Delap Wealth Advisory, LLC (hereinafter “DWA,” “firm,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) is an Oregon limited liability
company registered as an investment advisor with the SEC. DWA began conducting investment advisory
business in 2016. Our principal shareholder and member is Delap LLP, an affiliated accounting firm. As of
December 31, 2023, managed approximately $545,647,028 of client assets.
The words “you,” “your,” and “client” may be used throughout this Firm Brochure to refer to you as either a
client or prospective client of our firm.
When you engage us for advisory services, we act as your fiduciary. We do not sell insurance products or
securities to clients or accept any commissions related to sales of such products. We believe this method of
doing business reduces conflicts of interest and best aligns with our fiduciary duty to you.
We offer the following investment advisory services:
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
We provide continuous investment advice and discretionary portfolio management services to you based on
your unique financial needs and circumstances. We will consult with you and review your current and
expected financial circumstances and prior investment experience, explore the nature of your current assets
and income, and consider your family composition and background in determining your individual investment
objectives, time horizon for investments, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. We will then synthesize this data
into a written Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) designed to guide our management of your account. We
will review your IPS with you periodically, but no less than annually, to ensure it contains an accurate
summary of your investment objectives, suitability information, and any investment limitations or restrictions
to be applied to your account.
Upon completion of your IPS, we will then design and oversee a custom portfolio of investments on your
behalf on an ongoing basis. The portfolio will typically be implemented, in whole or in part, directly by an
independent third‐party money manager or sub‐advisor (collectively, “TPMMs”) who has either contracted
with us directly to trade and re‐balance the investments held in your account or who you may be asked to
contract with directly to manage your account on a discretionary basis. The TPMM’s management of your
account will be in accordance with the portfolio guidelines we have set out and the investment objectives and
limitations set forth in your IPS. The TPMMs we select for management of your account will be SEC or state
registered investment advisors. You will be provided with a copy of the selected TPMM’s disclosure brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A, Form CRS, or the equivalent) at or prior to the time they begin to direct your investment
portfolio.
Where your assets are allocated to a TPMM, we will act as a “co‐advisor,” responsible for the determining the
suitability of the selected TPMM’s investment program(s), advising the TPMM(s) of any changes in your
investment profile and suitability information, and monitoring the performance of the investments managed
by the selected TPMM(s). The TPMM shall be responsible for all trading and portfolio management functions
under this arrangement, including monitoring the securities for changes in credit ratings, security call
provisions, and tax loss harvesting opportunities (to the extent that cost basis information is provided). In
most TPMM arrangements, clients are not required to enter into a separate investment management
agreement with the selected TPMM(s). Clients may be required to execute a limited power of attorney
granting such TPMMs the discretionary authority to invest and manage the sub‐advised portion of the client’s
account at the client’s custodian(s). The TPMM may also request authority to directly debit fees from the
client’s account(s). Such fees are separate, distinct, and in addition to DWA’s advisory fees.
We will engage and terminate TPMMs and/or reallocate your assets among TPMMs when we believe such
termination(s) and/or reallocation(s) are in your best interests.
Supervision and ongoing management of your account is guided by your stated investment objectives (i.e.,
maximization of capital appreciation, growth, income, or growth and income) and account restrictions, as well
as tax considerations, set forth in the IPS. You may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain
securities, types of securities, or industry sectors. Any such restrictions will be specifically identified in the IPS.
As part of our Investment Management Services, we have contracted with Buckingham Strategic Partners, LLC
(“Buckingham Partners”) for services including trade processing, collection of advisory fees, record
maintenance, report preparation, marketing assistance, and research. We have further contracted with
Buckingham Partners to provide our clients with sub‐advisory services. We pay a fee to Buckingham Partners
that is based upon the aggregate advisory
fees paid to our firm by client accounts that utilize Buckingham
Partners’ services. The fees paid by DWA to Buckingham Partners consist of a portion of the fees paid to us by
our clients, and vary based on the total client assets administered and/or sub‐advised by Buckingham Partners
through our firm. These fees are not separately charged to our advisory clients and are included within the
advisory fees paid to us. DWA does not receive any referral compensation for referring its advisory clients to
Buckingham Partners or any other TPMM.
For investment management and employee benefit plan services, DWA will request authority from you to
receive quarterly payments of its advisory fees directly from your account held by an independent custodian.
Clients may provide written limited authorization to DWA or its designated service provider, Buckingham
Partners, to withdraw fees from the account. Clients will receive custodial statements showing the advisory
fees debited from their account(s). Certain third‐party administrators will calculate and debit DWA’s fee and
remit such fee to DWA.
Our investment recommendations under this program are not limited to any specific product or service
offered by a broker‐dealer or insurance company. We typically provide advice regarding stocks, fixed income
securities (bonds); exchange traded funds (“ETFs”); index funds; and where appropriate, alternative
investments.
TPMMs engaged by DWA to sub‐advise your account will typically create a portfolio of stocks, fixed income
securities, or a blend of those investments. Because some types of investments involve certain additional
degrees of risk, they will only be implemented/recommended when consistent with the client's IPS. Therefore,
not all of the above options will be used in every client’s portfolio.
DWA does not participate in or sponsor any wrap fee programs.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
Our financial planning services consist of an evaluation of your current and expected financial circumstances
by using currently known variables to predict future cash flows, asset values and withdrawal plans. Through
the financial planning process, relevant questions, information and analysis are considered as they impact and
are impacted by the client’s entire financial and life situation. Clients engaging DWA for this service receive a
written report that provides a detailed financial plan designed to assist you in achieving your financial goals
and objectives.
In general, the financial plan can address some or all of the following areas:
Personal: We review family records, budgeting, personal liability, estate information and financial
goals.
Income tax & cash flow: We analyze your income tax and spending and planning for past, current and
future years; then illustrate the impact of various investments on your current income tax and future
tax liability.
College funding: We analyze your income and develop a strategy of saving and investing to plan for
college expenses and loan repayments.
Investments: We analyze investment alternatives and their effect on your portfolio.
Insurance: We review existing policies to ensure proper coverage for life, health, disability, long‐term
care, liability, home and automobile.
Retirement: We analyze current strategies and investment plans to help you achieve your retirement
goals including retirement cash flow planning.
Estate: We assist you in assessing and developing long‐term strategies, including as appropriate, living
trusts, wills, review estate tax, powers of attorney, asset protection plans, nursing homes, Medicaid
and elder law.
We gather required information through in‐depth personal interviews with the client. Information gathered
includes the client’s current financial status, tax status, future goals, return objectives, and attitude towards
risk. We carefully review documents supplied by the client, including information provided by the client, and
prepare a written report. Should you choose to implement the recommendations contained in the plan, we
suggest that you work closely with your attorney, accountant, and insurance agent. Implementation of
financial plan recommendations, including the timing of any transactions and service providers to be utilized is
entirely at the client’s discretion. You are never obligated to engage DWA or its affiliates to implement any
financial planning recommendations offered under this service.
We also provide general non‐securities advice on topics that may include tax and budgetary planning, estate
planning and business planning.
Typically the financial plan is presented to the client within six (6) months of engagement of our services,
provided that all information needed to prepare the financial plan has been promptly provided.
Financial planning recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a broker‐
dealer or insurance company. All recommendations are of a generic nature.