Firm Description
Prosperity Advisers, LLC (“Prosperity Advisers”) is a registered investment adviser based in
Pennsylvania. Prosperity Advisers is organized as a limited liability company under the laws
of the State of Florida. Daniel and Lisa Barram are co-owners. The firm became registered to
provide investment advisory services in May 2016.
Prosperity Advisers is a fee only financial planning and investment advisory firm. Prosperity
Advisers does not sell annuities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, or other
commissioned products. However, Prosperity Advisers might recommend that an insurance
policy be acquired. Such policies can be obtained through an insurance agent or through the
Managing Member’s affiliated insurance agency, Retirement Prosperity Group. Investment
advice is an integral part of financial planning. In addition, Prosperity Advisers advises
clients regarding cash flow, college planning, retirement planning, tax planning and estate
planning.
Other professionals (e.g., lawyers, accountants, tax preparers, insurance agents, etc.) are
engaged directly by the client on an as-needed basis and may charge fees of their own.
Conflicts of interest will be disclosed to the client in the event they should occur.
Types of Advisory Services
Prosperity Advisers provides investment supervisory services, also known as asset
management, ERISA plan services and financial planning services.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Prosperity Advisers offers discretionary asset management services to advisory Clients.
Prosperity Advisers will offer Clients ongoing asset management services through
determining individual investment goals, time horizons, objectives, and risk tolerance.
Investment strategies, investment selection, asset allocation, portfolio monitoring and the
overall investment program will be based on the above factors. The Client will authorize
Prosperity Advisers discretionary authority to execute selected investment program
transactions as stated within the Investment Advisory Agreement.
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT
After a thorough discovery and needs analysis of a client’s financial situation, Prosperity
Advisers may advise qualified clients on investing in a range of alternative investments.
ANNUITY MANAGEMENT
Prosperity Advisers offers discretionary direct asset management services to advisory
Clients on their fee-only annuities. Prosperity Advisers will work with individuals to
assemble an appropriate portfolio of investment options as provided through the
insurance company that services annuity investments.
ERISA PLAN SERVICES
Prosperity Advisers provides service to qualified and non-qualified retirement plans
including 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, pension and profit sharing plans, cash balance plans,
and deferred compensation plans. Prosperity Advisers may act as a 3(21). Prosperity is
deemed to be a fiduciary to advisory clients that are employee benefit plans or individual
retirement accounts (IRAs) pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income and Securities
Act (“ERISA”) and regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"),
respectively. As such, our firm is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and
the Internal Revenue Code that include among other things, restrictions concerning certain
forms of compensation. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your
interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and
not put our interest ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations
(give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations
(give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in
your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Limited Scope ERISA 3(21) Fiduciary. Prosperity Advisers typically acts as a limited scope
ERISA 3(21) fiduciary that can advise, help and assist plan sponsors with their investment
decisions on a non-discretionary basis. As an investment advisor Prosperity Advisers has a
fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the client. The plan sponsor is still ultimately
responsible for the decisions made in their plan, though using Prosperity Advisers can help
the plan sponsor delegate liability by following a diligent process.
1. Fiduciary Services include:
• Provide non-discretionary investment advice to the Client about asset classes and
investment alternatives available for the Plan in accordance with the Plan’s
investment
policies and objectives. Client will make the final decision regarding the
initial selection, retention, removal and addition of investment options.
• Assist the Client in the development of an investment policy statement (“IPS”). The
IPS establishes the investment policies and objectives for the Plan. Client shall have
the ultimate responsibility and authority to establish such policies and objectives
and to adopt and amend the IPS.
• Provide non-discretionary investment advice to the Plan Sponsor with respect to the
selection of a qualified default investment alternative for participants who are
automatically enrolled in the Plan or who have otherwise failed to make investment
elections. The Client retains the sole responsibility to provide all notices to the Plan
participants required under ERISA Section 404(c) (5) and 404(a)-5.
2. Non-fiduciary Services are:
• Assist in the education of Plan participants about general investment information
and the investment alternatives available to them under the Plan. Client
understands Prosperity Advisers’ assistance in education of the Plan participants
shall be consistent with and within the scope of the Department of Labor’s definition
of investment education (Department of Labor Interpretive Bulletin 96-1). As such,
Prosperity Advisers is not providing fiduciary advice as defined by ERISA
3(21)(A)(ii) to the Plan participants. Prosperity Advisers will not provide
investment advice concerning the prudence of any investment option or
combination of investment options for a particular participant or beneficiary under
the Plan.
• Assist in monitoring investment options by preparing periodic investment reports
that document investment performance, consistency of fund management and
conformance to the guidelines set forth in the IPS and make recommendations to
maintain, remove or replace investment options.
• Assist in the group enrollment meetings designed to increase retirement plan
participation among the employees and investment and financial understanding by
the employees.
• Meet with Client on a periodic basis to discuss the reports and the
investment recommendations.
Prosperity Advisers may provide these services or, alternatively, may arrange for the
Plan’s other providers to offer these services, as agreed upon between Prosperity
Advisers and Client.
Prosperity Advisers has no responsibility to provide services related to the following types
of assets (“Excluded Assets”):
• Employer securities;
• Real estate (except for real estate funds or publicly traded REITs);
• Stock brokerage accounts or mutual fund windows;
• Participant loans;
• Non-publicly traded partnership interests;
• Other non-publicly traded securities or property (other than collective trusts
and similar vehicles); or
• Other hard-to-value or illiquid securities or property.
Excluded Assets will not be included in the calculation of Fees paid to Prosperity Advisers
under this Agreement. Specific services will be outlined in detail to each plan in the 408(b)2
disclosure.
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONSULTING
If financial planning services are applicable, a thorough review of all applicable topics
including but not limited to, Wills, Estate Plans and Trusts, Investments, Taxes, Qualified
Plans, Insurance, Retirement Income, Social Security, and College Planning will be reviewed.
If a conflict of interest exists between the interests of Prosperity Advisers and the interests of
the Client, the Client is under no obligation to act upon Prosperity Advisers’ recommendation.
If the Client elects to act on any of the recommendations, the Client is under no obligation to
effect the transaction through Prosperity Advisers. Financial plans will be completed and
delivered inside of thirty (30) days contingent upon timely delivery of all required
documentation.
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Prosperity Advisers holds seminars and workshops to educate the public on different
types of investments and the different services they offer. The seminars are educational
in nature and no specific investment or tax advice is given.
Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
The goals and objectives for each client are documented in our client files. Investment
strategies are created that reflect the stated goals and objectives. Clients may impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Agreements may not be assigned without client consent.
Wrap Fee Programs
Prosperity Advisers does not sponsor any wrap fee programs.
Client Assets under Management
As of March 8, 2024, Prosperity Advisers has reported $249,967,262 in discretionary client
assets under management and $786,051 in non-discretionary assets under management.