OMICRON DESCRIPTION
Omicron Advisors, LLC (“Omicron”) is a limited liability company organized in the state of Delaware.
The firm was formed in July of 2012, and the principal owners are Ross Christian Burnam and Ross
Wilson Burnam. The firm was registered as an investment adviser in the state of Delaware in January
of 2013, Pennsylvania in April of 2015, and Maryland in May of 2015. Effective April 18, 2022,
Omicron qualified for federal registration and transitioned to registration with the SEC. This change
in registration has had no impact on our day-to-day operations as we continue to provide investment
advisory services to our clients as we have in the past.
Omicron offers Investment Supervisory, Financial Planning, and Pension Consulting services.
Omicron begins both its Investment Supervisory and its Financial Planning services by assisting clients
to complete a comprehensive client profile (the “Client Profile”) which is designed to define client
goals and objectives, and to assess a client’s current situation (including but not limited to income,
assets and net worth).
Our Investment Supervisory services are tailored to each client based on the information provided in
the Client Profile. We work with each client to develop an appropriate Investment Policy Statement
(“IPS”), which dictates the design, implementation, and monitoring of the client’s investment portfolio.
The IPS is a living document that is adjusted based on changes to each client’s unique situation.
Omicron follows academic-based research over traditional investment methods, as detailed in the
Investment Supervisory Services and Methods of Analysis sections of this document.
As noted above, our Financial Planning services begin with the completion of the Client Profile. Using
the Client Profile, we create an individualized Financial Plan that generally encompasses all aspects of
the client’s financial life, including cash flow, debts, education funding, investments, insurance, taxes,
retirement and estate planning.
For our Pension Consulting Services, Omicron meets with business owners seeking to establish
retirement plans as well as sponsors and trustees of existing qualified plans. These plan assets may be
custodied at Schwab or another custodian chosen by the client. We help clients determine their level
of need, from basic education to investment selection and employee communications. Where
appropriate, we assist clients in obtaining a specialist in new plan design or administration, or work
with their existing provider in whatever capacity is appropriate. Terms of service are disclosed through
a separate Service Agreement.
TYPES OF ADVISORY SERVICES
Omicron offers the following services to our clients:
INVESTMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICES
Omicron provides investment supervisory services, also known as investment management services
(“Investment Management Services”). This means that Omicron provides its clients with regular and
continuous investment advice which is particularly tailored to that client’s investment needs.
The investment advisory services that Omicron provides may include the following:
• Reviewing your investment objectives and goals as identified to Omicron by you (or as identified
by Omicron).
• Suggesting specific investment strategies.
• Evaluating and researching certain mutual funds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), and other
securities.
• Allocating and reallocating assets among different investments.
• Reporting and reviewing the performance of certain mutual funds, ETFs and other securities.
Omicron’s Investment Supervisory Services are driven by academic-based research rather than the
traditional investment method of trying to pick “winners,” resulting in a bias towards passive strategies.
We believe diversification to be the crux of successful long-term investing, allowing exposure to a
variety of asset classes that carry differing levels of risk and return. Nobel Prize winning concepts from
the world of academia, such as Modern Portfolio Theory (“MPT”) and the Efficient Market
Hypothesis (“EMH”) offer the basis for the design of an appropriate Investment Policy Statement
(“IPS”). These concepts are further explored in the Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies sections
of this Brochure.
Omicron generally limits its investment supervisory services to mutual funds and ETFs. However,
Omicron may on occasion utilize other types of securities when Omicron deems it appropriate.
Furthermore, when a client transfers marketable securities into an account managed by Omicron, such
securities may include single security equities and/or fixed-income instruments. Omicron will
collaborate with each such client to restructure the portfolio over time to minimize taxable gains, where
applicable. A client may put reasonable restrictions on the types of securities to be bought and sold in
his or her account. However, Omicron may determine that it cannot accept a particular requested
restriction, in its sole discretion.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Omicron provides financial planning services, which often include a comprehensive evaluation of a
client’s current and future financial
state by using currently known variables to seek to predict future
cash flows, asset values and withdrawal plans. Through the financial planning process, client questions,
information and analysis are considered as they impact and are impacted by the financial and life
situation of the client. Clients purchasing this service receive a report that provides the client with a
detailed financial plan designed to assist the client in achieving his or her financial goals and objectives.
Financial plans and financial planning may include one or more of the following: investment planning,
life insurance; tax concerns; retirement planning; college planning; and debt/credit planning.
PENSION CONSULTING SERVICES
Omicron also provides several advisory services separately or in combination with respect to pension
plans. Our Pension Consulting Services are generally comprised of three distinct services. Clients may
choose to use any or all of these services.
Investment Policy Statement (IPS) Preparation:
Omicron meets with the client, preferably in person, to determine an appropriate investment strategy
that reflects the plan sponsor's stated investment objectives for management of the overall plan.
Omicron then prepares a written IPS detailing those needs and goals, including an encompassing policy
under which these goals are to be achieved. The IPS also lists the criteria for selection of investment
vehicles as well as the procedures and timing interval for monitoring of investment performance.
Selection of Investment Vehicles:
Omicron assists plan sponsors in constructing appropriate asset allocation models. Omicron will then
review various mutual funds to determine which investments are appropriate to implement the client's
IPS. The number of investments to be recommended is determined by the client, based on the IPS.
Employee Communications:
Omicron may also provide educational support and investment workshops designed for the plan
participants. The nature of the topics to be covered is determined by Omicron and the client under the
guidelines established in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) Section 404(c). The
educational support and investment workshops will NOT provide plan participants with
individualized, tailored investment advice or individualized, tailored asset allocation recommendations.
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ROLLOVERS
Omicron occasionally works with clients to facilitate retirement account rollovers. A client or
prospective client leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement plan
(and may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan,
if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are
permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account
value (which could, depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). If Omicron
recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan assets into an account to be managed by
Omicron, such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if Omicron will earn an advisory fee on
the rolled over assets. No client is under any obligation to rollover retirement plan assets to an account
managed by Omicron, and as with every recommendation we make, the best interests of our clients
are placed first and foremost. We are available to address any questions that a client or prospective
client may have regarding the potential for conflicts of interest presented by any rollover
recommendations.
AMOUNTS UNDER MANAGEMENT
As of December 31, 2023, Omicron had discretionary assets under of management of $106,136,811.
CLIENT AGREEMENTS
Each client relationship is defined in either an investment management agreement or pension, pension
consulting or financial planning agreement between the client and Omicron. Each of the agreements
is referred to as a “Client Agreement”. Each Client Agreement sets forth the rights and responsibilities
of the client and Omicron, including the fees to be paid to Omicron.
Client Agreements may not be assigned without client consent. Transactions that do not result in a
change of actual control or management of Omicron shall not be considered an assignment by
Omicron.
TERMINATION OF CLIENT AGREEMENT
A client may cancel their Client Agreement within five (5) business days of execution of the Client
Agreement without penalty. Client Agreements may be terminated upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the
other party.
Upon termination of a Client Agreement, Omicron will refund any unearned portion of an advance
payment (or may seek payment for work performed for payments in arrears), and Omicron will be
responsible for liquidating and/or transferring the portfolio securities and remitting the proceeds.
Absent standing instructions, Omicron will await instructions from the client as to what steps are
necessary to liquidate and/or transfer the portfolio securities and remit the proceeds. When Omicron
receives instructions from the client, Omicron will notify the client's custodian, broker-dealer and
others to liquidate all or a portion of the portfolio.