Hoxton Planning & Management offers a variety of advisory services, which include financial planning,
consulting, and investment management services. Prior to Hoxton Planning & Management rendering any
of the foregoing advisory services, clients are required to enter into one or more written agreements with
Hoxton Planning & Management setting forth the relevant terms and conditions of the advisory relationship
(the “Advisory Agreement”).
Hoxton Planning & Management filed for registration as an investment adviser in February 2022 and is
owned by Archibald Robinson Hoxton, IV. As of December 31, 2022, Hoxton Planning & Management
had $306,891,911 in assets under management; all of which was managed on a discretionary basis.
While this brochure generally describes the business of Hoxton Planning & Management, certain sections
also discuss the activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s officers, partners, directors
(or other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), employees or other persons
who provide investment advice on Hoxton Planning & Management’s behalf and are subject to the Firm’s
supervision or control.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Hoxton Planning & Management offers clients a broad range of financial planning and consulting services,
which include any or all of the following functions:
• Business Planning
•
Cash Flow Forecasting
• Trust and Estate Planning
• Insurance Planning
• Retirement Planning
•
Major Purchase Consulting
• Tax Planning
• Education Planning
While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain of them can also be rendered in
conjunction with investment portfolio management as part of a comprehensive wealth management
engagement (described in more detail below).
In performing these services, Hoxton Planning & Management is not required to verify any information
received from the client or from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is
expressly authorized to rely on such information. Hoxton Planning & Management recommends certain
clients engage the Firm for additional related services, its Supervised Persons in their individual capacities
as insurance agents and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that
a conflict of interest exists for the Firm to recommend that clients engage Hoxton Planning & Management
or its affiliates to provide (or continue to provide) additional services for compensation, including
investment management services. Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding
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implementation and are under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by Hoxton
Planning & Management under a financial planning or consulting engagement. Clients are advised that it
remains their responsibility to promptly notify the Firm of any change in their financial situation or
investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising Hoxton Planning &
Management’s recommendations and/or services.
Investment and Wealth Management Services
Hoxton Planning & Management manages client investment portfolios on a discretionary or non-
discretionary basis. In addition, Hoxton Planning & Management provides certain clients with wealth
management services which include a broad range of financial planning and consulting services as well as
discretionary and/or non-discretionary management of investment portfolios.
Hoxton Planning & Management primarily allocates client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-
traded funds (“ETFs”), and independent investment managers (“Independent Managers”) in accordance
with their stated investment objectives.
Where appropriate, the Firm also provides advice about any type of legacy position or other investment
held in client portfolios, but clients should not assume that these assets are being continuously monitored
or otherwise advised on by the Firm unless specifically agreed upon. Clients can engage Hoxton Planning
& Management to manage and/or advise on certain investment products that are not maintained at their
primary custodian, such as variable life insurance and annuity contracts and assets held in employer
sponsored retirement plans and
qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans). In these situations, Hoxton Planning
& Management directs or recommends the allocation of client assets among the various investment options
available with the product. These assets are generally maintained at the underwriting insurance company
or the custodian designated by the product’s provider.
Hoxton Planning & Management tailors its advisory services to meet the needs of its individual clients and
seeks to ensure, on a continuous basis, that client portfolios are managed in a manner consistent with those
needs and objectives. Hoxton Planning & Management consults with clients on an initial and ongoing basis
to assess their specific risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity constraints and other related factors relevant
to the management of their portfolios. Clients are advised to promptly notify Hoxton Planning &
Management if there are changes in their financial situation or if they wish to place any limitations on the
management of their portfolios. Clients can impose reasonable restrictions or mandates on the management
of their accounts if Hoxton Planning & Management determines, in its sole discretion, the conditions would
not materially impact the performance of a management strategy or prove overly burdensome to the Firm’s
management efforts.
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Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Hoxton Planning & Management provides various consulting services to qualified employee benefit plans
and their fiduciaries. This suite of institutional services is designed to assist plan sponsors in structuring,
managing and optimizing their corporate retirement plans. Each engagement is individually negotiated and
customized, and includes any or all of the following services:
• Plan Design and Strategy
• Plan Review and Evaluation
•
Executive Planning & Benefits
• Investment Selection
• Plan Fee and Cost Analysis
• Plan Committee Consultation
•
Fiduciary and Compliance
• Participant Education
As disclosed in the Advisory Agreement, certain of the foregoing services are provided by Hoxton Planning
& Management as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), each plan sponsor is provided with a written
description of Hoxton Planning & Management’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered and
all direct and indirect compensation the Firm reasonably expects under the engagement.
Use of Independent Managers
As mentioned above, Hoxton Planning & Management selects certain Independent Managers to actively
manage a portion of its clients’ assets. The specific terms and conditions under which a client engages an
Independent Manager are set forth in a separate written agreement with the designated Independent
Manager. That agreement can be between the Firm and the Independent Manager (often called a
subadvisor) or the client and the Independent Manager (sometimes called a separate account manager). In
addition to this brochure, clients will typically also receive the written disclosure documents of the
respective Independent Managers engaged to manage their assets.
Hoxton Planning & Management evaluates a variety of information about Independent Managers, which
includes the Independent Managers’ public disclosure documents, materials supplied by the Independent
Managers themselves and other third-party analyses it believes are reputable. To the extent possible, the
Firm seeks to assess the Independent Managers’ investment strategies, past performance and risk results in
relation to its clients’ individual portfolio allocations and risk exposure. Hoxton Planning & Management
also takes into consideration each Independent Manager’s management style, returns, reputation, financial
strength, reporting, pricing and research capabilities, among other factors.
Hoxton Planning & Management continues to provide services relative to the discretionary or non-
discretionary selection of the Independent Managers. On an ongoing basis, the Firm monitors the
performance of those accounts being managed by Independent Managers. Hoxton Planning & Management
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seeks to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain aligned with its clients’
investment objectives and overall best interests.