A. Firm Information
Texas Family Wealth, LLC (“Texas Family Wealth” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company
(“LLC”) under the laws of the State of Texas. Texas Family Wealth owned by Harris Hanson, CFP®, AAMS®
(Principal and Chief Compliance Officer). The Advisor is commencing operations on October 1, 2023. This
Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory
services provided by Texas Family Wealth.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Texas Family Wealth offers advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates,
small businesses, and retirement plans (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary,
the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness, and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate conflicts
of interest. Texas Family Wealth’s fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For
more information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
Texas Family Wealth provides customized wealth management solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through
continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary wealth management and related
advisory services. Texas Family Wealth works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and
objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to design a portfolio strategy. Texas Family
Wealth will typically construct investment portfolios utilizing individual equities, mutual funds, and individual
bonds to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and
other types of investments, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the Client. The Advisor may retain certain
legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Texas Family Wealth will select, recommend and/or retain mutual funds on a fund by fund basis. Due to specific
custodial and/or mutual fund company constraints, material tax consideration, and/or systematic investment
plans, Texas Family Wealth will select, recommend and/or retain mutual fund share classes that do not have
trading costs when possible. These will in most cases be institutional share classes but in some cases may be
share classes with higher internal expense ratios than institutional share classes. Texas Family Wealth will seek
to select the lowest cost share class available that is in the best interest of each Client weighing the expected
investment pattern, expense ratios and potential ticket charges, and will ensure the selection aligns with the
Client’s financial objectives and stated investment guidelines.
Texas Family Wealth’s investment approach is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-
allocate positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market
conditions. Texas Family Wealth will construct, implement, and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals,
objectives, circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to
place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to
acceptance by the Advisor.
Texas Family Wealth evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its
internal due diligence process. Texas Family Wealth may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment
allocations to diversify the portfolio. Texas Family Wealth may recommend specific positions to increase sector
or asset class weightings. The Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against
the market movement. Texas Family Wealth 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 the Client,
generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
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Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over
the assets to an IRA, or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based
account to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a
new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll
over a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
Use of Independent Managers – Texas Family Wealth will recommend that Clients utilize one or more unaffiliated
investment managers or investment platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portion of a
Client’s investment portfolio, based on the Client’s needs and objectives. In such instances, the Client will be
required to authorize and enter into an investment management agreement with an Independent Manager that
defines the terms in which the Independent Manager will provide its services.
The Advisor will perform initial and
ongoing oversight and due diligence over each Independent Manager to ensure the strategy remains aligned
with Clients investment objectives and overall best interests. The Advisor will also assist the Client in the
development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the ongoing Client relationship. The Client,
prior to entering into an agreement with an Independent Manager, will be provided with the Independent
Manager's Form ADV Part 2A - Disclosure Brochure (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures).
Financial Planning Services – Texas Family Wealth will typically provide a variety of financial planning and
consulting services to Clients. Services are offered as part of an overall wealth management engagement and
fee. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals and
objectives. Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a
specific financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting
may encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to, investment planning, retirement
planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs, and other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs. Texas Family Wealth may
also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney, or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique situation. For
certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s financial
situation, observations, and recommendations. For project-based or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not
provide a written summary. Project-based financial plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6)
months of contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor
for wealth management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would
increase the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any
recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects
to act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the
transaction through the Advisor.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Texas Family Wealth provides 3(21) retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a
“Plan”) and the company (the “Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to
assist the Plan Sponsor in meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan and its Plan Participants. Each
engagement is customized to the needs of the Plan and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
• Vendor Analysis
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• Plan Participant Enrollment and Education Tracking
• Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) Design and Monitoring
• Investment Oversight
• Performance Reporting
• Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
• ERISA 404(c) Assistance
These services are provided by Texas Family Wealth serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2),
the Plan Sponsor is provided with a written description of Texas Family Wealth’s fiduciary status, the specific
services to be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Advisor reasonably expects under the
engagement.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Texas Family Wealth to provide advisory services, each Client is required to enter into a written
wealth management agreement with the Advisor that defines the terms, conditions, authority, and responsibilities
of the Advisor and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Texas Family Wealth, in connection with the Client, will develop a
strategy that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Texas Family Wealth will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet
the investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation, and tolerance for risk for each Client or
unique client goal.
• Portfolio Construction – Texas Family Wealth will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to
meet the stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Wealth Management and Supervision – Texas Family Wealth will provide wealth management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Texas Family Wealth includes securities transaction fees together with its wealth management fee as a single
asset-based fee. Bundling these fees is considered a “Wrap Fee Program”. The Advisor customizes its
investment management services for its Clients. The Advisor sponsors the Texas Family Wealth Wrap Fee
Program solely as a supplemental disclosure regarding the combination of fees. Please see Appendix 1 – Wrap
Fee Program Brochure, which is included as a supplement to this Disclosure Brochure.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023 Texas Family Wealth manages approximately $215,000,000 in Client assets, all of
which are managed on a discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by
contacting the Advisor.