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Item 1 – Cover Page
Wrap Fee Brochure
Appendix 1 of Form ADV Part 2A
Monetary Management Group, Inc.
13537 Barrett Parkway Drive, Suite 325
St. Louis, MO 63021
314-909-0646
July 29, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Monetary
Management Group, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please
contact us at 314-909-0646. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Monetary Management Group, Inc. also is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Monetary
Management Group, Inc. is 110284. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any
persons affiliated with Monetary Management Group, Inc. who are registered, or are required to
be registered, as investment adviser representatives of Monetary Management Group, Inc.
Monetary Management Group, Inc. is a Registered Investment Adviser. The registration of an
Investment Adviser does not imply any level of skill or training.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This Item will be used to provide our clients with a summary of new and/or updated information.
We will inform you of the revision(s) based on the nature of the updated information. We will
ensure that you receive a summary of any material changes to this and subsequent Brochures
within 120 days of the close of our business’ fiscal year. We will provide you with other interim
disclosures about material changes as necessary.
Material Changes:
There have been no material changes to report since the last ADV annual update amendment
dated July 25, 2024.
Full Brochure Available
Currently, our Brochure may be requested, free of charge, by contacting Thomas G. Wright, Jr.,
President, and Chief Compliance Officer, at 314-909-0646 or via email at:
twrightjr@monetarymanagementgroup.com.
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Item 3 -Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ....................................................................................................................................... i
Item 2 – Material Changes ............................................................................................................................ ii
Item 3 -Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ iii
Item 4 – Services, Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................... 1
Discretionary Investment Management Accounts .................................................................................... 1
Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................................................ 3
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients ................................................................................. 4
Account Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 4
Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation .................................................................................. 4
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................................................ 5
Analysis Methods...................................................................................................................................... 5
Sources of Information ............................................................................................................................. 5
Investment Strategies ................................................................................................................................ 5
Frequency Trading .................................................................................................................................... 5
Risk of Loss .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................................ 5
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ....................................................................... 6
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers ......................................................................................... 6
Item 9 – Additional Information ................................................................................................................... 6
Disciplinary ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ................................................................................. 7
Code of Ethics ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................................ 10
Client Referrals and Other Compensation .............................................................................................. 10
Custody ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Financial Information .............................................................................................................................. 10
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Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation
Monetary Management Group, Inc. (“Monetary Management”, “We” or the “Firm”) is located in
St Louis, Missouri. The firm has been providing investment management services to clients
since 1983. The principal owner is Thomas G. Wright, Sr. In addition, Thomas G. Wright Jr.,
Lisa Brunts, Kathleen Gorman, and Elizabeth Wright-Gajda all have ownership in the firm.
Monetary Management provides investment advisory services to individuals and families that
include continuous advice and management over the investment of their money consistent with
the objectives of each client. Monetary Management also provides investment advisory services
to companies, profit sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, and 401k plans.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual
retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing
retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we
operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest
ahead of yours.
Discretionary Wrap Program
We provide discretionary investment advisory services to most of our clients through a managed
account program (“Discretionary Wrap Program”). Through the Discretionary Wrap Program,
we manage the investment and reinvestment of the clients’ portfolio assets on a discretionary
basis and provide such investment advisory services on a “wrap” fee basis. Our Wrap Program
utilizes a comprehensive single fee (i.e., all-inclusive fee covers costs of commissions, research,
etc.).
With all clients, we tailor our services to meet the needs of the individual client and seek to
ensure, on a continuous basis, that client portfolios are managed in a manner that is consistent
with those needs and objectives. We consult with clients on an initial and ongoing basis to assess
their specific risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity constraints and other related factors relevant
to the management of their portfolios.
Discretionary Investment Management Accounts
Monetary Management Group, Inc., usually receives discretionary authority from the client at
the outset of an advisory relationship to select the identity and amounts of securities to be bought
or sold, commission rates to be determined, and broker dealer to be used. In all cases, such
discretion is exercised in a manner consistent with the stated investment objectives for a client’s
account. We maintain a Limited Power of Attorney for all discretionary accounts for directing
and or effecting investments on behalf of the managed account, for the direct payment of our
fees, and custodial fees or other charges incurred by your managed account.
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Information is gathered by each adviser about their client’s financial circumstances, which
include investment objectives, risk tolerance, and investment time horizon (collectively
“financial information”), and any reasonable restrictions that the client wishes to impose on the
management of the account. Based on the information provided, the adviser makes a
determination of the security that would best suit the needs of the client.
When selecting securities and determining amounts, Monetary Management Group, Inc.
observes the limitations and restrictions of the clients for which it advises. As a result, reasonable
restrictions may be placed on the management of the account by the client if they do not cause us
to deviate from an investment decision we otherwise believe to be necessary.
Clients are responsible for notifying the Firm promptly, in writing, of any changes to the
information provided to us and for providing the Firm with additional information as we may
request from time to time to assist us in providing services.
Non-Discretionary Accounts
With non-discretionary accounts, the client maintains complete and total discretion in the
investment of the Assets. Client will authorize Monetary as agent to buy, sell, and trade in
stocks, fixed income securities, and any other securities and/or contracts relating to the same for
the Accounts, in accordance with the prior approval of Client.
Termination of an Agreement
Agreements may be terminated at any time upon 30 days written notice by either party to the
other. Fees will be pro-rated through the date of termination.
Investment Products
We offer several investment strategies to you and in doing so may invest in a wide range of
securities and other financial instruments including:
• Equity securities
• Exchange-listed securities
• Corporate debt
• Certificates of deposit
• United States government securities
• Municipal securities
• Mutual fund shares
As financial markets and products evolve, we may invest in other instruments or securities,
whether currently existing or developed in the future, at our sole discretion.
Assets Under Management
As of April 30, 2025, the firm managed $479,732,962 in discretionary assets and $12,582,478 in
non-discretionary assets.
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Fees and Compensation
Monetary Management annual fee is calculated quarterly per account and is based on the
average amount of assets under management during said quarter. The Fees are payable
quarterly, in arrears.
The fee schedule range is as follows:
Equities: 1.0% - 2.0% per annum
Fixed: .50% - 1.0% per annum
Minimum fee: $2,500 annually. Accounts can be combined for the purpose of determining the
minimum fee. All fees are subject to negotiation based on such factors as the size and asset mix
of the account(s).
Additional Bundled Service Cost Considerations
In our wrap program, the client is charged a single, all-inclusive fee (sometimes referred to as a
“wrap fee” and referred to herein as a “comprehensive fee”) based upon a percentage of the
market value of the client’s account. The comprehensive fee covers all services for: (1)
recommendations of investments in the client’s portfolio; (2) execution of portfolio transactions;
(3) reports on the assets in the client’s portfolio, which also includes providing the client with
trade confirmations and monthly statements; (4) periodic evaluation and comparison of account
performance; and (5) continuing consultation on the client’s investment objectives. A wrap fee
program allows our clients to pay a specified fee for investment advisory services and the
execution of transactions. The advisory services and the fee are not based directly upon
transactions in your account(s). We do not charge our clients higher advisory fees based on their
trading activity, but you should be aware that we may have an incentive to limit our trading
activities in your accounts(s) because we are charged for executed trades. By participating in a
wrap fee program, you may end up paying more or less than you would through a non-wrap
program where trade execution costs are paid by you directly to the executing broker.
Fee Payment Options
As indicated in our advisory agreement with you, there are two options you may select to pay for
our services:
• Direct debiting (preferred): at the inception of the relationship and each quarter
thereafter, we will notify your custodian of the amount of the fee due and payable to us
through our fee schedule and contract. They will “deduct” the fee from your Account(s)
or if you have more than one account from the account you have designated to pay our
advisory fees.
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No less than quarterly, you will receive a statement directly from your custodian showing
all transactions, positions, and debits into or from your account, including the advisory
fee paid by you to us. Every quarter, we will send you a billing invoice for the fee
deducted and the amount of the assets the fee was based on. We urge you to verify the
information in our report with the custodian's statement. The custodian does not validate
or check our fee, or its calculation on the assets on which the fee is based.
Pay-by-check: at the inception of the Account and each quarter thereafter, we issue you
an invoice for our services and you pay us by check or wire transfer within 15 days of the
date of the invoice.
Additional Fees and Expenses
Clients with individual retirement accounts (IRA) will incur a $50 annual charge by the
account’s custodian that is in addition to Monetary Management’s advisory fee. Also, there are
fees charged directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange-traded fund which will be
disclosed in the fund’s prospectus and are paid by the client which are in addition to the fee paid
to Monetary Management for advisory services.
Item 5 – Account Requirements and Types of Clients
Account Requirements
Our minimum account size is typically $500,000.00. The account size is negotiable, and we
reserve the right to accept lesser amounts.
Types of Clients
We provide our services to a number of Clients including:
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Individuals, including high net worth individuals
• Trusts, estates, and charitable organizations
• Pension and profit-sharing plans
• Taft Hartley plans
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
Each investment adviser representative of Monetary Management acts as a portfolio manager for
the Wrap Program. We do not hire outside portfolio managers. Our investment adviser
representatives offer individualized investment advice to their clients in the Wrap Program. See
Item 4 for a description of our program. We allow clients to impose reasonable restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities.
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains on or
capital appreciation of the assets of a client).
Analysis Methods
Our security analysis methods include fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and cyclical
analysis.
Sources of Information
In conducting security analysis, we utilize a broad spectrum of information, including financial
publications, third-party research materials, annual reports, prospectuses, regulatory filings,
company press releases, corporate rating services, and meetings with management of various
companies.
Investment Strategies
We employ a range of investment strategies to implement the advice we give to clients including
long-term purchases, short-term purchases, trading, margin transactions, option strategies
including writing covered options, uncovered options and spreading strategies.
It is possible that we or our affiliates may manage accounts of clients whose investment
objectives are substantially different from one another. As a result, it is possible that it would be
appropriate for us to sell a security “short” from one account while holding it “long” in another
account. In general, our positions regarding any security will be net long.
Frequency Trading
Strategies involving frequent trading of securities can affect investment performance.
Risk of Loss
All investments in securities include a risk of loss of your principal (invested amount) and any
profits that have not been realized (the securities were not sold to “lock in” the profit). As you
know, stock markets and bond markets fluctuate substantially over time. In addition, as recent
global and domestic economic events have indicated, performance of any investment is not
guaranteed. As a result, there is a risk of loss of the assets we manage that may be out of our
control. We cannot guarantee any level of performance or that you will not experience a loss of
your account assets. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to
bear.
Voting Client Securities
It is the policy of Monetary Management to vote proxies for all accounts in accordance with
client instructions and in a manner Monetary Management believes to be in the best interests of
its clients. In exercising its voting discretion, Monetary Management and its employees shall
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avoid any direct or indirect conflict of interest raised by such voting decision. Monetary
Management generally votes in accordance with the recommendations of the issuer’s existing
management unless it is not prudent to do so. A written copy of the proxy policies and
procedures is available upon request.
Clients can request a copy of the Firm's proxy voting policy and how securities were voted by
contacting Tom Wright, Jr. In response, the Firm will provide a written response to the client
with the information requested, free of charge.
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Information is gathered by each investment adviser to determine investment goals and objectives
and suitability of the respective client. Based on the information provided, the adviser makes a
determination of the security that would best suit the needs of the client.
We will collect information about the client’s financial circumstances, which may include
investment objectives, risk tolerance, and investment time horizon for the account (collectively
“financial information”), and any reasonable restrictions that the client wishes to impose on the
management of the account in writing. Clients are responsible for notifying the Firm promptly, in
writing, of any changes to the information provided to us and for providing the Firm with
additional information as we may request from time to time to assist it in providing services
under the wrap program. Clients are also responsible for providing us in writing any investment
policies or other guidelines applicable to the client’s wrap program account. Such investment
policies and guidelines are subject to acceptance by the firm in its sole discretion. Reasonable
restrictions may be placed on the management of the account by the client or by such written
investment policies or guidelines if they do not cause us to deviate from an investment decision
we otherwise believe to be necessary.
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
All of the investment advisers of Monetary Management act as portfolio managers for the Wrap
Program. Each of them is reasonably available to their clients for consultation regarding their
financial situation and objectives, and the management of their investment portfolio.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Disciplinary
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of Monetary Management Group.
The firm does not have any events that are applicable to this item.
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(FINRA). Tom Wright,
Jr., may
receive commission as a
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Monetary Management has an investment adviser representative who is also a registered
representative with Moloney Securities Co., Inc. an unaffiliated broker dealer registered with the
SEC and various state jurisdictions, and a member firm of Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority
registered
representative with Moloney Securities and advisory fees as an investment adviser representative
with Monetary Management Group; however, he does not receive both commissions and
advisory fees in the same client account and consistent with his fiduciary duty he makes
recommendations in the best interest of the client.
Tom Wright, Jr., is also licensed as an insurance agent in his individual capacity. In this capacity,
he may offer or recommend clients insurance products or services he may receive a commission
in addition to the client’s advisory fee. This presents a conflict of interest because it gives him an
incentive to recommend products and services based on the commission and/or fee amount
received. This conflict is mitigated by the fact that he has a fiduciary responsibility to place the
interest of the client first and the clients are free not to purchase any product or service or to
purchase any products or service at a higher or lesser cost through another insurance agent.
Code of Ethics
No security may be bought or sold by a principal or employee of Monetary Management before
the firm’s client accounts have had the opportunity to make such transactions as appropriate. All
applicant principal and employee trades will be reviewed by the compliance officer. Generally,
Monetary Management deals in very liquid securities and the size of transactions, in both share
and dollar amounts, is not large enough to move the price of individual stocks. Therefore, front
running, trading in front of clients is not a major concern. However, if Monetary Management
employees trade in the same security on the same day as clients, clients will always receive the
better price.
The Supervisory Procedures require that all trades made by employees or related persons of
Monetary Management, who make recommendations or participate in the determination of which
recommendation shall be made, will be reviewed by the designated person responsible. Monetary
Management will also maintain quarterly reports on all personal securities transactions, except
transactions in exempt transactions. Further, such Supervisory Procedures impose certain
policies and procedures concerning the misuse of material non-public information that are
designed to prevent insider trading by any officer, partner, or associated person of Monetary
Management.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics for all supervised persons of the firm describing its high
standard of business conduct, and fiduciary duty to its clients. The Code of Ethics includes
provisions relating to the confidentiality of client information, a prohibition on insider trading,
restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the reporting of certain gifts and business
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entertainment items, and personal securities trading procedures, among other things. All
supervised persons at Monetary Management Group, Inc. must acknowledge the terms of the
Code of Ethics annually, or as amended.
We anticipate that, in appropriate circumstances, consistent with clients’ investment objectives, it
will cause accounts over which Monetary Management Group, Inc. has management authority to
effect, and will recommend to investment advisory clients or prospective clients, the purchase or
sale of securities in which Monetary Management Group, Inc., its affiliates and/or clients,
directly or indirectly, have a position of interest. Our employees and management persons are
required to follow Monetary Management Group, Inc.’s Code of Ethics.
Participation in Client Transactions
Subject to satisfying the firm’s Code of Ethics and applicable laws, officers, directors and
employees of Monetary Management Group, Inc. and its affiliates may trade for their own
accounts in securities which are recommended to and/or purchased for Monetary Management
Group, Inc.’s clients. The Code of Ethics is designed to assure that the personal securities
transactions, activities, and interests of our employees will not interfere with (i) making
decisions in the best interest of advisory clients and (ii) implementing such decisions while, at
the same time, allowing employees to invest for their own accounts. Under the Code certain
classes of securities have been designated as exempt transactions, based upon a determination
that these would materially not interfere with the best interest of Monetary Management Group,
Inc.’s clients.
Personal Trading
Employee trading is continually monitored under the Code of Ethics, and to reasonably prevent
conflicts of interest between Monetary Management Group, Inc., and its clients.
Prohibition on Use of Insider Information
We have also adopted policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of “insider” information
(material, non-public information). 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.
Cross Transactions
It is our policy not to engage in buying or selling securities from one managed account to another
(typically referred to as a “cross trade”). All trades made for our client accounts will be executed
through the open market.
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Trading Aggregation Practices
We do not attempt to batch or “bunch” trades in order to create a “block transaction.” Each of the
Firm’s investment adviser representatives oversee their own clients’ portfolios and execute
trades in their clients’ account(s) on an individual basis.
Directed Brokerage
Unless the client instructs Monetary Management to do otherwise, Monetary Management will
place orders for the execution of transactions through Moloney Securities Co., Inc., who clears
securities transactions through RBC Capital Markets, or we may place all or a portion of the
transactions with a broker with whom the client has a special advisory or consulting relationship.
Such transactions are placed with a broker who may have provided manager selection services,
performance measurement services, asset allocation services, or a variety of other consulting or
monitoring assistance, all with the specific knowledge and full approval of the client. Clients are
not required to execute transactions through Moloney Securities and are encouraged to evaluate
the reasonableness of the brokerage commission paid based on a comparison with other similar
brokers with similar expertise in those specific areas rather than strictly on the rate of the
commissions.
We do not maintain agreements with referring brokers regarding our internal allocation of
brokerage transactions. However, all or a sizable portion of a particular clients’ brokerage
transaction business may be directed to a particular broker if the client has directed, agreed, or
stipulated us to do so.
With discretionary accounts, when a client requests or instructs Monetary Management to direct
a portion of the securities transactions for its account to a specified broker-dealer, Monetary will
treat the client’s direction as a decision by the client to retain, to the extent of the direction, the
discretion that Monetary would otherwise have in selecting broker-dealers to effect transactions
and in negotiating commissions generally for the client’s account. Although Monetary
Management will attempt to effect such transactions in a manner consistent with its policy of
seeking best execution and price on each transaction, there may be occasions where it is unable
to do so, in which case Monetary will continue to comply with the client’s instructions on the
foregoing basis. The client, therefore, should consider whether, under its direction, commissions,
execution, clearance and settlement capabilities, and fees for custodial and other services
provided by the broker-dealer (if applicable) will be comparable to those otherwise obtainable. A
client making such a designation also should understand that it might lose the possible advantage
that non-designating clients derive from aggregation of orders for several clients as a single
transaction for the purchase or sale of a particular security.
With regard to client directed brokerage, we are required to disclose that we may be unable to
negotiate commissions, block or batch client orders or otherwise achieve the benefits described
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above, including best execution, if you limit our brokerage discretion. Directed brokerage
commission rates may be higher than the rates we might pay for transactions in non-directed
accounts.
Review of Accounts
Each adviser reviews their investment advisory accounts and managed portfolios as necessary.
We do not have a limitation on the number of client accounts assigned to any particular adviser,
nor is there a precise sequence or review schedule.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Monetary Management does not participate in solicitation arrangements.
Custody
We do not have custody of client assets. All cash and funds managed by Monetary Management
will be held with an independent qualified custodian. Clients will receive at least quarterly
statements from the custodian that holds and maintains the client’s investment assets. Monetary
Management Group urges you to carefully review such statements and compare such official
custodial records to the account reports that we may provide to you. Our reports may vary from
custodial statements based on accounting procedures,
reporting dates, or valuation
methodologies of certain securities.
Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with certain financial
information or disclosures about Monetary Management Group, Inc.’s financial condition.
Monetary Management Group, Inc., has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy
proceeding.
We do not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or
more in advance, therefore we have no material additional financial disclosures to make. Since
the firm charges its fees in arrears, this does not apply to the firm.
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