Overview
- Headquarters
- Lake Success, NY
- Average Client Assets
- $3.3 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $250,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 106267
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (WEBER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $100,000 | 1.20% |
| $100,001 | $500,000 | 1.00% |
| $500,001 | $1,000,000 | 0.80% |
| $1,000,001 | and above | 0.70% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $9,200 | 0.92% |
| $5 million | $37,200 | 0.74% |
| $10 million | $72,200 | 0.72% |
| $50 million | $352,200 | 0.70% |
| $100 million | $702,200 | 0.70% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 85.89%
- Total Client Accounts
- 737
- Discretionary Accounts
- 737
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: WEBER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. (2026-03-28)
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Item 1
Weber Asset Management, Inc.
3000 Marcus Avenue, Suite 3E10
Lake Success, New York 11042
(516) 326-3299
www.weberasset.com
Form ADV Part 2A
Brochure
March 28, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Weber Asset
Management, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, contact us at
(516) 326-3299. 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 Weber Asset Management, Inc. is available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Weber Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser. Registration with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities authority does not imply a certain level of
skill or training.
Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Form ADV Part 2 requires registered investment advisers to amend their brochure when information
becomes materially inaccurate. If there are any material changes to an adviser's disclosure brochure,
the adviser is required to notify you and provide you with a description of the material changes.
Since the filing of our last annual updating amendment, dated March 31, 2025, we have made several
enhancements to our brochure to more specifically reflect our business, our practices and the manner
in which we service our clients. The following material changes have been made to our Form ADV:
• We have updated Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations to reflect the
affiliation of Mr. Bowers and his organization, Independent Fidelity Investors, Inc., the Publisher
of Fidelity Monitor and Insight.
• We have updated Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation to reflect the Promoter
services being provided by Mr. Bowers of Independent Fidelity Investors, Inc.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
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 ...................................... 7
Item 7 Types of Clients ....................................................................................................... 7
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss.................................. 8
Item 9 Disciplinary Information.......................................................................................... 12
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ................................................ 12
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
......................................................................................................................................... 12
Item 12 Brokerage Practices............................................................................................. 13
Item 13 Review of Accounts.............................................................................................. 15
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................ 16
Item 15 Custody................................................................................................................ 16
Item 16 Investment Discretion........................................................................................... 17
Item 17 Voting Client Securities ........................................................................................ 17
Item 18 Financial Information............................................................................................ 17
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Description of Firm
Weber Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser primarily based in Lake Success,
NY. We are organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of New York. We have been
providing investment advisory services since January 1993. We are primarily owned by Kenneth S.
Weber and Jennifer Legum Weber.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Refer to the description of each investment
advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your individual
needs. As used in this brochure, the words "we," "our," and "us" refer to Weber Asset Management,
Inc. and the words "you," "your," and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our
firm.
Portfolio Management Services
We offer discretionary portfolio management services. Our investment advice is tailored to meet our
clients' needs and investment objectives.
If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to grant us
discretionary authority to manage your account. Subject to a grant of discretionary authorization, we
have the authority and responsibility to formulate investment strategies on your behalf. Discretionary
authorization will allow us to determine the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be
purchased or sold for your account without obtaining your approval prior to each transaction. We will
also have discretion over the broker or dealer to be used for securities transactions in your account.
Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment advisory agreement you sign with our
firm, , or trading authorization forms.
As part of our portfolio management services, in addition to other types of investments (see
disclosures below in this section), we may invest your assets according to one or more
model portfolios developed by our firm. These models are designed for investors with varying degrees
of risk tolerance ranging from a more aggressive investment strategy to a more conservative
investment approach. Clients whose assets are invested in model portfolios may not set restrictions on
the specific holdings or allocations within the model, nor the types of securities that can be purchased
in the model.
In providing account management services, we do not accept client restrictions on the specific
securities or the types of securities that may be held in your account.
Financial Planning Services
We offer financial planning services which typically involve providing a variety of advisory services to
clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of their
individual needs. These services can range from broad-based financial planning to consultative or
single subject planning. If you retain our firm for financial planning services, we will meet with you to
gather information about your financial circumstances and objectives. We may also use financial
planning software to determine your current financial position and to define and quantify your long-term
goals and objectives. Once we specify those long-term objectives (both financial and non-financial), we
will develop shorter-term, targeted objectives. Once we review and analyze the information you provide
to our firm and the data derived from our financial planning software, we will deliver a written plan to
you, designed to help you achieve your stated financial goals and objectives.
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Financial plans are based on your financial situation at the time we present the plan to you, and on the
financial information you provide to us. You must promptly notify our firm if your financial situation,
goals, objectives, or needs change.
You are under no obligation to act on our financial planning recommendations. Should you choose to
act on any of our recommendations, you are not obligated to implement the financial plan through any
of our other investment advisory services. Moreover, you may act on our recommendations by placing
securities transactions with any brokerage firm.
Types of Investments
We may advise you on various types of investments based on your stated goals and objectives. We
may also provide advice on any type of investment held in your portfolio at the inception of our
advisory relationship.
Our investment strategies typically consist of Fidelity no-load mutual funds. In certain circumstances,
other non-Fidelity mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETF’s) may be used. This can occur if the
particular account type does not have the recommended fund on its platform (such as with particular
retirement plans) or if we believe another fund would be appropriate in attempting to achieve the
portfolio’s targeted risk objective. Refer to the Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk
of Loss below for additional disclosures on this topic.
Since our investment strategies and advice are based on each client’s specific financial situation, the
investment advice we provide you may be different or conflicting with the advice we give to other
clients regarding the same security or investment.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL’s
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (“PTE 2020-02”) where applicable, we are providing the
following acknowledgment to you. When we provide investment advice to you regarding your
retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with
your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not
put our interests ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
We benefit financially from the rollover of your assets from a retirement account to an account that we
manage or provide investment advice, because the assets increase our assets under management
and, in turn, our advisory fees. As a fiduciary, we only recommend a rollover when we believe it is in
your best interest.
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Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2025, we provide continuous management services for $651,500,529 in client
assets on a discretionary basis.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Portfolio Management Services
Our fee for portfolio management services is based on a percentage of the assets in your account and
is set forth in the following annual fee schedule:
Annual Fee Schedule
Assets Under Management
For the First $100,000
Annual Fee
1.2%
For the Next $400,000
1.0%
For the Next $500,000
.80%
For assets over $1,000,000
.70%
Our annual portfolio management fee is billed and payable, quarterly in advance, based on the assets
under management as of the last business day of the previous quarter.
If the portfolio management agreement is executed at any time other than on the first day of the
calendar quarter, our fees will apply on a pro-rata basis, which means that the advisory fee is payable
in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a client. Our advisory fee is
negotiable, depending on individual client circumstances.
At our discretion, we may combine the account values of family members living in the same household
to determine the applicable advisory fee. For example, we may combine account values for you and
your minor children, joint accounts with your spouse, and other types of related accounts. Combining
account values may increase the asset total, which may result in your paying a reduced advisory fee
based on the breakpoints available in our fee schedule stated above.
We will send you an invoice for the payment of our advisory fee, or we will deduct our fee directly from
your account through the qualified custodian holding your funds and securities. We will deduct our
advisory fee only when you have given our firm written authorization permitting the fees to be paid
directly from your account. Further, the qualified custodian will deliver an account statement to you at
least quarterly. These account statements will show all disbursements from your account. You should
review all statements for accuracy.
We will deduct our fee directly from your account through the qualified custodian holding your funds
and securities. We will deduct our advisory fee only when the following requirements are met:
• You provide our firm with written authorization permitting the fees to be paid directly from your
account held by the qualified custodian;
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• We send you an invoice showing the amount of the fee, the value of the assets on which the
fee is based, the time period covered by the fee, and the specific manner in which the fee was
calculated; and
• The qualified custodian agrees to send you a statement, at least quarterly, indicating all
amounts disbursed from your account including the amount of the advisory fee paid directly to
our firm.
We encourage you to reconcile our invoices with the statement(s) you receive from the qualified
custodian. If you find any inconsistencies between our invoice and the statement(s) you receive from
the qualified custodian, call our main office number on the cover page of this brochure.
You may terminate the portfolio management agreement upon written notice. You will incur a pro rata
charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the portfolio management agreement, which
means you will incur advisory fees only in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you
are a client. If you have prepaid advisory fees that we have not yet earned, you will receive a prorated
refund of those fees.
We will not require prepayment of a fee more than six months in advance and in excess of $1,200.
Additional Fees and Expenses
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may invest, or recommend that you invest, in
mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. The fees that you pay to our firm for investment advisory
services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds or exchange-
traded funds (described in each fund's prospectus) to their shareholders. These fees will generally
include a management fee and other fund expenses. You will also incur transaction charges and/or
brokerage fees when purchasing or selling securities. These charges and fees are typically imposed by
the broker-dealer or custodian through whom your account transactions are executed. We do not
share in any portion of the brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the broker-dealer or
custodian. To fully understand the total cost you will incur, you should review all the fees charged by
mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, our firm, and others. For information on our brokerage practices,
refer to the Brokerage Practices section of this brochure.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not accept performance-based fees or participate in side-by-side management. Performance-
based fees are fees that are based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of a client's
account. Side-by-side management refers to the practice of managing accounts that are charged
performance-based fees while at the same time managing accounts that are not charged performance-
based fees. Our fees are calculated as described in the Fees and Compensation section above and
are not charged on the basis of a share of capital gains upon, or capital appreciation of, the funds in
your advisory account.
Item 7 Types of Clients
We offer investment advisory services to individuals (other than high net worth individuals) and high
net worth individuals.
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In general, we require a minimum of $250,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our
discretion, we may waive this minimum account size. For example, we may waive the minimum if you
appear to have significant potential for increasing your assets under our management.
We may also combine account values for you and your minor children, joint accounts with your
spouse, and other types of related accounts to meet the stated minimum.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Our Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
We utilize Independent Fidelity Investors, Inc. (“IFI”), operated by John (“Jack”) Bowers, as an
independent investment consultant to provide market and fund analysis. Mr. Bowers serves as our
Chief Investment Strategist and provides research-based observations and recommendations
regarding market conditions, asset classes, and investment strategies. Mr. Bowers is not an employee
of our firm and does not have discretionary authority over our firm’s client accounts. See Item 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations for additional information related to our
relationship with IFI.
In providing analysis, Mr. Bowers utilizes proprietary technical market analysis tools to evaluate market
segments, trends, and overall market conditions. His analysis focuses on assessing portfolio-level risk
characteristics in relation to broader market environments, with an emphasis on longer-term market
trends. Any analysis or recommendations provided by IFI are advisory in nature and are considered by
us as part of its broader investment decision-making process.
Final investment recommendations are made by our firm following a detailed discussion with each
client. In determining appropriate investment strategies, we consider the client’s stated risk tolerance,
investment objectives, financial circumstances, and other relevant factors. Key information relied upon
includes the client’s completed Confidential Investor Profile, which is a comprehensive questionnaire
designed to capture the client’s financial situation, goals, and risk preferences.
We also offer and utilize financial planning services, when applicable, to further assess the suitability
and appropriateness of investment recommendations. Investment recommendations are tailored to the
individual client and are reviewed periodically to ensure ongoing alignment with the client’s objectives
and risk tolerance.
Technical Analysis - involves studying past price patterns, trends and interrelationships in the
financial markets to assess risk-adjusted performance and predict the direction of both the overall
market and specific securities.
Risk: The risk of market timing based on technical analysis is that our analysis may not accurately
detect anomalies or predict future price movements. Current prices of securities may reflect all
information known about the security and day-to-day changes in market prices of securities may follow
random patterns and may not be predictable with any reliable degree of accuracy.
Fundamental Analysis - involves analyzing individual companies and their industry groups, such as a
company's financial statements, details regarding the company's product line, the experience and
expertise of the company's management, and the outlook for the company and its industry. The
resulting data is used to measure the true value of the company's stock compared to the current
market value.
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Risk: The risk of fundamental analysis is that information obtained may be incorrect and the analysis
may not provide an accurate estimate of earnings, which may be the basis for a stock's value. If
securities prices adjust rapidly to new information, utilizing fundamental analysis may not result in
favorable performance.
Long-Term Purchases - securities purchased with the expectation that the value of those securities
will grow over a relatively long period of time, generally greater than one year.
Risk: Using a long-term purchase strategy generally assumes the financial markets will go up in the
long term which may not be the case. There is also the risk that the segment of the market that you are
invested in or perhaps just your particular investment will go down over time even if the overall
financial markets advance. Purchasing investments long-term may create an opportunity cost -
"locking-up" assets that may be better utilized in the short-term in other investments.
Margin Transactions - a securities transaction in which an investor borrows money to purchase a
security, in which case the security serves as collateral on the loan.
Risk: If the value of the shares drops sufficiently, the investor will be required to either deposit more
cash into the account or sell a portion of the stock in order to maintain the margin requirements of the
account. This is known as a "margin call." An investor's overall risk includes the amount of money
invested plus the amount that was loaned to them.
Trading - Frequent trading is not a fundamental part of our overall investment strategy, but we may
use this strategy occasionally when we determine that it is suitable given your stated investment
objectives and tolerance for risk. This may include buying and selling securities in a relatively shorter
period of time in an effort to capture significant market gains and avoid significant losses.
Risk: When a frequent trading policy is in effect, there is a risk that investment performance within
your account may be negatively affected, particularly through increased brokerage and other
transactional costs and taxes.
Our investment strategies and advice may vary depending upon each client's specific financial
situation. As such, we determine investments and allocations based upon your predefined objectives,
risk tolerance, time horizon, financial information, liquidity needs and other various suitability factors.
Your restrictions and guidelines may affect the composition of your portfolio. It is important that you
notify us immediately with respect to any material changes to your financial circumstances,
including for example, a change in your current or expected income level, tax circumstances, or
employment status.
Cash Management
In managing the cash maintained in your account, we utilize the sole exclusive cash vehicle (money
market) made available by the custodian. There may be other cash management options available to
you with higher yields or safer underlying investments.
Cash Management
Although holding significant cash positions is not part of our investment platform, special
accommodations and recommendations to hold a significant amount in cash has been utilized on a
case-by-case basis.
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Tax Considerations
Our strategies and investments may have unique and significant tax implications. However, unless we
specifically agree otherwise, and in writing, tax efficiency is not our primary consideration in the
management of your assets. Regardless of your account size or any other factors, we strongly
recommend that you consult with a tax professional regarding the investing of your assets.
Custodians and broker-dealers must report the cost basis of equities acquired in client accounts. Your
custodian will default to the First-In First-Out ("FIFO") accounting method for calculating the cost basis
of your investments. You are responsible for contacting your tax advisor to determine if this accounting
method is the right choice for you. If your tax advisor believes another accounting method is more
advantageous, provide written notice to our firm immediately and we will alert your account custodian
of your individually selected accounting method. Decisions about cost basis accounting methods will
need to be made before trades settle, as the cost basis method cannot be changed after settlement.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss.. We do not represent or guarantee that our services or
methods of analysis can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or
insulate clients from losses due to market corrections or declines. We cannot offer any guarantees or
promises that your financial goals and objectives will be met. Past performance is in no way an
indication of future performance.
Other Risk Considerations
When evaluating risk, financial loss may be viewed differently by each client and may depend on many
different risks, each of which may affect the probability and magnitude of any potential losses. The
following risks may not be all-inclusive, but should be considered carefully by a prospective client
before retaining our services.
Liquidity Risk: The risk of being unable to sell your investment at a fair price at a given time due to
high volatility or lack of active liquid markets. You may receive a lower price or it may not be possible
to sell the investment at all.
Credit Risk: Credit risk typically applies to debt investments such as corporate, municipal, and
sovereign fixed income or bonds. A bond issuing entity can experience a credit event that could impair
or erase the value of an issuer’s securities held by a client.
Inflation and Interest Rate Risk: Security prices and portfolio returns will likely vary in response to
changes in inflation and interest rates. Inflation causes the value of future dollars to be worth less and
may reduce the purchasing power of a client’s future interest payments and principal. Inflation also
generally leads to higher interest rates which may cause the value of many types of fixed income
investments to decline.
Horizon and Longevity Risk: The risk that your investment horizon is shortened because of an
unforeseen event, for example, the loss of your job. This may force you to sell investments that you
were expecting to hold for the long term. If you must sell at a time that the markets are down, you may
lose money. Longevity Risk is the risk of outliving your savings. This risk is particularly relevant for
people who are retired, or are nearing retirement.
Recommendation of Particular Types of Securities
We primarily recommend Mutual Funds and ETFs. However, we may advise on other types of
investments as appropriate for you since each client has different needs and different tolerance for
risk. Each type of security has its own unique set of risks associated with it and it would not be possible
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to list here all of the specific risks of every type of investment. Even within the same type of
investment, risks can vary widely. However, in very general terms, the higher the anticipated return of
an investment, the higher the risk of loss associated with the investment.
Money Market Funds: A money market fund is technically a security. The fund managers attempt to
keep the share price constant at $1/share. However, there is no guarantee that the share price will stay
at $1/share. If the share price goes down, you can lose some or all of your principal. The U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") notes that "While investor losses in money market
funds have been rare, they are possible." In return for this risk, you should earn a greater return on
your cash than you would expect from a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insured
savings account (money market funds are not FDIC insured). Next, money market fund rates are
variable. In other words, you do not know how much you will earn on your investment next month. The
rate could go up or go down. If it goes up, that may result in a positive outcome. However, if it goes
down and you earn less than you expected to earn, you may end up needing more cash. A final risk
you are taking with money market funds has to do with inflation. Because money market funds are
considered to be safer than other investments like stocks, long-term average returns on money market
funds tends to be less than long-term average returns on riskier investments. Over long periods of
time, inflation can eat away at your returns.
Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds: Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETF") are
professionally managed collective investment systems that pool money from many investors and invest
in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, other mutual funds, other securities, or any
combination thereof. The fund will have a manager that trades the fund's investments in accordance
with the fund's investment objective. While mutual funds and ETFs generally provide diversification,
risks can be significantly increased if the fund is concentrated in a particular sector of the market,
primarily invests in small cap or speculative companies, uses leverage (i.e., borrows money) to a
significant degree, or concentrates in a particular type of security (i.e., equities) rather than balancing
the fund with different types of securities. ETFs differ from mutual funds since they can be bought and
sold throughout the day like stock and their price can fluctuate throughout the day. The returns on
mutual funds and ETFs can be reduced by the costs to manage the funds. Also, while some mutual
funds are "no load" and charge no fee to buy into, or sell out of, the fund, other types of mutual funds
do charge such fees which can also reduce returns. Mutual funds can also be "closed-end" or "open-
end". So-called "open-end" mutual funds continue to allow in new investors indefinitely whereas
"closed-end" funds have a fixed number of shares to sell which can limit their availability to new
investors.
ETFs may have tracking error risks. For example, the ETF investment adviser may not be able to
cause the ETF’s performance to match that of its Underlying Index or other benchmark, which may
negatively affect the ETF's performance. In addition, for leveraged and inverse ETFs that seek to track
the performance of their Underlying Indices or benchmarks on a daily basis, mathematical
compounding may prevent the ETF from correlating with performance of its benchmark. In addition, an
ETF may not have investment exposure to all of the securities included in its Underlying Index, or its
weighting of investment exposure to such securities may vary from that of the Underlying Index. Some
ETFs may invest in securities or financial instruments that are not included in the Underlying Index, but
which are expected to yield similar performance.
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Item 9 Disciplinary Information
We are required to disclose the facts of any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client's
evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management. We do not have any required
disclosures under this item.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Arrangements with Unaffiliated Entities
We utilize Independent Fidelity Investors, Inc. (“IFI”), operated by John (“Jack”) Bowers, as an
independent investment consultant to service as our Chief Investment Strategist to provide market and
fund analysis. Mr. Bowers is not an employee of our firm and does not have discretionary authority
over our firm’s client accounts. See Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk
of Loss for additional information on the services IFI provides to us.
Mr. Bowers is the Chief Executive Officer of Independent Fidelity Investors, Inc. (“IFI”), the Publisher of
Fidelity Monitor and Insight, a separate and unaffiliated entity that does not control, and is not
controlled by, us. Mr. Bowers is also the Chief Executive Officer of Bowers Wealth Management, Inc.
(“BWM”), an SEC-registered investment adviser located in the state of Nevada, a separate and
unaffiliated investment adviser that does not control, and is not controlled by, us. Clients should be
aware that Mr. Bowers provides investment management services to other clients and may have
different or competing interests.
IFI receives compensation from Mr. Bowers’ services provided to us through a profit-sharing
arrangement between us and BWM; our clients will not pay a higher fee than they otherwise would as
a result.
Through our relationship with IFI, subscribers or potential subscribers will from time to time be directed
to us from the Fidelity Monitor and Insight publication. We consider this to be a referral arrangement
and have disclosed it as such in greater detail under Item 14 Client Referrals and Other
Compensation. Our relationship with IFI presents a conflict of interest because we may have a direct
or indirect financial incentive to continue using the services Mr. Bowers is providing as our Chief
Investment Strategist. While we believe the compensation charged by IFI is competitive, such
compensation may be higher than fees charged by other firms providing the same or similar services.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Description of Our Code of Ethics
We strive to comply with applicable laws and regulations governing our practices. Therefore, our Code
of Ethics includes guidelines for professional standards of conduct for persons associated with our
firm. Our goal is to protect your interests at all times and to demonstrate our commitment to our
fiduciary duties of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing with you. All persons associated with our firm
are expected to adhere strictly to these guidelines. Persons associated with our firm are also required
to report any violations of our Code of Ethics. Additionally, we maintain and enforce written policies
reasonably designed to prevent the misuse or dissemination of material, nonpublic information about
you or your account holdings by persons associated with our firm.
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Clients or prospective clients may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting us at the
telephone number on the cover page of this brochure.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Neither our firm nor any persons associated with our firm has any material financial interest in client
transactions beyond the provision of investment advisory services as disclosed in this brochure.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-dealer or
bank. We recommend the brokerage and custodial services of Fidelity Investments (whether one or
more "Custodian"). In recognition of the value of the services Fidelity provides, you may pay higher
commissions and/or trading costs than those that may be available elsewhere. Our selection of the
custodian is based on many factors, including the level of services provided, the custodian’s financial
stability, and the cost of services provided by the custodian to our clients, which includes the yield on
cash sweep choices, commissions, custody fees and other fees or expenses.
We seek to recommend a custodian/broker that will hold your assets and execute transactions on
terms that are, overall, the most favorable compared to other available providers and their services.
We consider various factors, including:
• Capability to buy and sell securities for your account itself or to facilitate such services.
• The likelihood that your trades will be executed.
• Availability of investment research and tools.
• Overall quality of services.
• Competitiveness of price.
• Reputation, financial strength, and stability.
• Existing relationship with our firm and our other clients.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
In selecting or recommending a broker-dealer, we will consider the value of research and additional
brokerage products and services a broker-dealer has provided or will provide to our clients and our
firm. Receipt of these additional brokerage products and services are considered to have been paid for
with "soft dollars” even though we only pay for services in hard dollars and have no formal soft dollar
arrangements. Because such services could be considered to provide a benefit to our firm, we have a
conflict of interest in directing your brokerage business. We could receive benefits by selecting a
particular broker-dealer to execute your transactions, and the transaction compensation charged by
that broker-dealer might not be the lowest compensation we might otherwise be able to negotiate.
Products and services that we may receive from broker-dealers may consist of research data and
analyses, financial publications, recommendations, or other information about particular companies
and industries (through research reports and otherwise), and other products or services (e.g., software
and databases) that provide lawful and appropriate assistance to our firm in the performance of our
investment decision-making responsibilities. Consistent with applicable rules, brokerage products and
services consist primarily of computer services and software that permit our firm to effect securities
transactions and perform functions incidental to transaction execution. We use such products and
services in our general investment decision making, not just for those accounts for which commissions
may be considered to have been used to pay for the products or services.
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The test for determining whether a service, product or benefit obtained from or at the expense of a
broker constitutes "research" under this definition is whether the service, product, or benefit assists our
firm in investment decision-making for discretionary client accounts. Services, products, or benefits
that do not assist in investment decision-making for discretionary client accounts do not qualify as
"research." Also, services, products or benefits that are used in part for investment decision-making for
discretionary client accounts and in part for other purposes (such as accounting, corporate
administration, recordkeeping, performance attribution analysis, client reporting, or investment
decision-making for the firm's own investment accounts) constitute "research" only to the extent that
they are used in investment decision-making for discretionary client accounts.
Before placing orders with a particular broker-dealer, we determine that the commissions to be paid
are reasonable in relation to the value of all the brokerage and research products and services
provided by that broker-dealer. In some cases, the commissions charged by a particular broker for a
particular transaction or set of transactions may be greater than the amounts charged by another
broker-dealer that did not provide research services or products.
We do not exclude a broker-dealer from receiving business simply because the broker-dealer does not
provide our firm with research products and services. However, we may not be willing to pay the same
commission to such broker-dealer as we would have paid had the broker-dealer provided such
products and services.
The products and services we receive from broker-dealers will generally be used in servicing all of our
clients' accounts. Our use of these products and services will not be limited to the accounts that paid
commissions to the broker-dealer for such products and services. As part of our fiduciary duties to you,
we endeavor at all times to put your interests first. You should be aware that the receipt of economic
benefits by our firm is considered to create a conflict of interest.
Economic Benefits
As a registered investment adviser, we have access to the institutional platform of your account
custodian. As such, we will also have access to research products and services from your account
custodian and/or other brokerage firm. These products are in addition to any benefits or research we
pay for with soft dollars, and may include financial publications, information about particular companies
and industries, research software, and other products or services that provide lawful and appropriate
assistance to our firm in the performance of our investment decision-making responsibilities. Such
research products and services are provided to all investment advisers that utilize the institutional
services platforms of these firms and are not considered to be paid for with soft dollars. However, you
should be aware that the commissions charged by a particular broker for a particular transaction or set
of transactions may be greater than the amounts another broker who did not provide research services
or products might charge.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
We do not receive client referrals from broker-dealers in exchange for cash or other compensation,
such as brokerage services or research.
Directed Brokerage
We routinely require that you direct our firm to execute transactions through Fidelity Investments. As
such, we may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of your transactions and you may
pay higher brokerage commissions than you might otherwise pay through another broker-dealer that
offers the same types of services. Not all advisers require their clients to direct brokerage.
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Aggregated Trades
We combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for discretionary advisory
accounts we manage (this practice is commonly referred to as "aggregated trading"). We will then
distribute a portion of the shares to participating accounts in a fair and equitable manner. Generally,
participating accounts will pay a fixed transaction cost regardless of the number of shares transacted.
In certain cases, each participating account pays an average price per share for all transactions and
pays a proportionate share of all transaction costs on any given day. In the event an order is only
partially filled, the shares will be allocated to participating accounts in a fair and equitable manner,
typically in proportion to the size of each client’s order. Accounts owned by our firm or persons
associated with our firm may participate in aggregated trading with your accounts; however, they will
not be given preferential treatment.
We do not aggregate trades for non-discretionary accounts. Accordingly, non-discretionary accounts
may pay different costs than discretionary accounts pay. If you enter into non-discretionary
arrangements with our firm, we may not be able to buy and sell the same quantities of securities for
you and you may pay higher commissions, fees, and/or transaction costs than clients who enter into
discretionary arrangements with our firm.
Mutual Fund Share Classes
Mutual funds are sold with different share classes, which carry different cost structures. Each available
share class is described in the mutual fund's prospectus. When we purchase, or recommend the
purchase of, mutual funds for a client, we select the share class that is deemed to be in the client’s
best interest, taking into consideration the availability of advisory, institutional or retirement plan share
classes, initial and ongoing share class costs, transaction costs (if any), tax implications, cost basis
and other factors. We also review the mutual funds held in accounts that come under our management
to determine whether a more beneficial share class is available, considering cost, tax implications, and
the impact of contingent or deferred sales charges.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
We will monitor your accounts on an ongoing basis and will conduct account reviews at least quarterly,
to ensure the advisory services provided to you are consistent with your investment needs and
objectives. Additional reviews may be conducted based on various circumstances, including, but not
limited to:
• contributions and withdrawals;
• year-end tax planning;
• market moving events;
• security specific events; and/or
• changes in your risk/return objectives.
The individuals conducting reviews may vary from time to time, as personnel join or leave our firm.
We will provide quarterly performance reports to all clients. You will receive trade confirmations and
monthly or quarterly statements from your account custodian(s).
Jennifer Weber, our company President, will review financial plans as needed. These reviews are
provided as part of the contracted services. We do not assess additional fees for financial plan
reviews. Generally, we will contact you periodically to determine whether any updates may be needed
based on changes in your circumstances. Changed circumstances may include, but are not limited
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others. We recommend meeting with you at least annually to review and update your plan if needed.
Additional reviews will be conducted upon your request. Written updates to the financial plan may be
provided in conjunction with the review.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Custodian Support Products and Services
We receive an economic benefit from our Custodian in the form of the support products and services
they make available to us and other independent investment advisors. These products and services,
how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of interest are described above in Item 12 – Brokerage
Practices. We do not base particular investment advice, such as buying particular securities for our
clients, on the availability of these products and services to us.
Promoter (Solicitor) Arrangements
We have a referral arrangement with an unaffiliated individual (“promoter”). This promoter, in addition
to other services provided to us for compensation, refers clients to us through IFI without being paid a
referral fee. The promoter is, however, compensated with a portion of our management fees on referral
accounts. Clients referred to us by the promoter do not pay a higher fee than they would if they had
hired us directly.
For additional information, see Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations.
Item 15 Custody
Your independent custodian, Fidelity Investments, will directly debit your account(s) for the payment of
our advisory fees. This ability to deduct our advisory fees from your accounts causes our firm to
exercise limited custody over your funds or securities. We do not have physical custody of any of your
funds and/or securities. Your funds and securities will be held with a bank, broker-dealer, or other
qualified custodian. You will receive account statements from the qualified custodian(s) holding your
funds and securities at least quarterly. The account statements from your custodian(s) will indicate the
amount of our advisory fees deducted from your account(s) each billing period. You should carefully
review account statements for accuracy.
We will also provide statements to you reflecting the amount of the advisory fee deducted from your
account. You should compare our statements with the statements from your account custodian(s) to
reconcile the information reflected on each statement. If you have a question regarding your account
statement, or if you did not receive a statement from your custodian, contact us immediately at the
telephone number on the cover page of this brochure.
We are also deemed to have custody of clients’ funds or securities when clients have standing
authorizations with their custodian to move money from a client’s account to a third-party (“SLOA”) and
under that SLOA authorize us to designate the amount or timing of transfers with the custodian. The
SEC has set forth a set of standards intended to protect client assets in such situations, which we
follow.
An independent qualified custodian, Fidelity Investments, holds clients’ funds and securities – we do
not act as custodian for any client. Clients will receive statements directly from Fidelity Investments at
least quarterly. The statements will reflect the client’s funds and securities held with Fidelity
Investments as well as any transactions that occurred in the account, including the deduction of our
fee. Clients should carefully review the account statements they receive from Fidelity Investments.
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When clients receive statements from Fidelity Investments and from us, they should compare these
two reports carefully. If you have any questions about your statements, you should contact us at the
address or phone number on the cover of this brochure. Clients who do not receive your statements
from Fidelity Investments at least quarterly should also notify us.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Before we can buy or sell securities on your behalf, you must first sign our discretionary management
agreement and the appropriate trading authorization forms.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
We will not vote proxies on behalf of your advisory accounts. At your request, we may offer you advice
regarding corporate actions and the exercise of your proxy voting rights. If you own shares of
applicable securities, you are responsible for exercising your right to vote as a shareholder.
In most cases, you will receive proxy materials directly from the account custodian. However, in the
event we were to receive any written or electronic proxy materials, we would forward them directly to
you by mail, unless you have authorized our firm to contact you by electronic mail, in which case, we
would forward any electronic solicitations to vote proxies.
Item 18 Financial Information
We have not filed a bankruptcy petition at any time in the past ten years.
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