This Disclosure document about the investment advisory services we provide is being offered to you by
Epiqwest Culver Wealth Advisors LLC (“Epiqwest Culver” or “Firm”). 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 Broomfield, Colorado. We specialize in investment
advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth individuals, foundations, employer-sponsored retirement
plans, charitable organizations, institutions, trusts, and estates. Our Firm became a registered investment
adviser in May 2020 and is owned by Mark Culver, Trent Culver, Eric Veve, and Bryan Sullivan. Mark Culver
is the Chief Compliance Officer.
We primarily invest in cash, stocks, bonds, ETFs, REITS, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mutual funds,
and private funds. A portion of the account may be held in cash, cash equivalents, or money market funds
as part of the overall investment strategy. Cash balances may have a higher concentration and represent a
significant portion of your overall portfolio depending on the current investment outlook or strategy.
Where deemed appropriate, we may recommend that our Clients invest in alternative assets, including
futures, options, ETFs, hedge funds, and private placements. Although the Investment Advisory Agreement
with our Clients gives us broad investment authority, we do not anticipate investing in other security types.
A Client’s investment allocation and our strategy will depend on the Client's responses in review meetings,
written questionnaires, stated goals, risk tolerance, objectives, and personal preference for Impact
Investing.
Clients are advised to promptly notify us if there are changes in their financial situation or if they wish to
place any limitations on managing their portfolios.
Our Firm generally requires a minimum account size of $100,000 for advisory accounts. However, from time
to time, at our sole discretion, we may accept smaller accounts based on various criteria, such as anticipated
future assets, related accounts, and other individual Client circumstances.
We are committed to helping clients build, manage, and preserve their wealth. Our Firm provides services
that help 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 Epiqwest Culver
execute an Investment Management Agreement.
NITROGEN (FORMERLY RISKALYZE)
To further fine-tune our understanding of a client’s risk tolerance, our Firm utilizes Nitrogen, a
third-party vendor tool, to assist in identifying the client’s risk tolerance.
Nitrogen technology assists financial planners in two critical tasks: (1) measuring the risk prefer-
ences of investors and (2) applying these preference measurements to portfolio selection. Nitro-
gen summarizes an investor’s mean-variance risk aversion on a 99-point scale. In connection with
this output, the Nitrogen tool “quantifies” the client’s indicated investment risk tolerance through
the illustration of expected return (plus/minus) and investment volatility (investment variance),
which uses past data to calculate expected variance.
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 but within the expected investment guidelines. We may
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accept accounts with certain restrictions if circumstances warrant. We primarily allocate client assets
among individual stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), options, mutual funds and other public
and private securities or investments. Portfolios will be designed to meet a particular investment goal,
determined to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been
determined, portfolios are continuously and regularly monitored, and if necessary, rebalanced based upon
the client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives.
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 a client’s portfolio and have allocated
the assets, we provide ongoing investment review and management services.
With our discretionary relationship, we will make changes to the portfolio, as we deem appropriate, to
meet client financial objectives. We trade these portfolios based on the combination of our market views
and client 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. Clients 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.
In all cases, clients have a direct and beneficial interest in their 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 clients.
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.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Financial planning services are included with investment advisory services. Stand-alone financial planning
services are available upon request. 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, 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
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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
adviser, 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 Adviser, if indicated by the Client and Adviser per the Agreement. More
frequent reviews occur but are not necessarily communicated to the client unless immediate changes are
recommended.
MONEYGUIDE PRO ADVISOR PLATFORM
Our Firm makes available to Clients the “MoneyGuide Pro” platforms to provide periodic
comprehensive reporting services that can incorporate all the Client’s investment assets, including
those investment assets that are not part of the assets managed by our Firm (“Excluded Assets”).
The Client and their other advisors that maintain trading authority, and not our Firm, shall be
exclusively responsible for the investment performance of the excluded assets.
Unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing, our Firm’s service relative to the excluded assets
is limited to reporting only. Therefore, we shall not be responsible for the investment performance
of the excluded assets. Instead, the Client and the Client’s designated outside investment
professional(s) maintain
supervision, monitoring, and trading authority for the excluded assets. If
our Client prefers, we’ll make recommendations as to any excluded assets. The Client has no
obligation to accept the recommendation, and we shall not be responsible for any implementation
error (timing, trading, etc.) relative to the excluded assets. The Client may engage us under the
terms and conditions of a Consulting or Investment Advisory Agreement between our Firm and
the Client.
MoneyGuide Pro Platform may also provide access to other types of information, including
financial planning concepts, which should not be construed as our Firm’s personalized investment
advice or recommendations. Without our assistance or oversight, we shall not be held responsible
for any adverse results a Client may experience if the Client engages in financial planning or other
functions available on the MoneyGuide Pro Platform.
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THIRD PARTY MONEY MANAGERS (TPMM):
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 the financial situation, investment objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be
imposed upon the management of the account.
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.
ENVESTNET PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT & SMARTX ADVISORY SOLUTIONS
We offer separately managed account services through Envestnet’s Private Wealth Management
and SmartX Advisory Solutions’ programs. For all Programs, we will compile pertinent financial and
demographic information to develop an investment program that will meet your goals and
objectives. Utilizing the Envestnet or SmartX platform tools, your assets will be allocated among
the different options in the Program and determine the suitability of the asset allocation and
investment options, based on your needs and objectives, investment time horizon, risk tolerance
and any other pertinent factors.
Envestnet and SmartX provide an extensive range of investment advisory services through their
platform. We will primarily be utilizing the Unified Management Account (“UMA”) program. For
those clients selecting the UMA program, you are offered access to an actively managed
investment portfolio chosen from a roster of independent asset managers from a variety of
disciplines. Unlike a mutual fund, where the funds are commingled, a separately managed account
is a portfolio of individually owned securities that can be tailored to fit your investing preferences.
Envestnet and SmartX will assist Epiqwest in identifying individual asset managers and investment
vehicles that correspond to the proposed asset classes and styles Envestnet or Epiqwest may
independently identify asset managers Envestnet and SmartX retain the independent asset
managers for portfolio management services in connection with the UMA program through
separate agreements entered into between Envestnet or SmartX and these independent managers
on terms and conditions that Envestnet or SmartX deems appropriate.
Envestnet or SmartX will additionally provide account billing and reporting for all CWM clients.
You may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. This must be
done in writing and be signed by you, Epiqwest Investment Corporation, and the separate account
manager if applicable. Agreements may not be assigned without client consent.
Under these arrangements, our firm takes actions on behalf of the client to hire or fire money
managers used in the implementation of a client’s investment plan and execution of the Advisory
Agreement with our Firm. Therefore, the firm has the discretionary authority to hire or fire the
manager or to allocate assets among managers without obtaining the Client’s consent.
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RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
For employer-sponsored retirement plans with participant-directed investments, our firm provides its
advisory services as an investment adviser as defined under Section 3(21) and 3(38) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
When serving as an ERISA 3(21) investment adviser, the Plan Sponsor and Our Firm share fiduciary
responsibility. The Plan Sponsor retains ultimate decision-making authority for the investments and may
accept or reject the recommendations in accordance with the terms of a separate ERISA 3(21) Plan Sponsor
Investment Management Agreement between Our Firm and the Plan Sponsor. Under the 3(21) agreement,
Our Firm provides the following services to the Plan Sponsor:
• Screen investments and make recommendations.
• Monitor the investments and suggests replacement investments when appropriate.
• Provide a quarterly monitoring report.
• Assist the plan sponsor in developing an Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”).
• Recommend QDIA alternatives.
• Recommend non-discretionary model portfolios.
When servicing as in a 3(38) fiduciary capacity, our Firm is granted full trading authority over the Plan and
have the responsibility for the selection and monitoring of all investment options offered under the Plan in
accordance with the investment policy statement and its underlying investment objectives and strategies
for the Plan. Plan participants have the ability to exercise control over the investment selection from the
plans line up of investments, and we have no authority or discretion to direct the investment of assets of
any participant’s account under the Plan.
We can also be engaged to provide Plan Consulting Services. Plan Consulting Services include: financial
education to Plan participants, benchmarking the Plan services, education to fiduciary committee members,
and monitoring the service provider. The scope of education provided to participants will not constitute
“investment advice” within the meaning of ERISA and participant education will relate to general principles
for investing and information about the investment options currently in the Plan. We may also participate
in initial enrollment meetings and periodic workshops and enrollment meetings for new participants.
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
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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.
LEGACY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Our Firm may advise a Client about legacy positions or other investments in Client portfolios. Clients can
limit or restrict our trading in these positions.
WRAP FEE PROGRAMS
Our Firm does not sponsor a Wrap Fee Program.
ASSETS
As of December 31, 2023, our Firm managed a total of $216,963,992 of regulatory assets under
management. Our Firm manages $172,515,234 in discretionary assets under management and
$44,448,758 in non-discretionary assets under management.