A. Firm Information
Peak Wealth Management, LLC (“PWM” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) under
the laws of New Hampshire. PWM was founded in September 2015 and is owned and operated by John Garrity
(Founding Partner, Chief Compliance Officer and Wealth Manager). This Disclosure Brochure provides
information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by PWM.
B. Advisory Services Offered
PWM offers investment advisory services to individuals and high net worth individuals (each referred to as a
“Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary,
the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential
conflicts of interest. PWM fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For more
information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
PWM may provide Clients with wealth management services, which generally includes a broad range of
comprehensive financial planning and consulting services in connection with discretionary and non-discretionary
management of investment portfolios. These services are described below.
Investment Management Services
PWM provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment
management and related advisory services. PWM works closely with each Client to identify their investment
goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. PWM
will then construct a portfolio, consisting of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment
goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual stocks and mutual funds to meet the needs of its Clients. The
Advisor may retain certain legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or considerations.
PWM’s investment strategy is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate positions
that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions. PWM
will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives, circumstances, and
risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on
the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
PWM evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. PWM may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. PWM may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. PWM may recommend
selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business or
sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position[s]
in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed
unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
At no time will PWM accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited authority
as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within their designated account[s] at the
Custodian, pursuant to the Client investment advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
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Retirement Accounts – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will recommend that a Client
take a distribution from an ERISA sponsored plan or to roll over the assets to an Individual Retirement Accounts
(“IRAs”), or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to another, one
IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based account to fee-
based account). In such instances, the Advisor will serve as an investment fiduciary as that term is defined under
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if
the Advisor will earn a new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under
any obligation to roll over a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
Financial Planning Services
PWM will typically provide a variety of financial planning to Clients, either as part of its wealth management
services or pursuant to a written financial planning agreement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s
financial situation, depending on their goals and objectives.
Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial
plan or rendering a specific
financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may
encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to, investment planning, retirement planning, tax
status and planning, estate planning, education savings, and other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs.
PWM may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or another specialist, as appropriate for their unique
situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of Client’s
financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may
not provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six months of contract date,
assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations poses a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor
for investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor would pose a
conflict, as it would increase the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to
implement any recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If
the Client elects to act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to
implement the transaction through the Advisor.
Use of Independent Managers
PWM may recommend that a Client utilize one or more unaffiliated investment managers or investment platforms
(collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portfolio of a Client’s investment portfolio, based on the Client’s
needs and objectives. In such instances, the Client will then enter into an advisory agreement with the
Independent Manager[s] that defines the terms in which the Independent Manager[s] will provide investment
management and related services. PWM will perform initial and ongoing oversight and due diligence over each
Independent Manager to ensure the strategy remains aligned with its Clients’ investment objectives and overall
best interests. PWM may also assist in the development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the
ongoing Client relationship. The Client, prior to entering into an agreement with unaffiliated money manager[s] or
investment advisor[s], will be provided with the advisor's Form ADV 2A – Disclosure Brochure (or a brochure that
makes the appropriate disclosures).
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Retirement Plan Advisory Services
PWM provides advisory services to retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and the company sponsor (the “Plan
Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist the Plan Sponsor in meeting its
fiduciary obligations to the Plan. Each engagement is customized to the needs of the Plan and Plan Sponsor.
Services generally include:
● Vendor Analysis
● Plan Participant Enrollment and Education Tracking
● Investment Management Services (ERISA 3(21))
● Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
These services are provided by PWM serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), the Plan
Sponsor is provided with a written description of PWM’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered and
all direct and indirect compensation the Advisor reasonably expects under the agreement.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging PWM to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or more
agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and
the Client. These services may include:
● Establishing an Investment Strategy – PWM, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s investment goals and objectives.
● Asset Allocation – PWM will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
● Portfolio Construction – PWM will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
● Investment Management and Supervision – PWM will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
PWM does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, PWM manages $119,806,901 in Client assets, $119,454,345 are managed on a
discretionary basis and $352,556 are managed on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more current
information at any time by contacting the Advisor.