Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC is a registered investment adviser based in Olympia,
Washington. We are organized as a professional limited liability company under the laws of
the State of Washington. We have been providing investment advisory services since 1996.
Currently, we offer the following investment advisor services, which are tailored to each
individual client:
• Portfolio Management Services
• Financial Planning Services
• Tax Preparation
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 personalize our
advisory service to your individual needs. As used in this Brochure, the words “we”, “our”,
and “us” refer to Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC and the words “you”, “your” and “client”
refer to you as either the client or prospective client of our firm.
Portfolio Management Services
If you engage us for this service, we will ask you to provide information concerning your
personal and financial situation, investment objectives, tolerance or risk, and your
investment time horizon. We will also request that you inform us of any reasonable
restrictions you wish to impose on the management of your account. We will provide
continuous advice to you regarding the investment of your funds based on your individual
needs. Through personal discussions in which your goals, objectives and particular
circumstances are established, we will create and manage a portfolio.
In general, investment clients will be invested in one of five portfolio strategies in which
Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC manages with discretionary authority. These portfolio
strategies are designed based on varying degrees of risk. The portfolios range in risk level
from defensive to aggressive. We will create a portfolio consisting primarily of no-load and
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). We will allocate your assets among various investments
taking into consideration the overall portfolio style selected by you. The mutual funds will
be selected on the basis of any or all of the following criteria: the fund’s performance history,
the industry sector in which the fund invests, the track record of the fund’s manager, the
fund’s investment objectives, the fund’s management style and philosophy, and the fund’s
management fee structure. Portfolio weighting between funds and market sectors will be
determined by your individual needs and circumstances. You will have the opportunity to
place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments which will be made on your behalf.
You will retain individual ownership of all securities. The selection of a specific model can
only be changed in writing.
You may terminate the portfolio management agreement by providing written notice to our
firm.
Financial Planning Services
We offer broad-based, modular, and consultative financial planning services for clients that
meet the minimum account balance and have signed an Investment Management Agreement.
Please refer to Types of Clients. Financial planning will typically involve providing a variety
of advisory services to clients regarding the management of their financial resources based
upon an analysis of their individual needs. We will meet with you to gather information
about your financial circumstances and objectives. Once we review and analyze the
information you provide to our firm, we may deliver an electronic plan to you, designed to
help you achieve your stated financial goals and objectives.
Financial plans are based on your financial situation at the time we present the plan to you,
and on the financial information you provide to our firm. You must promptly notify our firm
if your financial situation, goals, objectives, or needs change.
You are under no obligation to act on our financial planning recommendations.
We charge an hourly fee for financial planning services for the US Military referrals, which is
negotiable.
A fee invoice will be provided upon delivery of the plan and the payment
requirement by check. The invoice will indicate the hours worked and hourly rate charged.
The check will be made payable to Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC.
Tax Preparation
We offer individual tax preparation services to you if you meet the minimum account balance
and you have signed an Investment Management Agreement. Please refer to Types of Clients.
Clients with a simple tax return will receive a $550 maximum annual credit for tax
preparation. A simple tax return has the following:
• W-2 Income
• Interest and dividend income
• Unemployment income
• Form 1099-R
• Social Security Forms
• Standard deductions
We will also prepare more complicated individual tax returns for a fee. We will give you an
estimate of the total time/cost will be determined at the start of the relationship. In limited
circumstances, the cost/time could be potentially exceed the initial estimate. We will notify
you if the fee has exceeded the estimate.
Tax Preparation is based on information provided to our firm. You must promptly notify our
firm if you receive correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service.
Tax planning recommendations are based on your individual situation and the financial
information you provide to our firm.
Types of Investments
We primarily recommend Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds; however, 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 a 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.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL’s
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (“PTE2020-02”) where applicable, we are
providing the following acknowledgment to you.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or
individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries with 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. The way we make money creates some conflicts with
your interest , so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest
and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under this rule provision, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations
(give prudent advice)
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations
(give loyal advice)
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your
best interest
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest
We benefit financially from the rollover of your assets from a retirement account to an
account that we manage or provide investment advice, because the assets increase our assets
under management and, in turn, our advisory fee. As a fiduciary, we only recommend a
rollover when we believe it is in your best interest.
Assets Under Management
Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC provided continuous management services for
$109,283,145 in client assets at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as of December 31, 2023.
Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC has discretion/Limited Power of Attorney over the assets
managed. Stapp Wealth Management, PLLC does not manage any client’s assets on a non-
discretionary basis.