Lakeshore Capital Group, Inc. (“Lakeshore Capital” and/or “the firm”) is a corporation formed under the laws of
the State of Delaware. Brian J. Malizia is the principal owner of Lakeshore Capital. Lakeshore Capital has been
offering investment advisory services since 2023.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. You may see the term Associated Person throughout
this Brochure. As used in this Brochure, this term refers to anyone from our firm who is an officer, employee, and
all individuals providing investment advice on behalf of our firm. Where required, such persons are properly
licensed or registered as investment adviser representatives.
Financial Planning Services
We offer broad-based financial planning services regarding management of financial resources based upon an
analysis of the client’s individual needs. We will meet with you to gather information about your financial
circumstances and objectives. Once we collect and analyse the documentation and information you provide, we
work with you to develop a financial plan designed to help you achieve your financial goals and objectives. In this
way, Lakeshore Capital assists the client in developing a strategy for the management of income, assets, and
liabilities. In general, financial planning services may include any one or all of the following:
• Cash Flow Analysis – Assessment of a client’s present financial situation by collecting information
regarding net worth and cash flow statements, tax returns, insurance policies, investment portfolios,
pension plans, employee benefit statements, etc. The firm advises on ways to reduce risk, coordinate,
and organize records and estate information.
• Tax Analysis and Planning – The goal of tax planning is to arrange your financial affairs so as to minimize
your taxes. There are three basic ways to reduce your taxes, and each basic method might have several
variations. You can reduce your income, increase your deductions, and take advantage of tax credits.
• Retirement Analysis – Identification of a client’s long-term financial and personal goals and objectives
includes advice for accumulating wealth for retirement income or appropriate distribution of assets
following retirement. Tax consequences and implications are identified and evaluated.
• Portfolio Analysis/Investment Planning – We provide investment alternatives, including asset allocation,
and effect on a client’s portfolio. We evaluate economic and tax characteristics of existing investments
as well as their suitability for a client’s objectives. We identify and evaluate tax consequences and their
implications.
• Insurance Analysis – Includes risk management associated with advisory recommendations based on a
combination of insurance types to meet a client’s needs, e.g., life, health, disability, and long-term care
insurance. This will necessitate an analysis of cash needs of family at death, income needs of surviving
dependents, and disability income analysis.
• Education Savings Analysis – Alternatives and strategies with respect to the complete or partial funding
of college or other post-secondary education.
• Estate Analysis – Advising clients with respect to property ownership, distribution strategies, estate tax
reduction, and tax payment techniques.
Financial plans are based on a client’s financial situation based on the information provided to the firm. The
recommendations and solutions are designed to achieve the client’s desired goals, subject to periodic evaluation
of the financial plan, which may require revision to meet changing circumstances. Clients are advised to notify us
promptly of any change to a client’s financial situation, goals, objectives, or needs.
You may choose to accept or reject our recommendations. If you decide to proceed with our recommendations,
you may do so either through our investment advisory services or by using the advisory/brokerage firm of your
choice.
In some cases, our recommendations will involve the purchase of insurance products. Associated Persons of
Lakeshore Capital are licensed insurance agents. Our dually licensed Associated Persons can effect transactions
in insurance products and earn commission based compensation for these activities. Clients should be aware that
a conflict of interest is inherent in such an arrangement. Clients are instructed that the fees paid to the firm for
advisory services are separate and distinct from the commissions earned by our dually licensed Associated
Persons. Clients of Lakeshore Capital
are not required to purchase insurance products from the firm’s dually
licensed Associated Persons and can purchase insurance products from any insurance agency and agent they
choose.
Note: Information related legal consequences that is provided as part of the financial plan is for informative
purposes only. Clients are instructed to contact their legal advisers for personalized advice.
Portfolio Management Services
Our firm offers discretionary portfolio management services to our clients. Discretionary portfolio management
means we will make investment decisions and place buy or sell orders in your account without contacting you
prior to each transaction. These decisions would be made based upon your stated investment objectives. If you
wish, you may limit our discretionary authority by, for example, setting a limit on the type of securities that can
be purchased for your portfolio. Simply provide us with your restrictions or guidelines in writing.
Our investment advice is tailored to meet our clients’ needs and investment objectives. If you decide to hire our
firm to assist you with the management of your portfolio, an Associated Person of Lakeshore Capital will meet
with you and gather information about your financial situation, investment objectives, and any reasonable
restrictions you would like to impose on the management of the account. The information we gather will help us
implement an asset allocation strategy that will be specific to your needs and goals.
Currently our asset allocation and advisory services are offered directly by our firm or in conjunction with a sub
adviser. Where we use the services of a sub adviser, the sub adviser assists our firm with back-office support,
trading, report preparation, and billing.
We use model portfolios developed by our firm, the sub adviser and/or other registered investment advisers.
Where third party models are used, these other investment advisers are responsible for the research and security
selection within model portfolios, day-to-day trading, billing calculation, and other back-office operations.
Lakeshore Capital is responsible for the supervision of the account, portfolio reallocations and rebalancing, and
ongoing client interaction and servicing.
All accounts are managed in accordance with the client’s investment needs. Investments may include various
types of securities such as equities, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), mutual funds, corporate debt securities,
commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities, and U.S. Government securities. Other types of
investments may also be recommended where such investments are appropriate based on the client’s stated
goals and objectives.
Investments and allocations are determined and based upon the client’s predefined objectives, risk tolerance,
time horizon, financial horizon, financial information, and other various suitability factors. Further restrictions and
guidelines imposed by the client may affect the composition and performance of a client’s portfolio. For these
reasons, performance of the portfolio may not be identical to other clients of Lakeshore Capital. On an ongoing
basis, Lakeshore Capital reviews the client’s financial circumstances and investment objectives, and instructs the
sub adviser to make the necessary adjustments to the client’s portfolio.
Clients are advised to provide the firm with prompt notice of any changes in their personal financial
circumstances, investment objectives, goals, and tolerance for risk. However, Lakeshore Capital will contact the
client at least annually to determine whether there have been any changes in the client's personal financial
circumstances, investment objectives, and tolerance for risk.
Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program combines asset management, advisory services, and trade execution for a single fee. We do
not sponsor or manage, or participate in any wrap fee programs. Our portfolio management fees are exclusive of,
and in addition to brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and expenses, which will be
incurred by the client. However, we will not receive any portion of the commissions, fees, and costs. Please see
Item 5 below for information regarding additional fees and Item 12 below for further information on brokerage
practices, fees, and transaction costs.
Assets Under Management
As of July 6, 2023, we manage approximately $105,668,800 in client assets on a discretionary basis and $9,006,568
in client assets on a non-discretionary basis.