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Item 1: Cover Page
Rechter Wealth Management, LLC
13901 Clear Springs Lane
Clifton, Va. 20124
703-304-9195
peterechter@rechterwealth.com
Form ADV, Part 2A Brochure
April 15, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Rechter Wealth Management, LLC (hereinafter “RWM”). Peter J. Rechter, a certified
financial planner, is the sole principal/owner of the firm. If you have any questions about
the contents of this brochure, please contact Peter Rechter at 703-304-9195, or at
peterechter@rechterwealth.com. The firm’s fax number is 866-484-7363.
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 Rechter Wealth Management also is available at
www.rechterwealth.com and on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2: Material Changes
The material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment of RWM on
February 26, 2026, are described below. Material changes relate to RWM’s policies, practices or
conflicts of interests.
• RWM has successfully transitioned to formal registration with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from its previous registration at the state level.
RWM reviews and updates the brochure at least annually to make sure that it is still current.
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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 Portfolio Management Services ..........................................................................5
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .........................................................................6
Item 7: Types of Clients ..........................................................................................................................................7
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ....................................................................7
Item 9: Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................................8
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ..................................................................................8
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading .............................8
Item 12: Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................................9
Item 13: Review of Accounts ..................................................................................................................................9
Item 14: Custody ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Item 15: Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................... 11
Item 16: Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................... 11
Item 17: Voting Client Securities......................................................................................................................... 11
Item 18: Financial Information ............................................................................................................................ 11
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Rechter Wealth Management, LLC (hereinafter “RWM”) is a fee-based investment adviser organized in
the State of Virginia. The firm was established in February 2003. RWM offers personalized investment
advisory services mainly to individuals, but also offers its services to small businesses, non-profits, trusts,
and estates. Peter J. Rechter, a certified financial planner (CFP), is the sole owner of the firm. Peter
currently employes one investment advisor representative whose duties include assuming the role of
chief compliance officer and providing investment advisory services to the firm’s clients. Assets under
management as of December 31st, 2025 totaled $133,503,749. All assets managed by RWM are
managed on a non-discretionary basis.
RWM offers two types of advisory services: Financial Planning Services and Portfolio Management
Services.
Financial Planning Services
RWM will provide financial planning advice to its Clients regarding the management of their financial
resources and appropriate strategies for helping them in achieving their financial goals. All potential clients
will receive a complimentary initial consultation. Thereafter, if the client decides to engage RWM for financial
planning services, a follow up meeting will be conducted for the purpose of collecting pertinent information
about the client’s financial circumstances and objectives. Once such information has been reviewed and
analyzed, a written financial plan – designed to achieve the clients’ stated financial goals and objectives –
will be produced and presented to the client.
Financial plans are based on the client’s financial situation at the time the plan is presented and are based
on financial information disclosed by the client to RWM. Clients are advised that certain assumptions may
be made with respect to interest and inflation rates and use of past trends and performance of the market
and economy. Past performance is in no way an indication of future performance. RWM cannot offer any
guarantees or promises that the client’s financial goals and objectives will be met. As the client’s financial
situation, goals, objectives, or needs change, the client must notify RWM promptly.
Portfolio Management Services
Through RWM’s portfolio management services, the firm provides non-discretionary portfolio
management services on a continuous basis. RWM does not participate in wrap fee programs.
Directly Managed Accounts
When appropriate to the needs of the Client, RWM will manage the Client account(s) directly. Such
advice will typically begin with the development of an asset allocation plan that is tailored to the financial
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of the Client. Based on this allocation plan, RWM will then
design an investment plan using no load and load waived mutual funds as the investment vehicle of
choice. Once implemented, the portfolio will be monitored and formally reviewed with the Client on a
quarterly or semi-annual basis, depending on portfolio size/complexity, and Client preference. Where
RWM manages the Client account(s) directly, the Client account(s) will generally be held in custody at,
and securities will be purchased through, the facilities of Fidelity Institutional Brokerage Group. While all
assets managed by RWM are managed on a non-discretionary basis, RWM places all buy/sell orders on
the Client’s behalf through the Fidelity trading platform only upon receiving approval from the Client to do
so.
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RWM will rely on the personal and investment information provided by the Client in managing the Client’s
assets. The Client may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities, and
RWM will make every effort to abide by such restrictions. In the event that RWM deems that such
restrictions would significantly hamper the firm’s ability to effectively manage the Client’s portfolio, the
Client will be notified and RWM will offer to terminate the Client agreement if the Client so wishes.
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Portfolio Management Services
Clients utilizing RWM’s portfolio management services will be charged an annualized fee based upon
a percentage of the assets being managed. The investment management fee charged will vary depending
upon the market value of the assets under management, and is based on the following fee schedule:
Assets Level
Annualized Fee
$0 - $499,999
1.00%
Next $500,000 - $999,999
0.85%
Next $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
0.65%
Assets over $2,000,000
0.50%
These fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are computed based on either the opening account
value (consolidated portfolio) for the preceding quarter or the closing account value (consolidated portfolio)
for the preceding quarter depending on which value produces the lowest fee to the client. RWM’s fees
are negotiable and arrangements with any particular client may differ from those described above. A
minimum asset size of $500,0000 is normally required for RWM to manage a portfolio.
All fees paid to RWM for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees and
expenses charged by mutual funds (described in each fund’s prospectus) to their shareholders. These
fees will generally include a management fee and other fund expenses. Only no load or load waived
mutual funds will be recommended to Clients. However, there may be transaction charges involved with
certain mutual fund purchases and sales as well as transactions involving individual securities. RWM
does not share in any portion of the brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the custodian
holding the Client’s funds or securities. Nor does RWM receive any compensation from the mutual
funds/mutual fund families that it recommends to Clients. Aside from the advisory fees that RWM
receives from Clients, RWM does not receive any other compensation for the purchase or sale of
securities or other investment products.
Depending upon Client preference, RWM will either invoice the Client directly for portfolio
management services or payment of fees will be directly deducted from the Clients’ accounts by the
custodian holding the Clients’ funds and securities. In order for fees to be directly deducted, the
following requirements must be met:
▪ The Client provides written authorization by indicating on the signed Client agreement their permission
for adviser fees to be paid directly from the Client’s account held by the custodian. RWM does not have
access to Client funds for payment of fees without client consent in writing.
▪ RWM sends the Client an invoice showing the amount of the fee, the value of the Client’s assets on
which the fee was based, and the specific manner in which the fee was calculated.
▪
It is disclosed to the Client that it is the Client’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of the fee calculation
and that the custodian will not determine whether the fee is properly calculated.
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▪ RWM will direct the custodian as to the specific fees to be deducted from the Clients’ accounts.
▪ The custodian agrees to send the Client a statement, at least quarterly, indicating all amounts dispersed
from the account including the amount of the advisory fee paid directly to RWM.
RWM or the Client may terminate the management agreement within five days of the date of acceptance
with no penalty to the Client. After the five-day period, either party, upon 15 business days written notice
to the other may terminate the management agreement. Since fees are deducted in arrears, upon
termination, a final fee invoice will be prepared covering the period up through the agreed upon
termination date.
RWM shall never have custody of any Client funds or securities, as the services of an independent
custodian will be used for these asset management services. For portfolio management services, RWM
makes exclusive use of Fidelity Institutional Brokerage Group as custodian for Clients’ assets.
Clients may utilize the broker/dealer of their choice and have no obligation to purchase or sell securities
through Fidelity. However, if Clients choose another broker/dealer, RWM services will be limited to
providing financial planning analysis including a recommended asset allocation design. In these cases,
RWM will be unable to provide ongoing portfolio management services.
Please refer to Item #12, “Brokerage Practices” for additional information regarding RWM’s relationship with
Fidelity Institutional Brokerage Group as custodian of RWM’s Clients’ assets.
Financial Planning Services
All potential Clients will receive a complimentary initial consultation. If the client decides to engage RWM
for financial planning services, pertinent information will be collected, either as an extension of the initial
consultation meeting or in a follow up meeting, related to the Client’s financial circumstances and
objectives. RWM will review and analyze the information and prepare a written financial plan designed to
achieve the Clients’ stated financial goals and objectives. This plan will then be presented to the Client.
RWM charges an hourly fee of $200.00, subject to negotiation, for financial planning services. An
estimate of the total cost will be determined at the start of the advisory relationship. The final fee shall be
directly dependent upon the facts and circumstances of the Client’s financial situation and the complexity
of the financial plan or service(s) requested. The minimum fee for preparation of a comprehensive
financial plan is $2,000. This fee will be paid only after the plan has been presented to the Client, and the
Client is satisfied that their planning requirements as outlined in the initial consultation have been met.
For clients utilizing RWM’s portfolio management services, there will typically be no additional charge
for financial planning services.
Clients may act on RWM’s recommendations by placing securities transactions with any brokerage firm
the Client chooses. The client is under no obligation to act on RWM’s financial planning
recommendations. Moreover, if the Client elects to act on any of the recommendations, the Client is
under no obligation to implement the financial plan through RWM.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
RWM does not charge performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital gains on or
capital appreciation of the assets of a Client.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
RWM will provide advisory services to various types of Clients, including
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Individuals: The majority of RWM’s Clients will be individuals seeking financial planning and
portfolio management services for their personal accounts. While Financial Planning services can
be provided regardless of account values, Portfolio Management Services will be restricted to
individual accounts (or multiple accounts in one household) with a minimum asset value of
$500,0000. Note: RWM at its discretion may waive the minimum asset value.
• Small Businesses and Non-Profits: Occasionally, RWM may provide advisory services to small
businesses and non-profits seeking financial planning or portfolio management services for their
organization’s interests. The same asset size restrictions as noted above would apply.
Trusts and Estates: The same asset size restrictions as noted above would apply.
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Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
For Financial Planning Services, RWM analyzes the Client’s financial goals and objectives, income and
spending, savings and investments, risks and insurance needs, asset allocation, and tax and estate
implications. This analysis seeks to ensure that the Client’s current needs are addressed while making
progress toward meeting the longer term financial goals and objectives.
For Portfolio Management Services, RWM applies the principles of portfolio diversification in an effort to
optimize the risk and potential return of the portfolio. More specifically, a multi asset class portfolio is
designed for each client based on their investment objectives, risk tolerance, current financial situation,
and time horizon. After completing the asset allocation design, RWM will recommend a variety of no load
or load waived mutual funds that appropriately represent each asset class included in the portfolio. Often,
several different mutual funds may be recommended to represent a particular asset class in an effort to
further enhance diversification and help minimize portfolio volatility. RWM conducts extensive research
and analysis on mutual funds covering a wide range of mutual fund families in an effort to select funds
that not only meet the asset allocation objectives of the portfolio, but also have demonstrated strong
management, strong historical risk adjusted returns, and reasonable expenses relative to other available
mutual funds with similar investment objectives. When RWM concludes that a mutual fund initially
selected for a portfolio no longer meets these criteria, RWM will recommend a replacement fund for the
portfolio.
A target asset allocation is established for each portfolio managed by RWM. Generally, RWM reviews
each client’s portfolio on a quarterly basis to evaluate the extent to which the actual allocation matches
the target allocation. When the variance is excessive, RWM will recommend re-balancing in order to
bring the actual allocation within an acceptable range of the target allocation. Based on the philosophy
that all types of investments are subject to market cycles, portfolio re-balancing offers a systematic
process to sell when investment categories /asset classes have been in favor and to buy when they have
been out of favor.
Regardless of the portfolio diversification and risk management strategies utilized by RWM as discussed
above, any investment in securities carries market risk and investors may lose their principal investment.
RWM does not represent, warranty, or imply that the services or methods of analysis employed by the
firm can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate clients from
losses due to market corrections or declines.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
RWM does not have any disciplinary information to disclose. Clients or prospective clients can always
view the CRD records (registration records) for RWM through the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public
Disclosure (IAPD) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The CRD number for RWM is 125254.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither Rechter Wealth Management, LLC nor Peter J. Rechter have any other financial industry
activities or affiliations.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
RWM’s Code of Ethics sets forth standards of conduct and requires compliance with securities laws.
RWM will provide a copy of its code of ethics to any Client or prospective Client upon request.
As an employee of RWM, associated persons may learn confidential information concerning RWM and its
clients. “Confidential information” generally means all information not publicly available (through the media
or public records) and includes, but is not limited to:
▪ The composition of client portfolios.
▪ Certain records, procedures and other proprietary information.
▪ Family or personal information.
It is RWM’s policy that individuals employed by the firm must not disclose, directly or indirectly, any
confidential information to anyone other than RWM personnel and authorized professional advisors such
as broker dealers, attorneys, and accountants who need such information in order to discharge their
professional services.
Peter J. Rechter, sole owner of RWM may buy or sell – for his personal account(s) – investment
products identical to those recommended to Clients, or he may own securities that are subsequently
purchased for or recommended to Clients. These investment products are widely held and publicly
traded. It is RWM’s expressed policy that no person employed by the firm shall effect for himself or
herself or for his or her immediate family (i.e. spouse, minor child) any transaction(s) in a security that is
being actively purchased or sold, or is being considered for purchase or sale, on behalf of any of RWM’s
clients, unless in accordance with the following:
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If RWM is purchasing or considering for purchase any security on behalf of its client(s), no associated
person may transact in that security prior to the client purchase having been completed by RWM, or
until a decision has been made not to purchase the security on behalf of the client; and
2.
If RWM is selling or considering the sale of any security on behalf of its client(s), no associated person
may transact in that security prior to the sale on behalf of the client having been completed by RWM,
or until a decision has been made not to sell the security on behalf of the client.
Exceptions
1. This policy has been established recognizing that some securities being considered for purchase and
sale on behalf of RWM’s client(s) trade in sufficiently broad markets to permit transactions by RWM to
be completed without any appreciable impact on the markets of the securities. Under certain
circumstances exceptions may be made to the policies stated above. Records in these trades, including
reasons for the exceptions, will be maintained with RWM’s records.
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It is further noted that RWM is in, and shall continue to be in compliance with The Insider Trading and
Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988. Specifically, RWM has adopted a firm wide policy statement
outlining insider-trading compliance by the firm, its associated persons and other employees if such
individuals were to be hired by the firm in the future.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
For portfolio management services, RWM makes exclusive use of Fidelity Institutional Brokerage Group
as custodian for Clients’ assets. RWM selected Fidelity based on their broad platform of no load and load
waived mutual fund families available to RWM in designing and managing Client portfolios, their
extensive Client service, products trading, and account reporting features, their high level of business
support to its registered investment advisors, and their low cost transaction fees. From a Client’s
perspective, brokerage/transaction fees are typically not an issue. As noted previously in Item #5, Fees
and Compensation, in the limited number of cases where a Client incurs a transaction fee charged by
Fidelity, RWM will typically refund these fees to the Client through a credit on their next quarterly fee
assessment.
Clients may utilize the broker/dealer of their choice and have no obligation to purchase or sell securities
through Fidelity. However, if Clients choose another broker/dealer, RWM services will be limited to
providing financial planning analysis including a recommended asset allocation design. In these cases,
RWM will be unable to provide ongoing portfolio management services. RWM’s policy in this regard can
differ from other investment advisors who may not require their Clients to direct brokerage. RWM does not
aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for Clients’ accounts. However, given that RWM’s investment
recommendations focus exclusively on no load or load waived mutual funds, there would be no benefit to
aggregating purchases or sales of these investments.
Research products and services RWM receives from Fidelity include use of Fidelity’s trading platform
and publications related to markets and the economy that are also available to the general public. These
products and services provide lawful and appropriate assistance to the firm in the performance of its
investment decision-making responsibilities. RWM does not receive Client referrals from Fidelity.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
RWM monitors Client accounts on a continuous basis and prepares a formal portfolio review typically on a
quarterly basis. The formal portfolio review includes several components:
1. Discussion of any outstanding financial planning items/issues or any other financial related
issues/concerns/opportunities addressed by the Client.
2. A review of the year-to-date performance of major market indices covering the same time period
as the portfolio performance analysis included in the review.
3. An asset allocation analysis in which the portfolio’s target allocations are compared to the
portfolio’s current allocations.
4. A portfolio performance analysis comparing the portfolio’s performance on a year-to-date basis and
additional time frames including since inception to a number of relevant market indices covering the
equities, fixed income, commodities, and cash markets. Additionally, a custom benchmark is
developed for the Client’s portfolio that represents the Client’s specific target allocation. The
current portfolio is then back tested over a five-year time frame to compare back tested performance
against this custom benchmark to help assess the quality of the current portfolio relative to
expectations. Lastly, for Clients with a financial plan, portfolio performance is compared to
performance assumed in the financial plan to assess whether the Client is still on track relative
to their financial plan assumptions regarding investment returns.
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5. A list of action items requiring Client approval. These can include portfolio rebalancing
recommendations, mutual fund replacements, or other financial planning related items requiring
attention.
All reports are provided to Clients via the secure RWM Client portal. RWM actively encourages Client
engagement via a phone meeting, email, or subsequent personal meeting to review any reports. If the
Client prefers to forego a personal review, RWM will remind the Client that any recommended open action
items included in the review regarding portfolio rebalancing or other investment changes cannot be
implemented without the Client’s approval.
It should be noted that while formal portfolio reviews are typically prepared and delivered to the Client on
a quarterly basis, the portfolio values used in the report may not coincide with the end of a calendar
quarter. Rather, account values used for the asset allocation analysis will be current, typically based on
the portfolio values at the time the review is prepared, and the account values used for the performance
analysis will be based on the most recent end of month values prior to the review. The end of month
values may or may not tie to the end of a calendar quarter depending on when the review was prepared.
The objective is to provide the Client with a more current view of their portfolio allocation and
performance than would be possible if all Client reviews were prepared based on end of the previous
calendar quarter account values.
It should also be noted that in addition to the formal portfolio reviews, RWM offers to confer with any
Client on an as needed/requested basis and develop any supplemental financial/portfolio analysis and
recommendations requested by the Client. This additional analysis is typically prepared at no additional
charge unless the scope of the analysis is significantly beyond the scope of the services offered by RWM
as outlined in the Client agreement.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
RWM does not have any policy for paying its Clients or other financial professionals a compensation for
referring potential new Clients to RWM for financial planning and/or investment advisory services.
Item 15: Custody
RWM does not serve as custodian of any Client funds or securities. Portfolio assets subject to RWM’s
supervision will be maintained in Client’s custody by Fidelity Institutional Brokerage Group. At no time will
RWM willfully or intentionally exercise custody or have access to such assets other than deducting the
Client’s quarterly fee assessments if the Client has granted RWM the authority to do so (see Item #5
“Fees and Compensation”).
Fidelity will provide account statements to the Client on a monthly basis. While RWM does not provide the
Client with monthly account statements, RWM does provide Clients with a quarterly fee assessment
report outlining the calculations used in determining their quarterly advisory fee. Since the fee
assessment calculations are based on the Clients’ closing Fidelity account statement values, Clients are
urged to carefully review and compare the account values reported on their Fidelity statements with the
account values reported on their fee assessment report to ensure accuracy/consistency. RWM also
provides a comprehensive portfolio review report typically on a quarterly basis that will include information
and analysis on Client account values, allocation and performance. Due to differences in reporting dates,
formats, and objectives, the portfolio values included in RWM’s portfolio review report will often differ from
the end of month account values provided by Fidelity.
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
RWM manages all Client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis only. All trades are only placed after receiving
approval from the Client.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
For any security that entails a voting right in the underlying company, RWM will not have or accept
authority to vote Client securities. All voting issues, proxies, and solicitations will be communicated to
Advisory Clients through the Client’s broker-dealer/custodian. For Client assets managed by RWM, the
custodian would be Fidelity Investments. Upon request, however, RWM may help explain or answer
questions regarding a given voting issue. Clients can contact Peter Rechter or Sean Palmer with any
questions either by calling or emailing them directly.
Item 18: Financial Information
RWM would be required to disclose additional financial information if it were to charge fees in advance.
But as described in Item #5, Fees and Compensation, RWM charges all advisory fees in arrears. In any
case, RWM has no material financial information (e.g. bankruptcies, liens, judgments) that impairs its
ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to its clients. Since inception of RWM in February
2003, neither Peter J Rechter nor RWM has ever been subject to a bankruptcy petit
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