Overview
- Total Firm Assets
- $144 million
- Average High-Net-Worth Client Portfolio Size
- $3.8 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $100,000
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (SERVANT ADV PART 2A MARCH 2026)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $500,000 | 1.00% |
| $500,001 | $1,000,000 | 0.80% |
| $1,000,001 | $2,000,000 | 0.60% |
| $2,000,001 | and above | 0.50% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $1,000
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $9,000 | 0.90% |
| $5 million | $30,000 | 0.60% |
| $10 million | $55,000 | 0.55% |
| $50 million | $255,000 | 0.51% |
| $100 million | $505,000 | 0.50% |
Clients
- High-Net-Worth Share of Firm Assets
- 47.72%
- Number of High-Net-Worth Clients
- 18
- Total Client Accounts
- 87
- Discretionary Accounts
- 70
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
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Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Pooled Investment Vehicles, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Investment Advisor Selection, Educational Seminars
Regulatory Filings
- SEC CRD Number
- 135183
Primary Brochure: SERVANT ADV PART 2A MARCH 2026 (2026-07-17)
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Form ADV Part 2A
Firm Brochure
Servant Financial, Ltd.
2000 Ovaltine Court
Villa Park, IL 60181
630-264-0127
www.servantfinancial.com
John@servantfinancial.com
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Servant Financial, Ltd. If you have any questions about the contents of this
brochure, please
contact us at: 630-264-0127, or by email at:
john@servantfinancial.com. 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. Registration with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission or any state securities authority does not imply a certain
level of skill or training.
Additional information about Servant Financial, Ltd. is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for
Servant Financial, Ltd. Is 135183.
July 15th, 2026
Servant Financial, Ltd.
Material Changes
Annual Update
The Material Changes section of this brochure will be updated annually when
material changes occur since the previous release of the Firm Brochure.
Material Changes since the Last Update
Please note that since the last annual amendment update on 03/30/2026 our firm
has the following material changes to disclose:
Our firm’s primary office location is now 2000 Ovaltine Court, Villa Park, IL 60181.
Additionally, we have added a branch office location at 1358 Blue Star Hwy, South
Haven, Michigan, 49090.
Full Brochure Available
Whenever you would like to receive a complete copy of our Firm Brochure,
please contact us by telephone at: 630-264-0127 or by email at:
john@servantfinancial.com.
Servant Financial, Ltd.
Table of Contents
Advisory Business ............................................................................................................. 3
Firm Description ........................................................................................................... 3
Principal Owners .......................................................................................................... 4
Types of Advisory Services .......................................................................................... 4
Tailored Relationships .................................................................................................. 5
Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................... 5
Description ................................................................................................................... 5
Fee Billing .................................................................................................................... 6
Other Fees ................................................................................................................... 7
Additional Information ................................................................................................... 8
Fund Expense Ratios ................................................................................................... 8
Termination of Agreement ............................................................................................ 8
Performance-Based Fees .................................................................................................. 8
Sharing of Capital Gains............................................................................................... 8
Types of Clients ................................................................................................................. 8
Description ................................................................................................................... 8
Account Minimums ....................................................................................................... 9
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................................ 9
Methods of Analysis ..................................................................................................... 9
Investment Strategies ................................................................................................. 10
Risk of Loss ................................................................................................................ 11
Disciplinary Information .................................................................................................... 12
Legal and Disciplinary ................................................................................................ 12
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................ 12
Financial Industry Activities ........................................................................................ 12
Affiliations ................................................................................................................... 12
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ..... 12
Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................ 12
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions ........................................................... 12
Personal Trading ........................................................................................................ 13
Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................ 13
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Selecting Brokerage Firms ......................................................................................... 13
Review of Accounts ......................................................................................................... 15
Periodic Reviews ........................................................................................................ 15
Review Triggers ......................................................................................................... 15
Regular Reports ......................................................................................................... 15
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ........................................................................ 15
Incoming Referrals ..................................................................................................... 15
Referrals Out .............................................................................................................. 16
Custody ........................................................................................................................... 16
Account Statements ................................................................................................... 16
Performance Reports ................................................................................................. 16
Investment Discretion ...................................................................................................... 16
Discretionary Authority for Trading ............................................................................. 16
Voting Client Securities .................................................................................................... 16
Financial Information........................................................................................................ 17
Financial Condition .......................................................................................................... 17
Business Continuity Plan ................................................................................................. 17
General ...................................................................................................................... 17
Disasters .................................................................................................................... 17
Alternate Offices ......................................................................................................... 17
Loss of Key Personnel ............................................................................................... 17
Information Security Program .......................................................................................... 17
Information Security ................................................................................................... 17
Privacy Notice ............................................................................................................ 18
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Advisory Business
Firm Description
Servant Financial, Ltd., (the “Advisor”), was founded in 2004.
The Advisor provides personalized confidential investment management on a
discretionary and non-discretionary basis. We primarily manage portfolios for
individuals, retirement accounts (IRAs, pension, and profit-sharing plans, etc.),
trusts, estates, pooled
investment vehicles, charitable organizations and
corporations or other institutions. We attempt to customize each portfolio to each
respective client’s specific risk tolerance, time horizon and specific goals and
investment restrictions.
The following summarizes broad guidelines for managing a client’s portfolio. Client
investment objectives are identified by assessing the client’s risk tolerance based
upon their age, income, education, need for cash flows, investment goals, and
emotional tolerance for volatility. The information provided by the client will be
collected during client meetings, interviews, and/or questionnaires. After analyzing
a client’s financial situation and formulating an investment policy statement, we
implement the investment strategy through an optimal combination of investments.
Capital market conditions and client circumstances are monitored. Portfolio
adjustments are made as appropriate to reflect significant changes in any or all the
above variables.
The Advisor is strictly a fee-only investment management firm. The firm does not
sell annuities, insurance, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other commissioned
products. The firm is not affiliated with entities that sell financial products or
securities. No commissions in any form are accepted. No finder’s fees are
accepted.
Private Fund Investment Advisor
The Advisor also serves as the investment advisor to a pooled investment vehicle
Promised Land Opportunity Zone Fund I, LLC (“Promised Land OZ” or the “Fund”).
Promised Land OZ was formed to acquire and improve farmland in qualified
opportunity zones in the United States ("QOZs"), as designated under U.S. tax
provisions enacted in 2017. The Fund entered into property sale and long-term
property management agreement with Farmland Partners Inc. (“FPI”) (NYSE: FPI),
the farmland industry's leading REIT.
In December 2022, Fund I completed its farm deployment program with the
purchase of its sixth Illinois farm and twelfth farm overall in its portfolio and is no
longer accepting new investor subscriptions. With the completion of Fund I
portfolio, the Advisor has launched a similarly structured second farmland focused
opportunity zone vehicle named Promised Land Opportunity Zone Fund II, LLC
(together with Fund I, the “Funds”).
Promised Land Opportunity Zone Fund II, LLC and two other Qualified Opportunity
Zone Funds (QOFs) jointly invested in a single farm in 2025. Only affiliates of the
Advisor invested through Promised Land Opportunity Zone Fund II, LLC. No other
third-party capital was raised. As is typical in the farm management industry, the
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Advisor is performing traditional farm property management activities - collecting
rent, paying property taxes and other expenses, project management of
contractors doing farm improvement (drainage tiling), and maintain accounting
records and arranging for the preparation of K-1s for the three QOFs. The
Advisor’s regulatory assets under management (RAUM) includes $8 million for this
property management arrangement.
The Funds have not registered or qualified its membership interests for offer or
sale under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state or any other
jurisdiction. The Fund offered and sold interests by way of a “private placement”
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exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws pursuant to Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act (“Regulation D”) and comparable state law exemptions. Each purchaser of the
securities offered hereunder must be an “accredited investor” as such term is
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Funds’ RAUM
was $65 million as of December 31, 2025.
The Funds were created to acquire, improve, and stimulate economic development
of land located in QOZs. QOZs are certain economically distressed communities
in the United States for which new investments, under certain conditions, may be
eligible for preferential tax treatment. A third-party serves in a property
management capacity for Fund I.
Fund investors have no opportunity to select or evaluate any investments or
strategies. The Funds are managed according to their stated strategies and do not
tailor Funds’ strategies to the individual needs of a particular Fund’s investors.
For purposes of relying upon an exemption from securities registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), each Fund is only
available to “accredited investors” as defined in the Securities Act. Generally, the
term “accredited investor” includes individuals who have a net worth of at least $1
million or who have individual income of at least $200,000 each year for the last
two years (or joint income of $300,000 with his or her spouse) and expect to earn
the same amount in the current year.
For additional information on the Funds’ strategies, please consult the private
placement memorandum.
Principal Owners
John Heneghan is a 100% stockholder.
Types of Advisory Services
furnishes
investment advice
The Advisor provides investment supervisory services, also known as asset
management services, for both traditional investment portfolios and alternative
investments. The Advisor manages investment advisory accounts not involving
through
investment supervisory services,
consultations, and periodically publishes commentary on investments, markets
and the economy through an e-newsletter and web blog.
Traditional investment portfolios are invested in no-load exchange-traded funds
and mutual funds, usually through discount brokers or fund companies. Fund
companies charge each fund shareholder an investment management fee that is
disclosed in the fund prospectus. Discount brokerages may charge a transaction
fee for the purchase of some funds.
Stocks and bonds may be purchased or sold through a brokerage account when
appropriate. The brokerage firm charges a fee for stock and bond trades. The
Advisor does not receive any compensation, in any form, from fund companies.
Investments may also include: equities (stocks), warrants, corporate debt
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securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities,
investment company securities (variable life insurance, variable annuities,
investment trusts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including spot bitcoin ETFs),
and mutual funds shares), U. S. government securities, options contracts, futures
contracts, and interests in private partnerships, commonly referred to as alternative
investments.
The Advisor also provides non-discretionary investment consulting services to
“accredited investors” regarding alternative investments. In particular, the advisor
provides investment consultation services to family office and high net worth clients
on a non-discretionary basis with respect to alternative investments in privately
held hedge funds and private equity funds not sponsored by the Advisor.
Investment consultation services, which at times may involve investment advice,
provided by the Advisor may include, but are not limited to, technical accounting,
monitoring and performance reporting, investment manager due diligence review
and selection, documentation review and analysis, attendance at annual meetings
and serving on limited partnership advisory boards. Although the Advisor may
recommend investment managers, it does not have the authority to hire or fire
investment managers.
Initial public offerings (IPOs) are not available through the Advisor.
On an occasional basis, the Advisor furnishes advice to clients on matters not
involving securities, such as financial and retirement matters, taxation issues, and
related matters.
As of December 31, 2025, the Advisor managed approximately $143,552,690
million in assets for approximately 87 accounts. Approximately $40,708,004 million
is managed on a discretionary basis, and $102,844,685 million is managed on a
non-discretionary basis.
Tailored Relationships
The goals and objectives for each client are documented in our client relationship
management system. Investment policy statements are created that reflect the
stated goals and objectives. Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain
securities or types of securities. For example, clients may wish to incorporate
socially responsible investment criteria in the portfolio construction.
Agreements may not be assigned without client consent.
Fees and Compensation
Description
For traditional investment portfolios, the Advisor bases its fees on a percentage of
assets under management. Our services include development and implementation
of an investment policy and objectives, monitoring a client’s investment results and
reporting to the client monthly. The Advisors compensation is as follows:
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Assets Under Management
First $500,000
Next $500,000
Next $1,000,000
Greater than $2,000,000
Fee
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
0.50%
For alternative investment funds, the Advisor receives an annual fee based on a
percentage of the client’s commitment. In lieu of an annual fee, the Advisor may
charge a one-time upfront fee as negotiated with client. Non-discretionary
investment consulting services include sourcing, due diligence, and continuous
monitoring of the investment. The Advisor’s compensation is as follows:
Commitment
First $500,000
Next $500,000
Greater than $1,000,000
Fee
0.75%
0.65%
0.55%
Investment advisory services begin with the effective date of the Agreement, which
is the date the client signs the Investment Advisory Agreement. For that calendar
quarter, fees will be adjusted pro rata based upon the number of calendar days in
the calendar quarter that the Agreement was effective. The Advisor reserves the
right to adjust the fee schedule for accounts depending on the size and type of
account and the services required.
In some cases, negotiation of fees may result in different fees being charged for
similar services and may be less than the stated fee schedule.
Clients should be advised that certain strategies used by the Advisor may result in
client assets being held in cash and cash equivalents for varying periods of time,
which may be substantial particularly under certain market conditions. Assets held
in cash and cash equivalents are included in the calculation of the Advisor’s fee.
Private Funds
For FundI, the Advisor receives a standard annual management fee of 0.24%
based on investor’s net asset value.
In addition, the Advisor receives a
performance incentive of 15% of realized investor profits after a preferred yield to
investors of 5%. In some cases, negotiation of fees through side letters may result
in different fees being charged for similar services to Fund investors. For the single
farm property management arrangement, the Advisor receive an annual
management fee of 5% of the annual net profits. The Advisor will also receive a
liquidation management fee equal to 5% of the net profits upon the sale of the farm.
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Fee Billing
Investment management fees are billed quarterly, in advance, meaning that we bill
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advisory clients before the three-month service period has begun. Fees will
generally be deducted directly from the client’s brokerage account pursuant to a
written agreement. As a part of this process, client should understand the following:
a) The client’s independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly showing
the market values for each security included in the client portfolio and all account
disbursements, including the amount of the advisory fees paid to our firm;
b) Clients will provide authorization permitting our firm to be directly paid by these
terms. Our firm will send an invoice directly to the custodian; and
c) If our firm sends a copy of our invoice to the client, a legend urging the
comparison of information provided in our statement with those from the qualified
custodian will be included.
Management fees for alternative investments are billed directly to clients.
Management fees and profits incentives for the Funds are deducted from investor’s
capital accounts in accordance with fund agreements by the Funds’ professional
third-party fund administrator.
Other Fees
Advisory fees charged by the Advisor are separate and distinct from fees and
expenses charged by exchange traded funds and mutual funds, which may be
recommended to clients. A description of these fees and expenses are available
in each fund's prospectus. Investors and potential investors in alternative
investment funds should refer to the constituent documents including confidential
offering memorandums, subscription documents, and/or limited partnership
agreements, of the fund for complete details regarding the fees and expenses of
the fund. Typically, investors in hedge funds and private equity funds pay an annual
management fee of 1.5% to 2.0% to the general partner and performance- based
allocation, or “carry”, of up to 20% of net investment gains.
Additionally, the fees charged by the Advisor are exclusive of all custodial and
transaction costs paid to custodians, brokers or any other third parties. Clients
should review all fees charged by the Advisor, custodians and brokers and others
to fully understand the total amount of fees incurred.
The Advisor, in its sole discretion, may waive its minimum fee and/or charge a
lesser investment advisory fee based upon certain criteria (e.g., historical
relationship, type of assets, anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future
additional assets, dollar amounts of assets to be managed, related accounts,
account composition, negotiations with clients, etc.).
Private Funds
The Funds shall pay (or reimburse the Advisor or its affiliates, as applicable) for all
fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the offering of Funds
interests and the organization of the Funds, but not limited to, any related (i) legal,
tax professional, and accounting, advisory, consulting, administrative, marketing,
office and support staff, and filing fees and expenses, (ii) travel (which may include
first-class and/or chartered travel), meeting, business meal and entertainment,
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communication, duplicating, printing, document production, postage and delivery
costs, charges and expenses, (iii) costs of negotiation, production, execution and
delivery of definitive agreements, (iv) placement agent fees or commissions or
expenses and (iv) other start-up costs and expenses (collectively “Organizational
Expenses”) up to a maximum of $500,000. Organizational Expenses more than
$500,000 paid or reimbursed by the Funds shall reduce management fees payable
to the Advisor.
Additional Information
The Funds shall bear and be charged with all operating costs and expenses
incurred for the operations and activities of the Funds and its related entities,
including the costs and expenses associated with any investment, the
establishment thereof and its operations and activities (including travel, printing,
legal, filing and accounting fees and expenses).
Fund Expense Ratios
Mutual and exchange-traded funds generally charge a management fee for their
services as investment managers. The management fee is called an expense
ratio. For example, an expense ratio of 0.50 means that the fund company charges
0.5% for their services. These fees are in addition to the fees paid by you to the
Advisor.
Performance figures quoted by fund companies in various publications are after
their fees have been deducted.
Termination of Agreement
The advisory agreement may be terminated upon 30 days written notice. Upon
termination, any unearned fees charged for advisory services will be refunded on
a prorated basis. The client is responsible to pay for services rendered until the
termination of the agreement. The client can cancel the Agreement without penalty
within the first five business days after the signing of the Agreement.
Performance-Based Fees
Sharing of Capital Gains
Fees are not based on a share of the capital gains or capital appreciation of
managed securities, except for certain alternative investment funds.
We may charge performance-based fees to investors on certain alternative
investment funds with more active investment strategies. Performance-based
compensation may create an incentive for the adviser to recommend an
investment that may carry a higher degree of risk to the client.
Types of Clients
Description
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The Advisor generally provides investment advice to individuals, retirement
accounts (IRAs), trusts, estates, family offices, pooled investment vehicles,
corporations, or other institutions, etc.
Client relationships vary in scope and length of service.
Account Minimums
The minimum account size is $100,000 of assets under management, which
equates to an annual fee of $1,000.
The Advisor has the discretion to waive the account minimum. Accounts of less
than $100,000 may be set up when the client and the advisor anticipate the client
will add additional funds to the accounts bringing the total to $100,000 within a
reasonable time. Other exceptions will apply to employees of the Advisor and their
relatives, or relatives of existing clients.
Clients receiving ongoing asset management services may be assessed a $1,000
minimum annual fee. Clients with assets below the minimum account size may pay
a higher percentage rate on their annual fees than the fees paid by clients with
greater assets under management.
Generally, an investor in alternative investment funds must invest a minimum of
$100,000. Additionally, each investor must be an “accredited investor”, and meet
other criteria as specified in the constituent documents of each fund.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Security analysis methods may include fundamental analysis, technical analysis,
charting, and cyclical analysis.
The main sources of information include economic, fundamental, and technical
research prepared by others, financial newspapers, magazines and websites,
inspections of corporate activities, corporate rating services, timing and ETF
research services, annual reports, prospectuses, filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and company websites and press releases.
Other sources of information that the Advisor may use include ETF Research
Center, Reuters, Bloomberg, Artificial Intelligence aided research through Grok AI
and Google Gemini AI, Social Capital Research, Substack content subscriptions,
and Edgar 10K Wizard. Direct contact with company representatives and company
conference calls may also be utilized.
Regarding alternative investment funds and the Funds, the Advisor’s oversight of a
large alternative investment portfolio to a single-family office client for over a
decade provided broad access to alternative investment opportunities and
relationships. The Advisor’s deep established relationships and depth of
experience provides broad access to placement firms, fund management teams,
marketing presentations, private offering documents, investment strategies, and
emerging business trends and conditions. The Advisor conducted extensive
research and analysis of the QOZ provisions and conducted due diligence on
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numerous QOZ funds, sponsors, and development projects prior to forming the
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Funds.
The Advisor has generally made small allocations to bitcoin/digital assets in client
portfolios of 2% to 4% based on extensive research that showed that adding a
small bitcoin allocation would historically benefit globally diversified portfolios by
lowering risk while providing the potential for higher returns. The Advisor received
his Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets – Financial Advisor Track from the
Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals.
Investment Strategies
The Advisor’s primary investment objective is to preserve your capital and maintain
the real value of your assets while growing your initial investment. Accordingly, our
investment strategy provides for broad diversification, low transaction costs, low
portfolio turnover, and tax efficiency.
This strategy is focused on what matters most: risk management. Achieving long-
term, risk-adjusted returns start with a sound asset allocation policy. Studies
indicate that approximately 90 percent of the variability of returns stems from asset
allocation. The remaining 10 percent of the variability of returns is from security
selection or market timing. The Advisor’s risk-based investment portfolios are
managed for broad diversification at both the asset class and security level. A
basket approach is used to gain exposure to each of the major asset classes rather
than reliance on individual stock selection. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and
related mutual fund products are generally used to fill the asset class baskets
because of their broad diversification and efficiency.
Within this overall strategy of broad diversification across each of the major asset
classes, tactical adjustments are made as the expected return-to-risk profile of the
market changes. Statistical analysis and macro views of the world and markets are
employed to assess the relative values among asset classes. Risks may be
hedged to dampen overall portfolio volatility and protect capital.
The investment strategy for a specific client is based upon the objectives stated by
the client during consultations and execution of the Investment Policy Statement.
The client may change these objectives at any time.
Alternative investment funds may provide competitive annual return potential when
compared to traditional investments in liquid marketable securities while providing
additional portfolio diversification benefits consistent with the client’s investment
objectives. Specific risks of investing in alternative investment funds are described
in detail in each fund’s constituent documents. Investors and potential investors
should carefully review those constituent documents and the risks identified.
Importantly, alternative investments have significantly higher liquidity risk as
described below.
We may recommend investment in digital (crypto) currency products. These
products may be an illiquid private placement or structured as a trust or exchange
traded fund which pool capital together to purchase holdings of digital currencies
or derivatives based on their value. Such products are extremely volatile and are
suitable as a means of portfolio diversification for investors. Spot bitcoin positions
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are sized based upon the investor’s risk tolerance. Furthermore, some of these
securities may carry very high internal expense ratios and may use derivatives to
achieve leverage or exposure in lieu of direct cryptocurrency holdings. This can
result in tracking error, and the products may sell at a premium or discount to the
market value of their underlying holdings. Cyber security is also a concern for
digital currency investments which make them subject to the additional risk of theft,
as they are typically held within a non-traditional custodial platform. The Advisor’s
spot bitcoin ETF is custodied at a traditional custodian.
Risk of Loss
All investment programs have certain risks that are borne by the investor. Our
investment approach constantly keeps the risk of loss in mind. Investors face the
following investment risks:
Interest Rate Risk: Fluctuations in interest rates may cause investment
prices to fluctuate. For example, when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds
become less attractive, causing their market values to decline.
Market Risk: The price of a security, bond, or mutual fund may drop in
reaction to tangible and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk is
caused by external factors independent of a security’s particular underlying
circumstances. For example, political, economic, and social conditions may trigger
market events.
Inflation Risk: When any type of inflation is present, a dollar today will not
buy as much as a dollar next year, because purchasing power is eroding at the
rate of inflation.
Currency Risk: Overseas investments are subject to fluctuations in the value
of the dollar against the currency of the investment’s originating country. This is
also referred to as exchange rate risk.
Reinvestment Risk: This is the risk that future proceeds from investments
may have to be reinvested at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate).
This primarily relates to fixed income securities.
Business Risk: These risks are associated with a particular industry or a
particular company within an industry. For example, oil-drilling companies depend
on finding oil and then refining it, a lengthy process, before they can generate a
profit. They carry a higher risk of profitability than an electric company, which
generates its income from a steady stream of customers who buy electricity no
matter what the economic environment is like.
Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into
cash. Generally, assets are more liquid if many traders are interested in a
standardized product. For example, Treasury Bills are highly liquid, while real
estate properties and alternative investment funds are not.
Financial Risk: Excessive borrowing to finance a business’ operations
increases the risk of failure, because the company must meet the terms of its
obligations in good times and bad. During periods of financial stress, the inability
to meet loan obligations may result in bankruptcy and/or a declining debt and
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equity securities’ market value.
Disciplinary Information
Legal and Disciplinary
The Advisor and its employees have not been involved in legal or disciplinary
events related to past or present investment clients.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Financial Industry Activities
The Advisor is not registered as a securities broker-dealer, or a futures commission
merchant, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor.
Affiliations
The Advisor does not have arrangements that are material to its advisory clients
with a related person who is a broker-dealer, investment company, other
investment advisor, financial planning firm, commodity pool operator, commodity
trading adviser or futures commission merchant, banking or thrift institution,
accounting firm, law firm, insurance company or agency, pension consultant, real
estate broker or dealer, or an entity that creates or packages limited partnerships.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
The employees of the Advisor have committed to a Code of Ethics. The firm will
provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any client or prospective client upon request
by contacting us by
telephone at 630-264-0127 or by email at
john@servantfinancial.com.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
The Advisor and its employees may buy and sell the same securities that may be
recommended to clients. If the possibility of a conflict of interest occurs, the client's
interest will prevail. It is the policy of the Advisor that priority will always be given
to the client's orders over the orders of an employee of the Adviser.
To substantially mitigate the risk of potential conflicts of interest all employees are
encouraged to maintain investment accounts managed by the Advisor in the same
manner as other clients with similar investment objectives. By so doing, employee
funds will generally be invested side-by-side with other client accounts in
registered exchange-traded funds and mutual funds.
The Advisor has established the following restrictions to ensure its fiduciary
responsibilities:
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1) A director, officer or employee of the Advisor shall not buy or sell securities
for their personal portfolio(s) where their decision is substantially derived,
in whole or in part, by reason of his or her employment unless the
information is also available to the investing public on reasonable inquiry.
No person or the Company shall prefer his or her own interest to that of
the advisory client.
2) The Advisor maintains a list of all securities holdings for itself, and all
employees of this advisory practice.
Personal Trading
The Chief Compliance Officer of the Advisor is John Heneghan. He reviews all
employee trades each quarter. The personal trading reviews ensure trades have
been conducted in accordance with the Code of Ethics and that clients of the firm
receive preferential treatment.
Brokerage Practices
Selecting Brokerage Firms
While providing our services, we will execute trades for our clients through
broker/dealers. When a client has given us broker discretion, there is no restriction
on the brokers we may select to execute client transactions. However, we will only
execute client transactions through broker/dealers that are properly registered or
exempt from registration in the jurisdiction in which the client resides. Our general
guiding principle is to trade through broker/deals who offer the best
overall execution under the circumstances. With respect to execution, we consider
a number of factors, including if the broker has custody of client assets, the actual
handling of the order, the ability of the broker/dealer to settle the trade promptly and
accurately, the financial standing of the broker/dealer, the ability of the
broker/dealer to position stock to facilitate execution, our past experience with
similar trades, and other factors which may be unique to a particular order. Based
on these judgmental factors, we may trade through broker/dealers that charge fees
that are higher than the lowest available fees.
In addition, the broker/dealer fees may vary and be greater than those typical for
similar investments if we determine that the research, execution, and other services
rendered by a particular broker merit greater than typical fees. Also, in certain
instances we may execute over the counter securities transactions on an agency
basis, which may result in advisory clients incurring two transaction costs for a
single trade: a commission paid to the existing broker/dealer plus the market
makers mark-up or mark-down.
Orders for the same security entered on behalf of more than one client will
generally be aggregated (batched) subject to the aggregation being in the best
interests of all participating clients. Subsequent orders for the same security
entered during the same trading day may be aggregated with any previously
unfilled orders; filled orders shall be allocated separately from subsequent orders.
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All clients participating in each aggregated order shall receive the average price
and if applicable, a pro-rata portion of commissions. Accounts in which at least
50% of the assets are beneficially owned by the Advisor or its employee or access
person may participate in aggregated orders under the same conditions as set
forth above. Transactions are usually aggregated to seek lower commission, lower
costs, or a more advantageous net price.
A client may direct the Advisor in writing to use a particular broker/dealer to execute
all transactions for client’s account. When a client selects the broker to be used for
his account, the commission rates are decided upon between the client and his
broker. In addition, the Advisor does not have any responsibility for obtaining for
the client from any such broker the best prices or particular commission rates, and
the client may not obtain rates as low as it might otherwise obtain if the Advisor
had discretion to select broker/dealers other than those chosen by the client.
The Advisor is not obligated to acquire for any account any security that we or our
officers, partners, members, or employees may acquire for their own accounts or
for the account of any other client, if in the Advisor’s absolute discretion, it is not
practical or desirable to acquire a position in such security.
Clients that restrict the Advisor to using a particular broker/dealer (or direct us to
use a particular broker/dealer) for executing their transactions generally will be
unable to participate in aggregated orders and will be precluded from receiving the
benefits, if any, of an aggregation which other clients may receive. The advisor will
generally execute aggregated orders for non-directed clients before executing
orders for clients that direct brokerage.
Absent an existing brokerage relationship, the Advisor will assist the client with
developing a relationship with brokers that the Advisor has a relationship with
which presently includes Fidelity.
The Advisor will make recommendations based on the needs of the client and the
services provided by the broker/custodian such as ability to execute trades, margin
rates, on-line access to accounts, transaction charges, consolidated reporting,
duplicate monthly statements, access to mutual funds, including lower sales
charges than for direct purchases and lower minimum purchase amounts.
As part of the program offered by Fidelity, the Advisor receives benefits that it
would not receive if it did not provide investment advice to clients. While there is
no direct affiliation or fee sharing arrangement between Fidelity and the Advisor,
economic benefits are received by the Advisor which would not be received if the
Advisor did not have an established relationship with Fidelity. These benefits do
not depend on the number of transactions directed by the Advisor to Fidelity. These
benefits may include: a dedicated trading desk that services the Advisor’s clients,
a dedicated service group and an account services manager dedicated to the
Advisor’s accounts, access to a real time order matching system, ability to block
client trades, electronic download of trades, portfolio management software,
access to an electronic interface, duplicate and batched client statements,
confirmations and year-end summaries, the ability to have advisory fees directly
debited from client accounts (in accordance with federal and state requirements),
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a quarterly newsletter, access to mutual funds, ability to have loads waived for the
Advisor’s clients who invest in certain loaded funds when certain conditions are
met and maintained, and the ability to have custody fees waived.
Review of Accounts
Periodic Reviews
Client’s accounts are reviewed on a quarterly bases and any factors that may
trigger a change in a client’s risk profile, asset allocation, or circumstances are
reviewed with the client. Non-discretionary recommendations to consider alternate
investment opportunities are made only to “accredited investors” as we deem
appropriate. Client accounts are reviewed by John Heneghan, President.
Review Triggers
Conditions that may trigger a review are changes in the tax laws, new investment
information, client’s financial circumstances, securities holdings, or general
changes in market conditions.
Regular Reports
Clients receive a monthly e-zine which includes market commentary, overviews
of major asset classes performance and a hyperlink to on-line access to monthly
performance, appraisal, fee and other reports. John Heneghan, President, will
also meet with clients periodically to review asset allocation, performance,
account values and re- assess risk tolerance. Clients are also kept fully
informed about their portfolio activity by receiving copies of monthly or quarterly
statements from brokerage firms and/or custodians and general partners of
alternative investment funds.
Private Funds
The Fund I hasan Administrator that provides secure web portal reporting services:
• distribute investor capital statements, unaudited quarterly and annual
audited financial statements, and other fund related documentation to
investors and other authorized third parties,
the
investment process,
trial balance
• provide direct access to the portal for the Advisor to manage and track the
including cash management
lifecycle of
reviews,
reconciliations and
functionality, accounting
marketing, due diligence, subscription/redemption, and investor servicing,
and
• customize the web portal reporting system and link it to the Advisor’s website
for access by investors.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Incoming Referrals
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The Advisor has been fortunate to receive many client referrals over the years.
The referrals came from current clients, personal friends of employees, and other
similar sources. The firm does not compensate referring parties for these referrals.
Referrals Out
The Advisor does not accept referral fees or any form of remuneration from other
professionals when a prospect or client is referred to them.
Custody
Account Statements
All assets, except alternative investment funds, are held at qualified custodians,
primarily Fidelity, which means the custodians provide account statements directly
to clients at their address of record monthly. Certain alternative investment funds
can be custodied at Fidelity provided the fund has been approved by Fidelity.
Performance Reports
Clients are urged to compare the account statements received directly from their
custodians to the performance report statements provided by the Advisor.
Private Fund
The Adviser is deemed to have custody of the Fund I assets under Rule 206(4)-2
of the Advisers Act by virtue of its relationship with such Fund I’s General Partner
and its ability to access such FundI’s assets. Each member of the FundI’s will receive
audited financial statements, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, within 120
days of the end of each fiscal year. The FundI’s Administrator is responsible
for distributing these statements to the limited partners on behalf of the applicable
Managing Member and Adviser. With respect to the Advisor’s farm management
arrangement, the QOF’s invested directly through a title escrow agent on the
purchase of the farm.
Investment Discretion
Discretionary Authority for Trading
When a client agrees to discretionary management, the Advisor will be responsible
for selecting the dollar amount and type of securities to be bought and sold. The
only limitations on the investment authority will be those limitations imposed in
writing by the client.
Voting Client Securities
Proxy Votes
The Advisor does not vote proxies on securities. Clients are expected to vote their
own proxies.
When assistance on voting proxies is requested, the Advisor will provide
recommendations to the Client. If a conflict of interest exists, it will be disclosed to
the Client.
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Financial Information
Financial Condition
Our firm is not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because
our firm does not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability
to meet contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
Bankruptcy Petition
Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard.
Business Continuity Plan
General
The Advisor has a Business Continuity Plan in place that provides steps to mitigate
and recover from the loss of office space, communications, services, or key people.
Substantially all the Advisor’s business activities can be conducted remotely with
a computer, internet access, and a cell phone or landline.
Disasters
The Business Continuity Plan covers natural disasters such as snowstorms,
tornados, and flooding. The Plan covers man-made disasters such as loss of
electrical power, fire, and Internet outage. Electronic files are backed up. Important
client paper files are stored in a fire-proof cabinet.
Alternate Offices
Alternate offices are identified to support ongoing operations in the event the main
office is unavailable. It is our intention to contact all clients within five days of a
disaster that dictates moving our office to an alternate location.
Loss of Key Personnel
The Advisor has an independent consulting agreement with a financial
professional to provide business continuation services to support the Advisor in
the event of John Heneghan’s serious disability or death.
Information Security Program
Information Security
The Advisor maintains an information security program to reduce the risk that your
personal and confidential information may be breach
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Privacy Notice
Fact?
WHAT DOES Servant Financial, Ltd. (“Servant”) DO WITH YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why?
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.
Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing.
Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect
your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand
what we do.
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the
product or service you have with us. This information can include:
■ Social security number and employment information
What?
■ Assets and income
■ Account balances and transaction history
■
Investment objectives and risk tolerance
How?
All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to
run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons
financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the
reasons Servant chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
Reasons we can share your personal information
Does Servant
Share?
Can you limit
this sharing?
Yes
No
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For our everyday business purposes - such as to process your
transactions, maintain your accounts(s) or respond to court
orders and legal investigations.
Yes
No
For our marketing purposes - to offer our products and services
to you
For joint marketing with other financial companies
No
We don’t share
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes - information
about your transactions and experiences
No
We don’t share
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness
For our affiliates to market to you
No
We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you
No
We don’t share
Who is providing this
notice?
Servant is a registered investment advisor providing investment advisory
and related consulting services to individuals, families and small
enterprises.
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use,
we use security measures that comply with federal law. These
measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
How does Servant
protect my personal
information?
We collect your personal information, for example:
■ Provide account information or give us your contact information
■ Enter into an investment advisory or other consulting contract
■ Seek financial advice
How does Servant collect
my personal
information?
■ Make deposits or withdrawals from your account
■ Tell us about your investment or retirement portfolio
■ Give us your employment history
Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
Why can't I limit all
sharing?
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■
sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes—information
about your creditworthiness
■
affiliates from using your information to market to you
■
sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to
limit sharing.
Questions?
Call John Heneghan at (630) 264-0127 or go to
www.servantfinancial.com
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