Description of Firm
Woodside Wealth Management LLC is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser based
in Framingham, MA. We are organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under the laws of the
State of Massachusetts and we act in a fiduciary capacity for our clients. Cheryl Costa is the sole
managing member of the firm.
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 Woodside Wealth
Management LLC and the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective
client of our firm.
Wealth Management Services
We offer comprehensive wealth management services, which includes broad-based financial planning,
portfolio design, and discretionary portfolio management on a fee-only basis. Our investment advice is
tailored to meet our clients' needs and investment objectives and these needs and objectives are
determined primarily through personal discussions with the client. If you participate in our discretionary
wealth management services, we require you to grant our firm discretionary authority to manage your
account. Discretionary authorization will allow us 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 and the appropriate trading authorization forms.
You may limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can be
purchased or sold for your account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in
writing.
Standalone Financial Planning Services
On a limited basis, we may offer standalone financial planning services. These services can range
from broad-based financial planning to consultative or single subject planning, but do not include
portfolio management or ongoing services. If you retain our firm for standalone financial planning
services, we will meet with you to gather information about your financial circumstances and
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.
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.
Wrap Fee Programs
We do not participate in any wrap fee program.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on open-end, no load mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
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Additionally, 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.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we provide continuous management services for $196,146,976 in client
assets on a discretionary basis, and $111,631 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis.
IRA Rollover Considerations
As part of our investment advisory 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 possible conflict of interest because our fee may increase after the
rollover is completed. 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:
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.
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 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.
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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.