General Information
Weaver Capital Management, LLC (“WCM”) is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm that provides
private wealth management, discretionary investment management services and retirement plan
advisory services to our clients. We practice a fee-only business model and we are compensated
based on a percentage of assets under management. This fee-only platform places WCM in a fiduciary
role, thereby minimizing the inherent conflicts of interest found so frequently in traditional
brokerage firms.
Founded in 2005, WCM has a heritage that dates back over 25 years when DeWitt Weaver started
Linksman Financial in January 1993. The firm’s faith-based values have always been the cornerstone
of developing and implementing sound financial plans for clients.
DeWitt T. Weaver, III is the founder and principal owner of WCM. Please see Brochure Supplements,
Exhibit A, for information on DeWitt and other WCM individuals who formulate investment advice
and have discretionary authority over client accounts.
As of December 31, 2023, WCM managed $336,822,439 on a discretionary basis, and did not manage
any assets on a non-discretionary basis. WCM does not participate in or offer any wrap programs.
SERVICES OFFERED
In the typical client relationship, we assist you with long- and short-term financial goals, lifestyle
expenses, retirement, education and estate plans. Our specialized financial planning enables you to
view in-depth projections regarding multiple aspects of your financial future. At the core, we offer
you a diligent investment management process based on sound principles of risk management.
We offer two levels of fee-only advisory services to you: Investment Management and Wealth
Management as described below.
Investment Management
For Investment Management clients we generally will:
• Develop an Investment Strategy based on your unique goals and needs
• Manage your portfolio in alignment with your investment strategy
• Provide quantitative target goal projections and analysis for retirement and/or college
savings
• Provide investment reports from time to time or as requested by you
• Provide access to our network of CPAs, Attorneys, or Agents
• Provide a customized personal wealth management website
You are taken through our Risk Profile Questionnaire to evaluate your attitudes towards risk. We
will use the results of this questionnaire along with other client assessments to assign you a suitable
investment model ranging from Preservation to Enhanced Growth.
Wealth Management
For the Wealth Management offering, in addition to the Investment Management services above we
generally will:
• Prepare a Comprehensive Financial Plan
• Plot a course for the achievement of financial independence
• Provide assistance with setting other financial goals
• Develop charitable giving strategies
• Review and recommend tax strategies
• Develop an Estate Plan and assess potential estate tax liability
• Evaluate Life, Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance needs
• Collaborate with your other professionals for implementation
Both service offerings above incorporate the Portfolio Management services detailed below:
Implementing Your Investment Plan
After the completion of the Risk Profile, we assess your market experience, time horizon, liquidity
constraints and any other information vital to your Investment Plan. Based on the results of this
analysis, we present an Investment Model to you that we feel best aligns with your ability to tolerate
risk. After reviewing the market exposure, target returns and risks of the recommended Investment
Model, we validate the selection with you.
The Investment Plan will be updated when requested by you, or when determined to be necessary
or advisable by us based on updates to your financial or other circumstances.
To implement your Investment Plan, we will manage your investment portfolio on a discretionary or
a non-discretionary basis. As a discretionary investment adviser, we will have the authority to
supervise and direct the portfolio without prior consultation with you. Under a non-discretionary
arrangement, you must be contacted prior to the execution of any trade in your account(s) under
management. This can result in a delay in executing recommended trades, which could adversely
affect the performance of your portfolio. This delay also normally means the affected account(s) will
not be able to participate in block trades, a practice designed to enhance the execution quality, timing
and/or cost for all accounts included in the block. In a non-discretionary arrangement, you retain
the responsibility for the final decision on all actions taken with respect to your portfolio.
Additionally, you may impose certain written restrictions on us in the management of your
investment portfolio, such as prohibiting the inclusion of certain types of investments in an
investment portfolio or prohibiting the sale of certain investments held in the account at the
commencement of our relationship. You should note, however, that restrictions imposed by you may
adversely affect the composition and performance of your investment portfolio. For these and other
reasons, performance of client investment portfolios within
the same investment objectives, goals
and/or risk tolerance may differ. Furthermore, you should not expect that the composition or
performance of your investment portfolio would necessarily be consistent with clients in similar
Investment Models of ours.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
We provide comprehensive consulting services to employer sponsored retirement plans, including
401(k), pension and profit sharing plans (the “Plan(s)”). These services may include:
• Retirement plan design and communications;
• Retirement plan service provider search;
• Retirement plan investment advisory services; including investment analysis, selection,
implementation, and ongoing monitoring of plan investments; and
• Participant educational services and retirement education.
When we provide advice to Plan fiduciaries on investment management issues, we act as co-fiduciary
within the meaning of ERISA § 3(21)(A)(ii). To the extent that we exercise discretion over the
management of Plan assets, we are also an investment manager within the meaning of ERISA § 3(38).
Establishing a sound fiduciary governance process is vital to good decision-making and to ensuring
that prudent procedural steps are followed in making investment decisions. We will provide
Retirement Plan consulting services to Plans and Plan Fiduciaries as described below. The particular
services provided will be detailed in the consulting agreement. The appropriate Plan Fiduciary(ies)
designated in the Plan documents (e.g., the Plan sponsor or named fiduciary) will (i) make the
decision to retain our firm; (ii) agree to the scope of the services that we will provide; and (iii) make
the ultimate decision as to accepting any of the recommendations that we may provide. The Plan
Fiduciaries are free to seek independent advice about the appropriateness of any recommended
services for the Plan. Retirement Plan consulting services may be offered individually or as part of a
comprehensive suite of services.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) sets forth rules under which Plan
Fiduciaries may retain investment advisers for various types of services with respect to Plan assets.
For certain services, we will be considered a fiduciary under ERISA. For example, we will act as an
ERISA § 3(21) fiduciary when providing non-discretionary investment advice to the Plan Fiduciaries
by recommending a suite of investments as choices among which Plan Participants may select. Also,
to the extent that the Plan Fiduciaries retain us to act as an investment manager within the meaning
of ERISA § 3(38), we will provide discretionary investment management services to the Plan.
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 of 1974 (“ERISA”) 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 interests ahead of yours. Additional disclosure may be found elsewhere in this Brochure or in the
written agreement between WCM and the Client.
Fiduciary Consulting Services
• Investment Selection Services
We will provide Plan Fiduciaries with recommendations of investment options consistent
with ERISA section 404(c). Plan Fiduciaries retain responsibility for the final determination
of investment options and for compliance with ERISA section 404(c).
Fiduciary Management Services
• Discretionary Management Services
When retained as an investment manager within the meaning of ERISA § 3(38), we provide
continuous and ongoing supervision over the designated retirement plan assets. We will
actively monitor the designated retirement plan assets and provide ongoing management of
the assets. When applicable, we will have discretionary authority to make all decisions to
buy, sell or hold securities, cash or other investments for the designated retirement plan
assets in our sole discretion without first consulting with the Plan Fiduciaries. We also have
the power and authority to carry out these decisions by giving instructions, on your behalf,
to brokers and dealers and the qualified custodian(s) of the Plan for our management of the
designated retirement plan assets.
• Discretionary Investment Selection Services
We will monitor the investment options of the Plan and add or remove investment options
for the Plan without prior consultation with the Plan Fiduciaries. We will have discretionary
authority to make and implement all decisions regarding the investment options that are
available to Plan Participants.
• Investment Management via Model Portfolios
We will provide discretionary management of Model Portfolios among which the participants
may choose to invest as Plan options. Plan Participants will also have the option of investing
only in options that do not include Model Portfolios (i.e., the Plan Participants may elect to
invest in one or more of the mutual fund options made available in the Plan and choose not
to invest in the Model Portfolios at all).