Advisory Business
Milestone Asset Management is an investment adviser with its principal place of business in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania. The Adviser commenced operations as an investment adviser in February 2021 and has
been registered with the SEC since 2021. Richard Todd Baker, Michael D. Ausherman, Jr., Walter West
and Thomas Brian Hayes the principal owners of the Adviser.
The Adviser provides the following advisory services on a discretionary basis to its clients, which include
individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts.
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Milestone’s principal service is providing fee-based investment advisory services. Milestone manages
investment portfolios, according to the client’s objectives. Milestone obtains data from potential clients
addressing financial objectives, needs, risk tolerance, investment horizon and other pertinent information.
This information is gathered and reported on an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and Risk Profile
Questionnaire and is analyzed by Milestone’s IARs. Once the analysis is completed, the IAR develops an
investment strategy with the potential client that addresses specific investment styles and allocation of the
client’s assets. Milestone may use a combination of equities, mutual funds, exchange traded funds,
structured notes and options to accomplish these objectives. Milestone may partner with Sub-Advisory firms
to create and manage portfolio strategies. A client’s portfolio is allocated according to the client’s risk profile
and documented on the IPS.
In addition, Milestone offers asset management services to clients through customized individual
investment accounts. In such accounts, clients may authorize Milestone to purchase and sell mutual funds,
exchange traded funds, equities, fixed income securities and other securities or sub-advisers authorized by
Milestone on a discretionary basis pursuant to investment objectives and strategies chosen by the client.
Clients should refer to the individual mutual fund or ETF prospectus for the risks associated with each
specific fund.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
Milestone also offers comprehensive financial planning services for individuals, families and businesses.
Our Financial Planning services include data gathering and analysis, along with creating a financial plan
with specific recommendations and implementation advice tailored to client needs. Specific areas of advice
include investment planning, insurance needs assessment and advice, retirement planning, cash flow
management, debt consolidation, capital needs assessments, educational planning, estate planning, and
business planning.
Fees for financial planning services will be outlined in a Financial Planning Agreement signed by both the
client and IAR, and any client participating in this program will receive a copy of the Financial Plan created.
Should a client decide to implement any recommendations contained in their financial plan, the client may,
but is under no obligation to, utilize Milestone or one of its IARs to implement those recommendations.
Financial planning clients who wish to engage Milestone for portfolio management services will be required
to enter into a separate written agreement with the firm for such services, for which Milestone will be paid
a separate and additional fee based on assets under management in accordance with the fee schedule set
forth under Fees and Compensation, below.
As part of the financial plan, Milestone may also recommend estate planning firms. Clients are made aware
both as part of this Brochure, and the client’s individual agreement, that Milestone does not provide tax or
legal advice, and that it is the client’s sole responsibility to find independent advice in connection with such
services.
There can be no assurance that Milestone’s financial planning services or any products recommended by
a financial plan are at the lowest available cost. Clients are advised that potential conflicts of interest exist
if Milestone recommends its own investment management services, or a third party for which Milestone will
receive a referral fee. Specifically, clients should be aware that a conflict may exist between Milestone’s
interests and the interest of the client if the client implements the financial plan through the firm, or a
recommended third party, for Milestone will receive additional payment from the client in the form of advisory
fees and/or referral fees. This may act as an incentive to Milestone to make certain recommendations in
the financial plan or to advise the client to instruct Milestone to implement the plan. Clients also should be
aware that other advisory firms may charge lower fees for providing such services.
TAILORED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS
The Adviser provides advice to client accounts based on specific investment objectives and strategies. In
some instances, the Adviser may create a tailored strategy for an advisory client. For example, Clients may
impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or certain types of securities.
WRAP FEE PROGRAMS
The Adviser is neither a sponsor of or adviser to a wrap fee program.
E. Client Assets Under Management. As of December 31, 2022, the Adviser had approximately
$384,400,035 in client discretionary assets under management.