Overview
- Headquarters
- Mclean, VA
- Average Client Assets
- $10.1 million
- SEC CRD Number
- 113908
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 28.59%
- Total Client Accounts
- 15,272
- Discretionary Accounts
- 15,131
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 141
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Pension Consulting, Investment Advisor Selection
Regulatory Filings
Primary Brochure: 2026 SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADV 2A (2026-03-26)
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Item 1 Cover Page
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Spire Wealth Management, LLC
7901 Jones Branch Dr. Suite 800
McLean, VA 22102
Telephone: 703-657-6060
Email: SpireCompliance@spireip.com
Web Address: www.SpireIP.com
March 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Spire Wealth Management, LLC. If you have any questions about
the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 703-657-6060 or
info@spireip.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 SEC or with any state
securities authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Spire Wealth Management, LLC also is available
on the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by
a unique identifying number, known as a CRD number. Our firm's CRD number
is 113908.
Item 2 Material Changes
This Firm Brochure dated March 2025 provides you with a summary of Spire Wealth
Management, LLC's ("Spire") advisory services and fees, professionals, certain business
practices and policies, as well as actual or potential conflicts of interest, among other things.
This Item is used to provide our clients with a summary of new and/or updated information;
we will inform of the revision(s) based on the nature of the information as follows.
1. Annual Update:
We are required to update certain information at least annually, within 90 days of our firm's
fiscal year end (FYE) of December. We will provide you with either a summary of the revised
information with an offer to deliver the full revised Brochure within 120 days of our FYE or we
will provide you with our revised Brochure that will include a summary of those changes in this
Item.
2. Material Changes:
Changes in Key Personnel
Spire Wealth Management’s Chief Strategy Officer voluntarily departed the Firm earlier in the
year.
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The Firm replaced their Investment Management Agreement (“IMA”) with the Investment
Advisory Agreement (“IAA”) in October 2025 to update required regulatory language in the
document. All clients will be required to renew their advisory agreement by the end of October
2026. A sample copy of the IAA is available upon request.
The Firm’s Assets Under Management have been updated to reflect the values as of December
31, 2025.
Please contact your advisor or Spire at 703-657-6060 to request a copy of the entire brochure.
Spire’s brochure is also available via the SEC website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page
Item 2 Material Changes
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Item 3 Table of Contents
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Item 4 Advisory Business
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
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Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
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Item 7 Types of Clients
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Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, Risk of Loss
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Item 9 Disciplinary Information
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Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation, or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
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Item 12 Brokerage Practices
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Item 13 Review of Accounts
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Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15 Custody
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Investment Discretion
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Item 17 Voting Client Securities
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Item 18 Financial Information
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Spire Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC registered investment adviser with its principal
place of business located in McLean, Virginia. Spire Wealth Management, LLC began
conducting business in 2001.
Listed below are the firm's principal shareholders (i.e., those individuals and/or entities controlling
25% or more of this company).
Spire Investment Partners, LLC, Owner
In addition, the following information identifies those parties that indirectly own 25% or more of
our firm:
David L. Blisk, Chief Executive Officer
INVESTMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICES ("ISS")
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Our firm, through our Investment Adviser Representatives ("IAR") provides continuous advice
to a client regarding the investment of client funds based on the individual needs of the client.
Through personal discussions in which goals and objectives based on a client's particular
circumstances are established, we develop a client's personal investment profile and create
and manage a portfolio based on that profile. During our data gathering process, we determine
the client's individual objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As
appropriate, we also review and discuss a client's prior investment history, as well as family
composition and background.
We manage these advisory accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. Clients will
indicate their choice on our Investment Advisory Agreement ("IAA") as to how the account will
be managed. Account supervision is guided by the client's stated objectives (i.e., capital
appreciation, growth, income, or growth and income), as well as tax considerations.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of
securities, cash positions or industry sectors.
Our investment recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by
a broker/dealer or insurance company and will generally include advice regarding the following
securities:
Exchange-listed securities
Securities traded over-the-counter
Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
Municipal securities
Mutual fund shares
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
United States governmental securities
Options contracts on securities
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Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be
implemented/recommended when consistent with the client's stated investment objectives,
tolerance for risk, liquidity and suitability.
Our firm, through our IARs may provide portfolio management services to clients using model
asset allocation portfolios. Each model portfolio is designed to meet a particular investment goal.
Sub-Adviser Model Portfolio Strategies
Corbett Road Capital Management ("CRCM"), an SEC RIA and affiliate of Spire, offers model
portfolio strategies as a sub-adviser to some of Spire's clients. CRCM and Spire share a
common ownership through a joint venture where a percentage of the fees due to CRCM as
the sub-adviser are paid to Spire. These strategies are managed by dually registered
Investment Adviser Representatives of Spire and CRCM.
Corbett Road Capital Management, LLC provides investment management services to Advisors
and Institutions. The firm offers smarttactical™ Strategies with either their proprietary
macrocast™ or microcast™ risk overlays, tax-efficient tactical, actively managed, and asset
allocation strategies. Clients can blend these offerings allowing the final solution to be custom-
tailored to the client’s needs.
Tactical Solutions - Smarttactical™ Strategies enable a portfolio to be more
adaptive to changing market environments. These strategies can invest in any
exchange traded asset class and are not restricted by market cap, sector, or
geographic location. They may also hold a substantial fixed income or cash position
based upon the macrocast™ or microcast™ risk indicators.
Active Solutions - Actively managed strategies seeking long-term growth of capital.
Designed to remain fully invested throughout the economic cycle, weathering market
volatility, and generating alpha through stock selection.
Hybrid Solutions - This tax-effective hybrid model combines tactical and passive
risk management solutions designed to be used in taxable accounts. The hybrid
solution seeks to capture the risk reduction benefits of tactical management in a tax-
efficient manner.
Passive Solutions - Passive by nature, strategic by design—this asset allocation
solutions offers a simple way to build a broadly diversified core portfolio. Available in
allocation mixes spanning the target risk spectrum, the passive strategies establish a
client's long-term base portfolio using low-cost, passive ETF products. While strategic
adjustments are made on a year-to-year basis, these portfolios are designed to remain
invested throughout the economic cycle and market fluctuations. Providing broad
exposure to global equity, fixed income, and real estate markets, the passive solutions
can be used as a standalone solution or in conjunction with other strategies.
Corbett Road believes the foundation of long-term investing success is proper risk management
that goes beyond the diversification of traditional asset allocation. Through the combination of
passive, active, tactical, and hybrid strategies, CRCM delivers a comprehensive solution that
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strives to be proactive, adaptive, and responsive to changes in the market environment. This
blended solution is tailored to fit the client’s risk profile, improving adherence to the advisor’s
guidance, and assisting the client in achieving their financial goals.
STRATEGY DESCRIPTIONS
TACTICAL SOLUTIONS - MACROCAST™ (MX)
Opportunity MX
Investment Objective: The Opportunity MX Strategy is a tactical solution that seeks long-
term growth of capital and attempts to mitigate drawdowns during economic downturns by
reducing the strategy’s equity exposure.
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 35-40 individual equity positions,
though it may invest in ETF’s or other exchange traded assets when needed. It can invest
in any exchange traded asset class and is not restricted by market cap, sector, or
geographic location. Based upon macrocast™ indicators, this strategy may hold a
substantial fixed income or cash position as broader macroeconomic conditions
deteriorate and are deemed unfavorable.
Dynamic MX
Investment Objective: The Dynamic MX Strategy is a tactical solution that seeks long-term
growth of capital and attempts to mitigate drawdowns during economic downturns by
reducing the strategy’s equity exposure. The strategy invests exclusively in exchange-
traded funds (ETFs).
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 17-20 ETF positions and utilizes a
core/satellite approach to investing. It can invest in any exchange-traded fund (ETF), and
it primarily invests in broad market index ETFs, sector- and industry-specific ETFs, as well
as factor and style focused ETFs. Based upon macrocast™ indicators, this strategy may
hold a substantial fixed income or cash position as broader macroeconomic conditions
deteriorate and are deemed unfavorable.
Core Equity MX
Investment Objective: The Core Equity MX Strategy is a tactical solution that seeks long-
term growth of capital and attempts to mitigate drawdowns during economic downturns by
reducing the strategy’s equity exposure.
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 45-50 individual equity positions.
Based upon macrocast™ indicators, this strategy may hold a substantial fixed income or
cash position as broader macroeconomic conditions deteriorate and are deemed
unfavorable.
TACTICAL SOLUTIONS - MICROCAST™ (TX)
Opportunity TX
Investment Objective: The Opportunity TX Strategy is a tactical solution that seeks
moderate long-term growth of capital and attempts to mitigate market drawdowns during
periods of elevated volatility and weakening market internals by reducing the strategy’s
equity exposure.
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Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 35-40 individual equity positions,
though it may invest in ETF’s or other exchange traded assets when needed. It can invest
in any exchange traded asset class and is not restricted by market cap, sector, or
geographic location. Based upon microcast™ indicators, this strategy’s allocation to
equities will adjust to the prevailing market environment and may hold a substantial fixed
income or cash position when underlying market conditions are deemed unfavorable.
Dynamic TX
Investment Objective: The Dynamic TX Strategy is a tactical solution that seeks moderate
long-term growth of capital and attempts to mitigate market drawdowns during periods of
elevated volatility and weakening market internals by reducing the strategy’s equity
exposure. The strategy invests exclusively in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 17-20 ETF positions and utilizes a
core/satellite approach to investing. It can invest in any exchange-traded fund (ETF), and
it primarily invests in broad market index ETFs, sector- and industry-specific ETFs, as well
as factor and style focused ETFs. Based upon microcast™ indicators, this strategy’s
allocation to equities will adjust to the prevailing market environment and may hold a
substantial fixed income or cash position when underlying market conditions are deemed
unfavorable.
Core Equity TX
Investment Objective: The Core Equity TX Strategy is a tactical solution that seeks
moderate long-term growth of capital and attempts to mitigate market drawdowns during
periods of elevated volatility and weakening market internals by reducing the strategy’s
equity exposure.
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 45-50 individual equity positions. Based
upon microcast™ indicators, this strategy’s allocation to equities will adjust to the prevailing
market environment and may hold a substantial fixed income or cash position when
underlying market conditions are deemed unfavorable.
ACTIVE SOLUTIONS
Core Equity
Investment Objective: The Core Equity Strategy is an active solution that seeks long-term
growth of capital.
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets 45-50 equity positions and is designed to remain
invested through market volatility and
economic cycles.
Select Q
Investment Objective: The Select Q Strategy is an active solution that seeks long-term
aggressive growth of capital.
Investment Strategy: This strategy targets 25 individual equity positions. This actively
managed strategy is designed to remain fully invested through market volatility and
economic cycles.
Opportunity
Investment Objective: The Opportunity Strategy is an active strategy that seeks long-term
growth of capital.
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Investment Strategy: This strategy targets between 35-40 individual equity positions,
though it may invest in ETF’s or other exchange traded assets when needed. It can invest
in any exchange traded asset class and is not restricted by market cap, sector, or
geographic location. This actively managed strategy is designed to remain fully invested
through market volatility and economic cycles.
CRCM’s management fees for Sub-Advised Separately Managed Account management are
based upon a percentage of assets under management and range from 0.25% to 0.50% (See
CRCM’s ADV 2A for more details).
MANAGER OF MANAGERS PROGRAM
Spire Wealth Management, LLC, through its IARs may offer advisory management services to
clients through our Manager of Managers Program. We provide the client with an asset allocation
strategy developed through personal discussions in which the client's goals and objectives are
established based on the client's particular circumstances.
IARs perform management searches of various registered investment advisers. Based on the
client's individual circumstances and needs we determine which selected registered investment
adviser's ("adviser" or "asset manager") portfolio management style is appropriate for that client.
Factors considered in making this determination include account size, manager's fee, risk
tolerance, the opinion of each client and the investment philosophy of the selected asset manager.
Clients should refer to the asset manager's Firm Brochure or other disclosure document for a full
description of the services offered. Client meetings are available on a regular basis, or as
determined by the client, to review the account.
On an ongoing basis, the IAR monitors the performance of the asset manager(s). If we determine
that a particular adviser is not providing sufficient management services to the client or is not
managing the client's portfolio in a manner consistent with that client's objectives and risk tolerance
then we may move the client's portfolio to a different asset manager and/or program sponsor.
Under this scenario, our firm retains the discretion to hire and fire the asset manager and/or move
the client's portfolio to a different program.
We remain available to meet with the client to review and update, as necessary, the individual
objectives and risk tolerances. However, should there be any material change in the client's
personal and/or financial situation, we should be notified immediately to determine whether any
review and/or revision of the client's investment profile is warranted.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Our advisors may provide financial planning services. Financial planning is an evaluation of a
client's current and future financial state by using currently known variables to predict future cash
flows, asset values and withdrawal plans. Through the financial planning process, all questions,
information and analysis are considered as they impact and are impacted by the entire financial
and life situation of the client. Clients purchasing the Financial Plan (vs. the Financial Consultation)
will receive a written report which provides the client with a financial plan designed to assist the
client to achieve his or her financial goals and objectives.
In general, the financial plan can address any or all of the following areas:
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PERSONAL: We may review family records, budgeting, personal liability, estate
information and financial goals.
TAX & CASH FLOW: We may analyze the client's income tax and spending and
planning for past, current and future years; then illustrate the impact of various
investments on the client's current income tax and future tax liability.
INVESTMENTS: We may analyze investment alternatives and their effect on the client's
portfolio.
INSURANCE: We may review existing policies to ensure proper coverage for life, health,
disability, long-term care, liability, home and automobile.
RETIREMENT: We may analyze current strategies and investment plans to help the
client achieve his or her retirement goals.
DEATH & DISABILITY: We may review the client's cash needs at death, income needs
of surviving dependents, estate planning and disability income.
ESTATE: We may assist the client in assessing and developing long-term strategies,
including as appropriate, living trusts, wills, review estate tax, powers of attorney, asset
protection plans, nursing homes, Medicaid and elder law.
Our advisors gather required information through in-depth personal interviews. Information
gathered includes the client's current financial status, tax status, future goals, returns objectives
and attitudes towards risk. We carefully review documents supplied by the client, which may
include a questionnaire completed by the client, and prepare a written report.
Should the client choose to implement the recommendations contained in the plan, we suggest
the client work closely with his/her attorney, accountant, insurance agent, and/or advisor.
Implementation of financial plan recommendations is entirely at the client's discretion. We also
provide general non-securities advice on topics that may include tax and budgetary planning,
estate planning and business planning.
Financial Planning recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by
a broker-dealer or insurance company. All recommendations are of a generic nature. Select
planning services are available through some of our advisors, including subscription-based
services. The delivery and fees vary among our investment advisor representatives. Please
consult your advisor for specifics on their program and fees.
Spire's advisory fees are separate from and in addition to the fees paid to Lockwood. Separate
account managers who are unaffiliated with Lockwood will generally also assess their own
separate and additional fees. Participation in a wrap program may cost the participant more or
less than purchasing such services separately.
AMOUNT OF MANAGED ASSETS
As of the end of 2025, Spire Wealth Management managed $4.5 billion of client's assets on
both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.
This includes our client's assets managed by third-party money managers/other RIAs.
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Fees and Compensation
In most cases, the annual account management fees are payable monthly in arrears and are based
upon a percentage of assets under management and generally range from .02% to 2.25%. Values
are calculated using the average daily balance provided by our custodians.
Please see individual advisor for their fee schedule, which will be disclosed on the Investment
Advisory Agreement.
Certain separately managed account programs may charge fees in arrears and will have differing
methods of computing their fees. Please refer to the respective account program brochure for
specific information on their fees and schedules.
While Spire does not have a minimum account size, it is generally preferred to have a minimum
of $25,000 in assets under management. This account size may be negotiable under certain
circumstances. Spire may group certain related client accounts for the purposes of achieving the
minimum account size and determining the annualized fee.
Fees may also be billed on a fixed rate schedule as authorized by the client agreement. Fees may
be withdrawn directly from a specified account or by invoicing the client. Custodial statements will
reflect any fees deducted from the accounts.
Limited Negotiability of Advisory Fees:
Although Spire Wealth Management, LLC has established the aforementioned fee schedule(s),
the IAR retains the discretion to negotiate alternative fees on a client-by-client basis. Client facts,
circumstances and needs are considered in determining the fee schedule. These include the
complexity of the client, assets to be placed under management, anticipated future additional
assets; related accounts; portfolio style, account composition, reports, among other factors. The
specific annual fee schedule is identified in the Investment Advisory Agreement (IAA) between the
adviser and each client.
IARs in their separate capacity may be licensed as registered representatives of Spire Securities,
an affiliated broker-dealer and/or licensed as insurance agents or brokers. These individuals are
able to implement investment recommendations for clients for separate and typical compensation
(i.e., commissions, 12b-1 fees or other sales-related forms of compensation). This presents a
conflict of interest to the extent that these individuals recommend that a client invest in a security
which results in a commission being paid to the individuals. Spire IARs will not charge advisory
fees in addition to commissions or markups when securities products are sold through Spire
Securities. Clients are not under any obligation to engage these individuals when considering
implementation of advisory recommendations and clients have the option to purchase investment
products that our IARs recommend through other brokers or agents that are not affiliated with us.
The implementation of any or all recommendations is solely at the discretion of the client.
Financial Planning Fees
Spire Wealth Management, LLC's Financial Planning fee is determined based on the nature of the
services being provided by the individual advisor and the complexity of each client's
circumstances. All fees are agreed upon prior to entering into a contract with any client.
Our Financial Planning fees are negotiated between the client and the planner and are based on
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a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the nature and scope of the engagement. Fees are
typically calculated and charged on an hourly basis. Although the length of time it will take to
provide a Financial Plan will depend on each client's personal situation, we will provide an estimate
for the total hours at the start of the advisory relationship.
Our Financial Planning fees may be calculated and charged on a fixed fee basis, depending on
the specific arrangement reached with the client. Planning fees may be charged on an hourly
basis or on a subscription-based plan.
We may request a retainer upon completion of our initial fact-finding session with the client. The
balance is due upon completion of the plan. The client may be billed quarterly or on an annual
basis based on actual hours accrued. Financial planning fees are paid by check or by credit card.
General Information
Termination of the Advisory Relationship: A client agreement may be canceled at any time, by
either party, for any reason upon receipt of 30 days written notice. As disclosed above, certain
financial planning fees may be paid in advance of services provided. Upon termination of any
account, any prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded. In calculating a client's
reimbursement of fees, we will pro rate the reimbursement according to the number of days
remaining in the billing period.
Mutual Fund Fees: All fees paid to Spire Wealth Management, LLC for investment advisory
services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds and/or
ETFs to their shareholders. These fees and expenses are described in each fund's prospectus.
These fees will generally include a management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible
distribution fee and or a 12b-1 fee. If the fund also imposes sales charges, a client may pay an
initial or deferred sales charge. Spire Wealth will not participate in any distribution fees or sales
charges.
A client could invest in a mutual fund directly, without our services. In that case, the client would
not receive the services provided by our firm which are designed, among other things, to assist
the client in determining which funds are most appropriate to each client's financial condition and
objectives. Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged by the funds and our fees
to fully understand the total amount of fees to be paid by the client and to thereby evaluate the
advisory services being provided.
Many fund families will also make available share classes that may offer reduced or no fee fund
options. There may be restrictions on some of these funds. Our advisor's intent is to act in the best
interests of our client and therefore will endeavor to seek to purchase the most appropriate share
class that is available at the client's account custodian. A client's IAR is under no obligation to seek
out lower cost share classes available through other account custodians.
Wrap Fee Programs and Separately Managed Account Fees:
Clients participating in separately managed account programs may be charged various program
fees in addition to the advisory fee charged by our firm. Such fees may include the investment
advisory fees of the independent advisers, which may be charged as part of a wrap fee
arrangement. In evaluating such an arrangement, the client should also consider that, depending
upon the level of the fee charged by the broker-dealer, the amount of portfolio activity in the client's
account, and other factors, the wrap fee may or may not exceed the aggregate cost of such
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services if they were to be provided separately.
Additional Fees and Expenses:
In addition to our advisory fees, clients are also responsible for the fees and expenses charged by
custodians and imposed by broker dealers, including, but not limited to, any transaction charges
imposed by a broker dealer with which an independent investment manager effects transactions
for the client's account(s). Please refer to the "Brokerage Practices" section (Item 12) of this Form
ADV for additional information.
Asset-Based Pricing ("ABP"): In order to maintain similar pricing between each of our custodians,
we have negotiated the ABP amounts to similar levels between the custodians. In doing so, Spire's
negotiated rate with one of its custodians allows Spire to retain a portion of the ABP fee charged
on some of our advisory accounts, that are under the ABP model. This creates a conflict of interest
for Spire to recommend this custodian over others and to recommend ABP over non-ABP pricing.
Clients are hereby advised that this arrangement incentivizes Spire to recommend that clients
engage in ABP fee arrangements, as Spire would receive both its investment advisory fee and
would also retain whatever portion of the separately assessed account fee remained after payment
of the client’s Asset-Based transaction fee to the broker-dealer/custodian. However, our IARs are
not compensated based on (i) the recommendation of any custodian over another, or (ii) whether
a client selects ABP or non-ABP pricing. In any event, clients are free to select the custodian that
they prefer—with or without an ABP pricing arrangement. In an ABP arrangement, the broker-
dealer/custodian's applicable fee may decrease as the account assets increase.
In the alternative, the broker-dealer/custodian could charge a separate commission or transaction
fee upon the execution of an account transaction. This is referred to as Transaction Based Pricing.
Transaction-Based Pricing ("TBP"): Under a TBP arrangement, the amount of fees charged by
the broker-dealer/custodian to the client will vary depending upon the number of and type of
transactions that are placed for the account.
Clients maintain full discretion over whether to engage in TBP or ABP arrangements. Under either
scenario, the fees charged by the respective broker-dealer/custodian are separate from, and in
addition to any fees payable by the client to Spire. If Spire is asked to recommend which
transaction fee arrangement is most beneficial to a client, it would generally base its
recommendation upon whether, based upon anticipated account size and trade volume, Spire
reasonably believes that the client would benefit from one pricing arrangement over the other.
However, Spire’s investment decisions are often more heavily driven by security selection and
anticipated market conditions, as opposed to the amount of commission/transaction fees payable
by clients to the account broker-dealer/custodian. In addition, there can be no assurance that the
volume of transactions will be consistent from year-to-year based on market changes and security
selection. Therefore, given the variances in trading volume and pricing arrangements, any decision
by clients to engage in either an Asset-Based or Transaction-Based pricing might not ultimately
benefit the client’s account. Once the client has decided on the pricing type, it will be the
responsibility of the client to determine if a change should be made. Spire's advisors will not
monitor the account for the pricing type.
The client is responsible for payment of any ABP or TBP fees to the broker-dealer custodian.
However, Spire may assess and collect this fee from the client to be paid to the custodian.
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Grandfathering of Minimum Account Requirements
Pre-existing advisory clients are subject to Spire Wealth Management, LLC's minimum account
requirements and advisory fees in effect at the time the client entered into the advisory
relationship. Therefore, our firm's minimum account requirements may differ among some clients.
Limited Prepayment of Fees:
Under no circumstances do we require or solicit payment of fees in excess of $1,200 more than
six months in advance of services rendered.
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Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Spire Wealth Management, LLC, does not charge performance-based fees.
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Types of Clients
Spire Wealth Management, LLC provides advisory services to the following types of clients:
Individuals
High net worth individuals
Corporations or other businesses
Trusts and Retirement Plans
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, Risk of Loss
Our IARs may use any of the following methods of analysis in formulating their investment advice
and/or managing client assets:
Economic Analysis. We analyze overall economic trends and data as well as fiscal and
monetary policies to get a broad view of capital markets. Areas of analysis may include, but
are not limited to valuations, inflation, technical analysis, the aggregate economy, liquidity,
sentiment, the breath of the market, and momentum. the analysis enables us to develop
viewpoints indicating which asset classes, types, sectors, and styles may be overvalued/risky
vs. undervalued.
Fundamental Analysis. We attempt to measure the intrinsic value of a security by looking at
economic and financial factors (including the overall economy, industry conditions, and the
financial condition and management of the company itself) to determine if the company is
underpriced (indicating it may be a good time to buy) or overpriced (indicating it may be time to
sell).
Fundamental analysis does not attempt to anticipate market movements. This presents a
potential risk, as the price of a security can move up or down along with the overall market
regardless of the economic and financial factors considered in evaluating the stock.
Technical Analysis. We analyze past market movements and apply that analysis to the
present in an attempt to recognize recurring patterns of investor behavior and potentially
predict future price movement.
Technical analysis does not consider the underlying financial condition of a company. This
presents a risk in that a poorly-managed or financially unsound company may underperform
regardless of market movement.
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Cyclical Analysis. In this type of technical analysis, we measure the movements of a
particular stock against the overall market in an attempt to predict the price movement of the
security.
Quantitative Analysis. We use mathematical models in an attempt to obtain more accurate
measurements of a company's quantifiable data, such as the value of a share price or earnings
per share and predict changes to that data.
A risk in using quantitative analysis is that the models used may be based on assumptions that
prove to be incorrect.
Qualitative Analysis. We subjectively evaluate non-quantifiable factors such as quality of
management, labor relations, and strength of research and development factors not readily
subject to measurement and predict changes to share price based on that data.
A risk in using qualitative analysis is that our subjective judgment may prove incorrect.
Asset Allocation. Rather than focusing primarily on securities selection, we attempt to identify
an appropriate ratio of securities, fixed income, and cash suitable to the client's investment
goals and risk tolerance.
A risk of asset allocation is that the client may not participate in sharp increases in a particular
security, industry or market sector. Another risk is that the ratio of securities, fixed income, and
cash will change over time due to stock and market movements and, if not corrected, will no
longer be appropriate for the client's goals.
Mutual Fund and/or ETF Analysis. We look at the experience and track record of the
manager of the mutual fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if that manager has
demonstrated an ability to invest over a period of time and in different economic conditions. We
also look at the underlying assets in a mutual fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if there is
significant overlap in the underlying investments held in another fund(s) in the client's portfolio.
We also monitor the funds or ETFs in an attempt to determine if they are continuing to follow
their stated investment strategy.
A risk of mutual fund and/or ETF analysis is that, as in all securities investments, past
performance does not guarantee future results. A manager who has been successful may not
be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as we do not control the underlying
investments in a fund or ETF, managers of different funds held by the client may purchase the
same security, increasing the risk to the client if that security were to fall in value. There is also
a risk that a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the fund
or ETF, which could make the holding(s) less suitable for the client's portfolio.
Third-Party Money Manager Analysis. We examine the experience, expertise, investment
philosophies, and past performance of independent third-party investment managers in an
attempt to determine if that manager has demonstrated an ability to invest over a period of
time and in different economic conditions. We monitor the manager's underlying holdings,
strategies, concentrations and leverage as part of our overall periodic risk assessment.
Additionally, as part of our due-diligence process, we survey the manager's compliance and
business enterprise risks.
A risk of investing with a third-party manager who has been successful in the past is that he/she
may not be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as we do not control the
underlying investments in a third-party manager's portfolio, there is also a risk that a manager
may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the portfolio, making it a less
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suitable investment for our clients. Moreover, as we do not control the manager's daily
business and compliance operations, we may be unaware of the lack of internal controls
necessary to prevent business, regulatory or reputational deficiencies.
Risks for all forms of analysis. Our securities analysis methods rely on the assumption that
the companies whose securities we purchase and sell, the rating agencies that review these
securities, and other publicly-available sources of information about these securities, are
providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert to indications that data may be
incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be compromised by inaccurate or
misleading information.
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Our IARs may use any of the following strategies in managing client accounts, provided that such
strategies are appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the client's investment
objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations:
Tactical Strategies: Tactical strategies allow for a client's allocation to risk (asset allocation)
to be adjusted based upon the outlook provided by economic analysis. These adjustments may
be more sensitive or less sensitive to the relied upon economic analysis, based upon the
overarching tactical methodology and the degree of impact to the economic outlook the data
provides.
Long-term purchases: We purchase securities with the idea of holding them in the client's
account for a year or longer. Typically, we employ this strategy when:
we believe the securities to be currently undervalued, and/or
we want exposure to a particular asset class over time, regardless of the current
projection for this class.
A risk in a long-term purchase strategy is that by holding the security for this length of time,
we may not take advantage of short-term gains that could be profitable to a client. Moreover,
if our predictions are incorrect, a security may decline sharply in value before we make the
decision to sell.
Short-term purchases: When utilizing this strategy, we purchase securities with the idea of
selling them within a relatively short time (typically a year or less). We do this in an attempt to
take advantage of conditions that we believe will soon result in a price swing in the securities
we purchase.
Short sales: We borrow shares of a stock for your portfolio from someone who owns the stock
on a promise to replace the shares on a future date at a certain price. Those borrowed shares
are then sold. On the agreed-upon future date, we buy the same stock and return the shares
to the original owner. We engage in short selling based on our determination that the stock will
go down in price after we have borrowed the shares. If we are correct and the stock price has
gone down since the shares were purchased from the original owner, the client account realizes
the profit.
Margin transactions: We will purchase stocks for your portfolio with money borrowed from
your brokerage account. This allows you to purchase more stock than you would be able to
with your available cash and allows us to purchase stock without selling other holdings.
Option writing: We may use options as an investment strategy. An option is a contract that
gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset (such as a share of
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stock) at a specific price on or before a certain date. An option, just like a stock or bond, is a
security. An option is also a derivative, because it derives its value from an underlying asset.
The two types of options are calls and puts:
A call gives us the right to buy an asset at a certain price within a specific period of
time. We will buy a call if we have determined that the stock will increase substantially
before the option expires.
A put gives us the holder the right to sell an asset at a certain price within a specific
period of time. We will buy a put if we have determined that the price of the stock will
fall before the option expires.
We will use options to speculate on the possibility of a sharp price swing. We will also use options
to "hedge" a purchase of the underlying security; in other words, we will use an option purchase
to limit the potential upside and downside of a security we have purchased for your portfolio.
We use "covered calls", in which we sell an option on security you own. In this strategy, you
receive a fee for making the option available, and the person purchasing the option has the right
to buy the security from you at an agreed-upon price.
We use a "spreading strategy", in which we buy two or more option contracts (for example, a call
option that you buy and a call option that you sell) for the same underlying security. This
effectively puts you on both sides of the market, but with the ability to vary price, time and other
factors.
Risk of Loss: Clients should understand that investing in any securities, including mutual funds,
involves a risk of loss of both income and principal. We ask that you work with us to help us
understand your tolerance for risk. Certain products and product types incur unique or novel
risks, which are discussed more fully below.
Leveraged funds: Leveraged funds are not suitable for all investors. Leveraged index funds
employ strategies that seeks to magnify exposure to an index on a daily basis. They are intended
for use by investors who expect the relevant index to go up and want accelerated investment
gains when it does so. However, there is an increased risk of accelerated losses if the market
declines. The more a fund invests in leveraged instruments, the more the leverage will magnify
any gains or losses on those investments. A leveraged fund’s use of derivatives, such as futures,
options and swap agreements, may expose the fund’s investors to additional risks that they would
not be subject to if they invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. Leveraged
index funds seek to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific
benchmark, before fees and expenses, on a daily basis. Because these funds seek to track the
performance of their benchmark on a daily basis, mathematical compounding, especially with
respect to those funds that use leverage as part of their investment strategy, may prevent a fund
from correlating with the monthly, quarterly, annual or other period performance of its benchmark.
Due to the compounding of daily returns, leveraged funds’ returns over periods other than one
day will likely differ in amount and possibly direction from the benchmark return for the same
period. For those funds that consistently apply leverage, the value of the fund’s shares will tend
to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in its benchmark index.
Alternative Investments: We may introduce certain qualified clients to unaffiliated private
investments. Our role relative to the private investments is generally limited to our evaluation of
the benefits and limitations of the investment, which evaluation will be based exclusively upon
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our review of the investment’s documentation and/or information provided by the investment, its
sponsor or issuer, and/or third-party provider. Our clients are under absolutely no obligation to
consider or make an investment in a private investment(s).
Private investments generally involve various risk factors, including, but not limited to, potential
for complete loss of principal, liquidity constraints and lack of transparency, a complete
discussion of which is set forth in each investment’s offering documents, which will be provided
to each client for review and consideration. Unlike liquid investments that a client may own,
private investments do not provide daily liquidity or pricing. Each prospective client investor will
be required to complete a Subscription Agreement, Private Placement Memorandum, or similar
offering document pursuant to which the client shall establish that he/she is qualified for
investment and acknowledge and accept the various risk factors that are associated with such
an investment.
In the event that we reference private investments owned by the client on any supplemental
account reports, the value(s) for all private investments owned by the client will reflect the most
recent valuation provided by the investment’s sponsor or issuer. The current value of any private
investment could be significantly more or less than the original purchase price or the price
reflected in any supplemental account report. Unless otherwise agreed upon with the client, the
value of any private investment will be included in assets under management for the purposes
of calculating our fees.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
We are required to disclose any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client's or
prospective client's evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management.
found on
the
Each Investment Adviser Representative that has any disciplinary disclosure will have that record
available on FINRA's BrokerCheck website (www.FINRA.org) or calling toll free at 800-289-9999.
Information can also be
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site
(https://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Default.aspx).
During the period of Jan. 1, 2014, to May 31, 2018, Spire was found to have recommended or
held for advisory clients mutual fund share classes that charged 12b-1 fees instead of lower- cost
share classes of the same funds for which the clients may been eligible. Spire was found to
have failed to adequately disclose the receipt of these fees in our ADV.
Spire self-reported these violations to the SEC. The SEC accepted Spire's offer of settlement and
entered an administrative order. Without admitting or denying the findings, Spire consented to a
cease and desist, censure and disgorgement of all 12b-1 fee revenue and return that revenue to
the clients.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Some advisory personnel of Spire Wealth Management, LLC, are separately licensed as
registered representatives of Spire Securities, LLC (a FINRA registered broker-dealer). These
individuals can effect separate securities transactions for which they will receive separate, yet
customary compensation.
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Clients should be aware that the receipt of this additional compensation creates a conflict of
interest and could affect the judgment of these individuals when making recommendations.
Policies and procedures have been put into place to monitor and restrict this activity.
Some advisory personnel of our firm, in their individual capacities, are agents for various
insurance companies. As such, these individuals are able to receive separate, yet customary
commission compensation resulting from implementing insurance product transactions on behalf
of advisory clients. Clients, however, are not under any obligation to engage these individuals
when considering implementation of insurance recommendations. The implementation of any or
all recommendations is solely at the discretion of the client.
Clients should be aware that the receipt of this additional compensation by Spire Wealth
Management, LLC and its management persons or IARs creates a conflict of interest that may
impair the objectivity of our firm and these individuals when making advisory recommendations.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC takes the following steps to address this conflict:
we disclose to clients the existence of all material conflicts of interest.
we disclose to clients that they are not obligated to purchase recommended
investment products from our employees or affiliated companies.
we collect, maintain and document accurate, complete and relevant client
background information, including the client's financial goals, objectives and risk
tolerance.
we require that our employees seek prior approval of any outside employment
activity so that we may ensure that any conflicts of interests in such activities are
properly addressed.
we periodically monitor these outside employment activities to verify that any
conflicts of interest continue to be properly addressed by our firm.
Spire also benefits from a Client Benefit Agreement which provides for a pre-negotiated
reimbursement of Transfer of Account Exit Fees when a new client transfers to Schwab. These
funds are used to cover the fees that our clients' accounts will bear if the assets of those accounts
are transferred to Schwab. Schwab will credit those fees to the client's accounts directly and not
through Spire.
Schwab will also assist Spire by offering payment for eligible third-party vendor services and
services provided by Schwab affiliates, on a negotiated basis, for Marketing, Technology,
Consulting or Research expenses. These payments are based upon transferred assets held at
Schwab.
Some of Spire's advisory personnel are dually licensed with Corbett Road Capital Management
("CRCM") - an SEC RIA. CRCM and Spire share a common ownership through a joint venture
between Spire's parent company, Spire Investment Partners and Corbett Road Investment
Partners.
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Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
Our firm has adopted a Code of Ethics which sets forth high ethical standards of business conduct
that we require of our employees, including compliance with applicable federal securities laws.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC and our personnel owe a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith
towards our clients, and have an obligation to adhere not only to the specific provisions of the
Code of Ethics but to the general principles that guide the Code.
Our Code of Ethics includes policies and procedures for the review of securities transactions
reports. Among other things, our Code of Ethics also requires the prior approval of any
acquisition of securities in a limited offering (e.g., private placement) or an initial public offering.
Our code also provides for oversight, enforcement and recordkeeping provisions.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC's Code of Ethics further includes the firm's policy prohibiting the
use of material non-public information. While we do not believe that we have any particular
access to non-public information, all employees are reminded that such information may not be
used in a personal or professional capacity.
A copy of our Code of Ethics is available to our advisory clients and prospective clients via our
internet site (www.spireip.com). You may also request a copy by email sent to info@spireip.com,
or by calling us at 703-657-6060.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC and individuals associated with our firm are prohibited from
engaging in principal transactions.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC and individuals associated with our firm are prohibited from
engaging in agency cross transactions.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
For discretionary clients, Spire Wealth Management, LLC requires these clients to provide us
with written authority to determine the broker dealer to use and the commission costs that will be
charged to these clients for these transactions. These disclosures are made using the Investment
Advisory Agreement (IAA). These clients must include any limitations on this discretionary
authority in this written authority statement. Clients may change/amend these limitations as
required. Such amendments must be provided to us in writing.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC does not have any soft-dollar arrangements and does not
receive any soft-dollar benefits.
As a matter of practice, Spire Wealth Management, LLC may block client trades and allocate
accordingly. Our clients may receive volume discounts due to this blocking.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC may recommend that clients establish brokerage accounts with
the Schwab Advisor Services, a division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab"), a FINRA
registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, to maintain custody of clients' assets and to effect trades
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for their accounts. Although we may make this recommendation that clients establish accounts
at Schwab, it is the client's decision to custody assets with Schwab. Spire Wealth Management,
LLC is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Schwab.
Schwab provides Spire Wealth Management, LLC with access to its institutional trading and
custody services, which are typically not available to Schwab retail investors. These services
generally are available to independent investment advisers on an unsolicited basis, at no charge
to them so long as a total of at least $10 million of the adviser's clients' assets are maintained in
accounts at Schwab Institutional. Schwab's 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 our client accounts maintained in its custody, Schwab generally does not charge separately
for custody services but is compensated by account holders through commissions and other
transaction-related or asset-based fees for securities trades that are executed through Schwab
or that settle into Schwab accounts.
Schwab also will receive a fee (generally lower than the applicable commission on trades it
executes) for clearance and settlement of trades executed through broker-dealers other than
Schwab. Schwab’s fees for trades executed at other broker-dealers are in addition to the other
broker-dealer’s fees. Thus, Spire may have an incentive to cause trades to be executed through
Schwab rather than another broker-dealer. Spire, nevertheless, acknowledges its duty to seek
best execution of trades for client accounts. Trades for client accounts held in custody at Schwab
may be executed through a different broker-dealer than trades for Spire's other clients. Thus,
trades for accounts custodied at Schwab may be executed at different times and different prices
than trades for other accounts that are executed at other broker- dealers.
Schwab Institutional also makes available to our firm other products and services that benefit
Spire Wealth Management, LLC but may not directly benefit our clients' accounts. Many of these
products and services may be used to service all or some substantial number of our client
accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab.
Schwab's products and services that assist us in managing and administering our 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 research, pricing and other market data
iv.
facilitate payment of our fees from clients' accounts; and
v.
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Schwab Institutional also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop
our business enterprise. These services include:
i.
compliance, legal and business consulting
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ii.
publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
iii.
access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance
providers.
Schwab may make available, arrange and/or pay third-party vendors for the types of services
rendered to Spire Wealth Management, LLC. Schwab Institutional may 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 our firm. Schwab Institutional also provides other benefits such as
educational events or occasional business entertainment of our personnel. In evaluating whether
to recommend or require that clients custody their assets at Schwab, we may consider the
availability of some of the foregoing products and services and other arrangements as part of the
total mix of factors we consider and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and
brokerage services provided by Schwab, which creates a conflict of interest.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC has an arrangement with National Financial Services LLC and
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (collectively, and together with all affiliates, "Fidelity") through
which Fidelity provides our firm with "institutional platform services." The institutional platform
services include, among others, brokerage, custody, and other related services. Fidelity's
institutional platform services that assist us 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 research, pricing and other
market data; (iv) facilitate payment of fees from its clients' accounts; and (v) assist with back-
office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Fidelity also offers other services intended to help our firm manage and further develop its
advisory practice. Such services include, but are not limited to, performance reporting, financial
planning, contact management systems, third party research, publications, access to educational
conferences, roundtables and webinars, practice management resources, access to consultants
and other third-party service providers who provide a wide array of business-related services and
technology with whom Spire Wealth Management, LLC may contract directly.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC is independently operated and owned and is not affiliated with
Fidelity.
Fidelity generally does not charge its advisor clients separately for custody services but is
compensated by account holders through commissions and other transaction-related or asset-
based fees for securities trades that are executed through Fidelity or that settle into Fidelity
accounts (i.e., transactions fees are charged for certain no-load mutual funds, commissions are
charged for individual equity and debt securities transactions). Fidelity provides access to many
no-load mutual funds without transaction charges and other no-load funds at nominal transaction
charges.
As a result of receiving such services for no additional cost, we have an incentive to continue to
use or expand the use of Fidelity's services. We examined this conflict of interest when we chose
to enter into the relationship with Fidelity and have determined that the relationship is in the best
interests of Spire Wealth Management, LLC's clients, and satisfies our client obligations,
including our duty to seek best execution.
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Spire Wealth Management, LLC has an arrangement with Pershing Advisor Solutions ("PAS")
a Bank of New York Mellon Co. through which PAS provides our firm with "institutional platform
services." The institutional platform services include, among others, brokerage, custody, and
other related services. PAS's institutional platform services that assist us in managing and
administering clients' accounts include software and other technology that a) provide access to
client account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements); b) facilitate trade
execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts; c) provide research,
pricing and other market data; d) facilitate payment of fees from its clients' accounts; and e) assist
with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Determination of Best Execution among custodians
A client may pay a commission that is higher than another qualified broker-dealer might charge
to affect the same transaction where we determine in good faith that the commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services received. In seeking
best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the
transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a
broker-dealer's services, including the value of research provided, execution capability,
commission rates, and responsiveness. Accordingly, while Spire Wealth Management, LLC will
seek competitive rates, to the benefit of all clients, we may not necessarily obtain the lowest
possible commission rates for specific client account transactions. Although the investment
research products and services that may be obtained by us will generally be used to service all
of our clients, a brokerage commission paid by a specific client may be used to pay for research
that is not used in managing that specific client's account.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
REVIEWS: While the underlying securities within Individual Portfolio Management Services
accounts are continually monitored, these accounts may be further reviewed, at least annually
by their investment advisor representative. Accounts are reviewed in the context of each client's
stated investment objectives and guidelines. More frequent reviews may be triggered by material
changes in variables such as the client's individual circumstances, or the market, political or
economic environment.
REPORTS: In addition to the monthly statements and confirmations of transactions that clients
receive from their custodians, our advisors may individually provide reports summarizing account
performance, balances and holdings. These reports are produced by third party vendors believed
to be reliable.
MANAGER OF MANAGERS PROGRAM
REVIEWS: The performance of the registered investment adviser(s) selected to manage client
portfolios within our Manager of Managers Program is continually monitored by our advisor. More
frequent reviews may be triggered by material changes in variables such as the client's individual
circumstances, or the market, political or economic environment.
REPORTS: In addition to the monthly statements and confirmations of transactions that these
clients receive from their respective custodian, the asset manager(s) selected by Spire Wealth
Management, LLC's advisors to manage the client's portfolio(s) within our Manager of Managers
Program may provide the client with written quarterly performance reports. Unless otherwise
contracted for, we do not typically provide additional reports.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
REVIEWS: While reviews may occur at different stages depending on the nature and terms of
the specific engagement, typically no formal reviews will be conducted for Financial Planning
clients unless otherwise contracted for.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Schwab Advisor Network® (“the Service”). The Service is designed to help investors find an
independent investment adviser. Schwab is a broker-dealer independent of and unaffiliated with
Spire. Schwab does not supervise Advisor and has no responsibility for Spire's management of
clients’ portfolios or Advisor’s other advice or services. Spire pays Schwab fees to receive client
referrals through the Service. Spire's participation in the Service may raise potential conflicts of
interest described below.
Spire pays Schwab a Participation Fee on all referred clients’ accounts that are maintained in
custody at Schwab and a Non-Schwab Custody Fee on all accounts that are maintained at, or
transferred to, another custodian. The Participation Fee paid by Spire is a percentage of the fees
the client owes to Spire or a percentage of the value of the assets in the client’s account, subject
to a minimum Participation Fee. Spire pays Schwab the Participation Fee for so long as the
referred client’s account remains in custody at Schwab. The Participation Fee is billed to Spire
quarterly and may increase, decrease or be waived by Schwab from time to time. The
Participation Fee is paid by Spire and not by the client.
Spire has agreed not to charge clients, referred through the Service, fees or costs greater
than the fees or costs Spire charges clients with similar portfolios who were not referred
through the Service.
Spire generally pays Schwab a Non-Schwab Custody Fee if custody of a referred client’s account
is not maintained by, or assets in the account are transferred from Schwab. This fee does not
apply if the client was solely responsible for the decision not to maintain custody at Schwab. The
Non-Schwab Custody Fee is a one-time payment equal to a percentage of the assets placed
with a custodian other than Schwab. The Non-Schwab Custody Fee is higher than the
Participation Fees Advisor generally would pay in a single year. Thus, Spire will have an incentive
to recommend that client accounts be held in custody at Schwab.
The Participation and Non-Schwab Custody Fees will be based on assets in accounts of Spire's
clients who were referred by Schwab and those referred clients’ family members living in the
same household. Thus, Spire will have incentives to encourage household members of clients
referred through the Service to maintain custody of their accounts and execute transactions at
Schwab and to instruct Schwab to debit Spire's fees directly from the accounts.
This service is available to clients who hold Schwab brokerage accounts. Certain types of
retirement accounts, including, but not limited to Company Retirement Accounts, are not eligible.
Clients may include individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, corporations and other entities other than government entities.
As of June 2025, Spire Wealth Management is no longer participating in the receipt of new
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referrals. However, as outlined above, the Firm is still responsible for the payment of fees for
existing clients that initially were brought to the Firm through the SAN program.
Fidelity Wealth Advisor Solutions®. Spire Wealth Management participates in the Fidelity
Wealth Advisor Solutions® Program (the "WAS Program"), through which Spire receives referrals
from Fidelity personnel and Workplace Advisors LLC (FPWA), a registered investment adviser
and Fidelity Investments company. Spire is independent and not affiliated with FPWA or any
Fidelity Investments company. FPWA does not supervise or control Spire, and FPWA has no
responsibility or oversight for Spire's provision of investment management or other advisory
services.
Under the WAS Program, FPWA acts as a solicitor for Spire, and Spire pays referral fees to
FPWA for each referral received based on Spire's assets under management attributable to each
client referred by FPWA or members of each client’s household. The WAS Program is designed
to help investors find an independent investment advisor, and any referral from FPWA to Spire
does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by FPWA of Spire's particular investment
management services or strategies. More specifically, Spire pays the following amounts to FPWA
for referrals: the sum of (i) an annual percentage of 0.10% of any and all assets in client accounts
where such assets are identified as "fixed income" assets by FPWA and (ii) an annual percentage
of 0.25% of all other assets held in client accounts. In addition, Spire has agreed to pay FPWA
a minimum annual fee amount in connection with its participation in the WAS Program. These
referral fees are paid by Spire and not the client.
To receive referrals from the WAS Program, Spire must meet certain minimum participation
criteria, but Advisor may have been selected for participation in the WAS Program as a result of
its other business relationships with FPWA and its affiliates, including Fidelity Brokerage
Services, LLC ("FBS"). As a result of its participation in the WAS Program, Spire has a conflict
of interest with respect to its decision to use certain affiliates of FPWA, including FBS, for
execution, custody and clearing for certain client accounts, and IAR has an incentive to suggest
the use of FBS and its affiliates to its advisory clients, whether or not those clients were referred
to Spire as part of the WAS Program. Under an agreement with FPWA, Spire has agreed that
IAR will not charge clients more than the standard range of advisory fees disclosed in its Form
ADV 2A Brochure to cover solicitation fees paid to FPWA as part of the WAS Program. Pursuant
to these arrangements, Spire has agreed not to solicit clients to transfer their brokerage accounts
from affiliates of FPWA or establish brokerage accounts at other custodians for referred clients
other than when Spire's fiduciary duties would so require, and Advisor has agreed to pay FPWA
a one-time fee equal to 0.75% of the assets in a client account that is transferred from FPWA’s
affiliates to another custodian; therefore, Spire may have an incentive to suggest that referred
clients and their household members maintain custody of their accounts with affiliates of FPWA.
However, participation in the WAS Program does not limit Spire's duty to select brokers on the
basis of best execution.
Our advisors may also receive individual client referrals from outside of our SAN and WAS
programs for investment advisory services. These may come from accountants, other RIAs or
other professionals. If approved, Spire will pay to these promotors a portion of the management
fee collected by Spire from the client.
Our firm may pay referral fees to independent persons or firms ("Solicitors") for introducing clients
to us. This includes our participation in the SAN and WAS programs detailed above. Whenever
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we pay a referral fee, we require the Solicitor to provide the prospective client with a copy of this
document (our Firm Brochure) and a separate disclosure statement that includes the following
information:
i.
the Solicitor's name and relationship with our firm.
ii.
the fact that the Solicitor is being paid a referral fee.
iii.
the amount of the fee; and
iv. whether the fee paid to us by the client will be increased above our normal fees
in order to compensate the Solicitor.
As a matter of firm practice, the advisory fees paid to us by clients referred by solicitors are not
increased as a result of any referral.
It is Spire Wealth Management, LLC's policy not to accept or allow our related persons to accept
any form of compensation, including cash, sales awards or other prizes, from a non- client in
conjunction with the advisory services we provide to our clients.
We receive an economic benefit from our Custodians (Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing Advisory
Services and TD Ameritrade) in the form of the support products and services they make
available to us. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of
interest are described above under Item 12 Brokerage Practices. The availability to us of these
products and services is not based on us giving particular investment advice, such as buying
particular securities for our clients.
Notwithstanding the above compensation disclosure, transition assistance programs may be
offered by Spire to attract certain investment adviser representatives. This transition assistance
may include forgivable loans, which are based in part on the number of client and amount of
assets managed by the investment adviser representative.
As of December 2025, Spire Wealth Management is no longer participating in the receipt of new
referrals. However, as outlined above, the Firm is still responsible for the payment of fees for
existing clients that initially were brought to the Firm through the WAS program.
Item 15 Custody
Under government regulations, we are deemed to have custody of a client’s assets if the client
authorizes us to instruct our custodians to deduct our advisory fees directly from the client’s
account. Our custodians (Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing Advisor Solutions) maintain actual
custody of clients’ assets. Clients receive account statements directly from these custodians at
least quarterly. They will be sent to the email or postal mailing address the client provides to
them. Clients should carefully review those statements promptly when received. We also urge
clients to compare those account statements to the periodic consolidated statements that we
may provide directly to our clients.
We previously disclosed in the "Fees and Compensation" section (Item 5) of this Brochure that
our firm directly debits advisory fees from client accounts. As part of this billing process, the
client's custodian is advised of the amount of the fee to be deducted from that client's account.
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On at least a quarterly basis, the custodian is required to send to the client a statement showing
all transactions within the account during the reporting period.
Because the custodian does not calculate the amount of the fee to be deducted, it is important
for clients to carefully review their custodial statements to verify the accuracy of the calculation,
among other things. Clients should contact us directly if they believe that there may be an error
in their statement.
Clients setting up Standing Letters of Authorization (SLOA) may have given our IARs custody in
that they are providing them the means to move client assets from their managed accounts to
other accounts or institutions. Our firm utilizes these SLOAs of our custodians to better service
the needs of our clients. We have developed policies and procedures to monitor the use of these
SLOAs, making sure that they are structured and used so that the IAR does not have discretion
as to the amount, payee and or timing.. Structuring our procedures according to the guidance
provided by the SEC to the IAA, we will adhere to those requirements provided in the guidance.
Our firm does not have actual custody of client accounts.
Item 16
Investment Discretion
Clients may hire us to provide discretionary asset management services, in which case we place
trades in a client's account without contacting the client prior to each trade to obtain the client's
permission.
Our discretionary authority includes the ability to do the following without contacting the client:
determine the security to buy or sell; and/or
determine the amount of the security to buy or sell
Clients give us discretionary authority when they sign a discretionary agreement with our firm
and may limit this authority by giving us written instructions. Clients may also change/amend
such limitations by once again providing us with written instructions.
MANAGER OF MANAGERS PROGRAM
As previously disclosed in Item 4 of this brochure, we do not "manage" client portfolios in the
traditional sense of the definition, rather Spire Wealth Management, LLC manages the managers
of client portfolios within this program. Accordingly, clients participating in this program grant us
authority to hire and fire the selected asset manager(s) managing client accounts.
Clients give us this authority when they sign a discretionary agreement with our firm and may
limit this authority by giving us written instructions. Clients may change/amend these limitations
by once again providing us with written instructions.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
As a matter of firm policy, we do not vote proxies on behalf of clients. Therefore, although our
firm may provide investment advisory services related to client investment assets, clients
maintain exclusive responsibility for: (1) directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers
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of securities beneficially owned by the client shall be voted, and (2) making all elections relative
to any mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, bankruptcy proceedings or other type events
pertaining to the client's investment assets. Clients are responsible for instructing each custodian
of the assets, to forward to the client copies of all proxies and shareholder communications
relating to the client's investment assets.
We may provide clients with consulting assistance regarding proxy issues if they contact us with
questions at our principal place of business.
In addition, Spire will not accept responsibility for assisting with any class actions on behalf of
clients.
Item 18 Financial Information
As an advisory firm that maintains discretionary authority for client accounts, we are also required
to disclose any financial condition that is reasonable likely to impair our ability to meet our
contractual obligations.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC has no such financial circumstances to report.
Under no circumstances do we require or solicit payment of fees in excess of $1,200 per client
more than six months in advance of services rendered. Therefore, we are not required to include
a financial statement.
Spire Wealth Management, LLC has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time
during the past ten years.
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