A. Firm Information
OakTrust Wealth Advisors, LLC (“OakTrust” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”)
under the laws of the State of Connecticut. OakTrust was founded in March 2014, and is owned and operated by
Thomas J. Papa (Managing Partner and Chief Compliance Officer) and Nicholas Zizzadoro (Managing Partner).
This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory
services provided by OakTrust.
B. Advisory Services Offered
OakTrust offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, and estates (each
referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary,
the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential
conflicts of interest. Our fiduciary commitment is further described in our Code of Ethics. For more information
regarding our Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading.
Investment Management Services
OakTrust provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management and related
advisory services. OakTrust works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as
well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. OakTrust will then construct a
portfolio of mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The
Advisor may also utilize individual stocks, bonds, real estate funds, structured CDs/notes, or international
securities to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain certain legacy investments based on portfolio
fit and/or tax considerations.
OakTrust’s investment approach is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate
positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market
conditions. OakTrust will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives,
circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place
reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance
by the Advisor.
OakTrust evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. OakTrust may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. OakTrust may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor
may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. OakTrust 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 the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any
risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over
the assets to an IRA, or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based
account to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a
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new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll
over a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
At no time will OakTrust accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities. All Client assets will be
managed within their designated account[s] at the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the Client investment
advisory agreement, please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Use of Independent Managers – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, OakTrust will recommend to
Clients that all or a portion of their investment portfolio be implemented by utilizing one or more unaffiliated
money managers or investment platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”). Independent Managers may be
sourced directly or accessed through an investment management platform. The Client may be required to enter
into a separate agreement with the Independent Manager[s] and/or provide authorization through
its custodial
application to utilize the Independent Manager[s].
OakTrust serves as the Client’s primary advisor and relationship manager. However, the Independent
Manager[s] will assume discretionary authority for the day-to-day investment management of those assets
placed in their control. OakTrust will assist and advise the Client in establishing investment objectives for their
account[s], the selection of the Independent Manager[s], and defining any restrictions on the account[s].
OakTrust will continue to provide oversight of the Client’s account[s] and ongoing monitoring of the activities of
these unaffiliated parties.
The Independent Manager[s] will implement the selected investment strategies based on their investment
mandates. The Client may be able to impose reasonable investment restrictions on these accounts, subject to
the acceptance of these third parties.
The Client, prior to entering into an agreement with an Independent Manager, will be provided with the Form
ADV Part 2A (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures) of those parties. OakTrust does not receive
any compensation from these Independent Managers or Investment Platforms, other than OakTrust’s investment
advisory fee described in Item 5 below.
Financial Planning Services
OakTrust will typically provide a variety of financial planning services to Clients, pursuant to a written financial
planning agreement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their
goals and objectives.
Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan based on the Client’s
financial goals and objectives. This planning may encompass one or more areas of need, including but not
limited to, investment planning, retirement planning, personal savings, estate planning, charitable planning,
education savings, corporate and personal tax planning, debt analysis, insurance analysis and other areas of a
Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for the Client will usually include general recommendations for a course of activity or
specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example, recommendations may be made that the Client start or
revise their investment programs, commence or alter retirement savings, establish education savings and/or
charitable giving programs. OakTrust may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialist, as
appropriate for their unique situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a
written summary of Client’s financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc
engagements, the Advisor may not provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed
within six months of contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the interests of the
Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for investment
management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would increase the
amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any recommendations made
by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the
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recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through
the Advisor.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging OakTrust to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or
more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor
and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – OakTrust, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s investment goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – OakTrust will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – OakTrust will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – OakTrust will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
OakTrust typically include the securities transaction fees together with investment advisory fees to provide the
Client with a single, bundled fee structure. This combination of fees is typically referred to as a “Wrap Fee
Program”. OakTrust customizes its investment management services for Clients. This Wrap Fee Program
Brochure is included as Appendix 1 to this Disclosure Brochure solely to discuss the fees and potential conflicts
associated with a bundled fee. Please see Appendix 1, which is always included with this Disclosure Brochure.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, OakTrust manages $211,745,421 in Client assets, all of which are managed on a
discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.