The Wealth Boutique is an SEC registered investment advisor”) that was established in January 2022 The
Wealth Boutique is owned by Jessica Weaver who is also the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer.
Investment Philosophy
We believe all clients are created equally and should have access to a holistic and robust financial plan and
investment strategies, planning, and resources, regardless of asset levels. At The Wealth Boutique our model
allows us to provide a custom financial planning-led approach that considers all aspects of clients’ lives, from
investments to affiliated tax and estate planning. We believe all investors should have access to more than just
a financial advisor, but a team of specialists with a variety of disciplines to collaborate, organize, and plan your
financial future.
All advisory services are tailored to our clients’ individual needs and based on asset size, investment risk
tolerance and investment goals. The Wealth Boutique requires limited discretion over the select assets to be
purchased and sold within client portfolios, but from time-to-time certain clients may wish to place restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities (i.e., socially responsible, or legal requirements, etc.).
These clients are encouraged to discuss their needs with their financial advisor to determine if such restrictions
are possible.
Financial Planning Services
The Wealth Boutique begins its relationship with clients by developing a financial plan with a goals-based
approach. The firm’s financial plan may be a comprehensive plan encompassing a client’s entire financial
situation, including asset allocation, investments, retirement planning, education expenses, estate planning and
insurance needs. The first step is laying out the client’s goals for their financial life. Clients will complete a
questionnaire which details the totality of the client’s financial circumstances, including their assets, liabilities,
cash flow, income, expenses, and debt. They will also complete a Risk Tolerance Assessment. Since The Wealth
Boutique believes that one of the biggest determinants of success in a client’s plan is the client’s spending, there
will be an in-depth discussion on their current expenses and their future spending plan. Clients may impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
From this client-provided information, The Wealth Boutique evaluates the client’s current positioning to ensure
they can make the best recommendations based on these life factors. Coupled with conversations about what
the client is looking to achieve and the degree of risk they are willing to take, The Wealth Boutique develops
the optimal strategy for accomplishing the client’s goals, with the ultimate goal of allowing the client to live
their life financially independent. The Wealth Boutique will build out a savings model, a cash flow model, a
financial plan projection, and recommendations on investments that align with the client’s risk tolerance,
investment objectives, goals, age, time horizon, financial circumstances, investment experience, investment
restrictions and limitations and risk tolerance. The Wealth Boutique’s objective is to review the client’s tax,
financial and estate planning objectives and goals in connection with the client’s investment objectives and
goals. The Wealth Boutique may engage third-party service providers to assist with the tax and estate planning
portion of the services provided to clients. In addition, The Wealth Boutique may use third-party software to
analyze a client’s information to help with the provision of estate planning services. The Wealth Boutique is
not a law firm, nor are any employees acting in the capacity of an attorney or providing legal advice.
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The Wealth Boutique offer three distinct financial planning services based on the amount of investable assets a
client may have. See Item 5 – Fees and Compensation for the specific fee structures. The Wealth Boutique
offers the following levels of service to clients based on their needs:
SILVER GOLD PLATINUM
•
Goals and objectives review
•
Custom analysis of risk
tolerance
• Investment management
agreement
• Overall net worth analysis
• Cash flow planning
• Asset allocation review
•
Portfolio rebalancing
•
Portfolio performance reporting
• Tax & cost-basis reporting
• Consolidated online account
access
Additional Services*
• Financial plan development
Financial plan updates
•
Comprehensive financial plan
•
Retirement needs analysis
• Income distribution strategies
• Education planning and funding
• Comprehensive insurance
planning
• Goals and objectives review
• Custom analysis of risk
tolerance
• Investment management
agreement
•
Overall net worth analysis
• Asset allocation review
• Portfolio rebalancing
• Portfolio performance reporting
• Tax & cost-basis reporting
•
Consolidated online account
access
•
Notary Services
Additional Services*
• Financial plan updates
•
Strategic planning for wealth
conservation
•
Tax-optimized investing and
giving
• Annual financial plan updates
• Comprehensive financial plan
• Retirement needs analysis
• Income distribution strategies
•
Education planning and funding
•
Comprehensive insurance
planning
• Consolidated online account
access
• Notary Services
• Goals and objectives review
• Custom analysis of risk
tolerance
• Investment management
agreement
•
Overall net worth analysis
•
Asset allocation review
• Portfolio rebalancing
• Portfolio performance reporting
• Tax & cost-basis reporting
• Consolidated online account
access
•
Notary Services
Additional Services*
• Financial plan updates
•
* Additional Services available for hourly consulting or fixed fees.
Investment Management
Once the financial plan is reviewed
with the client, the client may then be offered an onboarding process to
open an Investment Management account with The Wealth Boutique.
The Wealth Boutique builds out an investment allocation portfolio driven by the goals and needs of the client.
Investments are selected based on the financial plan generated for the Client and the personal discussions
described above. The Wealth Boutique builds portfolios for clients based on their investment objectives, goals,
age, time horizon, financial circumstances, investment experience, investment restrictions, limitations, and risk
tolerance. The Wealth Boutique’s objective is to review the client’s tax, financial and estate planning objectives,
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and goals in connection with the client’s investment objectives and goals. The Wealth Boutique may engage
third-party service providers to assist with the tax and estate planning portion of the services provided to clients.
In addition, The Wealth Boutique may use third-party software to analyze a client’s information to help with
the provision of estate planning services. The client’s personal investment plan contains an asset allocation
target which The Wealth Boutique uses to create and manage a portfolio based on that plan and allocation
targets. Investment management services also include portfolio rebalancing, portfolio performance reporting,
tax, and cost-basis reporting, consolidated online account access, and Notary services. With respect to any estate
planning services, it is important to note that The Wealth Boutique is not a law firm, nor are any employees
acting in the capacity of an attorney or providing legal advice.
The implementation and management of the portfolio may be managed by a third-party asset manager. Please
review the next section concerning our use of Third-Party Asset Managers.
Third Party Asset Managers
The Wealth Boutique may utilize the services of third-party asset managers (“TPAMs”) to assist in managing
your investments. The nature of the advisory and management services is determined between the client and
the third-party investment advisor, and their services should be explained in their Form ADV 2A, and their
Client Relationship Summary (“CRS”) which will be provided to you directly from the TPAM.
The Wealth Boutique will work with you when selecting an appropriate TPAM that offers asset management
and other investment advisory services suited to your needs. Such arrangements with TPAMs are structured
as co-advisory arrangements, wherein both firms would have authority to provide ongoing advice and/or
account management services in exchange for a fee split as negotiated by the respective firms, never to exceed
2%. In these circumstances, The Wealth Boutique is responsible for the initial and ongoing review of your
investment and financial profile and is also responsible for maintaining your current information. Generally,
the use of a TPAM must be based upon a fiduciary/ “Best Interest” determination, predicated upon reasonable
due diligence, which supports the idea that the use of a third party would be in the best interest of you, the
client. When using TPAMs, The Wealth Boutique will assist you with identifying your risk tolerance,
investment objectives, implementation strategies, etc. and will then recommend the TPAM geared toward
your stated investment objectives and risk tolerance. You will enter into an agreement directly with the
TPAM.
The Wealth Boutique is available to answer questions you may have regarding your account and act as the
communication conduit between you and the TPAM. The Wealth Boutique will be available to review the
account(s) with you to determine if the TPAM is continuing to meet your investment objectives. Generally,
TPAMs will exercise discretionary authority to determine the securities to be purchased and sold for you. In
these situations, The Wealth Boutique has discretionary trading authority with respect to your account with
the TPAMs(s) and is not responsible for investment selection or trade implementation in your accounts.
Custodians have generally eliminated commissions/transaction fees for online trades of US equities, ETFs,
and options (subject to a contract fee). This means that, in most cases, when we buy and sell these types of
securities, we will not have to pay any commissions to the custodian. We encourage you to review ’the
custodian’s pricing to compare the total costs of entering into a wrap fee arrangement versus a non-wrap fee
arrangement. If you choose to enter into a wrap fee arrangement, your total cost to invest could exceed the
cost of paying for brokerage and advisory services separately.
Private Funds/Limited Partnerships
While The Wealth Boutique utilizes mutual funds, ETFs, stocks and bonds as the primary security types when
managing a client’s separately managed account, The Wealth Boutique may offer private funds (such as a
limited partnerships) that are managed by unaffiliated fund managers as an alternative investment to clients
who meet certain investor suitability criteria. To become an investor in a private fund, The Wealth Boutique
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clients need to receive and review fund Governing Documents (provided by the unaffiliated fund manager) that
disclose a private fund’s investment objective(s), liquidity periods, fees and important risk disclosures before
needing to complete a Subscription Agreement to help determine their eligibility as an investor. Details
concerning applicable investor suitability criteria are set forth in the applicable fund’s Governing Documents.
Each investor in the Funds who is a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”) is required to meet certain suitability qualifications, such as being an
“accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Investors in Limited
Partnerships must be defined and qualified as an Accredited Investor.
Assets Under Management
As of March 4, 2024
Discretionary AUM $100,083,421
Non-Discretionary AUM $0