Description of Services and Fees
MCW Financial, Inc. is a registered investment adviser based in Crescent Springs, Kentucky. We are
organized as a corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and we conduct our
business under the name Research & Portfolio Management. We have been providing investment
advisory services since 2011. Michael C. Weber is our principal owner. Currently, we offer portfolio
management services, which are personalized to each individual client.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Please refer to the description of each
investment advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your
individual needs. As used in this brochure, the words "we", "our" and "us" refer to MCW Financial, Inc.
and the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our firm.
Also, you may see the term Associated Person throughout this brochure. As used in this brochure, our
Associated Persons are our firm's officers, employees, and all individuals providing investment advice
on behalf of our firm.
Portfolio Management Services
We offer discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services. Our investment advice is
tailored to meet our clients' needs and investment objectives. If you retain our firm for portfolio
management services, we will meet with you to determine your investment objectives, risk tolerance,
and other relevant information (the "suitability information") at the beginning of our advisory
relationship. We will use the suitability information we gather to develop a strategy that enables our
firm to give you continuous and focused investment advice and/or to make investments on your
behalf. As part of our portfolio management services, we may customize an investment portfolio for
you in accordance with your risk tolerance and investing objectives. We may also invest your assets
using a predefined strategy. Once we construct an investment portfolio for you, we will monitor your
portfolio's performance on an ongoing basis, and will rebalance the portfolio as required by changes in
market conditions and in your financial circumstances.
If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to grant our firm
discretionary authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization will allow our firm to
determine the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your
account without your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is typically granted by
the investment advisory agreement you sign with our firm, a power of attorney, or trading authorization
forms. You may limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can
be purchased for your account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in writing. If
you enter into non-discretionary arrangements with our firm, we must obtain your approval prior to
executing any transactions on behalf of your account.
The billable account value reflected on the quarterly fee invoices may not always mirror the account
value reflected on the Raymond James account statement due to dividends and/or interest being
earned that have not yet been credited on the month end account statement.
Separately Managed Accounts through Raymond James
For separately managed accounts, the firm uses Raymond James Asset Management Services (RJ
AMS) as a sub-advisor in recommending, selecting, and monitoring one or more affiliated or
unaffiliated sub-advisors with which RJ AMS has entered into a sub-advisory agreement.
RJ AMS is a
division of Raymond James and Associates, Inc. (RJA), a registered investment adviser, and offers a
bundled asset- based fee schedule.
The firm selects the appropriate portfolio manager(s) on the RJ AMS platform, based upon the client’s
financial needs and investment objectives. RJ AMS also establishes custodial facilities, monitors
performance of portfolio managers, provides clients with performance accounting and other
administrative services, and assists portfolio managers with certain trading activities.
Pension Consulting Services
We offer pension consulting services to employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries based upon the
needs of the plan and the services requested by the plan sponsor or named fiduciary. In general,
these services may include an existing plan review and analysis, plan-level advice regarding fund
selection and investment options, education services to plan participants, investment performance
monitoring, and/or ongoing consulting. These pension consulting services will generally be non-
discretionary and advisory in nature. The ultimate decision to act on behalf of the plan shall remain
with the plan sponsor or other named fiduciary.
We may also assist with participant enrollment meetings and provide investment-related educational
seminars to plan participants on such topics as:
• Diversification
• Asset allocation
• Risk tolerance
• Time horizon
Our educational seminars may include other investment-related topics specific to the particular plan.
We may also provide additional types of pension consulting services to plans on an individually
negotiated basis. All services, whether discussed above or customized for the plan based upon
requirements from the plan fiduciaries (which may include additional plan-level or participant-level
services) shall be detailed in a written agreement and be consistent with the parameters set forth in
the plan documents.
Either party to the pension consulting agreement may terminate the agreement upon 30-days’ written
notice to the other party. The pension consulting fees will be prorated for the quarter in which the
termination notice is given and any unearned fees will be refunded to the client.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on equity securities. However, we may also recommend mutual funds,
variable (no-load) annuities and fixed annuities, corporate debt securities, municipal securities,
investment company securities and options contracts on securities.
Additionally, we may advise you on any type of investment that we deem appropriate based on your
stated goals and objectives. We may also provide advice on any type of investment held in your
portfolio at the inception of our advisory relationship.
You may request that we refrain from investing in particular securities or certain types of securities.
You must provide these restrictions to our firm in writing.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we managed a total of ~ $115,091,671 in assets. We manage
~$110,010,870 on a discretionary basis and ~$5,086,801 in assets on a non-discretionary basis.
For California Clients
All material conflicts of interest under CCR Section 260.238 (k) are disclosed regarding the investment
adviser, its representatives or any of its employees, which could be reasonably expected to impair the
rendering of unbiased and objective advice.
While the firm endeavors at all times to offer clients its specialized services at reasonable costs, the
fees charged by other advisers for comparable services may be lower than the fees charged by
Research & Portfolio Management.