Wealth Advisors of Iowa, LLC (WAI) has been registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser since March 2020. WAI was previously registered as a state
registered investment adviser in the state of Iowa. WAI is a limited liability company organized in the state
of Iowa. In December 2019 WAI transferred firm ownership from Michael Brinker and Brian Newton as
equal member/owners of WAI to Capobianco Wealth Management, LLC (40%), Pearson Wealth
Management, LLC (40%) and MHCS Wealth Management, LLC (20%). Jonathan “Jay” Pearson is the
WAI Managing Member and Kellie Masters is the Chief Compliance Officer of WAI. In addition, WAI has
changed the focus of its advisory activities from primarily referring clients to other investment advisors to
providing portfolio management services, financial planning services and retirement plan services. WAI
is a limited liability company organized in the state of Iowa.
WAI Fiduciary Statement - WAI is a fiduciary under ERISA or section 4975 of the Code (to the extent
applicable) with respect to any investment advice that WAI provides in connection with Retirement
Accounts and holdings. When providing any such fiduciary advice to a client WAI adheres to the
standards of care of “Impartial Conduct Standards”. WAI also provides investment advice that is in the
client’s “Best Interest.” Advice meeting the “Best Interest” standard is advice that reflects the care, skill,
prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like
capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and
with like aims, based on your investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial circumstances, and needs,
without regard to the financial or other interests of WAI. The compensation that WAI receives for their
services is not excessive or unreasonable within the meaning of ERISA section 408(b)(2) or section
4975(d)(2). Statements by WAI to you about services subject to this Disclosure will not be materially
misleading at the time they are made.
WAI offers a number of investment advisory services. In addition to the investment advisory services
offered under this Form ADV Part 2A Disclosure Brochure WAI also provides wealth management
services under WAI’s Wrap Fee Program. For information on WAI’s Wrap Fee Program please review
WAI’s Wrap Fee Program Brochure.
Portfolio Management Services
WAI offers ongoing portfolio management services through our portfolio management services program
and through the wrap fee program described below, based on the individual goals, objectives, time
horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. WAI seeks to design investment strategies utilizing the client’s
current situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels) to construct a plan to aid in the selection of
a portfolio that matches each client’s specific situation.
Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy
• Asset allocation
• Risk tolerance
• Personal investment policy
• Asset selection
• Regular portfolio monitoring
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WAI evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance levels and time
horizon. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Advisory Agreement, which is given to
each client.
WAI seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the fiduciary duties owed to
its clients and without consideration of WAI’s economic, investment or other financial interests. To meet
its fiduciary obligations, WAI attempts to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that
systematically advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and, accordingly, WAI’s policy is to
seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid
favoring one client over another over time.
Held Away Accounts - WAI has established a relationship with Pontera Solutions Inc. (Pontera), a
technology firm that provides service platform solutions to investment advisers, such as WAI, that advise
and/or manage held away client accounts, such as qualified plan participant accounts. The Pontera platform
allows WAI to receive feeds from held away accounts, analyze accounts, plan fees, and execute trades.
The Pontera service platform allows WAI to integrate the management and advise of held away accounts
into WAI’s adviser services and programs.
Sub-Advisors - In some instances, the management of client accounts are delegated to other investment
advisors that have sub-advisor agreements with WAI. In such instances, the other investment advisors
will have discretionary authority to manage client accounts. A complete description of each of these other
investment advisor’s services is described in their Form ADV Part 2A Disclosure Brochures. When
another investment advisor is used in a client account the client will be provided the other investment
advisor’s Form ADV Part 2A Disclosure Brochure. A client may always place limitations on the use of
other investment advisors by WAI.
Qualified Retirement Plan Services
WAI offers advisory services to participant-directed defined contribution plans subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) (“ERISA Plan clients”), such as 401(k)
plans. Each ERISA Plan client is required to enter into an investment advisory or management
agreement with WAI describing the services that WAI will perform for the ERISA plan and its participants.
WAI provides both ERISA fiduciary services
and non-fiduciary services to ERISA Plan clients.
Fiduciary Services
WAI provides fiduciary services to ERISA Plan clients as a non-discretionary investment adviser.
Investment Advisory Services
WAI also provides investment advisory services on a non-discretionary basis under ERISA § 3(21) and in
that capacity, the ERISA Plan client retains, and exercises, final decision-making authority and
responsibility for the implementation (or rejection) of WAI’s recommendations or advice. Each ERISA
Plan client who engages WAI to perform non-discretionary investment advisory services is required to
enter into an investment advisory agreement.
WAI’s non-discretionary investment advisory services include assisting the ERISA Plan client in
developing and implementing an investment policy statement, assisting the ERISA Plan client in selecting
a broad range of investment options consistent with ERISA § 404(c), assisting the ERISA Plan client in
making decisions about the selection, retention, removal and addition of investment options, and if the
ERISA client has determined that the Plan should have a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA)
for participants who fail to make an investment election, assisting in the selection of the investment that
will serve as a QDIA. WAI may also provide participant-level investment advisory services.
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Non-Fiduciary Services
WAI’s non-fiduciary services to ERISA Plan clients include educating the ERISA Plan client as to its
fiduciary responsibilities, assisting the ERISA Plan client in monitoring, selecting and supervising service
vendors, and performing benchmarking studies and fee analysis. WAI’s non- fiduciary services also
include assisting in group enrollment meetings and educating plan participants about general investment
principles and the investment alternatives under the plan.
Retirement Account Clients/Potential for Conflict of Interest
WAI is a fiduciary under ERISA with respect to investment management services and investment advice
provided to ERISA clients, including ERISA plan participants. WAI is also a fiduciary under the Internal
Revenue Code (“IRC”) with respect to investment management services and investment advice provided
to ERISA plans, ERISA plan participants, IRA owners and IRAs (collectively, “Retirement Account
clients”). As such, WAI 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 conflict of interest
arises and the prohibited transaction rules are implicated when WAI provides fiduciary advice about plan
distributions and rollovers if it results in WAI receiving compensation that it would not have received
absent the advice. WAI will mitigate this conflict by acting in the best interest of the client.
Financial Planning Services
WAI provides financial planning services to clients through its Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs).
When providing financial planning services, WAI will obtain financial information and documents from
clients to determine the appropriate advice to be provided to them. WAI provides the following financial
planning services to clients:
• Asset Allocation
• Education Planning
• Net Worth Analysis
• Business Planning
• Estate/Trust Planning
• Retirement Income Planning
• Cash Flow Planning
• Estate Settlement
• Risk Analysis
• Education Planning
• Investment Planning
• Social Security Planning
• Qualified Retirement Plan Asset Allocation
• Comprehensive Planning
• Other financial planning services may also be provided to clients by WAI.
The financial planning services being provided by WAI do not include investment management services.
Referrals to Other Investment Advisers
WAI may establish relationships with unaffiliated registered investment advisers that offer a variety of
investment advisory programs and services that include asset management programs, separate account
portfolio management programs, asset allocation programs, wrap fee programs and financial planning
services. If a client is referred to one of these unaffiliated registered investment advisers WAI and WAI’s
IARs may receive referral fees from the unaffiliated registered investment adviser. WAI will, at all times,
be in compliance with the rules and regulations under state law, and, if it applies, the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, 17 CFR Section 275.206(4)-1 regarding these relationships.
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Additional WAI Advisory Service Disclosures
Wrap Fee Program - WAI sponsors a wrap fee program, the Wealth Advisors of Iowa Wrap Fee
Program, which is an investment program where the investor may pay one stated fee that includes one or
more of the following: management fees, transaction costs, custodial costs, and/or any other
administrative fees.
WAI Referrals - WAI’s referrals to other investment adviser services are tailored to the individual needs
of each client. WAI obtains financial information from prospective clients to determine the suitability of
WAI’s referrals to other investment adviser services. Each client may impose restrictions on the types of
referrals provided by WAI.
Assets Under Management - WAI has $398,758,245 of assets under discretionary management as of
December 31, 2023.WAI does not manage assets on a non-discretionary basis.