INTRODUCTION
Evans Wealth Management hereinafter referred to as (EWM) was formed as a
Registered Investment Advisor in 2012. The principal owner is Stanley K. Evans. EWM’s
parent organization is Stan Evans Financial Planning, LLC. Our principal business is to
provide financial planning, portfolio management and services to our clients who are
typically individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, corporations and other business entities. In 2023, EWM became a SEC
registered investment adviser. As of June 22, 2023 EWM managed $127,000,000 on a
discretionary basis.
The Fiduciary Standard
EWM is a fiduciary and has fiduciary duty, which is the highest standard of client
care. It means that he must always act in the beneficiary's best interest, even when it's in
opposition to its own.
Financial advisors fall into two buckets, fiduciaries and non-fiduciaries. Contrary to
popular belief, advisors that sell insurance or work for a broker-dealer and paid
commissions are not fiduciaries. To exercise fiduciary duty means that the advisor must
recommend the best product options to clients, even if those products result in reduced or
zero compensation for the advisor.
Investment Philosophy
We help our clients get to the finish line, whatever that means to them. So, before we even
talk about where we invest money, we’ve got to know what our goal is and what we are
trying to accomplish. Our investment philosophy is to understand your goals, your risk
tolerance, your proper asset allocation among equities, fixed instruments, and cash. The
goal we aspire to achieve is deliver long-term market-based returns and smooth out the
path of volatility and keep your principal safe.
First Meeting--Engagement and Discovery
The first step of our process is Engagement and Discovery. We will review all aspects
of your goals, needs, priorities, desires and finances. During the initial consultation, we
will gather the following information from you:
1) Your family, occupation, hobbies, etc.
2) We discuss and prioritize your goals. Goals discussed are retirement, college education,
gifting/leaving a legacy, major purchases, paying down debt, travel, minimizing risk,
lowering tax exposure, estate planning, gifting, and any and all other personal goals.
3) We discuss your current financial situation and provide a questionnaire you take home
and complete regarding a complete inventory of your current and future resources,
current advisors, and risk opinions.
Second Meeting-Analyze
The second step of the planning process is to analyze the information from our
discussions and your questionnaire you completed. Using this information, we analyze
your current financial strengths and weaknesses, as well as the financial opportunities
available to you. Combining your personal financial situation, your prioritized goals, and
our financial education, experience, and resources, we will develop an investment plan and
asset allocation model that is unique to you. If appropriate, at this meeting we will open
accounts and transfer accounts from other firms and/or previous employer retirement plans.
Other Professionals
It is important that the holistic overview of your total financial situation is addressed.
Therefore, we make sure your estate planning needs and tax planning needs are discussed.
If needed, I will refer you to a CPA and/or Estate Planning attorney for additional financial
planning services.
Portfolio Management Services
We provide “portfolio management services”, defined as giving continuous advice
to you about the investment of funds on the basis of your individual needs and objectives.
When it comes to the equity portion of your asset allocation we first identify the sectors
that are recommended from the many research firms we utilize for ideas. Once we identify
the 2-5 sectors recommended, we study investment research for ETF’s (Exchange-traded
Funds) and individual stocks from the recommended sectors to overweight in portfolios.
All the equity investments are Large Cap Growth positions (Large Cap Growth are
companies that are aggressively growing their earnings and have a capitalization value of
$10 billion or more). On the fixed sleeve of your asset allocation we utilize an array of
investment vehicles including, but not limited to: corporate bonds, municipal bonds,
certificates of deposit, and United States government securities. To minimize principal
loss, we buy short-term maturities, utilizing a bar-bell and ladder strategy to provide a
higher yield and still have bonds maturing year to year.
There currently is no minimum or maximum amount we will manage. EWM
manages client assets on a discretionary basis.