A. Description of the Advisory Firm
LWM Advisors, Inc. dba Larsen Wealth Management (hereinafter “LAI”) is a
Corporation organized in the State of California as is a Registered Investment Adviser
with the SEC.
Kayle Larsen, CFP® and Michael Haskins, CFP® began what is now LWM Advisors, Inc.
in August 2007. LWM Advisors, Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and became an
independent registered investment advisor in 2023.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
LAI offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. LAI creates an Investment
Policy Statement and/or a financial plan for each client, which outlines the client’s
current situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels). Portfolio management
services include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy • Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation • Asset selection
• Risk tolerance • Regular portfolio monitoring
LAI evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. LAI will require discretionary authority from clients in order to
select securities and execute transactions without permission from the client prior to
each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy
Statement, which is given to each client.
LAI seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the
fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of LAI’s economic,
investment or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, LAI attempts to
avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that systematically
advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, LAI’s policy is to
seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities/transactions among its
clients to avoid favoring one client over another over time. It is LAI’s policy to allocate
investment opportunities and transactions it identifies as being appropriate and prudent
among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Financial Planning
Financial plans and financial planning may include, but are not limited to: investment
planning; life insurance; tax concerns; retirement planning; college planning; and
debt/credit planning.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
LAI generally limits its investment advice
to mutual funds, fixed income securities, real
estate funds, insurance products including annuities, equities, ETFs (including ETFs in
the gold and precious metal sectors) and treasury inflation protected/inflation linked
bonds. LAI may use other securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when
applicable.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account
or individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money
creates some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a special rule that
requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under
this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment
recommendations (give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making
recommendations (give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in
your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
LAI offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client
Investment Policy Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax
levels, and risk tolerance levels). Clients may impose restrictions in investing in certain
securities or types of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the
restrictions prevent LAI from properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions
would require LAI to deviate from its standard suite of services, LAI reserves the right
to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee
that includes management fees and transaction costs. LAI does not participate in wrap
fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
LAI has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$ 120,351,616.00 $ 0.00 December 2023