A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Brücke Financial, Inc. (hereinafter “BFI”) is a Corporation organized in the State of
Indiana. The firm was formed in November 2017, and the principal owner is Andrew
James Hawickhorst.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
BFI offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. BFI creates an Investment Policy
Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax levels,
and risk tolerance levels). Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to,
the following:
• Investment strategy • Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation • Asset selection
• Risk tolerance • Regular portfolio monitoring
BFI evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. BFI will request discretionary authority from clients in order to
select securities and execute transactions without permission from the client prior to each
transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy Statement,
which is given to each client.
BFI seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the fiduciary
duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of BFI’s economic, investment or
other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, BFI attempts to avoid, among
other things, investment or trading practices that systematically advantage or
disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, BFI’s policy is to seek fair and
equitable allocation of investment opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid
favoring one client over another over time. It is BFI’s policy to allocate investment
opportunities and transactions it identifies as being appropriate and prudent, including
initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and other investment opportunities that might have a
limited supply, among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Selection of Other Advisors
From time to time, BFI recommends that our clients use the services of a subadvisor to
manage all, or a portion of, their investment portfolio. After gathering information about
our clients’ financial situation and objectives, we will recommend that our clients engage
a specific subadvisor or investment program. Factors that we take into consideration
when making our recommendation(s) include, but are not limited to, the following: the
subadvisor’s performance, methods of analysis, fees, our clients’ financial needs,
investment goals, risk tolerance, and investment objectives. We will monitor the
subadvisor’s performance to ensure its management and investment style are consistent
with our clients’ investment goals and objectives. We will assume discretionary authority
to hire and fire subadvisors and/or reallocate our clients’ assets to other subadvisors
where we deem such action appropriate.
We have selected to engage Vise AI Advisors, LLC (“Vise”) and Berilium as our
subadvisors. For more information concerning Vise and Berilium’s investment methods,
fees and risk, please see Vise and Berilium Form ADV Part 2A Brochures and Vise and
Berilium Form CRS Brochures.
Financial Planning
Financial plans and financial planning may include but are not limited to: investment
planning; life insurance; tax concerns; retirement
planning; college planning; debt/credit
planning; farm succession planning, and business succession planning. Investment
planning involves working with clients to make sure their investments match their
respective risk tolerance and goals. Tax concerns are addressed by working with the client
to determine and compare effective tax rates for income, capital gains and other earnings
or investments, then attempting to allocate the client’s resources accordingly. Life
insurance planning entails reviewing the life insurance and/or disability insurance needs
of the client, together with any applicable dependents, spouse or other relatives, and
assessing appropriate coverage for these individuals. College planning entails helping
clients save for higher education, whether for the client or his/her children or other
dependents, in the ideal manner to suit the client’s overall financial goals and means.
Debt/credit planning consists of breaking down client budgets and aiding clients in
decision-making as to current debt, anticipated significant expenses and potential debt,
and avoiding excessive debt.
Pension Consulting Services
BFI offers consulting services to pension or other employee benefit plans (including but
not limited to 401(k) plans). Pension consulting will include, but is not limited to:
o identifying investment objectives and restrictions
o providing guidance on various assets classes and investment options
o recommending money managers to manage plan assets in ways designed to
achieve objectives
o monitoring performance of money managers and investment options and making
recommendations for changes
o recommending other service providers, such as custodians, administrators and
recordkeeper
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
BFI generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed income securities, real
estate funds (including REITs), insurance products including annuities, equities, ETFs
(including ETFs in the gold and precious metal sectors), treasury inflation
protected/inflation linked bonds, commodities, options, non-U.S. securities, options,
venture capital funds and private placements. BFI may use other securities as well to help
diversify a portfolio when applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
BFI offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client investment
strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client Investment Policy
Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk
tolerance levels). Clients can impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types
of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the restrictions prevent
BFI from properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions would require BFI to
deviate from its standard suite of services, BFI reserves the right to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and other administrative
fees. BFI does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
BFI has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$157,601,611.00 $0.00 December 2023