4a: Firm Description
Shared Vision Wealth Group (Shared Vision) was established in 2022 by Bradley Sayre, Carolina Ortiz, and Bryan Theall.
Shared Vision became registered as an investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2023. Our
main office is located in Carlsbad, California.
4a1: Principal Member
Bradley Sayre, Managing Member/Chief Compliance Officer: Mr. Sayre may be contacted by email at
mailto:[email protected] or by telephone at (760) 349-1750.
4b: Types of Advisory Services
Shared Vision offers a variety of investment advisory services to our clients with discretionary and non- discretionary
authority. Shared Vision’s services include investment management, financial planning and consulting services. Prior to
providing advisory services, clients are required to enter into a written agreement with Shared Vision.
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 interests ahead of yours. As fiduciaries we are obligated to do the following:
• 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.
Investment Management Services
We work with our clients to identify their investment goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance in order to create an
initial portfolio allocation designed to complement their clients’ financial goals and objectives. We may create a
portfolio, consisting of, but not limited to no-load funds and/or load-waived funds, exchange traded funds, individual
stocks or bonds and certificates of deposit.
Each portfolio will be initially designed to meet a particular investment goal which Shared Vision has determined to be
suitable to our client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, we will review the portfolio
and rebalance the account based upon our client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives. Shared Vision’s
strategy, generally, will be to seek to meet client investment objectives while providing clients with access to personal
advisory services. Shared Vision may also provide advice about any type of legacy position or other investment held in
client portfolios.
Shared Vision owes the client a fiduciary duty to put the client’s interest first which includes, but is not limited to, a duty
of care, of loyalty, and utmost good faith. Your portfolio is customized based on your investment objectives. You may
make requests or make suggestions in writing regarding the investments made in your portfolio. Restrictions on trading
which, in our opinion, are not in your best interest cannot be honored and if forced may result in the termination of our
agreement.
In cases where we are not given discretion, we must receive permission from the client to make any trades on a non-
discretionary basis. In non-discretionary accounts, you have the right to decide whether to act upon Shared Vision
recommendations. If you elect to act on any of the recommendations, you have the right to effect the transaction
through a professional unaffiliated with Shared Vision.
Occasionally our firm utilizes the sub-advisory services of a Third-Party Money Manager (“manager”) for the
management of client accounts. Sub-advisors are utilized by Shared Vision to offer funds to clients managed to a specific
investment objective. The client will not engage the subadvisor directly; the client’s advisory relationship remains with
Shared Vision as set forth in the client’s Investment Advisory Agreement. Our firm will not offer advice on any specific
securities or other investments in connection with this service. Prior to utilizing sub-advisors for our clients, our firm will
provide initial due diligence on managers and ongoing reviews of their management of client accounts. In order to assist
in the selection of a manager, our firm will gather client information pertaining to financial situation, investment
objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be imposed upon the management of the account.
Our firm will periodically review manager reports provided to the client at least annually. Our firm will contact clients
from time to time in order to review their financial situation and objectives; communicate information to managers as
warranted; and, assist the client in understanding and evaluating the services provided by the managers.
Clients will be expected to notify our firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment objectives, or account
restrictions that could affect their financial standing.
Our firm takes actions on behalf of the client to hire or fire managers used in the implementation of a client’s investment
plan and execution of the Advisory Agreement with our Firm. Therefore, the firm has the discretionary authority to hire
or fire the manager or to allocate assets among managers without obtaining the Client’s consent.
Clients should carefully review the disclosure documents of managers for a full description of the services offered,
investments, and strategies used.
Financial Planning & Consulting Services
Shared Vision offers financial planning and consulting services in conjunction with our investment management
services. Standard Financial Planning and consulting services are complimentary for clients that have investment
management services. With respect to estate planning and tax planning, our role will be that of a coordinator between
you and your designated professional(s). Standard Financial Planning does not include the delivery of a formal written
financial plan.
We also provide stand-alone financial planning or consulting services in three areas:
Full Service Financial Planning – Includes tax planning, estate guidance, and a formal written financial plan.
Tax Planning – As part of the consulting services, Shared Vision may not provide you with tax advice. However, Shared
Vision may provide education and assist you in implementing various strategies to help maximize the tax efficiency of
your portfolio such as: advice on tax gain-loss harvesting, timing of purchases and sells, selection of investment type,
asset location, Roth conversions, types of retirement plans individuals and business owners may use to help reduce or
defer tax liability, education on how charitable donations may qualify for tax deduction, etc. With your permission and
at your direction, Shared Vision can also communicate information and coordinate strategy with your existing tax
advisor(s) or other qualified tax advisor(s) as needed. In addition, Shared Vision can coordinate with your investment
account custodian(s) to assist with strategy implementation as directed.
Estate Planning Guidance – As part of the consulting services, Shared Vision may not provide legal advice and Shared
Vision does not draft legal documents. However, Shared Vision may provide education on strategies to assist you
with
your estate and legacy goals such as: Multi-generational planning, asset protection, tax efficiency, gifting, charity, etc.
With your permission and at your direction, Shared Vision can also communicate information and coordinate strategy
with your existing legal advisor(s) or other qualified legal advisor(s) as needed. In addition, Shared Vision can coordinate
with your investment account custodian(s) to assist with strategy implementation as directed.
Asset Management clients with assets under management of more than $1 million are eligible to receive the services
above without additional fees.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
The Retirement Plan Advisory Services we offer help employer plan sponsors to establish, monitor and review their
company’s retirement plan. As the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include investment
selection and monitoring plan structure and participant education. Our firm provides its advisory services as an
investment advisor as defined under Section 3(21) and Section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). We offer investment management of 401(k) accounts, profit sharing plans and defined
contribution plans on a Plan level by managing the investment line-up making changes as necessary. Our firm will
establish the plan’s needs and objectives through an initial meeting to collect data, review plan information and assist
in developing or updating the plan’s provision. Ongoing services may include recommendations regarding the selection
and review of unaffiliated mutual funds that, in the Firm’s judgment, are suitable for plan assets to be invested. We
periodically review the investment options selected and make recommendations to keep or replace plans investment
options as appropriate.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, we provide advisory services as an investment advisor as defined under
Section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
When serving as an ERISA 3(38) investment manager, the plan sponsor is relieved of all fiduciary responsibility for the
investment decisions made by our firm. We are the discretionary investment manager in accordance with the terms of
a separate ERISA 3(38) Investment Management Agreement between our firm and the plan sponsor. Our investment
management is limited in that it has the discretion solely to replace funds in plan fund lineups and initiate the transfer
of existing balances to the replacements without prior approval from the client.
Additionally, our firm offers Retirement Plan Consulting Services to our Plan Sponsors. Our Firm may assist the Plan
Sponsor by acting as a service provider liaison, providing participant enrollment meetings, and assisting with participant
education. While the primary clients for these services will be pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans, we offer these
services, where appropriate, to individuals and trusts and organizations. Pension Consulting Services are comprised of
four distinct services. Clients may choose to use any or all of these services.
• SELECTION OF INVESTMENT VEHICLES - We assist plan sponsors in constructing appropriate asset allocation
models. We will then review various mutual funds (both index and managed) to determine which investments
are appropriate. The number of investments to be recommended will be determined by the client.
• MONITORING OF INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE - We monitor client investments continually, based on the
procedures and timing intervals detailed in the Investment Policy Statement. Although our firm is not involved
in any way in the purchase or sale of these investments, we supervise the client's portfolio and will make
recommendations to the client as market factors and the client's needs dictate.
• PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT - We will assist Plan Sponsor in enrolling Plan participants in the Plan, including
conducting an agreed upon number of enrollment meetings. As part of such meetings, we will provide
participants with information about the Plan, which may include information on the benefits of Plan
participation, the benefits of increasing Plan contributions, the impact of preretirement withdrawals on
retirement income, the terms of the Plan, and the operation of the Plan.
• PLAN EDUCATION - We will assist participant education, which may include preparation of education materials
and/or conducting investment education seminars and meeting for Plan Participants. Such meetings may be on
a group and/or individual basis. Such meetings shall not include specific investment advice about investment
options under the Plan as being appropriate for a particular participant but may include the use of education
investment models.
Plan participants have the ability to exercise control over the assets in their account, and we have no authority
or discretion to direct the investment of assets of any participant’s account under the Retirement Plan
Consulting services offered by our firm.
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING PENSION & RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING- All pension
consulting services shall be in compliance with applicable State rules and statutes and/or the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, rules and regulations thereunder regulating the services provided by this Agreement. This
section applies to an Account that is a pension or other employee benefit plan (a “Plan”) governed by the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). If the Account is part of a Plan and
we accept appointments to provide advisory services to such Account, Advisor acknowledges that it is a
fiduciary within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (but only with respect to the provision of services
described in section 1 of this agreement). Client represents that (i) Advisor’s appointment and services are
consistent with the Plan documents, (ii) Client has furnished Advisor true and complete copies of all documents
establishing and governing the Plan and evidencing your authority to retain Advisor. Client further represents
that he will promptly furnish Advisor with any amendments to the Plan, and Client agrees that, if any
amendment affects our rights or obligations, such amendment will be binding on Advisor only with our prior
written consent. If ERISA or other applicable law requires bonding with respect to the assets in the account,
Client will obtain and maintain at his/her/its expense bonding that satisfies this requirement and covers Advisor
and any of our affiliates.
As an investment advisor registered under the Securities Act of California and other applicable federal and state
securities laws, Shared Vision owes the client a fiduciary duty to put the client’s interest first which includes, but is not
limited to, a duty of care, of loyalty, to act in accordance with plan documents, and utmost good faith.
4c: Client Tailored Relationships and Restrictions
Shared Vision owes the client a fiduciary duty to put the client’s interest first which includes, but is not limited to, a
duty of care, of loyalty, and utmost good faith. Your portfolio is customized based on your investment objectives. You
may make requests or make suggestions regarding the investments made in your portfolio. Restrictions on trading
which, in our opinion, are not in your best interest cannot be honored and if forced may result in the termination of
our agreement.
You are under no obligation to act upon Shared Vision’s or associated person's recommendations.
4e: Assets under Management (AUM)
Shared Vision as of December 31, 2023 has $207,238,865 in discretionary assets under management and $8,176,594 in non-
discretionary assets under management for a total of $215,425,459 assets under management.