Martin & Company was founded in 1989 by A. David Martin. Beginning January 1, 1998,
Martin & Company became a wholly owned subsidiary of First Horizon Bank, a publicly
held financial holding company.
Martin & Company provides investment supervisory services on a discretionary basis to
pension and profit-sharing plans, endowments, foundations, educational institutions,
corporations, financial institutions, governmental agencies, and individuals. Investments
are specifically chosen to meet each client's particular needs (such as risk aversion, tax
considerations and overall investment goals) and include, among others, corporate and
government bonds, tax-exempt bonds, common stock and other equity securities, and ETFs
representing various domestic and international fixed income and equity markets. Clients
can impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. Client
communication is frequent and a statement of assets under management is furnished on a
quarterly basis, or as otherwise agreed to by the client and Martin & Company.
As of December 31, 2023, Martin & Company managed a total of $ 1,454,889,212 in client
assets. All assets were managed on a discretionary basis.
ROLLOVER TO IRA
Investors considering rolling over assets from a qualified employer-sponsored retirement
plan (“Employer Plan”) to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”) should review and
consider the advantages and disadvantages of an IRA rollover from their Employer Plan. A
plan participant leaving an employer typically has four options (and may engage in a
combination of these options):
(1) Leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted;
(2) Rollover the assets to a new employer’s plan (if available and rollovers are permitted);
(3) Rollover Employer Plan assets to an IRA; or,
(4) Cash out the Employer Plan assets and pay the required taxes on the distribution.
At a minimum, Investors should consider fees and expenses, investment options, services,
penalty-free withdrawals, protection from creditors and legal judgments, required
minimum distributions, and employer stock. Martin & Company encourages you to discuss
your options and review the above listed considerations with an accountant, third-party
administrator, investment advisor to your Employer Plan (if available), or legal counsel, to
the extent you consider necessary.
By recommending that you rollover your Employer Plan assets to an IRA, Martin &
Company and your financial advisor can earn fees under the terms of your
management
agreement. In contrast, leaving assets in your Employer Plan or rolling the assets to a plan
sponsored by your new employer likely results in little or no compensation to Martin &
Company. Martin & Company has an economic incentive to encourage investors to rollover
Employer Plan assets into an IRA managed by the Firm. Investors face increased fees when
they move retirement assets from an Employer Plan to a Rollover IRA account. Even if
there are no costs associated with the IRA rollover itself, there will be costs associated with
account administration, investment management, or both. In addition to the fees charged
by Martin & Company, some of the underlying investments (mutual funds or ETF’s) charge
management fees. Custodial and trading fees also apply. Investing in an IRA with Martin
and Company will typically be more expensive than an Employer Plan.
Additional resources about IRA Rollovers are available to investors through FINRA’s web
s
ite at www.finra.org.
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.