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WE Alliance Wealth Advisors Inc.
Firm Brochure - Form ADV Part 2A
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of WE Alliance Wealth Advisors Inc.
If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (916) 325-0130 or by email at:
terry@weriaadvisors.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.
Additional information about WE Alliance Wealth Advisors Inc. is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. WE Alliance Wealth Advisors Inc.’s CRD number is: 175405.
3001 Douglas Blvd., Ste. 142,
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 325-0130
terry@weriaadvisors.com
Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Version Date: July 11, 2025
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Item 2: Material Changes
The material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment of WE Alliance Wealth
Advisors Inc. on 03/10/2025 are described below. Material changes relate to WE Alliance Wealth
Advisors Inc.’s policies, practices, or conflicts of interests.
• WE Alliance Wealth Management offers SMA Management Services under the business name
Strategic Wealth Advisory Group. (Item 4 and 5)
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page
Item 2: Material Changes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4: Advisory Business...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5: Fees and Compensation .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Item 7: Types of Clients .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 9: Disciplinary Information .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .......................................................................................................................................................13
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ............................................................................................. 15
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Item 13: Reviews of Accounts .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation........................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Item 15: Custody ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Item 16: Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting).............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Item 18: Financial Information ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
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Item 4: Advisory Business
A. Description of the Advisory Firm
WE Alliance Wealth Advisors Inc. (hereinafter “WE Alliance”) is a corporation organized in
the State of Nevada. The firm was formed in January 2015, and the principal owner is Terry
Dean Wheeler. This firm’s history and roots trace back over 30 years to 1992 when its
principal began in the Investment Advisory Industry.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
WE Alliance offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. WE Alliance creates an Investment
Policy Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax
levels, and risk tolerance levels) and then constructs a plan to aid in the selection of a
portfolio that matches each client's specific situation. Portfolio management services
include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Investment strategy •
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Asset allocation
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Risk tolerance
Personal investment policy
Asset selection
Regular portfolio monitoring
WE Alliance evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk
tolerance levels and time horizon. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment
Policy Statement, which is given to each client.
’s policy
is
to
seek
fair and equitable allocation of
WE Alliance seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the
fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of WE Alliance’s
economic, investment or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, WE
Alliance attempts to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that
systematically advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, WE
Alliance
investment
opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid favoring one client over another
over time. It is WE Alliance ’s policy to allocate investment opportunities and transactions
it identifies as being appropriate and prudent, including initial public offerings ("IPOs")
and other investment opportunities that might have a limited supply, among its clients
on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Services
WE Alliance will do business as Strategic Wealth Advisory Group (“SWAG”) to manage SMAs.
These SMAs are offered to clients who meet or exceed certain income thresholds. WE Alliance
maintains full investment discretion over the SMAs, which are managed according to the
client’s risk tolerance and investment objectives. Please refer to Item 5 of this Brochure for
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more information regarding SMA fees.
Financial Planning
Financial plans and financial planning may include, but are not limited to: investment
planning; life insurance; tax concerns; retirement planning; college planning; and
debit/credit planning.
In offering financial planning, a conflict exists between the interests of the investment adviser
and the interests of the client. The client is under no obligation to act upon the investment
adviser's recommendation, and, if the client elects to act on any of the recommendations, the
client is under no obligation to affect the transaction through the investment adviser.
Held Away Assets – Pontera
We use a third-party platform to facilitate management of held away assets such as defined
contribution plan participant accounts, with discretion. The platform allows us to avoid being
considered to have custody of Client funds since we do not have direct access to Client log-in
credentials to affect trades. We are not affiliated with the platform in any way and receive no
compensation from them for using their platform. For clients who choose to participate in
this program, a link will be provided allowing them to connect an account(s) to the platform.
Once Client account(s) is connected to the platform, Adviser will review the current account
allocations. When deemed necessary, Adviser will rebalance the account considering client
investment goals and risk tolerance, and any change in allocations will consider current
economic and market trends. The goal is to improve account performance over time,
minimize loss during difficult markets, and manage internal fees that harm account
performance. For any accounts opened through this channel, the portfolio management fees
apply (see Exhibit 1. Fee Schedule for more details). The portfolio management fees incurred
by the outside account will be billed separately to an account in which we have a written
agreement in place giving us the ability to withdraw management fees from directly. If no
such separate account exists, an invoice will be sent to the account owner to pay the fee
directly.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
WE Alliance generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed income
securities, real estate funds (including REITs), insurance products including annuities,
equities, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold and precious metal sectors), treasury inflation
protected/inflation linked bonds, commodities, non-U.S. securities, venture capital funds and
private placements. WE Alliance may use other securities as well to help diversify a portfolio
when applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
WE Alliance will tailor a program for each individual client. This will include an interview
session to get to know the client’s specific needs and requirements as well as a plan that will
be executed by, WE Alliance on behalf of the client. WE Alliance may use “model portfolios”
together with a specific set of recommendations for each client based on their personal
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restrictions, needs, and targets. WE Alliance will employ tax efficient strategies; thus current
and future anticipated income tax brackets are incorporated. Clients may not impose
restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities in accordance with their
values or beliefs.
D. Assets Under Management
WE Alliance has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
December 2024
$203,500,766
$3,076,000
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources.
A. Fee Schedule
Portfolio Management Fees
WE Alliance participates in asset-based portfolio management fees. The fee schedule is set
forth below:
Total Assets Under Management
Annual Fee (Progressive)
First $0 - $250,000
1.25%
Next $250,001-$1,000,000
1.00%
Above $1,000,000
0.75%
Above $2,500,000
0.50%
These fees are generally negotiable, and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit I of
the Investment Advisory Contract. Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty for
a full refund of WE Alliance’s fees within five business days of signing the Investment
Advisory Contract. Thereafter, clients may terminate the Investment Advisory Contract
generally with 30 days' written notice.
WE Alliance uses an average of the daily balance in the client’s account throughout the billing
period, after taking into account deposits and withdrawals, for purposes of determining the
market value of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based.
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Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Services Fees
The following SMAs are charged at a fee rate of 0.35%.
• SWAG Core Equities Portfolio
• SWAG Emerging Tech Portfolio
• SWAG Capped DCA – Conservative Portfolio
• SWAG Capped DCA – Core Growth Portfolio
• SWAG Target DCA – Core Growth Portfolio
• SWAG Target DCA – Active Growth Portfolio
• SWAG High Yield Income Portfolio
• SWAG Real Estate Debt Portfolio
The following SMAs are charged at a fee rate of 0.20%.
• SWAG Defined Duration Core Bond Portfolio
• SWAG Defined Duration CA Muni Bond Portfolio
Financial Planning Fees
Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty for a full refund of WE Alliance’s
fees within five business days of signing the Financial Planning Agreement. Thereafter,
clients may terminate the Financial Planning Agreement generally upon written notice.
Fixed Fees
The negotiated fixed rate for creating client financial plans is between $495 and $10,000.
Fees are charged 100% in advance, but never more than six months in advance.
Hourly Fees
The negotiated hourly fee for these services is between $50 and $300. Fees are charged in
arrears upon completion.
B. Payment of Fees
Payment of Portfolio Management Fees
Asset-based portfolio management fees are withdrawn directly from the client's accounts
with client's written authorization on a monthly basis, or may be invoiced and billed directly
to the client on a monthly basis. Clients may select the method in which they are billed. Fees
are paid in arrears.
Payment of Financial Planning Fees
Financial planning fees are paid via check and wire.
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Fixed financial planning fees are paid 100% in advance, but never more than six months
in advance.
Hourly financial planning fees are paid in arrears upon completion.
Payment of Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) Services Fees
SMA Management Service fees may be withdrawn from client’s accounts or clients may be invoiced for
such fees.
C. Client Responsibility for Third Party Fees
In addition to the portfolio management fees paid to WE Alliance, clients may also incur certain
charges imposed by other third parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, trust companies,
banks and other financial institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These additional
charges may include securities brokerage commissions, transaction fees, custodial fees, fees
charged by the Independent Managers, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund or ETF in a
client’s account, as disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other fund
expenses), deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and
electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions.
D. Prepayment of Fees
WE Alliance collects certain fees in advance and certain fees in arrears, as indicated above.
Refunds for fees paid in advance will be returned within fourteen days to the client via check,
or return deposit back into the client’s account.
Fixed fees that are collected in advance will be refunded based on the prorated amount of
work completed at the point of termination.
E. Outside Compensation for the Sale of Securities to Clients
Neither WE Alliance nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale of
securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees
from the sale of mutual funds.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
WE Alliance does not accept performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital
gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
WE Alliance generally provides advisory services to the following types of clients:
❖ Individuals
❖ High-Net-Worth Individuals
Minimum Account Size
There is a $500,000 minimum for WE Alliance’s services, but this minimum can be waived at WE
Alliance’s discretion.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of
Loss
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Methods of Analysis
WE Alliance’s methods of analysis include fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory
with a bias toward a more institutional style of investing.
Fundamental analysis involves the analysis of financial statements, the general financial
health of companies, and/or the analysis of management or competitive advantages.
Modern portfolio theory is a theory of investment that attempts to maximize portfolio
expected return for a given amount of portfolio risk, or equivalently minimize risk for a given
level of expected return, each by carefully choosing the proportions of various asset.
Investment Strategies
WE Alliance uses long term trading and options trading (including covered options,
uncovered options, or spreading strategies).
WE Alliance may recommend unusually risky investments to clients. For example:
Options but they are used to structure portfolios and bring down overall risk.
Additionally, we take on illiquidity risk to increase returns.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
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B. Material Risks Involved
Methods of Analysis
Fundamental analysis concentrates on factors that determine a company’s value and
expected future earnings. This strategy would normally encourage equity purchases in stocks
that are undervalued or priced below their perceived value. The risk assumed is that the
market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value.
Modern Portfolio Theory assumes that investors are risk adverse, meaning that given two
portfolios that offer the same expected return, investors will prefer the less risky one. Thus,
an investor will take on increased risk only if compensated by higher expected returns.
Conversely, an investor who wants higher expected returns must accept more risk. The
exact trade-off will be the same for all investors, but different investors will evaluate the
trade-off differently based on individual risk aversion characteristics. The implication is that
a rational investor will not invest in a portfolio if a second portfolio exists with a more
favorable risk-expected return profile – i.e., if for that level of risk an alternative portfolio
exists which has better expected returns.
Investment Strategies
WE Alliance 's use of options trading generally holds greater risk, and clients should be
aware that there is a material risk of loss using any of those strategies.
Long term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Due to its
nature, the long-term investment strategy can expose clients to various types of risk that
will typically surface at various intervals during the time the client owns the investments.
These risks include but are not limited to inflation (purchasing power) risk, interest rate risk,
economic risk, market risk, and political/regulatory risk.
Options transactions involve a contract to purchase a security at a given price, not
necessarily at market value, depending on the market. This strategy includes the risk that
an option may expire out of the money resulting in minimal or no value, as well as the
possibility of leveraged loss of trading capital due to the leveraged nature of stock options.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
Epidemics, Pandemics, Outbreaks of Disease and Public Health Issues. Our business
activities could be materially adversely affected by pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks
of disease in Asia, Europe, North America and/or globally or regionally, such as COVID-
19, Ebola, H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu, H5N1 flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and/or
other epidemics, pandemics, outbreaks of disease, viruses and/or public health issues.
Specifically, COVID-19 has spread (and is currently spreading) rapidly around the world
since its initial emergence in China in December 2019 and has severely negatively affected
(and may continue to materially adversely affect) the global economy and equity markets
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(including, in particular, equity markets in Asia, Europe and the United States). Although
the long-term effects or consequences of COVID-19 and/or other epidemics, pandemics and
outbreaks of disease cannot currently be predicted, previous occurrences of other
pandemics, epidemics and other outbreaks of disease, such as H5N1 flu, H1N1 flu, SARS
and the Spanish flu, had a material adverse effect on the economies and markets of those
countries and regions in which they were most prevalent. Any occurrence or recurrence
(or continued spread) of an outbreak of any kind of epidemic, communicable disease or
virus or major public health issue could cause a slowdown in the levels of economic
activity generally (or cause the global economy to enter into a recession or depression),
which would adversely affect the business, financial condition and operations of the Adviser.
Should these or other major public health issues, including pandemics, arise or spread
farther (or continue to spread or materially impact the day to day lives of persons
around the globe), the Adviser could be adversely affected by more stringent travel
restrictions, additional
limitations on the Adviser’s operations or business and/or
governmental actions limiting the movement of people between regions and other activities
or operations (or to otherwise stop the spread or continued spread of any disease or
outbreak).
C. Risks of Specific Securities Utilized
WE Alliance’s use of options trading generally holds greater risk of capital loss. Clients should
be aware that there is a material risk of loss using any investment strategy. The investment
types listed below (leaving aside Treasury Inflation Protected/Inflation Linked Bonds)
are not guaranteed or insured by the FDIC or any other government agency.
Mutual Funds: Investing in mutual funds carries the risk of capital loss and thus you may
lose money investing in mutual funds. All mutual funds have costs that lower investment
returns. The funds can be of bond “fixed income” nature (lower risk) or stock “equity” nature.
Equity investment generally refers to buying shares of stocks in return for receiving a future
payment of dividends and/or capital gains if the value of the stock increases. The value of
equity securities may fluctuate in response to specific situations for each company,
industry conditions and the general economic environments.
Fixed income investments generally pay a return on a fixed schedule, though the amount
of the payments can vary. This type of investment can include corporate and government
debt securities, leveraged loans, high yield, and investment grade debt and structured
products, such as mortgage and other asset-backed securities, although individual bonds may
be the best-known type of fixed income security. In general, the fixed income market is
volatile and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices
usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.)
Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk, liquidity risk, call risk, and credit and default
risks for both issuers and counterparties. The risk of default on treasury inflation
protected/inflation linked bonds is dependent upon the U.S. Treasury defaulting (extremely
unlikely); however, they carry a potential risk of losing share price value, albeit rather
minimal. Risks of investing in foreign fixed income securities also include the general risk
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of non-U.S. investing described below.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges,
similar to stocks. Investing in ETFs carries the risk of capital loss (sometimes up to a 100%
loss in the case of a stock holding bankruptcy). Areas of concern include the lack of
transparency in products and increasing complexity, conflicts of interest and the
possibility of inadequate regulatory compliance. Precious Metal ETFs (e.g., Gold, Silver,
or Palladium Bullion backed “electronic shares” not physical metal) specifically may be
negatively impacted by several unique factors, among them (1) large sales by the official
sector which owns a significant portion of aggregate world holdings in gold and other
precious metals, (2) a significant increase in hedging activities by producers of gold or other
precious metals, (3) a significant change in the attitude of speculators and investors.
Real Estate funds (including REITs) face several kinds of risk that are inherent in the real
estate sector, which historically has experienced significant fluctuations and cycles in
performance. Revenues and cash flows may be adversely affected by: changes in local real
estate market conditions due to changes in national or local economic conditions or changes
in local property market characteristics; competition from other properties offering the
same or similar services; changes in interest rates and in the state of the debt and equity
credit markets; the ongoing need for capital improvements; changes in real estate tax rates
and other operating expenses; adverse changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies;
adverse changes in zoning laws; the impact of present or future environmental legislation
and compliance with environmental laws.
Annuities are a retirement product for those who may have the ability to pay a premium
now and want to guarantee they receive certain monthly payments or a return on investment
later in the future. Annuities are contracts issued by a life insurance company designed to
meet requirement or other long-term goals. An annuity is not a life insurance policy. Variable
annuities are designed to be long-term investments, to meet retirement and other long-
range goals. Variable annuities are not suitable for meeting short-term goals because
substantial taxes and insurance company charges may apply if you withdraw your money
early. Variable annuities also involve investment risks, just as mutual funds do.
Private placements carry a substantial risk as they are subject to less regulation than are
publicly offered securities, the market to resell these assets under applicable securities laws
may be illiquid, due to restrictions, and the liquidation may be taken at a substantial discount
to the underlying value or result in the entire loss of the value of such assets.
Venture capital funds invest in start-up companies at an early stage of development in
the interest of generating a return through an eventual realization event; the risk is high
as a result of the uncertainty involved at that stage of development.
Commodities are tangible assets used to manufacture and produce goods or services.
Commodity prices are affected by different risk factors, such as disease, storage cap a city,
supply, demand, delivery constraints and weather. Because of those risk factors, even a well-
diversified investment in commodities can be uncertain.
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Options are contracts to purchase a security at a given price, risking that an option may
expire out of the money resulting in minimal or no value. An uncovered option is a type
of options contract that is not backed by an offsetting position that would help mitigate risk.
The risk for a “naked” or uncovered put is not unlimited, whereas the potential loss for an
uncovered call option is limitless. Spread option positions entail buying and selling multiple
options on the same underlying security, but with different strike prices or expiration dates,
which helps limit the risk of other option trading strategies. Option transactions also involve
risks including but not limited to economic risk, market risk, sector risk, idiosyncratic
risk, political/regulatory risk, inflation (purchasing power) risk and interest rate risk.
Non-U.S. securities present certain risks such as currency fluctuation, political and
economic change, social unrest, changes in government regulation, differences in accounting
and the lesser degree of accurate public information available.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing in securities involves a
risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
A. Criminal or Civil Actions
There are no criminal or civil actions to report.
B. Administrative Proceedings
There are no administrative proceedings to report.
C. Self-regulatory Organization (SRO) Proceedings
There are no self-regulatory organization proceedings to report.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative
Neither WE Alliance nor its representatives are registered as, or have pending
applications to become, a broker/dealer or a representative of a broker/dealer.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool
Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor
Neither WE Alliance nor its representatives are registered as or have pending applications
to become either a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or Commodity
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Trading Advisor or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
C. Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and
Possible Conflicts of Interests
Terry Dean Wheeler is a lawyer and from time to time, may offer clients advice or products from
those activities via Strategic Wealth Legal Advisors, Inc. Clients should be aware that these services
may involve a conflict of interest. WE Alliance always acts in the best interest of the client and clients
are in no way required to utilize the services of any representative of WE Alliance in connection
with such individual’s activities outside of WE Alliance.
Certain supervised persons are licensed insurance agents. From time to time, they may offer
clients advice or products from those activities through WE Alliance Insurance Solutions, Inc.
an insurance agency under common control with WE Alliance. Clients should be aware
that these services pay a commission or other compensation and involve a conflict of
interest, as commissionable products conflict with the fiduciary duties of a registered
investment adviser. WE Alliance always acts in the best interest of the client; including the
sale of commissionable products to advisory clients. Clients always have the right to
decide whether or not to utilize the services of any WE Alliance representative in such
individuals outside capacities.
Terry Dean Wheeler is licensed and may act as a real estate broker or mortgage loan
originator and from time to time, may offer clients advice or products from those activities
and clients should be aware that these services may involve a conflict of interest. WE Alliance
always acts in the best interest of the client and clients are in no way required to utilize
the services of any representative of WE Alliance in connection with such individual’s
activities outside of WE Alliance.
from
the
insurance company, rather
than on
Terry Dean Wheeler is a licensed insurance agent. This activity creates a conflict of interest
since there is an incentive to recommend insurance products based on commissions or other
the client’s
benefits received
needs. Additionally, the offer and sale of insurance products by supervised persons of WE
RIA Advisors are not made in their capacity as a fiduciary, and products are limited to only
those offered by certain insurance providers. WE RIA Advisors addresses this conflict of
interest by requiring its supervised persons to act in the best interest of the client at all times,
including when acting as an insurance agent. WE RIA Advisors periodically reviews
recommendations by its supervised persons to assess whether they are based on an objective
evaluation of each client’s risk profile and investment objectives rather than on the receipt of
any commissions or other benefits. WE RIA Advisors will disclose in advance how it or its
supervised persons are compensated and will disclose conflicts of interest involving any
advice or service provided. At no time will there be tying between business practices and/or
services (a condition where a client or prospective client would be required to accept one
product or service conditioned upon the selection of a second, distinctive tied product or
service). No client is ever under any obligation to purchase any insurance product. Insurance
products recommended by WE RIA Advisors’ supervised persons may also be available from
other providers on more favorable terms, and clients can purchase insurance products
recommended through other unaffiliated insurance agencies.
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Terry Dean Wheeler is the manager of WE Alliance Tactical Managers, LLC, the general
partner of WE Alliance Tactical Holdings, LLC, a private equity fund. WE Alliance will
recommend investments in this private fund to those clients for which investment in the fund
is suitable. This presents a conflict of interest in that WE Alliance or its related persons may
receive more compensation from investment in the fund than from other investments.
Nevertheless, WE Alliance acts in the best interest of the client consistent with its fiduciary
duties and clients are not required invest in the private fund if they do not wish to do so.
Terry Dean Wheeler is the manager of WE Alliance Strategic Management Services, LLC, the
general partner of four different private funds; WE Alliance Secured Income Fund, LLC, WE
Alliance Structured Active Allocation Growth Fund, LLC, WE Alliance Structured Strategies
Stock Allocations Fund, LLC, and WE Alliance Real Estate and Distressed Debt Opportunity
Fund, LLC. WE Alliance will recommend investments in these private funds to those clients
for which investment in the funds is suitable. This presents a conflict of interest in that WE
Alliance or its related persons may receive more compensation from investment in the funds
than from other investments. Nevertheless, WE Alliance acts in the best interest of the client
consistent with its fiduciary duties and clients are not required invest in these private funds
if they do not wish to do so.
WE Alliance Institutional, LLC is the holding company over WE Alliance Strategic
Management Services, LLC and WE Alliance Tactical Managers, LLC.
D. Selection of Other Advisers or Managers and How This Adviser is
Compensated for Those Selections
WE Alliance may direct clients to third-party investment advisers. Clients will pay WE
Alliance its standard fee in addition to the standard fee for the advisers to which it directs
those clients. The fees will not exceed any limit imposed by any regulatory agency. WE
Alliance will always act in the best interests of the client, including when determining which
third-party investment adviser to recommend to clients. WE Alliance will ensure that all
recommended advisers are exempt, licensed or notice filed in the states in which WE
Alliance is recommending them to clients.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Code of Ethics
WE Alliance has a written Code of Ethics that covers the following areas: Prohibited
Transactions, Prohibited Activities, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Entertainment,
Confidentiality, Service on a Board of Directors, Compliance Procedures, Compliance with
Laws and Regulations, Procedures and Reporting, Certification of Compliance, Reporting
Violations, Compliance Officer Duties, Training and Education, Recordkeeping, Annual
Review, and Sanctions. WE Alliance’s Code of Ethics is available free upon request to any
client or prospective client.
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B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests
Terry Dean Wheeler is the manager of WE Alliance Tactical Managers, LLC, the general
partner of WE Alliance Tactical Holdings, LLC, a private equity fund. Terry Dean Wheeler is
also the manager of WE Alliance Strategic Management Services, LLC, the general partner
of WE Alliance Secured Income Fund, LLC, WE Alliance Structured Active Allocation Growth
Fund, LLC, WE Alliance Real Estate and Distressed Debt Opportunity Fund, LLC, and WE
Alliance Structured Strategies Stock Allocations Fund, LLC. WE Alliance will recommend
investments in these private funds to those clients for which investment in the funds is
suitable.
C. Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients
From time to time, representatives of WE Alliance may buy or sell securities for
themselves that they also recommend to clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of WE Alliance to buy or sell the same securities before or after
recommending the same securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the
recommendations they provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest.
WE Alliance will always document any transactions that could be construed as conflicts of
interest and will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s disadvantage when
similar securities are being bought or sold.
D. Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities
From time to time, representatives of WE Alliance may buy or sell securities for
themselves at or around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of WE Alliance to buy or sell securities before or after recommending
securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they
provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest; however, WE
Alliance will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s disadvantage if
representatives of WE Alliance buy or sell securities at or around the same time as clients.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers
Custodians/broker-dealers will be recommended based on WE Alliance’s duty to seek
“best execution,” which is the obligation to seek to execute securities transactions for a client
on terms that are the most favorable to the client under the circumstances. The client will
not necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission equivalent, and WE Alliance
may also consider the market expertise and research access provided by the payment of
commissions, including but not limited to access to written research, oral communication
with analysts, admittance to research conferences and other resources provided by the
brokers to aid in the research efforts of WE Alliance. WE Alliance will never charge a
premium or commission on transactions, beyond the actual cost imposed by the broker-
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dealer/custodian.
WE Alliance will require clients to use Equity Trust Company, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC,
Athene and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
1. Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits
While WE Alliance has no formal soft dollar’s program in which soft dollars are used
to pay for third party services, WE Alliance may receive research, products, or other
services from custodians and broker-dealers in connection with client securities
transactions (“soft dollar benefits”). WE Alliance may enter into soft-dollar arrangements
consistent with (and not outside of) the safe harbor contained in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There can be no assurance that any
particular client will benefit from soft dollar research, whether or not the client’s
transactions paid for it, and WE Alliance does not seek to allocate benefits to client
accounts proportionate to any soft dollar credits generated by the accounts. WE Alliance
benefits by not having to produce or pay for the research, products or services, and
WE Alliance will have an incentive to recommend a broker-dealer based on receiving
research or services. Clients should be aware that WE Alliance’s acceptance of soft dollar
benefits may result in higher commissions charged to the client.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals
WE Alliance receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or third party in exchange for
using that broker-dealer or third party.
3. Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use
WE Alliance may permit clients to direct it to execute transactions through a specified
broker-dealer. If a client directs brokerage, then the client will be required to
acknowledge in writing that the client’s direction with respect to the use of brokers
supersedes any authority granted to WE Alliance to select brokers; this direction may
result in higher commissions, which may result in a disparity between free and directed
accounts; and trades for the client and other directed accounts may be executed after
trades for free accounts, which may result in less favorable prices, particularly for illiquid
securities or during volatile market conditions. Not all investment advisers allow their
clients to direct brokerage.
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts
WE Alliance does aggregate or bunch the securities to be purchased or sold for multiple
clients. This may result in less favorable prices, particularly for illiquid securities or during
volatile market conditions. If WE Alliance buys or sells the same securities on behalf of more
than one client, it might, but would be under no obligation to, aggregate or bunch, to the
extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, the securities to be purchased or sold
for multiple clients in order to seem more favorable prices, lower brokerage commissions or
more efficient execution. In such case, WE Alliance would place an aggregate order with the
broker on behalf of all such clients in order to ensure fairness for all clients; provided,
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however, that trades would be reviewed periodically to ensure that accounts are not
systematically disadvantaged by this policy. We Alliance would determine the appropriate
number of shares to place with brokers and will select the appropriate brokers consistent
with WE Alliance’s duty to seek best execution, except for those accounts with specific
brokerage direction (if any).
Item 13: Reviews of Accounts
A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those
Reviews
All client accounts for WE Alliance’s advisory services provided on an ongoing basis are
reviewed at least annually by Terry D Wheeler, CEO with regard to clients’ respective
investment policies and risk tolerance levels. All accounts at WE Alliance are assigned to this
reviewer.
All financial planning accounts are reviewed upon financial plan creation and plan
delivery by Terry D Wheeler, CEO. There is only one level of review for financial
planning, and that is the total review conducted to create the financial plan.
B. Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client Accounts
Reviews may be triggered by material market, economic or political events, or by changes
in client's financial situations (such as retirement, termination of employment, physical
move, or inheritance).
With respect to financial plans, WE Alliance’s services will generally conclude upon delivery
of the financial plan.
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients
Each client of WE Alliance 's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis will receive a
quarterly report detailing the client’s account, including assets held, asset value, and
calculation of fees. This written report will come from the custodian.
Each financial planning client will receive the financial plan upon completion.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered
to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes)
WE Alliance does not receive any economic benefit, directly or indirectly from any third party
for advice rendered to WE Alliance’s clients.
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B. Compensation to Non – Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals
WE Alliance does not directly or indirectly compensate any person who is not advisory
personnel for client referrals.
Item 15: Custody
When advisory fees are deducted directly from client accounts at client's custodian, WE Alliance will
be deemed to have limited custody of client's assets. Clients will receive all account statements
and billing invoices that are required in each jurisdiction, and they should carefully review those
statements for accuracy.
WE Alliance may also be deemed to have custody over the funds and securities invested in pooled
investment vehicles that a related person to WE Alliance manages. Please see item 10C for a complete
description.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
WE Alliance provides discretionary (and non-discretionary) investment advisory services to clients.
The Investment Advisory Contract established with each client outlines the discretionary authority
for trading. Where investment discretion has been granted, WE Alliance generally manages the
client’s account and makes investment decisions without consultation with the client as to what
securities to buy or sell, when the securities are to be bought or sold for the account, the total amount
of the securities to be bought/sold, or the price per share. In some instances, WE Alliance’s
discretionary authority in making these determinations may be limited by conditions imposed by
a client (in investment guidelines or objectives, or client instructions otherwise provided to WE
Alliance.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting)
WE Alliance will not ask for, nor accept voting authority for client securities. Clients will receive
proxies directly from the issuer of the security or the custodian. Clients should direct all proxy
questions to the issuer of the security.
Item 18: Financial Information
A. Balance Sheet
WE Alliance neither requires nor solicits prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client,
six months or more in advance, and therefore is not required to include a balance sheet with
this brochure.
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B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet
Contractual Commitments to Clients
Neither WE Alliance nor its management has any financial condition that is likely to
reasonably impair WE Alliance’s ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years
WE Alliance has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition in the last ten years.
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