Mathis Wealth Management and Mathis Public Safety Retirement, both trade names of Larry Mathis
Financial Planning (collectively, Mathis), is an investment advisor providing financial planning, financial
consulting, third-party investment advisor referral services, investment management services and
retirement plan services to its clients. Depending upon the engagement, Mathis offers its services on a
fee basis which include fixed fee, hourly fees, referral fees and fees based upon assets under
management.
Mathis is located in Phoenix, Arizona and began operations as an investment advisor in September,
2014. Larry Mathis is the sole owner and Manager of Larry Mathis Financial Planning, L.L.C. Please see
Item 10 below for more information about Mathis.
Mathis, through its investment advisor representatives (IARs), offers personalized investment advisory
services to clients based on the individual needs of the client. When managing client accounts or making
recommendations to clients, Mathis takes into consideration the following factors: the client’s financial
situation, investment objectives and risk tolerance levels, goals and objectives. Mathis’s services and fee
arrangements are described in the following pages.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Financial Planning Services
Mathis provides a financial planning service designed to assist clients in identifying and taking steps to
meet their financial and related goals. This service is provided through series of one-on-one meetings
with a Mathis representative in which the client provides information concerning their financial situation,
identifies goals and objectives, is informed of relevant financial concepts and strategies, including how to
more efficiently handle specific financial areas, and is given specific recommendations. The primary
objective of this process is to allow Mathis to assist the client in developing a strategy for the successful
management of income, assets and liabilities in meeting the client's stated financial goals and objectives.
Depending on the client’s situation and needs, Mathis’s financial planning services may include advice in
one or more of the following areas:
• Retirement Planning
• Income Planning
• Tax Planning
• Asset Protection and Risk Management
• Investment Planning
• Estate Planning
• Educational Planning
Financial Consulting Services
Mathis may also provide financial consulting services, where an IAR of Mathis provides a professional
opinion on one or more specific financial related matters at the clients’ request.
The client will receive consultations only with respect to the specific financial area agreed upon to be
reviewed and/or analyzed. Under the financial consulting arrangement, a written financial analysis and/or
recommendations may or may not be provided to the client.
Financial planning and consulting services are based on financial and other information disclosed by the
client to Mathis. Clients are advised that certain assumptions may be made with respect to interest and
inflation rates and use of past trends and performance of the market and economy. Clients should keep in
mind that past performance is in no way an indication of future performance and that Mathis cannot offer
any guarantees or promises that the client's financial goals and objectives will be met.
As the client's financial situation, goals, objectives, or financial needs change, the client must notify
Mathis promptly.
General Information Regarding the Use of Independent Investment Advisors
Mathis has three alternatives by which client accounts may be managed by one or more unaffiliated
investment advisors. The first alternative, which is referred to below as the Third-party Investment Advisor
Referral Service, is whereby Mathis acts as a solicitor for the third-party investment advisor. The second,
which is provided for under Mathis’s Investment Management Services discussed below, is whereby the
client establishes a brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) and, with Mathis’s
assistance, appoints an independent investment manager to manage the client’s account. The third, also
provided for under Mathis’s Investment Management Services below, is whereby the client utilizes the
brokerage and custodial services of Axos Advisor Services (Axos) and Mathis selects an independent
manager for the management of some or all of the client’s account. Please see Item 12 below for more
complete information concerning these various brokerage/custodial arrangements.
Third-party Investment Advisor Referral Services
Mathis may enter into agreements with one or more third-party investment advisors (TPIAs) for the
management of client accounts. Under these agreements, Mathis offers clients various types of programs
sponsored by these advisors. All TPIAs to whom Mathis will refer clients will be licensed as investment
advisors in the client’s home state, registered as investment advisors with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) or otherwise exempt from such licensing or registration. Mathis does not accept
discretionary authority to select TPIAs or TPIA programs without obtaining specific client consent.
After gathering information about a client’s financial situation and investment objectives, Mathis may
recommend specific services or programs of TPIAs to clients that are suitable and appropriate for the
client based on the clients’ individual needs and circumstances, including investment objectives and risk
tolerance levels, as they have made them known to Mathis. Factors that Mathis takes into consideration
when making such recommendations include, but are not limited to, the TPIA’s performance, methods of
analysis and fees. Mathis periodically reviews the TPIA
and its performance for continued consistency
with the client’s investment objectives and risk tolerances.
At the time of the referral, clients who are referred to TPIAs will receive the respective TPIA’s Form ADV
Part 2 disclosure brochure and/or other relevant disclosure documents. These documents are designed
to provide complete disclosure of the TPIA, including services rendered, frequency of billing, fee
schedules, compensation to be paid to Mathis as a result of the referral and whether the client may
impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Investment Management Services
Mathis provides investment management services for client accounts in which the investments in the
client’s account are managed by either Mathis or an independent investment manager. Mathis’s
investment management services involve the ongoing active management of the client’s portfolio in
accordance with the investment objectives of the client. Investment management services are provided
through accounts maintained at the custodian of the client’s account (please see Item 12 of this brochure
for more information regarding custodian selection). Independent investment managers currently used by
Mathis include Manning & Napier. Clients must specifically authorize the selection of independent
investment managers for accounts held at Schwab. While Mathis will have discretionary authority to
select the independent manager without obtaining specific client consent for accounts held at Axos,
Mathis will generally discuss the use of specific independent managers with the client prior to such
selection.
Under the client’s Investment Management Services Agreement, the client will grant Mathis and/or the
selected independent investment manager trading authorization over the client’s account. While Mathis
may provide advice about any type of investment held in the client’s portfolio during the advisory
relationship, Mathis typically uses no-load, load-waived, or institutional class mutual funds or exchange
traded funds (ETFs), stocks and bonds in the construction of portfolios for accounts in its investment
management services. However, Mathis is not limited to such securities and may use other securities in
Client’s account should Mathis determine they are in the best interest of the Client. Independent
investment managers may use these or other securities, including stocks, bonds or other types of
investments, depending on the client’s investment objectives and the independent investment manager’s
management style. Factors that Mathis considers in recommending independent managers include the
client’s stated investment objective(s) and risk tolerance level, as well as the independent manager’s
management style, performance, reputation, financial strength, among other things.
Once the portfolio is constructed, Mathis provides ongoing monitoring of the portfolio and/or independent
manager as changes in market conditions and client circumstances may require.
Please note that the firm does not act as an investment manager pursuant to any wrap fee program.
As of December 31, 2023, the firm had $154.058 million in discretionary assets under management and
$5.914 million in non-discretionary assets under management. Additionally, as a solicitor, the firm has
$6.667 million in assets managed by Manning & Napier as of December 31, 2023.
Retirement Plan Services
Mathis may provide ERISA fiduciary and/or ERISA non-fiduciary services to retirement plans (i.e., 401k
plans, 403b plans, etc.). Retirement plans may or may not be subject to the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). To the extent that Mathis provides fiduciary services
to ERISA plans, Mathis acknowledges its status as a fiduciary under ERISA.
Retirement plan documents typically designate one or more persons, such as the plan trustee(s), to
undertake fiduciary responsibility for the operation of the retirement plan. Such persons are known as
Responsible Plan Fiduciaries (RPFs). Neither Mathis nor any Mathis IAR may act in the capacity of an
RFP on behalf of a client’s retirement plan. Pursuant to a Retirement Plan Services Agreement (RPSA),
Mathis can offer the following types of services to a retirement plan. Please refer to the agreement for a
more detailed description of these different types of services.
a. Fiduciary Services
• Assessment and/or Monitoring of Investments
• Investment Policy Statement Design
• Participant Investment Advice
• Selection of Investments
b. ERISA Non-Fiduciary Services
• Employee Education
• Employee Enrollment
• Investment Policy Statement/Plan Review
• Investment Research
• Third Party Service Provider Liaison
• Vendor Review/Conversion
Fiduciary Status
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.
Conflict of Interest
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 interest ahead of yours. For example, if you roll
over an IRA or 401k account to our firm or otherwise transfer any other account to our firm, we will charge
your account and make money. If you decide to not roll over the IRA or other account to our program, we
will not make money. Therefore, we have a financial incentive to recommend that you to move your
account to our program even if it is not in your best interest.