Our firm is dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of
investment advisory services. Our firm is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of
California in 2010 and has been in business as an investment adviser since that time. Our firm is
owned by Kevin Lee Bidenkap (50%) and Angela Park Sheldon (50%).
The purpose of this Brochure is to disclose the conflicts of interest associated with the investment
transactions, compensation and any other matters related to investment decisions made by our firm
or its representatives. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in the client’s best interest. This is
accomplished in part by knowing our client. Our firm has established a service-oriented advisory
practice with open lines of communication for many different types of clients to help meet their
financial goals while remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. Working with clients to
understand their investment objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates the kind
of working relationship we value.
Types of Advisory Services Offered
Financial Planning & Consulting:
Our firm provides a variety of standalone financial planning and consulting services to clients for the
management of financial resources based upon an analysis of current situation, goals, and objectives.
Financial planning services will typically involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial
consultation for clients based on the client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or
consulting may encompass Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable
Planning, Education Planning, Corporate and Personal Tax Planning, Cost Segregation Study,
Corporate Structure, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis, Insurance Analysis, Lines of
Credit Evaluation, or Business and Personal Financial Planning.
Written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients.
Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client. Our firm provides
clients with a summary of their financial situation, and observations for financial planning
engagements. Financial consultations are not typically accompanied by a written summary of
observations and recommendations, as the process is less formal than the planning service. Assuming
that all the information and documents requested from the client are provided promptly, plans or
consultations are typically completed within 6 months of the client signing a contract with our firm.
LPL Financial Sponsored Advisory Programs:
TWM may provide advisory services through certain programs sponsored by LPL Financial LLC (LPL),
a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Below is a brief description of each LPL advisory
program available to [Advisor]. For more information regarding the LPL programs, including more
information on the advisory services and fees that apply, the types of investments available in the
programs and the potential conflicts of interest presented by the programs please see the program
account packet (which includes the account agreement and LPL Form ADV program brochure) and the
Form ADV, Part 2A of LPL or the applicable program.
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Our firm receives compensation as a result of a client’s participation in an LPL program. Depending on,
among other things, the size of the account, changes in its value over time, the ability to negotiate fees or
commissions, and the number of transactions, the amount of this compensation may be more or less
than what our firm would receive if the client participated in other programs, whether through LPL or
another sponsor, or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other services.
Optimum Market Portfolios Program (OMP)
OMP offers clients the ability to participate in a professionally managed asset allocation program using
Optimum Funds shares. Under OMP, client will authorize LPL on a discretionary basis to purchase and
sell Optimum Funds pursuant to investment objectives chosen by the client. TWM will assist the client
in determining the suitability of OMP for the client and assist the client in setting an appropriate
investment objective. TWM will have discretion to select a mutual fund asset allocation portfolio
designed by LPL consistent with the client’s investment objective. LPL will have discretion to purchase
and sell Optimum Funds pursuant to the portfolio selected for the client. LPL will also have authority to
rebalance the account.
A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for OMP. In certain instances, LPL will permit a lower
minimum account size.
Personal Wealth Portfolios Program (PWP)
PWP offers clients an asset management account using asset allocation model portfolios designed by
LPL. TWM will have discretion for selecting the asset allocation model portfolio based on client’s
investment objective. TWM will also have discretion for selecting third party money managers (PWP
Advisors), mutual funds and ETFs within each asset class of the model portfolio.
LPL will act as the
overlay portfolio manager on all PWP accounts and will be authorized to purchase and sell on a
discretionary basis mutual funds, ETFs and equity and fixed income securities.
A minimum account value of $250,000 is required for PWP. In certain instances, LPL will permit a lower
minimum account size
Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP)
MWP offers clients a professionally managed mutual fund asset allocation program. TWM will obtain
the necessary financial data from the client, assist the client in determining the suitability of the MWP
program and assist the client in setting an appropriate investment objective. TWM will initiate the steps
necessary to open an MWP account and have discretion to select a model portfolio designed by LPL’s
Research Department consistent with the client’s stated investment objective. LPL’s Research
Department or third-party portfolio strategists are responsible for selecting the mutual funds or ETFs
within a model portfolio and for making changes to the mutual funds or ETFs selected.
The client will authorize LPL to act on a discretionary basis to purchase and sell mutual funds and ETFs
and to liquidate previously purchased securities. The client will also authorize LPL to effect rebalancing
for MWP accounts.
MWP requires a minimum asset value for a program account to be managed. The minimums vary
depending on the portfolio(s) selected and the account’s allocation amongst portfolios. The lowest
minimum for a portfolio is $25,000. In certain instances, a lower minimum for a portfolio is permitted.
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Manager Access Select Program (MAS)
Manager Access Select provides clients access to the investment advisory services of professional
portfolio management firms for the individual management of client accounts. TWM will assist client in
identifying a third-party portfolio manager (Portfolio Manager) from a list of Portfolio Managers made
available by LPL. The Portfolio Manager manages client’s assets on a discretionary basis. TWM will
provide initial and ongoing assistance regarding the Portfolio Manager selection process.
A minimum account value of $100,000 is required for Manager Access Select, however, in certain
instances, the minimum account size may be lower or higher.
TWM receives compensation as a result of a client’s participation in an LPL program. Depending on,
among other things, the type and size of the account, type of securities held in the account, changes
in its value over time, the ability to negotiate fees or commissions, the historical or expected size or
number of transactions, and the number and range of supplementary advisory and client-related
services provided to the client, the amount of this compensation may be more or less than what TWM
would receive if the client participated in other programs, whether through LPL or another sponsor,
or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other services.
The account fee may be higher than the fees charged by other investment advisors for similar
services. For instance, FutureAdvisor offers direct-to-consumer services similar to GWP. Therefore,
clients could generally pay a lower advisory fee for algorithm-driven, automated (“robo”) investment
advisory services through FutureAdvisor or other robo providers. However, clients using such direct
robo services will forgo opportunities to utilize LPL-constructed model portfolios or to work directly
with a financial advisor.
Clients should consider the level and complexity of the advisory services to be provided when
negotiating the account fee (or the advisor fee portion of the account fee, as applicable) with TWM.
With regard to accounts utilizing third-party portfolio managers under aggregate, all-in-one account
fee structures (including MAS, PWP and the legacy MWP fee structure), because the portion of the
account fee retained by TWM varies depending on the portfolio strategist fee associated with a
portfolio, TWM has a financial incentive to select one portfolio instead of another portfolio.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
Our firm offers individualized investment advice to Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management
Clients. General investment advice will be offered to our Financial Planning & Consulting clients.
Each Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management Client has the opportunity to place reasonable
restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in
certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would
entail in managing the account.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm offers and sponsors a wrap fee program. Asset Management services are only offered
through wrapped accounts, which are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s
investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. Please see our Part 2A, Appendix 1 (the
“Wrap Fee Program Brochure”) for more information.
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Regulatory Assets Under Management
Our firm manages $136,873,482 on a discretionary basis and $0 on a non-discretionary basis as of
12/31/2023.