A. Firm Information
Ergawealth Advisors, Inc. (“Ergawealth Advisors” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a corporation under the laws of
the State of Illinois. Ergawealth Advisors was founded as a corporation in the state of Illinois on March 30, 2006
and is owned and operated by Ian L. Laterreur AIF®, CFP® (President, Wealth Advisor and Chief Compliance
Officer). Since 2006 this Advisor has used this entity as a doing business as name while being registered with
other registered investment advisor. This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications,
business practices, and the advisory services provided by Ergawealth Advisors.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Ergawealth Advisors offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates,
businesses, retirement plans and charitable organizations (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. Ergawealth Advisors’ fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of
Ethics. For more information regarding our Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Investment Management Services
Ergawealth Advisors 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. Ergawealth Advisors 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. Ergawealth
Advisors services to Clients are determined based on their unique goals and objectives.
The Advisors investment management approach is comprised of what we believe to be the four cornerstones of
investment management; Organize, Plan, Protect, Invest. The Advisor believes everything starts with a plan.
Ergawealth Advisors first works with Clients to create a game plan to start on the path of being financially
"organized" by aggregating all their assets and liabilities. Then the Advisor starts the planning process, reviewing
the Client goals and the resources they have to reach those goals. The Advisor then evaluates the risk they are
willing to take for each goal; as well as evaluate the maximum risk the Client is willing to take from a volatility
standpoint and maximum loss threshold. Ergawealth Advisors uses risk-based questionnaires to give a good
indication of what those thresholds are for the Client. Based on the Client goals and the risk profile, Ergawealth
Advisors then assigns the best-fit strategy for each goal constructing a portfolio, consisting of diversified mutual
funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and alternative investments to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The
Advisor may also utilize individual stocks, bonds or options contracts to meet the needs of its Clients. The
Advisor may retain certain legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Ergawealth Advisors’ investment approach is 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. Ergawealth Advisors 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.
Ergawealth Advisors evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its
internal due diligence process. Ergawealth Advisors may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment
allocations to diversify the portfolio. Ergawealth Advisors 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. Ergawealth Advisors 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
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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 Ergawealth Advisors 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 their designated
account[s] at the Custodian, pursuant to the advisory agreement, please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Retirement Accounts – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will provide investment
advice to Clients regarding a distribution from an ERISA sponsored plan or to roll over the assets to an Individual
Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored
Plan to another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based
account to fee-based account). In such instances, the Advisor will serve as an investment fiduciary as that term
is
defined under The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue
Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. Such a recommendation creates a
conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the
transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over a retirement account to an account managed by the
Advisor.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Ergawealth Advisors will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to Clients, either
as a component of investment management services or pursuant to a written financial planning and consulting
agreement. The Advisor offers a la carte services for following types of financial planning and consulting
services; retirement planning, education planning, employee benefits, insurance, tax minimization, debt
management, cash flow planning and budgeting. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial
situation, depending on their goals, objectives and financial situation.
Generally, such financial planning and consulting 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 planning, retirement
planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs, and 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.
Ergawealth Advisors 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 months of
contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor
for investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would
increase the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any
recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects
to act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the
transaction through the Advisor.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Ergawealth Advisors provides retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a “Plan”)
and the company (the “Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist
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the Plan Sponsor in meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan and its Plan Participants. Each engagement is
customized to the needs of the Plan and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
• Vendor Analysis
• Plan Participant Enrollment and Education Tracking
• Investment Oversight (ERISA 3(21))
• Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
These services are provided by Ergawealth Advisors serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2),
the Plan Sponsor is provided with a written description of Ergawealth Advisors’ fiduciary status, the specific
services to be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Advisor reasonably expects under the
engagement.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Ergawealth Advisors 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 – Ergawealth Advisors, in connection with the Client, will develop a
strategy that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Ergawealth Advisors will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet
the investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk of each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Ergawealth Advisors will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet
the stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Ergawealth Advisors will provide investment management
and ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Ergawealth Advisors does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management
services are provided directly by Ergawealth Advisors.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Ergawealth Advisors manages approximately $265,114,960 in Client assets, all of
which are managed on a discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by
contacting the Advisor.