Overview
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Average Client Assets
- $1.7 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $500,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 117811
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (FORM ADV 2A FIRM BROCHURE AND 2B BROCHURE SUPPLEMENTS)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1,000,000 | 1.00% |
| $1,000,001 | $2,000,000 | 0.75% |
| $2,000,001 | $5,000,000 | 0.50% |
| $5,000,001 | and above | 0.25% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $10,000 | 1.00% |
| $5 million | $32,500 | 0.65% |
| $10 million | $45,000 | 0.45% |
| $50 million | $145,000 | 0.29% |
| $100 million | $270,000 | 0.27% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 69.49%
- Total Client Accounts
- 442
- Discretionary Accounts
- 425
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 17
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting
Regulatory Filings
Primary Brochure: FORM ADV 2A FIRM BROCHURE AND 2B BROCHURE SUPPLEMENTS (2026-03-24)
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Item 1 – Cover Page
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.
Form ADV Part 2A – Brochure
Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplements
Updated: March 2026
3202 Governor Drive | Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 450-9711
kfria.com
This Brochure provides information about the business practices of Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.
and the qualifications of its advisors. It is available, free of charge, to all clients and
prospective clients of the firm by contacting Garry Kachkovsky or Kristian Fisher at (858)
450-9711 or by visiting our website at kfria.com. The purpose of this brochure is to provide
you with information about the firm that may help you make a decision on whether or not to
retain our services. Additional information about our firm is also available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 117811.
The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the Securities and
Exchange Commission or by any other State Securities Authority, and registration as an
investment advisor does not imply any specified level of skill or training.
Item 2 – Material Changes
Since our last annual amendment filed on March 26th 2025, we have no material changes to
disclose.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES ....................................................................................................................................... 2
ITEM 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 3
ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................. 8
ITEM 6 – PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 11
ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 11
ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS ........................................................... 11
ITEM 9 – DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION............................................................................................................................ 12
ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS .............................................................................. 12
ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING .............................. 13
ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES .................................................................................................................................. 14
ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS ................................................................................................................................... 16
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION ........................................................................................... 17
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION ............................................................................................................................... 18
ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES ............................................................................................................................ 18
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 19
FORM ADV PART 2B – BROCHURE SUPPLEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 20
FORM ADV PART 2B – BROCHURE SUPPLEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 23
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Advisory Firm
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. (“K&F”) is a corporation founded in 2001 by Garry Kachkovsky,
CFP® and Kristian R. Fisher, CFP® under the laws of Arizona. Garry and Kristian are the sole
equal owner partners and investment advisor representatives at K&F.
K&F provides investment management and financial planning and consulting services for
many different types of clients to help meet their financial goals while remaining sensitive to
risk tolerance and time horizons. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in the client’s best
interest. This is accomplished in part by knowing the client. Our firm has established a service-
oriented advisory practice with open lines of communication. Working with clients to
understand their investment objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates
the kind of working relationship we value.
Advisory Services
Investment Management
K&F provides investment management services that include the development of an investment
strategy that is unique to each client, presentation and implementation of investment
recommendations, and ongoing supervision and management of client investment assets.
Investment Advisor Representatives (“IARs”) of K&F monitor accounts to identify situations
that may warrant actions be taken on behalf of a client’s portfolio. Other services include
periodic rebalancing, semi-annual and annual reviews with clients, quarterly newsletter and
periodic market commentary communications. Reviews include, but are not limited to,
suitability, performance, asset allocation, change in investment objectives and risk tolerance.
IARs review client portfolios, and communicate with clients at least annually, for conformity
with respect to portfolios, investment objectives, change in the client’s financial situation and
account performance. K&F does not provide tax or legal services.
Financial Planning and Consulting
In addition to investment management services, K&F provides financial planning and
consulting services to clients. Financial planning services are typically offered to investment
management clients at no additional charge. K&F may also from time to time offer stand-alone
planning services charged at an hourly rate. Financial planning and consulting services will
involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation for clients based on the
client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more
of the following areas:
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Cash Flow & Debt Management – This involves advice with respect to cash
accounts, financial obligations, and cash management.
Risk Management & Insurance Planning – This includes risk management
associated with advisory recommendations based on the combination of insurance
types that best meet a client’s specific needs, e.g. life, health, disability, and long-
term care, and others as appropriate.
Investment Planning – This involves advice with respect to asset selection and
allocation, as well as investment income accumulation techniques. Evaluations are
made of existing and, when applicable, potential investments in terms of their
economic and tax characteristics as well as their suitability for meeting client’s
objectives. Tax consequences and their implications are identified and evaluated in
general terms.
Retirement Planning – This involves advice with respect to alternatives and
techniques for accumulating wealth for retirement income or advice relative to
appropriate distributions of assets following retirement. Tax implications and
consequences are identified and evaluated in general terms.
Education Planning – This includes alternatives and strategies with respect to the
complete or partial funding of college or other post-secondary education
experience. Tax consequences and their implications are identified and evaluated
in general terms.
Estate Planning – This service involves advice with respect to property ownership,
distribution strategies, estate tax reduction, and tax payment techniques. It involves
a discussion of gifts, trusts, etc. and the disposition of business interests. Tax
consequences and their implications are identified and evaluated. At the request of
the Client, our firm will engage the client’s chosen personal estate attorney or
planner, with regard to advising the wealth management of the estate planning.
Tax Planning – Tax planning is referred to the client’s chosen personal tax advisor.
Our firm may offer advice as to how tax laws may affect various financial decisions,
e.g. acquisitions, pension strategy, investing in new opportunities or consolidation
of existing investments, and individual taxation issues, among others.
Business Succession Planning – This includes alternatives and strategies with
respect to continuity or disposition of the business upon the business owners’
retirement, death, disability, or decision to sell. Tax implications and consequences
are identified and evaluated.
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Consolidation of Finances – As a result of performing some or all of the services
listed in points 1 through 8 above, our firm may be able to recommend strategies
or methods for consolidating the client’s financial situation in order for the client to
manage their financial situation more easily and to obtain efficiency, cost savings,
and diversification.
For clients seeking financial advice involving analysis of a particular investment, investment
portfolio, or overall financial situation, K&F through its IARs, provides financial planning and
consulting services designed to meet the client’s specific financial needs and objectives. These
consulting services include review of aspects of an individual’s current financial situation, with
emphasis on income tax planning, estate tax planning, insurance planning, education planning,
retirement planning and capital needs planning. To the extent other services are needed, the
IAR will assist the individual in those areas in which he is competent. IARs may also help the
client coordinate the implementation of any recommendations made, including referral to
other practicing professionals such as an attorney, accountant or insurance agent whose
services may be required. In preparing a financial plan for a client, the IAR gathers information
deemed relevant to the particular service provided through personal interviews with the
client and through documents and/or client profile questionnaires completed by the client.
Each service includes an analysis of the client’s financial information, which may, but is not
necessarily required to include items such as: their current assets, income, investments,
liabilities, short and long-term capital and liquidity needs, risk tolerance and short and long-
term financial goals and objectives. Should a client choose to implement the recommendations
contained in the financial plan, IARs generally make recommendations with respect to
products and services offered by K&F. However, the decision to implement any
recommendation rests exclusively with the client, and the client has the right to decide where
to implement any such recommendations.
In addition to providing individual financial planning and investment advisory consulting
services to individuals and corporations, IARs may also provide advice and consultation to
Retirement Plan Sponsors and Pension Plans. Typical services rendered include, but are not
necessarily limited to: development of an Investment Policy Statement, fund and investment
selection, participant education, fund performance monitoring and guidance on ERISA
fiduciary obligations.
Financial Planning and consulting fees are negotiable between the client and IAR. Fees charged
for these services will be dependent upon the anticipated time to provide the services and
complexity of the plan and or client’s financial situation. The fees are determined in advance
and disclosed to the client at the time the Investment Advisory Consulting Agreement is
executed.
Retirement Plan Consulting:
Our firm provides retirement plan consulting services to employer plan sponsors on an
ongoing basis. Generally, such consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors
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in establishing, monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement
plan. As the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising may include:
Establishing an Investment Policy Statement – Our firm will assist in the development
of a statement that summarizes the investment goals and objectives along with the
broad strategies to be employed to meet the objectives.
Investment Options – Our firm will work with the Plan Sponsor to evaluate existing
investment options and make recommendations for appropriate changes.
Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction – Our firm will develop strategic asset
allocation models to aid Participants in developing strategies to meet their investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk.
Investment Monitoring – Our firm will monitor the performance of the investments and
notify the client in the event of over/underperformance and in times of market
volatility.
Participant Education – Our firm will provide opportunities to educate plan
participants about their retirement plan offerings, different investment options, and
general guidance on allocation strategies.
In providing services for retirement plan consulting, our firm does not provide any advisory
services with respect to the following types of assets: employer securities, real estate
(excluding real estate funds and publicly traded REITS), participant loans, non-publicly traded
securities or assets, other illiquid investments, or brokerage window programs (collectively,
“Excluded Assets”). All retirement plan consulting services shall be in compliance with the
applicable state laws regulating retirement consulting services. This applies to client accounts
that are retirement or other employee benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part
of a Plan, and our firm accepts appointment to provide services to such accounts, our firm
acknowledges its fiduciary standard within the meaning of Section 3(21) or 3(38) of ERISA as
designated by the Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement with respect to the provision of
services described therein.
Customized Portfolios
K&F tailors individual client portfolios in the following ways:
We review a client’s personal risk tolerance and time horizon, and then allocate
investments among stocks, bonds and cash in order to optimize the trade-off between
risk and return for that particular client.
We review a client’s liquidity needs to make sure they have sufficient cash on hand to
fund either regular or unexpected portfolio withdrawals.
We gather information about each client’s tax situation to make sure that we are
achieving the best possible investment returns on an after-tax basis.
We make accommodations for investments that a client may hold that are outside of our
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normal set of recommendations. We also make accommodations for those clients who
wish to engage in Socially Responsible Investing by researching and using SRI-strategy
mutual funds.
We allow each client to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be
held in their portfolio. Restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of
securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in
managing the account.
Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm offers and sponsors a wrap fee program. Investment Management services are only
offered through wrapped accounts, which are managed on an individualized basis according
to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. Please see our Part
2A, Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee Program Brochure”) for more information.
Discretionary Management
As of December 31st, 2025, K&F manages $266,226,927 on a discretionary basis and
$38,851,328 on a non-discretionary basis. Our total assets under management are
$305,078,255.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Investment Management
Advisory fees are charged quarterly in advance. The fee is calculated by taking the quarter-
end portfolio value, assigning the following rate schedule, and then dividing by four to arrive
at a quarterly fee amount. The annual rates are:
Assets Under Management
Up to $1,000,000
$1,000,001 to $2,000,000
$2,000,001 to $5,000,000
$5,000,001 & Over
Annual Fee
1.00%
0.75%
0.50%
0.25%
Advisory fees include the provision of financial planning services at no additional charge.
Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources. K&F’s annualized
fees are billed on a pro-rata basis quarterly in advance based on the value of your account on
the last business day of the quarter. Our firm bills on cash balances unless otherwise agreed.
Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from your account or payable by check. The specific
manner in which fees are charged by K&F is established in the client’s Investment Management
Agreement. If the client elects to have the fees directly deducted from their account, the
following will be in place:
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a) Your independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly to you showing the
market values for each security included in the Assets and all disbursements in your
account including the amount of the advisory fees paid to us;
b) You provide written authorization permitting us to be directly paid by these terms.
c)
It is the client’s responsibility to verify the calculation of advisory fees deducted from
the account; and
d) The account custodian sends a statement to the client, at least quarterly, showing all
account disbursements, including advisory fees.
Financial Planning and Consulting
K & F may from time to time, at its discretion, provide stand-alone financial planning and
consulting services to individuals who do not retain our investment management services.
Hourly fees: Our hourly fee for plan development is $250 per hour. The items addressed in a
financial plan or general consulting services may include one or more of the services listed
above. The amount of time spent will depend on the complexity of the request and all services
will be completed within six months. The total number of hours will be estimated prior to the
engagement and will be specified in our firm’s Financial Planning & Consulting Agreement.
The client will be invoiced directly for hourly fees.
Example: A client meets with our firm to discuss basic financial consulting issues and
seeks general investment advice relating to broad issues such as retirement planning
and education planning. The meeting lasts for 2 hours and follow up research takes 2
hours. The client would be invoiced for $1000 upon completion of the plan.
Fixed Fees: Our fixed fees are negotiable and will not exceed $10,000. Depending on
circumstances, fees for financial planning and consulting services are offered to clients for
small consulting projects. Such services include any combination of the services listed above,
periodic reviews, revisions/updates to the financial plan, and day-to-day consulting as
required.
Example: A client with limited financial investing history and modest assets who
engages our firm for a single service listed above would be charged a fee of $500,
because of limited document review and fewer consulting options. A client with
maximum complexity who retains our firm for all services listed above, which may
require 40 or more hours of adviser’s time would be charged a flat fee of $10,000.
Services rendered and the fees charged are disclosed in each Investment Advisory Consulting
Agreement. It is possible that a client of K&F may pay more or less for similar services than
another client. Any investment program involves risk and there is no guarantee that using the
Financial Planning and Consulting Services will produce favorable results.
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Retirement Plan Consulting:
Our Retirement Plan Consulting services are billed on the percentage of Plan assets under
management. The total estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee charged, is based on the scope
and complexity of our engagement with the client. Fees based on a percentage of managed
Plan assets will not exceed 1.00%. The fee-paying arrangements will be determined on a case-
by-case basis and will be detailed in the signed consulting agreement.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses
The fees listed above are in addition to any fees charged by the account custodian or costs
associated with the implementation of the investment plan. These costs may include
transaction fees for non-wrap accounts, mutual fund operating expenses, custodial fees, wire
transfer and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and
securities transactions. K&F seeks to minimize these additional costs on clients’ behalf
whenever possible.
Third Party Service Fees
On occasion, we may recommend or refer clients to third party service providers or
technology platforms that support or enhance the services we provide. These third party
providers may charge our firm fees for access to or use of their services. In certain cases, we
will pass these fees through to clients.
When such fees are passed through, they are separate from and in addition to our advisory
fees, and the third party fees are not retained by our firm. Instead, the fees represent costs
charged to us by the third party provider for services related to the client’s account, which we
then allocate or invoice to the client. Clients are not obligated to use any third party services
we recommend and may obtain comparable services from providers of their choice. Any
applicable third party fees, the basis for the fee, and the method of billing will be disclosed to
clients prior to or at the time such fees are incurred
Termination & Refunds
If a client wishes to terminate our services, they will need to contact us in writing and state
that they wish to terminate our services. Upon receipt of their letter of termination, accounts
initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter will be charged a pro-rated fee, calculated
based on a calendar year. Refunds will be paid based on the remaining days in the billable
quarter that are determined as unearned fees. Refunds of unearned fees will be calculated on
a pro-rata basis and the unearned fees paid back to the client. The fee will be refunded to the
client’s account or provided to the client in the form of a check.
Financial Planning & Consulting clients may terminate their agreement at any time before the
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delivery of a financial plan by providing written notice. For purposes of calculating refunds,
all work performed by us up to the point of termination shall be calculated at the hourly fee
currently in effect. Clients will receive a pro-rata refund of unearned fees based on the time
and effort expended by our firm.
Unless the client has received the firm’s disclosure brochure at least 48 hours prior to signing
the investment advisory contract, the investment advisory contract may be terminated by the
client within five (5) business day of signing the contract without incurring any advisory fees.
Commissionable Securities Sales
We do not sell securities for a commission in our advisory accounts.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
K&F does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains on or
capital appreciation of the assets of a client).
Item 7 – Types of Clients
K&F provides investment management and financial planning services to high net worth
individuals, families, trusts, corporations or other business, limited liability companies,
corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable institutions.
K&F will typically require new clients to have a minimum of $500,000 to invest; however, K&F
may make exceptions on a client by client basis.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
K&F follows the principles of asset allocation to construct broadly diversified investment
portfolios that are designed for the long-term and are based on each client’s personal
circumstances (goals, time horizon, risk tolerance, tax considerations). K&F strives to keep
expenses and investment costs low, and primarily use no-load, low-cost mutual funds and
exchange-traded funds when implementing investment portfolios. We seek to minimize the
effect of taxes through asset location and tax-efficient investment vehicles.
The prices of securities held in client accounts and the income they generate may decline in
response to certain events taking place around the world. These include events directly
involving the issuers of securities held as underlying assets of mutual funds in a client’s
account, conditions affecting the general economy, and overall market changes. Other
contributing factors include local, regional, or global political, social, or economic instability
and governmental or governmental agency responses to economic conditions. Finally,
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currency, interest rate, and commodity price fluctuations may also affect security prices and
income. Various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio
transactions, or in receiving payment of dividends can increase risk.
Although we do a great amount of work to determine in advance a client’s risk tolerance, it is
important to understand that investing money involves many risks (i.e. market, interest rate,
liquidity, reinvestment, geopolitical, currency/exchange rate), including the risk of loss of
principal, and clients should be prepared to bear this risk. We cannot guarantee any particular
investment outcome. A risk of mutual fund and/or ETF analysis is that, as in all securities
investments, past performance does not guarantee future results. A manager who has been
successful may not be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as our firm does
not control the underlying investments in a fund or ETF, managers of different funds held by
the Client may purchase the same security, increasing the risk to the Client if that security
were to fall in value. There is also a risk that a manager may deviate from the stated investment
mandate or strategy of the fund or ETF, which could make the holding(s) less suitable for the
Client’s portfolio.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of K&F or the integrity of our
management. K&F has received no legal or disciplinary action.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Representatives of our firm are insurance agents/brokers. They may offer insurance products
and receive customary fees as a result of insurance sales. A conflict of interest arises as these
insurance sales create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation
adviser and/or our supervised persons earn. Clients have the right to purchase insurance
products that we may recommend in a financial plan from anybody they choose. In order to
mitigate this conflict of interest, we fulfill our fiduciary duty by acting in the client’s best
interest.
If our management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a
broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer, our firm must disclose this
fact. Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard.
If our management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an
associated person of the foregoing entities, our firm must disclose this fact. Our firm has
nothing to disclose in this regard.
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If our firm recommends or select other investment advisers for our clients and our firm
receives compensation directly or indirectly from those advisers, or our firm has other
business relationships with those advisers, our firm is required to describe these practices and
discuss the conflicts of interest these practices create and how our firm addresses them. Our
firm does not recommend or select other investment advisers for our clients.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
An investment adviser is considered a fiduciary and our firm has a fiduciary duty to all clients.
As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of
all material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. Our
fiduciary duty is considered the core underlying principle for our Code of Ethics which also
includes Insider Trading and Personal Securities Transactions Policies and Procedures. If a
client or a potential client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be
provided upon request.
We recognize that the personal investment transactions of members and employees of our
firm demand the application of a high Code of Ethics and require that all such transactions be
carried out in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, we
believe that if investment goals are similar for clients and for members and employees of our
firm, it is logical and even desirable that there be common ownership of some securities.
Therefore, in order to prevent conflicts of interest, we have in place a set of procedures
(including a pre-clearing procedure) with respect to transactions effected by our members,
officers and employees for their personal accounts1. In order to monitor compliance with our
personal trading policy, we have a quarterly securities transaction reporting system for all of
our associates. Upon employment or affiliation and at least annually thereafter, all supervised
persons will sign an acknowledgement that they have read, understand, and agree to comply
with our Code of Ethics.
Neither our firm nor a related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client
accounts, securities in which our firm or a related person has a material financial interest.
Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also
recommended to clients. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our related persons will
place client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics.
Further, our related persons will refrain from buying or selling the same securities prior to
buying or selling for our clients in the same day. If related persons’ accounts are included in a
block trade, our related persons’ accounts will be traded in the same manner every time.
1 For purposes of the policy, our associate’s personal account generally includes any account (a) in the name of our associate, his/her spouse, his/her
minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (b) for which our associate is a trustee or executor, or (c) which our associate
controls, including our client accounts which our associate controls and/or a member of his/her household has a direct or indirect beneficial interest
in.
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Our firm and supervised persons must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner
and avoid all circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of
complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure is provided to give all clients a summary of our
Code of Ethics.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Selecting a Brokerage Firm:
We seek to utilize a custodian/broker who will hold your assets and execute transactions on
terms that are attractive when compared to other available providers and their services. We
consider a wide range of factors, including, among others, these:
Ability to maintain the confidentiality of trading intentions
Timeliness of execution
Timeliness and accuracy of trade confirmations
Liquidity of the securities traded
Ability to place trades in difficult market environments
Research services provided
Execution facilitation services provided
Record keeping services provided
Custody services provided
Frequency and correction of trading errors
Ability to access a variety of market venues
Financial condition
Business reputation and overall level of service
With the aforementioned in consideration, we utilize the services of Raymond James Financial
Services (“RJFS”) to keep custody of our clients’ assets. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (“RJA”),
an affiliate of RJFS (together known as “Raymond James”), acts as the clearing agent when we
execute securities transactions placed through RJFS. RJFS may make certain research and
brokerage services available at no additional cost to our firm. These services may be directly
from independent research companies, as selected by our firm. Research products and services
provided by RJFS may include research reports on recommendations or other information about
particular companies or industries; economic surveys, data and analyses; financial publications;
portfolio evaluation services; financial database software and services; computerized news and
pricing services; quotation equipment for use in running software used in investment decision-
making; and other products or services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance by RJFS
to our firm in the performance of our investment decision-making responsibilities. As a result of
receiving these services, we may have an incentive to continue to use or expand the use of RJFS
services. Our firm examined this conflict of interest when we chose to enter into the relationship
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with RJFS and we have determined that the relationship is in the best interest of our firm’s clients
and satisfies our fiduciary obligations, including our duty to seek best execution.
RJFS charges transaction fees for effecting certain securities transactions (i.e., transaction fees
are charged for certain mutual funds, debt securities transactions, etc.). RJFS does not charge
transaction fees for U.S. listed equities or ETFs. RJFS enables us to obtain many mutual funds
without transaction charges and other funds at nominal transaction charges.
Our clients may pay a transaction fee to RJFS that is higher than another qualified broker
dealer might charge to affect the same transaction. We have determined in good faith that the
fee is reasonable in relation to the value of the services received. In seeking best execution,
the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-
dealer’s services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, transaction
rates, and responsiveness. Accordingly, although we will seek competitive rates to the benefit
of all clients, we may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible rates for specific client account
transactions.
Soft Dollars:
The investment research products and services that may be obtained by our firm will generally
be used to service all of our clients. Our firm does not accept products or services that do not
qualify for Safe Harbor outlined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such
as those services that do not aid in investment decision-making or trade execution.
Client Brokerage Commissions:
We do not acquire any services from RJFS based on client brokerage commissions (or markups
or markdowns). In any case, we do not receive a portion of the commissions paid to RJFS.
Procedures to Direct Client Transactions in Return for Soft Dollars:
We do not direct client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return for soft dollar
benefits.
Brokerage for Client Referrals:
Our firm does not receive compensation for client referrals.
Directed Brokerage:
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Neither our firm nor any of our firm’s representatives have discretionary authority in making the
determination of the brokers-dealers and/or custodians with whom orders for the purchase or
sale of securities are placed for execution, and the commission rates at which such securities
transactions are affected. Our firm routinely requests that clients direct us to execute through a
specified broker-dealer. Our firm recommends the use of RJFS. Each client will be required to
establish their account(s) with RJFS if not already done. Please note that not all advisers have this
requirement.
Special Considerations for ERISA Clients:
A retirement or ERISA plan client may direct all or part of portfolio transactions for its account
through a specific broker or dealer, insurance company, or mutual fund company in order to
obtain goods or services on behalf of the plan. Such direction is permitted provided that the
goods and services provided are reasonable expenses of the plan incurred in the ordinary
course of its business for which it otherwise would be obligated and empowered to pay. ERISA
prohibits directed brokerage arrangements when the goods or services purchased are not for
the exclusive benefit of the plan. Consequently, we will request that plan sponsors who direct
plan brokerage provide us with a letter documenting that this arrangement will be for the
exclusive benefit of the plan.
Aggregation of Purchase or Sale:
We perform investment management services for various clients. There are occasions on which
portfolio transactions may be executed as part of concurrent authorizations to purchase or sell
the same security for numerous accounts served by our firm, which involve accounts with similar
investment objectives. Although such concurrent authorizations potentially could be either
advantageous or disadvantageous to any one or more particular accounts, they are affected only
when we believe that to do so will be in the best interest of the effected accounts. When such
concurrent authorizations occur, the objective is to allocate the executions in a manner which is
deemed equitable to the accounts involved. In any given situation, we attempt to allocate trade
executions in the most equitable manner possible, taking into consideration client objectives,
current asset allocation and availability of funds using average price and proration. Block orders
not fully executed will result in pro-rata allocation to the accounts allocated in the block trade.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Client accounts are reviewed as follows:
Daily Review: Our custodian, Raymond James Financial Services, provides K&F with a daily
electronic data file containing all client account transactions and positions.
On-going Review: Accounts are regularly reviewed in relation to economic and market
movements, changes in fund recommendations, and shifts in target asset allocations.
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Annual Review: In addition to the above, we seek to meet with clients at least once per year in
order to stay informed regarding their personal situation and to determine whether the
established investment strategy remains appropriate. Our firm does not provide written
reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal reports to clients take place on at least an
annual basis when clients are contacted.
Upon Client Request: In addition to the above, we periodically review client accounts in relation
to new information presented by the client or in order to provide information requested by the
client.
All reviews, whether initiated by Client or Advisor, are performed by Mr. Kachkovsky and Mr.
Fisher.
Factors that may trigger a review in addition to those listed above include withdrawals from a
client portfolio, additions to a client portfolio, changes to our tactical investment strategies,
changes to our approved list of mutual funds and ETFs, and extreme market conditions that
would trigger a rebalancing of the portfolio.
All investment management clients receive monthly account position and transaction
statements from RJFS. Clients may elect to have reports from RJFS delivered electronically (via
e-mail and website access) or via U.S. mail.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We receive an economic benefit from RJFS in the form of the support products and services it
makes available to us and other independent investment advisors that have their clients
maintain accounts at RJFS. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the related
conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices).
3rd Party Marketing Tools
K&F may use 3rd party marketing tools and software for marketing purposes and for
generating leads. All 3rd party marketing pieces are reviewed by K&F.
Item 15 – Custody
The SEC issued a no-action letter (“Letter”) with respect to the Rule 206(4)-2 (“Custody Rule”)
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The letter provided guidance on
the Custody Rule as well as clarified that an adviser who has the power to disburse client funds
to a third party under a standing letter of instruction (“SLOA”) is deemed to have custody. As
such, our firm has adopted the following safeguards in conjunction with our custodian, RJFS:
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The client provides an instruction to the qualified custodian, in writing, that 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.
The client authorizes the investment adviser, 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.
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.
The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified
custodian.
The investment adviser has 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 instruction.
The investment adviser maintains records showing that the third party is not a related
party of the investment adviser or located at the same address as the investment
adviser.
The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming
the instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
We encourage our clients to raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security
of their assets. The custodians we do business with will send you independent account
statements listing your account balance(s), transaction history and any fee debits or other fees
taken out of your account. We urge clients to compare statements received from our firm and
the custodian.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Clients have the option of providing our firm with investment discretion on their behalf,
pursuant to an executed investment advisory client agreement. By granting investment
discretion, we are authorized to execute securities transactions, which securities are bought
and sold, and the total amount to be bought and sold. Limitations may be imposed by the client
in the form of specific constraints on any of these areas of discretion with our firm’s written
acknowledgement in the Investment Policy Statement.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
As a matter of firm policy and practice, K&F does not have any authority to and does not vote
proxies on behalf of advisory clients. Clients retain the responsibility for receiving and voting
proxies for any and all securities maintained in client portfolios. K&F may provide advice to
clients regarding the clients’ voting of proxies.
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Item 18 – Financial Information
Our firm is not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because:
Our firm does not require the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees and six or more
months in advance.
Our firm does not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability to
meet contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
Our firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Item 1 - Cover Page
Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplements
Garry Kachkovsky, CFP®
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.
3202 Governor Drive | Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 450-9711
Updated: February 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Garry Kachkovsky that supplements
the Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. (K&F) Brochure. You should have received a copy of that
Brochure. Please contact Garry Kachkovsky or Kristian R. Fisher at (858) 450-9711 if you
did not receive K&F’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this
supplement. Additional information about Garry Kachkovsky is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 2911581.
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Garry Kachkovsky, CFP® | Born in 1975
Item 2 - Educational Background & Business Experience
Educational Background:
2002: Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation
1997: Illinois Wesleyan University; Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Russian
Business Background:
03/2001 – Present Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.; Owner
04/2015 – Present Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.; Investment Advisor Representative
06/2006 – Present K&F Real Estate, LLC; Manager
08/2012 – 04/2015 Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.; Investment
Advisor
02/2001 – 04/2015 Raymond James Financial Services Inc.; Registered
Representative
06/1997 – 02/2001 SunAmerica Securities; Financial Advisor
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification is obtained by completing an advanced college-
level course of study addressing the financial planning subject areas that the CFP board’s
studies have determined as necessary for the competent and professional delivery of
financial planning services, a comprehensive certification exam (administered in 10 hours
over a 2 day period) and agreeing to be bound by the CFP board’s standard of professional
conduct. As a prerequisite the IAR must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited
United States college or university (or foreign university equivalent) and have at least 3 years
of full time financial planning experience (or equivalent measured at 2,000 hours per year).
This designation requires 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years and renewing an
agreement to be bound by the standards of professional conduct.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. Mr. Kachkovsky has received no legal or disciplinary action.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Kachkovsky is a licensed insurance agent. He may offer insurance products and receive
normal and customary fees as a result of insurance sales. A conflict of interest arises as these
insurance sales create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation he
and/or our supervised persons earns. In order to mitigate this conflict of interest, Mr.
Kachkovsky will fulfill his fiduciary duty by putting client’s interests ahead of his own.
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Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Kachkovsky does not receive economic benefit from non-clients.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Kachkovsky is a 50% owner of Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc., and is supervised by Kristian
R. Fisher, President of Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. Kristian can be reached at (303) 674-9711
or (602) 604-9711.
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Item 1 - Cover Page
Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplements
Kristian R. Fisher, CFP®
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.
3202 Governor Drive | Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 450-9711
Updated: February 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Kristian R. Fisher that supplements
the Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. (K&F) Brochure. You should have received a copy of that
Brochure. Please contact Garry Kachkovsky or Kristian R. Fisher at (858) 450-9711 if you
did not receive K&F’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this
supplement. Additional information about Kristian R. Fisher is available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 2827120.
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Kristian R. Fisher, CFP® | Born in 1972
Item 2 - Educational Background & Business Experience
Educational Background:
2004: Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) designation
1995: Michigan State University; Bachelor of Arts in Finance
Business Background:
03/2001 – Present Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.; Owner
04/2015 – Present Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.; Investment Advisor Representative
06/2006 – Present K&F Real Estate, LLC; Manager
01/2009 – 04/2015 Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.; Investment
Advisor
03/2001 – 04/2015 Raymond James Financial Services Inc.; Registered
Representative
11/1996 – 03/2001 SunAmerica Securities; Financial Advisor
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification is obtained by completing an advanced college-
level course of study addressing the financial planning subject areas that the CFP board’s
studies have determined as necessary for the competent and professional delivery of
financial planning services, a comprehensive certification exam (administered in 10 hours
over a 2 day period) and agreeing to be bound by the CFP board’s standard of professional
conduct. As a prerequisite the IAR must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited
United States college or university (or foreign university equivalent) and have at least 3 years
of full time financial planning experience (or equivalent measured at 2,000 hours per year).
This designation requires 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years and renewing an
agreement to be bound by the standards of professional conduct.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised
person providing investment advice. Mr. Fisher has received no legal or disciplinary action.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Fisher is a licensed insurance agent. He may offer insurance products and receive normal
and customary fees as a result of insurance sales. A conflict of interest arises as these
insurance sales create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation he
and/or our supervised persons earn. In order to mitigate this conflict of interest, Mr. Fisher
will fulfill his fiduciary duty by putting client’s interests ahead of his own.
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Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Mr. Fisher does not receive economic benefit from non-clients.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Fisher is a 50% owner of Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc., and is supervised by Garry
Kachkovsky, Secretary of Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. Garry can be reached at (858) 450-9711
or (602) 604-9711.
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Item 1 - Cover Page
Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplements
Jaime L. Boyer
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.
3202 Governor Drive | Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92122
(858) 450-9711
Updated: February 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Kristian R. Fisher that supplements
the Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. (K&F) Brochure. You should have received a copy of that
Brochure. Please contact Garry Kachkovsky or Kristian R. Fisher at (858) 450-9711 if you
did not receive K&F’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this
supplement. Additional information about Jaime L. Boyer is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 2827120.
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Jaime Lynne Boyer | Born in 1977
Item 2 - Educational Background & Business Experience
Educational Background:
1999: Arizona State University; Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Business Background:
03/2020 – Present Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc; Wealth Advisor & Project Director
06/1997 – 03/2020 Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Registered Representative
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events material to the evaluation of Ms. Boyer.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Ms. Boyer does not have any outside business activities to report.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Ms. Boyer does not receive any other economic benefit for providing advisory services in
addition to advisory fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
Garry Kachkovsky, Chief Compliance Officer of Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. , supervises and
monitors Ms. Boyer’s activities on a regular basis to ensure compliance with our firm’s Code
of Ethics. Please contact Mr. Kachkovsky if you have any questions about Ms. Boyer’s
brochure supplement at (602) 604-9711.
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Additional Brochure: WRAP BROCHURE (2026-03-24)
View Document Text
Item 1: Cover Page
Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV: Wrap Fee Program Brochure
March 2026
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. Wrap Program
Sponsored by:
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc.
3202 Governor Drive | Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92122
kfria.com
Firm Contacts:
Garry Kachkovsky & Kristian R. Fisher
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Kachkovsky &
Fisher, Inc. If clients have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at
(858) 450-9711. 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 our firm is also available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by
searching CRD #117811.
Please note that the use of the term “registered investment adviser” and description of our firm
and/or our associates as “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Clients are
encouraged to review this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who advise
clients for more information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees.
Item 2: Material Changes
Kachkovsky & Fisher, Inc. (“K&F”) is required to make clients aware of information that has
changed since the last annual update to the Wrap Brochure (“Wrap Brochure”) and that may
be important to them. Clients can then determine whether to review the brochure in its
entirety or to contact us with questions about the changes.
Since our last annual amendment filed on March 26th 2025, we have no material changes
to disclose.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Material Changes ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................... 5
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 6
Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s) .................................................................................................... 7
Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s) ............................................................................................................................. 7
Item 9: Additional Information ................................................................................................................................................................. 8
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Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation
Our firm manages assets for many different types of clients to help meet their financial goals while
remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in
the client’s best interest. This is accomplished in part by knowing the client. Our firm has established
a service-oriented advisory practice with open lines of communication. Working with clients to
understand their investment objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates the kind
of working relationship we value.
Our firm sponsors and offers a wrap fee program, which allows clients to pay a single fee for
investment advisory services and associated custodial transaction costs. Transaction fees will be paid
by our firm based on a percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account(s). Because our firm
absorbs client transaction fees, an incentive exists to limit trading activities in client accounts.
Custodial transaction costs, however, are not included in the advisory fee charged by our firm for
non-wrap services, and are to be paid by the client to their chosen custodian. Depending on the
client’s account or portfolio trading activity, clients may pay more for using our wrap fee services
than they would for using our non-wrap services.
All material conflicts of interest are disclosed below regarding our firm, our representatives or our
employees, which could be reasonably expected to impair the rendering of unbiased and objective
advice. Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources. Our recommended
custodian, Raymond James, does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange
traded funds. Since we pay the transaction fees charged by the custodian to clients participating in
our wrap fee program, this presents a conflict of interest because we are incentivized to recommend
equities and exchange traded funds over other types of securities in order to reduce our costs.
Our Wrap Advisory Services
Wrap Investment Management:
As part of our Wrap Investment Management service, a portfolio is created, consisting of individual
stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), options, mutual funds and other public and private
securities or investments. The client’s individual investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs
and may include some or all of the previously mentioned securities. Portfolios will be designed to meet
a particular investment goal, determined to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the
appropriate portfolio has been determined, portfolios are continuously and regularly monitored, and if
necessary, rebalanced based upon the client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives.
Fee Schedule
Assets Under Management
Up to $1,000,000
$1,000,001 to $2,000,000
$2,000,001 to $5,000,000
$5,000,001 & Over
Annual Fee
1.00%
0.75%
0.50%
0.25%
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Transaction costs imposed by the custodian for trades are paid by our firm. Advisory fees include
the provision of financial planning services at no additional charge. Our firm may bill on cash
balances unless otherwise indicated in writing. Fees to be assessed will be outlined in the
advisory agreement to be signed by the Client. Annualized fees are billed on a pro-rata basis
quarterly in advance based on the value of the account(s) on the last day of the previous quarter.
Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from your account or by client check. In rare cases, our
firm will agree to directly invoice. As part of this process, Clients understand the following:
a) Your independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly to you showing the
market values for each security included in the Assets and all disbursements in your
account including the amount of the advisory fees paid to us;
b) You provide written authorization permitting us to be directly paid by these terms.
c)
It is the client’s responsibility to verify the calculation of advisory fees deducted from the
account; and
d) The account custodian sends a statement to the client, at least quarterly, showing all
account disbursements, including advisory fees.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses:
In addition to our advisory fees above, clients may also pay holdings charges imposed by the chosen
custodian for certain investments, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or
exchange traded fund, which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees,
initial or deferred sales charges, mutual fund sales loads, 12b-1 fees, surrender charges, variable
annuity fees, IRA and qualified retirement plan fees, and other fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-
downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees for trades executed away from custodian, wire transfer
fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Our firm does not
receive a portion of these fees.
Third Party Service Fees
On occasion, we may recommend or refer clients to third party service providers or technology
platforms that support or enhance the services we provide. These third party providers may charge
our firm fees for access to or use of their services. In certain cases, we will pass these fees through to
clients.
When such fees are passed through, they are separate from and in addition to our advisory fees, and
the third party fees are not retained by our firm. Instead, the fees represent costs charged to us by
the third party provider for services related to the client’s account, which we then allocate or invoice
to the client. Clients are not obligated to use any third party services we recommend and may obtain
comparable services from providers of their choice. Any applicable third party fees, the basis for the
fee, and the method of billing will be disclosed to clients prior to or at the time such fees are incurred
Wrap Fee Program Recommendations:
Our firm does not recommend or offer the wrap program services of other providers.
Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients
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Our requirements for opening and maintaining accounts or otherwise engaging us:
Our firm requires a minimum account balance of $500,000 for our Wrap Investment
Management service. However, K&F may make exceptions on a client by client basis.
Our firm has the following types of clients:
Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals;
Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations;
Pension and Profit Sharing Plans;
Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation
Selection of Portfolio Managers:
Our firm’s investment adviser representatives (“IARs”) act as portfolio manager(s) for this wrap fee
program. A conflict arises in that other investment advisory firms may charge the same or lower fees
than our firm for similar services. Our IARs are subject to individual licensing requirements as
imposed by state securities boards. Our firm is required to confirm or update each IAR’s Form U4 on
an annual basis. IAR supervision is conducted by our Chief Compliance Officer or management
personnel.
Advisory Business:
Information about our wrap fee services can be found in Item 4 of this brochure. Our firm offers
individualized investment advice to our Wrap Investment Management clients.
Each Wrap Investment Management client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the
types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in certain securities or
types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing the
account.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs:
Our firm does not manage wrap fee accounts in a different fashion than non-wrap fee accounts. All
accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives,
financial goals, risk tolerance, etc.
Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management:
Our firm does not charge performance-based fees.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss:
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K&F follows the principles of asset allocation to construct broadly diversified investment portfolios
that are designed for the long-term and are based on each client’s personal circumstances (goals, time
horizon, risk tolerance, tax considerations). K&F strives to keep expenses and investment costs low,
and primarily use no-load, low-cost mutual funds and exchange-traded funds when implementing
investment portfolios. We seek to minimize the effect of taxes through asset location and tax-efficient
investment vehicles.
The prices of securities held in client accounts and the income they generate may decline in response
to certain events taking place around the world. These include events directly involving the issuers
of securities held as underlying assets of mutual funds in a client’s account, conditions affecting the
general economy, and overall market changes. Other contributing factors include local, regional, or
global political, social, or economic instability and governmental or governmental agency responses
to economic conditions. Finally, currency, interest rate, and commodity price fluctuations may also
affect security prices and income. Various administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and
settling portfolio transactions, or in receiving payment of dividends can increase risk.
Although we do a great amount of work to determine in advance a client’s risk tolerance, it is
important to understand that investing money involves many risks (i.e. market, interest rate,
liquidity, reinvestment, geopolitical, currency/exchange rate), including the risk of loss of principal,
and clients should be prepared to bear this risk. We cannot guarantee any particular investment
outcome. A risk of mutual fund and/or ETF analysis is that, as in all securities investments, past
performance does not guarantee future results. A manager who has been successful may not be able
to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as our firm does not control the underlying
investments in a fund or ETF, managers of different funds held by the Client may purchase the same
security, increasing the risk to the Client if that security were to fall in value. There is also a risk that
a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the fund or ETF, which
could make the holding(s) less suitable for the Client’s portfolio.
Voting Client Securities:
Our firm does not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or
other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent
to our firm, our firm will forward them to the appropriate client and ask the party who sent them to
mail them directly to the client in the future. Clients may call, write or email us to discuss questions
they may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations.
Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s)
All accounts are managed by our in-house licensed IARs. The IAR selected to manage the client’s
account(s) or portfolio(s) will be privy to the client’s investment goals and objectives, risk tolerance,
restrictions placed on the management of the account(s) or portfolio(s) and relevant client notes
taken by our firm. Please see our firm’s Privacy Policy for more information on how our firm utilizes
client information.
Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s)
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Clients are always free to directly contact their portfolio manager(s) with any questions or concerns
about their portfolios or other matters.
Item 9: Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to the evaluation of our advisory business
or the integrity of our management.
Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Representatives of our firm are licensed insurance agents. As a result of these transactions, they
receive normal and customary commissions. A conflict of interest exists as these commissionable
securities sales create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation earned. To
mitigate this potential conflict, our firm will act in the client’s best interest.
Our firm is not registered, nor does it have an application pending to register, as a broker-dealer,
registered representative of a broker dealer, investment company or pooled investment vehicle,
other investment adviser or financial planner, futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, commodity trading advisor, banking or thrift institution, accountant or accounting firm,
lawyer or law firm, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer or a sponsor or syndicator of
limited partnership, or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading
As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material
facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. Our fiduciary duty is the
underlying principle for our firm’s Code of Ethics, which includes procedures for personal securities
transaction and insider trading. Our firm requires all representatives to conduct business with the
highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times.
Upon employment with our firm, and at least annually thereafter, all representatives of our firm will
acknowledge receipt, understanding and compliance with our firm’s Code of Ethics. Our firm and
representatives must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all circumstances
that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure
is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. If a client or a potential client wishes to
review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon request.
Our firm recognizes that the personal investment transactions of our representatives demands the
application of a Code of Ethics with high standards and requires that all such transactions be carried out
in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, our firm also believes that if
investment goals are similar for clients and for our representatives, it is logical, and even desirable, that
there be common ownership of some securities.
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In order to prevent conflicts of interest, our firm has established procedures for transactions effected by
our representatives for their personal accounts1. In order to monitor compliance with our personal
trading policy, our firm has pre-clearance requirements and a quarterly securities transaction reporting
system for all of our representatives.
Neither our firm nor a related person recommends, buys or sells for client accounts, securities in
which our firm or a related person has a material financial interest without prior disclosure to the
client.
Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also
recommended to clients. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our related persons will place
client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics, a copy of which
is available upon request.
Likewise, related persons of our firm buy or sell securities for themselves at or about the same time they
buy or sell the same securities for client accounts. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our
related persons will place client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of
Ethics, a copy of which is available upon request. Further, our related persons will refrain from buying
or selling the same securities prior to buying or selling for our clients in the same day. If related persons’
accounts are included in a block trade, our related persons will always trade personal accounts last.
Review of Accounts
Our management personnel or financial advisors review accounts on at least an annual basis for our
Wrap Investment Management clients. The nature of these reviews is to learn whether clients’
accounts are in line with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on market
conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. Our firm may review client accounts more
frequently than described above. Among the factors which may trigger an off-cycle review are major
market or economic events, the client’s life events, requests by the client, etc. Our firm does not
provide written reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal reports to clients take place on at
least an annual basis when our Wrap Investment Management clients are contacted.
Other Compensation
Our firm recommends that clients establish brokerage accounts with RJFS. RJFS provides us with
access to its institutional trading and operations services, which typically are not available to RJFS
retail customers. These services are generally available, without cost, to financial advisory firms who
maintain a minimum threshold of client assets with RJFS. RJFS is a full-service registered broker-
dealer and registered investment adviser. Our firm has no formal relationship with RJFS for client
referrals and receives no compensation from RJFS (other than the services and arrangements
described herein) for accounts opened by firm clients. On an informal basis, RJFS occasionally may
make referrals to our firm as a courtesy or accommodation. Nothing of value, monetary or otherwise,
is given, paid, or received in exchange for such referrals.
Services provided by RJFS to financial advisory firms include research (including mutual fund
research, third-party research, and RJFS proprietary research), brokerage, custody, and access to
1 For purposes of the policy, our associate’s personal account generally includes any account (a) in the name of our associate, his/her spouse,
his/her minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (b) for which our associate is a trustee or executor, or (c) which our
associate controls, including our client accounts which our associate controls and/or a member of his/her household has a direct or indirect
beneficial interest in.
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mutual funds and other investments that are available only to institutional investors or would
require a significantly higher minimum initial investment. In addition, RJFS makes available software
and other technologies that provide access to client account data (such as trade confirmations and
account statements), facilitate trade execution, provide research, pricing information, quotation
services, and other market data, assist with contact management, facilitate payment of fees to our
firm from client accounts, assist with performance reporting, facilitate trade allocation, and assist
with back-office support, record-keeping, and client reporting. RJFS also provides access to financial
planning software, practice management consulting support, best execution assistance, consolidated
statements assistance, educational and industry conferences, marketing and educational materials,
technological and information technology support, and RJFS corporate discounts. Many of these
services may be used to service all or a substantial number of RWIs' accounts, including accounts not
maintained at RJFS.
RJFS may also provide us with other services intended to help us manage and further develop our
business enterprise, including assistance in the following areas: consulting, publications and
presentations, information technology, business succession, and marketing. In addition, RJFS may
make available or arrange and/or pay for these types of services provided by independent third
parties, including regulatory compliance.
Client Referrals
Our firm does not pay referral fees (non-commission based) to independent solicitors (non-
registered representatives) for the referral of their clients to our firm in accordance with relevant
state statutes and rules.
3rd Party Marketing Tools
K&F may use 3rd party marketing tools and software for marketing purposes and for generating
leads. All 3rd party marketing pieces are reviewed by K&F.
Financial Information
Our firm is not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because:
Our firm does not require the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees when services cannot
be rendered within 6 months.
Our firm does not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
Our firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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