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Brochure
Form ADV Part 2A
Item 1-Cover Page
SWMG Holdings, LLC
CRD#285713
300 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1100
Atlanta, GA 30339
(678) 932-2500
(678) 401-7026 Fax
www.signaturewmg.com
December 5, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of SWMG Holdings,
LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at (678) 932-
2500 or Brian.Walker@signaturewmg.com. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state authority.
SWMG Holdings, LLC is an investment advisory firm registered with the appropriate regulatory
authority. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Additional information
about SWMG Holdings, LLC also is available on the SEC's website at www.AdviserInfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
The SWMG Holdings, LLC Brochure is used to inform clients of the nature of advisory services
provided, types of clients served, fees charged, conflicts of interest and other information. The
Brochure requirements include the annual provision of a Summary of Material Changes (the
"Summary") reflecting any material changes to our policies, practices, or conflicts of interest made
since our last required "annual update" filing. In the event of any material changes, such Summary is
provided to all clients within 120 days of our fiscal year-end.
Our annual amendment was filed on March 13, 2025. Since that date, we made the following changes
to our Brochure:
• On October 1, 2025, SWMG Holdings, LLC completed the sale of its investment advisory
business to OneDigital, a registered investment adviser ( CRD#: 106766). OneDigital now owns
and operates SWMG Holdings, LLC's advisory practice. Existing clients will continue to receive
advisory services without interruption; however, new advisory agreements will be required to
reflect the change in ownership and updated terms under OneDigital. Please contact us at 678-
932-2500 with any questions or to review and execute your new agreement. Our firm's
business address has been updated to 300 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA
30339 effective October 1, 2025.
A copy of our updated Brochure is available to you free of charge and may be requested by contacting
us at (678) 932-2500 or Brian.Walker@signaturewmg.com.
Additional information about SWMG Holdings, LLC is also available via the SEC's web site
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The IARD number for SWMG Holdings, LLC is 285713. The SEC's web site
also provides information about any persons affiliated with SWMG Holdings, LLC who are registered,
or are required to be registered, as Advisory Representatives of SWMG Holdings, LLC.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page
Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 4 Advisory Business
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Item 7 Types of Clients
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Item 15 Custody
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
Item 18 Financial Information
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Item 20 Additional Information
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Item 4 Advisory Business
General Information
On October 1, 2025, Signature Wealth Management Group LLC completed the sale of its investment
advisory business to OneDigital, a registered investment adviser ( CRD#: 106766). Signature Wealth
Management Group LLC also changed its name to SWMG Holdings, LLC. OneDigital now owns and
operates SWMG Holidngs, LLC's advisory practice. Existing clients will continue to receive advisory
services without interruption; however, new advisory agreements will be required to reflect the change
in ownership and updated terms under OneDigital.
As of December 31, 2024, SWMG Holdings, LLC had approximately $402 million of discretionary client
assets under management and no non-discretionary client assets under management.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Financial Planning/Consulting
Financial planning services generally includes advice that addresses one or more areas of a client's
financial situation, such as estate planning, risk management, budgeting and cash flow controls,
retirement planning, education funding, and investment portfolio design. Depending on a client's
particular situation, financial planning services includes some or all of the following:
• Gathering factual information concerning the client's personal and financial situation;
• Assisting the client in establishing financial goals and objectives;
• Analyzing the client's present situation and anticipated future activities in light of the client's
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financial goals and objectives;
Identifying problems foreseen in the accomplishment of these financial goals and objectives
and offering alternative solutions to the problems;
• Making recommendations to help achieve retirement plan goals and objectives;
• Designing an investment portfolio to help meet the goals and objectives of the client;
• Providing estate planning;
• Assessing risk and reviewing basic health, life and disability insurance needs; or
• Reviewing goals and objectives and measuring progress toward these goals.
This service is provided in conjunction with SWMG Holdings, LLC's portfolio management services.
Clients are under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by SWMG Holdings,
LLC under a financial planning engagement and/or to engage the services of any recommended
professional.
In addition to financial planning services, SWMG Holdings, LLC provides consulting services on
various financial topics to address specific needs and objectives. Our consultation can include
financial counseling, account reviews, securities research and other advisory services related to
investments. Consulting services, while similar to traditional financial planning services, provide clients
with several distinct services such as Budget Planning, Cash Flow Analysis, Debt Management,
Education Planning, Estate, Legacy or Multigenerational Planning, Family Financial Planning, Life
Transition Planning, Major Purchase Planning, Philanthropic/Charitable Planning and Special Needs
Planning.
Consulting services can be narrow in scope and do not always take into consideration all areas of the
client's financial situation. Consulting services provided should not be construed as investment
advice.
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Financial Consulting services are provided pursuant to a separate agreement for a negotiated, agreed
upon fee.
Portfolio Management
At the beginning of a client relationship, SWMG Holdings, LLC meets with the client, gathers
information, and performs research and analysis as necessary to develop the client's financial plan.
The financial plan will be updated from time to time when requested by the client, or when determined
to be necessary or advisable by SWMG Holdings, LLC based on updates to the client's financial or
other circumstances.
To implement the client's recommended portfolio, SWMG Holdings, LLC will manage the client's
investments on a discretionary basis. As a discretionary investment adviser, SWMG Holdings, LLC will
have the authority to supervise and direct the portfolio without prior consultation with the client. Since
our investment strategies and advice are based on each client's specific financial situation, the
investment advice we provide to you may be different or conflict with the advice we give to other clients
regarding the same security or investment.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor ("DOL") Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL's
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ("PTE 2020-02") where applicable, we are providing the
following acknowledgment to you. When we provide investment advice to you regarding your
retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with
your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not
put our interest ahead of yours. Under this special rule's provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
We benefit financially from the rollover of your assets from a retirement account to an account that we
manage or provide investment advice, because the assets increase our assets under management
and, in turn, our advisory fees. As a fiduciary, we only recommend a rollover when we believe it is in
your best interest.
- Closed to New Clients
Schwab Institutional Intelligent Porfolios
SWMG Holdings, LLC is no longer accepting new clients in the Schwab Institutional Intelligent
Porfolios. Those clients who began using the program will remain as legacy client accounts. We had
offered an automated investment program (Ingenious) through which clients are invested in a range of
investment strategies we have constructed and manage, each consisting of a portfolio of exchange-
traded funds ("ETFs") and a cash allocation. The client's portfolio is held in a brokerage account
opened by the client at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("CS&Co"). We used the Institutional Intelligent
Portfolios® platform ("Platform"), offered by Schwab Performance Technologies ("SPT"), a software
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provider to independent investment advisors and an affiliate of CS&Co., to operate Ingenious. We are
independent of and not owned by, affiliated with, or sponsored or supervised by SPT, CS&Co., or their
affiliates (together, "Schwab").
We charge clients a fee for our services as described below under Item 5 Fees and Compensation.
Our fees are not set or supervised by Schwab. Clients do not pay brokerage commissions or any
other fees to CS&Co.
We pay SPT an annual licensing fee of 0.10% (10 basis points) on the value of our clients' assets
in Schwab Institutional Intelligent Porfolios.
Third Party Wrap Programs – Closed to New Clients
SWMG Holdings, LLC does not currently recommend the services of a Separate Account Manager
("Manager") to assist with implementation of a client's portfolio. However, certain clients have legacy
arrangements with a Manager in a Third-Party Wrap Program to manage all or a portion of their
assets. A Wrap Program is one that charges one fee (the "wrap fee") for both the manager's fee and
the transaction expenses incurred by the account. SWMG Holdings, LLC's fee is charged separately
from and in addition to the wrap fee.
SWMG Holdings, LLC's role in this arrangement is to monitor the overall financial situation of the client,
to monitor the investment approach and performance of the Manager, and to assist the client in
understanding the investments of the portfolio.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Establishing a sound fiduciary governance process is vital to good decision-making and to ensuring
that prudent procedural steps are followed in making investment decisions. SWMG Holdings, LLC will
provide Retirement Plan consulting services to Plans and Plan Fiduciaries as described below. The
particular services provided will be detailed in the consulting agreement. The appropriate Plan
Fiduciary(ies) designated in the Plan documents (e.g., the Plan sponsor or named fiduciary) will (i)
make the decision to retain our firm; (ii) agree to the scope of the services that we will provide; and (iii)
make the ultimate decision as to accepting any of the recommendations that we provide. The Plan
Fiduciaries are free to seek independent advice about the appropriateness of any recommended
services for the Plan. Retirement Plan consulting services are offered individually or as part of a
comprehensive suite of services.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") sets forth rules under which Plan
Fiduciaries are permitted to retain investment advisers for various types of services with respect to
Plan assets. For certain services, SWMG Holdings, LLC will be considered a fiduciary under ERISA.
For example, SWMG Holdings, LLC will act as an ERISA §3(21) fiduciary when providing non-
discretionary investment advice to the Plan Fiduciaries by recommending a suite of investments as
choices among which Plan Participants may select. Also, to the extent that the Plan Fiduciaries retain
SWMG Holdings, LLC to act as an investment manager within the meaning of ERISA § 3(38), SWMG
Holdings, LLC will provide discretionary investment management services to the Plan. With respect to
any account for which SWMG Holdings, LLC meets the definition of a fiduciary under Department Of
Labor rules, SWMG Holdings, LLC acknowledges that both SWMG Holdings, LLC and its Related
Persons are acting as fiduciaries. Additional disclosure is located in this Brochure or in the written
agreement between SWMG Holdings, LLC and Client.
Fiduciary
Consulting
Services
Investment Selection Services
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SWMG Holdings, LLC will provide Plan Fiduciaries with recommendations of investment options
consistent with the safe harbor requirements of ERISA section 404(c) while acting as a 3(21) fiduciary.
Plan Fiduciaries retain responsibility for the final determination of investment options and for
compliance with ERISA section 404(c).
Non-Discretionary Investment Advice
SWMG Holdings, LLC provides Plan Fiduciaries and Plan Participants general, non-discretionary
investment advice regarding asset classes and investments.
Investment Monitoring
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SWMG Holdings, LLC will assist in monitoring the plan's investment options by preparing periodic
investment reports that document investment performance, consistency of fund management and
conformation to the guidelines set forth in the investment policy statement and SWMG Holdings, LLC
will make recommendations to maintain or remove and replace investment options. The details of this
aspect of service will be enumerated in the engagement agreement between the parties.
Non-Fiduciary Services
• Participant Education
SWMG Holdings, LLC will provide education services to Plan Participants about general investment
principles and the investment alternatives available under the Plan. Education presentations will not
take into account the individual circumstances of each Plan Participant and individual
recommendations will not be provided unless a Plan Participant separately engages SWMG Holdings,
LLC for such services. Plan Participants are responsible for implementing transactions in their own
accounts.
• Participant Enrollment
SWMG Holdings, LLC will assist with group enrollment meetings designed to increase retirement Plan
participation among employees and investment and financial understanding by the employees.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
General Fee Information
Fees paid to SWMG Holdings, LLC are exclusive of all custodial and transaction costs paid to the
client's custodian, brokers or other third-party consultants. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage
Practices for additional information. Fees paid to SWMG Holdings, LLC are also separate and distinct
from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds, ETFs (exchange traded funds) or other
investment pools to their shareholders (generally including a management fee and fund expenses, as
described in each fund's prospectus or offering materials). The client should review all fees charged
by funds, brokers, SWMG Holdings, LLC and others to fully understand the total amount of fees paid
by the client for investment and financial-related services.
Financial Planning/Consulting Fees
Ongoing financial planning services are provided for an annual fee of $1,500 billed quarterly. Stand-
Alone financial planning is provided for a one-time fee of $750. Payment is due upon receipt of the
signed financial planning agreement. Payments are made through AdvicePay.
Consulting services are provided for a one-time fee ranging from $750 up to $10,000. Fees are
negotiable and are based on the complexity of the service. Payments are made through AdvicePay.
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Portfolio Management Fees
Financial planning/consulting services are also provided in conjunction with SWMG Holdings, LLC's
portfolio management services for one all-inclusive fee.
For households with investable assets greater than $125,000 the following fee schedule will apply:
Account Value
Annual Advisory Fee
First $500,000
1.20%
Next $500,000
1.00%
Next $2,000,000
0.80%
Next $2,000,000
0.60%
Amounts over $5,000,000
0.50%
The minimum portfolio value is generally set at $125,000. The minimum annual fee for any portfolio is
$1,500. SWMG Holdings, LLC will, at its discretion, make exceptions to the foregoing or negotiate
special fee arrangements where SWMG Holdings, LLC deems appropriate under the circumstances.
For households with investable assets less than $125,000, an annual financial planning fee of $1,500
will be charged - billed quarterly through AdvicePay. There will be no additional investment fee at that
time. Once the assets under management reach $125,000, they no longer will be charged a financial
planning fee through AdvicePay and will be billed in accordance to the Assets Under Management Fee
Schedule shown above.
Portfolio management fees are calculated and paid to the SWMG Holdings, LLC each calendar quarter
in advance based on the value of the client's portfolio on the last business day of the previous quarter.
Fees are prorated for deposits and withdrawals of $50,000 or more. If management begins after the
start of a quarter, fees will be prorated accordingly. With client authorization, unless other
arrangements are made, fees are normally debited directly from client account(s).
Either SWMG Holdings, LLC or the client may terminate their Investment Advisory Agreement at any
time, subject to any written notice requirements in the agreement. In the event of termination, any paid
but unearned fees will be promptly refunded to the client based on the number of days that the account
was managed, and any fees due to SWMG Holdings, LLC from the client will be invoiced or deducted
from the client's account prior to termination.
Fees
Schwab Institutional Intelligent Porfolios
As described in Item 4 Advisory Business, clients do not pay fees to SPT or brokerage commissions or
other fees to CS&Co. as part of Schwab Institutional Intelligent Porfolios. SWMG Holdings, LLC
charges clients an advisory fee as described below. SWMG Holdings, LLCSWMG Holdings, LLC fees
are not set or supervised by Schwab. Some of the securities used in the Program are available for
commission-free trading by all Schwab customers even if they do not participate in this Program. The
particular securities selected for any given strategy will only include securities that are eligible for
commission-free trading outside the Program, and therefore, clients will not receive any extra benefit
from the commission-free trading this Program provides.
Schwab does receive other revenues in connection with the Program, as described in the Program
Disclosure Brochure. These revenue sources combine and cover any expenses, such as trading costs,
which clients who invest in the same securities outside the program would have to pay separately.
SWMG Holdings, LLC does not receive any portion of this revenue.
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SWMG Holdings, LLC is compensated for its advisory services by charging a negotiable annual
percentage fee of not more than 1.00% which is based on the market value of a client's investment
account.
Portfolio management fees are generally payable quarterly, in advance. If management begins after
the start of a quarter, fees will be prorated accordingly. In accordance with the Investment
Management Agreement, fees are debited directly from client account(s).
Wrap Program Fees
SWMG Holdings, LLC's fees are charged separately from and in addition to Wrap Program fees.
Retirement Plan Advisory Fees
Retirement plan advisory fees are individually negotiated with the Fiduciary(ies) of each Plan and take
the form of an asset-based, fixed and/or hourly fee arrangement. Factors considered when determining
the fee include, without limitation, the size of the Plan and number of Plan Participants, the scope and
complexity of services to be provided, and whether the selected services will be ongoing or periodic in
nature. The Plan's specific fee arrangement will be detailed in the Plan's contract with SWMG
Holdings, LLC.
Other Compensation
Certain of SWMG Holdings, LLC's employees are also licensed insurance agents and/or Registered
Representatives of Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments ("PKS"), a FINRA and SIPC member, and
registered broker/dealer. As such, they are entitled to receive commissions or other remuneration on
the sale of insurance as well as other products. This is a conflict of interest. To protect client interests,
SWMG Holdings, LLC's policy is to disclose all forms of compensation before any such transaction is
executed. Clients will not pay both a commission to these individuals and also pay an advisory fee to
SWMG Holdings, LLC on the same pool of assets. These fees are exclusive of each other.
Additionally, certain employees receive 12b-1 fees from variable annuities that are or were sold that
they are broker of record on. The following provides important information about the cost structure of
variable annuity products. Variable annuity products have additional costs to the client. These costs
include surrender fees if the purchase of the product results from the transfer from another variable
product; costs associated with living or death benefits; administrative fees; sub-account management
fees; mortality and expense fees; and bonus expenses if the product has a bonus element. Certain
variable annuities have surrender fees if the annuity is transferred or liquidated within the stated
surrender period. Surrender periods can range from 5 to 10 years depending on the individual product
purchased. Additionally, certain variable products often have limitations on the number of transactions
that can be conducted among the subaccounts. Exceeding the limitation could result in additional
expenses. Please read the variable annuity prospectus for details on the costs associated with the
product.
SWMG Holdings, LLC attempts to mitigate the conflicts of interest relating to the receipt of
commissions by providing you with these disclosures. You have the right to decide whether or not to
engage services and purchase products and which professionals to use. You are free to consult with
other professionals regarding the purchase of insurance products for which SWMG Holdings, LLC is a
Principal Agency and you are free to consult with other professionals regarding the implementation of
your financial or retirement plan if you so choose. Furthermore, as a Registered Representatives with
PKS these individuals are subject to a supervisory structure at PKS for all securities business.
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As a result of this relationship, PKS will have access to certain confidential information (e.g., financial
information, investment objectives, transactions, and holdings) about SWMG Holdings, LLC clients,
even if the client does not establish any account through PKS. If you would like a copy of PKS's
privacy notice, please contact Brian Walker.
SWMG Holdings, LLC is set up as a Principal Agency for life, variable, and accident and sickness
insurance. The agency receives commissions from the sale of annuity and insurance products.
SWMG Holdings, LLC includes the cash value of client's fee-based variable annuity contracts in
billing according to the Portfolio Management Fee schedule outlined above. The cash value is part of
the client's overall asset allocation and financial plan. The advisors do not receive separate
commission for these products.
For some clients, SWMG Holdings, LLC will invest in a iBond Treasury Ladder. This is a fixed income
portfolio invested in iBond treasury ETF's. This is used to provide stable, liquid income for clients in
need of a holding place for required minimum distributions or other short-term needs. Clients are billed
0.25% for this portfolio and charged separately or in addition to the Portfolio Management Fee
schedule outlined above.
To protect client interests, SWMG Holdings, LLC's policy is to disclose all forms of compensation
before any such transaction is executed.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
SWMG Holdings, LLC does not have any performance-based fee arrangements. "Side-by-Side
Management" refers to a situation in which the same firm manages accounts that are billed based on a
percentage of assets under management and at the same time manages other accounts for which fees
are assessed on a performance fee basis. Because SWMG Holdings, LLC has no performance-based
fee accounts, it has no side-by-side management.
Item 7 Types of Clients
SWMG Holdings, LLC serves individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans,
corporations, and charitable organizations. With some exceptions, the minimum portfolio value eligible
for investment advisory services is $125,000. For households with investable assets less than
$125,000, an annual financial planning fee will be charged.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
SWMG Holdings, LLC's strategic approach is to invest in accordance with the financial plan and
recommended portfolio that has been developed specifically for each client. SWMG Holdings, LLC
typically manages clients' accounts under two distinct portfolio series: The Signature Equity
Investment Series and The Signature Mutual Fund Series. Each series has its own distinct
processes and methodologies designed to achieve different financial goals. And within each series
there are contained several different portfolios; variations on a theme which will meet the needs and
risk tolerances of different individual investors.
Series
is a group of portfolios whose unifying theme and
The Signature Equity Investment
overarching goal is to create a stable and growing income stream primarily from the dividends of
common stocks. The current lineup includes:
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The Signature Equity Income Strategy – our core offering comprised of companies that typically pay
a dividend yield higher than that of 'the market" average. They also have a history of growing their
dividends, although that growth is secondary to current income. This Equity Income Strategy is
typically paired with a portfolio of individual bonds for risk mitigation as well as additional income.
The Signature Total Income Strategy – This portfolio is an asset allocated version of the Signature
Equity Income Strategy. It contains all of the stocks (and ancillary funds) of the Equity Income
Strategy and enhances them with primarily fixed income ETFs (exchange traded funds) designed to
balance out risk and volatility all within one portfolio.
The Signature Capital Growth Strategy – Firms that generate high levels of cash flow growth,
demonstrate competitive advantages, develop an economic moat, and have low levels of debt will be
targeted for the Capital Growth Strategy. This program is typically more volatile and appropriate either
for young investors who have a high-risk tolerance and longer time horizons or accounts such as Roth
IRA's that are usually a smaller portion of a client's total wealth.
The Signature Blue Chip Equity Strategy – This portfolio strategy incorporates low volatility,
defensive stocks which pass a fundamental screening process and are then used to build a diversified
portfolio. The objective of the portfolio is to reduce volatility and protect on the downside while
providing income during a time when bonds do not have the necessary yield to do so. This strategy is
meant for clients with a low capacity to take risk and who are well ahead of their overall financial goals,
but who still desire a return above that which is available in traditional fixed income sources.
All of these strategies are unified by the Signature Fundamental Research Process. We utilize a
company's reported financial data, along with independent outside research to develop a thorough
understanding of its Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows. Once we
believe that the company has the ability and propensity to pay and grow its dividend over time, we then
incorporate it into a balanced portfolio of 30-40 stocks. These will typically be the largest and most
well capitalized companies, mostly U.S. listed (with smaller allocations to American Depository
Receipts of non-U.S. companies). And the portfolio will be managed to achieve its overall dividend
yield throughout the process of selling stocks when their dividend yield falls below our target yield, and
buying stocks when their dividend yield enters the target band, either though dividend increases or
price declines.
In addition to our Equity Investment Series of stock portfolios, we also offer the Signature Mutual
Fund Series. The Signature Mutual Fund Strategies were created to provide a potential for wealth-
building that can be critical to reaching long-term financial goals. We utilize mutual funds in these
strategies for greater diversification available through funds or also to access investment themes,
processes or strategies that are not available through the Equity Investment Series.
These different strategies are typically built around a select menu of core funds which are evaluated
based on short- and long-term performance, manager tenure, third party research evaluations,
corporate investment culture, and positioning to meet a particular investment need. For each portfolio,
we will attempt to balance such factors as investment size (large, medium, small cap stocks), style
(value vs. growth), and domicile (U.S. vs International) within the overarching framework of asset
allocation (stocks vs. bonds vs. cash). The Signature Mutual Fund Series lineup includes:
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Signature Growth Strategy – This combination of mutual funds is designed for an investor who has a
10- or more year time horizon for the funds they are investing. These investors have a longer time
horizon and want investments that will afford growth with a reasonable amount of volatility. The
Growth Strategy seeks to smooth out the ups and downs of the market, while providing growth that
meets long-term investment goals.
Signature Growth & Income Strategy – The growth and income strategy is designed for an investor
with a 5-10 year time horizon for the funds they are committing to investing. These investors are
willing to accept a slightly lower return than longer time horizon investors in exchange for less
volatility. Therefore, the asset allocation is different than the growth investor. Many of the underlying
investments are the same, but the weightings will be different and favor the less volatile investments
that are not as growth oriented and more balanced.
Signature Conservative Strategy – The conservative strategy is designed with the pre-retiree and
retiree in mind. These investors will typically have less than 5-year time horizon for potential usage of
the funds. With this in mind, this investor is even less risk tolerant than the balanced investor. This
investor is seeking preservation of capital with growth as a secondary objective. Therefore, the funds
selected will be primarily short-duration fixed income funds with a modest allocation to conservative
growth-oriented funds.
Signature Core & Satellite - A diversified ETF & mutual fund strategy that utilizes a passive ETF for
core large cap domestic (U.S.) holdings, coupled with enhanced indexes and active managers as
satellites to drive risk-adjusted growth. A passive S&P 500 index is used as the core position to
capture the collective wisdom of the stock market with low costs. Research shows that the S&P 500 is
difficult to outperform with large cap managers. Enhanced indexes may be used to help reduce single
stock risk that may arise with passive indexing. Active managers are used where there is greater
likelihood of generating excess return, such as in small-caps, mid-caps, international, and high yield
bonds.
• The index will be selected based on low costs and low tracking error to the S&P 500.
• Enhanced indexes are selected based on their ability to screen out undesirable investments,
improve risk-adjusted returns of the total portfolio, the Morningstar medalist rating, and expense
ratio.
• Active ETFs and mutual funds are selected from managers who have a tract record of beating
benchmarks and/or reducing volatility. Forward manager performance is assessed based on
manager tenure, manager/analyst turnover, manager asset levels invested in their strategy,
management fees, and the Morningstar medalist rating.
We also offer two income-oriented mutual fund strategies, typically for investors who need income from
their portfolios but are not committing enough capital to adequately diversify through one of our
Equity Investment Series portfolios:
Signature Income Strategy – The income strategy is designed to provide a current income stream for
an investor who rely on the asset's income to provide current cash-flow. The asset allocation favors
income producing investments in the form of dividend yield. This investor has a similar risk tolerance
as the conservative investor and also requires current income in the portfolio.
Signature Tax Efficient Growth & Income Strategy – The tax-efficient strategy is designed for
investors who have excess cash in non-retirement accounts. This strategy offers a less volatile option
to investors than the growth or growth and income strategies and has enhanced tax-efficiency
accomplished by the addition of municipal bond exposure.
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Summary
All in all, we believe we can meet the needs of nearly all investors through a portfolio represented
within these two series. Each one will be carefully thought out, thoroughly researched, and diligently
monitored as we strive to provide the best outcome available, consistent with market conditions and
appropriate time horizons.
Mutual Fund Share Classes
Mutual funds are sold with different share classes, which carry different cost structures. Each available
share class is described in the mutual fund's prospectus. When we purchase, or recommend the
purchase of, mutual funds for a client, we select the share class that is deemed to be in the client's
best interest, taking into consideration cost, tax implications, and other factors. When the fund is
available for purchase at net asset value, we will purchase, or recommend the purchase of, the fund at
net asset value. We also review the mutual funds held in accounts that come under our management
to determine whether a more beneficial share class is available, considering cost, tax implications, and
the impact of contingent deferred sales charges.
Risk of Loss
While SWMG Holdings, LLC seeks to diversify clients' investment portfolios across various asset
classes consistent with their financial plans in an effort to reduce risk of loss, all investment portfolios
are subject to risks. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that client investment portfolios will be
able to fully meet their investment objectives and goals, or that investments will not lose money.
Below is a description of several of the principal risks that client investment portfolios face.
Management Risks. While SWMG Holdings, LLC manages client investment portfolios, or
recommends one or more Managers, based on SWMG Holdings, LLC's experience, research and
proprietary methods, the value of client investment portfolios will change daily based on the
performance of the underlying securities in which they are invested. Accordingly, client investment
portfolios are subject to the risk that SWMG Holdings, LLC or a Manager allocates client assets to
individual securities and/or asset classes that are adversely affected by unanticipated market
movements, and the risk that SWMG Holdings, LLC's specific investment choices could underperform
their relevant indexes.
Risks of Investments in Mutual Funds, ETFs and Other Investment Pools. As described above,
SWMG Holdings, LLC or a Manager(s) invest client portfolios in mutual funds, ETFs and other
investment pools ("pooled investment funds"). Investments in pooled investment funds are generally
less risky than investing in individual securities because of their diversified portfolios; however, these
investments are still subject to risks associated with the markets in which they invest. In addition,
pooled investment funds' success will be related to the skills of their particular managers and their
performance in managing their funds. Pooled investment funds are also subject to risks due to
regulatory restrictions applicable to registered investment companies under the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
The risks with ETFs include the fact that actively traded ETFs can create increased trading expenses
and fees and the intraday trading opportunities created by ETFs may not fit into a long-term investor's
strategy. In addition, an ETF more heavily weighted towards a particular market sector may be more
volatile over short and long periods of time than a more broadly diversified ETF.
Digital Asset ETFs Risks: Digital Assets generally refers to an asset that is issued and/or transferred
using distributed ledger or blockchain technology, including, "virtual currencies" (also known as crypto-
currencies). We may invest client accounts in and/or advise clients on the purchase or sale of digital
asset ETFs. The investment characteristics of Digital Assets generally differ from those of traditional
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securities, currencies. Digital Assets are not backed by a central bank or a national, international
organization, any hard assets, human capital, or other form of credit and are relatively new to the
market place. Rather, Digital Assets are market-based: a Digital Asset's value is determined by (and
fluctuates often, according to) supply and demand factors, its adoption in the traditional commerce
channels, and/or the value that various market participants place on it through their mutual agreement
or transactions. The lack of history to these types of investments entail certain unknown risks, are very
speculative and are not appropriate for all investors.
A principal risk in trading of Digital Assets is the rapid fluctuation of market price. There is no
guarantee that a client will be able to achieve a better than average market price for Digital Assets or
will purchase Digital Assets at the most favorable price available. The price of Digital Assets achieved
by a client may be affected generally by a wide variety of complex factors such as supply and demand;
availability and access to Digital Asset service providers (such as payment processors), exchanges,
miners or other Digital Asset users and market participants; perceived or actual security vulnerability;
and traditional risk factors including inflation levels; fiscal policy; interest rates; and political, natural
and economic events.
Government Oversight of Digital Assets Risk: Regulatory agencies and/or the constructs responsible
for oversight of Digital Assets or a Digital Asset network may not be fully developed and subject to
change. Regulators may adopt laws, regulations, policies or rules directly or indirectly affecting Digital
Assets their treatment, transacting, custody, and valuation.
Equity Market Risks. SWMG Holdings, LLC and any Manager(s) will generally invest portions of client
assets directly into equity investments, primarily stocks, or into pooled investment funds that invest in
the stock market. As noted above, while pooled investments have diversified portfolios that may make
them less risky than investments in individual securities, funds that invest in stocks and other equity
securities are nevertheless subject to the risks of the stock market. These risks include, without
limitation, the risks that stock values will decline due to daily fluctuations in the markets, and that stock
values will decline over longer periods (e.g., bear markets) due to general market declines in the stock
prices for all companies, regardless of any individual security's prospects.
Fixed Income Risks. SWMG Holdings, LLC and any Manager(s) may invest portions of client assets
directly into fixed income instruments, such as bonds and notes, or may invest in pooled investment
funds that invest in bonds and notes. While investing in fixed income instruments, either directly or
through pooled investment funds, is generally less volatile than investing in stock (equity) markets,
fixed income investments nevertheless are subject to risks. These risks include, without limitation,
interest rate risks (risks that changes in interest rates will devalue the investments), credit risks (risks
of default by borrowers), or maturity risk (risks that bonds or notes will change value from the time of
issuance to maturity).
Foreign Securities Risks. SWMG Holdings, LLC and any Manager(s) may invest portions of client
assets into pooled investment funds that invest internationally. While foreign investments are
important to the diversification of client investment portfolios, they carry risks that are be different from
U.S. investments. For example, foreign investments may not be subject to uniform audit, financial
reporting or disclosure standards, practices or requirements comparable to those found in the U.S.
Foreign investments are also subject to foreign withholding taxes and the risk of adverse changes in
investment or exchange control regulations. Finally, foreign investments involve currency risk, which is
the risk that the value of the foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value of the
U.S. dollar and the security's underlying foreign currency.
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Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to a client's evaluation of SWMG Holdings, LLC or the
integrity of SWMG Holdings, LLC's management. SWMG Holdings, LLC has no disciplinary events to
report.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Licensed Insurance Agency
Our firm is also licensed as an insurance agency. Therefore, persons providing investment advice on
behalf of our firm may be licensed as insurance agents. These persons will earn commission-based
compensation for selling insurance products, including insurance products they sell to you. Insurance
commissions earned by these persons are separate from our advisory fees. See the Fees and
Compensation section in this brochure for more information on the compensation received by
insurance agents who are affiliated with our firm.
Certain of SWMG Holdings, LLC's employees are also licensed insurance agents and/or Registered
Representatives of Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, a FINRA and SIPC member, and registered
broker/dealer. Please see Item 5 for more information.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading
SWMG Holdings, LLC has adopted a Code of Ethics ("the Code"), the full text of which is available to
you upon request. SWMG Holdings, LLC's Code has several goals. First, the Code is designed to
assist SWMG Holdings, LLC in complying with applicable laws and regulations governing its
investment advisory business. Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, SWMG Holdings, LLC
owes fiduciary duties to its clients. Pursuant to these fiduciary duties, the Code requires persons
associated with SWMG Holdings, LLC (managers, officers and employees) to act with honesty, good
faith and fair dealing in working with clients. In addition, the Code prohibits such associated persons
from trading or otherwise acting on insider information.
Next, the Code sets forth guidelines for professional standards for SWMG Holdings, LLC's associated
persons. Under the Code's Professional Standards, SWMG Holdings, LLC expects its associated
persons to put the interests of its clients first, ahead of personal interests. In this regard, SWMG
Holdings, LLC associated persons are not to take inappropriate advantage of their positions in relation
to SWMG Holdings, LLC clients.
Third, the Code sets forth policies and procedures to monitor and review the personal trading activities
of associated persons. From time to time SWMG Holdings, LLC's associated persons invest in the
same securities recommended to clients. Under its Code, SWMG Holdings, LLC has adopted
procedures designed to reduce or eliminate conflicts of interest that this could cause. The Code's
personal trading policies include procedures for limitations on personal securities transactions of
associated persons, reporting and review of such trading and pre-clearance of certain types of
personal trading activities. These policies are designed to discourage and prohibit personal trading
that would disadvantage clients. The Code also provides for disciplinary action as appropriate for
violations.
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Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
As outlined above, SWMG Holdings, LLC has adopted procedures to protect client interests when its
associated persons invest in the same securities as those selected for or recommended to clients. In
the event of any identified trading conflicts of interest, SWMG Holdings, LLC's goal is to place client
interests first.
Consistent with the foregoing, SWMG Holdings, LLC maintains policies regarding participation in initial
public offerings ("IPOs") and private placements to comply with applicable laws and avoid conflicts with
client transactions. If an associated person of SWMG Holdings, LLC wishes to participate in an IPO or
invest in a private placement, he or she must submit a pre-clearance request and obtain the approval
of the Chief Compliance Officer.
Finally, if associated persons trade with client accounts (i.e., in a bundled or aggregated trade), and
the trade is not filled in its entirety, the associated person's shares will be removed from the block, and
the balance of shares will be allocated among client accounts in accordance with SWMG Holdings,
LLC's written policy. No affiliated person may trade in a client's account in such a way as to
disadvantage any client.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Best Execution and Benefits of Brokerage Selection
When given discretion to select the brokerage firm that will execute orders in client accounts, SWMG
Holdings, LLC seeks "best execution" for client trades, which is a combination of a number of factors,
including, without limitation, quality of execution, services provided and commission rates. Therefore,
SWMG Holdings, LLC may use or recommend the use of brokers who do not charge the lowest
available commission in the recognition of research and securities transaction services, or quality of
execution. Research services received with transactions include proprietary or third-party research (or
any combination), and will be used in servicing any or all of SWMG Holdings, LLC's clients. Therefore,
research services received may not be used for the account for which the particular transaction was
affected.
SWMG Holdings, LLC recommends that clients establish brokerage accounts with Raymond James &
Associates, Inc. ("RJA"), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab"), or Fidelity Investments ("Fidelity")
[collectively the "Custodians"] FINRA registered broker-dealers, member SIPC, as the qualified
custodians to maintain custody of clients' assets. SWMG Holdings, LLC will also affect trades for client
accounts at the Custodians, or will in some instances, consistent with SWMG Holdings, LLC's duty of
best execution and specific agreement with each client, elect to execute trades elsewhere. Although
SWMG Holdings, LLC recommends that clients establish accounts at the Custodians, it is ultimately
the client's decision to custody assets with the Custodians. SWMG Holdings, LLC is independently
owned and operated and is not affiliated with the Custodians.
Fidelity charges SWMG Holdings, LLC $2,500 per quarter for their custodial services. This fee is not
charged once assets reach $25 million with Fidelity.
The Custodians provide SWMG Holdings, LLC with access to their institutional trading, custody,
reporting and related services, which are typically not available to the Custodians' retail investors. The
Custodians also make available various support services. Some of those services help SWMG
Holdings, LLC manage or administer our clients' accounts while others help SWMG Holdings, LLC
manage and grow our business. These services generally are available to independent investment
advisors on an unsolicited basis, at no charge to them. These services are not soft dollar
arrangements but are part of the institutional platform offered by the Custodians. The Custodians'
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brokerage services include the execution of securities transactions, custody, research, and access to
mutual funds and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to institutional investors
or would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment.
For SWMG Holdings, LLC client accounts maintained in their custody, the Custodians generally do not
charge separately for custody services but are compensated by account holders through commissions
and other transaction-related or asset-based fees for securities trades that are executed through the
Custodians or that settle into the Custodians' accounts. The Custodians also make available to
SWMG Holdings, LLC other products and services that benefit SWMG Holdings, LLC but do not
directly benefit its clients' accounts. Many of these products and services are used to service all or
some substantial number of SWMG Holdings, LLC accounts, including accounts not maintained at the
Custodians.
The Custodians' products and services that assist SWMG Holdings, LLC in managing and
administering clients' accounts include software and other technology that (i) provide access to client
account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements); (ii) facilitate trade execution and
allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts; (iii) provide pricing and other market data;
(iv) facilitate payment of SWMG Holdings, LLC's fees from its clients' accounts; and (v) assist with
back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
The Custodians also offer other services intended to help SWMG Holdings, LLC manage and further
develop its business enterprise. These services include: (i) technology compliance, legal and business
consulting; (ii) publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
(iii) access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance providers. The
Custodians make available, arrange and/or pay third-party vendors for the types of services rendered
to SWMG Holdings, LLC. The Custodians discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some
of these services or pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these services to SWMG
Holdings, LLC. The Custodians also provide other benefits such as educational events or occasional
business entertainment of SWMG Holdings, LLC personnel.
Some of the products, services and other benefits provided by the Custodians benefit SWMG
Holdings, LLC and do not benefit SWMG Holdings, LLC's client accounts. SWMG Holdings,
LLC's recommendation/requirement that a client place assets in the Custodians' custody may be
based in part on benefits the Custodians provide to SWMG Holdings, LLC, and not solely on the
nature, cost or quality of custody and execution services provided by the Custodians. SWMG Holdings,
LLC places trades for its clients' accounts subject to its duty to seek best execution and its other
fiduciary duties. In evaluating whether to recommend that clients custody their assets at the
Custodians, SWMG Holdings, LLC takes into account the availability of some of the foregoing products
and services and other arrangements as part of the total mix of factors it considers and not solely on
the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by the Custodians, which
creates a conflict of interest.
Directed Brokerage
The sole exception to our requirement that clients hold their assets at the Custodians is for clients who
request that we provide services to accounts that cannot be moved to the broker-dealer we select,
such as with assets held within employer retirement plans that either cannot be moved, or if it would
not be in the client's best interest for the assets to be rolled out of the plan. In such "directed
brokerage" arrangements, SWMG Holdings, LLC is not in a position to negotiate the commission rates
and other fees to be paid to the broker. The arrangement that SWMG Holdings, LLC has with the
Custodians is designed to maximize efficiency and to be cost effective. By directing brokerage
arrangements, the client acknowledges that these economies of scale and levels of efficiency are
generally compromised when alternative brokers are used. While every effort is made to treat clients
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fairly over time, the fact that a client is required to use the brokerage and/or custodial services of these
alternative service providers can in fact result in a certain degree of delay in executing trades for their
account(s) and otherwise adversely affect management of their account(s).
Aggregated Trade Policy
SWMG Holdings, LLC enters trades as a block where possible and when advantageous to clients
whose accounts have a need to buy or sell shares of the same security. This method permits the
trading of aggregate blocks of securities composed of assets from multiple client accounts. It allows
SWMG Holdings, LLC to execute trades in a timely, equitable manner, and may reduce overall costs to
clients
SWMG Holdings, LLC will only aggregate transactions when it believes that aggregation is consistent
with its duty to seek best execution (which includes the duty to seek best price) for its clients and is
consistent with the terms of SWMG Holdings, LLC's Investment Advisory Agreement with each client
for which trades are being aggregated. No advisory client will be favored over any other client; each
client that participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average share price for all SWMG
Holdings, LLC's transactions in a given security on a given business day. Transaction costs for
participating accounts will be assessed at the custodian's commission rate applicable to each account;
therefore, transaction costs vary among accounts. Accounts will be excluded from a block due to tax
considerations, client direction or other factors making the account's participation ineligible or
impractical.
SWMG Holdings, LLC will prepare, before entering an aggregated order, a written statement
("Allocation Statement") specifying the participating client accounts and how it intends to allocate the
order among those clients. If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among
clients in accordance with the Allocation Statement. If the order is partially filled, it will generally be
allocated pro-rata, based on the Allocation Statement, or randomly in certain circumstances.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the order will be allocated on a basis different from that specified in the
Allocation Statement if all client accounts receive fair and equitable treatment, and the reason for
different allocation is explained in writing and is approved by an appropriate individual/officer of SWMG
Holdings, LLC. SWMG Holdings, LLC's books and records will separately reflect, for each client
account included in a block trade, the securities held by and bought and sold for that account. Funds
and securities of clients whose orders are aggregated will be deposited with one or more banks or
broker-dealers, and neither the clients' cash nor their securities will be held collectively any longer than
is necessary to settle the transaction on a delivery versus payment basis; cash or securities held
collectively for clients will be delivered out to the custodian bank or broker-dealer as soon as
practicable following the settlement, and SWMG Holdings, LLC will receive no additional compensation
or remuneration of any kind as a result of the proposed aggregation.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Managed portfolios are reviewed at least quarterly but will be reviewed more often if requested by the
client, upon receipt of information material to the management of the portfolio, or at any time such
review is deemed necessary or advisable by SWMG Holdings, LLC. These factors generally include,
but are not limited to, the following: change in general client circumstances (marriage, divorce,
retirement); or economic, political or market conditions. James Sims and Scott Bishop, SWMG
Holdings, LLC's Managing Partners, review accounts in addition to Curt Mangold, Partner, Russell
Harris, Associate Financial Advisor and Ian Payne, Associate Financial Advisor.
For those clients to whom SWMG Holdings, LLC provides separate financial planning/consulting
services, reviews are conducted on an as needed or agreed upon basis. Such reviews are conducted
by one of SWMG Holdings, LLC's investment adviser representatives or principals.
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Account custodians are responsible for providing monthly or quarterly account statements which reflect
the positions (and current pricing) in each account as well as transactions in each account, including
fees paid from an account. Account custodians also provide prompt confirmation of all trading activity,
and year-end tax statements, such as 1099 forms. In addition, SWMG Holdings, LLC provides at least
an annual report for each managed portfolio. This written report normally includes a summary of
portfolio holdings and performance results. Additional reports are available at the request of the
client.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
As noted above, SWMG Holdings, LLC receives an economic benefit from the Custodians in the form
of support products and services it makes available to SWMG Holdings, LLC and other independent
investment advisors whose clients maintain accounts at the Custodians. These products and services,
how they benefit our firm, and the related conflicts of interest are described in Item 12 - Brokerage
Practices. The availability of the Custodians' products and services to SWMG Holdings, LLC is based
solely on our participation in the programs and not in the provision of any particular investment advice.
Neither the Custodians nor any other party is paid to refer clients to SWMG Holdings, LLC.
SWMG Holdings, LLC has arrangements with several attorneys and accountants, and insurance
professionals in Georgia and Colorado who may refer prospects to SWMG Holdings, LLC. SWMG
Holdings, LLC does not provide any direct compensation to these individuals for referring a prospect. A
client will not pay a higher fee due to these arrangements. SWMG Holdings, LLC may reciprocate the
referral and refer a client to an attorney or accountant in said states if deemed appropriate for the
client.
SWMG Holdings, LLC will provide a bonus to employees who bring in assets. The Employee must
comply with the requirements of the jurisdictions where they operate. The compensation consists of a
one-time, flat bonus upon a new advisory agreement being signed. You will not be charged additional
fees based on this compensation arrangement. Incentive based compensation is contingent upon you
entering into an advisory agreement with us. Therefore, the individual has a financial incentive to
recommend us to you for advisory services. This creates a conflict of interest; however, you are not
obligated to retain our firm for advisory services. Comparable services and/or lower fees may be
available through other firms.
SWMG Holdings, LLC currently provides the following bonuses to employees:
• $1,000 for bringing in new AUM of $100,000 or more.
• $1,000 for bringing on an annual planning client
• $500 for bringing on a one-time planning client
Item 15 Custody
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. ("RJA"), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab") and Fidelity are
the custodians of nearly all client accounts at SWMG Holdings, LLC. From time to time however,
clients select an alternate broker to hold accounts in custody. In any case, it is the custodian's
responsibility to provide clients with confirmations of trading activity, tax forms and at least quarterly
account statements. Clients are advised to review this information carefully, and to notify SWMG
Holdings, LLC of any questions or concerns. Clients are also asked to promptly notify SWMG
Holdings, LLC if the custodian fails to provide statements on each account held.
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From time to time and in accordance with SWMG Holdings, LLC's agreement with clients, SWMG
Holdings, LLC will provide additional reports. The account balances reflected on these reports should
be compared to the balances shown on the brokerage statements to ensure accuracy. At times there
may be small differences due to the timing of dividend reporting, pending trades or other similar issues.
The custodian will directly debit your account(s) for the payment of our advisory fees. This ability to
deduct our advisory fees from your accounts causes our firm to exercise limited custody over your
funds or securities. We do not have physical custody of any of your funds and/or securities. Your funds
and securities will be held with a bank, broker-dealer, or other qualified custodian. You will receive
account statements from the qualified custodian(s) holding your funds and securities at least quarterly.
The account statements from your custodian will indicate the amount of our advisory fees deducted
from your account(s) each billing period. You should carefully review account statements for accuracy.
Wire Transfer and/or Standing Letter of Authorization
When requested, our firm, or Advisory Representatives, will affect money movement from client
accounts to one or more third parties designated, in writing, by the client without obtaining written client
consent for each separate, individual transaction, as long as the client has provided us with written
authorization to do so. Such written authorization is known as a Standing Letter of Authorization. An
adviser with authority to conduct such third party money movement has access to the client's assets,
and therefore has custody of the client's assets in any related accounts.
However, we do not have to obtain a surprise annual audit, as we otherwise would be required to by
reason of having custody, as long as the following criteria are met:
1. You provide a written, signed instruction to the qualified custodian that includes the third party's
name and address or account number at a custodian;
2. You authorize us in writing to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or
from time to time;
3. Your qualified custodian verifies your authorization (e.g., signature review) and provides a
transfer of funds notice to you promptly after each transfer;
4. You can terminate or change the instruction;
5. We have no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the third party, the
address, or any other information about the third party;
6. We maintain records showing that the third party is not a related party to us nor located at the
same address as us; and
7. Your qualified custodian sends you, in writing, an initial notice confirming the instruction and an
annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
When we engage in third party standing letters of authorization, SWMG Holdings, LLC complies with
the conditions of the safe harbor provisions and is therefore exempt from the annual surprise exam
requirement for Advisers that have custody.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
As described above under Item 4 - Advisory Business, SWMG Holdings, LLC manages portfolios on
a discretionary basis. This means that after a financial plan is developed for the client's investment
portfolio, SWMG Holdings, LLC will execute that plan without specific consent from the client for each
transaction. For discretionary accounts, a Limited Power of Attorney ("LPOA") is executed by the
client, giving SWMG Holdings, LLC the authority to carry out various activities in the account, generally
including the following: trade execution; the ability to request checks on behalf of the client; and the
withdrawal of advisory fees directly from the account. SWMG Holdings, LLC then directs investment of
the client's portfolio using its discretionary authority. The client may limit the terms of the LPOA to the
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extent consistent with the client's investment advisory agreement with SWMG Holdings, LLC and the
requirements of the client's custodian. The discretionary relationship is further described in the
agreement between SWMG Holdings, LLC and the client.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
As a policy and in accordance with SWMG Holdings, LLC's client agreement, SWMG Holdings, LLC
does not vote proxies related to securities held in client accounts. The custodian of the account will
normally provide proxy materials directly to the client. Clients may contact SWMG Holdings, LLC with
questions relating to proxy procedures and proposals; however, SWMG Holdings, LLC generally does
not research particular proxy proposals.
Item 18 Financial Information
A. SWMG Holdings, LLC will not require you to prepay more than $1,200 and six or more months in
advance of receiving the advisory service.
B. SWMG Holdings, LLC does not have any financial condition or impairment that would prevent us
from meeting our contractual commitments to you.
C. SWMG Holdings, LLC has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
This section is not applicable to SWMG Holdings, LLC since it is not state registered. SWMG
Holdings, LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 20 Additional Information
Trade Errors
In the event a trading error occurs in your account, our policy is to restore your account to the position
it should have been in had the trading error not occurred. Depending on the circumstances, corrective
actions may include canceling the trade, adjusting an allocation, and/or reimbursing the account.
Class Action Lawsuits
We do not determine if securities held by you are the subject of a class action lawsuit or whether you
are eligible to participate in class action settlements or litigation nor do we initiate or participate in
litigation to recover damages on your behalf for injuries as a result of actions, misconduct, or
negligence by issuers of securities held by you.
IRA Rollover Considerations
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may recommend that you withdraw the assets
from your employer's retirement plan and roll the assets over to an individual retirement account
("IRA") that we will manage on your behalf. If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our
management, we will charge you an asset based fee as set forth in the agreement you executed with
our firm. This practice presents a conflict of interest because persons providing investment advice on
our behalf have an incentive to recommend a rollover to you for the purpose of generating fee based
compensation rather than solely based on your needs. You are under no obligation, contractually or
otherwise, to complete the rollover. Moreover, if you do complete the rollover, you are under no
obligation to have the assets in an IRA managed by our firm.
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Many employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan. Also,
current employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before they retire or change
jobs. In determining whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the following options
are available, you should consider the costs and benefits of:
1. Leaving the funds in your employer's (former employer's) plan.
2. Moving the funds to a new employer's retirement plan.
3. Cashing out and taking a taxable distribution from the plan.
4. Rolling the funds into an IRA rollover account.
Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages and before making a change we encourage
you to speak with your CPA and/or tax attorney.
If you are considering rolling over your retirement funds to an IRA for us to manage here are a few
points to consider before you do so:
1. Determine whether the investment options in your employer's retirement plan address your
needs or whether you might want to consider other types of investments.
a. Employer retirement plans generally have a more limited investment menu than IRAs.
b. Employer retirement plans may have unique investment options not available to the
public such as employer securities, or previously closed funds.
2. Your current plan may have lower fees than our fees.
a. If you are interested in investing only in mutual funds, you should understand the cost
structure of the share classes available in your employer's retirement plan and how the
costs of those share classes compare with those available in an IRA.
b. You should understand the various products and services you might take advantage of
at an IRA provider and the potential costs of those products and services.
3. Our strategy may have higher risk than the option(s) provided to you in your plan.
4. Your current plan may also offer financial advice.
5. If you keep your assets titled in a 401k or retirement account, you could potentially delay your
required minimum distribution beyond age 73.
6. Your 401k may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA; each state may vary.
a. Generally, federal law protects assets in qualified plans from creditors. Since 2005, IRA
assets have been generally protected from creditors in bankruptcies. However, there
can be some exceptions to the general rules so you should consult with an attorney if
you are concerned about protecting your retirement plan assets from creditors.
7. You may be able to take out a loan on your 401k, but not from an IRA.
8. IRA assets can be accessed any time; however, distributions are subject to ordinary income tax
and may also be subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless they qualify for an exception
such as disability, higher education expenses or the purchase of a home.
9. If you own company stock in your plan, you may be able to liquidate those shares at a lower
capital gains tax rate.
10.Your plan may allow you to hire us as the manager and keep the assets titled in the plan name.
It is important that you understand the differences between these types of accounts and to decide
whether a rollover is best for you. Prior to proceeding, if you have questions contact your investment
adviser representative, or call our main number as listed on the cover page of this brochure.
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