Wick Capital Partners, LLC (“WCP”) has been in business as an independently registered investment
adviser since November 2018. Wick Capital Partners, LLC is principally owned by Grace Winston,
LLC which is principally owned by Christopher Topolewski, Edward Topolewski, and by Mark
Feldser.
WCP provides personalized asset management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable
organizations and foundations, retirement plans, and business entities. WCP’s mission is to improve
our clients’ financial well-being and lives. WCP strives to know more about each client and their
situation than anyone else, so that we can make a meaningful impact on their lives.
Asset Management
WCP’s focus is on providing comprehensive financial planning and asset management services to
clients in accordance with each individual client’s needs. WCP does not offer financial planning as a
standalone service.
The first step in working with WCP is to gather information about the client, their goals and their
current circumstances. WCP will request clients to provide documents regarding their income, tax
status, savings, investments, insurance policies, and estate documents among other requests. Clients
will engage with WCP in a series of conversations and meetings to introduce the client to WCP's
thought process and methods, and also allow WCP to gather relevant information about the client.
After this initial information gathering period, WCP will review the client’s personal information,
organize appropriate investment and planning strategies, and prepare a financial plan for the
client. The financial plan may include, among other things, an investment portfolio, estate planning,
tax planning, retirement planning, cash flow analysis, and insurance review. Ultimately the financial
plan will form the map from which WCP will perform asset management services.
When we perform asset management services, we will do so on a discretionary basis. This means that
while we will continue an ongoing relationship with each client, being involved in various stages of
their lives and decisions to be made, we will not seek specific approval of changes to the securities in
client accounts. Clients can always make deposits or withdrawals in their accounts at any time.
Because we take discretion when managing accounts, clients engaging us will be asked to execute a
Limited Power of Attorney (granting us the discretionary authority over the client accounts) as well as
an agreement that outlines the responsibilities of both the client and WCP. This Limited Power of
Attorney does not grant WCP the authority to make any withdrawals or transfers in or out of a client
accounts. Such transfers will only be made at the specific direction of the client. Advisory services
are tailored to the specific needs of an individual client. Clients may place reasonable restrictions on
the management of assets, including specific securities or types of securities. However, clients should
understand that significant restrictions cannot only decrease the ability of WCP to meet the client’s
goals, but also increase the costs associated with managing the client’s portfolio.
In very limited cases, WCP provides investment management services on a non-discretionary basis,
which means we will manage the clients’ accounts as we do for our discretionary clients, except we
will consult with the client prior to implementing any investment recommendation. Clients should be
aware that some recommendations may be time-sensitive, and, as such, their performance
may or may
not be affected if WCP is unable to reach them on a timely basis.
Each client’s portfolio will be invested according to that client’s unique investment objectives. WCP
determines these objectives with the client through reviewing client provided documents, client
interviews, and review and re-drafting of the financial plans. In addition, WCP may recommend that
clients who are “accredited investors” as defined under Rule 501 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, invest in private placement securities, which may include debt, equity, and/or pooled
investment vehicles when consistent with the clients’ investment objectives.
Retirement Plan Investment Management Services
WCP offers retirement plan investment advisory consulting services to assist plan fiduciaries to meet
ERISA fiduciary responsibilities under section 404(c). WCP consulting services include assistance in
documenting a plan's Investment Policy Statement, providing an investment manager research and
selection process, non-discretionary recommendations to maintain, remove or replace investment
options, preparing periodic reports measuring investment performance, periodically meeting with plan
fiduciaries, and providing periodic educational services to plan participants to both increase participant
enrollment and promote general investment knowledge. Educational sessions will not consider the
individual circumstances of plan participants and will be general in nature. WCP shall provide
consulting services within the meaning of ERISA section 3(21) and as such WCP will act as the advisor
making investment recommendations, but it is ultimately up to the plan sponsor to decide whether and
how to implement recommendations. The details of the consulting service will be agreed upon in
writing between WCP and the plan fiduciary. Also, under ERISA section 3(21), the plan participants
are responsible for any individual investment selections made under the plan. Plan participants will
not receive specific individual advice unless the participant has engaged WCP separately for such
individual service.
WCP offers retirement plan investment management services to assist plan fiduciaries to meet their
ERISA fiduciary responsibilities. WCP investment management services offers to include preparation
of a plan's Investment Policy Statement, providing an investment manager research and selection
process, discretionary authority to maintain, remove or replace investment options, preparing periodic
reports measuring investment performance, periodically meeting with plan fiduciaries, and providing
periodic educational services to plan participants to both increase participant enrollment and promote
general investment knowledge. Educational sessions will not consider the individual circumstances of
plan participants and will be general in nature. WCP shall provide investment management services
within the meaning of ERISA section 3(38) and as such WCP will exercise discretionary authority
with regard to the investments managed for the plan. The details of the investment management service
will be agreed upon in writing between WCP and the plan fiduciary. Also, under ERISA section 3(38),
the plan participants are responsible for any individual investment selections made under the plan.
Plan participants will not receive specific individual advice unless the participant has engaged WCP
separately for such individual service.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, WCP had $430,906,878 in assets under management all of which is
managed on a discretionary basis.