Description of Services and Fees
Demars Financial Group LLC is a registered investment adviser primarily based in Spokane, Washington.
We are organized as a Limited Liability Company under the laws of the State of Washington and we have
been providing investment advisory services since 1999. From 1999 to 2006, we operated as a Sole
Proprietorship. From 2006 to 2015 we have operated as a corporation. From 2015 to present we have
operated as an LLC. David Demars is the principal owner.
Currently, we offer the following investment advisory services, which are personalized to each individual
client:
• Asset Management Services
• Financial Planning Services
• Limited Pension Consulting Services
• Selection of Other Advisors
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Please refer to the description of each investment
advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your individual needs.
As used in this brochure, the words "we", "our" and "us" refer to Demars Financial Group LLC and the words
"you", "your" and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our firm.
Asset Management Services
We provide discretionary asset management services tailored to meet the needs and investment objectives
of our clients. If you retain our firm for asset management services, we will meet with you to determine your
investment objectives, risk tolerance, and other relevant information at the beginning of our advisory
relationship. We will use the information we gather to develop a strategy that enables our firm to give you
continuous and focused investment advice and to make investments on your behalf. As part of our asset
management services, we may customize an investment portfolio for you according to your risk tolerance
and investing objectives and/or we may invest your assets according to one or more model portfolios
developed by our firm. Once we construct an investment portfolio for you, or select a model portfolio, we will
monitor your portfolio’s performance on an ongoing basis, and will rebalance the portfolio as required by
changes in market conditions and in your financial circumstances.
We require you to grant our firm discretionary authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization
will allow our firm to determine the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold
for your account without your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is typically granted
by the investment advisory agreement you sign with our firm or trading authorization forms. You may limit
our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can be purchased for your
account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in writing.
As part of our asset management services, we may use one or more sub-advisers to manage a portion of
your account on a discretionary basis. The sub-adviser(s) may use one or more of their model portfolios to
manage your account. We will periodically monitor the performance of your accounts managed by sub-
adviser(s), and may hire and fire any sub-adviser without your prior approval. In the event we utilize a
subadvisor, you will pay a higher advisory fee than you would otherwise pay inasmuch as we retain sub-
advisors for their expertise in providing advisory services in a particular segment of the market.
Financial Planning Services
We offer financial planning and consulting services which typically involve providing a variety of advisory
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services to clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of their
individual needs. These services can range from broad, comprehensive, financial planning to consultative or
single subject planning including but not limited to Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning,
and Tax Planning. We do not prepare tax returns, but rather work with those professionals who do.
If you retain our firm for financial planning services, we will meet with you to gather information about your
financial circumstances and objectives. Once we review and analyze the information you provide to our firm,
we may deliver a written plan to you, designed to help you achieve your stated financial goals and
objectives.
Financial plans are based on your financial situation at the time we present the plan to you, and on the
financial information you provide to us. You must promptly notify our firm if your financial situation, goals,
objectives, or needs change.
You are under no obligation to act on our financial planning recommendations. Should you choose to act on
any of our recommendations, you are not obligated to implement the financial plan through any of our other
investment advisory services. Moreover, you may act on our recommendations by placing securities
transactions with any brokerage firm.
Limited Pension Consulting Services
We offer limited pension consulting services to employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries based upon the
needs of the plan and the services
requested by the plan sponsor or named fiduciary. Generally, these
services are limited to periodic meetings with the Plan's trustee to provide recommendations and discuss
performance of the Plan's menu of investments. The ultimate decision to act on behalf of the Plan shall
remain with the plan sponsor or other named fiduciary. We also provide, on an as requested basis,
individual investment education and enrollment for Plan participants on such topics as:
• Diversification
• Asset allocation
• Risk tolerance
• Time horizon
We may also provide additional types of pension consulting services to plans on an individually negotiated
basis. All services, whether discussed above or customized for the plan based upon requirements from the
plan fiduciaries (which may include additional plan-level or participant-level services) shall be detailed in a
written agreement and be consistent with the parameters set forth in the plan documents.
Advisory Services to Retirement Plans
As disclosed above, we offer advisory and consulting services to employee benefit plans ("Plan") and to the
participants of such plans (“Participants”). The services are designed to assist Plan sponsors in meeting
their management and fiduciary obligations to Participants under the Employee Retirement Income
Securities Act (“ERISA”). Pursuant to adopted regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor under ERISA
Section 408(b)(2), we are required to provide the Plan's responsible plan fiduciary (the person who has the
authority to engage us as an investment adviser to the Plan) with a written statement of the services we
provide to the Plan, the compensation we receive for providing those services, and our status (which is
described below).
The services we provide to your Plan are described above, and in the service agreement that you have
signed with our firm. Our compensation for these services is described below, at Item 5, and also in the
service agreement. We may, with consent of the Plan, and in accordance with Plan documents, bill out-of
pocket expenses (such as overnight mailings, messenger, translation fees, etc.) at cost. We do not
reasonably expect to receive any other compensation, direct or indirect, for the services we provide to the
Plan or Participants.
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In providing services to the Plan and Participants, our status is that of an investment adviser registered with
the SEC, and we are not subject to any disqualifications under Section 411 of ERISA. In performing ERISA
fiduciary services, we are acting as a non-discretionary fiduciary of the Plan as defined in Section
3(21)(A)(ii).
Selection of Other Advisers
As part of our investment advisory services, we may recommend that you use the services of a third party
money manager (“MM”) to manage all, or a portion of, your investment portfolio. After gathering information
about your financial situation and objectives, we will recommend that you engage a specific MM or
investment program. Factors that we take into consideration when making our recommendation(s) include,
but are not limited to, the following: the MM’s performance, methods of analysis, fees, your financial needs,
investment goals, risk tolerance, and investment objectives. We will periodically monitor the MM(s)’
performance to ensure its management and investment style remains aligned with your investment goals
and objectives.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way
we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires
us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions,
we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on mutual funds, exchange traded funds, equities, variable annuities, corporate
debt securities, and municipal securities.
You may request that we refrain from investing in particular securities or certain types of securities. You
must provide these restrictions to our firm in writing.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we manage $ 227,709,152 in client assets on a discretionary basis with no Sub-
Advisor and $ 4,738,403 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis.
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