Overview
Assets Under Management: $445 million
Headquarters: INDIANAPOLIS, IN
High-Net-Worth Clients: 117
Average Client Assets: $3 million
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 117
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 81.69
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $3 million
Total Client Accounts: 873
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 873
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 121978
Last Filing Date: 2025-02-13 00:00:00
Website: https://wefinancialadvisors.com
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: REIFY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC. ADV BROCHURE (2025-10-31)
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REIFY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.
3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1035
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Telephone: (855) 872-5090
Facsimile: (317) 872-5095
www.reifywealthadvisors.com
October 31, 2025
FORM ADV PART 2
BROCHURE
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Reify Wealth
Advisors, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (855)
872-5090 or tabitha@reifywealthadvisors.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 Reify Wealth Advisors, Inc. is also available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Reify Wealth Advisors, Inc. is
121978.
Reify Wealth Advisors, 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.
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Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Since the filing of our last annual updating amendment on February 26, 2024, we have the following
material changes to report.
We have increased our hourly rates for financial plans where Julianne Erhart-Graves,
CFP® and Margaret Gooley, CFP®, CDFA® both bill at a non-negotiable hourly rate
of $265. Kyle McCune, CFP® bills at $250. This includes the hourly rate for subsequent financial
planning services for established clients such as annual reviews, face-to-face meetings, emails,
faxes or phone conferences have also been increased to a non-negotiable hourly rate of $265
or $250 depending upon the individual providing the services. Additionally, our fees
for paraplanner and support staff services have also increased. Paraplanner and support staff
services including preparing personal financial statements, scanning client documents and
research as requested, are billed at a non-negotiable rate of $105 per hour. Investment
Services staff is billed at $265 per hour for research, as requested, and document
preparation. There are no changes to the investment management fees. For more information
regarding the services we provide see Item 4 Advisory Business below.
New Material Changes 2025
Cover Page
Our firm name has changed to: Reify Wealth Advisors, Inc and our new website is:
www.reifywealthadvisors.com.
If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (855) 872-5090 or
Tabitha Williams at: tabitha@reifywealthadvisors.com.
Advisory Business
Item 4
Reify Wealth Advisors, Inc. ("Reify Wealth Advisors" and/or "Reify") is a registered investment adviser
based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
We have amended references from "investment advisory services" to "investment management
services" throughout the ADV Part 2A brochure.
We have revised Item 4 to disclose that we offer Tax Preparation Services. You may retain us to
provide tax services, including tax preparation and related filings, through our team of tax professionals
and CPAs. Clients are not obligated to use Reify for tax preparation. If you choose to engage us for
these services, you will enter into a separate agreement and pay a separate fee. Fees for tax services
are determined based on the complexity of the work and are not negotiable. Tax preparation services
are billed at an hourly rate of $250. You may terminate the tax services agreement by providing written
notice to our firm. Upon termination, any unpaid fees for services rendered will be due immediately.
We reserve the right to suspend or withdraw from an engagement, and if we elect to terminate our
services, the engagement will be deemed completed upon written notification, even if a tax return has
not been finalized. Refer to Advisory Business for further information.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 10
We are no longer affiliated with Smitson Erhart-Graves Tax Advisors, LLC, through common control
and ownership. We have no other financial industry affiliations. Refer to Other Financial Industry
Activities and Affiliations for further information.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page
Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 4 Advisory Business
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Item 7 Types of Clients
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Item 15 Custody
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
Item 18 Financial Information
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Item 20 Additional Information
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Investment Management Services
Reify Wealth Advisors, Inc. ("Reify Wealth Advisors and or "Reify") is a registered investment adviser
based in Indianapolis, Indiana. We are organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of
Indiana and we have been providing investment management services since 2000. Julianne Erhart-
Graves, CFP® is our principal owner. Currently, we offer the following services, which are personalized
to each individual client:
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• Financial Planning Services
• Administrative Services
• Tax Preparation Services
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Please refer to the description of each
service listed below for information on how we tailor our management services to your individual
needs. As used in this brochure, the words "we", "our" and "us" refer to Reify Wealth Advisors, Inc. and
the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our firm. Also,
you may see the term Associated Person throughout this Brochure. As used in this Brochure, our
Associated Persons are our firm's officers, employees, and all individuals providing investment advice
on behalf of our firm.
Investment Management Services
We provide non-discretionary Investment Management Services where our investment advice is
tailored to meet your needs and investment objectives. Based on a completed questionnaire or a
suitable financial plan we then develop a written investment policy customized for your situation. We
will construct an initial portfolio and manage your account based on the investment policy. Once the
initial portfolio is constructed, we review your account annually and make recommended changes as
needed to meet your objectives. We will obtain your approval on all portfolio changes prior to
implementation. We do not typically alter a client's portfolio, except at the annual portfolio review, or
unless you specifically instructed us in the interim, to do so or as a result of a financial planning
engagement.
If the investments provide current income and regular withdrawals have been established, we monitor
cash balances to facilitate those distributions. If you are required to take distributions from an IRA or
tax-qualified account, we verify annually that you have taken such distributions. Our staff is available to
meet with you in person, virtually or by phone conference to discuss your accounts.
You are required to notify us, in writing, with any changes to your investment objectives, risk tolerance
or other pertinent financial information.
We charge an annual fee of 0.50% of the account value, billed quarterly at 0.125%, in arrears and
based on the value of your account at the end of the previous quarter.
If the Investment Management Agreement is executed at any time other than the first day of a calendar
quarter, our fees will apply on a pro rata basis, which means that the management fee is payable in
proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a client. Our management fee is
negotiable, at our discretion, 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 management 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.
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We will invoice you directly for fees or we will deduct our fee directly from your account through the
qualified custodian holding your funds and securities. We will deduct our management 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.
• We send you an invoice showing the amount of the fee, the value of the assets on which the
fee is based, and the specific manner in which the fee was calculated.
• The qualified custodian agrees to send you a statement, at least quarterly, indicating all
amounts dispersed from your account including the amount of the management fee paid
directly to our firm.
You may terminate the investment management agreement by providing 30 days written notice to our
firm. The investment management fee will be prorated for the quarter in which the termination notice is
given, which means that you will incur management fees only in proportion to the number of days in
the quarter for which you are a client.
We encourage you to reconcile our invoices with the statement(s) you receive from the qualified
custodian. If you find any inconsistent information between our invoice and the statement(s) you
receive from the qualified custodian, please call our main office number located on the cover page of
this brochure.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
We offer broad-based, modular, and consultative financial planning services. Financial planning will
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. If you retain our firm for financial
planning services, we will meet with you to gather information about your financial circumstances and
objectives 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, we will deliver a written plan to you, designed to help you achieve your stated financial goals
and objectives.
In limited circumstances, clients may only require advice on a single aspect of the management of their
financial resources (i.e. estate planning). For these clients, we offer financial plans in a modular format
and/or general consulting services that address only those specific areas.
We provide the following financial planning/consulting services:
- Cash flow analysis and suggestions for improving personal cash management
- Investment planning, portfolio analysis and rebalancing recommendations
- Tax planning issue identification and strategies
- Estate review and planning
- Retirement planning
- Evaluation of personal insurance policies and coverage adequacy
- Education funding
- Home purchase and financing decisions
- Advice on inflation, tax law and economic conditions as affecting a Client's finances
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 our firm. You must promptly notify our firm if your financial
situation, goals, objectives, or needs change.
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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 management services. Moreover, you may act on our recommendations by
placing securities transactions with any brokerage firm.
Financial plans generally take between 8 and 10 hours to complete. Julianne Erhart-Graves, CFP®
and Margaret Gooley, CFP® both bill at a non-negotiable hourly rate of $265 Kyle McCune, CFP®
bills at $250. Fees shall be due upon completion of the services provided.
Subsequent services for established clients, such as annual reviews, face-to-face meetings, emails,
faxes or phone conferences are billed at a non-negotiable hourly rate of $265 or $250 depending on
the individual providing the services as disclosed above.
Paraplanner and support staff services including preparing personal financial statements, scanning
client documents and research as requested, are billed at a non-negotiable rate of $105 per hour.
Investment Services staff is billed at $265 per hour for research, as requested, and document
preparation.
Clients who retain us for financial planning consulting services, which may address only specific areas
of concern, will be billed at the planner's regular hourly rate, which shall be due and payable upon
completion of the services rendered.
We render limited consulting services where we may offer advice to you on assets, which may be held
in custody at broker-dealers outside those recommended and utilized by our firm. Such advice may
encompass portfolio diversification, specific recommendations and evaluation of individual holdings. In
the event you decide to implement any advice given by us, it is your responsibility to implement such.
You may terminate the financial planning agreement by providing written notice to our firm. You will
incur a pro rata charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the agreement. If you have pre-
paid advisory fees that we have not yet earned, you will receive a prorated refund of those fees. Under
no circumstances will we charge a client more than $1200 for six months or more in advance.
Tax Preparation Services
You may also retain us to provide tax services, including tax preparation and related filings, through
our team of tax professionals and CPAs. Clients are not obligated to use Reify for tax preparation. If
you choose to engage us for these services, you will enter into a separate agreement and pay a
separate fee in addition to any fees paid to Reify Wealth Advisors for other services.
Tax services may include preparation and filing of federal and state income tax returns for individuals,
trusts, and business entities, as well as tax projections, estimated payment calculations, and other
related work as agreed upon in the separate engagement. Fees for tax services are determined based
on the complexity of the work and are not negotiable.
Our tax professionals work directly with you to collect necessary documentation, review key items
impacting your tax position, and ensure timely filing of returns. We are available to meet with you in
person or by phone to discuss your tax situation or answer related questions.
You are required to notify us of any material changes to your financial situation that may affect your tax
filings, such as changes in income, deductions, dependents, or filing status.
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Tax preparation services are billed at a non-negotiable hourly rate of $250. The total fee is determined
based on the complexity of the returns and the scope of work, as specified in your separate tax
services agreement.
You may terminate the tax services agreement by providing written notice to our firm. Upon
termination, any unpaid fees for services rendered will be due immediately. We reserve the right to
suspend or withdraw from an engagement, and if we elect to terminate our services, the engagement
will be deemed completed upon written notification, even if a tax return has not been finalized.
We are available to meet with you in person, virtually or by phone to discuss your tax situation or
answer related questions.
Portfolio Analysis/Review
We perform a complete portfolio review (including bank accounts, 401K plans, etc.) separately or as
part of a financial planning review, billed at a non-negotiable hourly rate of $265 or $250 depending on
the individual providing the services. For such services, you must provide us with an adequate
description of assets.
Administrative Services
You may also retain us to provide "administrative" services in the event you desire to implement advice
given by us at broker dealers and/or custodians, which we do not recommend or use. Administrative
functions include assistance in completing and processing necessary forms to open an account. In the
event you retain us to provide such services, we will have no responsibility to monitor the investments
selected by you or to ensure that you implement any recommendations, which we may have provided
pursuant to any applicable services, described above. We charge a non-negotiable hourly fee of $265
or $250 depending on the individual providing the services.
Wrap Fee Programs
We do not participate in any wrap fee program.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on equity securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, certificates
of deposit, municipal securities, mutual funds, US Government securities, Exchange Traded Funds
("ETFs") and others.
Additionally, we may advise you on various types of investment 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.
Since our investment strategies and advice are based on each client's specific financial situation, the
investment advice we provide to you may be different or conflicting with the advice we give to other
clients regarding the same security or investment.
You may request that we refrain from investing in particular securities or certain types of securities.
You must provide these restrictions to our firm in writing.
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
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of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with
your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not
put our interest ahead of yours. Under this special rule's provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give
loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your
best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, we provide continuous management services for $445,469,482 in client
assets on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Please refer to the "Advisory Business" section in this Brochure for information on our advisory fees,
fee deduction arrangements, and refund policy according to each service we offer.
Additional Fees and Expenses
As part of our investment management services to you, we may invest, or recommend that you invest,
in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF). The fees that you pay to our firm for
investment management 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 may 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, please refer to the "Brokerage Practices" section of this Disclosure Brochure.
IRA Rollover Considerations
As part of our investment management services to you, we may recommend that you withdraw the
assets from your employer's retirement plan and roll the assets over to an individual retirement account
("IRA") that we will manage on your behalf. If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our
management, we will charge you an asset-based fee as set forth in the agreement you executed with
our firm. This practice presents a conflict of interest because persons providing investment advice on
our behalf have an incentive to recommend a rollover to you for the purpose of generating fee-based
compensation rather than solely based on your needs. You are under no obligation, contractually or
otherwise, to complete the rollover. Moreover, if you do complete the rollover, you are under no
obligation to have the assets in an IRA managed by our firm.
Many employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan. Also,
current employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before they retire or change
jobs. In determining whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the following options
are available, you should consider the costs and benefits of:
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An employee will typically have four options:
1. Leaving the funds in your employer's (former employer's) plan.
2. Moving the funds to a new employer's retirement plan.
3. Cashing out and taking a taxable distribution from the plan.
4. Rolling the funds into an IRA rollover account.
Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages and before making a change we encourage
you to speak with your CPA and/or tax attorney.
If you are considering rolling over your retirement funds to an IRA for us to manage, here are a few
points to consider before you do so:
1. Determine whether the investment options in your employer's retirement plan address your
needs or whether you might want to consider other types of investments.
a. Employer retirement plans generally have a more limited investment menu than IRAs.
b. Employer retirement plans may have unique investment options not available to the
public such as employer securities, or previously closed funds.
2. Your current plan may have lower fees than our fees.
a. If you are interested in investing only in mutual funds, you should understand the cost
structure of the share classes available in your employer's retirement plan and how the
costs of those share classes compare with those available in an IRA.
b. You should understand the various products and services you might take advantage of
at an IRA provider and the potential costs of those products and services.
3. Our strategy may have higher risk than the option(s) provided to you in your plan.
4. Your current plan may also offer financial advice.
5. If you keep your assets titled in a 401k or retirement account, you could potentially delay your
required minimum distribution beyond age 72.
6. Your 401k may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA; each state may vary.
a. Generally, federal law protects assets in qualified plans from creditors. Since 2005, IRA
assets have been generally protected from creditors in bankruptcies. However, there
can be some exceptions to the general rules so you should consult with an attorney if
you are concerned about protecting your retirement plan assets from creditors.
7. You may be able to take out a loan on your 401k, but not from an IRA.
8. IRA assets can be accessed any time; however, distributions are subject to ordinary income tax
and may also be subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless they qualify for an exception
such as disability, higher education expenses or the purchase of a home.
9. If you own company stock in your plan, you may be able to liquidate those shares at a lower
capital gains tax rate.
10.Your plan may allow you to hire us as the manager and keep the assets titled in the plan name.
It is important that you understand the differences between these types of accounts and to decide
whether a rollover is best for you. Prior to proceeding if you have questions, contact your investment
adviser representative or call our main number as listed on the cover page of this brochure.
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-
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based fees. Our fees are calculated as described in the Advisory Business 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 management services to individuals (other than high net worth individuals), high
net worth individuals, trust, estates and corporations or other businesses not listed above.
In general, we require a minimum of $500,000 to open and maintain advisory account(s). 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
Our method of analysis and investment strategy is based on long term buy and hold with the
expectation that the value of investments will grow over a relatively long period of time, generally
greater than one year.
Buy and hold is a long-term investment strategy based on the view that in the long run financial
markets give a good rate of return despite periods of volatility or decline. This viewpoint also holds that
short-term market timing, i.e. the concept that one can enter the market on the lows and sell on the
highs, does not work for small, or unsophisticated, investors so it is better to simply buy and hold. We
rebalance annually and make changes at that time if warranted based upon factors such as changes in
the client's risk tolerance, need for cash or other factors that cause the account to no longer fall within
the parameters of the established Investment Policy Statement that you agreed on. The risk involved
with this type of strategy is that, if you need your money in the short term, you may not be able to wait
for the market to recover from a downturn.
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 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.
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 continuously consult with a tax professional prior to and throughout 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
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advantageous, please provide written notice to our firm immediately and we will alert your account
custodian of your individually selected accounting method. Please note that 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 that you should be prepared to bear. 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 recommend various types of securities and we do not primarily recommend one particular type of
security over another 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 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. A description of the types of securities we may
recommend to you and some of their inherent risks are provided below.
Certificates of Deposit: Certificates of deposit ("CD") are generally a safe type of investment since
they are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") up to a certain amount.
However, because the returns are generally low, there is risk that inflation outpaces the return of the
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CD. Certain CDs are traded in the market place and not purchased directly from a banking institution.
In addition to trading risk, when CDs are purchased at a premium, the premium is not covered by the
FDIC.
Municipal Securities: Municipal securities, while generally thought of as safe, can have significant
risks associated with them including, but not limited to: the credit worthiness of the governmental entity
that issues the bond; the stability of the revenue stream that is used to pay the interest to the
bondholders; when the bond is due to mature; and, whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to
maturity. When a bond is called, it may not be possible to replace it with a bond of equal character
paying the same amount of interest or yield to maturity.
Bonds: Corporate debt securities (or "bonds") are typically safer investments than equity securities,
but their risk can also vary widely based on: the financial health of the issuer; the risk that the issuer
might default; when the bond is set to mature; and, whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to
maturity. When a bond is called, it may not be possible to replace it with a bond of equal character
paying the same rate of return.
Stocks: There are numerous ways of measuring the risk of equity securities (also known simply as
"equities" or "stock"). In very broad terms, the value of a stock depends on the financial health of the
company issuing it. However, stock prices can be affected by many other factors including, but not
limited to the class of stock (for example, preferred or common); the health of the market sector of the
issuing company; and, the overall health of the economy. In general, larger, better established
companies ("large cap") tend to be safer than smaller start-up companies ("small cap") are but the
mere size of an issuer is not, by itself, an indicator of the safety of the investment.
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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Commercial Paper: Commercial paper ("CP") is, in most cases, an unsecured promissory note that is
issued with a maturity of 270 days or less. Being unsecured the risk to the investor is that the issuer
may default. There is less risk in asset based commercial paper (ABCP). The difference between
ABCP and CP is that instead of being an unsecured promissory note representing an obligation of the
issuing company, ABCP is backed by securities. Therefore, the perceived quality of the ABCP
depends on the underlying securities.
Limited Partnerships: A limited partnership is a financial affiliation that includes at least one general
partner and a number of limited partners. The partnership invests in a venture, such as real estate
development or oil exploration, for financial gain. The general partner has management authority and
unlimited liability. The general partner runs the business and, in the event of bankruptcy, is responsible for
all debts not paid or discharged. The limited partners have no management authority and their liability is
limited to the amount of their capital commitment. Profits are divided between general and limited partners
according to an arrangement formed at the creation of the partnership. The range of risks are dependent on
the nature of the partnership and disclosed in the offering documents if privately placed. Publicly traded
limited partnership have similar risk attributes to equities. However, like privately placed limited partnerships
their tax treatment is under a different tax regime from equities. You should speak to your tax adviser in
regard to their tax treatment.
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
We have not provided information on other financial industry activities and affiliations because we do
not have any relationship or arrangement that is material to our advisory business or to our clients with
any of the types of entities listed below.
1. broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker;
2. investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund, closed-end
investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or "hedge fund," and
offshore fund);
3. other investment adviser or financial planner;
4. futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading adviser;
5. banking or thrift institution;
6. accountant or accounting firm;
7. lawyer or law firm;
8. insurance company or agency;
9. pension consultant;
10.real estate broker or dealer; and/or
11.sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships.
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
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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, non-public information about
you or your account holdings by persons associated with our firm.
Our Code of Ethics is available to you upon request. You may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by
contacting Tabitha Williams at (855) 872-5090 or tabitha@reifywealthadvisors.com.
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 management services as disclosed in this brochure.
Personal Trading Practices
Our firm or persons associated with our firm buys or sells the same securities that we recommend to
you or securities in which you are already invested. A conflict of interest exists in such cases because
we have the ability to trade ahead of you and potentially receive more favorable prices than you will
receive. To mitigate this conflict of interest, it is our policy that neither our firm nor persons associated
with our firm shall have priority over your account in the purchase or sale of securities.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
We do not maintain custody of your assets that we manage/on which we advise, although we may be
deemed to have custody of your assets if you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account
(see Item 15 - Custody, below). Your assets must be maintained in an account at a "qualified
custodian," generally a broker-dealer or bank. We require that clients in need of brokerage and
custodial services utilize Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab), registered broker-dealer, member
SIPC, as the qualified custodian.
We are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold your
assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While we require
that you use Schwab as custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and will open your account
with Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly with them. We do not open the account for
you, although we may assist you in doing so. If you do not wish to place your assets with Schwab, then
we cannot manage your account. Not all advisors require their clients to use a particular broker-dealer
or other custodian selected by the advisor.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
We do not have any soft dollar arrangements.
Your Brokerage and Custody Costs
For our clients' accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge you separately for
custody services but is compensated by charging you commissions or other fees on trades that it
executes or that settle into your Schwab account. Schwab's commission rates applicable to our client
accounts were negotiated based on the condition that our clients collectively maintain a total of at least
$10 million of their assets in accounts at Schwab. This commitment benefits you because the overall
commission rates you pay are lower than they would be otherwise. In addition to commissions,
Schwab charges you a flat dollar amount as a "prime broker" or "trade away" fee for each trade that we
have executed by a different broker-dealer but where the securities bought or the funds from the
securities sold are deposited (settled) into your Schwab account. These fees are in addition to the
commissions or other compensation you pay the executing broker-dealer. Because of this, in order to
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minimize your trading costs, we have Schwab execute most trades for your account. We have
determined that having Schwab execute most trades is consistent with our duty to seek "best
execution" of your trades.
Products and Services Available to Us From Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ (formerly called Schwab Institutional) is Schwab's business serving
independent investment management firms like us. They provide us and our clients with access to its
institutional brokerage - trading, custody, reporting, and related services - many of which are not
typically available to Schwab retail customers. Schwab also makes available various support services.
Some of those services help us manage or administer our clients' accounts; while others help us
manage and grow our business. Schwab's support services generally are available on an unsolicited
basis (we don't have to request them) and at no charge to us as long as our clients collectively
maintain a total of at least $10 million of their assets in accounts at Schwab. If our clients collectively
have less than $10 million in assets at Schwab, Schwab may charge us quarterly service fees of
$1,200. Following is a more detailed description of Schwab's support services:
Services That Benefit You. Schwab's institutional brokerage services include access to a broad
range of investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The
investment products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have
access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab's
services described in this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services That May Not Directly Benefit You. Schwab also makes available to us other products and
services that benefit us but may not directly benefit you or your account. These products and services
assist us in managing and administering our clients' accounts. They include investment research, both
Schwab's own and that of third parties. We may use this research to service all or a substantial number
of our clients' accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment
research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that:
• Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements)
• Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts
• Provide pricing and other market data
• Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients' accounts
• Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting services that generally
benefit only us.
Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our business
enterprise. These services include:
• Educational conferences and events
• Consulting on technology, compliance, legal, and business needs
• Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors
to provide the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of these services or
pay all or a part of a third party's fees. Schwab may also provide us with other benefits, such as
occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
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Our Interest in Schwab's Services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have to produce or
purchase them. We don't have to pay for Schwab's services so long as our clients collectively keep a
total of at least $10 million of their assets in accounts at Schwab. Beyond that, these services are not
contingent upon us committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or
assets in custody. The $10 million minimum may give us an incentive to require that you maintain your
account with Schwab, based on our interest in receiving Schwab's services that benefit our business
rather than based on your interest in receiving the best value in custody services and the most
favorable execution of your transactions. This is a potential conflict of interest. We believe, however,
that our selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. Our
selection is primarily supported by the scope, quality, and price of Schwab's services.
We believe that Schwab provides quality execution services for you at competitive prices. Price is not
the sole factor we consider in evaluating best execution. We also consider the quality of the brokerage
services provided by Schwab, including the value of research provided and other products and
services that benefit us (see Products and services that benefit us, as discussed below), the firm's
reputation, execution capabilities, commission rates, and responsiveness to our clients and our firm. In
recognition of the value of research services and additional brokerage products and services Schwab
provides, you may pay higher commissions and/or trading costs than those that may be available
elsewhere.
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 Charles Schwab. 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.
Aggregated Trades
We do not combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for advisory accounts
we manage (the practice of combining multiple orders for shares of the same securities is commonly
referred to as "aggregated trading"). Accordingly, you may pay different prices for the same securities
transactions than other clients pay. Furthermore, 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 other clients.
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.
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Item 13 Review of Accounts
As Investment Adviser Representatives, Julianne Erhart-Graves, CFP®, Margaret Gooley, CFP®, and
Kyle McCune CFP® will conduct a formal review of investment management asset allocation accounts
on an annual basis. Clients who have retained the firm to provide specific periodic reports will receive
such reports as detailed in the agreement for services. In addition, Clients will receive confirmations for
each transaction and will receive at minimum quarterly statements directly from their account
custodian(s).
If we provide Investment Management Services to you and your account value is at least $500,000
(which we may waive in our sole discretion), you are entitled to an annual written Portfolio
Analysis/Review as part of our investment management service. If you request additional portfolio
reviews above the provided annual review, we will charge an hourly fee for each additional Portfolio
Analysis/Review to be performed by qualified staff. If your account value is below $500,000 and you
request a Portfolio Analysis/Review, we will charge an hourly fee for such portfolio analysis to be
performed by qualified staff.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not receive any compensation from any third party in connection with providing investment
advice to you nor do we compensate any individual or firm for client referrals.
We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services it
makes available to us and other independent investment advisors whose clients maintain their
accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of
interest are described above (see Item 12 - Brokerage Practices). The availability to us of Schwab's
products and services is not based on us giving particular investment advice, such as buying particular
securities for our clients.
Item 15 Custody
We 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 independent, qualified custodian. You will
receive account statements from the independent, 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
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, please contact Tabitha Williams Chief
Compliance Officer at (855) 872-5090 or
tabitha@reifywealthadvisors.com
Wire Transfer and/or Check-Writing Authority and/or Standing Letter of Authorization
Our firm, or persons associated with our firm, may effect wire transfers from client accounts to one or
more third parties designated, in writing, by the client without obtaining written client consent for each
separate, individual transaction, or we may have signatory and check writing authority for client
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accounts, as long as the client has provided us with written authorization to do so. Such written
authorization is known as a Standing Letter of Authorization. An adviser with authority to conduct such
third party wire transfers or to sign checks on a client's behalf has access to the client's assets, and
therefore has custody of the client's assets in any related accounts.
However, we do not have to obtain a surprise annual audit, as we otherwise would be required to by
reason of having custody, as long as we meet the following criteria:
1. You provide a written, signed instruction to the qualified custodian that includes the third party's
name and address or account number at a custodian;
2. You authorize us in writing to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or
from time to time;
3. Your qualified custodian verifies your authorization (e.g., signature review) and provides a
transfer of funds notice to you promptly after each transfer;
4. You can terminate or change the instruction;
5. We have no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the third party, the
address, or any other information about the third party;
6. We maintain records showing that the third party is not a related party to us nor located at the
same address as us; and
7. Your qualified custodian sends you, in writing, an initial notice confirming the instruction and an
annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
We hereby confirm that we meet the above criteria.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Form ADV Part 2A requires registered investment advisers to disclose whether or not they accept
discretionary authority to manage client accounts. We do not provide discretionary management
services.
If you enter into non-discretionary arrangements with our firm, we will obtain your approval prior to the
execution of any transactions for your account(s). You have an unrestricted right to decline to
implement any advice provided by our firm on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
We have adopted the following policies and procedures regarding proxy voting for client account(s). At
all times, our firm has a "duty of care" to its clients and we recognize and accept this responsibility.
Currently our firm has chosen not to retain voting authority over its client's proxy voting and has left the
voting authority to the clients. All proxy ballots will be sent directly to the client and not the firm.
In most cases, you will receive proxy materials directly from the account custodian(s). 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 solicitation 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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Our firm does not have any financial condition or impairment that would prevent us from meeting our
contractual commitments to you. We do not take physical custody of client funds or securities, or serve
as trustee or signatory for client accounts, and, we do not require the prepayment of more than $1,200
in fees six or more months in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a financial statement
with this brochure.
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
We are a federally registered investment adviser; therefore, we are not required to respond to this
item.
Item 20 Additional Information
Your Privacy
We view protecting your private information as a top priority. Pursuant to applicable privacy
requirements, we have instituted policies and procedures to ensure that we keep your personal
information private and secure.
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about you to any non-affiliated third parties,
except as permitted by law. In the course of servicing your account, we may share some information
with our service providers, such as transfer agents, custodians, broker-dealers, accountants,
consultants, and attorneys.
We restrict internal access to non-public personal information about you to employees, who need that
information in order to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical and procedural
safeguards that comply with regulatory standards to guard your non-public personal information and to
ensure our integrity and confidentiality. We will never sell information about you or your accounts to
anyone. We do not share your information unless it is required to process a transaction, at your
request, or required by law.
You will receive a copy of our privacy notice prior to or at the time you sign an advisory agreement with
our firm. Thereafter, we will deliver a copy of the current privacy policy notice to you on an annual
basis. Please contact Tabitha Williams Chief Compliance Officer at (855) 872-5090 or
tabitha@reifywealthadvisors.com, if you have any questions regarding this policy.
Trade Errors
From time-to-time we may make an error in submitting a trade order on your behalf. In these situations,
our policy is to restore your account to the position it should have been in had the trading error not
occurred. Depending on the circumstances, corrective actions may include canceling the trade,
adjusting an allocation, and/or reimbursing the account.
If a profit results from the correcting trade, the profit will remain in your account unless the same error
involved other client account(s) that should have received the gain, it is not permissible for you to
retain the gain, or we confer with you and you decide to forego the gain (e.g., due to tax reasons). If
the profit does not remain in your account and Schwab is the custodian, Schwab donates gains of
$100 or more to charity. If a loss occurs greater than $100, our firm will pay for the loss. Schwab may
retain gains of $100 or less, if they are not kept in your account, to offset administrative expenses.
Generally, if related trade errors result in both gains and losses in your account, they may be netted.
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Class Action Lawsuits
We do not determine if securities held by you are the subject of a class action lawsuit or whether you
are eligible to participate in class action settlements or litigation nor do we initiate or participate in
litigation to recover damages on your behalf for injuries as a result of actions, misconduct, or
negligence by issuers of securities held by you.
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