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ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE
Maia Wealth, LLC
www.maiawealth.com
Main Office
Maia Wealth, LLC
1401 17th Street, Suite 850
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (720) 644-8803 | Fax: (720) 368-5294
Other Offices
Colorado
7887 E. Belleview Avenue
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80111
(720) 644-8803
Colorado
5025 Boardwalk Drive
Colorado Springs, CO
80910
(719) 260-1184
Indiana
9365 Counselors Row
Suite 215
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(463) 274-4630
Texas
14101 US-290 Bldg.
1100, Suite 219
Austin, TX 78737
(720) 640-6455
Illinois
2020 Calamos Ct.
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 703-0533
Illinois
1 Mid America Plaza 3rd Floor
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(708) 722-2165
Part 2A Brochure
September 15, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Maia Wealth, LLC (“Maia Wealth”) If you have
any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (720) 644-8803. 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. Maia Wealth is a
Registered Investment Adviser. Registration as an Investment Adviser with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or
any state securities authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Maia Wealth, LLC is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site
by a unique identifying number, known as a IARD number. The IARD number for Maia Wealth, LLC is 292817.
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ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES
Summary of Material Changes
This section of the Brochure will address only those “material changes” that have been incorporated since our
last delivery or posting of this document on the SEC’s public disclosure website (IAPD) www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
The following are changes that have been made since the last Annual Amendment filing made on March 18, 2025:
In certain markets, Maia Wealth does business as Hofkin Capital Management
The Texas office moved to 14101 US-290 Bldg. 1100, Suite 219, Austin, TX 78737
Item 4 was updated to reflect the following items:
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o Maia Wealth provides investment consulting services to certain broker/dealers’ customers
(“Brokerage Customers”) who provide written consent requesting to receive the firm’s
consulting services. Brokerage Customers have entered into a written advisory agreement with
Maia Wealth.
Item 5 was updated to reflect:
o Maia Wealth receives a consulting fee based on the Assets Under Management from
Brokerage Customers who have provided written consent to a broker/dealer to receive the
investment consulting service from Maia Wealth and have entered into a written advisory
contract with Maia Wealth. The consulting fee is calculated from the Assets Under
Management as of the end of a calendar quarter period multiplied by the annualized rate of
from 0.50% to 0.85% basis points. The initial fee is paid only after the completion of one full
calendar quarter period following the date of the executed agreement with broker/dealers.
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Item 10 was updated to reflect:
o Financial Institution Consulting Services
Maia Wealth has agreement(s) with a broker/dealer to provide investment consulting services to
Brokerage Customers. The broker/dealer does not pay compensation to Maia Wealth for providing
investment consulting services to Customers.
If you would like another copy of this Brochure, please download it from the SEC Website as indicated above or
you may contact our Chief Compliance Officer, Chandler te Velde at (720) 644-8803. We encourage you to read
this document in its entirety.
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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
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ITEM 6 - PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT 13
ITEM 7 - TYPES OF CLIENTS
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ITEM 8 - METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
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ITEM 9 - DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION 16
ITEM 10 - OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
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ITEM 11 - CODE OF ETHICS PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
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ITEM 12 - BROKERAGE PRACTICES
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ITEM 13 - REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
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ITEM 14 - CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
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ITEM 15 - CUSTODY
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ITEM 16 - INVESTMENT DISCRETION
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ITEM 17 - VOTING YOUR SECURITIES
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ITEM 18 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
This Disclosure document is being offered to you by Maia Wealth, LLC (“Maia Wealth”) about the investment
advisory services we provide. It discloses information about the services that we provide and the way those
services are made available to you, the client.
Maia Wealth, LLC (“Maia Wealth” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment with the SEC located in the State of
Colorado. Maia Wealth is organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under the laws of Colorado. Maia Wealth
became a registered entity in December 2017 and became licensed as a registered investment advisor in April
2018. In certain markets, Maia Wealth does business as Phyxius Financial Group, Integrated Financial Architects,
Mana Financial Group, White Bison Wealth Management, Pathway Advisors Group, Cookie Wealth, SilverOak, and
Hofkin Capital Management.
The Advisor is owned directly by Marek Financial LLC, Dimond Ventures LLC, CTV Holdings LLC, and Bud & Thorne,
LLC, and indirectly owned and operated by Scott Marek, Desmond Dimond, Chandler te Velde. Chandler te Velde
is Chief Compliance Officer. This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business
practices, and the advisory services provided by Maia Wealth. More information regarding affiliated entities
under common ownership can be found in Item 10 of this document.
We are committed to helping clients build, manage, and preserve their wealth, and to provide assistance that
helps clients to achieve their stated financial goals. We will offer an initial complimentary meeting upon our
discretion; however, investment advisory services are initiated only after you and Maia Wealth execute an
engagement letter or client agreement.
Investment and Wealth Management and Supervision Services
We offer discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and investment supervisory services for a
fee based on a percentage of your assets under management. These services include investment analysis,
allocation of investments, quarterly portfolio reports, financial commentaries, and ongoing monitoring of client
portfolios. We primarily allocate client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and
individual debt (bonds) and equity securities in accordance with their stated investment objectives. In some cases,
our firm does utilize pre-built portfolios for clients based on their risk tolerance and time horizon.
Clients have the ability to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments that may be purchased in an
account, however our Firm retains the right to decline to enter into a management agreement with any clients
whose investment are contrary to the firm’s investment strategies. (Please see Item 16, Investment Discretion for
additional information concerning discretionary authority.)
If a non-discretionary relationship is in place, calls will be placed to the client presenting the recommendation
made including a rebalancing recommendation and only upon your authorization will any action be taken on your
behalf. Our clients should note that being in a discretionary or non-discretionary account does not affect the
management of the accounts. It is the decision of the client on what type account they elect to open with our
Firm: a discretionary account without prior notification of investment trades or a non- discretionary account as
described above.
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We will work with you to obtain necessary information regarding your financial condition, investment objectives,
liquidity requirements, risk tolerance, time horizons, and any restrictions on investing. This information enables
us to determine the portfolio or model best suited for your investment objective and needs.
In performing our services, we shall not be required to verify any information received from you or from other
professionals. If you request, we will recommend you engage the services of other professionals for
implementation purposes. You have the right to decide whether or not to engage the services of any such
recommended professional.
Once we have determined the types of investments to be included in your portfolio and allocated them, we will
provide ongoing portfolio review and management services. This approach requires us to review your portfolio
at least quarterly.
We will rebalance the portfolio, as we deem appropriate, to meet your financial objectives. We trade these
portfolios and rebalance them based on the combination of our market views and your objectives, using our
investment process. We tailor our advisory services to meet the needs of our clients and seek to ensure that your
portfolio is managed in a manner consistent with those needs and objectives. You will have the ability to leave
standing instructions with us to refrain from investing in particular industries or invest in limited amounts of
securities.
In all cases, you have a direct and beneficial interest in your securities, rather than an undivided interest in a
pool of securities. We do have limited authority to direct the Custodian to deduct our investment advisory fees
from your accounts, but only with the appropriate written authorization from you.
Where appropriate, we provide advice about any type of legacy position or other investment held in client
portfolios. Clients will engage us to advise on certain investment products that are not maintained at their
primary custodian, such as variable life insurance and annuity contracts and assets held in employer sponsored
retirement plans and qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans).
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Certain market and economic risks may exist that adversely affect an account’s performance. This could result in
capital losses in your account.
Use of Independent Managers
Maia Wealth may recommend that a Client utilize one or more unaffiliated investment managers or investment
platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portfolio of a Client’s investment portfolio. In such
instances, the Client will then enter into an advisory agreement with the Independent Manager[s] that defines
the terms in which the Independent Manager[s] will provide investment management and related services. Maia
Wealth may also assist in the development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the ongoing Client
relationship. Maia Wealth will perform initial and ongoing oversight and due diligence over the selected
Independent Manager[s] to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain aligned
with its clients’ investment objectives and overall best interests. The Client, prior to entering into an agreement
with unaffiliated money manager[s] or investment advisor[s], will be provided with the advisor's Form ADV 2A (or
a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures).
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Financial Planning
Financial planning is available for a separate agreement and a separate fee. Through our Financial Planning
process, we strive to engage our clients in conversations around the family’s goals, objectives, priorities, vision,
and legacy – both for the near term as well as for future generations. With the unique goals and circumstances
of each family in mind, we offer financial planning ideas and strategies to address the client’s holistic financial
picture, including estate, income tax, charitable, cash flow, wealth transfer and family legacy objectives. Our team
partners with our client’s other advisors (CPA, Estate Attorney, Insurance broker, etc.) to ensure a coordinated
effort of all parties toward the client’s stated goals. Such services include various reports on specific goals and
objectives or general investment and/or planning recommendations, guidance to outside assets and periodic
updates.
Our specific services in preparing your plan may include:
• Review and clarification of your financial goals.
• Assessment of your overall financial position including cash flow, balance sheet, investment strategy, risk
management and estate planning.
• Creation of a unique plan for each goal you have including personal and business real estate, education,
retirement or financial independence, charitable giving, estate planning, business succession and other
personal goals.
• Development of a goal-oriented investment plan, with input from various advisors to our clients around
tax suggestions, asset allocation, expenses, risk and liquidity factors for each goal. This includes IRA and
qualified plans, taxable and trust accounts that require special attention.
• Design of a risk management plan including risk tolerance, risk avoidance, mitigation and transfer,
including liquidity as well as various insurance and possible company benefits.
• Crafting and implementation of, in conjunction with your estate and/or corporate attorneys as tax
advisor, an estate plan to provide for you and/or your heirs in the event of an incapacity or death.
A written evaluation of each client's initial situation or Financial Plan is provided to the client. An annual review
will be provided by the Adviser, if indicated by the Client and Advisor per the Financial Planning Agreement. More
frequent reviews occur but are not necessarily communicated to the client unless immediate changes are
recommended.
Estate Planning Services
Maia Wealth uses Wealth.com to provide a holistic estate planning solution that allows clients to create, manage
and administrate estate plans through a technology platform. Wealth.com facilitates an optional hybrid model
where clients can start the process digitally, but still receive a human experience by consulting live with one of
the local Trust and Estate attorneys. Maia Wealth purchases an annual license and access to the Wealth.com
platform. Wealth.com allows clients to create estate planning documents to action the legacy objectives that our
firm will design together. Once referred to Wealth.com, client enters the Wealth.com platform and is guided
through the document creation process by Wealth.com, not by Maia Wealth. Though advisors can refer clients to
the Wealth.com platform, Maia Wealth and its advisors are not involved with the drafting of the legal documents
and do not have the ability to make selections for the client. With Advisor only access to Wealth.com, Maia
Wealth and its advisor representatives can receive read-only visibility of the client account. This allows our
advisors to assist clients in completing the process of creating and monitoring for optimization opportunities.
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Retirement Plan Advisory Services- Guideline Platform
Maia Wealth also offers Retirement Plan Services through the Guideline Platform. While the primary clients for
these services will be sponsors of pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans, Maia Wealth can also provide these
services, where appropriate, to individuals and trusts, estates and charitable organizations. Maia Wealth will work
closely with the client, the plan administrator and/or other third parties, to determine if Maia Wealth 's
investment approach is consistent with the client's investment strategy. The Guideline Platform will offer Plan
investment options and will be monitored according to the procedures and timing intervals determined by the
client. Maia Wealth will not be involved in executing transactions within the relevant plan in providing these
monitoring services. For pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plan clients where there are individual accounts with
participants exercising control over assets in their own account ('self-directed plans''), Maia Wealth can provide
educational support and investment workshops designed for the qualified plan participants. The nature of the
topics to be covered will be determined by Maia Wealth and the client under the guidelines established in Section
404(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"). The educational support
and investment workshops will not provide plan participants with individualized, tailored investment advice or
individualized, tailored asset allocation recommendations outside the scope of the retirement plan. As part of its
Qualified Plan Service, limited to participant-directed plans, Maia Wealth also offers the sponsors of tax-qualified
retirement plans managed model portfolios that the sponsor can then offer to its plan participants. Qualified plan
sponsors engaging Maia Wealth to provide this service will have daily access to the performance of their plan
participant accounts via a website serviced by the plan's record-keeper.
Investment Platform Providers
Maia Wealth may recommend that certain Clients implement their investment portfolios through Betterment
Institutional, a division of Betterment LLC or ZOE Financial ZoeFin (herein “Investment Platform Providers”). These
Investment Platform Providers offer what is often termed as “robo-advisor services”. Robo-advisor services offer
an online wealth management service providing automated, algorithm-based portfolio management advice.
Robo-advisors use technology to deliver similar services as traditional advisors, but generally only offer portfolio
management and do not get involved in a Client’s personal situation, such as taxes and retirement or estate
planning. Maia Wealth chose to affiliate with certain Investment Platform Providers due to the Investment
Platform’s customized portfolio allocations, automated rebalancing, and competitive fees. Maia Wealth utilizes
Investment Platform Providers as a complement to its comprehensive financial planning services to provide cost
effective investing coupled with personalized financial planning.
To establish accounts with Investment Platform Providers, the Client will also enter into one or more agreements
with the chosen Investment Platform Provider that provides the authority for discretionary investment
management by the Investment Platform. Maia Wealth remains the Client’s primary advisor and relationship
contact and will select or construct a portfolio of ETFs and/or cash equivalents from the universe of investments
included on the Investment Platform.
Maia Wealth will have the discretionary authority to instruct Betterment Institutional with respect to portfolio
construction, asset allocation and other investment decisions, subject to the limitations described herein.
Betterment Institutional will implement the portfolio and be responsible for the discretionary trading of the ETFs
in the Client’s portfolio, including the purchase and sale of investments and the automatic rebalancing back to
targets.
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Maia Wealth will work with each Client to construct a portfolio to meets the needs of the Client. The Client has
limited ability to put restrictions on its accounts. The account[s] cannot contain investments that are not included
in the Betterment Institutional universe of ETFs and cash equivalents.
Betterment Institutional, under its discretionary authority, will automatically adjust and rebalance the Client’s
accounts daily based on the drift tolerance established for the positions in the investment portfolio. The Advisor’s
investment philosophy is long-term, but Maia Wealth may make such tactical overrides to take advantage of
market pricing anomalies or strong market sectors. Maia Wealth does not actively trade in the Client’s account[s]
and is also limited to a enter one allocation change per account per trading day through Betterment Institutional,
the Client should be aware of these potential disadvantages.
Prior to engaging Maia Wealth to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into an
agreement with Maia Wealth that defines the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities. These services
may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Maia Wealth in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Maia Wealth will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Maia Wealth will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
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Investment Management and Supervision – Maia Wealth will provide investment management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
Financial Institution Consulting Services
Maia Wealth provides investment consulting services to certain broker/dealers’ customers (“Brokerage
Customers”) who provide written consent requesting to receive the firm’s consulting services. Brokerage
Customers have entered into a written advisory agreement with Maia Wealth.
Disclosure Regarding Rollover Recommendations
A client or prospect leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement plan (and may
engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll
over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) rollover to an Individual
Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the client’s age, result
in adverse tax consequences). Our Firm may recommend an investor roll over plan assets to an IRA for which our
Firm provides investment advisory services. As a result, our Firm and its representatives may earn an asset-based
fee. In contrast, a recommendation that a client or prospective client leave their plan assets with their previous
employer or roll over the assets to a plan sponsored by a new employer will generally result in no compensation to
our Firm. Our Firm therefore has an economic incentive to encourage a client to roll plan assets into an IRA that our
Firm will manage, which presents a conflict of interest. To mitigate the conflict of interest, there are various factors
that our Firm will consider before recommending a rollover, including but not limited to: (i) the investment options
available in the plan versus the investment options available in an IRA, (ii) fees and expenses in the plan versus the
fees and expenses in an IRA, (iii) the services and responsiveness of the plan’s investment professionals versus those
of our Firm, (iv) protection of assets from creditors and legal judgments, (v) required minimum distributions and age
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considerations, and (vi) employer stock tax consequences, if any. All rollover recommendations are reviewed by our
Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client has
regarding the oversight.
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide investment advice to you
regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are also 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. We have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours.
At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests.
Participant Account Management (Discretionary)
We use a third-party platform to facilitate management of held away assets such as defined contribution plan
participant accounts, with discretion. The platform allows us to avoid being considered to have custody of Client
funds since we do not have direct access to Client log-in credentials to affect trades. We are not affiliated with the
platform in any way and receive no compensation from them for using their platform. A link will be provided to
the Client allowing them to connect an account(s) to the platform. Once Client account(s) is connected to the
platform, Adviser will review the current account allocations. When deemed necessary, Adviser will rebalance the
account considering client investment goals and risk tolerance, and any change in allocations will consider current
economic and market trends. The goal is to improve account performance over time, minimize loss during difficult
markets, and manage internal fees that harm account performance. Client account(s) will be reviewed at least
quarterly and allocation changes will be made as deemed necessary.
Assets
As of December 31, 2024, our Firm manages a total of $704,344,811 of regulatory assets under management.
Our Firm manages $700,900,542 in discretionary assets and $3,444,269 in non-discretionary assets.
ITEM 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
Investment Management Fees and Compensation
Maia Wealth charges a fee as compensation for providing Investment Management services on your account.
These services include advisory services, trade entry, investment supervision, and other account-maintenance
activities. Our recommended custodian charges may include transaction costs, custodial fees, redemption fees,
retirement plan and administrative fees or commissions. See Additional Fees and Expenses below for additional
details.
Investment advisory fees are paid monthly in arrears, at the end of each month, and are based on the market
value of assets under management on the last day of the calendar month. The investment advisory fee in the
first month of service is prorated from the inception date of the account[s] to the end of the first month.
The maximum annual advisory fee for accounts paying a percentage of assets under management is 1.50%. The
specific advisory fees are set forth in your Investment Advisory Agreement. Fees may vary based on the size of
the account, complexity of the portfolio, extent of activity in the account or other reasons agreed upon by us and
you as the client.
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The market value will be determined as reported by the Custodian. Maia Wealth will not have the authority or
responsibility to value portfolio securities. Fees are assessed on all assets under management. Cash and money
market balances will be included in billing. Margin balances are excluded from advisory fee billing. In certain
circumstances, our fees and the timing of the fee payments may be negotiated. Our employees and their family-
related accounts are charged a reduced fee for our services.
Unless otherwise instructed by the client, we will aggregate asset amounts in accounts from your same household
together to determine the advisory fee for all your accounts. We would do this, for example, where we also
service accounts on behalf of your minor children, individual and joint accounts for a spouse, and/or other types
of related accounts. This consolidation practice is designed to allow you the benefit of an increased asset total,
which could potentially cause your account(s) to be assessed a lower advisory fee.
The independent qualified custodian holding your funds and securities will debit your account directly for the
advisory fee and pay that fee to us. You will provide written authorization permitting the fees to be paid directly
from your account held by the qualified custodian. Further, the qualified custodian agrees to deliver an account
statement at least quarterly directly to you indicating all the amounts deducted from the account including our
advisory fees. At our discretion, you may pay the advisory fees by check. You are encouraged to review your
account statements for accuracy.
The investment advisory Agreement may be terminated by the client without penalty. upon written notice to the
other party. The management fee will be pro-rated to the date of termination, for the month in which the
cancellation notice was given and the unearned fee refunded to you. Upon termination, you are responsible for
monitoring the securities in your account, and we will have no further obligation to act or advise with respect to
those assets. In the event of client’s death or disability, Maia Wealth will continue management of the account
until we are notified of client’s death or disability and given alternative instructions by an authorized party.
Use of Independent Managers
As noted in Item 4, the Advisor will implement all or a portion of a Client’s investment portfolio utilizing one or
more Independent Managers. To eliminate any conflict of interest, the Advisor does not earn any compensation
from an Independent Manager. The Advisor will only earn its investment advisory fee as described above.
Independent Managers typically do not offer any fee discounts but may have a breakpoint schedule which will
reduce the fee with an increased level of assets placed under management with an Independent Manager. The
terms of such fee arrangements are included in the Independent Manager’s disclosure brochure and applicable
contract[s] with the Independent Manager. The total blended fee, including the Advisor’s fee and the Independent
Manager’s fee, will not exceed 2.00% annually.
Financial Planning Fees
Maia Wealth will negotiate the planning fees with you. Fees may vary based on the extent and complexity of your
individual or family circumstances and the amount of your assets under our management. We will determine
your fee for the designated financial advisory services based on a fixed fee arrangement described below.
Financial Planning fees are fixed fees only and range from $1,000 to $25,000. Fees will be agreed in advance of
services being performed. The fee will be determined based on factors including the complexity of your financial
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situation, agreed upon deliverables, and whether or not you intend to implement any recommendations through
Maia Wealth.
Typically, we complete a plan within a month and will present it to you within 90 days of the contract date,
provided that you have provided us all information needed to prepare the financial plan. Timing and payment of
fees are negotiable and outlined in the financial planning agreement.
You may terminate the financial planning agreement by providing us with written notice. Upon termination, fees
will be prorated to the date of termination and any unearned portion of the fee will be refunded to you based on
an hourly rate of $250.00. We will not require prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six (6) or more
months in advance of providing any services.
In no case are our fees based on, or related to, the performance of your funds or investments.
When both investment management or plan implementation and financial planning services are offered, there is
a conflict of interest since there is an incentive for us offering financial planning services to recommend products
or services for which Maia Wealth receives compensation. However, Maia Wealth will make all recommendations
independent of such considerations and based solely on our obligations to consider your objectives and needs.
As a financial-planning client, you have the right not to act upon any of our recommendations and not affect the
transaction(s) through us if you decide to follow the recommendations.
Estate Planning Service Fees
Maia Wealth offers estate planning services through wealth.com for a negotiable flat, fixed fee ranging between
$500- $2500. These services are available to all Maia Wealth clients.
Guideline Retirement Plan Advisory Service Fees
For Retirement Plan Advisory Services compensation, we charge an annual fee as negotiated with the client and
disclosed in the Investment Advisory Agreement. The compensation method is explained and agreed upon in
advance before any services are rendered. Fees are 0.50% of assets under management.
Investment Platform Provider Service Fees
Investment Platform Providers will charge an asset-based fee that is generally included with the advisory fee listed
above. Investment Platform Provider fees include the securities transaction fees for all trades. Maia Wealth will
only receive its investment advisory fees as detailed above and does not share in any fees earned by the
Investment Platform Providers.
The Client, prior to entering into an agreement with the Investment Platform Provider, will be provided with the
Investment Platform's Form ADV Part 2A (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures). Fee and the
billing methods may vary from the Platform Providers but are clearly disclosed in the client engagement.
In the event that a client should wish to terminate their relationship with the Investment Platform Provider, the
terms for the termination will be set forth in the respective agreements between the Client and that Independent
Manager. Maia Wealth will assist the Client with the termination and transition as appropriate.
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Financial Institutional Consulting Services
Maia Wealth receives a consulting fee based on the Assets Under Management from Brokerage Customers who
have provided written consent to a broker/dealer to receive the investment consulting service from Maia Wealth
and have entered into a written advisory contract with Maia Wealth. The consulting fee is calculated from the
Assets Under Management as of the end of a calendar quarter period multiplied by the annualized rate of from
0.50% to 0.85% basis points. The initial fee is paid only after the completion of one full calendar quarter period
following the date of the executed agreement with broker/dealers.
Held Away Discretionary Accounts Relationship with Pontera
We charge an annual advisory fee for services provided to these held away accounts, which is deducted on a
quarterly basis. Fees are based on the value of the assets within these held away accounts.
All advisory fee calculations for the held away discretionary account services are facilitated through a third-party
nonaffiliated service, Pontera. Maia Wealth is responsible for sending the final invoice to the Client and the Client
sends advisory fee payment directly to Maia Wealth via check.
ACH and Credit Card Payments Through Square
Financial planning fees can be paid via check to our Firm from your personal bank account or can be invoiced and
processed through a third-party nonaffiliated service, Square. Clients will be asked to set up their bank account
or credit card at Square to enable credit card or ACH payments. While Square allows firms like Maia Wealth to
receive payments directly from the client’s credit card or bank account, it does not give Maia Wealth access to
the bank account itself, nor to any of the client’s credit card or bank account information. Maia Wealth is not able
to initiate any additional payments via Square as agreed upon and outlined in the Agreement.
Administrative Services Provided by Orion Investment Management LLC
We have contracted with Orion to utilize its technology platforms to support data reconciliation, performance
reporting, fee calculation and billing, research, client database maintenance, quarterly performance evaluations,
payable reports, web site administration, models, trading platforms, and other functions related to the
administrative tasks of managing client accounts. Due to this arrangement, Orion will have access to information
on the client accounts, but Orion will not serve as an investment advisor to our clients. Maia Wealth and Orion
are non-affiliated companies. Orion charges our Firm an annual fee for each account administered by Orion.
Please note that the fee charged to the client will not increase due to the annual fee Maia Wealth pays to Orion,
the annual fee is paid from the portion of the management fee retained by Maia Wealth.
Additional Fees and Expenses
In addition to the advisory fees paid to Maia Wealth, clients may also incur certain charges imposed by other third
parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, trust companies, banks and other financial institutions (collectively
“Financial Institutions”). These additional charges may include securities brokerage commissions, transaction
fees, custodial fees, fees charged by the Independent Managers, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund or
ETF in a client’s account, as disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other fund
expenses), deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and
other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Maia Wealth’s brokerage practices are
described at length in Item 12, below. Neither our Firm nor its supervised persons accept compensation for the
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sale of securities or other investment products. Further, our firm does not share in any of these additional fees
and expenses outlined above.
ITEM 6 - PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We do not charge advisory fees on a share of the capital appreciation of the funds or securities in a client account
(so-called performance-based fees) nor engage in side by side management.
ITEM 7 - TYPES OF CLIENTS
We provide investment advice to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations or
businesses. We do not have a minimum initial account value.
ITEM 8 - METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Investment Strategies
Maia Wealth primarily employs fundamental, technical and cyclical analysis methods in developing investment
strategies for its Clients. Technical, and cyclical methods of analysis may also be utilized when deemed appropriate
to achieve a Client’s investment objective. Research and analysis from Maia Wealth is derived from numerous
sources, including financial media companies, third-party research materials, Internet sources, and review of
company activities, including annual reports, prospectuses, press releases and research prepared by others.
Fundamental analysis utilizes economic and business indicators as investment selection criteria. These criteria
are generally ratios and trends that may indicate the overall strength and financial viability of the entity being
analyzed. Assets are deemed suitable if they meet certain criteria to indicate that they are a strong investment
with a value discounted by the market. While this type of analysis helps the Advisor in evaluating a potential
investment, it does not guarantee that the investment will increase in value. Assets meeting the investment
criteria utilized in the fundamental analysis may lose value and may have negative investment performance. The
Advisor monitors these economic indicators to determine if adjustments to strategic allocations are appropriate.
More details on the Advisor’s review process are included below in Item 13 – Review of Accounts.
Technical analysis involves the analysis of past market data rather than specific company data in determining the
recommendations made to clients. Technical analysis may involve the use of charts to identify market pattern
and trends, which may be based on investor sentiment rather than the fundamentals of the company. The
primary risk in using technical analysis is that spotting historical trends may not help to predict such trends in the
future. Even if the trend will eventually reoccur, there is no guarantee that Maia Wealth will be able to accurately
predict such a reoccurrence.
Cyclical analysis is similar to technical analysis in that it involves the analysis of market conditions at a macro
(entire market/economy) or micro (company specific) level, rather than the overall fundamental analysis of the
health of the particular company that Maia Wealth is recommending. The risks with cyclical analysis are similar
to those of technical analysis.
As noted above, Maia Wealth generally employs a long-term investment strategy for its Clients, as consistent with
their financial goals. Maia Wealth will typically hold all or a portion of a security for more than a year, but may
hold for shorter periods for the purpose of rebalancing a portfolio or meeting the cash needs of Clients. At times,
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Maia Wealth may also buy and sell positions that are more short-term in nature, depending on the goals of the
Client and/or the fundamentals of the security, sector or asset class. Clients should be aware that buying and
selling of positions that are more short-term in nature will result in additional securities transactions costs, which
will reduce the amount of returns on the investments..
Risk of Loss
Clients must understand that past performance is not indicative of future results. Therefore, current and
prospective clients should never assume that future performance of any specific investment or investment
strategy will be profitable. Investing in securities involves risk of loss. Further, depending on the different types
of investments there will be varying degrees of risk. Clients and prospective clients should be prepared to bear
investment loss including loss of original principal.
Because of the inherent risk of loss associated with investing, Maia Wealth is unable to represent, guarantee, or
even imply that our services and methods of analysis can or will predict future results, successfully identify market
tops or bottoms, or insulate you from losses due to market corrections or declines.
Investors should be aware that accounts are subject to the following risks:
Market Risk
Even a long-term investment approach cannot guarantee a profit. Economic, political and issuer-specific
events will cause the value of securities to rise or fall. Because the value of investment portfolios will
fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money and your investment may be worth more or less upon
liquidation.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk
Investments in international and emerging-market securities include exposure to risks such as currency
fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets and political instability.
Capitalization Risk
Small-cap and mid-cap companies may be hindered as a result of limited resources or less diverse products
or services, and their stocks have historically been more volatile than the stocks of larger, more established
companies.
Interest Rate Risk
In a rising rate environment, the value of fixed-income securities generally declines and the value of equity
securities may be adversely affected.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay
principal when due. A downgrade to an issuer’s credit rating or a perceived change in an issuer’s financial
strength may effect a security’s value and, thus, impact the fund’s performance.
Exchange-Traded Funds
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ETFs face market-trading risks, including the potential lack of an active market for shares, losses from
trading in the secondary markets and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the ETF. Any of
these factors may lead to the fund’s shares trading at either a premium or a discount to its “net asset
value.”
Performance of Underlying Managers
We select the mutual funds and ETFs in the asset allocation models. However, we depend on the manager
of such funds to select individual investments in accordance with their stated investment strategy.
Alternative Risk
Investments classified as "alternative investments" may include a broad range of underlying assets
including, but not limited to, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and registered, publicly traded
securities. Alternative investments are speculative, not suitable for all clients and intended for only
experienced and sophisticated investors who are willing to bear the high risk of the investment, which can
include: loss of all or a substantial portion of the investment due to leveraging, short-selling, or other
speculative investment practices; lack of liquidity in that there may be no secondary market for the fund
and none expected to develop; volatility of returns; potential for restrictions on transferring interest in the
fund; potential lack of diversification and resulting higher risk due to concentration of trading authority
with a single advisor; absence of information regarding valuations and pricing; potential for delays in tax
reporting; less regulation and typically higher fees than other investment options such as mutual funds.
The SEC requires investors be accredited to invest in these more speculative alternative investments.
Investing in a fund that concentrates its investments in a few holdings may involve heightened risk and
result in greater price volatility.
Mutual Fund Risks
The performance of mutual funds is subject to market risk, including the possible loss of principal. The
price of the mutual funds will fluctuate with the value of the underlying securities that make up the funds.
The price of a mutual fund is typically set daily therefore a mutual fund purchased at one point in the day
will typically have the same price as a mutual fund purchased later that same day.
Individual Stocks
The performance of individual stocks is subject to market risk, including the possible loss of principal. The
price of the individual stock will fluctuate through the trading day and vary from day to day. This means
that a price that an individual stock is bought or sold at vary even if the transactions are processed during
the same trading day, especially when trading is heavy.
Leveraged ETF Risks
Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver multiples of the performance of the index or benchmark they track. These
ETFs attempt to deliver some multiple of an index's daily returns (positive or negative). Please consider
the implications to both the upside and the downside of multipliers. While it may seem that a 2x multiplier
is a benefit in an up- market cycle' it is important to remember that the same multiplier applies when the
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ETF moves against the market. This could potentially result in significant losses, and highlights the
additional risk associated with Leveraged ETFs.
Structured Notes Risks
Structured products are designed to facilitate highly customized risk-return objectives. While structured
products come in many different forms, they typically consist of a debt security that is structured to make
interest and principal payments based upon various assets, rates, or formulas. Many structured products
include an embedded derivative component. Structured products may be structured in the form of a
security, in which case these products may receive benefits provided under federal securities law, or they
may be cast as derivatives, in which case they are offered in the over-the-counter market and are subject
to no regulation. Investment in structured products includes significant risks, including valuation, liquidity,
price, credit, and market risks. One common risk associated with structured products is a relative lack of
liquidity due to the highly customized nature of the investment. Moreover, the full extent of returns from
the complex performance features is often not realized until maturity. As such, structured products tend
to be more of a buy-and-hold investment decision rather than a means of getting in and out of a position
with speed and efficiency. Another risk with structured products is the credit quality of the issuer.
Although the cash flows are derived from other sources, the products themselves are legally considered
to be the issuing financial institution’s liabilities. The vast majority of structured products are from high-
investment-grade issuers only. Also, there is a lack of pricing transparency. There is no uniform standard
for pricing, making it harder to compare the net-of-pricing attractiveness of alternative structured product
offerings than it is, for instance, to compare the net expense ratios of different mutual funds or
commissions among broker- dealers.
Cybersecurity Risks
In addition to the Material Investment Risks listed above, investing involves various operational and
“cybersecurity” risks. These risks include both intentional and unintentional events at our firm or one of
its third-party counterparties or service providers, that may result in a loss or corruption of data, result in
the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential information, and generally compromise our
Firm’s ability to conduct its business. A cybersecurity breach may also result in a third-party obtaining
unauthorized access to our clients’ information, including social security numbers, home addresses,
account numbers, account balances, and account holdings. Our Firm has established business continuity
plans and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity breaches.
However, there are inherent limitations in these plans and systems, including that certain risks may not
have been identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may emerge in the future. As
such, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because our Firm does not directly
control the cybersecurity systems of our third-party service providers. There is also a risk that
cybersecurity breaches may not be detected.
ITEM 9 - DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Maia Wealth does not have any legal, financial or other “disciplinary” item to report.
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ITEM 10 - OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Insurance
Certain IARs of Maia Wealth, LLC carry active insurance licenses. IARs of Maia Wealth may act as agents appointed
with various life, disability or other insurance companies, receive commissions, trails, or other compensation from
the respective product sponsors and/or as a result of effecting insurance transactions for clients. Compensation
from the sale of insurance products is run through Maia Insurance, LLC. Clients should note that they have the
right to decide whether to act on the recommendation and the right to purchase any insurance products through
Maia Wealth Insurance, LLC or its IAR or any licensed insurance agent not affiliated with Maia Wealth. This creates
a conflict of interest. We recognize the fiduciary responsibility to act in the best interest of our clients and have
established policies in this regard to mitigate any conflicts of interest.
Marek Financial LLC
Scott Marek is the owner of Marek Financial LLC (“Marek Financial”). Marek Financial is a holding company for
the partial ownership of Maia Wealth. In certain markets this entity does business as Bullet Wealth.
Dimond Ventures LLC
Desmond Dimond is the owner of Dimond Ventures LLC (“Dimond Ventures”). Dimond Ventures is a holding
company for the partial ownership of Maia Wealth.
CTV Holdings LLC
Chandler te Velde is the owner of CTV Holdings LLC (“CTV Holdings”). CTV Holdings is a holding company for the
partial ownership of Maia Wealth. Chandler te Velde is also managing member of the following entities that she
uses for personal bookkeeping and investment purposes: Saturns Inheritance, LLC, and Chan Machine I, LLC.
Bud & Thorne LLC
Andrew Horton and Benjamin Horton are the owners of Bud & Thorne LLC (“Bud & Thorne”). Bud & Thorne is a
holding company for the partial ownership of Maia Wealth.
Financial Institution Consulting Services
Maia Wealth has agreement(s) with a broker/dealer to provide investment consulting services to Brokerage
Customers. The broker/dealer does not pay compensation to Maia Wealth for providing investment consulting
services to Customers. This consulting arrangement does not include assuming discretionary authority over
Brokerage Customers’ brokerage accounts or the monitoring of securities. These consulting services offered to
Brokerage Customers may include a general review of Brokerage Customers’ investment holdings, which may or
may not result in Destiny Capital’s Investment Adviser Representative making specific securities recommendations
or offering general investment advice. Brokerage Customers that are advisory clients will execute a written
advisory agreement directly with Destiny Capital. This relationship presents conflicts of interest. Potential conflicts
are mitigated by Brokerage Customers consenting to receive investment consulting services from Destiny Capital;
by Maia Wealth not accepting or billing for additional compensation on broker/dealers’ Assets Under
Management beyond the consulting fees disclosed in Item 5 in connection with the investment consulting
services; and by Maia Wealth not engaging as, or holding itself out to the public as, a securities broker/dealer.
Maia Wealth is not affiliated with any broker/dealer.
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Clients should be aware that the ability to receive additional compensation by our Firm and its management
persons or employees creates conflicts of interest that impair the objectivity of the Firm and these individuals
when making advisory recommendations. Our Firm endeavors at all times to put the interest of its clients first as
part of our fiduciary duty as a registered investment adviser; we take the following steps, among others to address
this conflict:
• we disclose to clients the existence of all material conflicts of interest, including the potential for the Firm
and our employees to earn compensation from advisory clients in addition to the Firm's advisory fees;
• we disclose to clients that they have the right to decide to purchase recommended investment products
from our employees;
• we collect, maintain and document accurate, complete and relevant client background information,
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including the client’s financial goals, objectives, and liquidity needs;
the Firm conducts regular reviews of each client advisory account to verify that all recommendations made
to a client are in the best interest of the client’s needs and circumstances;
• we require that our employees seek prior approval of any outside employment activity so that we may
ensure that any conflicts of interests in such activities are properly addressed;
• we periodically monitor these outside employment activities to verify that any conflicts of interest
continue to be properly addressed by the Firm; and
• we educate our employees regarding the responsibilities of a fiduciary, including the need for having a
reasonable and independent basis for the investment advice provided to clients.
Our Firm does not have an application pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, a commodity trading adviser, or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
Our firm nor any of its management persons are registered or have an application pending to register as a broker-
dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
ITEM 11 - CODE OF ETHICS PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Maia Wealth and persons associated with us are allowed to invest for their own accounts or to invest in the same
securities or other investments that we recommend or acquire for your account, and may engage in transactions
that are the same as or different than transactions recommended to or made for your account. This creates a
conflict of interest. We recognize the fiduciary duty to place your interests first and have established policies to
act in your best interest and to mitigate conflicts of interest.
We have developed and implemented a Code of Ethics that sets forth standards of conduct expected of our
advisory personnel to mitigate this conflict of interest. The Code of Ethics addresses, among other things,
personal trading, gifts, the prohibition against the use of inside information.
The Code of Ethics is designed to protect our clients to detect and deter misconduct, educate personnel regarding
the firm’s expectations and laws governing their conduct, remind personnel that they are in a position of trust
and must act with complete propriety at all times, protect the reputation of Maia Wealth, guard against violation
of the securities laws, and establish procedures for personnel to follow so that we may determine whether their
personnel are complying with the firm’s ethical principles.
We have established the following restrictions to ensure our firm’s fiduciary responsibilities:
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1. No director, officer or supervised employee of Maia Wealth shall prefer his or her own interest to that of
the advisory client. Trades for supervised employees are traded alongside client accounts.
2. We maintain a list of all securities holdings of anyone associated with this advisory practice with access to
advisory recommendations. These holdings are reviewed on a regular basis by an appropriate
officer/individual of Maia Wealth.
3. We emphasize the unrestricted right of the client to decline to implement any advice rendered, except in
situations where we are granted discretionary authority of the client’s account.
4. We emphasize the unrestricted right of the client to select and choose any custodian the client wishes
(except in non-ERISA Plan accounts where we are granted discretionary authority).
5. We require that all supervised individuals must act in accordance with all applicable Federal and State
regulations governing registered investment advisory practices.
6. Any supervised individual not in observance of the above may be subject to termination.
You may request a complete copy of our Code by contacting us at the address, telephone or email on the cover
page of this Part 2; Attn: Chief Compliance Officer.
ITEM 12 - BROKERAGE PRACTICES
The Custodian and Brokers We Use
Investment Management Services
Clients must maintain assets in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-dealer or bank. We
recommend that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services (“Schwab”), a registered broker-
dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified custodian. We are independently owned and operated, and unaffiliated
with Schwab. Schwab will hold client assets in a brokerage account, and buy and sell securities when we instruct
them to.
While we recommend that clients use Schwab as custodian/broker, client must decide whether to do so and open
accounts with Schwab by entering into account agreements directly with them. The Client opens the accounts
with Schwab. The accounts will always be held in the name of the client and never in Maia Wealth's name.
How We Select Brokers/Custodians
We seek to recommend a custodian/broker who will hold client assets and execute transactions on terms that
are, overall, most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their services. We consider a
wide range of factors, including, among others:
1. Combination of transaction execution services and asset custody services (generally without a separate
fee for custody)
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2. Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for client accounts)
3. Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check requests, bill
payment, etc.)
4. Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds [ETFs],
etc.)
5. Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment decisions
6. Quality of services
7. Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, other fees, etc.) and willingness to
negotiate the prices
8. Reputation, financial strength, and stability
9. Prior service to Maia Wealth and our other clients
10. Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below (see Products and Services
Available to Us from Schwab)
Client Brokerage and Custody Costs
For our clients’ accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge separately for custody
services. However, Schwab receives compensation by charging ticket charges or other fees on trades that it
executes or that settle into clients’ Schwab accounts. We have determined that having Schwab execute most
trades is consistent with our duty to seek “best execution” of client trades. Best execution means the most
favorable terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed above (see How We Select
Brokers/Custodians).
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ (formerly called Schwab Institutional®) is Schwab’s business serving independent
investment advisory firms like us. They provide Maia Wealth and our clients with access to its institutional
brokerage, trading, custody, reporting, and related services, many of which are not typically available to Schwab
retail customers. Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help us manage
or administer our clients’ accounts; others help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services
generally are available on an unsolicited basis (we do not have to request them) and at no charge to us. These are
considered soft dollar benefits because there is an incentive to do business with Schwab. This creates a conflict
of interest. We recognize the fiduciary responsibility to act in your best interest and have established policies in
this regard to mitigate any conflicts of interest.
Following is a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services That Benefit Our Clients
Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of investment products, execution of
securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment products available through Schwab include
some to which we might not otherwise have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial
investment by our clients. Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit our clients and their
accounts.
Services That May Not Directly Benefit Our Clients
Schwab also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may not directly benefit our
clients or their accounts. These products and services assist us in managing and administering our clients’
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accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We may use this
research to service all or a substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at
Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that:
1. Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account statements)
2. Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts
3. Provide pricing and other market data
4. Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
5. Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting
Services That Generally Benefit Only Us
Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our business enterprise.
These services include:
1. Educational conferences and events
2. Consulting on technology, compliance, legal, and business needs
3. Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
4. Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to provide
the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a
third party’s fees. Schwab may also provide us with other benefits, such as occasional business entertainment of
our personnel.
Our Interest in Schwab’s Services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have to produce or purchase them.
These services are not contingent upon us committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading
commissions. We believe that our selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our
clients.
Some of the products, services and other benefits provided by Schwab benefit Maia Wealth and may not benefit
our client accounts. Our recommendation or requirement that you place assets in Schwab's custody may be
based in part on benefits Schwab provides to us, or our agreement to maintain certain Assets Under Management
at Schwab, and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and execution services provided by Schwab.
This is a conflict of interest. We believe this arrangement is in the clients best interest and have developed polices
to mitigate this conflict.
We place trades for our clients' accounts subject to its duty to seek best execution and its other fiduciary duties.
Schwab's execution quality may be different than other custodians.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Maia Wealth does not receive client referrals from any custodian or third party in exchange for using that
custodian or third party.
Aggregation and Allocation of Transactions
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Maia Wealth may aggregate transactions if we believe that aggregation is consistent with the duty to seek best
execution for our clients and is consistent with the disclosures made to clients and terms defined in the client
investment advisory agreement. No advisory client will be favored over any other client, and each account that
participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average share price (per custodian) for all transactions
in that security on a given business day. Maia Wealth aggregates trades of our personnel with those of client
accounts.
If we do not receive a complete fill for an aggregated order, we will allocate the order on a pro-rata basis. If we
determine that a pro-rata allocation is not appropriate under the particular circumstances, we will base the
allocation on other relevant factors, which may include:
1. When only a small percentage of the order is executed, with respect to purchase allocations, allocations
may be given to accounts high in cash;
2. With respect to sale allocations, allocations may be given to accounts low in cash;
3. We may allocate shares to the account with the smallest order, or to the smallest position, or to an
account that is out of line with respect to security or sector weightings, relative to other portfolios with
similar mandates;
4. We may allocate to one account when that account has limitations in its investment guidelines prohibiting
it from purchasing other securities that we expect to produce similar investment results and that can be
purchased by other accounts in the block;
5. If an account reaches an investment guideline limit and cannot participate in an allocation, we may
reallocate shares to other accounts. For example, this may be due to unforeseen changes in an account’s
assets after an order is placed;
6. If a pro-rata allocation of a potential execution would result in a de minimis allocation in one or more
accounts, we may exclude the account(s) from the allocation and disgorge any profits. Generally, de
minimis allocations do not exceed 5% of the total allocation. Additionally, we may execute the
transactions on a pro-rata basis.
7. We will document the reasons for any deviation from a pro-rata allocation.
Trade Errors
We have implemented procedures designed to prevent trade errors; however, trade errors in client accounts
cannot always be avoided. Consistent with our fiduciary duty, it is our policy to correct trade errors in a manner
that is in the best interest of the client. In cases where the client causes the trade error, the client will be
responsible for any loss resulting from the correction. Depending on the specific circumstances of the trade error,
the client may not be able to receive any gains generated as a result of the error correction. In all situations
where the client does not cause the trade error, the client will be made whole and we will absorb any loss resulting
from the trade error if the error was caused by the firm. If the error is caused by the custodian, the custodian
will be responsible for covering all trade error costs. If an investment gain results from the correcting trade, the
gain will be donated to charity. We will never benefit or profit from trade errors.
We do not routinely recommend, request or require that you direct us to execute transaction through a specified
custodian. Additionally, we typically do not permit you to direct brokerage. We place trades for your account
subject to our duty to seek best execution and other fiduciary duties.
ITEM 13 - REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
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Account Reviews and Reviewers – Investment Supervisory Services
The underlying securities within the investment supervisory services are monitored on at least a monthly basis.
These reviews will be made by the firm’s investment advisor representatives. An annual review with the client is
usually conducted in person or by telephone.
The purpose of all these reviews is to ensure that the investment plan continues to be implemented in a manner
which matches your objectives and risk tolerances. More-frequent reviews may be triggered by material changes
in variables such as your individual circumstances, or the market, political or economic environment. You are
urged to notify us of any changes in your personal circumstances.
Statements and Reports
Maia Wealth will provide clients with Performance/Position summary reports at least annually. Reports may also
be provided at every client meeting. Communication to clients will be done on an as needed basis with a minimum
of 1 contact per year.
The custodian for the individual client’s account will also provide clients with an account statement at least
quarterly. You are urged to compare the reports provided by Maia Wealth against the account statements you
receive directly from your account custodian.
Financial Planning clients (i.e. those who have no assets under management with us in our advisory program) will
receive no regular reports from the Firm.
ITEM 14 - CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
From time to time, our Firm and our financial advisors receive referrals or leads of potential clients from
unaffiliated third parties in exchange for cash compensation (each a “third-party promoter arrangement”). Any
third-party promoter arrangement entered into by our Firm and a promoter is operated pursuant to a written
agreement in accordance with Rule 206(4)-3 of the Advisers Act. Our Firm and our financial advisors may pay
cash compensation to the solicitor in the form of a flat fee or as a percentage of asset-based advisory fees
received from a referred client. The details of the particular promoter arrangement and compensation paid to
the promoter by us or our financial advisors will be disclosed to each referred client through a separate written
disclosure. The advisory fees paid by any referred client are neither increased nor reduced because of the
compensation paid to a promoter by our Firm or our financial advisors. The client must acknowledge receipt of
the Promoters Disclosure describing the arrangements and nature of the relationship between professional
partner and the Firm prior to any such payments being made.
Our Firm may be asked to recommend a financial professional, such as an attorney, accountant, or mortgage
broker. In such cases, our Firm may receive direct compensation in return for any referrals made to individuals
or firms in our professional network. Clients must independently evaluate these firms or individuals before
engaging in business with them and clients have the right to choose any financial professional to conduct
business. Individuals and firms in our financial professional network may refer clients to our Firm. Again, our Firm
does not pay any direct compensation in return for any referrals made to our Firm. Our Firm does recognize the
fiduciary responsibility to place client interests first and have established policies in this regard to mitigate any
conflicts of interest.
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We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services it makes available
to us. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of interest are described above
under Item 12 Brokerage Practices. The availability to us of Schwab’s products and services is not based on us
giving particular investment advice, such as buying particular securities for our clients.
ITEM 15 - CUSTODY
Custody has been defined by regulators as having access or control over client funds and/or securities. Our firm
does not have physical custody of funds or securities, as it applies to investment advisors.
Deduction of Advisory Fees
Our firm has custody of the funds and securities solely as a consequence of its authority to make withdrawals
from client accounts to pay its advisory fee. For all accounts, our firm has the authority to have fees deducted
directly from client accounts. Our firm has established procedures to ensure all client funds and securities are
held at a qualified custodian in a separate account for each client under that client’s name. Clients or an
independent representative of the client will direct, in writing, the establishment of all accounts and therefore
are aware of the qualified custodian’s name, address and the manner in which the funds or securities are
maintained. Finally, account statements are delivered directly from the qualified custodian to each client, or the
client’s independent representative, at least quarterly. You should carefully review those statements and are
urged to compare the statements against reports received from our Firm. When you have questions about your
account statements, you should contact our Firm or the qualified custodian preparing the statement. Please refer
to Item 5 for more information about the deduction of adviser fees.
Standing Letters of Authorization
Our firm is also deemed to have custody of clients’ funds or securities when clients have standing authorizations
with their custodian to move money from a client’s account to a third-party (“SLOA”) and, under that SLOA, it
authorizes us to designate the amount or timing of transfers with the custodian. The SEC has set forth a set of
standards intended to protect client assets in such situations, which we follow. We do not have a beneficial
interest on any of the accounts we are deemed to have Custody where SLOAs are on file. In addition, account
statements reflecting all activity on the account(s), are delivered directly from the qualified custodian to each
client or the client’s independent representative, at least quarterly. You should carefully review those statements
and are urged to compare the statements against reports received from us. When you have questions about your
account statements, you should contact us, your Advisor or the qualified custodian preparing the statement.
Please refer to Item 5 for more information about the deduction of advisor fees.
ITEM 16 - INVESTMENT DISCRETION
For all discretionary accounts, prior to engaging Maia Wealth to provide investment advisory services, you will
enter a written Agreement with us granting the firm the authority to supervise and direct, on an on-going basis,
investments in accordance with the client’s investment objective and guidelines. In addition, you will need to
execute additional documents required by the Custodian to authorize and enable Maia Wealth, in its sole
discretion, without prior consultation with or ratification by you, to purchase, sell or exchange securities in and
for your accounts. We are authorized, in our discretion and without prior consultation with you to: (1) buy, sell,
exchange and trade any stocks, bonds or other securities or assets and (2) determine the amount of securities to
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be bought or sold and (3) place orders with the custodian. Any limitations to such authority will be communicated
by you to us in writing.
The limitations on investment and brokerage discretion held by Maia Wealth for you are:
1. For discretionary clients, we require that we be provided with authority to determine which securities and
the amounts of securities to be bought or sold.
2. Any limitations on this discretionary authority shall be in writing as indicated on the Investment Advisory
Agreement. You may change/amend these limitations as required.
In some instance, we may not have discretion. We will discuss all transactions with you prior to execution or you
will be required to make the trades if in an employer sponsored account.
ITEM 17 - VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
Maia Wealth will not vote proxies on your behalf. You are welcome to vote proxies or designate an independent
third-party at your own discretion. You designate proxy voting authority in the custodial account documents. You
must ensure that proxy materials are sent directly to you or your assigned third party. We do not take action with
respect to any securities or other investments that become the subject of any legal proceedings, including
bankruptcies. Clients are able to contact our office with questions about a particular proxy solicitation by phone
at (720) 644-8803.
Class Action Suits - A class action is a procedural device used in litigation to determine the rights of and remedies,
if any, for large numbers of people whose cases involve common questions of law and/or fact. Class action suits
frequently arise against companies that publicly issue securities, including securities recommended by
investment advisors to clients. With respect to class action suits and claims, you will have the responsibility for
class actions or bankruptcies, involving securities purchased for or held in your account. We do not provide such
services and are not obligated to forward copies of class action notices we may receive to you.
ITEM 18 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This item is not applicable to this brochure. We do receive prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client,
six months or more in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a balance sheet for our most recent
fiscal year. We are not subject to a financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet
contractual commitments to clients. Finally, we have not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time.
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