A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Precision Wealth Strategies LLC, (“PWS,” the “Firm,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a limited liability company
organized in the State of Missouri in 2008. PWS is an investment advisory firm registered with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). PWS is majority owned by Integrated Holdings,
LLC (Darin Robinson).
B. Types of Advisory Services
PWS provides holistic and personalized financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary
investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, corporations, and entities,
including, but not limited to, trusts, estates, private foundations, and pension and profit sharing plans.
Investment Management Services
PWS offers investment management services on a discretionary basis and non-discretionary basis. All
investment advice provided is customized to each client’s investment objectives and financial needs. The
information provided by the client, together with any other information relating to the client’s overall
financial circumstances, will be used by PWS to determine the appropriate portfolio asset allocation and
investment strategy for the client. Financial planning services also are provided, depending on the needs
of the client.
The securities utilized by PWS for investment in client accounts mainly consist of registered mutual funds,
exchange traded funds (ETFs), and equity securities, but we will also invest in options, bonds, other public
and private investments, and variable annuities, among others, if we determine such investments fit within
a client’s objectives and are in the best interest of our clients.
Investment Management Services for Qualified Retirement Plans
Discretionary Investment Advisory Services to Plans: When serving in a discretionary investment
advisory capacity for a Plan, PWS is in the status defined by section 3(38) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). As a discretionary investment advisor to
qualified retirement plans (“Plans”) PWS assumes the fiduciary responsibility for the selection,
monitoring and replacement of the investment options of the Plan. As an initial action step, PWS
seeks to obtain the investment policy statement for the Plan that details the methodologies and
criteria utilized to define the style universe of investment options, the specific investment options
to be utilized and the ongoing criteria for monitoring and replacing investment options. If the Plan
does not have an investment policy statement PWS may assist the Plan sponsor/trustees of the Plan
in drafting an investment policy statement. In instances where an investment policy statement is
not available, PWS will collect information from the Plan sponsor/trustees determined necessary
for PWS’ provision of services to the Plan.
In its role as a 3(38) fiduciary, PWS is only responsible for those Plan investments selected by PWS
and PWS has no responsibility for any other Plan investments maintained in the Plan by direction
of the Plan sponsor/trustees or any other person or entity. As an example, employer securities and
investments held in a directed brokerage account are not subject to any fiduciary responsibility or
duty on the part of the Firm. Furthermore, the Plan sponsor/trustees should be aware that when
PWS assumes the investment responsibilities by serving as a 3(38) fiduciary, the Plan
sponsor/trustees retain all of their fiduciary duties, obligations and responsibilities pursuant to
applicable law.
Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services to Plans: When serving in a non-discretionary
investment advisory capacity for a Plan, PWS is in the status defined by section 3(21) of ERISA.
In this capacity, PWS assumes no fiduciary responsibility for the completion of an investment
policy statement or any aspect of the definition, selection, maintenance or replacement of any Plan
investment options. In this non-discretionary role PWS provides information to the Plan
sponsor/trustees regarding investment option style parameters and performance reporting. The
Plan sponsor/trustees exercise full authority over the selection of Plan investment options and may,
or may not, utilize the information provided by PWS as part of their decision-making process.
Other Services for Plans: As part of providing the discretionary or non-discretionary investment
services to Plans, PWS may provide certain information and services to the Plan and the Plan
sponsor/trustees. These other services are designed to assist the Plan sponsor/trustees in meeting
their management and fiduciary obligations to the Plan. The other services may consist of the
following:
o Assist with platform provider search and Plan set-up;
o Plan review;
o Plan fee and cost review;
o Acting as third party service provider liaison;
o Plan participant education and communication;
o Plan benchmarking;
o Assist with Plan conversion to new vendor platform;
o Assistance in Plan merger;
o Assistance in establishing an investment policy statement;
o Portfolio construction; and
o Investment monitoring.
In providing services for retirement plan consulting, the Firm does not provide any advisory
services with respect to the following types of assets: employer securities, real estate (excluding
real estate funds and publicly traded REITS), participant loans, non-publicly traded securities or
assets, other illiquid investments, or brokerage window program.
Additional Information Regarding ERISA Plans and Individual Retirement Accounts
As detailed above, PWS is a fiduciary under ERISA with respect to investment management
services and investment advice provided to ERISA plan clients, including ERISA plan participants.
PWS is also a fiduciary under the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”) with respect to investment
management services and investment advice provided to ERISA plans, ERISA plan participants,
individual retirement accounts and individual retirement account owners (collectively “Retirement
Account Clients”). As such, PWS is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and
the IRC, that include, among other things, prohibited transaction rules which are intended to
prohibit fiduciaries from acting on conflicts of interest. When a fiduciary gives advice in which it
has a conflict of interest, the fiduciary must either avoid or eliminate the conflict
or rely upon a
prohibited transaction exemption (a “PTE”).
When appropriate, we use a third-party platform to facilitate management of held away assets, with
discretion, and may leverage an Order Management System to implement tax-efficient asset location and
opportunistic rebalancing strategies on behalf of the client. These are primarily defined contribution plan
participant accounts, 401(k) accounts, HSA’s, and other assets. The platform allows us to avoid being
considered to have custody of Client funds since we do not have direct access to Client log-in credentials
to affect trades. We are not affiliated with the platform in any way and receive no compensation from them
for using their platform. A link will be provided to the Client allowing them to connect an account(s) to the
platform. Once Client account(s) is connected to the platform, PWS will review the current account
allocations. When deemed necessary, PWS will rebalance the account considering client investment goals
and risk tolerance, and any change in allocations will consider current economic and market trends. The
securities utilized by PWS for investment in these particular client accounts are typically limited to the
available account options, over which PWS has no control. The goal is to improve account performance
over time, minimize loss during difficult markets, and manage internal fees that harm account performance.
Client account(s) will be reviewed at least quarterly and allocation changes will be made as deemed
necessary.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
PWS offers a variety of personal financial planning and consulting services to set forth goals, objectives
and implementation strategies for the client over the long-term. Depending upon individual client
requirements, the comprehensive financial plan may include recommendations for Investment Planning,
Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable Planning, Education Planning, Corporate and Personal
Tax Planning, Cost Segregation Study, Corporate Structure, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis,
Insurance Analysis, Lines of Credit Evaluation, or Personal Financial Planning. Financial plans are not
always accompanied by a summary of observations and recommendations. PWS prepares and provides the
financial planning client with ongoing access to online portals and systems to share planning information
and bases dynamic recommendations through these platforms. Depending upon the agreement with the
client, after the delivery of the financial plan PWS may perform quarterly, semi-annual or annual reviews
of the plan with the client, or alternatively may have no other obligation to, or interaction with, the client
dependent on the client’s needs in accordance with their financial planning agreement. Clients should notify
us promptly anytime there is a change in their financial situation, goals, objectives, or needs and/or if there
is any change to the financial information initially provided to us. Additionally, PWS may recommend
clients engage the Firm or its related affiliates for additional related services, such as its advisory persons
in their individual capacities as insurance agents with the affiliate insurance agency Precision Insurance, as
business consultants with Integrated Consulting, and/or other professionals to implement recommendations.
Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists if clients engage PWS or its affiliates to provide
additional services for compensation.
Clients are under no obligation to implement any of the recommendations provided in their financial plan.
However, should a client decide to proceed with the implementation of the investment recommendations
then the client can either have PWS implement those recommendations or utilize the services of any
investment adviser or broker-dealer of their choice.
PWS cannot provide any guarantees or promises that a client’s financial goals and objectives will be met.
C. Client-Tailored Advisory Services
PWS provides portfolio management services designed to meet a variety of client investment objectives.
Client portfolios are managed on the basis of individual clients’ financial situation and investment
objectives. Although not typically permitted, clients may impose reasonable restrictions on the management
of their accounts if PWS determines, in its sole discretion, that the conditions would not materially impact
the performance of a management strategy or prove overly burdensome for PWS’ management efforts.
D. Information Received From Clients
PWS will not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided by clients. PWS is
not obligated to verify any information received from a client or other professionals (e.g., attorney,
accountant) designated by a client, and PWS is expressly authorized by the client to rely on such information
provided. Under all circumstances, clients are responsible for promptly notifying PWS in writing of any
material changes to the client’s financial situation, investment objectives, time horizon, or risk tolerance.
E. Wrap Fee Program
PWS typically makes investment management services available to clients other than pension and profit
sharing plans pursuant to a wrap fee program whereby PWS serves as both the sponsor and portfolio
manager of the wrap fee program (the “Wrap Program”). A wrap fee program is an advisory program under
which a specified fee not based directly upon transactions in a client’s account is charged for investment
advisory services and the execution of client transactions. Accounts managed through the Wrap Program
are done so in substantially the same manner as those managed under a non-wrap arrangement. Depending
upon a client’s goals, objectives and suitability profile, a client assets managed by PWS may be managed
pursuant to the services described in this brochure, pursuant to the PWS Wrap Program and/or some
combination thereof. Clients in the Wrap Program may pay a higher aggregate fee than if investment
management and brokerage services are purchased separately. Please refer to PWS’s Form ADV Part 2A
Appendix 1 for information regarding the Wrap Program.
F. Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of 12/31/2023, client assets under management for the firm totaled approximately $297,191,920,
representing $280,957,962 in discretionary client assets and $16,233,958 of nondiscretionary client assets.