Firm Description
Mussett Wealth Management was founded in 2011 and is registered with the US
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We are a limited liability company formed
under the laws of the State of New York.
Mussett Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment
management to individuals, charitable organizations and businesses.
Mussett Wealth Management is a fee-based financial planning and investment
management firm. The firm may sell insurance products to clients.
Investment advice is an integral part of financial planning. In addition, Mussett Wealth
Management advises clients regarding cash flow management, education planning,
retirement planning, tax planning and estate planning.
Mussett Wealth Management does not act as a custodian of client assets. Mussett
Wealth Management reviews account activity and places trades for clients under a
limited power of attorney filed with the custodian of the assets.
A written evaluation of each client's situation is provided to the client, often in the form
of a net worth statement, financial plan or Investment Policy Statement. Periodic
reviews are communicated to provide reminders of the specific courses of action that
need to be taken.
Other professionals are engaged directly by the client on an as-needed basis. Conflicts
of interest are disclosed to the client in the unlikely event they should occur.
The initial meeting, which may be by telephone, is free of charge and is considered an
exploratory interview to determine the extent to which financial planning and
investment management may be beneficial to the client.
Principal Owner
Olivia A. Mussett, CFP® is the President and owner of Mussett Wealth Management,
LLC.
Types of Advisory Services
Mussett Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment supervisory and
management services and furnishes investment advice through consultations.
Mussett Wealth Management provides consulting and investment advisory services to
pension and profit sharing plans. Mussett Wealth Management provides
comprehensive pension & profit sharing plan management (ERISA 3(38) and 3(16))
which includes oversight of all service providers such as third party administrators,
record keepers, custodians, investment managers, etc.
As of December 31, 2023, Mussett Wealth Management managed approximately
$91,967,640 in discretionary assets.
Tailored Relationships
The goals and objectives for each client are documented in our electronic files and in
our client relationship management system. Investment policy statements are often
created that reflect the stated goals and objectives. Clients may impose restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Agreements may not be assigned without client consent.
Types of Agreements
The following agreements define the typical client relationships:
Financial Planning Agreement
A financial plan may be designed to help the client with some or all aspects of financial
planning without ongoing investment management after the financial plan is
completed.
The financial plan may include, but is not limited to: a net worth statement; a cash flow
statement; a review of investment accounts, including reviewing asset allocation and
providing repositioning recommendations; strategic tax planning; a review of
retirement accounts and plans including recommendations; a review of insurance
policies and recommendations for changes, if necessary; one or more retirement
scenarios; estate planning review and recommendations; and education planning with
funding recommendations.
Unless a client specifically contracts Mussett Wealth Management to provide ongoing
and continuous financial planning or advisory services, financial planning services do
not include ongoing reviews, investment monitoring or transaction implementation.
The client has sole responsibility for deciding whether or not to implement the
recommendations and advice of Mussett Wealth Management.
Detailed investment advice and specific recommendations are provided as part of a
financial plan. Implementation of the recommendations is at the discretion of the client.
In the event that the client’s situation is substantially different than disclosed at the
initial meeting, a revised fee will be provided for mutual agreement. The client must
approve the change of scope in advance of the additional work being performed when a
fee increase is necessary. After delivery of a financial plan, future face-to-face meetings
may be scheduled as necessary.
The fee for a financial plan is predicated upon the facts and circumstances of the client
engagement and billed on an hourly basis ranging from $175 to $225 per hour and is
negotiable. Follow-on implementation work may be billed separately at the same
hourly rates.
Advisory Service Agreement
Most clients choose to engage Mussett Wealth Management to provide investment
advisory services in order to obtain ongoing in-depth advice and life planning. All
aspects of the client’s financial affairs are reviewed, including those of their dependent
children. Realistic and measurable goals are set and objectives to reach those goals are
defined. As goals and objectives change over time, suggestions are made and
implemented on an ongoing basis.
The scope of work and fee for an Advisory Service Agreement is provided to the client
in writing prior to the start of the relationship. An Advisory Service Agreement
includes: cash flow management; insurance review; investment management (including
performance reporting); education planning; retirement planning; estate and tax
planning, as well as the implementation of recommendations within each area.
The Advisory Service Agreement is an ongoing agreement. The client or the investment
manager may terminate an Agreement by written notice to the other party. At
termination, fees will be billed on a pro rata basis for the portion of the quarter
completed.
Asset Management
Assets are invested primarily in no-load mutual funds and exchange-traded funds,
usually through discount brokers. Fund companies charge each fund shareholder an
investment management fee that is disclosed in the fund prospectus. Custodians may
charge
a transaction fee for the purchase of some funds and stocks.
Stocks and bonds may be purchased or sold when appropriate. The custodian charges a
fee for stock and bond trades. Mussett Wealth Management does not receive any
compensation, in any form, from fund companies.
Investments generally include equities, mutual funds, corporate debt securities,
municipal securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities,
investment company securities, U. S. government securities and interests in
partnerships. We reserve the right to offer advice on an investment product that may be
suitable for a client's specific needs, goals and objectives.
Initial public offerings (IPOs) are not available through Mussett Wealth Management.
Advisory Services to Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
Mussett Wealth Management provides consulting and investment advisory services to
pension and profit sharing plans. These services are offered for a fee. The fee is based
upon assets under advisement or a fixed fee or a combination of each. Prior to engaging
Mussett Wealth Management for any pension or profit sharing plan consulting or
investment advisory services, the client is required to enter into one or more written
agreements with Mussett Wealth Management which will set the terms and conditions
under which services shall be rendered.
Mussett Wealth Management provides comprehensive pension & profit sharing plan
management (ERISA 3(38) and 3(16)) which includes oversight of all service providers
such as third party administrators, record keepers, custodians, investment managers,
etc. If necessary, Mussett Wealth Management will conduct a search for new service
providers as needed.
Based upon consultation with the client to ascertain investment objectives, policies,
constraints and restrictions, Mussett Wealth Management will assist in the
development of an Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”). The IPS will include the
criteria for selecting and monitoring plan investments. Mussett Wealth Management
will be the plan’s discretionary investment manager and as such will select and monitor
the investment vehicles and fund managers in accordance with the IPS as part of an
ongoing process and will report results to the client on a quarterly basis or at any other
time the client may request. Investment management is provided only for certain types
of investments including mutual funds, collective investment funds, money market
funds and any other type of investment held in a client’s portfolio at the beginning of
the advisory relationship. Mussett Wealth Management recommends a broadly
diversified menu of investments be offered to all plan participants in an employer
sponsored pension or profit sharing plan. All investment decisions are implemented
through the client’s third party administrator and custodian.
Formal account reviews are conducted on a quarterly basis. In addition, clients are
contacted at least annually to review previous services and/or recommendations and to
discuss the impact resulting from any changes in the client’s financial situation and/or
investment objectives. Mussett Wealth Management will provide quarterly reports to
each client and these reports will contain performance data and comparative metrics.
In addition, clients are provided with regular account statements directly from the
custodian.
Mussett Wealth Management offers assistance in formalizing a Retirement Plan
committee, developing a “best practices” program, training committee members on
their fiduciary responsibilities and monitoring and benchmarking service provider fees
on an annual basis.
Educational support and investment workshops are provided to plan participants. Both
in-person and group meetings are offered and printed educational materials are
included. Investment advice will be provided to participants in the Plan as well as
information regarding plan benefits, features and investment options.
Investment advice is provided at individual meetings with plan participants who ask for
assistance in constructing a participant directed portfolio under the Plan. Any
investment advice that is provided will be based on generally accepted investment
theories that take into account the historic risks and returns of different asset classes
over certain periods of time and other considerations such as, to the extent furnished
by the Plan, participant or beneficiary, information related to age, time horizons, risk
tolerance, current investments, other assets or sources of income and ongoing
monitoring or rebalancing of a participant’s portfolio. Mussett Wealth Management
does not receive, directly or indirectly, any fee or other compensation that is based in
whole or in part on a participant’s selection of any particular investment option.
The primary methods of investing and purchasing securities for pension and profit
sharing plan participants is through regular payroll deduction as well as employer
profit sharing contributions and rollovers from other accounts.
All fees pertaining to consulting and investment advisory services to pension and profit
sharing plans are negotiable and are stated in a client’s written agreement. Mussett
Wealth Management fees generally range from .25% to 1.25% of the assets under
advisement. Actual fees depend on the size and type of plan and services to be
provided. The annual fee shall be prorated and charged monthly, in arrears, based
upon the market value of the assets on the last day of the month that services are
provided. Accounts terminated during the month are charged a prorated fee. A client
may elect to be invoiced directly for the monthly fee or the client’s written agreement
with Mussett Wealth Management may authorize the Third Party Administrator or
other Financial Institution to calculate and debit the client’s account for the fee and
directly remit that fee to Mussett Wealth Management.
Termination of Agreement
A Client may terminate any of the aforementioned agreements at any time by notifying
Mussett Wealth Management in writing and paying the rate for the time spent on the
investment advisory engagement prior to notification of termination.
Mussett Wealth Management may terminate any of the aforementioned agreements at
any time by notifying the client in writing.