Description of Services and Fees
We are an SEC registered investment adviser based in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. We are organized as a limited liability
company under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. Our firm has been providing investment advisory services since 2004
through various successions involving legal name changes and/or ownership changes. Raymond Scott Stone, Robert
Brown, John Burke, and Kirk Lunger are the owners of our firm.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Please 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 Stone House Investment Management, LLC d/b/a Stone House Retirement Income
Planners 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.
Asset Management Services
We offer discretionary asset management services. Our investment advice is tailored to meet our clients' needs and
investment objectives. If you retain our firm for asset management services, we will meet with you to determine your
investment objectives, risk tolerance, and other relevant information (the "suitability information") at the beginning of our
advisory relationship. We will use the suitability information we gather to develop a strategy that enables our firm to give
you continuous and focused investment advice and/or to make investments on your behalf. As part of our asset
management services, we may customize an investment portfolio for you in accordance with your risk tolerance and
investing objectives. We may also invest your assets using a predefined strategy, or we may invest your assets according
to one or more model portfolios developed by our firm. Once we construct an investment portfolio for you, or select a
model portfolio, we will monitor your portfolio's performance on an ongoing basis and will rebalance the portfolio as
required by changes in market conditions and in your financial circumstances. In addition, clients have the option to select
an enhancer, "FLEX", to our investment management strategies listed below that uses volatility measures to determine if
a portion of the equity portfolio should be moved to money market funds until the volatility subsides.
If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to grant our firm discretionary
authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization will allow our firm to determine the specific securities and
the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your account without your approval prior to each transaction.
Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment advisory agreement you sign with our firm, a limited power
of attorney, or 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.
As part of our asset management services, we may use one or more sub-advisers to assist us with managing your account
on a discretionary basis, or we may recommend that you engage a third-party investment adviser to assist with the
management of your account(s). In both instances we will regularly monitor the performance of your accounts. Depending
on the circumstances your account may be billed for one advisory fee that will be distributed to the respective investment
advisers managing your account(s), or your account may be billed separately for each investment adviser's advisory fee.
All terms of the advisory relationship(s), including fees and payment arrangements, will be subject to a written agreement
between you and our firm, and to the extent applicable, between you and the third-party investment adviser. You will also
receive a disclosure document from any third-party investment adviser that you engage. Please do not hesitate to contact
us if you have any questions about these relationships.
Asset Management Platforms
Risk Based Allocation Strategies
Diversidex - With Diversidex, we design allocations to low-cost, index-style ETFs to minimize the expenses of the
investment strategy. The investment approach focuses on smart, long-term allocations to areas of the financial
markets that present good opportunities to our clients. Diversidex places the focus on reducing the costs of a
well-constructed, diversified portfolio at the sacrifice of having securities analysts picking individual stocks,
bonds, commodities, and other investments that they believe will outperform the averages.
Essential - Traditional Separate Account Management. The Essential Portfolios use traditional asset allocation
and investment management techniques to provide a smartly diversified portfolio of primarily ETFs and index
mutual funds. Managed mutual funds may also be used which employ securities analysts to pick and choose
specific stocks, bonds, commodities, and other investments in an attempt to outperform their peers. The goal of
these analysts is to increase return and decrease volatility, but these funds typically come with higher expenses.
Cornerstone - Traditional Separate Account Management. The Cornerstone Portfolios use many asset classes,
such as commodities, alternatives, and real estate. This is designed to reduce correlation to just traditional stocks
and bonds. These portfolios can use a mix of professionally managed mutual funds as well as low-cost index ETFs.
This portfolio is a good complement to other traditional investment portfolios.
Strategic ETF - This dynamic ETF allocation strategy moves money between Exchange Traded Funds to take
advantage of short and long-term investment trends. Investments are made in several broad categories, but the
strategy will also look to take advantage of specific parts of the stock and bond markets which the strategist
believes are underpriced. These positions are all weighted to maintain overall risk near a target level.
Tactical Growth Strategies
Tactical Growth - This strategy uses a very active market-directional strategy on the S&P 500 for a portion of
client assets and compliments it with longer-term, diversified holdings in other assets for the larger portion of
the portfolio. This is a growth-oriented strategy which includes broad diversification of assets. This strategy
serves best as a compliment to your core Risk Based Allocation Strategies described above or other portfolio
holdings.
Power Savings CD & Money Market Accounts
• A convenient, managed way to invest excess cash reserves in CD’s and Money Market Funds to maximize
FDIC insurance coverage and potentially enhance return.
• Determine the portion of the account to remain in Core (Very Liquid) holdings and the portion you want
invested in FDIC Insured Bank Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
• Available in 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 Month Target Durations and Ladders
• Link your primary Bank Checking or Savings to our Power Savings account and pass money back and forth
as needed to meet your cash flow needs.
• Choose Between FDIC Insured Cash Sweep Account* or a higher-interest non-FDIC Insured Money Market
Mutual Fund
*If choosing the FDIC Insured Cash Sweep Option, Fidelity Investments will sweep all cash and core money market
mutual fund holdings at the end of each day into an FDIC insured savings account at one of its Network Banks.
FDIC Sweep may be subject to the capacity constraints of Fidelity Investments' Bank Network. If capacity is not
available for a portion of your cash assets, those assets will automatically be invested in the Fidelity Government
Money Market Fund (SPAXX) until additional capacity for FDIC Insured Bank Deposits is made available.
Specialty Portfolios
Custom Account Management - We provide management of client assets that can incorporate client directed
holdings, securities of many types, and client specific management strategies. This is an open structure
management platform and will be custom tailored to your needs. We also provide basic investment advisory
services as well as maintain and service the account.
Sentinel Portfolio Management - As an added benefit to our clients, we may offer to provide service and
supervision to certain custom assets upon client request to clients who also use, or intend to use, our other
portfolio management strategies and services.
Financial Planning 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. 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 may deliver a written plan to you, designed to help you achieve your stated financial goals and
objectives. Clients may also engage our firm for on-going, annual retainer services.
As part of our financial planning services, we also offer project-based services, including:
Portfolio Risk Analysis - First, we will determine your Risk Tolerance and Return Needs by asking you a series of
questions. Then we will review your current investment portfolio and provide you with an analysis of your
holdings. We will evaluate the potential for volatility that exists in your portfolio and make recommendations of
changes if we determine the amount of risk in your portfolio is too low or too high for your specific needs.
Future You Retirement Income Analysis - We will model out your future retirement based on your goals and
expectations, then we will create approximately 1000 different versions of your future based on different
investment returns that you may experience over your lifetime. We with then show you how likely you are to
achieve your retirement goals by evaluating these 1000 different versions. If your probability of success is too
low, we will make recommendations of how you can improve your chances of success and show you how these
changes will improve your chances of having enough money for all the years of your retirement.
LifeStack Financial Life Planning - Your financial life is huge. Bigger than you probably realize. There are many
moving parts and it is hard to get control of all of them. With our LifeStack Card Deck, we will organize and
evaluate approximately 18 different aspects of your financial life so you can finally feel like you are in control.
Financial planning services are based on your financial situation at the time we present our recommendations 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. 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 our recommendations through any of
our other investment advisory services. Moreover, you may act on our recommendations by placing securities transactions
with any brokerage firm.
Selection of Third-Party Money Managers
A registered third-party investment adviser whose investment styles and strategies suit the client’s individual needs and
financial objectives may be recommended by our Associated Persons. The investments in these accounts are managed by
Money Managers who specialize in the particular types of securities or strategies. Stone House will be responsible for
monitoring these investments for compliance with the client’s financial situation, investment objectives, and risk tolerance.
The selected Third-Party Money Manager will be responsible for securities selection according to the strategy selected.
The client will be provided with the disclosure documents for any Third-Party Money Manager recommended for
investment in the client’s accounts.
Wrap Fee Program(s)
Our firm does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
Types of Investments
We generally offer advice on equity securities, warrants, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, certificates of
deposit, municipal securities, investment company securities, US Government securities, options contracts on securities,
and interest in partnerships investing in real estate, oil and gas interests, and others. Additionally, we may advise you on
any type of investment that we deem appropriate 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. 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.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31st, 2023, we provide continuous management services for $544,513,723 in client assets on a
discretionary basis.