A. Firm Information
ERTS Wealth Advisors, LLC (“ERTS” 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 under the laws of the
State of Michigan. ERTS was founded in December 2017 and became a registered investment advisor in March
2018. ERTS is jointly owned by Mommaerts Mahaney Financial Services, Inc. and Roberts Financial Services,
Inc. The Advisor conducts business under these two practice names (“doing business as” or “dba” names). Jon
C. Mommaerts (Principal) is the primary owner of Mommaerts Mahaney Financial Services, Inc. Bruce A.
Roberts (Principal and Chief Compliance Officer) is the primary owner of Roberts Financial Services, Inc. This
Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory
services provided by ERTS. For questions relating to this Disclosure Brochure, please contact Bruce Roberts at
(906) 228-5564.
B. Advisory Services Offered
ERTS offers investment advisory services to high-net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses,
retirement plans and broker-dealers (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. ERTS fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s 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.
ERTS provides comprehensive investment management, planning and consulting services tailored to the
individual needs of each Client.
Investment Advisory Services
ERTS 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. ERTS works with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as well as risk
tolerance and financial situation in order to create an appropriate investment strategy. ERTS will then construct
an investment portfolio that may include the use of our internal investment management and/or independent
managers.
Internal Investment Management - ERTS customizes its investment management services for its Clients.
Portfolios are primarily constructed using mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), individual stocks and
fixed income securities. The Advisor may also utilize other types of investments, as appropriate, to meet the
needs of each particular Client. The Advisor may retain certain legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or
tax considerations.
ERTS evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. ERTS’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. If it is consistent with the Client’s goals, the Advisor may also engage in an investment
strategy that utilizes frequent trading in securities, please see Item 8 for more information. ERTS will construct,
implement and monitor the Client’s 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.
ERTS, in its discretion, may redistribute investment allocations to diversify the portfolio. ERTS 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. ERTS may recommend selling positions for reasons
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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, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s
risk tolerance.
At no time will ERTS accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited authority
as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the
Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Retirement Plan Rollover Recommendations – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
recommend that a Client take a distribution from an ERISA sponsored plan or to roll over the assets to an
Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), 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). In such instances, the Advisor will serve as an investment
fiduciary as that term is defined under The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and/or
the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. Such a
recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a 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.
Use of Independent Managers – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, ERTS 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 or directly engaged by the Advisor.
The Client will be required to enter into a separate agreement with the Independent Manager[s]. Please see Item
10 for additional information.
ERTS 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. ERTS 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]. ERTS 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. ERTS does not receive any compensation from these Independent
Managers or Investment Platforms, other than its investment advisory fee (described in Item 5).
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
ERTS will typically provide a variety of financial planning services to Clients as part of the investment advisory
engagement or as a separate engagement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation,
depending on their goals and, objectives. Generally, such financial planning services will involve preparing a
financial plan or rendering a financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This
planning or consulting may encompass one or more areas of need, including, but not limited to investment
planning, retirement planning, estate planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs, and other
areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to 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. ERTS 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.
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Plans or consultations are typically completed within six months of contract date, assuming all information and
documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. 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 recommendations made
by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through the Advisor.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
ERTS provides retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and the
company (the “Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist the Plan
Sponsor in meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan and its Plan Participants. Each engagement is customized
to the needs of the Plan and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
• Vendor Analysis
• Plan Participant Enrollment and Education Tracking
• Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) Design and Monitoring
• Investment Monitoring Services (ERISA 3(21))
• Performance Reporting
• Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
• ERISA 404(c) Assistance
• Benchmarking Services
ERTS also provides communication and education services to the Plan and its Participants, pursuant to the
terms of the Advisor’s agreement with each Plan Sponsor:
• Direct Plan Participant contacts by phone, e-mail or letter upon eligibility to promote enrollment
• Investment education
• Regular on-site advisor visits with staff for account updates and reviews
• Periodic company-wide employee survey of retirement plan understanding
• Customer satisfaction surveys
• Periodic Plan Participant group education opportunities
Certain of these services are provided by ERTS serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2),
the Plan Sponsor is provided with a written description of ERTS’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be
rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Advisor reasonably expects under the engagement.
Financial Institution Consulting Services
ERTS provides investment consulting services to brokerage customers (herein “Brokerage Customers”) of
Mutual Securities, Inc. (herein “MSI”) who provide written consent requesting to receive the Advisor’s consulting
services, pursuant to a written agreement with ERTS. Consulting services are strictly provided on products where
MSI serves as the broker-dealer. Please see Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations for
additional details.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging ERTS to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or more
advisory 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 – ERTS, in connection with the Client, will develop an investment
strategy targeted to achieve the Client’s investment goals and objectives.
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• Asset Allocation – ERTS 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 – ERTS will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – ERTS will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
• Financial Planning and Consulting – For Clients engaging for investment advisory services, the Advisor
provides ongoing financial planning and related services regarding the Client’s overall financial situation.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
ERTS does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, ERTS manages approximately $566,750,000 in Client assets, $509,000,000 of which
are managed on a discretionary basis and $57,750,000 on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more
current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.