A. Firm Information
Safir Wealth Advisors, LLC (“SWA” or the “Advisor”) is a fee-only registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). SWA is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) under
the laws of the state of New Hampshire. SWA was founded in January 2017 and is owned and operated by
Edwin T. Safir (Principal and Private Wealth Advisor) and Andrew M. Safir, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA® (Principal,
Private Wealth Advisor and Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding
the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by SWA.
B. Advisory Services Offered
SWA offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, and estates (each
referred to as a “Client”). For information regarding this Disclosure Brochure, please contact Andrew Safir (Chief
Compliance Officer) at (603) 430-6001.
The Advisor acts as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As such, each
recommendation made as part of the advisory services is based on the belief that the recommendation is in the
Client’s best interest. SWA’s fiduciary commitment to each Client is further described in the Code of Ethics. For
more information regarding the Advisor’s Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
SWA may provide Clients with wealth management services, which generally include a broad range of
comprehensive financial planning and consulting services in connection with discretionary management of
investment portfolios. These services are described below.
Investment Management Services – SWA provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients.
This is achieved through continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary
investment management and related advisory services. SWA works closely with each Client to identify their
investment goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio
strategy. SWA will then construct a portfolio consisting of low-cost, diversified mutual funds and/or exchange-
traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual stocks,
bonds, and/or options contracts, as appropriate to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain certain
legacy portfolio holdings based on portfolio fit and/or tax implications.
SWA’s investment approach is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate positions
that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions. SWA
will construct, implement, and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives, circumstances, and
risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on
the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
SWA evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. SWA may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. SWA may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. SWA may recommend
selling positions for reasons that include but are not limited to harvesting capital gains or losses, business or
sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position[s]
in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed
unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over
the assets to an IRA or recommend a similar transaction
including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g., commission-based
account to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor earns a new
(or increases its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over
a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
At no time will SWA accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited authority
as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within their designated account[s] at the
Custodian, pursuant to the Client investment advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Financial Planning Service - SWA will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to
Clients either as a component of wealth management services or pursuant to a written financial planning
agreement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals and
objectives.
Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a specific
financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may
encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to investment planning, personal savings,
education savings, retirement planning, estate planning, and other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings, and/or charitable giving programs.
SWA may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney, or another specialist, as appropriate for their unique
situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s
financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor
may not provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six months of the
contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor
for investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor would pose a
conflict, as it would increase the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to
implement any recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If
the Client elects to act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to
implement the transaction through the Advisor.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging SWA to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or more
agreements with the Advisor that defines the terms, conditions, authority, and responsibilities of the Advisor and
the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – SWA, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – SWA will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation, and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – SWA will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – SWA will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
SWA does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are
provided directly by SWA.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, SWA manages $126,237,325 in Client assets, all of which are managed on a
discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.