interest in Schwab's services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have
to produce or purchase them. We don't have to pay for Schwab's services. These
services are not contingent upon us committing any specific amount of business to
Schwab in trading commissions or assets in custody. The fact that we receive these
benefits from Schwab is an incentive for us to require the use of Schwab rather
than making such a decision based exclusively on your interest in receiving the best
value in custody services and the most favorable execution of your transactions.
This is a conflict of interest.
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We believe, however, that taken in the aggregate, our selection of Schwab as
custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. Our selection is primarily
supported by the scope, quality, and price of Schwab's services (see "How we Select
Qualified Custodians/Brokers" below) and not Schwab's services that benefit only
us.
No direct economic benefits from Schwab
We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products
and services it makes available to us and other independent investment advisors
whose clients maintain their accounts at Schwab. You do not pay more for assets
maintained at Schwab as a result of these arrangements. However, we benefit from
the referral arrangement because the cost of these services would otherwise be
borne directly by us. You should consider these conflicts of interest when selecting
a custodian. The products and services provided by Schwab, how they benefit us,
and the related conflicts of interest are described above.
Again, our primary benefit from these value-added services enhance our ability to
meet client needs. Schwab’s resources help us stay abreast of the dynamic
challenges consumers face and best practices, we as advisors, can utilize to serve
our clients.
Block Trading
Where and when appropriate, we use securities such as individual stocks, equity
and income mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Treasuries, CDs,
corporate notes, bonds, preferred stock, and options, on occasion. We primarily
invest in mutual funds and ETFs.
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. will block trades where possible and when
advantageous to clients. This blocking of trades permits the trading of aggregate
blocks of securities composed of assets from multiple client accounts, so long as
transaction costs are shared equally and on a pro-rated basis between all accounts
included in any such block.
Block trading may allow us to execute equity trades in a timelier, more equitable
manner, at an average share price. Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. will typically
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aggregate trades among clients whose accounts can be traded at a given broker.
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. block trading policy and procedures are as follows:
1) The portfolio manager must reasonably believe that the order aggregation
will benefit, and will enable Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. to seek best
execution for each client participating in the aggregated order. This requires
a good faith judgment at the time the order is placed for the execution. It
does not mean that the determination made in advance of the transaction
must always prove to have been correct in the light of a "20-20 hindsight"
perspective. Best execution includes the duty to seek the best quality of
execution, as well as the best net price.
2) Prior to entry of an aggregated order, a written order ticket must be
completed which identifies each client account participating in the order and
the proposed allocation of the order, upon completion, to those clients.
3) If the order cannot be executed in full at the same price or time, the
securities actually purchased or sold by the close of each business day must
be allocated pro rata among the participating client accounts in accordance
with the initial order ticket or other written statement of allocation. However,
adjustments to this pro rata allocation may be made to participating client
accounts in accordance with the initial order ticket or other written
statement of allocation. Furthermore, adjustments to this pro rata allocation
may be made to avoid having odd amounts of shares held in any client
account, or to avoid excessive ticket charges in smaller accounts.
4) Generally, each client that participates in the aggregated order must do so
at the average price for all separate transactions made to fill the order and
must share in the commissions on a pro rata basis in proportion to the
client's participation. Under the client’s agreement with the custodian/broker,
transaction costs may be based on the number of shares traded for each
client.
5) If the order will be allocated in a manner other than that stated in the
initial statement of allocation, a written explanation of the change must be
provided to and approved by the Chief Compliance Officer no later than the
morning following the execution of the aggregate trade.
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6) No client or account will be favored over another.
We and our related persons may hold a position in the same security as our clients,
and we and our related persons may participate in block trades with clients,
therefore receiving the same transactional price as our clients. We believe in
“eating our own cooking” and so our teammates (employees) own many of the
same securities as our clients. In this manner our personal investment portfolio
interests are generally aligned with clients.
We have negotiated commissions for our clients with Schwab Advisor Services.
However, note that lower fees for comparable services may be available from other
sources.
How we select Qualified Custodians/Brokers
The Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position that all advisers owe a
fiduciary duty to their clients to achieve best execution. The SEC has stated that
best execution means that the client’s total cost or proceeds (otherwise defined as
net price) in each transaction is the most favorable under the circumstances.
Charging the lowest commissions alone does not mean that you are achieving best
execution, rather, an analysis must be performed addressing a number of
qualitative factors stated below and should take into consideration the full range of
a broker-dealer’s services.
The following are important qualitative factors in the selection of the Qualified
Custodian (broker-dealer):
• Reputation and Financial Strength
•
Is the Broker-Dealer/Clearing Firm responsive to any special needs of the
Advisor?
• Does the Broker-Dealer/Clearing Firm provide research or allow soft
dollar arrangements?
• Trading Platforms
• Are the Record Keeping Services provided by the Broker-Dealer/Clearing
Firm adequate for our needs and those of our clients?
• Best Execution Policy: Does the Broker-Dealer/Clearing Firm have a
comprehensive and adequate policy on best execution?
Referrals of clients from Broker-Dealers
We do not accept referrals of clients from broker dealers.
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Directed Brokerage
As a matter of policy, the firm does not participate in directed brokerage.
Review of Accounts
We have three Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs) as reviewers: Cornelius
(Neal) H. Van Zutphen, Jr., Cornelius (Casey) H. Van Zutphen, III, and Daniela U.
Jones. Asset management accounts are reviewed quarterly to ensure each account
is consistent with client objectives.
• The firm reviews with the client the investment objectives and portfolio
allocation ranges at least annually.
• The firm’s CIO or designated persons reviews account allocations/positioning
and makes trades to rebalance, if needed.
• Reviews by the CIO or designated person are documented in the firm’s books
and records.
• Portfolio reviews and subsequent adjustment/rebalance can also occur on an
ad-hoc or as-needed basis.
• The firm monitors the previous day’s transactions daily.
We distribute performance reports quarterly. We encourage client meetings, calls
and interaction.
At the end of each quarter, the client will receive (digital or physical):
1) An inventory of assets under our management showing cost basis, current
market value, approx. unrealized gains losses and current dividend yield, and
2) A performance summary from account inception-to-date and year-to-date
performance. The summary shows performance net of fees. Gross
performance is shown only for those clients who pay our management fees
by separate check.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not participate in arrangements whereby non-clients provide economic
benefits to us for providing investment advice or other advisory services to our
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clients. We do not accept nor pay referral fees. However, we welcome referrals
from clients and allied professionals.
Custody
Client assets are held in custody by unaffiliated qualified custodians. The ability to
deduct our advisory fees from your accounts causes our firm to exercise limited
custody over your funds or securities. We do not have physical custody of any of
your funds and/or securities. You will receive account statements from the qualified
custodian(s) holding your funds and securities at least quarterly. The account
statements from your custodian(s) will indicate the amount of our advisory fees
deducted from your account(s) each billing period. You should carefully review
account statements for accuracy. We are not affiliated with the custodian and the
custodian does not supervise our firm, its agents or activities.
Certain clients have signed asset transfer authorizations that permit the qualified
custodian to rely upon instructions from the Firm to transfer client funds to “third
parties.” In accordance with the guidance provided in the SEC Staff’s February 21,
2017 Investment Adviser Association No-Action Letter, the affected accounts are
not subjected to an annual surprise CPA examination.
Investment Discretion
We accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts of our clients.
Prior to assuming discretion in managing a client’s assets, we enter into an
agreement that sets forth the scope of our discretion. This includes a limited
power of attorney which enables us to effect securities transactions without
having to obtain client consent. However, we are not permitted to withdraw,
disburse, or wire funds without client consent, and then only for the client's
benefit, with the exception of collecting payment of our management fee.
Voting Client Securities
In accordance with our fiduciary duty to clients and Rule 206(4)-6 of the Investment
Advisers Act, we have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures
governing the voting of client securities. All proxies that we receive will be treated in
accordance with these policies and procedures.
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IWC has engaged the services of Broadridge’s ProxyEdge platform to assist in voting
and maintaining records of all proxies. We strive to vote all proxies in the best
economic interests of our clients, and use ProxyEdge’s research when applicable.
With the exception of proxies for clients who have informed us that they wish to
vote their own proxies, we will vote all proxies. Clients cannot direct us to vote
proxies in a specified manner. However, clients may vote their own proxies. Clients
wishing to vote for themselves should inform us in a timely manner, and we will
arrange to have proxies sent to the client.
Our complete proxy voting policy, procedures, and those of its proxy voting service
providers, are available for client review. In addition, our complete proxy voting
record is available to our clients, and only to our clients.
In addition, we have also contracted with Broadridge as provider to file Class
Actions "Proof of Claim" forms. Rarely, securities held in the accounts of clients will
be the subject of class action lawsuits. We have retained the services of Broadridge
to provide a comprehensive review of our clients’ possible claims to a settlement
throughout the class action lawsuit process. Broadridge actively seeks out any open
and eligible class action lawsuits. Additionally, Broadridge files, monitors and
expedites the distribution of settlement proceeds in compliance with SEC
guidelines on behalf of our clients. Broadridge’s fee is paid by the client via a
percentage of actual claims collected.
Financial Information
We do 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 in this item. Also, there is no financial condition that is reasonably likely to
impair our ability to meet our contractual commitments to our clients. Lastly, we
have never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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Privacy Policy
OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
This information is being provided on behalf of Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. (IWC,
Inc.)
IWC, Inc. is committed to safeguarding the confidential information of its clients. We
hold all personal information provided to us in the strictest confidence. These
records include all personal information that we collect from you in connection with
any of the services provided by IWC, Inc. We only disclose information to
nonaffiliated third parties as permitted by law. As you know, we use health and/or
financial information that you provide to us to help you meet your personal
financial goals while guarding against any real or perceived infringements of your
rights of privacy. Our policy with respect to personal information about you is listed
below.
• How We Protect Personal Information. We limit employee and contractor
(for example, technical support) access to information only to those who
have a business or professional reason for knowing, and only to nonaffiliated
parties as permitted by law. (For example, federal regulations permit us to
share a limited amount of information about you with our clearing agents in
order to execute securities transactions on your behalf, or so that we can
discuss your financial situation with your accountant, attorney and other
designated professionals.) IWC, Inc. maintains physical, electronic and
procedural safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of your
information.
• Types of Information We Collect. The categories of nonpublic personal
information that we collect from your account applications or other forms, in
interviews, or by other means depends upon the scope of the client
engagement. It will include information about your personal finances and
profile (social security number, annual income and net worth, investment
experience), information about your health to the extent that it is needed for
the planning process, and information about transactions between you and
third parties (trading history and account balances).
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Additional Brochure: IWC PART 2B BROCHURE (2025-03-21)
View Document Text
Form ADV – Part 2B
Supplement
Dated: 3/21/2025
Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc.
(also known as “Intrinsic Wealth” or “IWC, Inc.”)
1255 W. Rio Salado Parkway #115
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone : (480) 924-5613
Fax : (480) 924-8062
Email : info@IntrinsicWC.com
Website : www.IntrinsicWealthCounsel.com
This brochure supplement provides information about Intrinsic Wealth’s investment advisor representatives,
Neal Van Zutphen, Casey Van Zutphen, and Daniela Jones which supplements the Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc.
brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Sandra Diamond
(Sandra@IntrinsicWC.com) if you did not receive Intrinsic Wealth’s brochure or if you have any questions about
the contents of this Supplement.
Additional information about Neal Van Zutphen, Casey Van Zutphen, and Daniela Jones is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Table of Contents
Neal Van Zutphen, M.S., CFP®, FBS®, CRPC® ...................................................................... 3
Casey Van Zutphen, CFA®, CFP® .......................................................................................... 8
Daniela Jones, CFA®, CFP® .................................................................................................. 11
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Neal Van Zutphen, M.S., CFP®, FBS®, CRPC®
Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Cornelius (Neal) H. Van Zutphen, Jr.
Neal is the founder of Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc., majority owner, President, and
Partner. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM practitioner, and has a Masters
in personal financial planning. Neal began his financial services career in 1983.
Memberships and Associations:
Financial Planning Association (FPA)
National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
Financial Therapy Association (FTA)
Associate Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Neal adheres to the Code of Ethics of the Certified Financial Planner Board of
Standards, Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal
Financial Advisors.
Neal is a past President and Chairman of the Financial Planning Association of
Greater Phoenix. In 2010, the FPA of Greater Phoenix Board of Directors nominated
Neal for the Heart of Financial Planning Award. From 2010 through 2021, Neal
served as CFP Board Ambassador for the Phoenix metropolitan area, promoting the
benefits of personal financial planning and encourage consumers to seek out
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Practitioners for personal financial planning.
Neal is a life-long learner, and continues to pursue research in the efficacy of
financial planning and the relationship couples and individuals have with money. In
2022, Neal co-authored Chapter Two in the CFP Board’s The Psychology of Financial
Planning. This text book is now part of the required studies for individuals seeking
to earn the CFP® professional certification. Neal is happily married, has three
children and five grandchildren, and enjoys hiking, golf, reading and research.
Birth Date: February, 1957
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Education
College for Financial Planning, Denver, CO, 2018, Chartered Retirement Planning
Counselor, advanced studies in Retirement Planning
Creighton University Heider College of Business, Omaha, NE, 2016-2017, Certificate
in Financial Psychology and Behavioral Finance
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2014-2016, Graduate Certificate in Financial
Therapy
College for Financial Planning, Denver, CO, 2007-2011, Master of Science in
Financial Planning
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, 2003-2006, graduated with honors, B.S. in
Business Management
College for Financial Planning, Denver, CO, 1984-1987, Studies in Financial Planning
Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ, 1976-1986, A.A.S., Liberal Arts studies
Licenses and Professional Designations
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Practitioner, 1987 (see “Designation Disclosure” below)
Accredited Wealth Management AdvisorSM, 2009 (see “Designation Disclosure” below)
Certified Financial Behavior Specialist™, 2016 (see “Designation Disclosure” below)
Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM, 2018 (see “Designation Disclosure” below)
Business Experience
President, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2024 - Current
Chief Compliance Officer, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2017 – March 2024
President, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2015-2016
President, Chief Compliance Officer, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2013-2015
President, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2012-2013
President, Delta Ventures Financial Counsel, Inc. 2011
Vice-President, Delta Ventures Financial Counsel, Inc. 1999-2010
Registered Investment Advisor 1994-Present
Sole-Proprietor, Van Zen Financial, Inc. 1984-1999
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Publications
McCoy, M. & Van Zutphen, N. (2022). Developing a productive client-planner
relationship that addresses the psychological elements of financial planning. In. S.
Chatterjee, S. Lutter, & Yeske, D. (Eds.), Psychology of Financial Planning (pp. 19-39).
ALM.
Van Zutphen. N., Book Review: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by
John Gottman, Ph.D & Nan Silver, 2nd Edition (2015). Pending Publication: Journal of
Financial Therapy, Volume 7, Issue 2 (2017).
Klontz, B.T., Van Zutphen, N., & Fries, K. (2016). Financial Planner as Healer:
Maximizing the Role of Financial Health Physician. Journal of Financial Planning.
29(12), 52-59.
Van Zutphen. N., If only…! Let’s Make a Plan. (2012).
Van Zutphen. N., A Visual Aid for Successful Financial Planning: The Happiness Risk /
Reward Pyramid. Journal of Financial Planning, January 2010.
Van Zutphen, N. Interpersonal Communication Skills Matter More Than Technical
Expertise. Between the Issues, FPA Journal, June 2007.
Designation Disclosures
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Practitioner
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Equivalent of 15 credit hours of undergraduate level courses in the areas of
budgeting, investments, tax planning, retirement planning, insurances and
estate planning
• Passing a 6 hour exam taken on one day
• 3 years of full-time, relevant personal financial planning experience
• Agreement to adhere to CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards. This
agreement must be renewed every 2 years
• 30 hours of continuing education credit every 2 years
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AWMA®, Accredited Wealth Management AdvisorSM
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
• Completion of the College for Financial Planning’s Accredited Wealth
Management Specialist educational program which involves 120 to 150 hours
of graduate level study
• Passing a 4 hour exam
• Agreement to comply with the Standards of Professional Conduct and Terms
and Conditions set forth by the College for Financial Planning
• 16 hours of continuing education every 2 years
FBS®, Certified Financial Behavior Specialist™
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain FBS® designation:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institute of higher
learning
• License, registration, and/or certificate in financial planning, counseling,
mental health, or a related field
• Completion of a Certificate in Financial Psychology & Behavioral Finance or
related field*
• Adherence to a “fiduciary standard” in interactions with clients and to follow
the ethics code of either the CFP Board and/or American Psychological
Association, depending on profession
• 20 hours of CEUs in approved courses related to financial behavior every 2
years, either through the Financial Psychology Institute™ or other approved
providers
* The Certificate in Financial Psychology and Behavioral Finance educational
program is designed to enhance the counseling skills of the practitioner. The
coursework enables the practitioner to identify and intervene on financial beliefs
and behaviors that are likely to adversely impact a client’s financial health. The
practitioner can facilitate financial health in clients, including developing a healthy
relationship with money, helping clients overcome resistance to change and take
positive actions, helping clients decrease financial stress, and increase their income
and net worth. To earn the Certificate in Financial Psychology and Behavioral
Finance, the student must complete the following courses:
Introduction to Financial Psychology
o
o Applied Behavioral Finance
o Financial Psychology II: The Psychology of Personal Finances
o The Psychology of Family Finances
o Communication and Client Interviewing Skills
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CRPC®, Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
•
Individuals who hold the CRPC® designation have completed a course of
study encompassing pre-and post-retirement needs, asset management,
estate planning and the entire retirement planning process using models and
techniques from real client situations. The program is designed for
approximately 120-150 hours of self-study.
• Passing a 4 hour exam
• Agreement to comply with the Standards of Professional Conduct and Terms
and Conditions set forth by the College for Financial Planning
• 16 hours of continuing education every 2 years
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
None.
Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Gieselle Ebot Lacey, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), is responsible for reviewing
and monitoring all advisory activities of Intrinsic Wealth on a continual basis,
including supervising the activities of Intrinsic Wealth’s other advisers.
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Casey Van Zutphen, CFA®, CFP®
Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Cornelius (Casey) H. Van Zutphen, III
Casey is Partner, Chief Investment Officer, and the Portfolio Manager at Intrinsic
Wealth Counsel, Inc. He is a CFA® charterholder and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL
PLANNERTM professional. His focus is portfolio management and investment
research.
He is a member of the Financial Planning Association of Orange County and the
CFA Society of Orange County.
Casey graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and during such time completed 2 years of
research in the area of neurophysiology. After university, Casey taught English in
Japan. While traveling and enjoying the culture, he became fluent in Japanese,
learned martial arts, and developed life-long relationships.
Casey enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys, and teaching/learning
Japanese fencing and swordsmanship. He holds a sixth degree rank in Kendo and a
first degree in Iaido.
Birth Date: February, 1982
Education
College for Financial Planning, Denver, CO, 2005-2007, Studies in Financial Planning
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2000-2004, graduated Magna Cum Laude, B.S. in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Licenses and Professional Designations
Chartered Financial Analyst®, 2013 (see “Designation Disclosure” below)
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional, 2009 (see “Designation Disclosure”
below)
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Business Experience
Partner, CIO & Portfolio Manager, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2016 – Present
Portfolio Manager, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2013-2015
Portfolio Manager, Chief Compliance Officer, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc. 2012-
2013
Portfolio Manager, Chief Compliance Officer, Delta Ventures Financial Counsel, Inc.
2011
Financial Planner, Asst. Portfolio Manager, Delta Ventures Financial Counsel, Inc.
2006-2010
Designation Disclosures
CFA®, Chartered Financial Analyst®
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
• Roughly 750 to 900+ hours of graduate level study are needed covering the
areas of accounting, economics, ethics, finance and mathematics
• Passing three 6-hour exams in succession
• Agreement to adhere to the CFA Institute’s professional and ethical
requirements
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Equivalent of 15 credit hours of undergraduate level courses in the areas of
budgeting, investments, tax planning, retirement planning, insurances and
estate planning
• Passing a 6 hour exam taken on one day
• 3 years of full-time, relevant personal financial planning experience
• Agreement to adhere to CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards
• 30 hours of continuing education credit every 2 years.
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
None
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Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Gieselle Ebot Lacey, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), is responsible for reviewing
and monitoring all advisory activities of Intrinsic Wealth on a continual basis
including supervising Casey Van Zutphen’s activities. Gieselle Ebot Lacey may be
contacted at 1-866-543-4625.
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Daniela Jones, CFA®, CFP®
Educational Background and Business Experience
Name: Daniela Urs Jones
Daniela is Partner, Vice President, and Financial Life Planner at Intrinsic Wealth
Counsel, Inc. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional and CFA®
charterholder, Daniela’s main focus is working with new and existing clients to
achieve their financial planning and investment goals.
She is a member of the CFA Society Phoenix, and the Financial Planning
Association of Greater Phoenix.
Daniela graduated Suma Cum Laude from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame,
Indiana, with a Bachelor of Business Administration and concentrations in Finance,
Marketing, and International Business.
Prior to joining Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc., she was a wealth manager with
Barnes Investment Advisory, Inc., a Phoenix-based registered investment advisory
firm. She was with Barnes Investment Advisory, Inc. from May 2005 through
January 2017.
Daniela enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.
Birth Date: January, 1982
Education
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, 2000-2004, graduated Suma Cum Laude, BBA
Licenses and Professional Designations
Chartered Financial Analyst®, 2011 (see “Designation Disclosure” below)
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional, 2007 (see “Designation Disclosure”
below)
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Business Experience
Partner, V.P. & Financial Life Planner, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc., 2022 – Present
Financial Life Planner, Intrinsic Wealth Counsel, Inc., 2018 - 2021
Wealth Manager, Barnes Investment Advisory, Inc., 2011-2017
Junior Financial Planner, Barnes Investment Advisory, Inc., 2007-2011
Financial Planning Assistant, Barnes Investment Advisory, Inc., 2005-2007
Designation Disclosures
CFA®, Chartered Financial Analyst®
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
• Roughly 750 to 900+ hours of graduate level study is needed covering the
areas of accounting, economics, ethics, finance and mathematics
• Passing three 6 hour exams in succession
• Agreement to adhere to the CFA Institute’s professional and ethical
requirements
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional
Minimum requirements to obtain and maintain:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Equivalent of 15 credit hours of undergraduate level courses in the areas of
budgeting, investments, tax planning, retirement planning, insurances and
estate planning
• Passing a 6 hour exam taken on one day
• 3 years of full-time, relevant personal financial planning experience
• Agreement to adhere to CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards
• 30 hours of continuing education credit every 2 years.
Disciplinary Information
None
Other Business Activities
None
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Additional Compensation
None
Supervision
Gieselle Ebot Lacey, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), is responsible for reviewing
and monitoring all advisory activities of Intrinsic Wealth on a continual basis
including supervising Daniela Jones’ activities. Gieselle Ebot Lacey may be contacted
at 1-866-543-4625.
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