Taylor Securities, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser with its principal place of business located
in Tennessee. Taylor Securities, Inc. began conducting business in 1985.
Listed below are the firm's principal shareholders (i.e., those individuals and/or entities controlling 25%
or more of this company).
William Graham Taylor III,
William Zelenik
Taylor Securities, Inc. offers the following advisory services to our clients:
INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Our firm provides asset management of client funds based on the individual needs of the client.
Through personal discussions in which goals and objectives based on the client's particular
circumstances are established, we develop the client's personal investment policy. We create and
manage a portfolio based on that policy. During our data-gathering process, we determine the client's
individual objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we may also
review and discuss a client's prior investment history, as well as family composition and background.
We manage these advisory accounts on a non-discretionary or discretionary basis. Account supervision
is guided by the client's stated objectives (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.
Once the client's portfolio has been established, we review the portfolio quarterly or annually,
depending on the terms of the Agreement, and if necessary, rebalance the portfolio based on the
client's individual needs.
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
Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
Commercial paper
Certificates of deposit
Municipal securities
Variable life insurance
Variable annuities
Mutual fund shares
United States governmental securities
Interests in partnerships investing in real estate
Other
Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only
be recommended when consistent with the client's stated investment objectives, tolerance for risk,
liquidity and suitability.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
We provide financial planning services. Financial planning is a comprehensive evaluation of a client's
current and future financial state by using currently known variables to predict future cash flows, asset
values and withdrawal plans. Through the financial planning process, all questions, information and
analysis are considered as they impact and are impacted by the entire financial
and life situation of the
client. Clients purchasing this service receive a written report which provides the client with a detailed
financial plan designed to assist the client achieve his or her financial goals and objectives.
In general, the financial plan can address any or all of the following areas:
PERSONAL: We review family records, budgeting, personal liability, estate information and
financial goals.
TAX & CASH FLOW: We analyze the client's income tax and spending and planning for past,
current and future years; then illustrate the impact of various investments on the client's
current income tax and future tax liability.
INVESTMENTS: We analyze investment alternatives and their effect on the client's portfolio.
INSURANCE: We review existing policies to ensure proper coverage for life, health, disability,
long-term care, liability, home and automobile.
RETIREMENT: We analyze current strategies and investment plans to help the client achieve his
or her retirement goals.
DEATH & DISABILITY: We review the client's cash needs at death, income needs of surviving
dependents, estate planning and disability income.
ESTATE: We assist the client in assessing and developing long-term strategies, including as
appropriate, living trusts, wills, review estate tax, powers of attorney, asset protection plans,
nursing homes, Medicaid and elder law.
We gather required information through in-depth personal interviews. Information gathered includes
the client's current financial status, tax status, future goals, returns objectives and attitudes towards
risk. We carefully review documents supplied by the client, including a questionnaire completed by the
client, and prepare a written report. Should the client choose to implement the recommendations
contained in the plan, we suggest the client work closely with his/her attorney, accountant, insurance
agent, and/or stockbroker. Implementation of financial plan recommendations is entirely at the client's
discretion.
We also provide general non-securities advice on topics that may include tax and budgetary planning,
estate planning and business planning.
Typically the financial plan is presented to the client within six months of the contract date, provided
that all information needed to prepare the financial plan has been promptly provided.
LIMITATIONS: As individuals of Taylor Securities, Inc. are registered as representatives of a broker-dealer
and/or as insurance agents/brokers of various insurance companies, recommendations made in
financial plans are limited to only those products offered through these companies.
AMOUNT OF MANAGED ASSETS
As of 09/30/2023, we were actively managing $114,280,501 of clients' assets on a discretionary basis plus
$147,210,850 of clients' assets on a non-discretionary basis.