Hassell Wealth Management (HWM) (CRD # 297892) is registered as an investment adviser
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. HWM is based in Louisiana and is
organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Louisiana.
HWM’s principal office and place of business is located at 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 200,
Houma, LA, 70360. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The firm can be contacted by phone at (985) 868-9881.
The firm is owned by John T. Hassell and Stephen K. Hassell. Stephen K. Hassell is the firm’s
Chief Compliance Officer.
HWM provides general wealth management services to individual investors including portfolio
management services and financial planning services. The firm also provides retirement plan
services to businesses and other institutional investors.
Investment Management Services
HWM provides ongoing discretionary portfolio management services to individuals,
families and businesses. When providing portfolio management services, the firm not
only makes recommendations related to investments and outside managers, but also
implements these recommendations and provides ongoing monitoring and reporting.
More specifically, HWM will assist the client in assessing their current financial
situation, financial goals and attitudes towards risk, and will then recommend an
appropriate asset allocation. Once an asset allocation is approved by a client, the
individual portfolios will be managed by the firm on a discretionary basis where clients
give the firm discretion to make all investment related decisions.
Portfolios will be invested in a variety of investment classes, including stocks, bonds,
mutual funds, and exchange traded funds, among others.
Financial Planning Services
Additionally, HWM provides project oriented and ongoing financial planning services to
individuals and families where the firm offers advice or other strategic assistance in areas
such as education funding, retirement planning, estate planning, risk management,
employee benefits planning, tax planning, etc. When engaged to provide financial
planning assistance, clients are responsible for determining whether or not to implement a
recommendation, and if they decide to do so, are responsible for implementation. The
details of an
engagement vary on a case by case basis depending on the complexity of the
client’s financial situation. Generally however, an engagement involves identification of
goals and objectives, collection and analysis of data, formulation of a strategy, and
preparation of a written plan.
Retirement Plan Services
HWM also provides retirement plan services to businesses which may include plan level
services such as discretionary management services, non-discretionary management
services, and investment advisory/consulting services related to different types of
retirement plans. When providing management services, the firm is responsible for
implementing recommendations. When the firm is providing advisory services, the client
is responsible for implementation of recommendations.
Regardless of the services provided, each is tailored to the individual needs of a particular client
(whether an individual, a family, or a business) through an assessment conducted prior to an
engagement. Clients may impose restrictions related to the level of discretion granted, the types
of investments used, etc. Terms of an actual engagement, including description of service,
limitations and restrictions, fees, etc., are all detailed before any engagement begins in a written
client agreement.
Because HWM is a registered investment adviser, we are required to meet certain fiduciary
standards when providing investment advice to clients. Additionally, when we provide
investment advice related to a retirement plan account or an individual retirement account, we
are considered 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. As such, we are required to act in your best interest and not put our interest
ahead of yours, even though our compensation creates some conflicts with your interests in that
the more you have us manage, the more we can earn. Our clients however are under no
obligation to use services recommended by our associated persons. Furthermore, we believe that
our recommendations are in the best interests of our clients and are consistent with our clients’
needs.
As of December 31, 2023, HWM managed $255,797,950 in assets, all of which was managed
on a discretionary basis.