Blakely Walters Wealth Management is an investment advisor firm registered with the US.
Securities and Exchange Commission, since June 2023.
The principal owners of Blakely Walters Wealth Management are Sloan Walters and James
Blakely, Managing Partners.
Asset Management Services
Blakely Walters Wealth Management’s (“Advisor” or “firm”) principal service is providing fee-
based asset management services. The Advisor practices custom management of portfolios, on a
discretionary and non-discretionary basis, according to the client’s objectives. The Advisor’s
primary approach is to use a tactical allocation strategy aimed at reducing risk and increasing
performance. The Advisor may use any of the following: exchange listed securities, variable life
insurance, variable annuities, municipal securities, and mutual funds to accomplish this objective.
The Advisor measures and selects mutual funds by using various criteria, such as the fund
manager’s tenure, and/or overall career performance. The Advisor may recommend, on occasion,
redistributing investment allocations to diversify the portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and
increase performance. The Advisor may recommend specific stocks to increase sector weighting
and/or dividend potential. The Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible
hedge against market movement which may adversely affect the portfolio. The Advisor 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 client,
or any risk deemed unacceptable for the client’s risk tolerance.
Financial Planning
In addition to investment supervisory services, Blakely Walters Wealth Management may provide
Financial Planning Services to some of its clients. The Advisor’s Financial Planning Services may
include recommendations for portfolio customization based on the client’s investment objectives,
goals and financial situation, recommendations relating to investment strategies as well as tailored
investment advice. Financial Planning Services may also include non-investment advice such as
developing strategies to achieve retirement or other financial goals, tax optimization strategies,
cash flow and budgeting analysis and recommendations, financing and financial education, estate
planning, and asset protection strategies.
Selection of Other Advisors
Blakely Walters Wealth Management may recommend and refer clients to unaffiliated money
managers or investment advisors through Managed Account programs sponsored by a third-party
provider. In these arrangements, the client will then enter into a program and investment advisory
agreement with the program sponsor and sub-advisors. Blakely Walters Wealth Management will
assist and advise the client in establishing investment objectives for the sub-advisors and continue
to provide oversight of the client account and ongoing monitoring of the activities of the sub-
advisors. The sub-advisors will develop an investment strategy to meet those objectives by
identifying appropriate investments and monitoring such investments. In consideration for such
services, the program sponsor will charge a program fee that includes the investment advisory fee
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of the sub-advisors, the administration of the program and trading, clearance and settlement costs.
The program sponsor will add Blakely Walters Wealth Management’s asset management fee
(described below in Item 5) and will deduct the overall fee from the client account monthly, in
arrears, based on the value of the client account on the last day of the billing period.
Blakely Walters Wealth Management will ensure that all third-party money managers
recommended to clients will be either an investment advisor registered with a relevant state
securities commission, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, or exempt from such
registrations. The client, prior to entering into an agreement with a third-party money manager
selected by Blakely Walters Wealth Management, will be provided with that manager’s Brochure,
if required. In addition, Blakely Walters Wealth Management and the client will agree in writing
that the client’s account will be managed by that selected third-party money manager on a
discretionary basis.
Group Investment Advisory Plan Services
Through referrals made by its business affiliate Planning Grounds L.L.C., Blakely Walters Wealth
Management provides investment advice to individuals who participate in group investment
advisory plans through their employer. The group investment advisory plan is similar to a group
legal plan, where participating employees have direct access to professional services on an ongoing
basis. Blakely Walters Wealth Management will meet one-on-one with employees up to three
times per year and build a personal financial plan that meets their needs. In addition, the Advisor
may provide plan participants with personal finance workshops, personal finance materials, access
to financial management software, and employee benefits package tutorials. Participating
employees will receive discounted advisory fees for any out-of-scope services, which will be
separately agreed to in an advisory contract between the employee and Blakely Walters Wealth
Management. Each participating employee will be charged a fixed monthly fee of $20, directly
deducted from their payroll and remitted by the employer to the Advisor, in arrears. Employees
will receive periodic reminders from Blakely Walters Wealth Management to engage in the
subscription program by contacting a Financial Advisor at the firm. All plan participants will
receive a copy of Blakely Walters Wealth Management’s disclosure Brochure.
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Blakely Walters Wealth Management will tailor its advisory services to its client’s individual
needs based on meetings and conversations with the client. If clients wish to impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities, the Advisor will address those restrictions
with the client to have a clear understanding of the client’s requirements.
Blakely Walters does not provide portfolio management services to wrap fee programs.
As of December 31, 2023 , Blakely Walters had $117,010,000 in discretionary, and $0 in non-
discretionary, client assets under management.
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