Firm Description
Archer Pointe Wealth Management, LLC (hereinafter called “Archer Pointe” or “firm”) was
founded by Eugene Hsu, CFP®, CFS®. AIF® in 2020.
Archer Pointe is a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC and subject to the rules and
regulations of the US Advisers Act. Archer Pointe is incorporated under the under the laws of
the State of California with offices in Davis and Sacramento, California. Archer Pointe and its
associated personnel may register or meet certain exemptions to register and other jurisdictions
where advisory business is conducted.
Archer Pointe provides investment advisory and other financial services through its Investment
Advisory Representatives ("IAR") to accounts opened with Archer Pointe.
Archer Pointe provides personalized confidential financial planning, investment management,
and wealth management services to individuals, couples, families, high net worth individuals,
trusts, estates, and retirement plans.
Advice is provided through consultations with the client(s) and may include: determination of
financial goals and objectives, identification of financial problems, cash flow management, debt
management, tax planning, insurance review, investment review, investment allocation,
investment selection, investment management, education planning, retirement planning, estate
planning, stock options and RSU planning and consultations with the client’s other advisors.
As a fee-only financial firm, we do not sell annuities, insurance, stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
limited partnerships, or other commissioned products.
Archer Pointe is not affiliated with entities that sell financial products or securities to the clients
of the firm. No commissions, referral fees or finder’s fees are accepted associated with any of
our clients.
An initial “get acquainted meeting” is offered and is considered an exploratory or discovery
interview to determine the extent to which financial planning, investment management or wealth
management may be beneficial to the client. At the conclusion of this meeting the client will be
provided a written fee quote for the initial services the client wishes to receive.
Other professionals (e.g., lawyers, accountants, insurance agents, etc.) may be introduced to the
client but are engaged directly by the client on an as-needed basis. Conflicts of interest will be
disclosed to the client in the unlikely event they may arise.
Types of Advisory Service
Archer Pointe furnishes several types of services:
• Financial Planning
• Investment Management
• Wealth Management (ongoing Financial Planning and Investment Management)
• Retirement Plan Fiduciary Services
• As needed Hourly Advice
Type and Value of Assets Currently Managed
As of February 7, 2024, Archer Pointe managed approximately the following:
Discretionary Assets Under Management: $110,618,696
Non-Discretionary Assets Under Management: $28,583,712
Total Assets Under Management: $139,202,408
Tailored Relationships
The services and type of relationship are determined by the client and are based on the client’s
needs and desires. Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities.
Types of Agreements
The following types of services define the typical client relationships.
1. Financial Planning
A financial plan is designed based on the needs and services requested by the client to help the
client reach their financial and life goals and are agreed to prior to the onset of the agreement.
At the inception of the financial planning process, we will establish the client’s goals and
objectives, and collect relevant data. We will review and analyze the financial information based
on the client’s circumstances. Once such information has been reviewed and analyzed, written
reports will be produced and presented that are designed to achieve the client’s financial goals
and objectives. The primary purpose of this process is to assist the client in developing a
strategy for the successful management of income, assets and liabilities and meeting the client’s
short and long-term goals and objectives.
The resulting report may incorporate recommendations on a number of topics such as: cash flow,
assets and liabilities, asset allocation, insurance analysis, education planning, retirement
planning, estate planning, tax implications, asset protection, charitable giving, annuity review
and stock options or RSU strategies.
Financial plans are based on the client’s financial situation at the onset of the planning process
and on the financial information disclosed to us by the client. Certain assumptions will be made
in the planning process with respect to a number of factors that may include future interest rates,
inflation rates, tax rates and the use of past trends and performance of the markets and the
economy.
Past performance is not an indication of future performance. We cannot guarantee that the
client’s financial goals and objectives will be met if the financial plan recommendations are
implemented.
As the client’s financial situation, goals, objectives, or needs change, the client should update
their plan if it is to remain effective. On-going financial planning is provided within our Wealth
Management services. Clients that engaged our Financial Planning services or Investment
Management services may have their financial plans updated only when the client requests
additional planning services in the future.
Specific investment recommendations can be provided in the plan, as one-time advice and will
be provided on an hourly basis but are included with our Investment Management and Wealth
Management services outlined below.
Help implementing the plan recommendations is not typically part of the financial plan but is
made available at the discretion of the client. Investment implementation is part of the
Investment Management or Wealth Management services.
The fee for a financial plan can be either a fixed fee, strictly by the hour or an estimate within a
fee range. With the estimated fee or the by the hour options, the fee is based on the actual time
spent and billed in 10-minute increments at $100 to $500 an hour, depending on the staff
providing the service. The final fee for the estimated fee range will not exceed the upper end of
the quote. In the event that the client’s
situation is substantially different than disclosed at the
initial meeting, a revised fee will be provided for mutual agreement. The client must approve the
change of scope in advance of the additional work being performed when a fee increase is
necessary.
After delivery of the written and/or electronic financial plan, a follow up meeting and or phone
call or emails is provided within one month to address any client questions and then the
engagement is complete.
A client who engaged our services (other than Wealth Management) may request additional
service in the future at the conclusion of the Financial Planning. Those services and the resulting
face-to-face meetings, phone calls or emails will be billed on the hourly rates or predetermined
flat project fee in effect at that time. Follow-up investment implementation work is available
and is billed separately by the hour.
2. Investment Management
Some clients engage us to help manage their investments on an ongoing basis after they have
completed their financial plan. The Investment Management service could include some or all of
the following depending on the client:
• Opening new accounts
• Transferring assets
• Account aggregation services
• Buying and selling investments
• Monitoring investments and the client’s asset allocation
• Rebalance periodically based on the client’s Investment Policy Statement and tax
considerations
• Recommendations provided on held away assets (401k, 403b, etc.)
• Periodic reporting to the client on the portfolio and the investments utilization of
investments that are not available on a retail platform.
We provide investment advice to each client tailored to meet the client’s needs and investment
objectives as outlined in the written agreement. We will utilize information gathered in the
financial planning process at the inception of the relationship such as the client’s investment
objectives, risk tolerance, risk capacity and other relevant information, as well as providing an
investment policy statement for their portfolio.
Based upon the client’s Investment Policy Statement, we will recommend an initial portfolio of
securities, which will be customized for the client’s situation. We may also invest client’s assets
according one or more model portfolios developed by our firm.
For Investment Management clients we will monitor the portfolio's asset allocation on a periodic
basis, review the specific investments in the portfolio to be sure they continue to be appropriate
for the client and will place trades and rebalance the portfolio as required by changes in market
conditions and in the clients’ financial circumstances.
For the client to participate in our discretionary Investment Management we require new clients
to grant our firm discretionary authority to manage the client’s account. Discretionary
authorization will allow our firm to determine the specific securities, and the amount of
securities, to be purchased or sold for their account without the client’s approval prior to each
transaction.
3. Wealth Management
Many clients engage our services to have ongoing advice on their financial plan and new
financial issues that arise (Financial Planning services) in addition to having ongoing Investment
advice as described above in addition to Investment Management (Investment Management
services). In addition, this service level provides continuous monitoring of the client’s portfolio,
coordination of planning with client’s other advisors including estate planning attorney,
insurance professional and accountant, quarterly performance reporting, and unlimited meetings,
phone calls and emails regarding any subject that impacts the client’s wealth and financial well-
being.
For either Investment Management or Wealth Management clients, assets are invested primarily
in no-load mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Fund companies charge each shareholder a
fee (fund expense ratio) that is disclosed in the fund prospectus. Discount brokerages may
charge a transaction fee for the purchase or sale of some funds and/or have annual account fees
and other fees.
We may allocate (and/or recommend that the client allocate) a portion of a client’s investment
assets among unaffiliated independent investment managers in accordance with the client’s
designated investment objectives. In such situations, the Independent Manager[s] shall have day-
to-day responsibility for the active discretionary management of the allocated assets. We shall
continue to render investment advisory services to the client relative to the ongoing monitoring
and review of asset allocation and client investment objectives. Factors that we shall consider in
recommending Independent Manager[s] include the client’s designated investment objectives,
management style, performance, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and research.
We do not offer Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).
We do not receive any compensation, in any form, from fund or investment companies,
custodians, or broker dealers.
4. Retirement Plan Fiduciary Services
We provide retirement plan fiduciary services to Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution
retirement plans. The services may include an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) for the plan,
investment selection and monitoring as well as investment replacement if an investment option
no longer meets the provisions of the IPS and other services as agreed to ahead of time.
5. Hourly Planning Engagements
We may provide hourly financial advice, investment implementation services, investment
reporting services, or other services for clients who are better served by an hourly approach for
engagements that are limited in scope.
Workshop Presentations
Appropriately trained and registered associated personnel of Archer Pointe may provide
educational workshops on a periodic basis for the general public or specific groups on topics
related to personal finance, investing, retirement planning, etc. These workshops or
presentations are educational in nature and do not involve the sale of an investment or insurance
product. Such information presented cannot be based on any one person’s needs nor does the
personnel of Archer Pointe Wealth Management provide individual advice to attendees during
such sessions.
Form ADV, Part 2A, Item 5