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Brochure
Form ADV Part 2A
Item 1 - Cover Page
KiKer Wealth ManageMent, llC
CRD# 154405
Branch Office
Main Office
367 Prince Avenue, Suite 3B
Athens, Georgia 30606
(706) 253-7285
788 West Church Street
Jasper, Georgia 30143
(706) 253-7285
www.KikerWealth.com
March 5, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Kiker Wealth
Management, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us
at (706) 253-7285 or renee@kikerwealth.com. The information in this Brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state
authority.
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC is an investment advisory firm registered with the appropriate
regulatory authority. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Additional
information about Kiker Wealth Management, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.AdviserInfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 - Material Changes
This Brochure is prepared in the revised format required beginning in 2011. Registered
Investment Advisers are required to use this format to inform clients of the nature of advisory
services provided, types of clients served, fees charged, potential conflicts of interest and other
information. The Brochure requirements include providing a Summary of Material Changes (the
“Summary”) reflecting any material changes to our policies, practices, or conflicts of interest made
since our last required “annual update” filing. In the event of any material changes, such Summary
is provided to all clients within 120 days of our fiscal year-end. Our last annual update was filed on
March 28, 2024. Of course, the complete Brochure is available to you at any time upon request.
Item 3 - Table of Contents
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Item 1 - Cover Page ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Item 2 - Material Changes................................................................................................................................................ 1
Item 3 - Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................... 2
Item 4 - Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................................................. 6
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................................ 7
Item 7 - Types of Clients .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ........................................................ 8
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................................. 10
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ....................................................................... 10
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading .. 10
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Item 13 - Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation .......................................................................................... 13
Item 15 - Custody .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................................. 14
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................................. 14
Item 18 - Financial Information .................................................................................................................................. 14
Brochure Supplements…………………..………………………...…………………………………….…………… Exhibit A
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
General Information
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC (“KWM”) was formed in 2010 and provides financial planning and
portfolio management services to our clients.
Exhibit A
Brochure Supplements
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Paul K. Kiker, Jr. is the sole principal owner of KWM. Please see
for more information on Mr. Kiker and other individuals who formulate investment advice and have
direct contact with clients or have discretionary authority over client accounts.
As of December 31, 2024, KWM managed $268,580,103 on a discretionary basis, and does not
manage any assets on a non-discretionary basis. KWM does not participate in or offer any wrap
programs.
SERVICES PROVIDED
At the outset of each client relationship, we spend time with you, asking questions, discussing your
investment experience and financial circumstances, and broadly identifying your major goals.
You may elect to retain us to prepare a full financial plan. This written report is presented to you
for consideration. In most cases, clients subsequently retain us to manage their investment
portfolio on an ongoing basis.
For those financial planning clients making this election, and for other clients who do not need
financial planning but retain us for portfolio management services, based on all the information
initially gathered, we generally develop:
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a financial outline for you based on your financial circumstances and goals, and your risk
tolerance level (the “Financial Profile” or “Profile”); and
your investment objectives and guidelines (the “Investment Plan” or “Plan”).
The Financial Profile is a reflection of your current financial picture and a look to your future goals.
The Investment Plan outlines the types of investments we will make on your behalf to meet those
goals. The Profile and the Plan are discussed regularly with you but are not necessarily written
documents.
Financial Planning
One of the services offered by us is financial planning, described below. This service may be
provided as a stand-alone service or may be coupled with ongoing portfolio management.
Financial planning generally includes advice that addresses one or more areas of a client's financial
situation, such as estate planning, risk management, budgeting and cash flow controls, retirement
planning, education funding, and investment portfolio design and ongoing management. Depending
on your particular situation, financial planning may include some or all of the following:
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Gathering factual information concerning your personal and financial situation;
Assisting you in establishing financial goals and objectives;
Analyzing your present situation and anticipated future activities in light of your financial
goals and objectives;
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Identifying problems foreseen in the accomplishment of these financial goals and objectives
and offering alternative solutions to the problems;
Making recommendations to help achieve retirement plan goals and objectives;
Designing an investment portfolio to help meet your goals and objectives;
Providing estate planning;
Assessing risk and reviewing basic health, life and disability insurance needs; or
Reviewing goals and objectives and measuring progress toward these goals.
Once financial planning advice is given, you may choose to have us implement your financial plan
and manage your investment portfolio on an ongoing basis. However, you are under no obligation
to act upon any of the recommendations made by us under a Financial Planning engagement and/or
engage the services of any recommended professional.
Portfolio Management
As described above, at the beginning of a client relationship, we meet with you, gather information
and perform research and analysis as necessary to develop your Investment Plan. The Investment
Plan will be updated from time to time when requested by you, or when determined to be
necessary or advisable by us based on updates to your financial or other circumstances.
To implement your Investment Plan, we will manage your investment portfolio on a discretionary
basis. As a discretionary investment adviser, we will have the authority to supervise and direct
your portfolio without prior consultation with you.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may impose certain written restrictions on us in the
management of your investment portfolio, such as prohibiting the inclusion of certain types of
investments in an investment portfolio or prohibiting the sale of certain investments held in the
account at the commencement of the relationship. You should note, however, that restrictions
imposed by you may adversely affect the composition and performance of your investment
portfolio. You should also note that your investment portfolio is treated individually by giving
consideration to each purchase or sale for your account. For these and other reasons, performance
of your investment portfolio within the same investment objectives, goals and/or risk tolerance
may differ and you should not expect that the composition or performance of your investment
portfolio would necessarily be consistent with similar clients of ours.
Individual Retirement Advice
When we are making investment recommendations to you regarding your retirement plan account
or individual retirement account, we are acting as 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 or otherwise are
compensated creates some conflicts with your financial interests, so we operate under a special
rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours.
Under this special rule's provisions, we must:
Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice) to you;
Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give
loyal advice);
Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
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Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
Charge no more than what is reasonable for our services; and
Give you basic information about our conflicts of interest.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Establishing a sound fiduciary governance process is vital to good decision-making and to ensuring
that prudent procedural steps are followed in making investment decisions. We will provide
Retirement Plan consulting services to Plans and Plan Fiduciaries as described below. The
particular services provided will be detailed in the consulting agreement. The appropriate Plan
Fiduciary(ies) designated in the Plan documents (e.g., the Plan sponsor or named fiduciary) will (i)
make the decision to retain our firm; (ii) agree to the scope of the services that we will provide; and
(iii) make the ultimate decision as to accepting any of the recommendations that we may provide.
The Plan Fiduciaries are free to seek independent advice about the appropriateness of any
recommended services for the Plan. Retirement Plan consulting services may be offered
individually or as part of a comprehensive suite of services.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) sets forth rules under which Plan
Fiduciaries may retain investment advisers for various types of services with respect to Plan assets.
For certain services, KWM will be considered a fiduciary under ERISA. For example, we will act as
an ERISA § 3(21) fiduciary when providing non-discretionary investment advice to the Plan
Fiduciaries by recommending a suite of investments as choices among which Plan Participants may
select. Also, to the extent that the Plan Fiduciaries retain us to act as an investment manager within
the meaning of ERISA § 3(38), we will provide discretionary investment management services to
the Plan.
Consulting
Fiduciary
Services
Investment Selection Services
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We will provide Plan Fiduciaries with recommendations of investment options consistent
with ERISA section 404(c). Plan Fiduciaries retain responsibility for the final determination
of investment options and for compliance with ERISA section 404(c).
• Non-Discretionary Investment Advice
We provide Plan Fiduciaries and Plan Participants general, non-discretionary investment
advice regarding asset classes and investments.
Management
Fiduciary
Services
• Discretionary Investment Selection Services
We will monitor the investment options of the Plan and add or remove investment options
for the Plan without prior consultation with the Plan Fiduciaries. We will have discretionary
authority to make and implement all decisions regarding the investment options that are
available to Plan Participants.
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Non-Fiduciary Services
• Participant Education
We will provide education services to Plan Participants about general investment principles
and the investment alternatives available under the Plan. Education presentations will not
take into account the individual circumstances of each Plan Participant and individual
recommendations will not be provided unless a Plan Participant separately engages us for
such services. Plan Participants are responsible for implementing transactions in their own
accounts.
• Participant Enrollment
We will assist with group enrollment meetings designed to increase retirement Plan
participation among employees and investment and financial understanding by the
employees.
General Consulting
In addition to the foregoing services, we may provide general consulting services to clients. These
services are generally provided on a project basis, and usually include, without limitation, cost basis
research, limited estate planning, budget planning, review of a client’s non-managed accounts such
as 401(k)s as well as other matters specific to the client as and when requested by the client and
agreed to by KWM. The scope and fees for consulting services will be negotiated with each client at
the time of engagement for the applicable project.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
Please see
General Fee Information
Fees paid to us are exclusive of all custodial and transaction costs paid to your custodian, brokers or
other third-party consultants.
for additional
information. Fees paid to us are also separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by
mutual funds, ETFs (exchange traded funds) or other investment pools to their shareholders
(generally including a management fee and fund expenses, as described in each fund’s prospectus
or offering materials). You should review all fees charged by funds, brokers, KWM and others to
fully understand the total amount of fees paid by you for investment and financial-related services.
Financial Planning
As noted above, fees for services outside of portfolio management are negotiated separately at the
time of the engagement. We may charge separately for financial planning at no more than $500 per
hour.
Portfolio Management Fees
The annual fee schedule, based on a percentage of assets under management, is determined
individually for each client. The maximum fee assessed is 2% per year.
We may impose a minimum portfolio value and/or a minimum annual fee. We may, at our
discretion, make exceptions to the foregoing or negotiate special fee arrangements where we deem
it appropriate under the circumstances.
Portfolio management fees are payable quarterly in advance. If management begins after the start
of a quarter, fees will be prorated accordingly. With your authorization and unless other
arrangements are made, fees are normally debited directly from your account(s).
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Either you or KWM may terminate your Investment Management Agreement at any time, subject to
any written notice requirements in the agreement. In the event of termination, any paid but
unearned fees will be promptly refunded to you based on the number of days that the account was
managed, and any fees due to us from you will be invoiced or deducted from your account prior to
termination.
General Consulting Fees
When we provide general consulting services to clients, these services are generally separate from
our financial planning and portfolio management services. Fees for general consulting are
negotiated at the time of the engagement for such services and are normally based on an hourly or
fixed fee basis. Consulting fees generally range from $150 to $300 per/hour depending on the
personnel involved and the scope of the work.
Other Compensation
As described below, to serve a variety of needs expressed by our clients, we are able to facilitate
some transactions beyond the scope of customary money management. We have a conflict of
interest in these transactions because of the financial incentive we have in recommending these
products and services. We believe the conflict is mitigated by the additional services, products or
other benefits clients receive and through the asset limits in our portfolio allocation and review
process.
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Insurance sales. Certain individuals are licensed to sell insurance and are entitled to receive
commissions or other remuneration on the sale of insurance products. As such, these
individuals can effect insurance transactions and will receive separate, yet customary
compensation. To protect your interests, our policy is to disclose all forms of compensation
before any such transaction is executed. Under no circumstance will you pay both a
commission to these individuals and a management fee to us on the same pool of assets.
Referral Fees. We sometimes refer clients to third parties we have researched who provide
precious metals trading and custodial storage services (e.g., GoldCore). We make these
referrals when we deem it appropriate for a client or when a client makes a request for this
kind of service. These custodians pay us a referral fee and the client may receive a slight
discount on the storage or other fees. We provide disclosure of any referral fee and
discounts when the client approves a particular transaction. We do not charge investment
management fees on assets stored by third party custodians such as GoldCore.
We sometimes allocate a portion of client portfolios to precious metals within the portfolios
we manage at our securities custodians, in which case such assets will be included when we
calculate our investment management fee. If clients decide they want to purchase precious
metals and take responsibility for custody of these assets (e.g., storing at home or a safe
deposit box rather than using a custodian that we have researched and recommended), we
will not charge an investment management fee on those assets.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not have any performance-based fee arrangements. “Side-by-Side Management” refers to a
situation in which the same firm manages accounts that are billed based on a percentage of assets
under management and at the same time manages other accounts for which fees are assessed on a
performance fee basis. Because we have no performance-based fee accounts, we have no side-by-
side management.
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Item 7 - Types of Clients
We serve individuals, trusts, estates and charitable organizations. We may impose a minimum
portfolio value and/or a minimum annual fee for conventional investment advisory services. Under
certain circumstances and in our sole discretion, we may negotiate such minimums.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
In accordance with your Investment Plan, we will primarily invest in mutual funds, ETFs, and some
common stock.
Mutual funds and ETFs are generally evaluated and selected based on a variety of factors, including,
without limitation, past performance, fee structure, portfolio manager, fund sponsor, overall ratings
for safety and returns, and other factors.
In making selections of individual stocks for your portfolio, we generally focus on technical analysis,
which involves studying past price patterns and trends in the financial markets to predict the
direction of both the overall market and specific stocks.
Investment Strategies
Our strategic approach is to invest your portfolio in accordance with the Plan that has been
developed specifically for you. This means that the following strategies may be used in varying
combinations over time for you, depending upon your individual circumstances.
Long Term Purchases – securities purchased with the expectation that the value of those
securities will grow over a relatively long period of time, generally greater than one year.
Short Term Purchases – securities purchased with the expectation that they will be sold
within a relatively short period of time, generally less than one year, to take advantage of
the securities’ short term price fluctuations.
Short Sales – a securities transaction in which an investor sells securities he or she
borrowed in anticipation of a price decline. The investor is then required to return an equal
number of shares at some point in the future. A short seller will profit if the stock goes
down in price.
Options Trading/Writing – a securities transaction that involves buying or selling (writing)
an option. If you write an option, and the buyer exercises the option, you are obligated to
purchase or deliver a specified number of shares at a specified price at the exercise of the
option regardless of the market value of the security at expiration of the option. Buying an
option gives you the right to purchase or sell a specified number of shares at a specified
price until the date of expiration of the option regardless of the market value of the security
at expiration of the option.
Risk of Loss
While we seek to diversify your investment portfolio across various asset classes consistent with
your Investment Plan in an effort to reduce risk of loss, all investment portfolios are subject to risks.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that your investment portfolio will be able to fully meet
your investment objectives and goals, or that investments will not lose money.
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Below is a description of several of the principal risks that your investment portfolio faces.
Management Risks.
While we manage your investment portfolio based on our experience, research
and proprietary methods, the value of your investment portfolio will change daily based on the
performance of the underlying securities in which they are invested. Accordingly, your investment
portfolio is subject to the risk that we allocate your assets to individual securities and/or asset
classes that are adversely affected by unanticipated market movements, and the risk that our
specific investment choices could underperform their relevant indexes.
Risks of Investments in Mutual Funds, ETFs and Other Investment Pools.
As described above, we will
invest your portfolios in mutual funds, ETFs and other investment pools (“pooled investment
funds”). Investments in pooled investment funds are generally less risky than investing in
individual securities because of their diversified portfolios; however, these investments are still
subject to risks associated with the markets in which they invest. In addition, pooled investment
funds’ success will be related to the skills of their particular managers and their performance in
managing their funds. Pooled investment funds are also subject to risks due to regulatory
restrictions applicable to registered investment companies under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
Equity Market Risks.
We may invest portions of your assets directly into equity investments,
primarily stocks, or into pooled investment funds that invest in the stock market. As noted above,
while pooled investments have diversified portfolios that may make them less risky than
investments in individual securities, funds that invest in stocks and other equity securities are
nevertheless subject to the risks of the stock market. These risks include, without limitation, the
risks that stock values will decline due to daily fluctuations in the markets, and that stock values
will decline over longer periods (i.e., bear markets) due to general market declines in the stock
prices for all companies, regardless of any individual security’s prospects.
Fixed Income Risks.
We may invest portions of your assets directly into fixed income instruments,
such as bonds and notes, or may invest in pooled investment funds that invest in bonds and notes.
While investing in fixed income instruments, either directly or through pooled investment funds, is
generally less volatile than investing in stock (equity) markets, fixed income investments
nevertheless are subject to risks. These risks include, without limitation, interest rate risks (risks
that changes in interest rates will devalue the investments), credit risks (risks of default by
borrowers), or maturity risk (risks that bonds or notes will change value from the time of issuance
to maturity).
Foreign Securities Risks.
We may invest portions of your assets into pooled investment funds that
invest internationally. While foreign investments are important to the diversification of your
investment portfolio, they carry risks that may be different from U.S. investments. For example,
foreign investments may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting or disclosure
standards, practices or requirements comparable to those found in the U.S. Foreign investments
are also subject to foreign withholding taxes and the risk of adverse changes in investment or
exchange control regulations. Finally, foreign investments may involve currency risk, which is the
risk that the value of the foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the
U.S. dollar and the security’s underlying foreign currency.
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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 KWM or the integrity of our
management. We have no disciplinary events to report.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Certain individuals of ours are also licensed insurance agents and will earn separate and additional
compensation when effecting insurance transactions. Please see
for more information.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading
We have adopted a Code of Ethics (“the Code”), the full text of which is available to you upon
request. Our Code has several goals. First, the Code is designed to assist us in complying with
applicable laws and regulations governing our investment advisory business.
Under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, we owe fiduciary duties to our clients. Pursuant to these fiduciary
duties, our Code requires persons associated with us (managers, officers and employees) to act
with honesty, good faith and fair dealing in working with clients. In addition, the Code prohibits
such associated persons from trading or otherwise acting on insider information.
Next, the Code sets forth guidelines for professional standards for our associated persons. Under
the Code’s Professional Standards, we expect our associated persons to put the interests of our
clients first, ahead of personal interests. In this regard, our associated persons are not to take
inappropriate advantage of their positions in relation to our clients.
Third, the Code sets forth policies and procedures to monitor and review the personal trading
activities of associated persons. From time to time, our associated persons may invest in the same
securities recommended to clients. Under our Code, we have adopted procedures designed to
reduce or eliminate conflicts of interest that this could potentially cause. The Code’s personal
trading policies include procedures for limitations on personal securities transactions of associated
persons, reporting and review of such trading and pre-clearance of certain types of personal
trading activities. These policies are designed to discourage and prohibit personal trading that
would disadvantage clients. The Code also provides for disciplinary action as appropriate for
violations.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Because associated persons may invest in the same securities as those held in your accounts, we
have established a policy requiring our associated persons to pre-clear transactions in some types
of securities with the Chief Compliance Officer. The goal of this policy is to avoid any conflict of
interest that arise in these situations. Some types of securities, such as CDs, treasury obligations
and open-end mutual funds are exempt from this pre-clearance requirement. However, in the
event of other identified potential trading conflicts of interest, our goal is to place your interests
first.
Consistent with the foregoing, we maintain policies regarding participation in initial public
offerings (“IPOs”) and private placements in order to comply with applicable laws and avoid
conflicts with client transactions. If our associated person wishes to participate in an IPO or invest
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in a private placement, he or she must submit a pre-clearance request and obtain the approval of
the Chief Compliance Officer.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
Best Execution and Benefits of Brokerage Selection
When given discretion to select the brokerage firm that will execute orders in your accounts, we
seek “best execution” for your trades, which is a combination of a number of factors, including,
without limitation, quality of execution, services provided and commission rates. Therefore, we
may use or recommend the use of brokers who do not charge the lowest available commission in
the recognition of research and securities transaction services, or quality of execution. Research
services received with transactions may include proprietary or third-party research (or any
combination), and may be used in servicing any or all of our clients. Therefore, research services
received may not be used for the account for which the particular transaction was effected.
We participate in the Fidelity adviser-based program offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC
(“Fidelity”). While there is no direct link between the investment advice we provide and
participation in the Fidelity program, we receive certain economic benefits from the program.
These benefits may include software and other technology that provides access to client account
data (such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitates trade execution (and
allocation of aggregated orders for multiple client accounts), provides research, pricing information
and other market data, facilitates the payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts, and assists
with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting. Many of these services may be used
to service all or a substantial number of our accounts, including accounts not held at Fidelity. These
services are not soft dollar arrangements, but are part of the institutional platform offered by
Fidelity. Fidelity may also make available to us other services intended to help us manage and
further develop our business. These services may include consulting, publications and conferences
on practice management, information technology, business succession, regulatory compliance and
marketing. In addition, Fidelity may make available, arrange and/or pay for these types of services
to be rendered to us by independent third parties. Fidelity may discount or waive fees it would
otherwise charge for some of these services, pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party providing
these services to us, and/or Fidelity may pay for travel expenses relating to participation in such
training. Finally, participation in the Fidelity program provides us with access to mutual funds
which normally require significantly higher minimum initial investments or are normally available
only to institutional investors.
The benefits received through participation in the Fidelity program do not necessarily depend upon
the proportion of transactions directed to Fidelity. The benefits are received by us, in part because
of commission revenue generated for Fidelity by our clients. This means that the investment
activity in client accounts is beneficial to us, because Fidelity does not assess a fee to us for these
services. This creates an incentive for us to continue to recommend Fidelity to our clients. While it
may be possible to obtain similar custodial, execution and other services elsewhere at a lower cost,
we believe that Fidelity provides an excellent combination of these services.
For our clients’ accounts that Fidelity maintains, Fidelity 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 Fidelity account. Certain trades may not incur Fidelity commissions
or transaction fees. Fidelity is also compensated by earning interest on the uninvested cash in your
account.
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Additionally, from time to time mutual fund companies or other vendors may sponsor all or part of
client events for us. Sponsorship is not based on any type of agreement for us to invest or retain a
set amount of client funds in particular securities.
Directed Brokerage
You may direct us to use a particular broker for custodial or transaction services on behalf of your
portfolio. In directed brokerage arrangements, you are responsible for negotiating the commission
rates and other fees to be paid to the broker. Accordingly, if you choose to direct brokerage you
should consider whether such designation may result in certain costs or disadvantages to you,
either because you may pay higher commissions or obtain less favorable execution, or the
designation limits the investment options available to you.
The arrangement that we have with Fidelity Investments is designed to maximize efficiency and to
be cost effective. By directing brokerage arrangements, you acknowledge that these economies of
scale and levels of efficiency are generally compromised when alternative brokers are used. While
every effort is made to treat clients fairly over time, the fact that a client chooses to use the
brokerage and/or custodial services of these alternative service providers can in fact result in a
certain degree of delay in executing trades for their account(s) and otherwise adversely affect
management of their account(s).
By directing us to use a specific broker or dealer, clients who are subject to ERISA confirm and
agree with us that they have the authority to make the direction, that there are no provisions in any
client or plan document which are inconsistent with the direction, that the brokerage and other
goods and services provided by the broker or dealer through the brokerage transactions are
provided solely to and for the benefit of the client’s plan, plan participants and their beneficiaries,
that the amount paid for the brokerage and other services have been determined by the client and
the plan to be reasonable, that any expenses paid by the broker on behalf of the plan are expenses
that the plan would otherwise be obligated to pay, and that the specific broker or dealer is not a
party in interest of the client or the plan as defined under applicable ERISA regulations.
Aggregated Trade Policy
We may enter trades as a block where possible and when advantageous to clients whose accounts
have a need to buy or sell shares of the same security. This method permits the trading of
aggregate blocks of securities composed of assets from multiple client accounts. It allows us to
execute trades in a timely, equitable manner, and may reduce overall costs to clients.
We will only aggregate transactions when we believe that aggregation is consistent with our duty to
seek best execution (which includes the duty to seek best price) for our clients, and is consistent
with the terms of our Investment Advisory Agreement with each client for which trades are being
aggregated. No advisory client will be favored over any other client; each client that participates in
an aggregated order will participate at the average share price for all KWM’s transactions in a given
security on a given business day. Transaction costs for participating accounts will be assessed at
the custodian’s commission rate applicable to each account; therefore, transaction costs may vary
among accounts. Accounts may be excluded from a block due to tax considerations, client direction
or other factors making the account’s participation ineligible or impractical.
We will prepare, before entering an aggregated order, a written statement (“Allocation Statement”)
specifying the participating client accounts and how we intend to allocate the order among those
clients. If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among clients in
accordance with the Allocation Statement. If the order is partially filled, it will generally be
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allocated pro-rata, based on the Allocation Statement, or randomly in certain circumstances.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the order may be allocated on a basis different from that specified
in the Allocation Statement if all client accounts receive fair and equitable treatment, and the reason
for different allocation is explained in writing and is approved by an appropriate individual/officer
of KWM. Our books and records will separately reflect, for each client account included in a block
trade, the securities held by and bought and sold for that account. Funds and securities of clients
whose orders are aggregated will be deposited with one or more banks or broker-dealers, and
neither the clients’ cash nor their securities will be held collectively any longer than is necessary to
settle the transaction on a delivery versus payment basis; cash or securities held collectively for
clients will be delivered out to the custodian bank or broker-dealer as soon as practicable following
the settlement, and we will receive no additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a
result of the proposed aggregation.
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
We are always available to discuss your portfolio with you, and we like to meet with each client by
phone or in person at least annually. All managed portfolios are monitored on an ongoing basis
using our rebalancing software. If a portfolio experiences “drift” from the planned allocation
(outside of preset tolerance bands), your Financial Advisor will review further and make any
necessary adjustments. We may also review your portfolio more often if requested by you, upon
receipt of information material to the management of your portfolio, or at any time such review is
deemed necessary or advisable by us. These factors generally include but are not limited to the
following: change in your general circumstances (marriage, divorce, retirement); or economic,
political or market conditions. We also review our total portfolio of recommended securities on a
continual basis. Paul K. Kiker, Jr., KWM’s Managing Member, and John Alexander, a Financial
Advisor, both review accounts.
Account custodians are responsible for providing monthly or quarterly account statements which
reflect the positions (and current pricing) in each account as well as transactions in each account,
including fees paid from an account. Account custodians also provide prompt confirmation of all
trading activity, and year-end tax statements, such as 1099 forms. We will provide additional
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
written reports as needed or requested by you.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices.
As noted above, we receive an economic benefit from Fidelity in the form of support products and
services it makes available to us and other independent investment advisors that have their clients
maintain accounts at Fidelity. These products and services, how they benefit our firm, and the
related conflicts of interest are described in
The availability of
Fidelity’s products and services to us is based solely on our participation in the programs and not
on the provision of any particular investment advice.
KWM has entered an arrangement with a third party (a “Promoter”) to identify and refer potential
clients to KWM. Consistent with legal requirements under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended, KWM has a written agreement with the Promoter under which, among other things, the
Promoter is required to disclose the compensation arrangements to prospective clients before such
clients enter into an agreement with KWM. In addition, the Promotor provides all referred clients
that ultimately engage KWM for service with a free subscription to the Promoter’s website.
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Item 15 - Custody
Fidelity is the custodian of nearly all client accounts at KWM. From time to time, however, clients
may select an alternate broker to hold accounts in custody. In any case, it is the custodian’s
responsibility to provide you with confirmations of trading activity, tax forms and at least quarterly
account statements. You are advised to review this information carefully, and to notify us of any
questions or concerns. You are also asked to promptly notify us if the custodian fails to provide
statements on each account held.
From time to time and in accordance with our agreement with you, we will provide additional
reports. The account balances reflected on these reports should be compared to the balances
shown on the brokerage statements to ensure accuracy. At times, there may be small differences
Item 16 - Investment Discretion
due to the timing of dividend reporting, pending trades and other such issues.
Item 4 - Advisory Business
discretionary accounts
As described in
, we will accept clients on a discretionary basis. For
, a Limited Power of Attorney (“LPOA”) is executed by you, giving us the
authority to carry out various activities in your account, generally including the following: trade
execution; the ability to request checks on your behalf; and, the withdrawal of advisory fees directly
from your account. We then direct investment of your portfolio using our discretionary authority.
We may limit the terms of the LPOA to the extent consistent with your investment advisory
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
agreement with us and the requirements of your custodian.
As a policy and in accordance with our agreement, we do not vote proxies related to securities held
Item 18 - Financial Information
in your account.
We do not require nor solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more
in advance.
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