Base Wealth Management (“Base Wealth” or “Advisor”) is an investment advisor registered with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) since September 2022.
The principal owner of Base Wealth is Daniel DiLascia, Owner / Member.
Advisory Services
Base Wealth’s principal service is providing fee-based investment management services and
financial planning services. The Advisor practices custom management of portfolios, on a
discretionary basis, according to the client’s objectives. The Advisor’s primary approach is to use
a tactical allocation strategy aimed at reducing risk and increasing performance. The Advisor may
use exchange listed securities, over-the-counter securities, foreign securities, warrants, corporate
debt securities, commercial paper, CDs, municipal securities, mutual funds, variable life insurance,
variable annuities, United States government securities, and interests in publicly traded real estate
partnerships to accomplish this objective. The Advisor measures and selects mutual funds by
using various criteria, such as the fund manager’s tenure, and/or overall career performance. The
Advisor may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and increase performance. The Advisor may recommend
specific stocks to increase sector weighting and/or dividend potential. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement which may
adversely affect the portfolio. The Advisor 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 securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position(s) in the
portfolio, change in risk tolerance of client, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the client’s risk
tolerance.
For some clients, Base Wealth may use a third-party platform (Pontera) to facilitate management,
on a discretionary basis, of held away assets such as defined contribution plan participant accounts
(e.g., 401(k) plan accounts). There is no cost to the client for the use of this platform. Base Wealth
will avoid being deemed to have custody of client funds because Base Wealth will not have direct
access to client login credentials to effect trades. A link will be provided to the client allowing
them
to connect accounts to the platform, and once the client accounts are connected to the
platform Base Wealth will have the ability to review and manage account allocations. We
regularly review the available investment options in these accounts, monitor them, and rebalance
and implement our strategies in the same way we do other accounts, though using different tools
as necessary. When deemed necessary, Advisor will rebalance the account considering client
investment goals and risk tolerance, and any change in allocations will consider current economic
and market trends. The goal is to improve account performance over time, minimize loss during
difficult markets, and manage internal fees that harm account performance. Client account(s) will
be reviewed at least annually and allocation changes will be made as deemed necessary. As it is
impossible to directly debit Base Wealth’s investment advisory fees from these accounts, those
fees will be assigned to the client’s taxable accounts on a pro-rata basis. If the client does not have
a taxable account, those fees will be billed directly to the client.
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Financial Planning
In addition to investment supervisory services, Base Wealth may provide financial planning
services to clients. The Advisor’s financial planning services may include recommendations for
portfolio customization based on the client’s investment objectives, goals and financial situation,
recommendations relating to investment strategies as well as tailored investment advice. Financial
planning may also include non-investment advice such as developing strategies to achieve
retirement or other financial goals, tax optimization strategies, cash flow and budgeting analysis
and recommendations, financing and financial education, estate planning, and asset protection
strategies.
Base Wealth will tailor its advisory services to its client’s individual needs based on meetings and
conversations with the client. If clients wish to impose certain restrictions on investing in certain
securities or types of securities, the Advisor will address those restrictions with the client to have
a clear understanding of the client’s requirements.
Base Wealth does not provide portfolio management services to wrap fee programs.
As of February 23, 2024, Base Wealth had $213,827,000 in discretionary assets under
management.