A. Firm Information
Winnow Wealth, LLC (“Winnow Wealth” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor located in the State of
Texas. The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under the laws of Texas. Winnow Wealth was
founded in September 2021 and is owned and operated by Phillip Chad Castle (Owner and Chief Compliance Officer).
This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory
services provided by Winnow Wealth.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Winnow Wealth offers investment advisory services to individuals and high net worth individuals (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 potential conflicts
of interest. Winnow 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
Winnow Wealth provides customized wealth management services for its Clients. This is achieved through
continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing a broad range of comprehensive financial planning
in connection with discretionary investment management of Client portfolios. These services are described below.
Investment Management Services - Winnow Wealth provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients.
This is achieved through continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment
management and related advisory services. Winnow Wealth works closely with each Client to identify their investment
goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. Winnow
Wealth will then construct an investment portfolio, consisting of low-cost, diversified mutual funds and/or exchange-
traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual stocks, bonds,
options contracts, and independent managers to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain certain legacy
investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Winnow Wealth’s investment strategies are 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.
Winnow 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.
Winnow Wealth evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. Winnow Wealth may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify
the portfolio. Winnow Wealth may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The
Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. Winnow 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.
Winnow Wealth may also utilize the services of Advisor 123 LLC for creating and monitoring investment portfolios
and/or models. Winnow Wealth pays for access to Advisor 123 LLC model allocations, client communication
information and other relevant client information. Advisor 123 LLC model allocations executed by Winnow Wealth
are processed through Altruist’s custodial platform.
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At no time will Winnow Wealth accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited
authority as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the
Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Use of Independent
Managers - The Advisor 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. 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 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
Winnow Wealth will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to Clients as part of its
wealth management services. Winnow Wealth will also provide standalone financial planning services pursuant to a
written financial planning agreement. 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.
Winnow 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 consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not
provide a written summary. 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
investment 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.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Winnow Wealth to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one
or more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor
and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Winnow Wealth, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Winnow 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.
• Portfolio Construction – Winnow Wealth will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
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• Investment Management and Supervision – Winnow Wealth will provide investment management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Winnow Wealth does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management
services are provided directly by Winnow Wealth.
E. Assets Under Management
As of April 24, 2024, Winnow Wealth has managed $102,509,213 under discretionary basis.