A. Description of the Advisory Firm
CMC Financial Group, LLC (hereinafter “CMCFG”) is a Registered Investment Adviser based
in Atlanta, Georgia, and incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia. CMCFG is owned
by Mark Barry McCarthy and Philip Oraien Catledge. CMCFG is registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and is subject to its rules and regulations. Incorporated in December
2008, CMCFG previously provided investment advisory and brokerage services as a DBA
through another firm, however in March 2018 CMCFG became an independently registered
investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
CMCFG offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Each client completes a form
which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance
levels). Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy • Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation • Asset selection
• Risk tolerance • Regular portfolio monitoring
CMCFG evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk
tolerance levels and time horizon. CMCFG will request discretionary authority from
clients in order to select securities and execute transactions without permission from the
client prior to each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in a software
generated risk assessment, which is provided to each client.
CMCFG seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the
fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of CMCFG’s economic,
investment or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, CMCFG
attempts to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that systematically
advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, CMCFG’s policy
is to seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities/transactions among
its clients to avoid favoring one client over another over time. It is CMCFG’s policy to
allocate investment opportunities and transactions it identifies as being appropriate and
prudent among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
CMCFG may recommend clients to third-party investment advisers to manage all or a
portion of the client's assets. Before recommending other advisers to clients, CMCFG
will ensure those other advisers are properly licensed or registered as an investment
adviser. CMCFG conducts due diligence on any third-party investment adviser, which
may involve one or more of the following: phone calls, meetings and review of the third-
party adviser's performance and investment strategy. CMCFG will review the ongoing
performance of the third-party
adviser as a portion of the client's portfolio.
Financial Planning
Financial plans and financial planning may include but are not limited to: investment
planning; life insurance; tax concerns; retirement planning; college planning; and
debt/credit planning.
Retirement Plan Services
CMCFG provides retirement plan consulting services to employer sponsored
retirement plans. The services may include general advising to the Investment
Manager / Sponsor of the Plan on investment options, as well as participant
education.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
CMCFG generally does not limit its investment advice, but most often provides
investment advice related to mutual funds, fixed income securities, insurance products
including annuities, equities, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold and precious metal
sectors), treasury inflation protected/inflation linked bonds, non-U.S. securities,
although CMCFG primarily recommends ETFs. CMCFG may use other securities as
well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
CMCFG offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client’s current
situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels). Clients may impose restrictions
in investing in certain securities or types of securities in accordance with their values or
beliefs. However, if the restrictions prevent CMCFG from properly servicing the client
account, or if the restrictions would require CMCFG to deviate from its standard suite
of services, CMCFG reserves the right to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Program
CMCFG may recommend a Wrap Fee Program for the client’s account(s). A “Wrap
Fee Program” for purposes of the SEC is a program under which investment advisory
and brokerage execution services are provided for a single “wrapped” fee that is not
based on the transactions in a client account. CMCFG provides discretionary and non-
discretionary investment advisory services to its clients through a Wrap Fee Program.
Wrap Fee Program accounts recommended by CMCFG are not managed differently
from non-Wrap Fee Program accounts. Because brokerage execution costs are
included in the client’s overall advisory fee, the client’s fee may be greater than those
that have accounts in non-Wrap Fee Program accounts, however fees will not exceed
the fee schedule stated in CMCFG’s Wrap Fee Brochure. All clients with Wrap Fee
Program accounts will be provided with CMCFG’s Wrap Fee Brochure. This Brochure
is focused on non-Wrap Fee Program accounts.
E. Assets Under Management
CMCFG has the following assets under management, calculated on December 31, 2023:
Discretionary: $147,907,688
Non-discretionary: $48,430,174
Form ADV, Part 2A, Item 5