Description of Advisory Firm
Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors (“Paces Ferry”, the “Firm”, “we”, “our,” or “us”) is a privately owned limited
liability company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Paces Ferry has been registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission since 2019. Paces Ferry Wealth is owned by Bodhi Tree Investments which is owned by Zachary
Morris.
As of December 31, 2024, Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors, LLC manages approximately $336,970,987.61 in
assets for approximately 609 accounts on a discretionary basis and approximately $24,283,504.92 in
assets for approximately 10 accounts on a non-discretionary basis. In total, Paces Ferry Wealth Advisors,
LLC manages approximately $361,254,492.53 in assets for approximately 619 accounts.
While this brochure generally describes the business of the Firm, 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 the Firm’s behalf and is subject to the Firm’s supervision or control.
Advisory Services Offered
The Firm offers discretionary investment management, non-discretionary, and investment advisory services
as well as financial planning and consulting. Prior to the Firm rendering any of the foregoing advisory
services, clients are required to enter into one or more written agreements with the Firm setting forth the
relevant terms and conditions of the advisory relationship (the “Advisory Agreement”).
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
The Firm offers clients a broad range of financial planning and consulting services, which may include 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
• Manager Due Diligence
While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain of them may also be rendered in
conjunction with investment portfolio management as part of a comprehensive wealth management
engagement (described in more detail below).
In performing these services, the Firm is not required to verify any information received from the client or
from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accounts, etc.) and is expressly authorized to rely on
such information. The Firm may recommend clients engage the Firm for additional related services, its
Supervised Persons in their individual capacities as insurance agents or register representatives of a broker-
dealer and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict
of interest exists if client engages Firm or its affiliates to provide additional services for compensation.
Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding implementation and are under no obligation
to act upon any of the recommendations made by the Firm 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 the Firm’s recommendations and/or services.
Wealth Management Services
Paces Ferry provides clients with wealth management services which may include a broad range of
comprehensive financial planning and consulting services as well as discretionary and/or non-discretionary
management of investment portfolios.
Under an investment management engagement, Paces Ferry primarily allocates client assets among various
individual equity and debt securities, fixed income, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in
accordance with their stated investment objectives. Paces Ferry also utilizes alternative-type investments
which are inherently higher-risk investment vehicles that should be taken into consideration when
investing. Please refer to the section of this brochure which describes these risks in further detail.
Where appropriate, Paces Ferry may also provide advice about any type of legacy position or other
investment held in client portfolios. Clients may engage Paces Ferry 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. In these situations, Paces Ferry
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.
The Firm 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. The Firm 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 Paces Ferry if there are changes in their financial situation or if they
wish to place any limitations on the management of their portfolios. Clients may impose reasonable
restrictions or mandates on the management if the Firm 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.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Paces Ferry 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 may
include any or all of the following services: Plan Design and Strategy, Plan Review and Evaluation, Executive
Planning and benefits, Investment Selection, Plan Fee and Cost Analysis, Plan Committee Consultation,
Fiduciary and Compliance, and Participant Education.
As disclosed in the Paces Ferry Advisory Agreement, certain of the foregoing services are provided by
Paces Ferry 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 Paces Ferry’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered, and all direct and indirect
compensation that Paces Ferry reasonably expects under the engagement.
Use of Independent Managers
The Firm may select 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 may be set forth in
a separate written agreement with the designated Independent Managers engaged to manage their
assets.
The Firm evaluates a variety of information about Independent Managers, which may include 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. The Firm also takes into consideration
each Independent Manager’s management style, returns, reputation, financial strength, reporting,
pricing and research capabilities, among other factors.
The Firm continues to provide services relative to the discretionary selection of the Independent Managers.
On an ongoing basis, the Firm monitors the performance of those accounts being managed by Independent
Managers. The Firm seeks to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain
aligned with its clients’ investment objectives and overall best interests.
Reporting Agent
The Firm acts as a reporting agent for certain private funds. In these cases, the Firm works with a select
group of clients invested in the private fund but does not assist in administering the fund in general. The
firm has no control and is not responsible for managing any of the investments made by the private funds.
There will be a general agreement signed between the Firm and the fund naming Paces Ferry as the
Reporting Agent, and between each individual client and the Firm. The specific duties of a reporting agent
vary from fund to fund and are dependent on how each fund is administered thought in most cases, the
firm will be responsible for assisting its clients with capital calls and distributing quarterly reports, and all
other information from the fund to them.