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Disclosure Brochure
Disclosure Brochure
March 28, 2025
a Registered Investment Adviser
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC
(hereinafter “Roehl & Yi” or the “Firm”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact the
Firm at the telephone number listed below. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or by any state securities authority. Additional information about the
Firm is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Roehl & Yi is a SEC registered investment adviser.
Registration does not imply any level of skill or training.
450 Country Club Road, Suite 200, Eugene, Oregon 97401 | (541) 683-2085
www.roehl-yi.com
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Item 2.
Material Changes
In this Item, Roehl & Yi is required to discuss any material changes that have been made to the brochure
since the last annual amendment filed on March 28, 2024. The Firm updated certain information related to
conflicts and other disclosures due to the wrap relationship. The Firm does not consider any of the changes
to be material, but will provide an updated disclosure and/or wrap brochure to any existing clients that would
like a copy.
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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.
Advisory Business ....................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................................. 8
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ...................................................... 10
Item 7.
Types of Clients......................................................................................................................... 10
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................................................. 11
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................. 13
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................... 14
Item 11. Code of Ethics ........................................................................................................................... 14
Item 12. Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................. 15
Item 13. Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................... 17
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................ 18
Item 15. Custody ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Item 16.
Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................ 18
Item 17. Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................. 19
Item 18. Financial Information ................................................................................................................. 19
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Item 4.
Advisory Business
Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC, principally owned by Thomas H. Roehl and Jayman F. Yi, is a wealth
management firm that has been serving its clients since 1998. The Firm’s wealth management services
include financial planning and investment management. Based on the fundamental values of teamwork,
integrity, stability and professionalism, the Firm believes its clients are entitled to personal attention and the
best possible counsel from investment professionals who take pride in the quality of their work. As of
December 31, 2024, Roehl & Yi had the following assets under management and assets under advisement:
Assets Under Management
Discretionary
$852,381,582
Non-Discretionary
$5,443,778
$660,492,675
Assets Under Advisement
$1,407,282,578
TOTAL
Assets under advisement includes assets over which the Firm provides various consulting services. This
includes ongoing services to qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and their fiduciaries, as well as
initial and ongoing services related to client illiquid holdings, including privately placed securities.
Prior to rendering any of the foregoing advisory services, clients are required to enter into one or more
written agreements with Roehl & Yi setting forth the relevant terms and conditions of the advisory
relationship (the “Agreement”).
While this brochure generally describes the business of Roehl & Yi, certain sections also discuss the
activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s officers, partners, directors (or other persons
occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), employees or any other person who provides
investment advice on Roehl & Yi’s behalf and is subject to the Firm’s supervision or control.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Roehl & Yi offers clients a range of financial planning and consulting, which may include any or all of the
following functions:
• Asset Allocation
•
Investment Consulting
•
Investment Banking
• Retirement Planning
• Distribution Planning
• Estate Planning
•
Insurance Needs Analysis
• Charitable Giving
• Family Legacy Planning
• Education Planning
• Elder Planning
• Life Planning
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While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain of them may also be rendered in
conjunction with investment portfolio management as part of a wealth management engagement (as
described below). In performing these services, Roehl & Yi is not required to verify any information received
from the client or from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.) and is expressly
authorized to rely on such information.
Roehl & Yi may recommend the services of itself, its Supervised Persons in their individual capacities as
insurance agents and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a
conflict of interest exists if clients engage Roehl & Yi or its supervised persons to provide additional fee-
based services. Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding implementation and are
under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by Roehl & Yi under a financial planning
engagement or to engage the services of any such recommended professionals, including Roehl & Yi itself
or its supervised persons. Clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify the Firm
of any change in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating
or revising Roehl & Yi’s previous recommendations and/or services.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Roehl & Yi provides various consulting services to qualified retirement plans and their fiduciaries. This
suite of institutional services is designed to assist plan sponsors in structuring, managing and optimizing
their corporate retirement plans. Each engagement is individually negotiated and customized, and may
include any or all of the following services:
•
Investment Management and Review
• Benchmarking and Evaluation
• Plan Fee and Cost Analysis
• Participant Education
• Retirement Plan Committee Consultation
• Fiduciary and Compliance
• Executive Planning and Benefits
As disclosed in the Agreement, certain of the foregoing services are provided by Roehl & Yi as a fiduciary
under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with
ERISA Section 408(b)(2), each plan sponsor is provided with a written description of Roehl & Yi’s fiduciary
status, the specific services to be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Firm reasonably
expects under the engagement.
Wealth Management Services
Roehl & Yi provides clients with wealth management services which generally include a broad range of
financial planning and consulting as well as discretionary management of investment portfolios.
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Roehl & Yi primarily allocates client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”),
individual debt and equity securities, and independent investment managers (“Independent Managers”), as
well as the securities components of variable annuities and variable life insurance contracts, in accordance
with the investment objectives of its individual clients. Where appropriate, the Firm also provides advice
about any type of legacy position or other investments held in client portfolios. In addition, Roehl & Yi may
also recommend that certain eligible clients invest in privately placed securities, which may include debt,
equity, and/or interests in pooled investment vehicles (e.g., REITs or hedge funds).
Clients also engage Roehl & Yi 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). In these situations, Roehl & Yi
directs or recommends the allocation of client assets among the various investment options available with
the product. These assets are generally maintained at the underwriting insurance company or the
custodian designated by the product’s provider.
Roehl & Yi tailors its advisory services to meet the needs of its individual clients and continuously seeks to
ensure that client portfolios are managed in a manner consistent with their specific investment profiles.
Roehl & Yi consults with clients on an initial and ongoing basis to determine their specific risk tolerance,
time horizon, liquidity constraints and other qualitative factors relevant to the management of their portfolios.
Clients are advised to promptly notify Roehl & Yi if there are changes in their financial situation or if they
wish to place any limitations on the management of their portfolios. Clients may impose reasonable
restrictions or mandates on the management of their accounts if Roehl & Yi determines, in its sole
discretion, the conditions would not materially impact the performance of a management strategy or prove
overly burdensome to the Firm’s management efforts.
Sponsor / Manager of Wrap Program
Roehl & Yi is the sponsor and manager of the Roehl & Yi Wrap Fee Program (the “Program”), an
arrangement where most brokerage commissions and transaction costs are absorbed by the Firm.
Accounts managed through the Program are done so in substantially the same manner as those managed
under a non-wrap arrangement.
The benefits under a wrap fee program depend, in part, upon the size of the account, the costs associated
with managing the account, and the frequency or type of securities transactions executed in the account.
For example, a wrap fee program may not be suitable for all accounts, including but not limited to accounts
holding primarily, and for any substantial period of time, cash or cash equivalent investments, fixed income
securities or no transaction-fee mutual funds, or any other type of security that can be traded without
commissions or other transaction fees. In order to evaluate whether a wrap fee arrangement is appropriate,
clients should compare the agreed-upon wrap program fee and any other costs associated with participating
in the Program with the amounts that would be charged by other advisers, broker-dealers, and custodians,
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for advisory fees, brokerage and execution costs, and custodial services comparable to those provided
under Program.
When managing a client's account on a wrap fee basis, the Firm receives as compensation for its
investment advisory services, the balance of the total wrap fee the client pays after custodial, trading and
other management costs (including execution and transaction fees) have been deducted. Accordingly, the
Firm has a conflict of interest because it has a financial incentive to maximize compensation by seeking to
reduce or minimize the total costs incurred in client account(s) subject to a wrap fee.
Schwab generally does not charge commissions or transaction fees for online trades of U.S. exchange-
listed securities (including U.S. exchange-listed ETFs), options (subject to $0.65 per contract fee), and no-
transaction-fee (“NTF”) funds. This means that, in most cases, when the Firm buys these types of securities,
it can do so without paying any commissions to Schwab. Clients should review Schwab’s pricing to compare
the total costs of entering into a wrap fee arrangement versus a non-wrap fee arrangement. If the client
chooses to enter into a wrap fee arrangement, the total cost to invest could exceed the cost of paying for
brokerage and advisory services separately.
Additional information about the Program is available in Roehl & Yi’s Wrap Brochure, which appears as
Part 2A Appendix 1 of the Firm’s Form ADV (“Wrap Brochure”).
Use of Independent Managers
As mentioned above, where appropriate, the Firm recommends certain Independent Managers to actively
manage a portion of its clients’ assets. The specific terms and conditions under which a client engages an
Independent Manager are set forth in a separate written agreement between the designated Independent
Manager and either Roehl & Yi or the client. In addition to this brochure, clients also receive the written
disclosure documents of the designated Independent Managers engaged to manage their assets. Roehl
& Yi does not receive compensation from any such Independent Managers.
Roehl & Yi evaluates various information about the Independent Managers it recommends to manage client
portfolios, which may include the Independent Managers’ public disclosure documents, materials supplied
by the Independent Managers themselves and other third-party analyses it believes are reputable. To the
extent possible, the Firm seeks to assess the Independent Managers’ investment strategies, past
performance and risk results in relation to its clients’ individual portfolio allocations and risk exposure. Roehl
& Yi also takes into consideration each Independent Manager’s management style, returns, reputation,
financial strength, reporting, pricing and research capabilities, among other factors.
Roehl & Yi continues to provide services relative to recommendation of the Independent Managers. On an
ongoing basis, the Firm monitors the performance of those accounts being managed by Independent
Managers. Roehl & Yi seeks to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain
aligned with its clients’ investment objectives and overall best interests.
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Item 5.
Fees and Compensation
Roehl & Yi offers its services on a fee basis, which include hourly and/or fixed fees, as well as fees based
upon assets under management depending on the particular arrangement with each client. Additionally,
certain of Roehl & Yi’s Supervised Persons, in their individual capacities, offer insurance products under a
separate commission-based arrangement.
Financial Planning and Consulting Fees
Roehl & Yi generally charges either a negotiable hourly and/or fixed fee to provide clients with stand-alone
financial planning and consulting services. The specific terms and fee structure are negotiated in advance
and set forth in the Agreement with Roehl & Yi and fees are largely determined by the scope and complexity
of the agreed upon services, up to $295 on an hourly basis, $25,000 on a fixed fee basis. Fixed fees may
be billed on a project or recurring basis. For discrete projects, the fee is generally payable at the time the
financial plan is delivered or the underlying services are rendered to completion. For recurring services, the
fee is generally billed on a quarterly basis, in advance. The Firm does not, however, take receipt of $1,200
or more in prepaid fees in excess of six months in advance of services rendered. If the client engages Roehl
& Yi for additional investment advisory services, Roehl & Yi may offset all or a portion of its fees for those
services based upon the amount paid for the financial planning and/or consulting services.
Retirement Plan Consulting Fees
Roehl & Yi generally charges an asset-based fee or a fixed fee to provide clients with retirement plan
consulting services. Each engagement is individually negotiated and tailored to accommodate the needs
of the individual plan sponsor, as memorialized in the Agreement. These fees vary, based on the scope of
the services to be rendered. In those situations where Roehl & Yi has agreed to manage a plan’s assets,
the Firm generally charges an annual asset-based fee between 10 and 75 basis points (0.10% – 0.75%),
depending upon the amount of assets to be managed.
Wealth Management Fees
For assets managed as part of the Program (which represents the vast majority of assets managed by the
Firm), Roehl & Yi provides investment management services for an annual fee based on the amount of
assets under the Firm’s management and advisement as described in more detail in the Firm’s Wrap
Brochure. For assets managed outside of the Program, Roehl & Yi does not currently charge any wealth
management fees although subject clients will be responsible for transaction costs and other fees and
expenses related to the management of their assets as described below in more detail.
The annual fee is prorated and charged quarterly, in advance, based upon the market value of the assets
being managed by Roehl & Yi on the last day of the previous billing period.
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Prorated adjustments are made for capital flows (deposits and withdrawals) in the previous period. Any
capital flows less than $5,000 are excluded from proration. For the initial term of an engagement, the fee
is calculated on a pro rata basis. In the event the Agreement is terminated, the fee for the final billing period
is prorated through the effective date of the termination and the unearned portion is refunded to the client,
unless the client is on a fixed fee basis.
Legacy Clients and Fees
Certain clients of the Firm may have fee arrangements different than those listed above due to the fee
schedules and arrangements in place when those Clients engaged the Firm.
Fee Discretion
Roehl & Yi, in its sole discretion, may negotiate to waive its fees or charge a lesser fee based upon certain
criteria, such as anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of
assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-existing client relationship, account
retention and pro bono activities.
Additional Fees and Expenses
With respect to assets managed both through the Program and outside of the Program, clients will incur
certain charges imposed by other third parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, trust companies, banks
and other financial institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These charges are separate from (and
in addition to) the Firm’s advisory fees, as set forth above.
For assets managed outside of the Program, these additional charges include brokerage commissions and
other transaction costs, 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), reporting charges, 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. The Firm’s brokerage practices are described at more length in Item
12, below.
Please refer to the Wrap Brochure for information about charges incurred by clients for assets managed
through the Program.
Fee Debit
Clients generally provide Roehl & Yi with the authority to directly debit their accounts for payment of the
Firm’s investment advisory fees. The Financial Institutions that act as qualified custodian for client accounts
have agreed to send statements to clients not less than quarterly detailing all account transactions,
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including any amounts paid to Roehl & Yi. Alternatively, clients may elect to have Roehl & Yi send them
an invoice for direct payment.
Account Additions and Withdrawals
Clients may make additions to and withdrawals from their account at any time, subject to Roehl & Yi’s right
to terminate an account. Additions may be in cash or securities provided that the Firm reserves the right
to liquidate any transferred securities or decline to accept particular securities into a client’s account.
Clients may withdraw account assets on notice to Roehl & Yi, subject to the usual and customary securities
settlement procedures. However, Roehl & Yi designs its portfolios as long-term investments and the
withdrawal of assets may impair the achievement of a client’s investment objectives. Roehl & Yi consults
with its clients about the options and implications of transferring securities as necessary. Clients are
advised that when transferred securities are liquidated, they may be subject to transaction fees, fees
assessed at the mutual fund level (i.e. contingent deferred sales charge) and/or tax ramifications.
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Roehl & Yi does not provide any services for a performance-based fee (i.e., a fee based on a share of
capital gains or capital appreciation of a client’s assets).
Item 7.
Types of Clients
Roehl & Yi provides its services to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, corporations and other business entities.
Minimum Portfolio Size
As a condition for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship, Roehl & Yi generally
imposes a minimum portfolio size of $2,000,000.
The Firm, in its sole discretion, may accept clients with smaller portfolios based upon certain criteria, such
as anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be
managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-existing client relationships, account retention and
pro bono activities. Roehl & Yi only accepts clients with less than the minimum portfolio size if, in the sole
opinion of the Firm, the smaller portfolio size will not result in a substantial increase of investment risk
beyond the client’s identified risk tolerance. Roehl & Yi may aggregate the portfolios of family members to
meet the minimum portfolio size.
Additionally, certain Independent Managers may impose more restrictive account requirements and billing
practices that differ from those of Roehl & Yi. In such instances, Roehl & Yi may alter its corresponding
account requirements and/or billing practices to accommodate those of the Independent Managers.
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Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of
Item 8.
Loss
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Roehl & Yi generally analyzes investments using fundamental analysis and an asset allocation strategy
based on Modern Portfolio Theory (“MPT”). The due diligence process when evaluating Independent
Managers is based upon quantitative and qualitative analysis. The Firm strives to understand Independent
Managers’ philosophies and processes.
The analysis involves an evaluation of the fundamental financial condition and competitive position of a
particular fund or Independent Managers. For Roehl & Yi, this process typically involves an analysis of an
issuer’s management team, investment strategies, style drift, past performance, reputation and financial
strength in relation to the asset class concentrations and risk exposures of the Firm’s model asset
allocations.
MPT is a mathematical based investment discipline that seeks to quantify expected portfolio returns in
relation to corresponding portfolio risk. The basic premise of MPT is that the risk of a particular holding is
to be assessed by comparing its price variations against those of the market portfolio. However, MPT
disregards certain investment considerations and is based on a series of assumptions that may not
necessarily reflect actual market conditions. As such, the factors for which MPT does not account (e.g.,
tax implications, regulatory constraints and brokerage costs) may negate the upside or add to the actual
risk of a particular allocation. Nonetheless, Roehl & Yi’s investment process is structured in such a way to
integrate those assumptions and real life considerations for which MPT analytics do not account.
Risks of Loss
General Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves the risk of loss. Clients should be prepared to bear potential losses.
Market Risks
The profitability of a significant portion of Roehl & Yi’s recommendations may depend to a great extent upon
correctly assessing the future course of price movements of stocks and bonds. There can be no assurance
that Roehl & Yi will be able to predict those price movements accurately.
Volatility Risks
The prices and values of investments can be highly volatile, and are influenced by, among other things,
interest rates, general economic conditions, the condition of the financial markets, the financial condition of
the issuers of such assets, changing supply and demand relationships, and programs and policies of
governments.
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Cash Management Risks
The Firm may invest some of a client’s assets temporarily in money market funds or other similar types of
investments, during which time an advisory account may be prevented from achieving its investment
objective.
Equity-Related Securities and Instruments
The Firm may take long and short positions in common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers traded on
national securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. The value of equity securities varies in
response to many factors. These factors include, without limitation, factors specific to an issuer and factors
specific to the industry in which the issuer participates. Individual companies may report poor results or be
negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments, and the stock prices of such
companies may suffer a decline in response. In addition, equity securities are subject to stock risk, which
is the risk that stock prices historically rise and fall in periodic cycles. U.S. and non-U.S. stock markets
have experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. In
addition, investments in small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and financially distressed companies may
be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and these
issuers often face greater business risks.
Fixed Income Securities
Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of the issuer’s or a guarantor’s inability to meet principal and
interest payments on its obligations and to price volatility.
Mutual Funds and ETFs
An investment in a mutual fund or ETF involves risk, including the loss of principal. Mutual fund and ETF
shareholders are necessarily subject to the risks stemming from the individual issuers of the fund’s
underlying portfolio securities. Such shareholders are also liable for taxes on any fund-level capital gains,
as mutual funds and ETFs are required by law to distribute capital gains in the event they sell securities for
a profit that cannot be offset by a corresponding loss.
Shares of mutual funds are generally distributed and redeemed on an ongoing basis by the fund itself or a
broker acting on its behalf. The trading price at which a share is transacted is equal to a fund’s stated daily
per share net asset value (“NAV”), plus any shareholder fees (e.g., sales loads, purchase fees, redemption
fees). The per share NAV of a mutual fund is calculated at the end of each business day, although the
actual NAV fluctuates with intraday changes to the market value of the fund’s holdings. The trading prices
of a mutual fund’s shares may differ significantly from the NAV during periods of market volatility, which
may, among other factors, lead to the mutual fund’s shares trading at a premium or discount to actual NAV.
Shares of ETFs are listed on securities exchanges and transacted at negotiated prices in the secondary
market. Generally, ETF shares trade at or near their most recent NAV, which is generally calculated at
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least once daily for indexed based ETFs and more frequently for actively managed ETFs. However, certain
inefficiencies may cause the shares to trade at a premium or discount to their pro rata NAV. There is also
no guarantee that an active secondary market for such shares will develop or continue to exist. Generally,
an ETF only redeems shares when aggregated as creation units (usually 20,000 shares or more).
Therefore, if a liquid secondary market ceases to exist for shares of a particular ETF, a shareholder may
have no way to dispose of such shares.
Use of Independent Managers
Roehl & Yi may recommend the use of Independent Managers. In these situations, Roehl & Yi continues
to do ongoing due diligence of such managers, but such recommendations rely to a great extent on the
Independent Managers’ ability to successfully implement their investment strategies. In addition, Roehl &
Yi generally may not have the ability to supervise the Independent Managers on a day-to-day basis.
Use of Private Collective Investment Vehicles
Roehl & Yi may recommend that certain clients invest in privately placed collective investment vehicles
(e.g., REITs, hedge funds, private equity or debt funds, etc.). The managers of these vehicles have broad
discretion in selecting the investments. There are few limitations on the types of securities or other financial
instruments which may be traded and no requirement to diversify. Hedge funds may trade on margin or
otherwise leverage positions, thereby potentially increasing the risk to the vehicle. In addition, because the
vehicles are not registered as investment companies, there is an absence of regulation. There are
numerous other risks in investing in these securities. Clients should consult each fund’s private placement
memorandum and/or other documents explaining such risks prior to investing.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Roehl & Yi may recommend an investment in, or allocate assets among, various real estate investment
trusts (“REITs”), the shares of which exist in the form of either publicly traded or privately placed securities.
REITs are collective investment vehicles with portfolios comprised primarily of real estate and mortgage
related holdings. Many REITs hold heavy concentrations of investments tied to commercial and/or
residential developments, which inherently subject REIT investors to the risks associated with a downturn
in the real estate market. Investments linked to certain regions that experience greater volatility in the local
real estate market may give rise to large fluctuations in the value of the vehicle’s shares. Mortgage related
holdings may give rise to additional concerns pertaining to interest rates, inflation, liquidity and counterparty
risk.
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information
Roehl & Yi has not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s evaluation
of its advisory business or the integrity of its management.
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Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Related Insurance Agency
Roehl & Yi is under common control with Roehl & Yi Investment Services, LLC, a duly licensed insurance
agency. Certain of Roehl & Yi’s Supervised Persons, in their individual capacities, are also licensed
insurance agents with Roehl & Yi Investment Services, LLC and various insurance companies and in such
capacity, may recommend, on a fully-disclosed commission basis, the purchase of certain insurance
products. While Roehl & Yi does not sell such insurance products to its investment advisory clients, Roehl
& Yi does permit its Supervised Persons, in their individual capacities as licensed insurance agents, to sell
insurance products to its investment advisory clients. A conflict of interest exists to the extent that Roehl &
Yi recommends the purchase of insurance products where Roehl & Yi’s Supervised Persons receive
insurance commissions or other additional compensation.
Advisory Board Positions
One of the Firm’s principals, Jayman Yi, is an advisory board member for Capital Group and PIMCO. Mr.
Yi is not compensated for these positions other than receiving certain travel benefits. Mr. Yi provides his
feedback and guidance on services and features for investment advisers that use the companies. While
the relationship results in a conflict of interest, the Firm will only use the companies when it decides it is in
the best interest of clients.
Item 11. Code of Ethics
Roehl & Yi has adopted a code of ethics in compliance with applicable securities laws (“Code of Ethics”)
that sets forth the standards of conduct expected of its Supervised Persons. Roehl & Yi’s Code of Ethics
contains written policies reasonably designed to prevent certain unlawful practices such as the use of
material non-public information by the Firm or any of its Supervised Persons and the trading by the same
of securities ahead of clients in order to take advantage of pending orders.
The Code of Ethics also requires certain of Roehl & Yi’s personnel (called “Access Persons”) to report their
personal securities holdings and transactions and obtain pre-approval of certain investments (e.g., initial
public offerings, limited offerings). However, Roehl & Yi Supervised Persons are permitted to buy or sell
securities that it also recommends to clients if done in a manner consistent with the Firm’s policies and
procedures. This Code of Ethics has been established recognizing that some securities trade in sufficiently
broad markets to permit transactions by Access Persons to be completed without any appreciable impact
on the markets of such securities. Therefore, under certain limited circumstances, exceptions may be made
to the policies stated below.
When the Firm is engaging in or considering a transaction in any security on behalf of a client where there
may be a potential for conflict, no Access Person may knowingly effect for themselves or for their immediate
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family (i.e., spouse, minor children and adults living in the same household as the Access Person) a
transaction in that security unless:
•
the transaction has been completed;
•
the transaction for the Access Person is completed as part of a batch trade (as defined below in
Item 12) with clients; or
• a decision has been made not to engage in the transaction for the client.
These requirements are not applicable to: (i) direct obligations of the Government of the United States; (ii)
money market instruments, bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper,
repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase
agreements; (iii) shares issued by open-end mutual funds or money market funds; and (iv) shares issued
by unit investment trusts that are invested exclusively in one or more open-end mutual funds.
Clients and prospective clients may contact Roehl & Yi to request a copy of its Code of Ethics.
Item 12. Brokerage Practices
Roehl & Yi generally recommends that clients utilize the brokerage and clearing services of Pershing, LLC
(“Pershing”) and/or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (CS&Co”) for investment management accounts.
Factors which Roehl & Yi considers in recommending Pershing, CS&Co or any other broker-dealer to
clients include their respective financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, research and service.
Pershing and CS&Co may enable Roehl & Yi to obtain many mutual funds without transaction charges and
other securities at nominal transaction charges. The transaction fees charged by Pershing and CS&Co
may be higher or lower than those charged by other Financial Institutions.
The transaction fees paid by Roehl & Yi’s clients comply with the Firm’s duty to obtain “best execution.”
Clients may pay transaction fees that are higher than another qualified Financial Institution might charge to
effect the same transaction where Roehl & Yi determines that the transaction fees are reasonable in relation
to the value of the brokerage and research services received. In seeking best execution, the determinative
factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution,
taking into consideration the full range of a Financial Institution’s services, including among others, the
value of research provided, execution capability, transaction fees and responsiveness. Roehl & Yi seeks
competitive rates but may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible rates for client transactions.
Roehl & Yi periodically and systematically reviews
its policies and procedures regarding
its
recommendation of Financial Institutions in light of its duty to obtain best execution.
The client may direct Roehl & Yi in writing to use a particular Financial Institution to execute some or all
transactions for the client. In that case, the client will negotiate terms and arrangements for the account
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with that Financial Institution and the Firm will not seek better execution services or prices from other
Financial Institutions or be able to “batch” client transactions for execution through other Financial
Institutions with orders for other accounts managed by Roehl & Yi (as described below). As a result, the
client may pay higher transaction costs (e.g., brokerage or spreads) or may receive less favorable net
prices, on transactions for the account than would otherwise be the case. Subject to its duty of best
execution, Roehl & Yi may decline a client’s request to direct brokerage if, in the Firm’s sole discretion,
such directed brokerage arrangements would result in additional operational difficulties.
Transactions for each client generally will be affected independently, unless Roehl & Yi decides to purchase
or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. Roehl & Yi may (but is not
obligated to) combine or “batch” such orders to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable rates for
client transactions or to allocate equitably among Roehl & Yi’s clients differences in prices or other
transaction costs that might not have been obtained had such orders been placed independently. Under
this procedure, transactions will generally be averaged as to price and allocated among Roehl & Yi’s clients
pro rata to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client on any given day. To the extent that Roehl
& Yi determines to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities, including securities in
which Roehl & Yi’s Supervised Persons may invest, the Firm does so in accordance with applicable rules
promulgated under the Advisers Act and no-action guidance provided by the staff of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Roehl & Yi does not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a
result of the aggregation. In the event that the Firm determines that a prorated allocation is not appropriate
under the particular circumstances, the allocation will be made based upon other relevant factors, which
may include: (i) when only a small percentage of the order is executed, shares may be allocated to the
account with the smallest order or 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; (ii) allocations may be given
to one account when such account has limitations in its investment guidelines which prohibit it from
purchasing other securities which are expected to produce similar investment results and can be purchased
by other accounts; (iii) if an account reaches an investment guideline limit and cannot participate in an
allocation, shares will be reallocated to other accounts (this may be due to unforeseen changes in an
account’s assets after an order is placed); (iv) with respect to sale allocations, allocations may be given to
accounts low in cash; (v) in cases when a pro rata allocation of a potential execution would result in a de
minimis allocation in one or more accounts, Roehl & Yi may exclude the account(s) from the allocation; the
transactions may be executed on a pro rata basis among the remaining accounts; or (vi) in cases where a
small proportion of an order is executed in all accounts, shares will be allocated to one or more accounts
on a random basis.
Consistent with obtaining best execution, brokerage transactions may be directed to certain broker-dealers
in return for investment research products and/or services which assist Roehl & Yi in its investment
decision-making process. Such research generally will be used to service all of the Firm’s clients, but
transaction fees paid by one client may be used to pay for research that is not used in managing that client’s
portfolio. The receipt of investment research products and/or services as well as the allocation of the benefit
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of such investment research products and/or services poses a conflict of interest because Roehl & Yi does
not have to produce or pay for the products or services.
Software and Support Provided by Financial Institutions
Roehl & Yi may receive from Pershing and CS&Co, without cost to Roehl & Yi, computer software and
related systems support, which allow Roehl & Yi to better monitor client accounts maintained at Pershing
and CS&Co. Roehl & Yi receives the software and related support without cost because Roehl & Yi renders
investment management services to clients that maintain assets at Pershing and CS&Co. The software
and support is not provided in connection with securities transactions of clients (i.e., not “soft dollars”). The
software and related systems support may benefit Roehl & Yi, but not its clients directly. In fulfilling its
duties to its clients, Roehl & Yi endeavors at all times to put the interests of its clients first. Clients should
be aware, however, that Roehl & Yi’s receipt of economic benefits from a broker-dealer creates a conflict
of interest since these benefits create an incentive for the Firm to choose one broker-dealer over another
broker-dealer that does not furnish similar software, systems support or services.
Additionally, Roehl & Yi may receive the following benefits from Pershing or CS&Co through its Schwab
Institutional division: receipt of duplicate client confirmations and bundled duplicate statements; access to
a trading desk; access to block trading which provides the ability to aggregate securities transactions and
then allocate the appropriate shares to client accounts; and access to an electronic communication network
for client order entry and account information.
Item 13. Review of Accounts
Account Reviews
For those clients to whom Roehl & Yi provides investment management services, Roehl & Yi monitors those
portfolios as part of an ongoing process while regular account reviews are conducted on at least a quarterly
basis. For those clients to whom Roehl & Yi provides financial planning and consulting, reviews are
conducted on an “as needed” basis. Such reviews are conducted by one of Roehl & Yi’s investment adviser
representatives. All investment advisory clients are encouraged to discuss their needs, goals and
objectives with Roehl & Yi and to keep Roehl & Yi informed of any changes thereto. The Firm contacts
ongoing
investment advisory clients at
least annually
to review
its previous services and/or
recommendations and to discuss the impact resulting from any changes in the client’s financial situation
and/or investment objectives.
Account Statements and Reports
Clients are provided with transaction confirmation notices and regular summary account statements directly
from the Financial Institutions where their assets are custodied. From time-to-time or as otherwise
requested, clients may also receive written or electronic reports from Roehl & Yi and/or an outside service
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provider, which contain certain account and/or market-related information, such as an inventory of account
holdings or account performance. Clients should compare the account statements they receive from their
custodian with those they receive from Roehl & Yi or an outside service provider.
Those clients to whom Roehl & Yi provides financial planning and consulting will receive reports from Roehl
& Yi summarizing its analysis and conclusions as requested by the client or as otherwise agreed to in writing
by Roehl & Yi.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
No Third-Party Solicitors
Roehl & Yi is required to disclose any direct or indirect compensation that it provides to third parties for
client referrals. Roehl & Yi does not provide compensation for client referrals to third parties.
Other Economic Benefits
In addition, Roehl & Yi is required to disclose any relationship or arrangement where it receives an economic
benefit from a third party (non-client) for providing advisory services. This type of relationship poses a
conflict of interest and those relationships are disclosed in response to Item 12, above.
Item 15. Custody
Roehl & Yi’s Agreement and/or the separate agreement with any Financial Institution may authorize Roehl
& Yi through such Financial Institution to debit the client’s account for the amount of Roehl & Yi’s fee and
to directly remit that management fee to Roehl & Yi in accordance with applicable custody rules.
The Financial Institutions recommended by Roehl & Yi have agreed to send a statement to the client, at
least quarterly, indicating all amounts disbursed from the account including the amount of management
fees paid directly to Roehl & Yi. In addition, as discussed in Item 13, Roehl & Yi also sends periodic
supplemental reports to clients. Clients should carefully review the statements sent directly by the Financial
Institutions and compare them to those received from Roehl & Yi.
Item 16.
Investment Discretion
Roehl & Yi may be given the authority to exercise discretion on behalf of clients. Roehl & Yi is considered
to exercise investment discretion over a client’s account if it can effect transactions for the client without
first having to seek the client’s consent. Roehl & Yi is given this authority through a power-of-attorney
included in the agreement between Roehl & Yi and the client. Clients may request a limitation on this
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authority (such as certain securities not to be bought or sold). Roehl & Yi takes discretion over the following
activities:
• The securities to be purchased or sold;
• The amount of securities to be purchased or sold; and
• When transactions are made.
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
Declination of Proxy Voting Authority
Roehl & Yi does not accept the authority to vote a client’s securities (i.e., proxies) on their behalf.
Clients receive proxies directly from the Financial Institutions where their assets are custodied and
may contact the Firm at the contact information on the cover of this brochure with questions about
any such issuer solicitations.
Item 18. Financial Information
Roehl & Yi is not required to disclose any financial information pursuant to this Item due to the following:
• The Firm does not require or solicit the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees six months or more
in advance of services rendered;
• The Firm does not have a financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet
contractual commitments to clients; and
• The Firm has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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