Insight Securities Investment Management
Ownership
Insight Securities is wholly owned by Intelligenics, Inc., a corporation that is owned by Carlos
Legaspy as majority shareholder and Banco San Juan Internacional and GWM Partners as minority
shareholders. Insight Securities management has changed as of April 24, 2020. Carlos Legaspy is Insights
CEO and James Gaafar is Insights Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr. Gaafar does not have any ownership
rights of Insight Securities, Inc.
Assets under Management
As of June 30, 2023; Insight Securities has approximately $126,748,000 under management.
Overview of Services Offered
Insight Securities provides investment advice and portfolio management services on a continuing basis -
including an appropriate allocation of managed assets among cash money market funds, equity, and bonds
- with the selection of specific securities, which will provide proper diversification and help meet the client's
stated investment objectives.
These services include the evaluation, design, construction, implementation, and monitoring of investment
portfolios. Assets are allocated among appropriate investment categories in accordance with the client’s
financial objectives, liquidity constraints, expected time horizon, risk tolerance, and tax considerations as
well as prevailing economic conditions and any other relevant factors. Existing assets are evaluated and
appropriate hold or sell recommendations are made.
Insight maintains a Limited Power of Attorney and/or Trading Authority for all discretionary accounts for
the purposes of directing and/or otherwise effecting investments on behalf of the managed account as well
as for the direct payment of Insight’s fees and/or payment of commissions, custodial fees and/or other
charges incurred by the managed account.
Insight Securities also offers comprehensive fee-based financial planning. The planning process involves six
steps:
• Identifying and Prioritizing Objectives
• Gathering Information
• Analyzing Information
• Developing a Plan which includes Proposing Recommendations
• Implementing the Plan
• Tracking Plan Progress
InSight Advisor Solutions
In addition to Insight’s standard advisory services the firm provides, InSight Securities will provide
an open architecture platform to independent registered investment advisors (“RIA”) that includes a suite
of administrative services. These services include InSight’s RIA’s which had a former custodial contract with
Charles Schwab and J.P. Morgan and InSight’s current clearing and custodial agreements with Interactive
Brokers & Axos Clearing, a division of Bank of New York Mellon member FINRA/SIPC (“Interactive Brokers
& Axos Clearing”) and TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. (“TD Ameritrade”), Pictet Group, plus
mutual fund distribution agreements and integrated staffing solutions.
InSight will receive a portion of the independent investment advisory fee for its overall
administrative services. The independent registered investment advisor has sole discretion over its
accounts which are on InSight’s advisory platform.
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Insight Worldview Strategies Program
Insight Securities provides clients located in other countries (“Offshore Clients”) with access to
Portfolio Managers located in foreign countries for the discretionary management of Offshore Client
accounts. Insight Securities has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Portfolio Managers to offer the
money management and advisory services of such Portfolio Managers to Offshore Clients of Insight
Securities.
No advisory fees will be paid by the Offshore Client to the Portfolio Manager for the management
of the Offshore Client account. Insight Securities will be the respective Portfolio Manager ’s advisory fees
from the program fee paid by the Offshore Client to Insight. The Program Fee is comprised of:
i. the brokerage commissions and/or other fees charged by Insight in connection with the
execution of transactions in the account of the Offshore Clients accounts (“Execution Fees”)
and
ii. may be charged certain other fees for other services furnished to the Offshore Client
(“Service Fees”).
Portfolio Managers are generally selected by manager recommendations from trusted industry
professionals or through research performed that is particular to the country the Portfolio Manager is
located in. This is followed by meetings and teleconferences to ensure that manager’s strategy meets the
client’s objectives. In addition to the initial due diligence performed on the respective Portfolio Managers,
Portfolio Managers are subjected to annual due diligence reviews which focus on material changes with
respect to their disclosures, disciplinary history and investment styles and objectives.
Sub Advisory Services:
Insight Securities, LLC serves as a subadvisor to BCP Advisors, LLC utilizing the GWM Pro Platform.
Clients select the model portfolios with Black Rock within the GWM Pro Platform
Sub-Advisory Relationship Fee
Insight Securities, LLC is a sub-advisor Insight Securities, LLC to BCP Advisors, LLC (“BCP Global”)
for certain clients. Clients utilizing BCP Global will pay BCP Global an advisory fee, which is between 1.00%
and 1.75% of the portfolio assets managed by BCP Global (the “BCP Advisory Fee”). The BCP Advisory Fee is
paid monthly in arrears, and will be split by Insight Securities, LLC and BCP Global, with Insight Securities,
LLC being entitled to the percentage of the BCP Advisory Fee with BCP receiving 0.33 basis points and Insight
collecting the balance.
The Advisory Fee and BCP Advisory Fee are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other
related costs and expenses which shall be incurred by the client. Clients may incur certain charges imposed
by custodians, brokers and other third parties such as fees charged for margin interest, custodial fees,
deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and other
fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Additionally, certain transactions such as
short sales may result in transaction expenses in addition to investment advisory fees and broker execution
costs, such as margin interest costs. Mutual funds and exchange traded funds also charge internal
management fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus.
Client Data Feed
If requested by the client, Insight Securities will set up the client’s account information via a data feed
established through Masttro. Masttro automatically consolidates and reconciles accounts, transactions and
cash daily; performs institutional-quality reporting and analysis of risks, performance, managers, and fees.
Clients utilizing Masttro will be invoiced and charged a monthly charge of $15
Branch Offices
Insight Securities has branch offices at the following locations:
• 1920 Manhattan Blvd.
Spirit Lake, IA 51360
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• 1600 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 806
Coral Gables, FL 33134
• 1853 William Penn Way
Lancaster, PA 17601
• 221 N. Kansas St., Suite 727
El Paso, TX 79901
• 999 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 830
Coral Gables, FL 33134