Bryan Keith Lee (CRD Number 2444953) is President and Chief Compliance Officer of
Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. Mr. Lee owns one hundred (100%) percent of the equity of the
firm. The firm is not publicly owned or traded. There are no indirect owners of the firm or
intermediaries, which have any ownership interest in the firm. As of December 31, 2023, the
firm managed, on a discretionary basis, $165,859,420 which represented 534 accounts. Client
assets are managed on an individualized basis. Clients may impose restrictions on their accounts.
The firm does not sponsor any wrap programs.
Introduction
Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. (“SFP”) offers an array of advisory services designed to
address the major areas of personal wealth management including, but not limited to, investment
portfolio management, cash-flow analysis, and investment management evaluation. SFP
provides financial planning advice, services, and recommendations and before doing so may
confer with Client and/or Client's other advisors; however, SFP does manage client portfolios on
a discretionary basis. The Client is always free to accept or reject any advice or
recommendations, in whole or in part.
SFP will work to make sure all reasonable client expectations are met. Termination of the
contract will be allowed with 30 days’ notice if the client is not satisfied for any reason. Fees
earned up to that point and including the following 30 days will have been earned by SFP and
shall be paid by the client.
Initial Planning
Upon commencement of the engagement, SFP will provide financial planning and related
consulting services regarding non-investment related matters, such as tax and estate planning,
insurance, etc. per the terms and conditions of the Financial Planning & Investment Advisory
Agreement as discussed at Item 5 below, the fee for which (generally between $3,000 and
$12,000) shall be based upon the complexity and the scope of the planning and consulting
services to be provided. Prior to engaging SFP to provide planning or consulting services, clients
are generally required to enter into a Financial Planning & Investment Advisory Agreement with
SFP setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement (including termination), describing
the scope of the services to be provided, and the portion of the fee that is due from the client
prior to SFP commencing services.
Wealth Management
Upon completion of the initial financial plan, the client can engage SFP to provide ongoing
discretionary investment advisory services on a fee-only basis. Provided that the client has first
separately engaged SFP for the above referenced initial financial planning services, SFP's
quarterly investment advisory fee for wealth management services shall include investment
advisory services, and, to the extent requested by the client, financial planning and consulting
services. This fee is billed quarterly in arrears. In the event that the client requires extraordinary
planning and/or consultation services (to be determined in the sole discretion of SFP), SFP may
determine to charge for such additional services, the dollar amount of which shall be set forth in
a separate written notice to the client. Please Note. SFP believes that it is important for the client
to address financial planning issues on an ongoing basis. SFP’s advisory fee, as set forth at Item
5 below, will remain the same regardless of whether or not the client determines to address
financial planning issues with SFP.
To commence the investment advisory process, SFP will ascertain each client’s investment
objective(s) and then allocate the client’s assets consistent with the client’s designated
investment objective(s)/target asset allocation. Once allocated, SFP provides ongoing
supervision of the account(s). Before engaging SFP to provide investment advisory services,
clients are required to enter into a Financial Planning & Investment Advisory Agreement with
SFP setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement (including termination), describing
the scope of the services to be provided, and the fee that is due from the client.
As part of SFP's ongoing wealth management services, Clients receive statements from
Custodian at least quarterly detailing account values, deposit and withdrawal activity, and the
amount of wealth management fee assessed each quarter. Clients are encouraged to review these
statements upon receipt. During the first quarter of each year, the Custodian provides 1099's in
order to aid in the tax preparation process.
In addition to financial planning and portfolio management, SFP may also at times:
• Provide consultation on pension services to businesses regarding selection of plan
and/or investments, in which SFP may be compensated as a flat fee or on-going wealth
management fee as listed below
• Host educational programs
• Select other advisors if need determined, in which no compensation from other
advisors will be received
Additional services are provided as part of the ongoing wealth management fee or charged at a
fixed rate.
Miscellaneous
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation
Services. SFP does not serve as an attorney, accountant, or insurance agent, and no portion of
our services should be construed as same. Accordingly, SFP does not prepare legal documents,
prepare tax returns, or sell insurance products. To the extent requested by a client, we may
recommend the services of other professionals for non-investment implementation purpose (i.e.
attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.). The client retains absolute discretion over all such
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from SFP and/or its
representatives. If the client engages any professional (i.e. attorney, accountant, insurance agent,
etc.), recommended or otherwise, and a dispute arises thereafter relative to such engagement, the
client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from the engaged professional. At all times, the
engaged licensed professional[s] (i.e. attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc.), and not SFP,
shall be responsible for the quality and competency of the services provided.
Please Note: Retirement Rollovers-Potential for Conflict of Interest: A client or prospective
client 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) roll over 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). If SFP recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan assets into an
account to be managed by SFP, such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if SFP will
earn new (or increase its current) compensation as a result of the rollover. As SFP typically
manages retirement plan assets as part of clients’ total investment portfolios, SFP’s
compensation would typically not increase as a result of a retirement plan rollover and therefore
a conflict of interest would not be present (with possible exceptions, including rolling over a
pension balance into an IRA, in which case SFP’s compensation would increase). No client is
under any obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an account managed by SFP.
SFP’s Chief Compliance Officer, Bryan Lee, remains available to address any questions
that a client or prospective client may have regarding the potential for conflict of interest
presented by such rollover recommendation.
Custodian Charges-Additional Fees. As discussed below at Item 12 below, when requested to
recommend a broker-dealer/custodian for client accounts, SFP generally recommends that
Schwab serve as the broker-dealer/custodian for client investment management assets. Broker-
dealers such as Schwab charge brokerage commissions, transaction, and/or other type fees for
effecting certain types of securities transactions (i.e., including transaction fees for certain
mutual funds, and mark-ups and mark-downs charged for fixed income transactions, etc.). The
types of securities for which transaction fees, commissions, and/or other type fees (as well as the
amount of those fees) shall differ depending upon the broker-dealer/custodian (while certain
custodians, including Schwab, do not currently charge fees on individual equity transactions,
others do). SFP does not receive any portion of these fees/charges. ANY QUESTIONS: SFP’s
Chief Compliance Officer, Bryan Lee, remains available to address any questions that a
client or prospective client may have regarding the above.
Portfolio Activity. SFP has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best
interest. SFP will review client portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any changes are
necessary based upon various factors, including, but not limited to, investment performance,
market conditions, fund manager tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals, and/or a
change in the client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended
periods of time when SFP determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary,
nor prudent. Clients remain subject to the fees described in Item 5 below during periods of
account inactivity.
Please Note-Use of Mutual and Exchange Traded Funds: SFP utilizes mutual funds and
exchange-traded funds for its client portfolios. In addition to SFP’s investment advisory fee
described below, and transaction and/or custodial fees discussed below, clients will also incur,
relative to all mutual fund and exchange-traded fund purchases, charges imposed at the fund
level (e.g. management fees and other fund expenses).
Client Obligations. In performing our services, SFP shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals, and is expressly
authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, it remains each client’s responsibility to promptly notify
SFP if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or investment objectives for the
purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising our previous recommendations and/or services.
Please Note: Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk,
and it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment
strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by
SFP) will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).