We specialize in the following types of services: asset management, financial planning and consulting
and pension consulting.
We are dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of investment
advisory services. Our firm is a limited liability company formed in the State of Kentucky. Our firm
has been in business as an investment adviser since 2012 and is owned as follows:
Joseph Todd Stricklin – 1/3 Owner
John Francis Gettler Jr. – 1/3 Owner
William Beltzhoover Conner – 1/3 Owner
Description of the Types of Advisory Services We Offer
Asset Management:
We emphasize continuous and regular account supervision. As part of our asset management service,
we generally create a portfolio, consisting of individual stocks or bonds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”),
options, mutual funds and other public and private securities or investments. The client’s individual
investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs and may include some or all of the previously
mentioned securities. Each portfolio will be initially designed to meet a particular investment goal,
which we determine to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been
determined, we review the portfolio at least quarterly and if necessary, rebalance the portfolio based
upon the client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives.
Financial Planning & Consulting:
We provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families and other
clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of the client’s
current situation, goals, and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services will involve
preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation for clients based on the client’s
financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more of the
following areas: 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, Business and Personal Financial Planning.
Our written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients. For example,
recommendations may be made that the clients begin or revise investment programs, create or revise
wills or trusts, obtain or revise insurance coverage, commence or alter retirement savings, or
establish education or charitable giving programs. It should also be noted that we refer clients to an
accountant, attorney, or other specialist, as necessary for non-advisory-related services. For written
financial planning engagements, we provide our clients with a written summary of their financial
situation, observations, and recommendations. For financial consulting engagements, we usually do
not provide our clients with a written summary of our observations and recommendations as the
process is less formal than our planning service. Plans or consultations are typically completed within
six (6) months of the client signing a contract with us, if all the information and documents we request
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from the client are provided to us promptly. Implementation of the recommendations will be at the
discretion of the client.
Pension Consulting:
We provide pension consulting services to employer plan sponsors on a one-time or ongoing basis.
Generally, such pension consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in
establishing, monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As the
needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan structure
and participant education.
All pension consulting
services shall be in compliance with the applicable state law(s) regulating
pension consulting services. This applies to client accounts that are pension or other employee
benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part of a Plan, and we accept appointments to provide
our services to such accounts, we acknowledge that we are a fiduciary within the meaning of Section
3(21) of ERISA (but only with respect to the provision of services described in section 1 of the
Pension Consulting Agreement).
LPL Financial Sponsored Advisory Programs
iTrust Asset Management, LLC may provide advisory services through certain programs sponsored
by LPL Financial (LPL), a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Below is a brief
description of each LPL advisory program available to iTrust Asset Management, LLC. For more
information regarding the LPL programs, including more information on the advisory services and
fees that apply, the types of investments available in the programs and the potential conflicts of
interest presented by the programs please see the LPL Financial Form ADV Part 2 or the applicable
program’s Appendix 1 (wrap fee program brochure) and the applicable client agreement.
Manager Access Select Program (“MAS”)
Manager Access Select provides clients access to the investment advisory services of
professional portfolio management firms for the individual management of client accounts. The
advisor will assist client in identifying a third-party portfolio manager (Portfolio Manager) from
a list of Portfolio Managers made available by LPL. The Portfolio Manager manages a client’s
assets on a discretionary basis. Advisor will provide initial and ongoing assistance regarding the
Portfolio Manager Selection process. A minimum account value of $100,000 is required for
Manager Access Select, however, in certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower
or higher.
Strategic Wealth Management Program (“SWM”)
Strategic Wealth Management (SWM) is a comprehensive, open-architecture, fee-based
investment platform created to help us deliver highly customized advice and exceptional service
to our clients. The platform provides a foundation to help develop successful client relationships
by thoroughly understanding clients’ long-term financial goals and offering solutions to address
them. With this platform, multiple investments can be wrapped into one account with one
consolidated statement for the client.
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Tailoring of Advisory Services
We offer individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our Asset Management service.
Additionally, we offer general investment advice to clients utilizing our Financial Planning &
Consulting and Pension Consulting services.
Each client can place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio.
Restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the
level of difficulty this would entail in managing the account. Restrictions would be limited to our
Asset Management service. We do not manage assets through our other services.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
We offer wrap fee programs as further described in Part 2A, Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee Program
Brochure”) of our Brochure. Our wrap fee and non-wrap fee accounts are managed on an
individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc.
We do not manage wrap fee accounts in a different fashion than non-wrap fee accounts. As further
described in our Wrap Fee Program Brochure, we receive a portion of the wrap fee for our services.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
We manage1 $144,310,830 on a discretionary basis and $31,714,658 on a non-discretionary basis as
of 2/29/24.