HISTORY, ORGANIZATION, LEADERSHIP, AND PRINCIPAL OWNERS
Lake Street Advisors Group, LLC d/b/a Lake Street Advisors (“LSA”) is a registered investment adviser. LSA is a limited
liability company formed under Delaware law on January 6, 2017.
Founded in 2003 as Lake Street Advisors, LLC, today LSA serves about 79 high-wealth family clients. Beginning January 1,
2023, Joe Chase is the managing partner who serves as LSA’s chief executive and oversees a team of about 45 employees.
Partners Joe Chase, Buddy Webb, Carolyn Decker, Melissa Olszak, and Shawn Valliere (beginning on January 1, 2023) are
officers and directors and are responsible for client service and relationship management. Joe and Buddy are members
of the Leadership Team which also includes officers and directors; Bev Daly (Chief Talent Officer) and Matthew Kreger
(Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer). Joe and the Leadership Team are responsible for management,
supervision, and oversight of the LSA business.
FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS
LSA is part of the Focus Financial Partners, LLC (“Focus LLC”) partnership. Specifically, LSA is a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of Focus LLC. Focus Financial Partners Inc. is the sole managing member of Focus LLC. Ultimate governance of
Focus LLC is conducted through the board of directors at Ferdinand FFP Ultimate Holdings, LP. Focus LLC is majority-
owned, indirectly and collectively, by investment vehicles affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (“CD&R”).
Investment vehicles affiliated with Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) are indirect owners of Focus LLC. Because LSA
is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus LLC, CD&R and Stone Point investment vehicles are indirect owners of
LSA.
Focus LLC also owns other registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, pension consultants, insurance firms, business
managers and other firms (the “Focus Partners”), most of which provide wealth management, benefit consulting and
investment consulting services to individuals, families, employers, and institutions. Some Focus Partners also manage or
advise limited partnerships, private funds, or investment companies as disclosed on their respective Form ADVs.
MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES
LSA is a boutique Multi-Family Office (MFO) wealth manager serving high-wealth family clients. LSA prides itself on being
an independent, fee-only adviser and is never compensated based on transactions or product sales. LSA provides
comprehensive and holistic family office and wealth management services tailored to each family client’s unique
circumstances, objectives, and risk tolerance. Our service offering includes:
Holistic Financial Planning
Asset Allocation, Investment Management, and Selection of Other advisers (Hedge Funds and Private Equity)
Financial Reporting (Personal Balance Sheet or Net Worth)
Cash Flow and Liquidity Reporting
Gift & Estate Planning
Insurance and Asset Protection Planning
Income Tax Planning
Other Optional Services such as Bill Payment Administration and Concierge Services
LSA works with each client to gather all relevant information from other professional advisers; accountants, attorneys,
insurers, etc. to assemble a client’s financial profile so LSA can make well-informed recommendations that are suitable
and in the client’s best interest. LSA acts as a project manager to coordinate the activities of the other professional
advisers developing the family financial plan and to maintain it into the future with regular reviews and updates.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
LSA may perform certain financial planning services as a stand-alone offering. These services may be done for a fixed
annual fee and can be provided under the terms of an Engagement Letter mutually agreed to by LSA and a client. Financial
planning services are generally included when a client enters into an Investment Advisory Agreement with LSA and clients
may incur an additional fixed fee depending on the complexity of the financial planning services needed.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
LSA offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services. Investment recommendations are
tailored to meet each client’s unique circumstances, objectives, and risk tolerance. The LSA team assigned to a client will
include a partner and a dedicated Wealth Advisor who will coordinate with the investment team. Based on all the
information assembled in the client profile, the Wealth
Advisor will work with the investment team’s investment manager and investment analyst to customize a portfolio
designed to meet the client’s goals. After a client portfolio has been constructed, it will be regularly monitored by LSA’s
investment team and rebalanced periodically
based on any changes in market conditions or changes to the client’s
circumstances.
In addition to advising on any legacy securities held in a client’s portfolio at the inception of a relationship, LSA’s
recommendations regarding investments may include, but not be limited to, the following types:
Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
Money Market Mutual Funds
Commercial Paper
Municipal Securities
US Government Securities
Corporate Debt Securities
Warrants
Equity Securities (Stocks)
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Investment Company Securities (Mutual Funds)
Variable Annuities
Variable Life insurance
Options Contracts (On Securities and Commodities)
Futures Contracts (On Securities and Commodities)
Limited Partnerships (Real Estate, Oil and Gas Interests Etc.)
Hedge Funds / Private Equity / Venture Capital / Other Advisers
LSA’s recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a broker-dealer, investment company,
or insurer. LSA is independent and will select investments that are solely in the client’s best interest.
Discretionary investment management services may be engaged in the Investment Advisory Agreement. Such
authorization will grant LSA discretionary trading authorization to determine the specific securities to buy or sell and the
amount of each transaction without requiring the client’s approval prior for each transaction. Discretionary trading
authority must also be granted by the client to LSA on the appropriate forms for each broker-dealer or custodian where
the assets will be held. Any client entering into an Investment Advisory Agreement with LSA may have a non-discretionary
arrangement where LSA must obtain approval from the client prior to executing any transactions.
LSA may use one or more other advisers to manage a portion of a client portfolio on a discretionary basis. Other advisers
may use a pre-defined investment strategy or model portfolio. LSA will regularly monitor the performance of
recommended advisors and may make recommendations to replace or terminate any advisor.
LSA will honor any reasonable client-imposed restrictions to avoid investments in specific securities, security types,
industries, etc. in an effort to have the portfolio reflect each client’s unique set of values.
ERISA
LSA is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) with respect to
investment management services and investment advice provided to ERISA plan clients, including ERISA plan participants.
LSA is also a fiduciary under the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”) with respect to investment management services and
investment advice provided to ERISA plans, ERISA plan participants, IRAs and IRA owners (collectively, “Retirement
Account Clients”). As such, LSA is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and the IRC that include, among
other things, prohibited transaction rules which are intended to prohibit fiduciaries from acting on conflicts of interest.
When a fiduciary gives advice in which it has a conflict of interest, the fiduciary must either avoid or eliminate the conflict
or rely upon a prohibited transaction exemption (a “PTE”).
REGULATORY ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
As of December 31, 2023, LSA manages approximately $3.108 Billion in Regulatory Assets Under Management (RAUM) of
which approximately $1.262 Billion represents Discretionary RAUM and $1.846 Billion represents Non-Discretionary
RAUM.
CLIENT OBLIGATIONS
In performing advisory services to a client, LSA will rely on the accuracy and completeness of information provided by the
client and any other advisers and LSA is expressly authorized by the client to rely on the information provided.
Each client is advised that it is the client’s responsibility to promptly notify LSA if there is ever any material change in the
client’s family circumstances, financial situation, investment objectives, risk tolerances, etc. so that LSA may promptly
review, evaluate, and revise LSA’s previous recommendations.
RELATIONSHIP SUMMARY (FORM CRS) AND BROCHURE - DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT DELIVERY
The Investment Advisors Act of 1940’s Brochure Rule requires LSA to provide each client and prospective client a Form
CRS, a relationship summary, a Form ADV Part 2A (Brochure). LSA must deliver the Form CRS and a Brochure to a client
at or before the client enters into an Investment Advisory Agreement. Also, on an annual basis 120 days after year end,
LSA must deliver each client a Summary of Material Changes along with an offer to request a copy of the full Brochure and
receive it at no cost to the client.
A copy of the Lake Street Advisors complete brochure is available by email to
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