Description of Services
FinArc Investments, Inc. is a registered investment adviser based in Norwood, Massachusetts. We are
organized as a corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In February 2013,
we purchased FinArc, LLC that provided advisory services since 1996. Matthew C. Slaney,
CFA, former Senior Portfolio Manager for FinArc, LLC, is the principal owner of FinArc Investments,
Inc. Currently, we offer the following investment advisory services, which are personalized to each
individual client:
•Money Management Services
•Pension Consulting Services
•Financial Planning
•General Consulting Services
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 FinArc Investments,
Inc. 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.
Money Management Services
We provide continuous discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and investment
advisory services. Subject to any written guidelines, which you may provide, we will be granted
discretion and authority to manage the account. Accordingly, we are authorized to perform various
functions, at your expense, without further approval from you. Such functions include making all
investment decisions on the securities purchased or sold and the amount of securities to be purchased
or sold. Once the portfolio is constructed, we will provide ongoing supervision and re-balancing of the
portfolio as changes in market conditions and your circumstances may require. Where we enter into
non-discretionary arrangements with you, we will obtain your approval prior to the execution of a trade.
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. If you
enter into non-discretionary arrangements with our firm, we must obtain your approval prior to
executing any transactions on behalf of your account.
Pension Consulting Services
All pension client accounts are regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act
("ERISA"). We offer various levels of advisory and consulting services to employee benefit plans
("Plan"). These services are designed to assist plan sponsors in meeting their management and
fiduciary obligations to Participants under the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act ("ERISA").
Typically, the named plan fiduciary must make the ultimate decision as to retaining the services of
such investment advisers as our firm recommends. The plan fiduciary is free to seek independent
advice about the appropriateness of any recommended services for the plan.
Pursuant to adopted regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor, we are required to provide the Plan's
responsible plan fiduciary (the person who has the authority to engage us as an investment adviser to
the Plan) with a written statement of the services we provide to the Plan, the compensation we receive
for providing those services, and our status.
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Services - Our firm will provide pension consulting services to employee benefit plans and their
fiduciaries based upon an analysis of the needs of the plan. In general, these services may include an
existing plan review, assistance in the development of a retirement plan, evaluation of retirement plan
vendors, asset allocation advice, money management services, communication and education
services to plan participants, investment performance monitoring, and/or ongoing consulting. The
specific services we provide to your Plan are described in the advisory agreement that you sign.
Status - FinArc Investments, Inc. is an SEC registered
investment adviser and represents that it is not
subject to any disqualification as set forth in Section 411 of ERISA. In performing fiduciary services, we
are acting either as a non-discretionary fiduciary of the Plan as defined in Section 3(21) under ERISA,
or as a discretionary fiduciary of the plan as defined in Section 3(38) under ERISA, as determined by
the arrangement set forth with each Plan sponsor.
Financial Planning Services
We do not hold ourselves out as a comprehensive financial planning firm; however, we offer financial
planning services which 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. These
services can range from broad-based financial planning to consultative or single subject planning,
including recommendations regarding other advisors (e.g., third party administrators for defined benefit
plans, estate law attorneys, CPAs/tax professionals, etc.). However, we do not have any referral based
compensation arrangements with any other advisors.
If you retain our firm for financial planning services, we will meet with you to gather information about
your financial circumstances and objectives. We may also use financial planning software to determine
your current financial position and to define and quantify your long-term goals 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 and the data
derived from our financial planning software, 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. For our analysis to be reliable, 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.
General Consulting Services
We may provide general consulting services where an Associated Person of our firm provides a
professional opinion on specific financial related areas. Such services may include, but are not limited
to, retirement planning, risk assessment/management, education funding, investment planning, estate
planning, financial organization, or financial decision making/negotiation.
General Information on Advisory Services
We shall never have custody of any client funds or securities, as the services of a qualified
independent custodian will be used for these asset management services.
We do not represent, warrant, or imply that the services or methods of analysis employed by our firm
can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate clients from
losses due to market corrections or declines.
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Wrap Fee Programs
We do not participate, as either a sponsor or portfolio manager to any wrap fee programs.
Types of Investments
We offer advice on equity securities, corporate debt, municipal securities, mutual funds, options
contracts on securities, money market funds, and exchange traded funds ("ETFs").
Additionally, we may advise you on various types of investments 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 relationship.
Refer to the Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss below for additional
disclosures on this topic.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we provide continuous management services for $159,815,915 in client
assets on a discretionary basis.