Firm Description
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., (“SIM” or the “Company”)
was founded in 1996.
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. provides personalized,
confidential investment advisory and management services to individuals,
pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and
small businesses. Advice is provided through consultation with the client and
may include determination of financial objectives, identification of financial
problems, cash flow management, tax planning, insurance review, investment
management, education funding, retirement planning, and estate planning.
The financial and other pertinent data obtained from the client determines
appropriate investment guidelines, risk tolerance and other factors that will
assist in ascertaining the suitability of client accounts.
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. is strictly a fee-only
investment management firm. The firm does not sell annuities, insurance,
stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, or other commissioned
products. The firm is not affiliated with entities that sell financial products or
securities. No commissions in any form are accepted. No finder’s fees are
accepted.
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. directly or indirectly
compensates for some client referrals. Sasser Investment Management, Inc.
has and may in the future enter into agreements with individuals to solicit
prospective clients or refer prospective clients to its investment management
services. Under the agreement, the individual may identify client candidates,
initiate contact with individuals or other representatives of investment funds,
introduce interested parties to the financial services offered by Sasser
Investment Management, Inc. and arrange initial meetings between
prospective clients.
In return for the services provided, Sasser Investment Management, Inc. may
compensate individuals by paying a fixed fee or a percentage of advisory fees
collected from referred clients. Clients are not charged any additional advisory
fees attributable to the existence of any arrangement pursuant to which
Sasser Investment Management, Inc. has agreed to compensate persons for
soliciting or referring clients to the company.
Any solicitor, at the time of any solicitation activities for which compensation is
paid, or to be paid by SIM, will provide the client with a current copy of SIM’s
written disclosure statement required by Rule 204-3 (“brochure rule”). Solicitor
will also provide to the client prior to, or at the time of, entering any written or
oral investment advisory contract with such client, a signed and dated
acknowledgement of receipt of SIM’s written disclosure statement and
Solicitor’s written disclosure document.
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. does not act as a custodian of
client assets. The client always maintains asset control. As the investment
manager, SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. places trades for
clients under a limited power of attorney and may have the authority to
disburse funds from client accounts following the client’s instructions. Funds
may only be disbursed directly to the client.
Periodic reviews are communicated to provide reminders of the specific
courses of action that are taken. More frequent reviews occur but are not
necessarily communicated to the client unless immediate changes are
recommended.
Meetings with clients and prospective clients, which may be by telephone or
video conference, are free of charge and hourly or time-based fees are never
charged for financial planning or advisory services. Meetings are considered
as either an exploratory interview to determine the extent to which investment
management may be beneficial to the client, or to determine that existing
investment advisory guidelines are appropriate for clients and their
investment objectives and whether changes are required to a client’s
investment policies and guidelines.
Principal Owners
Bradley D. Sasser and Thomas J. Lonzo are the sole stockholders of Sasser
Investment Management, Inc.
Types of Advisory Services
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. provides investment
supervisory services, also known as asset management services. The
company provides asset management of client funds through diversification of
portfolios utilizing domestic as well as foreign securities. Securities may
include equity, fixed income and real estate investments depending on the
client’s stated objectives. Investments are, or may be, determined based on
the client’s investment objectives, risk tolerance, net worth, tax guidance,
liquidity needs and other suitability factors. Accounts are managed on an
individual
basis and restrictions and guidelines imposed by clients affect the
composition and performance of portfolios. For these reasons, performance
of portfolios with the same investment objective may differ and clients should
not expect the performance of their portfolio to be identical to the performance
of the average client portfolio.
On an occasional basis, SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
furnishes general advice to clients on matters not involving securities, such as
financial planning matters, taxation issues, and trust services that often
include estate planning, however the Company does not offer financial
planning services.
As of December 31, 2023, SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
manages approximately $100 million in assets for approximately 95 clients.
Approximately $90 million is managed on a discretionary basis, and $10
million is managed on a non-discretionary basis.
Tailored Relationships
The goals and objectives for each client are documented in our client
relationship management system. Investment policy statements are created
that reflect the stated investment strategy, goals and objectives. Clients may
impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Agreements may not be assigned without client consent.
Types of Agreements
The following agreements define the typical client relationships.
Investment Management Agreement
Most clients choose to have SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
manage their assets in a manner designed to meet, and be consistent with,
agreed upon investment goals and objectives, or to have their assets
managed in a way that fits with an existing financial plan developed by a third
party.
The scope of work and fee for an Investment Management Agreement is
provided to the client in writing prior to the start of the relationship.
The annual Investment Management Agreement fee is based on a
percentage of the investable assets according to the following schedule:
_1.00%_ on equities, equity ETFs, cash and cash equivalents;
_0.50%_ on fixed income securities; and
_0.50%_ on mutual funds and other managed assets.
There is no minimum annual fee. Fees are negotiable for managed equity and
cash balances above $1,000,000. Current client relationships may exist
where the fees are higher or lower than the fee schedule above.
Although the Investment Management Agreement is an ongoing agreement
and adjustments or amendments to the agreement may be required from time
to time, the length of service to the client is at the client’s discretion. The
client, or the investment manager may terminate an Agreement by written
notice to the other party. At termination, fees will be billed on a pro rata basis
for the portion of the quarter completed. The portfolio value on the day of
termination is used as the basis for the fee computation, adjusted for the
number of days during the billing quarter prior to termination.
Asset Management
Stocks, bonds and other fixed income securities are purchased or sold
through a brokerage account when appropriate. The brokerage firm may
charge a fee for stock and bond trades. SASSER INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, INC. does not receive any compensation, in any form, from
fund companies.
Investments may also include: equities (stocks), warrants, corporate debt
securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities,
investment company securities (variable life insurance, variable annuities,
and mutual funds shares), U. S. government securities, options contracts,
futures contracts, and interests in partnerships.
Assets may be invested in no-load or low-load mutual funds and exchange-
traded funds in order to achieve adequate diversification within a specific
asset class or market sector. Fund companies charge each fund shareholder
an investment management fee that is disclosed in the fund prospectus.
Discount brokerages may charge a transaction fee for the purchase of some
funds.
Initial public offerings (IPOs) are not available through SASSER
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
Termination of Agreement
A Client may terminate the Investment Management Agreement at any time
by notifying SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. in writing. Though
SIM bills clients in arrears, if the client made an advance payment, SASSER
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. will refund any unearned portion of the
advance payment.
SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. may terminate any of the
aforementioned agreements at any time by notifying the client in writing. If the
client made an advance payment, SASSER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT,
INC. will refund any unearned portion of the advance payment.