A. Firm Information
CVFG LLC (“coreVISION” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under the laws of the State of Indiana.
coreVISION was founded in January 2023 and is owned by Browning/Pike Financial Management LLC. coreVISION
is operated by Jason Pike (Partner), Brent Thoman (Partner), and Beau Browning (Partner). This Disclosure Brochure
provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by
coreVISION.
B. Advisory Services Offered
coreVISION offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, businesses, and retirement plans (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary, the
Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential conflicts
of interest. CoreVISION's fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For more
information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading.
Investment Management Services
coreVISION provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management services. coreVISION
works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals, objectives, risk tolerance and financial situation in
order to create an overall portfolio strategy. coreVISION will then recommend investment models primarily consisting
of low-cost, diversified mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), individual stocks, bonds, options
contracts, and independent managers to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain a Client’s legacy
investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
coreVISION’s investment strategies are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate
positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions.
coreVISION will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives,
circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable
restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
coreVISION evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. coreVISION may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. coreVISION may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor
may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement.
coreVISION 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 the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any
risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
At no time will coreVISION accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited authority
as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the Custodian,
pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Use of Independent Managers
coreVISION will recommend that a Client utilize one or more unaffiliated investment managers or investment
platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portion of a Client’s investment portfolio. In such instances,
the Client may be required to authorize and enter into an advisory agreement with the Independent Manager[s] that
defines the terms in which the Independent Managers will provide investment management and related services. The
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Advisor may also assist in the development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the ongoing Client
relationship. The Advisor will perform initial and ongoing oversight and due diligence over the selected Independent
Managers to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain aligned with the Client’s
investment objectives and overall best interests. The Client, prior to entering into an agreement with unaffiliated
investment manager[s] or investment platform[s], will be provided with the Independent Managers’ Form ADV 2A (or
a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures).
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement accounts
or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will provide investment
advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over the assets to an IRA, or
recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to another, one IRA to another
IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based account to fee-based account). Such a
recommendation
creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a
result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over a retirement account to an account managed by
the Advisor.
Financial Planning Services
coreVISION will provide financial planning services to Clients as part of its investment management services.
coreVision will also provide standalone financial planning services pursuant to a written financial planning agreement.
Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on the Client’s goals and objectives.
Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a specific financial
consultation. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to,
investment planning, retirement planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs and other areas of
a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for, or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example, recommendations
may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter retirement savings,
establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs.
coreVISION also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique situation.
For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s financial
situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not provide
a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of contract date, assuming
all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for
investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would increase
the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any recommendations made
by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the
recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through the
Advisor.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
coreVISION provides retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and the
company (the “Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist the Plan
Sponsor in meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan. Each engagement is customized to the needs of the Plan
and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
• Vendor Analysis
• Employee Enrollment and Education Tracking
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• Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) Support
• Investment Management (ERISA 3(38))
• Investment Oversight (ERISA 3(21))
• Performance Reports
• Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
• ERISA 404(c) Assistance
• Benchmarking Services
coreVISION Financial Group may provide investment advisory services on behalf of the Plan and Plan Sponsor,
which may be in either a 3(21) or 3(38) context depending on whether or not the Advisor is also providing
discretionary investment management over the Plan assets. For 3(38) services, the Advisor shall have the
discretion to select the investments for the Plan and/or make investment decisions on behalf of Plan Participants.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging coreVISION to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into an
agreement with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and the
Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – coreVISION, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – coreVISION will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – coreVISION will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – coreVISION will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
coreVISION includes securities transaction fees together with its investment advisory fees. Including these fees into
a single asset-based fee is considered a “Wrap Fee Program”. The Advisor customizes its investment management
services for its Clients. The Advisor sponsors the coreVISION Wrap Fee Program solely as a supplemental disclosure
regarding the combination of fees. Depending on the level of trading required for the Client’s account[s] in a particular
year, the Client may pay more or less in total fees than if the Client paid its own securities transaction fees. Please
see Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Program Brochure, which is included as a supplement to this Disclosure Brochure.
E. Assets Under Management
As of August 22, 2023, coreVISION manages $274,369,382 in Client assets, all of which is managed on a
discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.