A. Firm Information
Langley Wealth Management, LLC (“Langley Wealth” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor was organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”)
under the laws of the State of Mississippi in October 2014 and became a registered investment advisor in March 2021.
Langley Wealth is owned and operated by Brian S. Langley (Founder and Managing Partner) and Zeb S. Taylor
(Partner).
This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services
provided by Langley Wealth. For information regarding this Disclosure Brochure, please contact Christine M. Heroux
(Chief Compliance Officer) at (859) 309-8274.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Wealth Management Services
Langley Wealth offers wealth management services which include investment management, financial planning and/or
other advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, and estates (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary, the
Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential conflicts of
interest. Langley Wealth's fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For more
information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading.
Langley Wealth provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management and related advisory
services. Langley Wealth works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as well as risk
tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. Langley Wealth will then construct an investment
portfolio, consisting of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end mutual funds, individual stocks, individual bonds, and
closed-end mutual funds. The Advisor may also utilize covered options, limited partnerships, and/or other types of
investments, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the Client. The Advisor may retain certain types of investments based
on a Client’s legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Langley Wealth’s investment strategies are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re- allocate
positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions.
Langley Wealth will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives,
circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable
restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
Langley Wealth evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. Langley Wealth may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. Langley Wealth may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor
may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. Langley Wealth may
recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business
or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position[s] in the
portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable
for the Client’s risk tolerance.
At no time will Langley Wealth accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited authority
as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the Custodian,
pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Financial Planning Services
Langley Wealth will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to Clients, pursuant to a
written financial planning agreement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on
their goals and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or
rendering a specific financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives.
This planning or consulting may encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to,
investment
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planning, retirement planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs, and/or other areas of a Client’s
financial situation.
A financial plan developed for, or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example, recommendations
may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter retirement savings, establish
education savings and/or charitable giving programs.
Langley Wealth may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique
situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s financial
situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not provide a
written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of the contract date, assuming all
information and documents requested are provided promptly.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Langley Wealth to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or
more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and the
Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Langley Wealth, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Langley Wealth will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Langley Wealth will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Langley Wealth will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
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D. Wrap Fee Programs
Langley Wealth does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are
provided directly by Langley Wealth.
E. Rollover Recommendation
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may recommend that you withdraw the assets from your
employer's retirement plan and roll the assets over to an individual retirement account ("IRA") that we will manage on
your behalf. If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our management, we will charge you an asset-
based fee as set forth in the agreement you executed with our firm. This practice presents a conflict of interest because
persons providing investment advice on our behalf have an incentive to recommend a rollover to you for the purpose of
generating fee-based compensation rather than solely based on your needs. You are under no obligation, contractually
or otherwise, to complete the rollover. Moreover, if you do complete the rollover, you are under no obligation to have the
assets in an IRA managed by our firm.
Many employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan. Also, current
employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before they retire or change jobs. In determining
whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the following options are available, you should consider the
costs and benefits of: 1)) Leaving the funds in your employer's (former employer's) plan; 2) moving the funds to a new
employer's retirement plan; 3) cashing out and taking a taxable distribution from the plan; and/or 4) rolling the funds into
an IRA rollover account. Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages and before making a change we
encourage you to speak with your CPA and/or tax attorney. Our recommendations may include any of them, depending
on what we feel is in your best interest.
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide investment advice to you regarding
your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are also fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing
retirement accounts. As a fiduciary, we are required to document the reason(s) for why the recommendation we made is
in your best interest.
F. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Langley Wealth had a total of $255,790,636 in assets under management. Of these total
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assets, $222,634,084 were managed on a discretionary basis with $33,156,552 being managed on a non-discretionary
basis.