This Disclosure document is being offered to you by Infinium Investment Advisors, LLC (“Infinium” or “Firm”)
about the investment advisory services we provide. It discloses information about our services and the way
those services are made available to you, the client.
We are an investment management firm located in Denver, Colorado. We specialize in investment advisory
services for individuals, high net worth individuals, employee sponsored retirement plans, institutions,
trusts, and estates. Our Firm became a registered investment adviser in March 2009. Mark S. Starosciak is
the sole Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer.
We are committed to helping clients build, manage and preserve their wealth, and to provide assistance
that helps clients to achieve their stated financial goals. We will offer an initial complimentary meeting upon
our discretion; however, investment advisory services are initiated only after you and Infinium execute an
Investment Management Agreement.
INVESTMENT AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION SERVICES
We manage advisory accounts on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. For discretionary accounts,
once we have determined a profile and investment plan with a client, we will execute the day to day
transactions without seeking prior client consent. Account supervision is guided by the written profile and
investment plan of the client. We may accept accounts with certain restrictions, if circumstances warrant.
We primarily allocate client assets among various equities, Exchanged Traded Funds (“ETFs”), no-load or
load-waived mutual funds, options, alternative investments (e.g., managed futures funds) or cash in
accordance with their stated investment objectives. All of which are considered asset allocation categories
for the client’s investment strategy.
During personal discussions with clients, we determine the client’s objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance,
and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review a client’s prior investment history, as well as family
composition and background. Based on client needs, we develop a client’s personal profile and investment
plan. We then create and manage the client’s investments based on that policy and plan.
It is the client’s obligation to notify us immediately if circumstances have changed with respect to their
goals.
Once we have determined the types of investments to be included in your portfolio and allocated them, we
will provide ongoing investment review and management services. This approach requires us to
periodically review your portfolio.
With our discretionary relationship, we will make changes to the portfolio, as we deem appropriate, to
meet your financial objectives. We trade these portfolios based on the combination of our market views
and your objectives, using our investment process. We tailor our advisory services to meet the needs of our
clients and seek to ensure that your portfolio is managed in a manner consistent with those needs and
objectives. You will have the ability to leave standing instructions with us to refrain from investing in
particular industries or invest in limited amounts of securities.
If a non-discretionary relationship is in place, calls will be placed presenting the recommendation made and
only upon your authorization will any action be taken on your behalf.
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In all cases, you have a direct and beneficial interest in your securities, rather than an undivided interest in
a pool of securities. We do have limited authority to direct the Custodian to deduct our investment advisory
fees from your accounts, but only with the appropriate written authorization from you.
Where appropriate, we provide advice about any type of legacy position held in client portfolios. Typically,
these are assets that are ineligible to be custodied at our primary custodian. Clients will engage us to advise
on certain investment products that are not maintained at their primary custodian, such as variable life
insurance, annuity contracts, and assets held in employer sponsored retirement plans and qualified tuition
plans (i.e., 529 plans).
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a guarantee of future
results. Certain market and economic risks exist that adversely affect an account’s performance. This could
result in capital losses in your account.
Disclosure Regarding Rollover Recommendations
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide investment advice to
you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are also fiduciaries within
the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code,
as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. We have to act in your best interest and not
put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with
your interests.
A client or prospect leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement plan
(and may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if
permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted,
(iii) rollover to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could,
depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). Our Firm may recommend an
investor roll over plan assets to an IRA for which our Firm provides investment advisory services. As a result,
our Firm and its representatives may earn an asset-based fee. In contrast, a recommendation that a client
or prospective client leave their plan assets with their previous employer or roll over the assets to a plan
sponsored by a new employer will generally result in no compensation to our Firm. Our Firm therefore has
an economic incentive to encourage a client to roll plan assets into an IRA that our Firm will manage, which
presents a conflict of interest. To mitigate the conflict of interest, there are various factors that our Firm
will consider before recommending a rollover, including but not limited to: (i) the investment options
available in the plan versus the investment options available in an IRA, (ii) fees and expenses in the plan
versus the fees and expenses in an IRA, (iii) the services and responsiveness of the plan’s investment
professionals versus those of our Firm, (iv) protection of assets from creditors and legal judgments, (v)
required minimum distributions and age considerations, and (vi) employer stock tax consequences, if any.
Our Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective
client has regarding the oversight.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Through the financial planning process, our team strives to engage our clients in conversations around the
family’s goals, objectives, priorities, vision, and legacy – both for the near term as well as for future
generations. With the unique goals and circumstances of each family in mind, our team will offer financial
planning ideas and strategies to address the client’s holistic financial picture, including estate, income tax,
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charitable, cash flow, wealth transfer, and family legacy objectives. Our team partners with our client’s
other advisors (CPAs, Enrolled Agents, Estate Attorneys, Insurance Brokers, etc.) to ensure a coordinated
effort of all parties toward the client’s stated goals. Such services include various reports on specific goals
and objectives or general investment and/or planning recommendations, guidance to outside assets, and
periodic updates.
Our specific services in preparing your plan may include:
Review and clarification of your financial goals
Assessment of your overall financial position including cash flow, balance sheet, investment
strategy, risk management, and estate planning
Creation of a unique plan for each goal you have, including personal and business real estate,
education, retirement or financial independence, charitable giving, estate planning, business
succession, and other personal goals
Development of a goal-oriented investment plan, with input from
various advisors to our clients
around tax suggestions, asset allocation, expenses, risk, and liquidity factors for each goal. This
includes IRA and qualified plans, taxable, and trust accounts that require special attention
Design of a risk management plan including risk tolerance, risk avoidance, mitigation, and transfer,
including liquidity as well as various insurance and possible company benefits; and
Crafting and implementation of, in conjunction with your estate and/or corporate attorneys as tax
advisor, an estate plan to provide for you and/or your heirs in the event of an incapacity or death
A written evaluation of each client's initial situation or Financial Plan is provided to the client. An annual
review will be provided by the Advisor, if indicated by the Client and Advisor per the Agreement. More
frequent reviews occur but are not necessarily communicated to the client unless immediate changes are
recommended.
RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING SERVICES
Retirement Plan Consulting Services consist of acting as a service provider liaison, providing participant
enrollment meetings, and assisting with participant education. While the primary clients for these services
will be pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans, we offer these services, where appropriate, to individuals
and trusts and organizations. Pension Consulting Services are comprised of four distinct services. Clients
may choose to use any or all of these services.
SELECTION OF INVESTMENT VEHICLES
We assist plan sponsors in constructing appropriate asset allocation models. We will then review various
mutual funds (both index and managed) to determine which investments are appropriate to implement for
the client.
MONITORING OF INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
We monitor client investments continually, based on the procedures and timing intervals discussed with
the client. Although our firm is not involved in any way in the purchase or sale of these investments, we
supervise the client's portfolio and will make recommendations to the client as market factors and the
client's needs dictate.
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PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT
We will assist Plan Sponsor in enrolling Plan participants in the Plan, including conducting an agreed upon
number of enrollment meetings. As part of such meetings, we will provide participants with information
about the Plan, which may include information on the benefits of Plan participation, the benefits of
increasing Plan contributions, the impact of preretirement withdrawals on retirement income, the terms of
the Plan, and the operation of the Plan.
PLAN EDUCATION
We will assist participant education, which may include preparation of education materials and/or
conducting investment education seminars and meeting for Plan Participants. Such meetings may be on a
group and/or individual basis. Such meetings shall not include specific investment advice about investment
options under the Plan as being appropriate for a particular participant but may include the use of education
investment models.
Plan participants have the ability to exercise control over the assets in their account, and we have no
authority or discretion to direct the investment of assets of any participant’s account under the Retirement
Plan Consulting services offered by our firm.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING PENSION AND RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING
All pension consulting services shall be in compliance with applicable State rules and statutes and/or the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, rules and regulations thereunder regulating the services provided by this
Agreement. This section applies to an Account that is a pension or other employee benefit plan (a “Plan”)
governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). If the Account
is part of a Plan and we accept appointments to provide advisory services to such Account, Adviser
acknowledges that it is 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 this agreement). Client represents that (i) Adviser’s
appointment and services are consistent with the Plan documents, (ii) Client has furnished Adviser true and
complete copies of all documents establishing and governing the Plan and evidencing your authority to
retain Adviser. Client further represents that he/she/it will promptly furnish Adviser with any amendments
to the Plan, and Client agrees that, if any amendment affects our rights or obligations, such amendment
will be binding on Adviser only with our prior written consent. If the Account contains only a part of the
assets of the Plan, Client understand that Adviser will have no responsibilities for the diversification of all
the Plan’s investments, and Adviser will have no duty, responsibility or liability for the assets that are not in
the account. If ERISA or other applicable law requires bonding with respect to the assets in the account,
Client will obtain and maintain at his/her/its expense bonding that satisfies this requirement and covers
Adviser and any of our affiliates.
THIRD PARTY MONEY MANAGERS (“TPMM”)
Occasionally our firm utilizes the services of a TPMM for the management of client accounts. Investment
advice and trading of securities will only be offered by or through the chosen TPMM. Our firm will not offer
advice on any specific securities or other investments in connection with this service. Prior to referring
clients, our firm will provide initial due diligence on third party money managers and ongoing reviews of
their management of client accounts. In order to assist in the selection of a TPMM, our firm will gather
client information pertaining to financial situation, investment objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be
imposed upon the management of the account.
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Our firm will periodically review third party money manager reports provided to the client at least annually.
Our firm will contact clients from time to time in order to review their financial situation and objectives;
communicate information to third party money managers as warranted; and, assist the client in
understanding and evaluating the services provided by the TPMM. Clients will be expected to notify our
firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment objectives, or account restrictions that could
affect their financial standing.
CONSULTING SERVICES
We also provide clients investment advice on a more limited basis on one or more isolated areas of concern
such as estate planning, real estate, retirement planning, or any other specific topic. Additionally, we
provide advice on non-securities matters about the rendering of estate planning, insurance, real estate, and
annuity advice or any other business advisory / consulting services for equity or debt investments in
privately held businesses. In these cases, you will be required to select your own investment managers,
custodian, and/or insurance companies for the implementation of consulting recommendations. If your
needs include brokerage and/or other financial services, we will recommend the use of one of several
investment managers, brokers, banks, custodians, insurance companies or other financial professionals
("Firms"). You must independently evaluate these Firms before opening an account or transacting business
and have the right to effect business through any firm you choose. You have the right to choose whether
to follow the consulting advice that we provide.
OTHER BUSINESS NAMES
Our firm offers services through our network of investment advisor representatives (“Advisor
Representatives” or “IARs”). IARs may have their own legal business entities whose trade names and logos
are used for marketing purposes and may appear on marketing materials or client statements. The Client
should understand that the businesses are legal entities of the IAR and not of our firm. The IARs are under
the supervision of our firm and the advisory services of the IAR are provided through our firm.
WRAP FEE PROGRAM
We do not participate in a Wrap Fee Program.
ASSETS
As of December 31, 2023, our firm manages $90,711026 in discretionary assets and no non-discretionary
assets.