General Information
Matthias Private Wealth, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, was formed in July 2017. The
Adviser delivers comprehensive investment advisory services, including portfolio management,
financial planning, estate planning and charitable planning, as well as tax planning and preparation
services, consulting, bookkeeping and bill pay services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, corporations, limited liability companies, other business entities and pension and
profit-sharing plans, as further described below.
Matthias & Matthias, PL, a law firm, for which Richard R. Matthias is the sole owner and serves as
managing partner, and MPW Consulting, LLC, a business consulting firm, for which Richard R.
Matthias is the sole owner and serves as a manager, are related persons of the Adviser. The Adviser
seeks to coordinate client services with these and other professionals to provide a coherent host of
services managed within one team of professionals in a collaborative workspace. Other professionals
(e.g., attorneys, accountants, insurance agents and others, collectively referred to herein as “outside
professionals”) are engaged directly by the client on an as-needed basis.
Principal Owners
Richard R. Matthias is the sole principal owner of the Adviser.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Investment Advisory Services
Investment Plan. The Adviser provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management
services as well as financial planning, estate planning and charitable planning services to individuals,
trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, limited liability companies, other business
entities and pension and profit-sharing plans.
At the outset of each client relationship, the Adviser spends time with the client, asking questions,
discussing the client’s investment experience and financial circumstances, and broadly identifying
major goals of the client. Based on all of the information gathered, the Adviser generally develops
with each client the client’s investment objectives and guidelines (the “Investment Plan”), generally
taking into account the client’s age, financial circumstances, occupation and employment, investment
goals and risk tolerance level.
The Investment Plan is a reflection of the client’s current financial picture and future goals and
outlines the types of investments the Adviser will make or recommend on behalf of the client based
on the Adviser’s own research and analysis in order to meet those goals. The elements of the
Investment Plan are shared periodically with each client, but are not necessarily written documents.
The Adviser may provide clients investment advice with respect to cash, publicly traded securities,
or privately traded investments, such as business interests, real estate and various intangible assets,
and may consider assets which are not under the Adviser’s immediate control or direction. The
Adviser may consider the tax implications for a client of one or more strategies that may be used in
carrying out an Investment Plan. In addition, the Adviser may consult with the client’s outside
professionals (e.g., legal, tax, estate planning advisors), to ensure the Investment Plan is consistent
with the client’s larger wealth plan, and Matthias & Matthias, PL and MPW Consulting, LLC may serve
as such outside professionals. With respect to certain matters, the Adviser may advise clients to seek
the assistance of outside professionals and coordinate with these outside professionals.
A client’s Investment Plan will be updated from time to time when requested by the client, or when
determined to be necessary or advisable by the Adviser based on updates to the client’s financial or
other circumstances.
Portfolio Management. To implement the client’s Investment Plan, the Adviser will manage the
client’s investment portfolio on a discretionary or a non-discretionary basis pursuant to an
investment advisory agreement with the client. As a discretionary investment adviser, the Adviser
will have the authority to supervise and direct the portfolio without prior consultation with the client.
Clients who choose a non-discretionary arrangement must be contacted prior to the execution of any
trade in the account(s) under management. This may result in a delay in executing recommended
trades, which could adversely affect the performance of the 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, the client retains the responsibility for the final decision on all actions taken with
respect to the portfolio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, clients may impose certain written restrictions on the Adviser in the
management of their investment portfolios, 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 the relationship. Each client should note, however, that restrictions
imposed by a client may adversely affect the composition and performance of the client’s investment
portfolio. Each client should also note that his or her investment portfolio is treated individually by
giving consideration to each purchase or sale for the client’s account. For these and other reasons,
performance of client investment portfolios within the same investment objectives, goals and/or risk
tolerance may differ and clients should not expect that the composition or performance of their
investment portfolios would necessarily be consistent with similar clients of the Adviser.
Use of Sub-Advisers. When appropriate and in accordance with the Investment Plan for a client, the
Adviser may engage on behalf of a client one or more separate account managers (each, a “Sub-
Adviser”) to manage all or a portion of a client’s portfolio. Having access to various Sub-Advisers
offers a wide variety of manager styles, increases opportunities for portfolio diversity and allows
clients the opportunity to utilize more than one Sub-Adviser if necessary, to meet the needs and
investment objectives of the client. Factors that the Adviser considers in selecting Sub-Advisers
generally include the client’s stated investment objective(s), management style, performance, risk
level, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and research.
The Sub-Adviser(s) will generally be granted discretionary trading authority to provide investment
advisory services for the portfolio, and the Adviser will be granted discretion to engage or terminate
Sub-Advisers for a client’s portfolio. When one or more Sub-Advisers are utilized, the Sub-Advisers’
fees are generally separate from and in addition to the Adviser’s fees.
With respect to assets managed by a Sub-Adviser, the Adviser’s role will be to monitor the overall
financial situation of the client, to monitor the investment approach and performance of the Sub-
Adviser(s), and to assist the client in understanding the investments of the portfolio.
Financial Planning. In conjunction with portfolio management services, on an annual or other
periodic basis, the Adviser offers financial planning through its Personal and Trust Finances services.
Depending on a client’s particular situation, financial planning may include some or all of the
following: wealth plan review, portfolio review, updates to the Investment Plan, personal financial
statement review, risk management, budgeting, comprehensive review of all client assets (including
those outside the portfolio), retirement planning, education funding and tax strategies and concepts,
and each service may be coordinated with clients’ outside professionals, and Matthias & Matthias, PL
or
MPW Consulting, LLC may serve as such an outside professional. While financial planning services
will not include detailed analyses of specific securities, it may incorporate personal income and
expense analysis as well as cash flow and liquidity discussions for assets owned individually by
clients or indirectly via a business entity or trust for which clients have a beneficial or legal interest.
Financial plans may, but are not always, reduced to a written document.
The goal of financial planning is to assess the financial circumstances of the client in order to more
effectively develop the client’s Investment Plan. Financial planning is offered as a complement to a
client’s Investment Plan and is not offered as a stand-alone service.
Estate Planning. At a client’s direction, the Adviser may annually review the client’s estate plan in
conjunction with its portfolio management services to address tax law changes and fluctuating asset
levels, among other issues. Clients may direct the Adviser to coordinate estate planning with the
client’s outside professionals. Certain clients may engage Matthias & Matthias, PL to provide legal
services in connection with estate planning pursuant to a separate agreement between the client and
Matthias & Matthias, PL.
Charitable Planning. In concert with the tax, legal and estate planning advice provided to clients by
outside professionals, the Adviser may annually review the current status and future direction of a
client’s charitable plan and adjust the client’s Investment Plan accordingly.
Tax Coordination Services
The Adviser offers tax coordination services to clients regarding their portfolios, which includes
identifying and developing relationships with affiliated service providers, including Matthias &
Matthias, PL, and third party outside professionals, and sharing client information with such tax
professionals, as requested by the client, to facilitate the outside services being provided, which may
include one or more of the following: state income tax, federal income tax, estate, gift and generation-
skipping tax returns for individual U.S. residents, individual nonresident aliens, estates, trusts,
corporations, partnerships, schedule C businesses, foundations, charitable organizations and other
not-for-profit and for-profit entities. The Adviser’s tax coordination services generally are provided
in conjunction with other services provided by the Adviser, and no additional fee is charged for such
services.
Tax Planning & Preparation Services
The Adviser offers tax planning and assistance in preparation of state and federal income taxes and
estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes for individual U.S. residents, individual nonresident aliens,
estates, trusts, corporations, partnerships, schedule C businesses, foundations, charitable
organizations and other not-for-profit and for-profit entities. The Adviser may outsource such tax
services to unaffiliated or affiliated tax service providers. All such tax services are provided pursuant
to one or more separate agreements with the client for an additional fee.
Special Projects. The Adviser may be engaged to provide a client with tax-related services with
respect to a discrete, special project, which may involve tax planning or other related matters. In
such case, the scope of the project will be agreed upon by the client and the Adviser at the time of the
engagement.
Consulting Services
The Adviser offers consulting services including business strategy, operations, succession,
management and other consulting services. The Adviser’s consulting services generally are provided
in conjunction with other services provided by the Adviser. All such consulting services are provided
pursuant to one or more separate agreements with the client and are generally for an additional fee.
The Adviser may outsource such consulting services to unaffiliated or affiliated consulting service
providers. Certain clients may engage MPW Consulting, LLC to provide consulting services pursuant
to a separate agreement between the client and MPW Consulting, LLC.
Bookkeeping Services
The Adviser offers bookkeeping services, which may include accounts payable, accounts receivable,
reconciliation, statement production and maintenance of a general ledger, which entails booking and
coding expenditures and receipts. The Adviser may provide bookkeeping services for accounts
which are not part of the Adviser’s portfolio management services and for businesses controlled by
the Adviser’s clients. The Adviser’s bookkeeping services generally are provided in conjunction with
other services provided by the Adviser. All such bookkeeping services are provided pursuant to one
or more separate agreements with the client and are generally for an additional fee. The Adviser may
outsource such bookkeeping services to unaffiliated or affiliated bookkeeping service providers.
Bill Pay Services
The Adviser offers bill pay services through which Adviser arranges to pay those obligations of a
client made known to the Adviser regarding the client’s financial affairs (including, without limitation,
gifts, donations and other third-party obligations such as invoices, bills, debts, mortgages, etc.). Such
payments are made on behalf of and out of the client’s assets, including the client’s portfolio. The
Adviser’s bill pay services generally are provided in conjunction with other services provided by the
Adviser. All such bill pay services are provided pursuant to one or more separate agreements with
the client and are generally for an additional fee and may be subject to a maximum number of bill pay
transactions per month. For bill pay services, the Adviser requires that a minimum cash balance be
maintained, which may impact overall account performance, and such minimums are determined on a case
by case basis by the Adviser, and may be adjusted by the Adviser from time to time. The Adviser may sell
securities in the client’s portfolio accounts from time to time in order to ensure an appropriate amount of
cash is available to pay the client’s obligations, which may trigger or cause additional tax liability to the
client. The Adviser may outsource such bill pay services to unaffiliated or affiliated bill pay service
providers.
Special Asset Transactions
Occasionally, the Adviser may be engaged to provide clients with advice or services with respect to
the purchase, sale or management of assets other than securities, such as real estate, private loans,
vehicles or other special assets. These services will be detailed in a separate agreement between the
Adviser and the client. Where the transaction requires the engagement of outside professionals, such
as attorneys or accountants, the Adviser will, if requested by the client, coordinate with such outside
professionals. Certain clients may engage Matthias & Matthias, PL or MPW Consulting, LLC to provide
legal services or business consulting services, respectively, in connection with such transactions, but
the Adviser does not require that clients do so. If clients engage Matthias & Matthias, PL or MPW
Consulting, LLC in connection with such a transaction, the respective services to be provided by the
Adviser and Matthias & Matthias, PL or MPW Consulting, LLC will be detailed in separate agreements
between the client and the Adviser and Matthias & Matthias, PL or MPW Consulting, LLC, respectively.
Ancillary Services
Occasionally, the Adviser may be engaged to provide clients with advice or services other than, or, in
addition to, those listed above. In this event, those services will be detailed in a separate agreement
between the Adviser and the client.
Type and Value of Assets Currently Managed
As of January 31, 2023, the Adviser had $ 166,379,640 in discretionary regulatory assets under
management and $29,941,907 in non-discretionary regulatory assets under management.