Integrated Financial Strategies, LLC is a registered investment adviser based in Pompano Beach,
Flordia. We are organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of North Carolina.
Kelly Gene Burke is our principal owner.
As used in this brochure, the words "we", "our" and "us" refer to Integrated Financial Strategies, LLC
and the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as a client or prospective client of our firm. Also,
you may see the term Associated Person throughout this brochure. Our Associated Persons are our
firm's officers, employees, and all individuals providing investment advice on behalf of our firm.
We offer portfolio management services through a wrap-fee program ("Program") as described in this
wrap fee program brochure to prospective and existing clients. We are the sponsor and investment
adviser for the Program. A wrap-fee program is a type of investment program that provides clients with
asset management and brokerage services for one all-inclusive fee. If you participate in our wrap fee
program, you will pay our firm a single fee, which includes money management fees, certain
transaction costs, and custodial and administrative costs. You are not charged separate fees for the
respective components of the total services. We receive a portion of the wrap fee for our services. The
overall cost you will incur if you participate in our wrap fee program may be higher or lower than you
might incur by separately purchasing the types of securities available in the Program.
Prior to becoming a client under the Program, you will be required to enter into a separate written
agreement with us that sets forth the terms and conditions of the engagement and describes the scope
of the services to be provided, and the fees to be paid.
Client Investment Process
We provide discretionary portfolio management services in accordance with your individual investment
objectives. If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to
grant our firm 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. This authorization includes deciding which securities to buy and sell, when to buy and sell, and
in what amounts, in accordance with your investment program, without obtaining your prior consent or
approval for each transaction. Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment advisory
agreement you sign with our firm and/or through trading authorization forms. You may limit our
discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can be purchased for your
account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in writing.
Assets for program accounts are held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) as
custodian. Schwab also acts as executing broker/dealer for transactions placed in Program accounts,
and provides other administrative services as described throughout this Brochure. To compare the cost
of the wrap fee program with non-wrap fee portfolio management services, you should consider the
frequency of trading activity associated with our investment strategies and the brokerage commissions
charged by Schwab and the advisory fees charged by investment advisers.
Changes in Your Financial Circumstances
In providing the contracted services, we are not required to verify any information we receive from you
or from your other professionals (e.g. attorney, accountant, etc.) and we are expressly authorized to
rely on the information you provide. Furthermore, unless you indicate to the contrary, we shall assume
that there are no restrictions on our services, other than to manage your account in accordance with
your designated investment objectives. It is your responsibility to promptly notify us if there are ever
any changes in your financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of
reviewing/evaluating/revising our previous recommendations and/or services.
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The Program Fee
We charge an annual "wrap-fee" for participation in the Program depending upon the market value of
your assets under our management. You are not charged separate fees for the different components
of the services provided by the Program. Our firm pays all trade expenses of trades placed on your
behalf. Our Program fee includes the fee we pay to any portfolio manager for their management of
your account and Schwab's transaction or execution costs. Assets in each of your account(s) are
included in the fee assessment unless specifically identified in writing for exclusion. In special
circumstances, and in our sole discretion, we may negotiate a lesser management fee based upon
certain criteria (i.e., anticipated future earning capacity, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related
accounts, account composition, pre-existing client relationship, account retention, etc.).
On an annualized basis, our Program fees are as follows:
Account Value: Maximum Fee:
$1 to $250,000 1.75%
$250,001 to $750,000 1.50%
$750,001 to $1,250,000 1.35%
$1,250,001 and up 1.15%
As a client, you should be aware that the wrap fee charged by our firm may be higher (or lower) than
those charged by others in the industry, and that it may be possible to obtain the same or similar
services from other firms at lower (or higher) rates. A client may be able to obtain some or all of the
types of services available through our firm's wrap fee program on an individual basis through other
firms and, depending on the circumstances, the aggregate of any separately paid fees may be lower or
higher than the annual fees shown above. In limited circumstances, we may charge advisory fees that
slightly exceed our standard tiered fee scheduled (noted above) where the client relationship is more
complex in nature and/or requires additional advisory assistance.
Our annual portfolio management fee is billed and payable quarterly in advance based on the value of
your account on the last trading day of the previous quarter. For the initial quarter of portfolio
management services, the first quarter's fees will be calculated on a pro rata basis, which means the
advisory fee is payable in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a client.
If you become a client after the first day of a calendar quarter, your fees will be billed in arrears for that
quarter only and then quarterly in advance for all subsequent calendar quarters.
You may withdraw account assets on notice to our firm, and subject to the usual and customary
securities settlement procedures. However, we design our portfolios as long-term investments and
asset withdrawals may impair the achievement of your specific investment objectives.
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.
•The qualified custodian agrees to send you a statement, at least quarterly, indicating all
amounts dispersed from your account including the amount of the advisory fee paid directly to
our firm.
If you have any questions about the statement(s) you receive from the qualified custodian call our main
office number located on the cover page of this brochure
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Termination of Advisory Relationship
You may terminate the wrap fee program agreement upon 30-days' written notice to our
firm. You will
incur a pro rata charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the wrap fee program
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 pre-paid advisory fees that we have not yet earned, you
will receive a prorated refund of those fees.
Upon termination of accounts held at Schwab, they will deliver securities and funds held in the account
per your instructions unless you request that the account be liquidated. After the wrap fee program
agreement has been terminated, transactions are processed at the prevailing brokerage rates/fees.
You become responsible for monitoring your own assets and our firm has no further obligation to act
upon or to provide advice with respect to those assets.
Wrap Fee Program Disclosures
•The benefits under a wrap fee program depend, in part, upon the size of the Account, the
management fee charged, and the number of transactions likely to be generated in the
Account. For example, a wrap fee program may not be suitable for Accounts with little trading
activity. In order to evaluate whether a wrap fee program is suitable for you, you should
compare the Program Fee and any other costs of the Program with the amounts that would be
charged by other advisers, broker-dealers, and custodians, for advisory fees, brokerage and
other execution costs, and custodial services comparable to those provided under the Program.
•In considering the investment programs described in this brochure, you should be aware that
participating in a wrap fee program may cost more or less than the cost of purchasing advisory,
brokerage, and custodial services separately from other advisers or broker-dealers.
•Our firm and Associated Persons receive compensation as a result of your participation in the
Program. This compensation may be more than the amount our firm or the Associated Persons
would receive if you paid separately for investment advice, brokerage, and other services.
Accordingly, a conflict of interest exists because our firm and our Associated Persons have a
financial incentive to recommend the Program.
•Similar advisory services may be available from other registered investment advisers for lower
fees.
Additional Fees And Expenses
The Program Fee includes the costs of brokerage commissions for transactions executed through the
Qualified Custodian (or a broker-dealer designated by the Qualified Custodian), and charges relating to
the settlement, clearance, or custody of securities in the Account. The Program Fee does not include
mark-ups and mark-downs, dealer spreads or other costs associated with the purchase or sale of
securities, interest, taxes, or other costs, such as national securities exchange fees, charges for
transactions not executed through the Qualified Custodian, costs associated with exchanging
currencies, wire transfer fees, or other fees required by law or imposed by third parties. The Account
will be responsible for these 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.
Unless you are a participant in our wrap fee program, 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
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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 brochure.
Brokerage Practices
Custodians
We recommend the brokerage and custodial services of unaffiliated securities broker-dealers, such
as the institutional division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) , among others. All recommended
companies are unaffiliated, qualified custodians and are registered securities broker-dealers and
members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation. We believe that recommended broker-dealers/custodians provide 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 recommended broker-
dealers/custodians, including the value of research provided, the company'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 recommended broker-
dealers/custodians provide, you may pay higher commissions and/or trading costs than those that may
be available elsewhere.
Our firm participates in the Schwab Institutional program. Schwab Institutional is a division of Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) member FINRA/SIPC/NFA. Schwab offers services to independent
investment advisers, which include custody of securities, trade execution, clearance, and settlement of
transactions. Our firm receives research and benefits from Schwab through our participation in the
program.
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 not considered to have been
paid for with "soft dollars."
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 recommend that you direct our firm to execute transactions through 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.
In limited circumstances, and at our discretion, some clients may instruct our firm to use one or more
particular brokers for the transactions in their accounts. If you choose to direct our firm to use a
particular broker, you should understand that this might prevent our firm from aggregating trades with
other client accounts or from effectively negotiating brokerage commissions on your behalf. This
practice may also prevent our firm from obtaining favorable net price and execution. Thus, when
directing brokerage business, you should consider whether the commission expenses, execution,
clearance, and settlement capabilities that you will obtain through your broker are adequately favorable
in comparison to those that we would otherwise obtain for you.
Assets Under Management
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As of March 27, 2023, we provide continuous management services for approximetely $320,000,000 in
client assets on a discretionary basis, and $0 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis.