About Our Firm
Bennett Associates Wealth Management (“Bennett Associates”) 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. Bennett Associates has been a
registered investment adviser since 2022. The sole shareholders of the firm are Wendy Bennett and
Collin Randall.
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
Bennett Associates offers a variety of investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth
individuals, family entities, non-profit organizations, foundations, and businesses/corporations.
These services include:
• Investment and wealth management
• Financial planning and consulting
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. Bennett Associates
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. Prior to Bennett Associates rendering
any of the foregoing services, clients are required to enter into one or more written advisory
agreements with Bennett Associates setting forth the relevant terms and conditions of the advisory
relationship.
Bennett Associates may recommend other professionals to implement our recommendations or for
other types of services, such as accounting firms, law firms, business consultants and/or bankers.
These additional services offered by another professional are provided at an additional cost to you
and are separate and distinct from Bennett Associates’ advisory services. In some cases, this creates a
conflict of interest because we will have an incentive to recommend additional services based on the
prospect of cross-referrals of clients from the other professional or his or her firm.
Investment and Portfolio Management Services
Bennett Associates manages our clients’ portfolios on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis.
Our investment and portfolio 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 investment and wealth 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. Where appropriate, Bennett Associates may also provide advice about
many types of legacy positions or other investments held in client portfolios.
Clients may also engage Bennett Associates 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, typically Bennett Associates will direct or make
recommendations 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. We use a third-party platform to facilitate management of held away assets, such as
defined contribution plan participant accounts. Bennett Associates is in no way affiliated with the
platform and receives no compensation for using their platform.
Bennett Associates 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 Bennett Associates
determines, in our sole discretion, the conditions would not materially impact the performance of a
management strategy or prove overly burdensome to the firm's management efforts.
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.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Bennett Associates offers different levels of financial planning and 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.
Together, this information is analyzed to develop a proposed financial plan, which is designed to be
dynamic in nature, ever-evolving due to life changes, along with changes in cash flow needs, risk
tolerance, time horizon, or investment objectives.
Bennett Associates’ financial planning and consulting services may include any of the following
topics:
• Cash Flow Analysis and Forecasting
• Risk Management
• Trust & Estate Planning
• Charitable Giving
• Education Planning
• Business Planning
• Retirement Planning
• Liability Management
• Investment Consulting
• Distribution Planning
• Tax Planning
• Insurance Review
• Next Generation Family
While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain services may also be
rendered in conjunction with investment portfolio management services as part of a comprehensive
portfolio management engagement. In performing these services, Bennett Associates 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. Bennett
Associates may recommend clients engage the firm for additional related services, such as
investment management services. These additional services 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 advisory
services based on the compensation received, rather than solely based on your needs.
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
Bennett Associates. 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, Bennett Associates suggests you
work closely with your attorney, accountant and/or insurance agent.
Bennett Associates 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.
Portfolio Management Services for Wrap Fee Program
Bennett Associates offers portfolio management services through a wrap fee program. A bundled or
“wrap fee” program is an advisory fee program under which you pay one bundled fee to compensate
Bennett Associates for portfolio management, transaction costs and custodial services. A wrap fee
program may not be the lowest cost option if you would like to restrict your investments to open-end
mutual funds or other long-term investment products.
Amount of Assets We Manage
As of February 2023, Bennett Associates manages approximately $96,147,893 of assets on a
discretionary basis and $14,447,490 of assets on a non-discretionary basis. 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.