Description of Firm
Robbins Financial Advisory Service, Inc. (dba Robbins Wealth Management) is a registered
investment adviser based in Erie, Pennsylvania and has been providing investment advisory services
since 1990. We are organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and owned
by James H. Robbins and Janice K. Robbins.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Refer to the description of each investment
advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your individual
needs. As used in this brochure, the words "we," "our," and "us" refer to Robbins Financial Advisory
Service, Inc. and the words "you," "your," and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client
of our firm.
Portfolio Management Services
We offer discretionary portfolio management services. Our investment advice is tailored to meet our
clients' needs and investment objectives. If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management
services, we require you to grant our firm discretionary authority to manage your account.
Discretionary authorization will allow us to determine the specific securities, and the amount of
securities, to be purchased or sold for your account without your approval prior to each transaction.
Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment advisory agreement you sign with our firm
and the appropriate trading authorization forms.
You may limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can be
purchased or sold for your account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in
writing.
We also offer non-discretionary portfolio management services. If you enter into a non-discretionary
arrangement with our firm, we must obtain your approval prior to executing any transactions on behalf
of your account. You have an unrestricted right to decline to implement any advice provided by our firm
on a non-discretionary basis.
In conjunction with our portfolio management service, we may include financial planning which typically
involves providing a variety of other services to clients regarding the management of their financial
resources based upon an analysis of their individual needs. These services can range from broad-
based financial planning to consultative or single subject planning. Such services may include planning
in the following areas:
•Family Continuity;
•Estate Planning and Trustee Oversight;
•Integrated Tax and Financial Planning;
•Lifestyle Management;
•Family Philanthropy; and
•Risk Management
If you retain our firm for financial planning services, we will meet with you to gather information about
your financial circumstances and objectives. We may also use financial planning software to determine
your current financial position and to define and quantify your long-term goals and objectives. Once we
specify those long-term objectives (both financial and non-financial), we will develop shorter-term,
targeted objectives. Once we review and analyze the information you provide to our firm and the data
derived from our financial planning software, we will deliver a written plan to you, designed
to help you
achieve your stated financial goals and objectives.
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Financial plans are based on your financial situation at the time we present the plan to you, and on the
financial information you provide to us. You must promptly notify our firm if your financial situation,
goals, objectives, or needs change.
Tax Preparation and Accounting Services
Upon client request, Robbins Wealth Management offers tax preparation and trust accounting services
for clients. You are under no obligation to use our firm for tax preparation or trust accounting services.
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.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on equity securities, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds
(ETFs). Additionally, we may advise you on any type of investment that we deem appropriate based on
your stated goals and objectives. We may also provide advice on any type of investment held in your
portfolio at the inception of our advisory relationship.
Since our investment strategies and advice are based on each client's specific financial situation, the
investment advice we provide to you may be different or conflicting with the advice we give to other
clients regarding the same security or investment.
Assets Under Management
As of February 28, 2024, we provide continuous management services for $19,011,779 in client assets
on a discretionary basis, and $181,110,403 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis. We also
manage $571,335 in client assets on a non-continuous basis.
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