A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Kickstand Ventures, LLC, doing business under the name Kickstand Wealth Advisors (“Kickstand Wealth
Advisors” or the “Firm”) is a limited liability company organized in the State of Delaware. Kickstand
Wealth Advisors is an investment advisory firm registered with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). Kickstand Wealth Advisors is owned by Chad Goodchild and Jacob Schlicht.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Kickstand Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial planning and discretionary and non-
discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, and entities,
including, but not limited to, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement
plans.
Investment Management Services
Kickstand Wealth Advisors offers investment management services on a discretionary basis and non-
discretionary basis. All investment advice provided is customized to each client’s investment objectives
and financial needs. The information provided by the client, together with any other information relating
to the client’s overall financial circumstances, will be used by Kickstand Wealth Advisors to determine the
appropriate portfolio asset allocation and investment strategy for the client. Comprehensive financial
planning services also are provided as part of the delivery of investment management services. Depending
upon individual client requirements, the comprehensive financial planning will include recommendations
for retirement planning, educational planning, estate planning, tax planning and insurance needs and
analysis.
The securities utilized by Kickstand Wealth Advisors for investment in client accounts mainly consist of
registered mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs), but we will also invest in equity securities,
corporate bonds, private funds/illiquid investments, REITS, interval funds and variable annuities, among
others, if we determine such investments fit within a client’s objectives and are in the best interest of our
clients.
Kickstand Wealth Advisors may further recommend to clients that all or a portion of their investment
portfolio be managed on a discretionary basis by one or more unaffiliated money managers or investment
platforms (“External Managers”). The client may be required to enter into a separate agreement with the
External Manager(s), which will set forth the terms and conditions of the client’s engagement of the
External Manager. Kickstand Wealth Advisors generally renders services to the client relative to the
discretionary selection of External Managers. Kickstand Wealth Advisors also assists in establishing the
client’s investment objectives for the assets managed by External Managers, monitors and reviews the
account performance and defines any restrictions on the account. The investment management fees charged
by the designated External Managers, together with the fees charged by the corresponding designated
broker-dealer/custodian of the client’s
assets, are exclusive of, and in addition to, the annual advisory fee
charged by Kickstand Wealth Advisors.
Investment Management Services to Retirement Plans
Kickstand Wealth Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to qualified plans,
including 401k plans. These services include, depending upon the needs of the plan client, recommending,
or for discretionary clients selecting, investment options for plans to offer to participants, ongoing
monitoring of a plan’s investment options, assisting plan fiduciaries in creating and/or updating the plan’s
written investment policy statements, working with plan service providers, and providing general
investment education to plan participants.
Advisory Services to Brokerage Customers
Kickstand Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory services to certain broker-dealers’ variable
annuity customers (“Brokerage Customers”) who provide written consent requesting to receive the firm’s
advisory services.
Note for IRA and Retirement Plan Clients: When Kickstand Wealth Advisors provides investment
advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, Kickstand Wealth
Advisors is a fiduciary 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
Kickstand Wealth Advisors makes money creates some conflicts with your interests, so Kickstand Wealth
Advisors operates under a special rule that requires Kickstand Wealth Advisors to act in your best interest
and not put Kickstand Wealth Advisors’ interest ahead of yours.
C. Client-Tailored Advisory Services
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their accounts if Kickstand Wealth
Advisors determines, in its sole discretion, that the conditions would not materially impact the performance
of a management strategy or prove overly burdensome for Kickstand Wealth Advisors’ management
efforts.
D. Information Received From Clients
Kickstand Wealth Advisors will not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or the information provided
by clients. Kickstand Wealth Advisors is not obligated to verify any information received from a client or
other professionals (e.g., attorney, accountant) designated by a client, and Kickstand Wealth Advisors is
expressly authorized by the client to rely on such information provided. Under all circumstances, clients
are responsible for promptly notifying Kickstand Wealth Advisors in writing of any material changes to the
client’s financial situation, investment objectives, time horizon, or risk tolerance.
E. Assets Under Management
As of March 1, 2024, the discretionary assets under management totaled approximately $421,115,254 and
non-discretionary assets totaled approximately $32,782,519 for a total of $453,897,773 assets under
management. These numbers are impacted not only by new or cancelled accounts, but also by daily
fluctuations in the market value of the assets.