About Our Firm
Financial Management Inc. (“FMI”) is a registered investment adviser that provides investment
management and financial advisory services to individual and institutional investors to help them
achieve their financial needs and goals. FMI has been a registered investment adviser since 1982.
FMI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crews Core Holding Company, which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of First Security Bancorp.
Our firm takes pride in providing personalized service to our clients and acknowledges that it is held
to a fiduciary standard of care.
Types of Advisory Services We Offer
FMI offers a variety of investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals,
retirement plans, non-profit organizations and foundations, and businesses/corporations. These
services include:
Asset and wealth management
Financial planning and consulting
Fiduciary and non-fiduciary services for plan sponsors
We work with our clients to determine their investment objectives and risk profile and develop and
execute a customized investment plan based on their individual needs and goals. FMI will utilize the
financial information provided by the client to analyze and develop strategies and solutions to assist
the client in meeting their financial goals. When we recommend changes to a financial strategy, we
take time to make sure the client understands the potential rewards and risks and how those changes
can help them achieve their goals. Most importantly, support is provided by a professional team who
believe in a client-oriented, performance-driven approach to whatever level of service is being
rendered on the client’s behalf.
Prior to FMI rendering any of the foregoing services, clients are required to enter into one or more
written advisory agreements with FMI setting forth the relevant terms and conditions of the advisory
relationship.
Asset and Wealth Management Services
FMI manages our clients’ portfolios on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. Our asset
management services are tailored to the needs of our clients and are based on a comprehensive
understanding of each client’s current situation, past experiences, and future goals. With this
acquired knowledge we create, analyze, strategize, and implement goal-oriented investment
solutions. These solutions become our clients’ investment policy. This policy and our matched
strategies are designed to be risk appropriate, cost effective and tax efficient.
Our portfolio management services generally include a broad range of comprehensive financial
planning and/or consulting services, as well as discretionary and non-discretionary management of
investment portfolios.
Client assets are primarily allocated among individual equity and debt securities, exchange-traded
funds ("ETFs") and mutual funds in accordance with the client's stated investment objective and
risk/volatility parameters. We may also recommend clients allocate a certain portion of their assets
to alternative investments. Where appropriate, FMI may also provide advice about many types of
legacy positions or other investments held in client portfolios. Clients may also engage FMI 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, FMI will
direct or make recommendations on a discretionary basis for 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 custodian for the plan trustee or administrator and clients
retain responsibility for effecting trades in these accounts.
FMI 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. You should promptly notify us if there are changes in your financial situation or if you
wish to place any limitations on the management of your account. You may impose reasonable
restrictions or mandates on the management of your account if FMI determines, in our sole
discretion, the conditions will not materially impact the performance of a management strategy or
prove overly burdensome to the firm's management efforts.
Through our wealth management services, we analyze and suggest alternatives for using available
resources to meet retirement or other financial goals. Our analysis may include assessing the impact
of current and future projected tax, as well as related issues of risk, flexibility and costs, in order to
seek the greatest benefit to the client or his/her estate. FMI will act solely in our capacity as a
registered investment adviser and does not provide any legal, accounting or tax advice. You should
seek the counsel of a qualified accountant and/or attorney when necessary. As part of our advisory
services, we may assist clients with tax loss harvesting and will work with the client’s tax specialist to
answer any questions related to the client’s portfolio. Any incidental tax discussions on topics, such
as required minimum distributions, retirement plan contributions, etc. should be verified with your
tax advisor.
To the extent a client’s assets are invested in a particular fund, those funds will have their own
investment practices, which are described in each fund’s prospectus or offering or other disclosure
documents. In addition, selected funds typically have discretion to determine the type, and amount,
of securities to be purchased or sold for the portion of the assets managed by the fund.
Consulting Services
Consulting Services for Individuals
FMI offers different types of consulting services to help our clients identify, prioritize and work
towards their goals and objectives. Our consulting services give our clients the ability to receive
a
broad range of financial advice and services, including specific security recommendations, for the
duration of the advisory agreement.
Our process starts with an extensive review of a client's family situation, which includes assets and
liabilities as well as estate, tax, and insurance needs. We then employ a risk tolerance and risk
capacity-focused simulation to get a detailed cash flow analysis and proposed asset allocation.
Certain financial planning services are rendered in conjunction with investment management
services as part of a comprehensive portfolio management engagement. In performing these
services, FMI 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. FMI may recommend clients engage the firm for additional related services, or we may
recommend other professionals to implement our recommendations. These additional services by
FMI or another professional are provided at an additional cost to you, which is based on the nature,
extent, complexity, and other characteristics of the services. This creates a conflict of interest
because we will have an incentive to recommend additional services based on the compensation to
be received, rather than solely based on your needs, and in some cases, based on the prospect of
cross-referrals of advisory clients from the other professional or his or her firm. Implementation of
financial planning recommendations is entirely at your discretion. You have complete freedom in
selecting a financial adviser to assist you with implementing the recommendations made in your
financial plan and are under no obligation to act on the advice of FMI. Financial planning
recommendations are of a generic nature and are not limited to any specific product or service
offered by a broker dealer or insurance company. Should you choose to implement the
recommendations contained in the plan, FMI suggests you work closely with your attorney,
accountant and/or insurance agent.
FMI will act solely in our capacity as a registered investment adviser and does not provide any legal,
accounting or tax advice. You should seek the counsel of a qualified accountant and/or attorney
when necessary. As part of our advisory services, we may assist clients with tax loss harvesting and
will work with the client’s tax specialist to answer any questions related to the client’s portfolio. Any
incidental tax discussions on topics, such as required minimum distributions, retirement plan
contributions, etc. should be verified with your tax advisor.
Business and Professional Consulting Services
In addition to general asset management services, FMI can also provide assistance to help businesses
and professional practices maximize profitability and improve financial stability, including advice
concerning equity securities, warrants, corporate debt securities, certificates of deposit, municipal
securities, investment company securities (variable annuities and mutual fund shares), U.S.
Government securities, retirement planning, estate planning, business insurance and qualified
pension plans.
FMI’s business consulting services address needs at all stages of the business life-cycle—Startup;
Operations and Financial Stability; and Succession and Transition.
Fiduciary and Non-Fiduciary Services for Plan Sponsors
Retirement plan sponsors may retain our firm to provide advisory and consulting services for plan
assets. Fiduciary services available to plan sponsors include:
Reviewing and assisting in the establishment of investment policies and objectives on behalf
of the plan.
Assistance with development of an Investment Policy Statement.
Recommending core investments to be offered to plan participants for selection by the plan
sponsor.
Recommending investment managers, within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(38), on
behalf of the plan, to be offered as investment options for plan participants.
Monitoring of the plan’s investments or investment managers in accordance with the plan’s
Investment Policy Statement or other relevant guidelines.
Developing and managing model portfolios as investment options for plan participants, as
investment manager, within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(38), on behalf of the plan.
Non-fiduciary consulting services available to plan sponsors include:
Educating plan participants on investment options available within the plan.
Preparation of periodic performance reports for the plan’s investments.
Assistance with monitoring the reasonableness of the fees and expenses of the plan’s
investments or investment managers in accordance with the plan’s Investment Policy
Statement or other relevant guidelines.
Benchmarking existing plan service providers to industry peers, and where appropriate,
conducting a search for new providers for the plan sponsor’s consideration and providing our
recommendation.
Amount of Assets We Manage
As of December 31, 2023, Financial Management Inc. managed $117,504,585 on a discretionary
basis, $556,352 on a non-discretionary basis, and advised on $13,712,683 of self-directed retirement
account assets. We provide additional asset consulting services to $86,032,001 of assets. Assets
under advisement and asset consulting services are not considered regulatory assets under
management.
Discretionary assets under management are those for which we have an ongoing responsibility to
select and make securities recommendations that are in line with your financial needs and objectives
and then effect those securities transactions without first consulting you. Non-discretionary assets
under management are those for which we have an ongoing responsibility to select and make
securities recommendations that are in line with your financial needs and objectives and then effect
those securities transactions only after consulting with you to inform you of the transaction(s) and
obtaining your approval to move forward.