Greatmark Investment Partners, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser with its principal
place of business located in Columbus, Georgia. Greatmark Investment Partners, Inc. began
conducting business in 1987 as Adams Investment Management, Inc. The firm changed its
name in 2007.
Listed below are the firm's principal shareholders (i.e., those individuals and/or entities
controlling 25% or more of this company).
• Jeffrey G. Adams, Portfolio Manager and Principal
• Richard B. Illges, Portfolio Manager and Principal
Greatmark Investment Partners, Inc. offers the following advisory service to our clients:
INVESTMENT SUPERVISORY SERVICES ("ISS")
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Our firm provides continuous advice to a client regarding the investment of client funds based
on the individual needs of the client. Through personal discussions in which goals and
objectives based on a client's particular circumstances are established, we develop a client's
personal investment strategy and create and manage a portfolio based on that strategy.
During our data-gathering process, we determine the client’s individual objectives, time
horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review and discuss a
client's prior investment history, as well as family composition and background.
We manage these advisory accounts on a discretionary basis, where the client grants us
written authority to decide which securities to purchase and sell for the client. Account
supervision is guided by the client's assigned strategy (i.e., maximum capital appreciation,
growth, income, or growth and income), as well as tax considerations.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of
securities, or industry sectors. In limited situations, we may agree to manage a client's
account on a non-discretionary basis, where we will recommend and advise a client on
portfolio management but will not execute any transactions without the prior consent of the
client.
Our investment
recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by
a broker-dealer or insurance company and will generally include advice regarding the
following securities:
• Exchange-listed securities
• Securities traded over-the-counter
• Foreign issuers
• Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
• Certificates of deposit
• Municipal securities
• Mutual fund shares
• United States governmental securities
Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only
be implemented/recommended when consistent with the client's strategy objectives,
tolerance for risk, liquidity and suitability.
WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FIDUCIARY STATUS
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.
AMOUNT OF MANAGED ASSETS
As of December 2022, we were actively managing $ 681,029,433of clients' assets on a
discretionary basis plus $ 4,609,324of clients' assets on a non-discretionary basis.