Firm Description
Warwick Partners was founded June 19, 1979.
Warwick Partners provides personalized comprehensive financial planning
and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts,
estates, charitable organizations and small businesses. Advice is provided
through consultation with the client and may include: determination of
financial objectives, identification of financial problems, cash flow
management, tax planning, insurance review, investment management,
education funding, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Warwick Partners is a fee-only comprehensive financial planning and
investment advisory firm. The firm does not sell insurance, annuities, stocks,
bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, or any other commissioned
investment products.
Investment advice is an integral part of financial planning. In addition,
Warwick Partners advises clients regarding cash flow, college planning,
retirement planning, risk management planning, liability management, tax
planning and estate planning.
Investment advice is provided, with the client making the final decision on
investment selection. Warwick Partners does not act as a custodian of client
assets. The client always maintains asset control. Warwick Partners places
trades for clients under a limited power of attorney.
A written evaluation of each client's initial situation is provided to the client,
often in the form of a net worth statement. Periodic reviews are also
communicated to provide reminders of the specific courses of action that
need to be taken. More frequent reviews occur but are not necessarily
communicated to the client unless immediate changes are recommended.
Other professionals (e.g., lawyers, accountants, insurance agents, etc.) are
engaged directly by the client on an as-needed basis. Conflicts of interest will
be disclosed to the client in the unlikely event they should occur.
The initial meeting, which may be by telephone, is free of charge and is
considered an exploratory interview to determine the extent to which
comprehensive financial planning and investment management may be
beneficial to the client.
Firm Ownership: Hays Glover is a 40% shareholder. Bruce Sanders is a 50%
shareholder. Grant Stucki is a 10% shareholder.
Types of Advisory Services
Comprehensive Financial Planning - Warwick Partners provides
comprehensive personal financial planning services. Our Investment advisory
services, as described elsewhere herein, are part of the implementation
process that occurs once the initial planning has been accomplished. The
comprehensive planning process involves the following five steps:
1. Clarify the client's present circumstances by collecting and assessing all
relevant personal and financial data.
2. Identify the client's goals, challenges, concerns and planning assumptions.
3. Provide customized and specific recommendations regarding any of the
following, where applicable:
· Preparing for financial independence
· Investment strategies
· Estate planning
· Income taxes
· Stock option analysis and planning
· Insurance needs analysis
· Family savings and cash flow planning
· Education planning
· Charitable giving
· Business management
· Debt management
· Employee benefit usage
· Other issues as needed
The gathering of information, the review of alternatives and plan development
are all done in close conjunction with the client in a series of meetings
typically conducted over several months. Proper planning is not a one-time
event. Life's circumstances change, goals change, and opportunities change
over time. Any plan needs to be adjusted and updated to reflect these
changes or the plan becomes outdated.
Therefore, in our normal planning relationship, we meet regularly with clients
to review and update the client's information, to measure progress in key
financial areas, and to develop strategies designed to address any changing
circumstances. The initial planning should always be seen as the beginning
step in a life-long process.
4. As the client's plan is developed, we assist in the implementation of the
plan, as requested by the client.
We also follow up, monitor and make changes in the plan as circumstances
indicate.
Investment Supervisory Services - Investment supervisory services:
(Definition: the giving of continuous advice as to the investment of funds on
the basis of the individual needs of each client.)
Warwick Partners begins the client relationship by obtaining information
necessary to determine suitable recommendations for the client. This
information gathering process includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Current Statement of Financial Condition (Balance Sheet)
Current Cash Flow Statement
Investment History
Tolerance for Risk
Time Horizon for Pool of Capital
Other financial data that Warwick Partners and Client may deem critical to the
analysis process.
Once data has been gathered, Warwick Partners will develop an investment
recommendation which it deems to be appropriate and suitable for the Client,
based on the initial data gathering process. Once the Client has approved an
investment strategy, Warwick Partners will develop an Investment Policy
Statement that will serve as the governing investment strategy document.
Warwick Partners believes that asset allocation is the dominant factor in
determining total portfolio return. Studies have shown that investment policy
decisions explain more than 90% of the variation of the total return, while
security selection and market timing account for only a small residual portion
of the variance of total returns. Asset allocation is the central theme of our
investment process.
Suitable categories of investments are selected in accordance with the clients'
attitudes about risk and their need for capital appreciation or income
production. Within each category, investment vehicles are selected whose
characteristics are most consistent with the particular objectives for which the
category was chosen. Risk factors of the different investments are
considered, particularly in light if the clients' willingness to assume risk.
Warwick Partners will utilize an asset allocation strategy, rooted in Efficient
Market Theory, to implement its investment strategy. Warwick Partners does
not make an attempt to "time" the market.
Warwick Partners, on a quarterly basis, will ask the Client for information
regarding any material
changes in investment strategy or material changes in
financial situation.
Client maintains full discretion of the fund group, brokerage firm, custodial
plan, trust company or investment plan selection. Thereafter, Warwick
Partners will not have discretion in selecting the investment vehicles for
management within the portfolio. Warwick Partners will make its
recommendation available to the client and will secure trading consent before
executing a securities transaction.
Defined Contribution Plan (401K)
Initial Services:
Investment Policy Review and Consulting
Assist the administrator in developing a written investment policy statement
for adoption by the Plan Sponsor.
Provide investment option selection consulting with respect to asset class,
investment funds, and the diversification of the Plan’s investment options.
Conduct fund selection meetings with the investment committee to select
appropriate asset classes and underlying investment managers within each
asset class.
Conduct employee enrollment/education meetings
Facilitate and assist in recordkeeping provider change, if any
Ongoing Services
Semi-Annual Plan Investment Review - meet with the Plan Sponsor and
Investment Committee to review the investment performance of the overall
Plan. The review will focus on the number of asset classes, the performance
of the investments as well as the contribution to added value and style
consistency of the underlying investment managers. Any needs identified for
searches or increased due-diligence will be included in this review.
Quarterly Investment Reports - we provide reports to the investment
committee each quarter. The reports will focus on performance of both the
investment options and the applicable benchmarks for each investment
option. The reports will review the added value of the investment manager
and style consistency of the investment option. Any needs identified for
searches or increased due-diligence will be noted during this review.
Investment Manager Search – we will conduct an investment manager
(mutual fund) search for specific asset class, as needed.
Model Portfolios – We will analyze and present a set of plan model portfolios
for use by plan participants, customizing these portfolios to the existing funds
and any new funds added to Plan. We will then prepare a report for the
investment committee describing the process and analysis used to determine
the portfolios along with exhibits on the portfolios asset class and fund detail
breakdown.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of
Labor (“DOL”) Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for
purposes of complying with the DOL’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption
2020-02 (“PTE 2020-02”) where applicable, we are providing the following
acknowledgment to you. 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. 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.
Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment
recommendations (give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making
recommendations (give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and
investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that
is in your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
We benefit financially from the rollover of your assets from a retirement
account to an account that we manage or provide investment advice,
because the assets increase our assets under management and, in turn, our
advisory fees. As a fiduciary, we only recommend a rollover when we believe
it is in your best interest.
Sub-Advisory Agreement
Warwick Partners may engage sub-advisers to assist it with the management
of certain client accounts, whereby investment decisions for the account may
be made by the sub-adviser in accordance with the terms and conditions of a
sub-advisory agreement between the Warwick Partners and the sub-adviser.
The fees charged by the designated sub-advisor, together with the fees
charged by the corresponding designated broker-dealer/custodian of the
client’s assets, are exclusive of, and in addition to, Warwick Partners’ ongoing
investment advisory fee. Factors which the Registrant shall consider in
engaging sub-advisers include the client’s stated investment objective(s), and
the sub-adviser’s management style, performance, reputation, financial
strength, reporting, pricing, and research. The Registrant currently has an
arrangement with PIMCO Investment Management Company,
(www.pimco.com) an SEC registered investment advisor specializing in
separately managed high grade tax-exempt and taxable fixed income
portfolios for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families.
Warwick Partners receives no compensation from Gurtin Fixed Income
Management, LLC.
Clients may advise Warwick Partners, in writing, not to allocate any portion of
their investment assets among sub-advisers.
Tailored Relationships
The goals and objectives for each client are documented in our client
relationship management system. Investment policy statements are created
that reflect the stated goals and objectives. Clients may impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Agreements may not be assigned without client consent.
Wrap Fee Programs
Warwick Partners does not participate in wrap fee programs.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023 Warwick Partners managed $1,320,357,088 of
client assets on a discretionary basis and $390,668,342 of client assets on a
non-discretionary basis for approximately 233 clients including households,
foundations, and corporate retirement plans.