Kure Advisory offers a variety of advisory services, which include financial planning, consulting, and
investment management services. Prior to Kure Advisory rendering any of the foregoing advisory services,
clients are required to enter into one or more written agreements with Kure Advisory setting forth the
relevant terms and conditions of the advisory relationship (the “Advisory Agreement”).
Kure Advisory filed for registration as an investment adviser in November 2020 and is owned by Income
Planning Group. As of November 2, 2023, the Firm has $142,702,603 in assets under management of all
which are managed on a discretionary basis.
While this brochure generally describes the business of Kure Advisory, certain sections also discuss the
activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s officers, partners, directors (or other persons
occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), employees or other persons who provide
investment advice on Kure Advisory’s behalf and are subject to the Firm’s supervision or control.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Kure Advisory offers clients a broad range of financial planning and consulting services, which include any
or all of the following functions:
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Business Planning
• Cash Flow Forecasting
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Trust and Estate Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Investment Consulting
• Insurance Planning
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Retirement Planning
• Risk Management
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Charitable Giving
• Distribution Planning
• Tax Planning
• Education Planning
While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain of them can also be rendered in
conjunction with investment portfolio management as part of a comprehensive wealth management
engagement (described in more detail below).
In performing these services, Kure Advisory is not required to verify any information received from the
client or from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is expressly authorized
to rely on such information. Kure Advisory recommends certain clients engage the Firm for additional
related services, its Supervised Persons in their individual capacities as insurance agents and/or other
professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists for
the Firm to recommend that clients engage Kure Advisory or its affiliates to provide (or continue to provide)
additional services for compensation, including investment management services. Clients retain absolute
discretion over all decisions regarding implementation and are under no obligation to act upon any of the
recommendations made by Kure Advisory under a financial planning or consulting engagement. Clients
are advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify the Firm of any change in their financial
situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising Kure Advisory’s
recommendations and/or services.
Investment and Wealth Management Services
Kure Advisory provides certain clients with wealth management services which include a broad range of
financial planning and consulting services as well as discretionary management of investment portfolios.
Kure Advisory primarily allocates client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”), individual debt and equity securities, certificates of deposit, fee-based annuities, fixed and fixed-
indexed annuities, and independent investment managers (“Independent Managers”) in
accordance with
their stated investment objectives.
Where appropriate, the Firm also provides advice about any type of legacy position or other investment
held in client portfolios, but clients should not assume that these assets are being continuously monitored
or otherwise advised on by the Firm unless specifically agreed upon. Clients can engage Kure Advisory to
manage and/or advise on certain investment products that are not maintained at their primary custodian,
such as variable life insurance and annuity contracts and assets held in employer sponsored retirement plans
and qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans). In these situations, Kure Advisory directs or recommends the
allocation of client assets among the various investment options available with the product. These assets
are generally maintained at the underwriting insurance company or the custodian designated by the
product’s provider.
Kure Advisory tailors its advisory services to meet the needs of its individual clients and seeks to ensure,
on a continuous basis, that client portfolios are managed in a manner consistent with those needs and
objectives. Kure Advisory consults with clients on an initial and ongoing basis to assess their specific risk
tolerance, time horizon, liquidity constraints and other related factors relevant to the management of their
portfolios. Clients are advised to promptly notify Kure Advisory if there are changes in their financial
situation or if they wish to place any limitations on the management of their portfolios. Clients can impose
reasonable restrictions or mandates on the management of their accounts if Kure Advisory determines, in
its sole discretion, the conditions would not materially impact the performance of a management strategy
or prove overly burdensome to the Firm’s management efforts.
Use of Independent Managers
As mentioned above, Kure Advisory selects certain Independent Managers to actively manage a portion of
its clients’ assets. The specific terms and conditions under which a client engages an Independent Manager
are set forth in a separate written agreement with the designated Independent Manager. That agreement can
be between the Firm and the Independent Manager (often called a subadvisor) or the client and the
Independent Manager (sometimes called a separate account manager). In addition to this brochure, clients
will typically also receive the written disclosure documents of the respective Independent Managers engaged
to manage their assets.
Kure Advisory evaluates a variety of information about Independent Managers, which includes the
Independent Managers’ public disclosure documents, materials supplied by the Independent Managers
themselves and other third-party analyses it believes are reputable. To the extent possible, the Firm seeks
to assess the Independent Managers’ investment strategies, past performance and risk results in relation to
its clients’ individual portfolio allocations and risk exposure. Kure Advisory also takes into consideration
each Independent Manager’s management style, returns, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing
and research capabilities, among other factors.
Kure Advisory continues to provide services relative to the discretionary selection of the Independent
Managers. On an ongoing basis, the Firm monitors the performance of those accounts being managed by
Independent Managers. Kure Advisory seeks to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target
allocations remain aligned with its clients’ investment objectives and overall best interests.