DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRM
OLIO Financial Planning, LLC is a Virginia-domiciled limited liability company formed in November of 2015. We
operate under the trade names OLIO Financial Planning and OLIO. Our firm is not a subsidiary of, nor does it control,
another financial services industry entity.
Our firm’s original registration as an investment advisor in the Commonwealth of Virginia occurred in 2016, followed
by our registration with the SEC in 2017. When required, our firm and its associates notice file in other jurisdictions in
which investment advisory business is conducted.
Andrew J. Miller, CFP® is the firm’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer
.1 He also serves as Chief Compliance Officer
(supervisor), Managing Member, and maintains controlling interest in the firm. Additional information about Andrew J.
Miller and his background is located in his brochure supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF ADVISORY SERVICES OFFERED
During or prior to your first meeting with the firm, you will be provided with this Form ADV Part 2A firm brochure that
includes a statement involving our privacy policy, as well as a brochure supplement about the representative(s) who
will be assisting you. We will also ensure that any material conflicts of interest have been disclosed to you that could
be reasonably expected to impair the rendering of unbiased and objective advice. Should you wish to engage our
firm for its services, you must first execute a client engagement. Thereafter discussion and analysis will be
conducted to determine your financial needs, goals, holdings, etc.
Depending on the scope of the engagement, you will be asked to provide copies of the following applicable
documents early in the process:
+ Wills, codicils and trusts
+ Insurance policies
+ Mortgage information
+ Student loans
+ Tax returns
+ Divorce decree or separation agreement
+ Current financial specifics including W-2s or 1099s
+ Information on current retirement plans and benefits provided by your employer
+ Statements reflecting current investments in retirement and non-retirement accounts
+ Employment or other business agreements you may have in place
+ Completed risk profile questionnaires or other forms provided by our firm
It is important that we are provided with an adequate level of information and supporting documentation throughout
the term of the engagement including, but not limited to, source of funds, income levels, and an account holder or
attorney-in-fact’s authority to act on behalf of the account, among other information that may be necessary for our
services. The information and/or financial statements provided to us need to be accurate. Our firm may, but is not
obligated to, verify the information that you have provided to us which will then be used in the advisory process.
It is essential that you inform our firm of significant issues that may call for an update to your plan. Events such as
changes in employment or marital status, an unplanned windfall, etc., can have an impact on your circumstances and
plans. Our firm needs to be aware of such events so that adjustments can be made as necessary.
1 Refer to the brochure supplement(s) for an explanation of designation prerequisites and continuing education requirements.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
Our firm’s financial planning services provide clients with advice on key topics as shown below. Financial planning
services may be as broad-based or narrowly focused as you desire. The incorporation of most or all of the listed
components allows not only a thorough analysis but also a refined focus of your plans so that the firm is able to
assist you in reaching your goals and objectives.
+ Cash Management: Review of your income and expenses is conducted to determine your current surplus or
deficit.
+ Risk Management: Review includes an analysis of your exposure to major risks that could have a significant
adverse impact on your financial picture.
+ Employee Benefits: Review is conducted, and an analysis is made as to whether you, as an employee, are
taking maximum advantage of your employee benefits.
+ Personal Retirement Planning: Typically includes projections of your likelihood of achieving your financial
goals, with financial independence usually the primary objective.
+ Education Planning: Advice involving college funding could include projecting the amount that will be needed
to achieve post-secondary education funding goals, along with savings strategies and the “pros-and-cons”
of various college savings vehicles that are available.
+ Estate Planning: Our review typically includes an analysis of your exposure to estate taxes and your current
estate plan, which may include whether you have a will, powers of attorney, trusts and other related
documents. Our firm utilizes the services of a third-party digital estate planning service for clients who have
the need for estate planning review, creation, or updates.
+ Tax Planning: Advice could include ways to minimize current and future income taxes as a part of your overall
financial planning picture.
+ Divorce Planning: We will work with you to help you gain an understanding of your unique situation and
provide you with a realistic financial picture so that you are in a better situation to communicate with legal
counsel, a mediator or soon to be ex-spouse.
BROAD-BASED V. MODULAR
FINANCIAL PLANNING
A broad-based plan is an endeavor that requires detail. Certain variables can affect the cost involved in the
development of the plan, such as the quality of your own records, complexity and number of current investments,
diversity of insurance products and employee benefits you currently hold, size of the potential estate, and any
special needs you or your dependents may have, among others.
While certain broad-based plans may require 10 or more hours to complete, complex plans may require more than
20 hours. At your request, we may concentrate on reviewing only a specific area (modular planning), such as an
employer retirement plan allocation, funding an education or estate planning issues, or evaluating the sufficiency of
your current retirement plan. Note that when these services focus only on certain areas of your interest or need,
your overall situation or needs may not be fully addressed due to limitations you may have established.
Whether we have created a broad-based or modular plan, we will present you with a summary of our
recommendations, guide you in the implementation of some or all of them per your decision, as well as offer you
periodic reviews thereafter. In all instances involving our financial planning engagements, our clients retain full
discretion over all implementation decisions and are free to accept or reject any recommendation we make.
INVESTMENT CONSULTATION
Investment consultation services often involve providing information on the types of investment vehicles available,
employee retirement plans and/or stock options, investment analysis and strategies, asset selection and portfolio
design, as well as limited assistance if your investment account is maintained at another broker/dealer or custodian.
The strategies and types of investments that may be recommended are further discussed in Item 8 of this brochure.
BUSINESS CONSULTATION
We are available to assist businesses in a variety of ways to include strategy, practice management, general financial
advice, debt management, as well as assisting you with matters involving coordination with your financial institution,
attorney or accounting firm.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Ongoing and continuous supervision of clients’ portfolios are provided through our portfolio management services
offering. You may engage our firm to implement the investment strategies that we have recommended to you. We
typically prepare investment guidelines reflecting your objectives, time horizon, tolerance for risk, as well as any
reasonable account constraints you may have for the portfolio. For example, you have the right to exclude certain
securities (e.g., options, “sin stocks,” etc.) at your discretion. Portfolio guidelines will be designed to be specific
enough to provide future guidance while allowing flexibility to work with changing market conditions.
We will then develop a customized portfolio for you based on your unique situation, investment goals and tolerance
for risk. We will involve the employment of a broad range or more narrowly focused choice of investment vehicles
that are discussed in further detail in Item 8 of this brochure. We manage portfolios on a discretionary or
nondiscretionary basis (defined in Item 16).
Please note that it will remain your responsibility to promptly notify us if there is any change in your financial situation
and/or investment objectives for the purpose of our reviewing, evaluating or revising previous account restrictions
or firm investment recommendations.
RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
We provide investment advice to 401(k) plans in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (ERISA). Our retirement plan services include plan implementation services and fund selection. We monitor
and analyze the plan’s investment lineup and meet with plan participants and provide education. We make
recommendations on adjustments to the plan’s investment lineup, but the final decision as to whether to implement
these recommendations remains with the plan sponsor; therefore, we provide these services as an ERISA § 3(21)
fiduciary. Portfolio management may be accomplished by plan participants on a self-directed basis.
Recordkeeping and plan administration services are provided by an unaffiliated third-party administrator of the
plan’s choosing. Accounts may be maintained at our recommended custodian (see Item 12) or at the custodian of
the plan sponsor’s preference. We assess an hourly or quarterly fee as described in Item 5.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
We provide educational workshops involving a broad range of financial planning and investing topics such as issues
related to general financial planning, educational funding, estate planning, retirement strategies, implications
involving changes in marital status and various other current economic or investment topics. Our workshops are
educational in nature and do not involve the sale of insurance or investment products.
WRAP FEE PROGRAMS
Our firm does not sponsor or serve as a portfolio manager in an investment program involving wrapped (bundled)
fees.
CLIENT ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
As of December 31, 2023, our firm had over $ 412 million of reportable client assets under its management,
including over $392 million on a discretionary basis and over $20 million on a nondiscretionary bas
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