Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. (“Summit” or “Advisor” or “Firm”) is an investment
advisor firm registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) since
2017. Previously, Summit was registered with the Pennsylvania securities regulators since 2013
and with the State of New Jersey securities regulators since 2015.
The principal owners of Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. are Anthony John Fiorenza,
CEO and Derek Christopher Fiorenza, COO and CCO.
Advisory Services
Summit’s principal service is providing fee-based investment advisory services and financial
planning services. The Advisor practices custom management of portfolios, on a discretionary
basis, according to the client’s objectives. The Advisor’s primary approach is to use a tactical
allocation strategy aimed at reducing risk and increasing performance. While Summit can advise
on any investment asset, our recommendations are primarily related to investments in exchange
traded funds and mutual funds. However, Summit may use exchange listed securities, over-the-
counter securities, foreign securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, CDs, municipal
securities, variable life insurance, variable annuities, municipal securities, and United States
government securities to accomplish the investment objective. The Advisor measures and selects
mutual funds by using various criteria, such as the fund manager’s tenure, internal fees,
quantifiable risk, and/or overall career performance relative to the benchmark and the peer group.
The Advisor may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and increase performance. The Advisor may recommend
specific stocks to increase sector weighting and/or dividend potential. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement which may
adversely affect the portfolio. The Advisor 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 client, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the client’s risk
tolerance.
Pension Consulting Services
Summit will offer pension consulting services to Qualified Plans and participant fiduciary advice
to plan participants for assets held at Qualified Plans. The Advisor’s pension consulting services
and participant fiduciary advice will be based on information obtained from the plan participant
about goals and investment objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance and the plan participant's
financial situation. Summit will utilize the Investment Policy Statement when providing
standardized asset allocation recommendations for the investment of assets within Qualified Plans.
In cases where Summit provides ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary investment services, Summit is
responsible for the implementation of recommendations for the Qualified Plans. Where Summit
provides ERISA Section 3(21) fiduciary investment recommendations, the trustee and the
investment committee are responsible for implementation of recommendations and Summit will
not act on the plan participants’ behalf to implement these recommendations.
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Summit may offer other pension consulting services that include but are not limited to educational
seminars, plan surveys, evaluations of vendor's services or special projects on behalf of the plan
sponsor.
Qualified Retirement Plan Consulting Services
As part of the Advisory Agreement for Pension Planning, Summit Group Retirement Planners,
Inc. may provide services as follows for qualified retirement plans:
Fiduciary Services
The Advisor will perform the following Fiduciary Services:
(i) Provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to the Client about asset
classes and investment alternatives available for the Plan in accordance with the Plan’s
investment policies and objectives. Client shall have the final decision-making
authority regarding the initial selection, retention, removal and addition of investment
options.
(ii) Assist the Client with the selection of a broad range of investment options consistent
with ERISA section 404(c) and the regulations thereunder.
(iii) Assist the Client in the development of an investment policy statement (IPS).
The IPS
establishes the investment policies and objectives for the Plan. Client shall have the
ultimate responsibility and authority to establish such policies and objectives and to
adopt and amend the investment policy statement.
(iv) Assist in monitoring investment options by preparing periodic investment reports that
document investment performance, consistency of fund management and conformance
to the guidelines set forth in the IPS and make recommendations to maintain or remove
and replace investment options.
(v) Meet with Client on a periodic basis to discuss the reports and the investment
recommendations.
(vi) Provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to the Plan Sponsor
with respect to the selection of a qualified default investment alternative (“QDIA”) for
participants who are automatically enrolled in the Plan or who otherwise fail to make
an investment election. The Client retains the sole responsibility to provide all notices
to participants required under ERISA section 404(c)(5).
Non-Fiduciary Services
The Advisor will perform the following Non-Fiduciary services:
(i) Assist in the education of the participants in the Plan about general investment
principles and the investment alternatives available under the Plan. Client understands
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that Advisor’s assistance in participant investment education shall be consistent with
and within the scope of section (d) (i.e., the definition of investment education) of
Department of Labor Interpretive Bulletin 96-1. As such, the Advisor is not providing
fiduciary advice (as defined in ERISA) to the participants. Advisor will not provide
investment advice concerning the prudence of any investment option or combination of
investment options for a particular participant or beneficiary under the Plan.
(ii) Assist in the group enrollment meetings designed to increase retirement plan
participation among employees and investment and financial understanding by the
employees.
Advisor may provide these services or, alternatively, may arrange for the Plan’s other providers
to offer these services, as agreed upon between Advisor and Client.
The Advisor's roles and actions in fulfilling all responsibilities pertaining to the qualified plan
consulting services shall not include those of the Plan's Trustee and will be performed solely at the
direction of the Plan Sponsor, its authorized officers, employees and/or agents. At no time will
the Advisor accept, maintain possession of, or have custodial responsibility for the Plan's assets.
The Advisor will not conduct or effect the purchase or sale of any assets of the Plan on behalf of
the Plan Sponsor or Plan Participants. The Advisor will not advise, in any manner, any Participant,
person or entity related to the Plan other than the Plan Sponsor, except where the Participant is an
advisory client of Summit under a separate advisory agreement. Communicational and educational
activities in which the Advisor engages related to Participants in the Plan shall be solely at the
direction of the Plan Sponsor and shall not be represented by the Advisor or Plan Sponsor as
investment, tax or legal advice. The Advisor is not licensed to provide, shall not provide, nor be
construed to provide, the services of an attorney or accountant.
Financial Planning
In addition to investment supervisory services, Summit may provide Financial Planning Services
to some of its clients. The Advisor’s Financial Planning services may include recommendations
for portfolio customization based on their client’s investment objectives, goals and financial
situation. Financial Planning Services may also include recommendations relating to investment
strategies and tailored investment advice, education on investing and saving for retirement,
budgeting, debt consolidation, and basic financial planning strategies and road maps.
Summit will tailor its advisory services to its client’s individual needs based on meetings and
conversations with the client. If clients wish to impose certain restrictions on investing in certain
securities or types of securities, the Advisor will address those restrictions with the client to have
a clear understanding of the client’s requirements.
Summit does not provide portfolio management services to wrap fee programs.
As of December 31, 2023, Summit Group Retirement Planners, Inc. had $259,636,000 in non-
discretionary client assets under management.
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