Avrio was founded June 18, 2018, but did not start offering investment advisory until January 2,
2020. The majority shareholder of the company is Ann Marie Regal. Michael Borchert and Andrew
Talbot also own a portion of the company. Please refer to the ADV Part 1 Schedule A for further
ownership details via adviserinfo.sec.gov.
The company has a Financial Advisor license issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The
company shall provide financial planning, insurance and investment advisory services to
individuals, corporations, and institutions.
Assets Under Management
Avrio had $135,578,831 of Assets Under Management to report as of 12/31/2023. $67,845.890
is non-discretionary, $67,732.941 is discretionary.
Assets Under Advisement
As of 12/31/2023, Avrio had $116,681,951 of Assets Under Advisement.
Avrio tailors our financial planning and investment advisory services to individual clients’ needs
and objectives by having periodic personalized discussions among clients, their consultants and
tax advisors, and the Financial Advisor at Avrio. This process generally begins with a
comprehensive financial plan which includes a careful review of the client’s current financial
position, future goals, cash flow requirements, tax status, suitability, and attitudes toward risk,
liquidity, and volatility. Related documents supplied by the client are carefully reviewed. Clients
may impose cash restrictions, asset allocation restrictions and restrict their portfolio to certain
types of assets (i.e., public, or more liquid investments vs. private equity and physical assets).
Avrio will manage advisory accounts on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, depending on
the client’s preference and assets. All Avrio clients have an Investment Policy Statement and an
agreed upon asset allocation. Changes to a portfolio allocation must be confirmed in writing by
the client.
Individual portfolios may include but are not limited to: Exchange-traded Equity Securities, US
State and Local Bonds, Investment Grade Corporate Bonds, Securities Issued by Pooled
Investment Vehicles, alternatives such as private placements and real estate investments and
cash/equivalents Avrio may review other asset types as warranted.
Avrio shall provide recommendations according to the client's overall financial objectives on other
asset types, such as alternative private investments and digital assets held by the client directly.
Avrio does not have direct trading access to the clients' alternative private investments or digital
assets.
While we continuously monitor the securities in client accounts, each client account is reviewed at
least quarterly and rebalanced, as necessary. If Avrio believes that a reallocation is necessary, or
that a different investment is more appropriate for the client account, Avrio will suggest a different
investment and will reinvest the client’s assets with the client’s approval. Account supervision is
guided by the stated objectives and time horizon of the client (i.e., growth, growth and income,
income).
Avrio seeks to maintain
current client suitability information on file at all times. As such, the Firm
requests that clients promptly notify us if there is any material change in their financial
circumstances, risk tolerance, tax, or employment status. In addition, we will reach out to our
clients periodically to remind them to inform us of any situation that would cause a change to
their financial objectives.
Avrio does not participate in wrap fee programs.
We may have an inherent conflict of interest whenever we provide Financial Planning services to
a client that also has retained our Investment Advisory services. The majority of Avrio’s clients
are not invoiced using an Assets Under Management (AUM) fee schedule. For those clients who
pay via an AUM fee schedule, it could be in our best interest not to recommend paying down debt
that would directly reduce the Assets Under Management that we manage and charge a
percentage fee or increases our overall Assets Under Management. We mitigate this conflict by
providing an overall plan suitable and in the best interest of the client.
Whenever we provide Financial Planning Services we shall:
1. Document the scope of work in an agreement.
2. Prepare a questionnaire to understand the client’s needs.
3. Conduct a reasonable level of due diligence when referring other professionals to the
financial planning client.
4. Disclose all compensation methods we shall receive.
5. Conduct reasonable due diligence when recommending or using technologies when
providing professional CFP® services to a client.
6. Periodically monitor the CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Standard of Conduct.
Whenever Avrio makes a recommendation for the Financial Planning client to utilize the services
of a third-party professional as mentioned above, Avrio shall:
• Have a reasonable basis for the recommendation or Engagement based on the person’s
reputation, experience, and qualifications.
• Disclose to the Client, at the time of the recommendation or prior to the Engagement, any
arrangement by which someone who is not the Client will compensate or provide some
other material economic benefit to the CFP® professional, the CFP® Professional’s firm,
or a Related Party for the recommendation or Engagement; and
• When engaging a person to provide services for a Client, exercise reasonable care to
protect the Client’s interests.
When selecting or using and recommending technology Avrio shall document the due-diligence
process which will include:
• Exercising reasonable care and judgment when selecting, using, or recommending any
software, digital advice tool, or other technology while providing Professional Services to a
Client.
• Having reasonable level of understanding of the assumptions and outcomes of the
technology employed.
• Having reasonable basis for believing that the technology produces reliable, objective, and
appropriate outcomes.
The CFP® professionals of Avrio will also review the complete CFP Board Code of Ethics and
Standards of Conduct and the Practice Standards to ensure proper implementation within the
firm.