Overview

Assets Under Management: $2.7 billion
Headquarters: ATLANTA, GA
High-Net-Worth Clients: 945
Average Client Assets: $2 million

Services Offered

Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Pension Consulting, Investment Advisor Selection, Educational Seminars

Fee Structure

Primary Fee Schedule (STATEGIC BLUEPRINT DISCLOSURE BROCHURE)

MinMaxMarginal Fee Rate
$0 $250,000 2.25%
$250,001 $500,000 2.15%
$500,001 $1,000,000 2.00%
$1,000,001 $2,000,000 1.75%
$2,000,001 $5,000,000 1.50%
$5,000,001 and above Negotiable
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total AssetsAnnual FeesAverage Fee Rate
$1 million $21,000 2.10%
$5 million $83,500 1.67%
$10 million Negotiable Negotiable
$50 million Negotiable Negotiable
$100 million Negotiable Negotiable

Clients

Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 945
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 66.15
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $2 million
Total Client Accounts: 9,067
Discretionary Accounts: 8,927
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 140

Regulatory Filings

CRD Number: 284840
Filing ID: 1995815
Last Filing Date: 2025-06-04 13:54:00
Website: https://strategicblueprint.net

Form ADV Documents

Additional Brochure: STATEGIC BLUEPRINT DISCLOSURE BROCHURE (2025-05-21)

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Form ADV Part 2A Disclosure Brochure This Disclosure Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Strategic Blueprint, LLC (“Strategic Blueprint”). If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at 678.954.4130. 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. Strategic Blueprint is a registered Investment Adviser. Registration of an Investment Adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. Additional information about Strategic Blueprint (CRD #284840) is also available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Strategic Blueprint, LLC 2200 Century Parkway, Suite 500 Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (678) 954-4130 www.StrategicBlueprint.net May 15, 2025 i ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES The Strategic Blueprint, LLC (“Strategic Blueprint”) published its annual update of the Brochures on March 28, 2025. Revisions since the previous annual update on March 26, 2024 include: 1. On July 1, 2024, Items 5 and 8 were revised to update annuities upon which the firm provides advisory services and the risks associated with them. 2. On October 17, 2024, in Items 4 and 5, advisory services and fees regarding our Turnkey Asset Management Programs (“TAMPs”) were further clarified. 3. On January 15, 2025, Item 5 was revised to update conflicts of interest regarding sub- adviser selection by Advisory Representatives. Annual Update We will provide you a Summary of Material Changes to this and subsequent Brochures within 120 days of the close of our business fiscal year (December 31). We will provide other ongoing disclosure information about material changes as necessary. Brochure Availability We will provide our most current Brochure upon request at any time, without charge. Our Brochure may be requested by contacting our Chief Compliance Officer at 678.954.4130. Additional information about Strategic Blueprint (CRD #126514) and its Advisory Representatives is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. (Material Changes Rev.03.28.2025) ii ITEM 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................ iii ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS .................................................................................................................................. 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, PRINCIPALS, AND TYPES OF SERVICES .......................................................... 1 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................... 1 SUB-ADVISER MANAGER SELECTION PROGRAMS ........................................................................................ 2 THIRD-PARTY MANAGED SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNTS (“SMAs”) ................................................... 3 TURNKEY ASSET MANAGER PROGRAMS (“TAMPs”) ...................................................................................... 3 FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES and FINANCIAL CONSULTING .................................................................. 3 SUBSCRIPTION ADVISORY SERVICES ............................................................................................................. 5 FAMILY OFFICES SERVICES .............................................................................................................................. 6 LECTURES AND SEMINARS ............................................................................................................................... 6 CLIENT TAILORED SERVICES AND CLIENT IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS ........................................................ 6 ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION........................................................................................................................ 6 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FEES AND COMPENSATION .................................................................................. 6 SUB-ADVISER MANAGER SELECTION PROGRAMS ............................................................................................ 8 TURNKEY ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FEES AND COMPENSATION ................................................... 8 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONSULTATION FEES AND COMPENSATION ...................................................... 9 RETIREMENT PLAN AND CONSULTING COMPENSATION .................................................................................. 9 LECTURE AND SEMINAR FEES AND COMPENSATION ..................................................................................... 10 SUBSCRIPTION ADVISORY SERVICES FEES AND COMPENSATION .............................................................. 10 ADDITIONAL FEES, COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES ..................................................................................... 10 NEGOTIATION OF FEES AND COMPENSATION ................................................................................................. 11 POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................... 11 ITEM 6 – PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 13 ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS .................................................................................................................................... 14 ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS ....................................... 14 ITEM 9 – DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION................................................................................................................... 20 iii ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS .......................................................... 20 ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS ..................................................................................................................................... 21 ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES ....................................................................................................................... 22 ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS .......................................................................................................................... 24 ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION ............................................................................ 25 OTHER COMPENSATION ...................................................................................................................................... 25 CLIENT REFERRALS THROUGH TESTIMONIALS AND ENDORSEMENTS ....................................................... 27 ITEM 15 – CUSTODY .................................................................................................................................................. 28 ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION ..................................................................................................................... 29 ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES.................................................................................................................. 29 ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................... 29 iv ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS, PRINCIPALS, AND TYPES OF SERVICES Strategic Blueprint, LLC (“Strategic Blueprint”) is an Investment Adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Strategic Blueprint is an Atlanta-based, Georgia corporation, formed in July 2016, and a wholly owned subsidiary of SFA Holdings, Inc. (“SFAH”). Strategic Blueprint is under common control with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., SFA Insurance Services, Inc., Green Creek Resources, Inc., Curated Equities, LLC, and Timbrel Capital LLC. Please refer to Item 10 of this Brochure for additional information about our affiliated companies. Through its network of independent Advisory Representatives, Strategic Blueprint offers a range of advisory and wealth management services as described below, including: • Portfolio Management Programs • Selection of and Referral to Third-Party Asset Managers • Financial Planning • Retirement Planning • College Education Planning • Family Wealth Planning • Financial Consulting • Education Events Advisory Representatives will market their services under doing-business-as names (“DBAs”), as disclosed in their respective ADV Part 2B Supplements. They will use these DBAs and their respective logos in their marketing, reporting and communications. As of December 31, 2024, Strategic Blueprint managed assets valued at approximately $2.67 billion, with approximately $2.63 billion on a discretionary basis and approximately $37 million on a non-discretionary basis. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Strategic Blueprint offers a customized approach to implementing individualized investment strategies designed with the goal of meeting your investment objectives through asset allocation, portfolio design, portfolio monitoring, and consolidated reporting. In order to participate in the portfolio management programs, Advisory Representatives must be properly registered, and have at least five years of experience in the financial services industry (or equivalent experience as determined by Strategic Blueprint). Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 1 Through its Strategic Blueprint Advisor Directed Program, you may select an all-inclusive program (“wrap fee program”) in which the asset-based fee includes our advisory fee as well as transaction costs. Alternatively, you may choose a program in which you pay transaction fees in addition to our asset-based advisory fee. The amount of your advisory fee is negotiated with your Advisory Representative, based on the program’s published fee schedule. This program is described in the Strategic Blueprint Advisor Directed Program Brochure. Management of Participant Directed Accounts. Strategic Blueprint engages an unaffiliated third- party order management system to facilitate management of participant directed accounts, e.g., your 401(k) or 403(b) account. This service is available for most, but not all, participant directed plans. Strategic Blueprint will not have custody of your funds or access to your personal log-in credentials. Management fees will be deducted from a separate non-qualified managed account specified by you. You will receive a link to connect your participant directed account to the platform which will then authorize your Advisory Representative to have access to your account. Your Advisory Representative will review the current allocations and will rebalance and/or reallocate consistent with your stated investment goals and risk tolerance and in accordance with the Investment Management Agreement. An account may be terminated with written notice at least 30 calendar days in advance. SUB-ADVISER MANAGER SELECTION PROGRAMS Strategic Blueprint evaluates asset managers for selection to participate as portfolio managers in the programs (“Managers”). Strategic Blueprint, through your Advisory Representative, will assist you in reviewing the participating portfolio managers. Your Advisory Representative may recommend managers, strategists, or model portfolios to manage all or a portion of your portfolio in a manner consistent with your stated financial objectives, risk tolerance and investment horizon. The selected portfolio manager or managers will, typically, exercise discretionary authority in the account relative to the assets allocated to that strategy. Your Advisory Representative will monitor your account and its performance, meet with you periodically and may recommend changing managers based on your needs and objectives. You may grant discretionary authority to your Advisory Representative to reallocate among and/or replace Managers, consistent with your stated objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon. You will generally be required to grant trading authority in writing to the sub-adviser through the sub-adviser’s or custodian’s related documents. This service is offered as part of the Strategic Blueprint Advisor Directed Program. The individual manager programs, including managers, fees and expenses, are more fully described in the respective ADV Part 2A and Appendix 1 Disclosure Brochures, which will be provided to you prior to entering into an advisory agreement. These Brochures are also available upon request. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 2 THIRD-PARTY MANAGED SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNTS (“SMAs”) Separately managed accounts, or SMAs, are portfolios of individual securities managed by an investment adviser. When you invest in an SMA, you directly own all securities in the account. There are SMAs managed by third party asset managers available through the custodians which do not require a separate agreement between the asset manager and Strategic Blueprint in order for Advisory Representatives to recommend them. When your Advisory Representative recommends one of these SMAs, you will receive the asset manager’s Form ADV, complete the respective asset manager’s application, and grant trading authorization to that manager. TURNKEY ASSET MANAGER PROGRAMS (“TAMPs”) Turnkey Asset Manager Programs (TAMPs) offer access to unaffiliated strategists and managers. The TAMP assesses a fee that generally includes management, the strategists’ fees, and transaction costs. You will enter into a discretionary Investment Management Agreement with the TAMP. Your Advisory Representative will recommend strategists and/or model portfolios whose management style and strategies align with your stated objectives and financial profile. The strategists and managers will have discretion to select, buy and sell securities in your account(s). Neither Strategic Blueprint nor your Advisory Representative will exercise discretion in the selection of individual securities or make investment choices in your account, but your Advisory Representative may recommend changes in the strategists and models used. These programs will include asset allocation models, model portfolios, market timing strategies, or other strategies using an array of investment options, including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, ETFs, and variable annuity sub-accounts. Strategic Blueprint through your Advisory Representative typically gathers information about your financial situation, investment objectives, and reasonable restrictions you wish imposed upon the management of your account; periodically reviews reports provided to you; monitors your accounts, and contacts you at least annually to update your financial information and review the account, its performance and the services of the TAMP; and, communicates changes in your information to the TAMP as warranted. It is important to notify your Advisory Representative of any changes in your financial situation, investment objectives, or account restrictions. Program details are described in the TAMP’s Form ADV Disclosure Brochures. FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES and FINANCIAL CONSULTING Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 3 Financial Planning Your Advisory Representative will work with you to prepare (1) a comprehensive, written financial plan designed to help you achieve your financial goals and investment objectives or (2) a plan limited in scope to a particular area. Preparation of a plan requires that you provide your Advisory Representative with personal data such as family records, employment records, budgeting, assets, liabilities, estate information, and tax information. Financial planning is a process that will address any or all of the following topics as you may request: insurance planning • asset protection • tax planning • business succession • cash flow • education planning • estate planning multi-generational planning • • asset allocation • risk management • retirement planning • wealth transfer • charitable gifting • long-term care and disability planning Should you choose to implement the recommendations in your financial plan, we encourage you to work closely with your attorney, accountant, insurance agent, and other professional advisors. Certain Advisory Representatives are also registered representatives of The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (“SFA”), an affiliated broker/dealer, and/or licensed as insurance agents. Although you may choose to implement the recommendations made in your financial plan through SFA or your Advisory Representative in his or her capacity as a registered representative or as an insurance agent, you are free to employ the services of any advisor, registered representative, or insurance agent of your choice, regardless of whether or not that person is associated with SFA. Financial Consulting We offer investment consulting services that are limited to the specific areas you identify. These services are not considered financial planning services because we will not perform a comprehensive analysis of your financial position and will not prepare a written report documenting our review. The consulting services our Advisory Representatives provide may include (but are not limited to): • Assisting you in the preparation of an investment policy statement; • Reviewing and recommending changes to an existing investment policy statement (or similar guidelines, policies, and/or investment allocation that you are employing); • Reviewing existing contracts you have with service providers such as managers and consultants, and making recommendations for changes; • Assisting you in renegotiating the fees you pay to service providers and/or assisting you in conducting a search for new service providers; Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 4 • Analyzing the performance of your current investment manager; • Advising you regarding the manner in which your investment account is being managed and, at your request, assisting you in searching for a new investment manager; • Advising you on the purchase and sale of particular individual investments; • Monitoring your transaction costs; and • Monitoring compliance by your investment managers with your investment policy statement. Retirement Plan Consulting We offer consulting services to retirement plans to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans. These services may be fiduciary services under ERISA Section 3(21)(A)(ii). Strategic Blueprint and your advisory representative will act with the diligence, care, and skill that a prudent person rendering similar services would exercise under similar circumstances. Other services may be offered on a non-fiduciary basis. Services will be described in the Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement. • All services are offered in conformity with the Adviser’s ADV Part 2A Disclosure Brochure and Part 2A Appendix 1, which Client acknowledges having received, and the Agreement entered into between Client and Adviser. • Adviser does not provide legal, tax or accounting advice. • Adviser does not provide recordkeeping services. • Adviser will not advise any investment contract, fund or entity in which the Plan has an equity interest. • Adviser does not recommend or render advice to utilize any affiliated investment options. Services include but are not limited to: Investment monitoring • Participant education • Enrollment meetings • Reviewing investment options • • Generating and evaluating service provider requests for proposals • Service provider transitions • Review of service providers, including investment managers • Rebalancing model portfolios Services may be provided to individual participants only through separate agreements with the individual for services and/or advice related, for example, to assets held outside the plan or a rollover to an individual retirement account. SUBSCRIPTION ADVISORY SERVICES The Subscription Advisory Services Program (Subscription Program) offers an array of financial planning and wealth management services selected by you for an annual flat fee, provided on an Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 5 on-going basis to help you adhere to your plan and achieve stated goals and objectives. The Subscription Program services can include retirement, education, estate, and legacy planning; wealth management, advice related to accounts held away from the Firm, tax strategies, and asset allocation. With your authorization, your Advisory Representative will collaborate with your other advisors, including tax and legal advisors. The nature and frequency of reporting, meetings, written plans, and other specific services are described and agreed upon in the Subscription Program Agreement. Investment Management is not offered through the Subscription Program. FAMILY OFFICES SERVICES Please refer to the GenCrest Capital Partners Family Offices Services Brochure for more information. These services are offered through Strategic Blueprint on a limited basis by certain Advisory Representatives, as described in the respective brochure. LECTURES AND SEMINARS Strategic Blueprint sponsors lectures, seminars, or speeches of an educational and generic nature. A broad range of topics may be included in each seminar including, but not limited to, asset allocation, retirement planning, risk, tax planning, long-term care and estate planning. CLIENT TAILORED SERVICES AND CLIENT IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS Your Advisory Representative develops and recommends a strategy based on the information you provide about your financial profile using his or her knowledge and experience. It is very important that you communicate changes in your information so your Advisory Representative can make recommendations and manage your account in a manner that is consistent with your objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon. You may impose reasonable restrictions on the manner in which your account is managed, such as limiting investments in certain types of securities or asset classes, in accordance with your values or beliefs. Regardless of the services you choose, we strongly encourage you to notify your Advisory Representative promptly if there are any changes in your personal circumstances, financial situation, investment objectives, or risk tolerance. ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FEES AND COMPENSATION The Strategic Blueprint Advisor Directed Account Program offers two fee structures: • All-Inclusive (“wrap”) account in which the fee includes our advisory fee and transactions fees; or • Non-Inclusive account in which the transaction fees are assessed separately from the advisory fee. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 6 Fees are negotiated based on the amount of your managed assets and are assessed monthly or quarterly in arrears based on the average daily balance of your managed account(s). We do not manage wrap accounts in a manner that differs from non-wrap accounts. Account Value All-Inclusive (Wrap) Maximum Annual Asset- Based Advisory Fee Non-Inclusive Maximum Annual Asset- Based Advisory Fee 2.25% 2.15% 2.00% 1.75% 1.50% 1.25% 2.15% 2.05% 1.90% 1.65% 1.40% 1.15% First $250,000 Next $250,000 to $500,000 Next $500,000 to $1,000,000 Next $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 Next $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 Above $5,000,000 All fees are negotiable These fees do not include the internal fees and expenses associated with the underlying securities in your portfolio; sub-adviser fees, margin interest, maintenance and termination fees (if applicable) or other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Please review the fee schedule with your Advisory Representative. The transaction charges assessed by the custodian of your account in the non-inclusive program are described in your account opening, and in your Investment Management Agreement. You may also select an advisory fee negotiated as a flat fee, based on the amount of assets, the complexity and range of services provided. For complete fee details, please refer to the respective program brochures, the Appendix 1 Strategic Blueprint Advisor Directed Program. Advisory Fees Charged to Annuities included in your portfolio: • Some issuers will allow the deduction of advisory fees from a variable or equity indexed annuity. • The maximum advisory fees charged to annuity assets is 1.5% of the contract’s cash value. • Advisory fees cannot be deducted from commission-based annuities. • The advisory fees charged against an annuity contract must be for the services performed by the investment adviser for that contract only. • Advisory fees are withdrawn first from the earnings of the annuity contract and will not reduce the cost basis. Participant Directed Accounts (e.g., 401k and 403b): • Strategic Blueprint is charged a fee by an order management system provider for access to the platform. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 7 • This fee plus the Strategic Blueprint Access Fee is passed on to the respective Advisory Representative. • Your negotiated Advisory Fee will be assessed on the total assets in your accounts and charged to the separate non-qualified account designated by you when unavailable to be withdrawn from the participant account. SUB-ADVISER MANAGER SELECTION PROGRAMS Sub-advisory fees for each manager have been previously negotiated. Sub-advisory fees range from .00% to 0.35%. These fees do not include the fees and expenses associated with the underlying investments or strategists and funds available through Sub-Advisers and SMAs. Sub-advisers and SMA fees are in addition to the advisory fee negotiated with your Advisory Representative but the total can not exceed the maximum annual asset-based advisory fee in the table in Item 4. Sub-Adviser Fees will appear on your quarterly statement as a separate Advisory Fee from the fee charged by Strategic Blueprint. If all or a portion of your portfolio is sub-advised by SMArtX, then the total SMArtX fee plus the strategists’ fees will be combined and appear on your statement as a single charge. Certain SMA asset managers may charge their fees in advance, rather than in arrears. This will be described in the respective Form ADV, and on the Fee Schedule. Please refer to the Strategic Blueprint Advisor Directed Brochure for more complete information about fees assessed for Sub-Advisers. TURNKEY ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS – FEES AND COMPENSATION Fees, services provided, payment structure, termination provisions, and other aspects of each program are detailed and disclosed in the TAMP’s Form ADV Part 2 and Appendix 1 wrap fee program disclosure brochures. The TAMP will also deduct Strategic Blueprint’s fee from your account. These fees will be disclosed in the agreement signed with the TAMP and will not exceed the maximum advisory fees disclosed in Strategic Blueprint’s Form ADV. Fees will vary depending upon the program selected, the size of the account, and the services covered. Under some programs, an inclusive fee covers account management, brokerage, clearance, custody, and administrative services. In other programs, the account may be charged separately for such services. The fees mentioned above are in addition to the internal management fees and expenses paid by the mutual funds, ETFs, or variable annuity companies to their separate investment advisors. In addition, variable annuity companies generally impose mortality charges on such accounts. Fees are payable in advance or in arrears as described in the TAMP’s Form ADV and wrap fee program brochures. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 8 FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONSULTATION FEES AND COMPENSATION Advisory Representatives may charge a fixed or hourly fee for financial planning and consultations. Fees are negotiated with each client depending on the complexity of the situation, the services provided and experience of the representative. The fee charged generally does not exceed a flat fee of $10,000 or an hourly rate of $500 per hour. Due to the complexity of some financial plans and consulting arrangements, a higher fee may be negotiated. The agreed upon fee may be billed in advance, during or throughout the engagement as agreed upon with your Advisory Representative. However, $1,200 or more of the fee cannot be billed more than six months in advance of delivery of services related to the plan or consultation, in accordance with your Financial Planning or Consulting Agreement. Financial Planning services may be included in portfolio management services as described in your Investment Management Agreement, and as negotiated with your Advisory Representative. You may terminate the planning/consulting agreement without penalty within five business days after signing the agreement. Thereafter, you may terminate the planning or consulting agreement upon written notice. If you terminate the agreement, Strategic Blueprint will refund unearned fees based upon the time and effort expended by Strategic Blueprint prior to the termination, as determined by the Advisory Representative. Strategic Blueprint reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refund all of the fee paid based on individual circumstances. Strategic Blueprint will bill you for any unpaid fees for services provided prior to termination. If you choose to implement your financial plan or any recommendations through your Advisory Representative in his or her capacity as a registered representative of The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., or a licensed insurance agent, he or she will receive additional compensation in the form of sales commissions and, in some cases as described in the product offering materials, trail commissions such as 12b-1 fees. RETIREMENT PLAN AND CONSULTING COMPENSATION Fees for Retirement Plan Consulting may be charged as an asset-based fee determined by plan assets, as a fixed fee, or an hourly fee. The fee will be negotiated between you and your Advisory Representative and will be based on the scope and complexity of the services to be provided. Fee Schedule rates will be based on the following: • Fixed Fee • Hourly Fee • Percentage of Plan Assets: Based on specific asset levels in a Plan at dates provided in the engagement, fees can range up to 125 basis points (1.25%). Fees are charged in arrears. As the Plan Sponsor, you may specify whether the fees are paid directly or from the plan assets. The amount of the fee, the frequency, and the method of payment will be described in the Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 9 The fees charged may be more or less than if the same services were purchased through another firm. You should consider the fees charged by the underlying investments, the plan’s other services providers, plus the fees charged by Strategic Blueprint when evaluating the total amount of fees paid for services to the Plan. LECTURE AND SEMINAR FEES AND COMPENSATION Strategic Blueprint may charge attendees a fee for attending such lectures and seminars. Fees for seminars are paid to Strategic Blueprint or to a billing agent designated on the application form. Fees are negotiable at the sole discretion of Strategic Blueprint. Fees are due at or prior to attendance unless otherwise specified and are not refundable. SUBSCRIPTION ADVISORY SERVICES FEES AND COMPENSATION The Annual Flat Fee is negotiable and based on the complexity and scope of your financial situation, including but not limited to your net worth, income, total investable assets, tax situation, number of accounts and account types, employment (i.e., self-employed or W-2 employee), number of family members, trusts, current transitions, and any additional factors we determine that may add to the complexity of your financial life. The Annual Flat Fee does not include asset management. Asset management is covered by a separately executed Investment Management Agreement. The Annual Flat Fee is billed quarterly (or monthly, as agreed) in arrears and assessed pro rata depending on when services commence. An initial negotiated fee (separate from and in addition to the flat fee) may be assessed for the establishment of the services, including account opening and an initial plan. This initial fee may be waived at the discretion of your Advisory Representative on behalf of the Firm. Your Advisory Representative will review fees periodically and may increase fees based on certain factors such as the complexity of your financial situation, and/or the addition of investable assets and accounts under our management. No fee increase will be effective until you sign a new or amended Subscription Agreement fee schedule. ADDITIONAL FEES, COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES Strategic Blueprint’s fees for non-inclusive accounts are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and expenses which may be incurred. Whether you are in a wrap account or a non-inclusive account, you can incur certain charges imposed by custodians, brokers, third-party asset managers and other third parties such as custodial fees, deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, termination fees for qualified plans, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Mutual funds, index funds, annuities, and exchange traded funds also incur internal expenses and management fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus or an annuity contract. Such charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of and in addition to Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 10 Strategic Blueprint’s advisory fee. Fees assessed by the custodian are disclosed in its account documentation. If you purchase alternative investments in your managed accounts, additional custodial fees will be charged by your account custodian. If you purchase alternative investments through SFA as the executing broker/dealer, SFA will generally receive compensation from the issuer (or managing broker-dealer) for commissions, marketing and/or due diligence. SFA is affiliated with Strategic Blueprint. This compensation is not shared with your Advisory Representative. If your Advisory Representative, in his or her role as a Registered Representative, earns a commission on your purchase of an alternative product through SFA, no advisory fee will be assessed on that asset when it is held in your managed account. Some alternative investments and other products (such as annuities) offered through SFA as a broker-dealer are also available with reduced or waived sales commission (often referred to as Advisor Class shares). If these products are made available for managed accounts, an advisory fee would be assessed on the value of that investment if included as part of your managed portfolio. It is important to discuss the costs and fees associated with these investments with your Financial Advisor to determine the most appropriate and beneficial way to purchase these investments. Please see Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation for more information about alternative investment products available through the Strategic Blueprint platform. The advisory fees paid for Financial Planning and Consulting services do not include the costs associated with implementing any recommendations. NEGOTIATION OF FEES AND COMPENSATION Fees are negotiated on a case-by-case basis, depending on a variety of factors, including the nature and complexity of the particular service, your relationship with Strategic Blueprint and your Advisory Representative, the size of the Account, the potential for other business or clients, the amount of work anticipated, and the attention needed to manage your Account. Please note that the same or similar services to those described above may be available elsewhere to you at a lower cost. Your Advisory Representative may negotiate a fee that is more or less than fees negotiated by other Strategic Blueprint Advisory Representatives for similar services. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST In addition to providing advisory services, Advisory Representatives can offer securities products and other investment and insurance products in their capacities as registered representatives of the Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA) and as licensed insurance agents. SFA, and its registered representatives, will receive compensation in connection with this activity and the amount of compensation will depend on the type of product purchased. This compensation is disclosed in the product prospectus or offering documents. Advisory Representatives who are also registered representatives may have a greater financial incentive to recommend certain Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 11 products as opposed to others. Your Advisory Representative will make recommendations based on your stated investment objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Security transactions executed through SFA are reviewed for suitability by a designated supervisor. No commissions or 12b-1 fees are paid to Strategic Blueprint or your Advisory Representative on those securities recommended and purchased in your Strategic Blueprint accounts. Certain third- party asset managers with which Strategic Blueprint has entered into sub-advisory, co-advisory and/or promoter’s agreements provide marketing support to Strategic Blueprint and its Advisory Representatives for meetings and other functions. They may also provide software and other tools to assist our Advisory Representatives in providing services to you. Strategic Blueprint imposes an access fee on Advisory Representatives who choose to utilize sub-advisers. Your Advisory Representative may have incentive to recommend or avoid certain investments or platforms because of the additional associated fees. to Strategic Blueprint located on the Disclosures Sponsors, sub-advisers, TAMPs, and issuers of alternative investments sponsor training and due diligence programs for Advisory Representatives. They may also provide marketing support to Strategic Blueprint, its affiliated companies, and Advisory Representatives for conferences, education, training and client appreciation events. The sponsors of the alternative investments available through Strategic Blueprint pay an annual fee in order to make their products available. Your Advisory Representative does not receive any portion of those fees. You may obtain a list of those sponsors and those companies that provide marketing support in the Additional Sources of Financial Benefits tab at www.strategicblueprint.net, by contacting the Chief Compliance Officer at 678.954.4130, or by emailing Clientservices@strategicblueprint.net. Your Advisory Representative can participate in conferences and educational programs sponsored by SFAH affiliated companies. These conferences generally receive the financial support of product sponsors, asset management, and vendors. When attending such conferences, your Advisory Representative will receive non-cash compensation in the form of travel expenses, meals, and other services based on the amount of assets managed plus commissions and compensation earned through the SFAH affiliated companies. The participation in this support gives the companies an advantage over other sponsors, asset managers, and vendors in that representatives of these two asset managers have more opportunity to discuss their products and services with those advisory representatives who participate in the conferences. If your Advisory Representative recommends certain alternative products, the product sponsor can pay for reasonable costs related to due diligence conducted by the Advisory Representative, including travel to visit the sponsor and/or the investment site. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 12 Certain Advisory Representatives and members of Strategic Blueprint management and home office employees are shareholders of SFA Holdings, Inc. (“SFAH”), parent company of Strategic Blueprint, SFA and other entities. Shareholders will benefit from the profits accrued to SFAH in the form of dividends, as well as the potentially enhanced value of the stock. All advisory representatives of Strategic Blueprint and registered representatives of SFA are awarded stock options based on the assets they manage and non-asset based revenues, and to registered representatives of SFA based on the revenues they generate. As profits accrue from the sale of securities products and investment advisory services of the respective registered entities, the value of SFAH stock can be enhanced. SFAH stock ownership creates a conflict of interest for representatives. Please be aware that you are under no obligation to purchase products or services recommended by us or your Advisory Representative. Your Advisory Representative will answer any questions you have about fees and expenses of the products recommended. Additionally, Strategic Blueprint has adopted a Code of Ethics, as described in Item 11 of this Brochure, which describes the standard of conduct required of our Advisory Representatives. If your Advisory Representative is also registered with SFA or is a licensed insurance agent, you are under no obligation to purchase securities and/or insurance products and services through him or her in that capacity. Neither are you obligated to purchase any products or services through SFAH affiliated companies. If a conflict of interest exists between an Advisory Representative, employee, or related entity and any client or client’s holdings, Advisory Representatives are responsible to disclose such conflicts to the Strategic Blueprint Compliance Department. The Compliance Department will determine the materiality of such conflicts. Material conflicts will be disclosed to you. You will be offered an opportunity to waive such conflicts, to work with another Advisory Representative, or to move your assets to another investment advisory firm. Strategic Blueprint monitors for potential conflicts of interest through reviews of client accounts; reviews of Advisory Representatives’ personal securities accounts, their correspondence, email and other communications; and their outside business activities. Any Advisory Representative knowingly placing personal interest above that of a client will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. You will receive an ADV Part 2B Supplement with information about your Advisory Representative, including credentials, education, and conflicts of interest. ITEM 6 – PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 13 Strategic Blueprint does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client). Certain third-party asset managers may assess a performance-based fee, which will be described in the respective manager’s disclosure brochure. In some cases, a portion of the performance fee may be shared with Strategic Blueprint and Advisory Representative(s) as a promoter’s fee. Any such arrangement will be described to you in a written Promoter’s Disclosure Statement. ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS Strategic Blueprint provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. Strategic Blueprint anticipates a minimum account size of $25,000 for managed accounts. This minimum account size serves as a guideline only. Please consider that the management fee and the underlying costs of investments in an account impact the performance of the account. This impact can be more profound in a smaller account. The minimum account sizes required for participation in the programs sponsored by third-party asset managers are described in the manager’s respective disclosure brochures. ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS Strategic Blueprint’s Representatives will rely on various types of tools and methods to assist in recommending or selecting investment strategies to you, including asset allocation and various types of software. Strategic Blueprint’s methods of analysis include charting analysis, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and cyclical analysis. The main sources of information used to formulate investment advice and/or manage assets includes financial newspapers and magazines, research materials prepared by others, corporate rating services, timing services, annual reports, prospectuses, fillings with the SEC, and company press releases. The investment strategies used to implement any investment advice given to clients include long-term purchases (securities held at least a year), short-term purchases (securities purchased and sold within a year), margin transactions, and option writing. Investment returns are highly dependent on the value of underlying securities which are impacted by trends in the various investment markets. We generally recommend stocks, bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds. We may also recommend certain alternative or illiquid investments and certain fee-based annuities. Investing involves the assumption of risks, which may include the following: Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 14 Investing in stocks involves the assumption of risk, including: • Financial Risk: the risk that the companies we recommend to you may perform poorly, which will affect the price of your investment. • Market Risk: the risk that the Stock Market will decline, decreasing the value of the securities we recommend to you. • Inflation Risk: the risk that the rate of price increases in the economy deteriorates the returns associated with the stock. • Political and Governmental Risk: the risk that the value of your investment may change with the introduction of new laws or regulations. Investing in bonds involves the assumption of risk, including: • Interest Rate Risk: the risk that the value of the bond investments we recommend to you will fall if interest rates rise. • Call Risk: the risk that your bond investment will be called or purchased back from you when conditions are favorable to the bond issuer and unfavorable to you. • Default Risk: the risk that the bond issuer may be unable to pay you the contractual interest or principal on the bond in a timely manner or at all. • Inflation Risk: the risk that the rate of price increases in the economy deteriorates the returns associated with the bond. Investing in Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”) (including Buffer ETFs) involve the assumption of risk, including: • The public trading price of a redeemable lot of the ETFs may be different from its net asset value. Declining stock prices can cause losses to your investment. • Some leveraged and inverse ETFs and ETNs "reset" daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. If held for a period longer than one day, their performance over the longer periods of time can differ significantly from the stated multiple of the performance (or the inverse of the performance) of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. This effect can be magnified in volatile markets. • ETFs and ETNs linked to commodity futures do not offer direct exposure to the commodity’s spot price and may perform differently than the spot price for the commodity itself. • You should not assume that an ETF or ETN that is linked to commodity futures will provide an effective hedge because of a negative correlation with equities or other asset classes. Investing in mutual funds involves the assumption of risk, including: • Manager Risk: the risk that an actively managed mutual fund’s investment adviser will fail to execute the fund’s stated investment strategy. • Market Risk: the risk that the Stock Market will decline, decreasing the value of the securities contained within the mutual funds we recommend to you. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 15 • Industry Risk: the risk that a group of stocks in a single industry will decline in price due to adverse developments in that industry, decreasing the value of mutual funds that are significantly invested in that industry. • Inflation Risk: the risk that the rate of price increases in the economy deteriorates the returns associated with the mutual fund. Investing in interval funds involves the assumption of risk, including: • Liquidity Risk: Interval funds, a type of closed-end mutual fund, are not traded on a secondary market; shares may be redeemed at intervals, generally quarterly; and the fund may limit the periodic redemptions to 5% or less of outstanding shares. If liquidation is requested, it could take more than one interval (e.g., quarter) to liquidate all the shares in your account. • Interval funds generally invest in unlisted, more complex products such as real estate investment trusts and limited partnerships. These underlying non-traded investments are valued by the respective asset manager as of a specific date, so the valuation of an interval fund may vary from the fair market value of the investment that would be obtained if the underlying investments were sold to a third party. Investing in Alternative Investments (“Alternatives”) involves the assumption of risk, including: • Alternatives are generally more complex products which are not correlated to the general market, and include non-traded REITs, direct participation programs, private placements, private equity, hedge funds, and preferred stock of non-traded REITs. • There may be no public market so these investments may not be sold quickly or rebalanced. • Because there is no public market, the shares are not valued daily. An appraised value may be available only on a periodic basis and may not reflect the value you would obtain if a market did exist. The appraised value may be more or less than the amount you invested. • Privately offered investments (e.g., Reg D programs) may not be valued until there is a liquidation event, which can be years after the initial investment. These investments are often valued by the issuer at the initial investment amount, which does not reflect the value you would obtain if a market existed. If these investments are included in your managed account, the advisory fee will be assessed on the value provided by the issuer as described in the offering memorandum, which could be the invested amount and not the true value of the asset. • Alternatives are long-term investments. The holding period will vary by product before a liquidation event is executed. • Many Alternatives are not registered with the SEC so do not afford the benefits of public disclosure and reporting. • Many Alternatives are speculative. The risks associated with an investment are described in the offering documents. Read the offering documents carefully before investing. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 16 • Privately offered, non-public investments classified as Alternatives may not be purchased on a discretionary basis in your account. • The percentage of Alternatives held in a managed account will be limited based on your liquidity needs, net worth, investment objectives, risk tolerance, custodial limitations and any state or regulatory limitations. • Additional fees may be assessed by account custodians related to holding certain alternative investments in managed accounts. Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) involve the assumption of risk, including: • Changes in economic conditions and real estate markets can affect a REIT’s ability to deploy proceeds and can impact the REIT’s performance. • A perpetual REIT has no specific liquidity event or liquidity date contemplated. • There is not a public market for non-traded REITs so you will be unable to sell or reallocate your shares quickly. Limited redemption programs are described in the offering documents. Investing in Non-Traded Redeemable Preferred Stock of publicly traded REITs involves the assumption of risk, including: • There is no public market. After a required holding period (if any), shares may be redeemed. • Some securities impose a sliding redemption fee, so if your investment is liquidated during the redemption period, you will pay a penalty which will lower the potential return on your investment. • After the holding period, shares may be redeemed at par. In some cases, shares may be redeemed for shares of the issuer’s common stock. • There is market risk when you sell common shares of thinly traded stock. • The underlying shares of the Non-Traded Redeemable Preferred are publicly traded, have ready liquidity. The use of Barrier and Buffered Notes involve the assumption of risk, including: • These Notes provide only limited downside protection against loss and only if the note is held to maturity. • You can lose up to 100% of your principal invested in a Note if the reference asset(s) declines by more than the stated barrier or buffer level at maturity. • Gains on the Notes are subject to a cap so you may not benefit from the full upside of the reference asset(s). • These Notes lack liquidity. They are not listed on any securities exchange, but if a secondary market were to develop, the prices may be less or more than the original investment. • Buffered Notes do not pay dividends. Payment at maturity of the Note will reflect cumulative performance. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 17 • Some Barrier Notes may not pay dividends, while others may pay periodic dividends contingent on the performance of the reference asset(s). • An automatic call feature associated with some Barrier Notes can force a potential early exit which would terminate future coupon payments. • These notes are not obligations of a bank and are not guaranteed by any governmental agency or program of the United States or other jurisdiction. • All payments on these Notes are subject to the creditworthiness of the issuer. The use of annuities involve the assumption of risk, including: • If a contract has a Market Value Adjustment feature, there may be a penalty for withdrawal if the interest rate moves between issue and surrender date. • Fixed annuities are not inflation proof. • The upside growth of an equity indexed annuity is limited by the index selected. • These products may be subject to a penalty schedule if redeemed prior to a specified date. • The guarantees on any annuity are dependent on the financial ability of the issuer to fund those guarantees. • Certain payout options may end before death or may not provide residual value to • beneficiaries. Investment accounts within a variable annuity will fluctuate with the stock and bond markets. The use of margin, options and short sales are higher risk strategies: • Option transactions are limited to writing covered calls, writing cash secured puts, purchasing options, and certain spread strategies. It is possible to lose all of the principal you invest. • Option spreads are strategies that typically involve two or more options on the same underlying asset, but with different expiration dates or strike prices. • Writing a covered call will limit upside potential of the underlying asset, in exchange for the premium earned. This strategy does not protect against downside risk of owning the asset. • • When writing cash secured puts, losses can be significant when the price of the stock falls and you are obligated to buy the stock at the strike price. This loss is reduced by the premium received for selling the put option. In a cash account, your risk is limited to the amount of money that you have invested. In a margin account, your risk includes the amount of money invested plus the amount that has been loaned to you. • When you sell short, your losses can be infinite. When funds in your managed account are allocated to cash, the funds will earn interest in a cash account or money market fund through the account custodian: Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 18 • Cash accounts are generally intended as a place to hold cash pending investment or for immediate cash needs, not solely for the purpose of receiving interest. • The interest rates will generally be less than the investment management fee when the cash allocation is included in your billable assets. • The custodian can earn income from holding client cash. • The custodian can earn fees from money markets for marketing, distribution and other services (see the money market prospectus). • As a result, the custodian and adviser will likely earn more than you on your cash assets. When your custodian offers an FDIC-insured cash account, coverage will be defined by the FDIC limits of coverage: • Limits are up to $250,000 per account owner, per legal capacity per bank. This means that all accounts held by you in the same legal name at the same bank will be aggregated to determine the coverage limits. • When your FDIC insured accounts are maintained through multiple banks, the limit across banks per account owner per legal capacity is $500,000. • Additional information about FDIC insurance is available at www.fdic.gov. The use of securities associated with Digital Assets, Virtual Currencies, or Cryptocurrencies, involve the assumption of risk, including: • Digital Assets are deemed commodities, not securities. • Digital Assets are speculative investments. They lack intrinsic economic value. • The market for Digital Assets is decentralized and unregulated. • Digital Assets are not legal tender. • These assets have a history of high volatility. The value may change drastically in a short period of time. • Because these assets are virtual, they are susceptible to fraud, hackers, technical problems, and malicious software. • The value of a digital asset is directly related to its supply and demand. • You may obtain exposure to Digital Assets through funds, grantor trusts, and private placements without purchasing the actual asset. You should also be aware that transactions in the account (including account reallocations and rebalancing) may trigger a taxable event for you unless your account is a qualified retirement account. When using third party investment managers, each manager will have its own methods of analysis, investment strategies and unique investment risks that should also be reviewed and considered. In instances where we recommend that a third-party manage your assets, please refer to the third party’s ADV Part 2A and Appendix 1 disclosure brochures for details on their investment strategies, methods of analysis and associated risks. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 19 Investing in securities involves risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear. ITEM 9 – DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION Strategic Blueprint has no reportable disciplinary information. On October 29, 2015, the Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA), an affiliated company, entered into an Acceptance, Waiver and Consent with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) concerning its supervision of and procedures related to consolidated reports. Without admitting or denying the allegations, SFA consented to a censure and a $30,000 fine. SFA was also required to submit an attestation that it had implemented procedures which more fully addressed the supervision of consolidated reports. Information about your Advisory Representative is available in his or her Supplement to this brochure, and at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS Strategic Blueprint’s sole business purpose is to be a registered investment adviser. Strategic Blueprint is wholly owned by SFA Holdings, Inc. (SFAH). SFAH also owns the Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA), a registered broker-dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC, and an SEC-registered investment adviser. Strategic Blueprint shares office space, technology, including servers and email archiving, and employees with SFAH and SFA. Compliance, supervisory, and finance personnel provide similar functions for both companies. SFA Partners is wholly owned by SFA Holdings, Inc. It provides services shared by SFA, Strategic Blueprint, and SFA Insurance Services, including human resources, marketing, recruiting, advisor relations, accounting, and due diligence. Individuals affiliated with Strategic Blueprint may also be registered representatives of SFA. They may also associate as advisory representatives of SFA. SFA and its registered representatives offer securities and financial products in addition to rendering investment advice. Please refer to your Advisory Representative’s ADV Part 2B. Representatives associated with Strategic Blueprint can also be licensed to sell insurance products with the states in which they do business, and are appointed by various insurance companies, including through Strategic Blueprint’s affiliated insurance agency, SFA Insurance Services, Inc. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 20 SFAH owns 50% of Green Creek Resources, LLC and 50% of Curated Equities, LLC, both managers and sponsors of pooled investment programs. Green Creek Resources, Curated Equities, and Strategic Blueprint share office space and certain employees. Timbrel Capital LLC (Timbrel), member FINRA and SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer formed in 2019 and is wholly owned by SFAH. It provides wholesaling and consulting services to sponsors of alternative investments, including Reg D private offerings and unregistered public programs. Timbrel does not conduct business directly with retail investors. Timbrel and Strategic Blueprint share office space, certain personnel, and systems. If your Advisory Representative recommends a program or fund that is sponsored by a client of Timbrel, disclosure will be made to you. Clive Slovin, President of SFAH, certain employees and certain Advisory Representatives are shareholders of SFAH, parent company of Strategic Blueprint. Shareholders will benefit from the profits accrued to SFAH from any of its subsidiaries in the form of dividends and enhanced stock value. SFAH offers stock options to employees; to persons registered with SFA based on the revenues they produce; and, to persons registered with Strategic Blueprint based on the assets they manage and non-asset-based revenues. Clients are under no obligation to purchase insurance products, securities products, or other products or services through SFA and its associated persons. While Strategic Blueprint and its Advisory Representatives endeavor at all times to put the interests of clients first, you should be aware that the receipt of additional compensation itself creates a conflict of interest and may potentially affect the judgment of these individuals when making recommendations. ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS We have adopted a Code of Ethics (“Code”) to address the standard of business conduct required of our Advisory Representatives and employees. The Code includes our policies and procedures developed to protect your interests in relation to the following: • Duty at all times to place your interests ahead of ours; • All personal securities transactions of our Advisory Representatives and employees must be conducted in a manner consistent with the Code and avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest, or any abuse of an Advisory Representative’s or employee’s position of trust and responsibility; • Advisory Representatives may not take inappropriate advantage of their positions; and • Information concerning the identity of your security holdings and financial circumstances is confidential and must be safeguarded. We will provide a copy of the Code to you or any prospective client upon request. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 21 We do not buy or sell securities for our own account that we also recommend to you. Our Advisory Representatives and employees are permitted to buy or sell the same securities for their personal and family accounts that are bought or sold for your account. The personal securities transactions by our Advisory Representatives and employees may raise potential conflicts of interest when they trade in a security that is owned by you or is being considered for purchase or sale for your account. We have adopted policies and procedures that are intended to address these conflicts of interest. These policies and procedures: • Require our Advisory Representatives and employees to act in your best interest, • Prohibit favoring one client over another, and • Provide for the review of transactions to monitor that an Advisory Representative or employee does not place a trade in a personal or beneficial account in front of a client’s transaction in the same security. Our Advisory Representatives and employees must follow our procedures when purchasing or selling the same securities purchased or sold for your account. ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES Strategic Blueprint does not maintain custody of client assets. All managed accounts will be custodied by a qualified custodian, including Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC (“Fidelity”), member FINRA/SIPC; or, Schwab Advisor Services division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab”), member FINRA/SIPC. Your Advisory Representative will generally recommend one of these custodians exclusively for the custody of client funds and securities and for trade execution. We are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with any of the custodians. When recommending custodians to our clients, we consider many factors, including execution and custody services, availability of investment products, investment research and tools, quality of services, competitiveness of price for those services, reputation, financial strength, security and stability of the custodian. In addition to brokerage and custody services, Fidelity provides access to research, software, and education opportunities. Schwab Advisor Services (formerly called Schwab Institutional) is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms like ours. Schwab provides us and our clients with access to its institutional brokerage – trading, custody, reporting and related services – many of which Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 22 are not typically available to Schwab retail customers. Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help us manage or administer our clients’ accounts while others help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available on an unsolicited basis and at no charge to us as long as we maintain a total of at least $10 million of our clients’ assets in accounts at Schwab. (Please see the disclosure under Item 14 below.) Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit clients or their account(s). Certain services offered by Fidelity and Schwab generally benefit only Strategic Blueprint and our advisers. These services are offered to help us manage and grow our business. These services include educational conferences and events; consulting on technology, business needs, and legal and compliance needs; publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; access to employee benefits and insurance providers, and human resources consultants; marketing consulting and support; and recruiting. Commissions and other fees for transactions executed through our account custodians (i.e., Fidelity or Schwab) may be higher than commissions and other fees available if you use another custodian firm to execute transactions and maintain custody of your account. Fees assessed by the custodian of your account will be disclosed to you in the respective custodian’s account opening documents. Strategic Blueprint does not have soft dollar arrangements wherein commissions are used to pay for research. The benefits received from a custodian are not based on the number of transactions executed through the custodian. Bunched Trading We may engage in “bunched trading,” which is the purchase or sale of a security for the accounts of multiple clients in a single transaction. If a bunched trade is executed, each participating client receives a price that represents the average of the prices at which all of the transactions in a given bunch were executed. If the order is not completely filled, the securities purchased or sold are distributed among participating clients on a pro rata basis or in some other equitable manner. Transactions for the accounts of our Advisory Representatives and employees may be included in bunched trades. They will receive the same average price as clients. Transactions for the accounts of our Advisory Representatives or employees will not be favored over transactions for client accounts. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 23 We are not obligated to include any client transaction in a bunched trade. Bunched trades will not be effected for any client’s account if doing so is prohibited or otherwise inconsistent with that client’s investment advisory agreement. No client will be favored over any other client. ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS Security purchases and sales effected in your account are monitored for suitability by a designated supervisor. Advisory Representatives review advisory accounts with you at least annually. Transactions in the accounts are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Interim reviews may be triggered by changes in political, economic or market conditions or if there are changes in your stated financial profile. Reviews for financial plans occur upon the engagement as part of the financial planning process. The extent of reviews depends on the arrangement with you. Thereafter, reviews are conducted according to the financial planning agreement. Financial planning clients receive a financial plan in the agreed upon form upon completion of the plan. Updates to the financial plan and subsequent reviews are conducted as determined by advisor and client as outlined in the Financial Planning Agreement. Strategic Blueprint’s Advisory Representatives render investment advisory services to clients using different methods. Advisory Representatives may offer any or all of the advisory services described in this Brochure. Strategic Blueprint instructs each Advisory Representative that manages accounts to review accounts with their clients, at least annually, as to suitability of the portfolio relative to stated financial needs and objectives, and to determine what action, if any, is indicated. Broader reviews are performed periodically by the Advisory Representative’s designated supervising principal and/or the Strategic Blueprint Compliance Department, or their qualified designees. The custodian of your managed account(s) provides quarterly brokerage account statements. You will also receive monthly statements for those months in which there is activity in your account. Please review your statements carefully to make sure that your account is being managed according to your stated objectives. Your statement will also show the amount of any advisory fee deducted from your account. Performance reports for your managed account(s) will generally be made available no less than quarterly, as agreed upon between you and your Advisory Representative. Third-party asset managers to which Strategic Blueprint has referred clients provide statements and performance reports to clients, monthly or quarterly, based on the TPAM’s disclosure brochure and their agreement with the client. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 24 ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION OTHER COMPENSATION In certain instances, product sponsors, investment companies, and asset managers (“product sponsors”) will participate in activities that are designed to help facilitate the distribution of their products, such as marketing activities and educational programs, and by offsetting expenses that result from the cost of conducting initial and on-going due diligence on their products. In return for assistance in facilitating the activities described above, Strategic Blueprint generally receives additional compensation from product sponsors in the form of financial support for conferences and educational programs. SFA, an affiliated company, may receive marketing support, due diligence fees, and other financial benefits from product sponsors and third-party managers. Advisory Representatives will indirectly share in non-cash benefits when that additional compensation is used by Strategic Blueprint and/or SFA for conferences, meetings or other educational opportunities. to Strategic Blueprint located on the Disclosures These companies will have greater access to our representatives to provide training, education presentations and product information. And this additional exposure and compensation can give rise to a financial incentive for Strategic Blueprint to recommend these products over other products where such financial incentives are not present. Please see the Additional Sources of tab at Financial Benefits www.strategicblueprint.net for additional information. While Strategic Blueprint and its Advisory Representatives endeavor at all times to put the interests of our clients first, you should be aware that the receipt of additional compensation itself creates a conflict of interest and can potentially affect the judgment of these individuals when making recommendations. Alternative and Complex Investments Strategic Blueprint makes available a select group of alternative investments for managed portfolios. The products are vetted through a due diligence process and must be approved by Strategic Blueprint. They are then monitored during the life of the investment. These products are generally purchased by subscription and will have limited or no liquidity. Because there is no public market for these securities, they are valued only periodically. The value on your statement may not reflect the price you would receive if you were able to liquidate the holding. The value provided to the custodian by the issuer or other third party will be included in the asset value of your account for the purpose of calculating advisory fees. Risks associated with these programs are outlined in the product’s prospectus or offering document. Many of the general risks are outlined in Item 8 herein. Advisory Representatives who recommend these products complete product specific training as determined by Strategic Blueprint. Advisory Representatives will be limited to recommending alternative investments for your managed account(s) that are included on the Strategic Blueprint platform (“platform”). Each Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 25 investment sponsor on the platform is charged an annual fee, to help offset the firm’s cost in making these investments available, including due diligence, additional workflows, disclosures, and supervision. This additional compensation does create a conflict for the firm. These sponsors will also contribute financially to the national and educational conferences held by Strategic Blueprint and its affiliates. While the financial arrangements described above do not impact advisor compensation, they do limit your Advisory Representative to recommending only alternative investment products that are available on the platform or through registered representatives of SFA. The additional compensation paid to Strategic Blueprint to participate on the platform, and the commissions, marketing and due diligence fees that are paid to SFA for commission products, as well as the limitations on available products, create a conflict of interest for the firm and your Advisory Representative. Your Advisory Representative recommends these investment products based on your financial objectives, risk tolerance, and other financial information. Risks and benefits are more fully disclosed in the product offering documents. If also registered with SFA, your advisory representative can recommend an investment that is not on the platform but is available through SFA. Alternative investments that are privately offered (e.g., private placements, Reg D programs) may not be purchased in your account on a discretionary basis. An offer can be made only through a Private Placement Memorandum and you will be required to complete a subscription agreement if you determine to acquire the investment in your account. When you purchase a product with a commission through your Advisory Representative in his or her role as a registered representative, an advisory fee will not be charged on those assets even if the assets are held in your advisory account. Please talk with your Advisory Representative about the pricing options, the impact on yield, and other relevant factors related to the purchase of a commission product through SFA. Strategic Blueprint does not offer legal or tax advice. An Advisory Representative will present the tax aspects of certain investments or strategies in general terms but does not provide specific tax advice. We recommend that all tax questions or strategies be discussed with your tax professional. Benefits Provided by Custodians As disclosed in Item 12 above, Schwab makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may not directly benefit the client or their account(s). These products and services assist us in managing and administering our clients’ accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We may use this research to service all or some substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 26 addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that: • provides access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account statements); facilitates trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts; facilitates payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and • • provides pricing and other market data; • • assists with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting. technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting; Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our business enterprise. These services include: • educational conferences and events • • publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and • access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance providers. Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to provide the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. In addition, Schwab has also agreed to pay for certain products and services for which we would otherwise have to pay once the value of our clients’ assets in accounts at Schwab reaches a certain size. In some cases, a recipient of such payments is an affiliate of ours or another party which has some pecuniary, financial or other interests in us (or in which we have such an interest). You do not pay more for assets maintained at Schwab as a result of these arrangements. However, we benefit from the arrangement because the cost of these services would otherwise be borne directly by us. You should consider these conflicts of interest when selecting a custodian. The products and services provided by Schwab, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices). Irrespective of direct or indirect benefits to our client through Schwab, we strive to enhance the client’s experience, help reach their goals and put their interests before that of our firm or its associated persons. Fidelity also provides products and services to help us manage and administer accounts. It provides access to educational events and conferences; and, technology, compliance and business consulting. Fidelity will also provide support for certain transitions costs, such as account termination fees. CLIENT REFERRALS THROUGH TESTIMONIALS AND ENDORSEMENTS Strategic Blueprint will compensate certain unaffiliated investment advisers, existing and former clients, and other professionals (such as CPAs, attorneys, etc.) for referring clients to us. We will pay these individuals or entities (which we refer to as “promoters”) a fixed fee or a percentage of the advisory fee that you pay us if it is determined that you have become a client of ours as a result of their direct or indirect efforts. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 27 We will enter into written agreements with these promoters. The payment of these referral fees will not result in an increase in the amount of the advisory fee that you pay. You will receive a disclosure describing the relationship with the promoter, the nature of the compensation, and any conflicts of interest created by the arrangement. Additionally, Strategic Blueprint can endorse other investment advisers, for compensation. Strategic Blueprint (and, in turn, your Advisory Representative) will receive a portion of the advisory fee as a promoter’s or referral fee when you enter into an advisory agreement with a third-party asset manager as a result of your Advisory Representative’s recommendation. These referral arrangements will comply with applicable laws that govern: the nature of the services provided; the fees to be paid; • • • disclosure to the referred client; • state regulations; and • client consents, as required. Any referral fee that exceeds a nominal payment will be fully described in a written Disclosure Statement which you will receive and acknowledge when you enter into an advisory agreement. ITEM 15 – CUSTODY Strategic Blueprint does not maintain physical custody of client assets. We will be deemed to have custody when you authorize us to deduct advisory fees directly from your account. Strategic Blueprint may only deduct fees with your written authorization, and the amount of any advisory fee deducted is shown on your account statement. You will receive at least quarterly statements from the account custodian. Strategic Blueprint urges you to carefully review such statements and compare this official custodial record to the account statements that we may provide to you. Our statements may vary from custodial statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of certain securities. Where there are differences, you should rely on the values disclosed in the custodial account statements. Strategic Blueprint is also deemed to have custody when you execute a Standing Letter of Authorization (“SLOA”) which allows your Financial Advisor to request disbursements to be sent from your account to payees as specified by you in the SLOA at designated addresses or to designated account numbers. You will receive notifications from the account custodian when such a disbursement is made. Annually, the custodian will send a notification to you to confirm the SLOAs which you have authorized. By limiting the manner in which we are deemed to have custody, Strategic Blueprint is not subject to a surprise audit requirement. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 28 ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION We may manage your accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. We will only manage your account on a discretionary basis upon obtaining your written consent. Your consent is typically granted and evidenced in the executed Investment Management Agreement. We define discretion as the authority to trade your account without obtaining your prior consent, to select the securities and amount of securities to be bought or sold, and the timing of the purchase or sale. It does not extend to the withdrawal or transfer of your account funds or securities. We may give advice and act in the performance of our duties to you, which differs from advice given, or the timing and nature of action taken, with respect to other clients’ accounts. ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES As a matter of firm policy and practice, Strategic Blueprint does not have any authority to and does not vote proxies on behalf of advisory clients. Clients retain the responsibility for receiving and voting proxies for any and all securities maintained in client portfolios. Strategic Blueprint may provide advice to clients regarding the clients’ voting of proxies. You will receive information about proxies directly from your account custodian. ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION In May 2020, SFA Holdings, Inc. (SFAH), parent company of Strategic Blueprint, and owner of a group of financial services companies, applied for and received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan. The COVID-19 Pandemic presented many risks, including unprecedented market volatility, and the uncertainties surrounding duration of the pandemic and its level of impact on the various affiliated companies. The loan proceeds were used in conformity with the program requirements. Accordingly, the loan was forgiven in June 2021. Strategic Blueprint has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. Strategic Blueprint, LLC Disclosure Brochure (Rev. 05152025) Page 29