KMG Fiduciary Partners offers a variety of advisory services, which include financial planning, consulting,
and investment management services. Prior to KMG Fiduciary Partners rendering any of the foregoing
advisory services, clients are required to enter into one or more written agreements with KMG Fiduciary
Partners setting forth the relevant terms and conditions of the advisory relationship (the “Advisory
Agreement”).
KMG Fiduciary Partners filed for registration as an investment adviser in August 2018 and is owned by
David Kaser, Richard Kaser, and Aaron Mechling as of September 21, 2018. As of January 29, 2024, KMG
Fiduciary Partners had $1,257,998,286 assets under management, $1,251,831,111 of which was managed
on a discretionary basis and $6,167,175 of which was managed on a non-discretionary basis. While this
brochure generally describes the business of KMG Fiduciary Partners, certain sections also discuss the
activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s officers, partners, directors (or other persons
occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), employees or any other person who provides
investment advice on KMG Fiduciary Partners’ behalf and is subject to the Firm’s supervision or control.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
KMG Fiduciary Partners offers clients a broad range of financial planning and consulting services, which
includes any or all of the following functions:
• Business Planning
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Trust and Estate Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Investment Consulting
• Insurance Planning
• Retirement Planning
• Risk Management
• Charitable Giving
• Distribution Planning
• Tax Planning
• Manager Due Diligence
These services are rendered in conjunction with investment portfolio management as part of a
comprehensive wealth management engagement (described in more detail below). In performing these
services, KMG Fiduciary Partners is not required to verify any information received from the client or from
the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is expressly authorized to rely on
such information. KMG Fiduciary Partners recommends certain clients engage the Firm for additional
related services and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a
conflict of interest exists for the Firm to recommend that clients engage KMG Fiduciary Partners or its
affiliates to provide (or continue to provide) additional services for compensation, including investment
management services. Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding implementation and
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are under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by KMG Fiduciary Partners under a
financial planning or consulting engagement. Clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to
promptly notify the Firm of any change in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose
of reviewing, evaluating or revising KMG Fiduciary Partners’ recommendations and/or services.
Wealth Management Services
KMG Fiduciary Partners provides clients with wealth management services which includes a broad range
of comprehensive financial planning and consulting services as well as discretionary management of
investment portfolios. The Firm may agree to provide non-discretionary management services in limited
circumstances.
KMG Fiduciary Partners primarily allocates client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-traded
funds (“ETFs”), and individual debt and equity securities in accordance with their stated investment
objectives. The Firm also recommends independent investment managers (“Independent Managers”).
Where appropriate, the Firm also provides advice about any type of legacy position or other investment
held in client portfolios, however, clients should not assume that these assets are being continuously
monitored or otherwise advised on by the Firm unless specifically agreed upon. Clients can engage KMG
Fiduciary Partners to manage and/or advise on certain investment products that are not maintained at their
primary custodian, such as variable life insurance and annuity contracts and assets held in employer
sponsored retirement plans
and qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans). In these situations, KMG Fiduciary
Partners directs or recommends the allocation of client assets among the various investment options
available with the product. These assets are generally maintained at the underwriting insurance company
or the custodian designated by the product’s provider.
KMG Fiduciary Partners tailors its advisory services to meet the needs of its individual clients and seeks to
ensure, on a continuous basis, that client portfolios are managed in a manner consistent with those needs
and objectives. KMG Fiduciary Partners consults with clients on an initial and ongoing basis to assess their
specific risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity constraints and other related factors relevant to the
management of their portfolios. Clients are advised to promptly notify KMG Fiduciary Partners if there
are changes in their financial situation or if they wish to place any limitations on the management of their
portfolios. Clients can impose reasonable restrictions or mandates on the management of their accounts if
KMG Fiduciary Partners determines, in its sole discretion, the conditions would not materially impact the
performance of a management strategy or prove overly burdensome to the Firm’s management efforts.
Use of Independent Managers
As mentioned above, KMG Fiduciary Partners selects certain Independent Managers to actively manage a
portion of its clients’ assets. The specific terms and conditions under which a client engages an Independent
Manager are set forth in a separate written agreement with the designated Independent Manager. That
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agreement can be between the Firm and the Independent Manager (often called a subadvisor) or the client
and the Independent Manager (sometimes called a separate account manager). In addition to this brochure,
clients will typically also receive the written disclosure documents of the respective Independent Managers
engaged to manage their assets.
KMG Fiduciary Partners evaluates a variety of information about Independent Managers, which includes
the Independent Managers’ public disclosure documents, materials supplied by the Independent Managers
themselves and other third-party analyses it believes are reputable. To the extent possible, the Firm seeks
to assess the Independent Managers’ investment strategies, past performance and risk results in relation to
its clients’ individual portfolio allocations and risk exposure. KMG Fiduciary Partners also takes into
consideration each Independent Manager’s management style, returns, reputation, financial strength,
reporting, pricing and research capabilities, among other factors.
KMG Fiduciary Partners continues to provide services relative to the discretionary or non-discretionary
selection of the Independent Managers. On an ongoing basis, the Firm monitors the performance of those
accounts being managed by Independent Managers. KMG Fiduciary Partners seeks to ensure the
Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain aligned with its clients’ investment
objectives and overall best interests.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
KMG Fiduciary Partners provides various consulting services to qualified employee benefit plans and their
fiduciaries. This suite of institutional services is designed to assist plan sponsors in structuring, managing
and optimizing their corporate retirement plans. Each engagement is individually negotiated and
customized, and includes any or all of the following services:
• Plan Design and Strategy
• Plan Review and Evaluation
• Executive Planning & Benefits
• Investment Selection
• Plan Fee and Cost Analysis
• Plan Committee Consultation
• Fiduciary and Compliance
• Participant Education
As disclosed in the Advisory Agreement, certain of the foregoing services are provided by KMG Fiduciary
Partners as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), each plan sponsor is provided with a written
description of KMG Fiduciary Partners’ fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered and all direct
and indirect compensation the Firm reasonably expects under the engagement.
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