Tiller Private Wealth, Inc. (“Tiller” or the “Firm,” “we”, “us”, “our”) is a registered investment advisor.
We are a fee-only independent advisory firm. Our principal place of business is in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, and we have a second office in Orlando, Florida. We began conducting business in 1996.
Our principal shareholders are John G. Youngs, James M. Beenders and Webster J. Youngs.
ADVISORY SERVICES
We offer the following services:
Investment Management
We provide continuous advice regarding the investment of your assets based on your individual needs.
We work with you to establish your goals and objectives, based on your particular circumstances. From
there we develop your personal investment policy and create and manage a portfolio based on that
policy. Examples of your objectives may be time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As
appropriate, we also review and discuss your prior investment history, as well as family composition
and background.
We primarily manage accounts on a discretionary basis, which means that we have the ability to trade
securities in your accounts. Occasionally we manage accounts on a non-discretionary basis. Account
supervision is guided by your stated objectives as well as tax considerations.
You may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of securities, or
industry sectors.
We generally construct your portfolio from a diverse selection of mutual funds and exchange-traded-
funds. Occasionally, we include individual stock and/or individual fixed-income securities and notes in
your portfolio. We may also provide guidance, where appropriate, on your employee stock options and
401(k) allocations and other non-discretionary assets. Our investment recommendations are not
limited to any specific product or service offered by a broker-dealer or insurance company.
Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they are only
implemented/recommended when consistent with your stated investment objectives, tolerance for
risk, liquidity and suitability.
We also offer services for your assets held away at other custodians. These assets are typically 401(k)s
and/or assets managed by other investment managers. In these cases, we provide advice as to asset
allocation and act as a “manager of managers.” Fees for these services may be separate and distinct
from our Investment Management fees.
Financial Planning
We offer financial planning services as an additional service to our Investment Management. Financial
planning is an evaluation of your 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, we consider any questions, information and analysis as they impact and are impacted by your
entire financial and life situation. You may receive a written report which provides a detailed financial
plan designed to assist you achieve your financial goals and objectives.
We gather required information through in-depth personal interviews. Information gathered includes
your current financial status, tax status, future goals, return objectives, and attitudes towards risk. We
also carefully review documents you supply, which may include a detailed questionnaire. If you choose
to implement the recommendations we make, we suggest you work closely with your attorney,
accountant, insurance agent, and/or other similar professionals with whom you work. Implementation
of financial plan recommendations is entirely at your discretion.
We also provide general non-securities advice on topics that may include tax and budgetary planning,
estate planning and business planning. Examples of this are deferred compensation planning,
retirement and personal savings rates and social security elections, among others.
Financial planning recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a
broker-dealer or insurance company. All recommendations are of a generic nature.
401(K) Plans
We offer various levels of advisory and consulting services to employee benefit plans and to the
participants of such plans (“Participants”). The services are designed to assist plan sponsors (“Plan
Sponsors”) in meeting their management and fiduciary obligations to the Participants under the
Employee Retirement Income Securities Act. Plan Sponsors must make the ultimate decision to retain
us for pension consulting and other advisory services including, but not limited to, services at the
Participant level. The Plan Sponsor is free to seek independent advice about the appropriateness of any
recommended services for the plan.
Alternative Investments
From time to time, we may recommend to accredited investors alternative investments which involve
strategies distinct
from traditional mutual funds, exchange traded equities and fixed income securities.
These alternative investments generally take the form of privately placed equity and debt securities
such as limited partnership interests and limited liability company interests. These securities are not
generally traded and are, in fact, at acquisition restricted as to sale or transferability. Examples are, but
not limited to, secured loans and private equity. These alternative investments are not managed or
advised by us but are advised and managed by other unrelated managers and advisers, most of whom
are not registered investment advisors. Whenever a third-party manager or investment adviser is
responsible for managing assets in an alternative investment that we may have introduced our
advisory clients to, we disclose that to the prospective advisory investors. Typically, a private
placement memorandum that explains the operations of the investment and its risks are provided to
any potential accredited investor. Our employees may participate in alternative investments along with
our clients.
Use of Independent Managers
We may recommend that you authorize the active discretionary management of a portion of your
assets by independent investment manager(s) (“Independent Manager(s)”). The terms and conditions
under which you will engage the Independent Manager(s) will be set forth in a separate written
agreement between you and the Independent Manager(s). We will continue to provide you with
advice about the selection of Independent Manager(s) as well as monitoring and review of your
investment objectives and account performance.
When selecting an Independent Manager for you, we will review information about them from their
Form ADV, materials which they may supply and/or information from independent third parties
Factors that we consider in selecting Independent Manager(s) include your investment objective(s),
and the Independent Manager’s investment style, performance, risks, reputation, financial strength,
reporting, pricing, and research.
We do not receive compensation for the recommendation of Independent Managers.
FIDUCIARY STATEMENT
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide investment advice
to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are also fiduciaries
within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, (“ERISA”) and/or the
Internal Revenue Code, (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts.
We have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way
we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. We must take into consideration each
client’s objectives and act in the best interests of the client. We are prohibited from engaging in any
activity that is in conflict with the interests of the client. We have the following responsibilities when
working with a client:
• To render impartial advice;
• To make appropriate recommendations based on the client’s needs, financial circumstances,
and investment objectives;
• To exercise a high degree of care and diligence to ensure that information is presented in an
accurate manner and not in a way to mislead;
• To have a reasonable basis, information, and understanding of the facts in order to provide
appropriate recommendations and representations;
• Disclose any material conflict of interest in writing; and
• Treat clients fairly and equitably.
Regulations prohibit us from:
• Employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud a client;
• Making any untrue statement of a material fact to a client or omitting to state a material fact
when communicating with a client;
• Engaging in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as fraud or
deceit upon a client; or
• Engaging in any manipulative act or practice with a client.
We will act with competence, dignity, integrity, and in an ethical manner, when working with clients.
We will use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgement when conducting
investment analysis, making investment recommendations, trading, promoting our services, and
engaging in other professional activities.
TAILORED RELATIONSHIPS
We tailor investment advisory services to the individual needs of the client. Our clients are allowed to
impose restrictions on the investments in their account. All limitations and restrictions placed on
accounts must be presented to us in writing.
WRAP FEE PROGRAMS
We do not participate in any wrap-fee programs.
AMOUNT OF MANAGED ASSETS
As of January 29, 2024 , we actively managed $590,696,915 of clients' assets on a discretionary basis.