General Information
Kenneth Frenke & Co., Inc. ("KF & Co.") is a registered investment adviser primarily based in Arden,
NC. KF & Co. was formed in 1987 and registered with the SEC in 1999. We provide fee-only financial
counsel from a Biblical perspective. Specifically, KF & Co. provides financial planning and portfolio
management services to individuals and high net worth individuals.
R. Glenn Zimmerman is the owner of KF & Co.
SERVICES PROVIDED
New or prospective clients schedule an initial financial overview meeting. Not everyone who meets
with a financial planner needs ongoing service. In this meeting, which lasts approximately one hour, we
review the main areas of financial planning in light of your specific situation. These areas may include
cash flow management, investing, insurance, taxes and estate planning. We try to be as specific as we
can with our advice when that is possible. We will be able to tell you what steps we would recommend
you take to pursue your goals. This is done without any expectation on our part that you will choose us
to do further work. For example, we may not be able to tell you if you can retire in ten years, but we
can assess the progress you are making and suggest the steps you can take to determine when you
can retire.
When a client decides to retain KF & Co. for financial planning and/or portfolio management services,
we spend time with the client at the outset of the relationship, asking questions, discussing your
investment experience and financial circumstances, and broadly identifying your major goals. We will
usually ask you to complete extensive financial planning and investment questionnaires.
With respect to any account for which KF & Co. meets the definition of a fiduciary under Department of
Labor rules, KF & Co. acknowledges that both KF & Co. and its Related Persons are acting as
fiduciaries.
Financial Planning
Financial planning may include advice that addresses one or more areas of a client's financial
situation, such as estate planning, risk management, cash flow management, retirement planning,
education funding, and investment portfolio design and ongoing management. Depending on a client's
particular situation, financial planning may include some or all of the following:
• Gathering factual information concerning the client's personal and financial situation;
• Assisting the client in establishing financial goals and objectives;
• Analyzing the client's present situation and anticipated future activities in light of the client's
financial goals and objectives;
• Identifying problems foreseen in the accomplishment of these financial goals and objectives and
offering alternative solutions to the problems;
• Making recommendations to help achieve goals and objectives;
• Designing an investment portfolio to help meet the goals and objectives of the client;
• Working with your attorney to plan for the efficient transfer of assets to heirs, including assisting
you with the many family issues that may be involved. (However, we do not act as an attorney
or prepare estate documents.);
• Assessing risk and reviewing basic insurance needs; or
• Reviewing goals and objectives and measuring progress toward these goals.
A financial plan typically includes financial projections and investment recommendations, as well as
other financial recommendations that are customized to each planning client. While some clients
choose to manage their own portfolio, most subsequently decide to retain KF & Co. to implement the
investment portion of the plan. In these situations, we develop and follow an Investment Policy
Statement ("IPS") based on the financial plan. The IPS takes into consideration your temperament and
risk tolerance, specific needs and individual circumstances.
Once financial planning advice is given, the client may choose to have KF & Co. implement the client's
financial plan and manage the investment portfolio on an ongoing basis. However, the client is under
no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by KF & Co. under a Financial Planning
engagement and/or engage the services of any recommended professional.
Portfolio Management
As described above, at
the beginning of a client relationship, KF & Co. meets with the client, gathers
information, and performs research and analysis as necessary to develop the client's Investment Policy
Statement. The IPS will be periodically reviewed and updated from time to time when requested by the
client, or when determined to be necessary or advisable by KF & Co. based on updates to the client's
financial or other circumstances.
To implement the client's Investment Plan, KF & Co. will manage the client's investment portfolio on a
discretionary basis. As a discretionary investment adviser, KF & Co. will have the authority to
supervise and direct the portfolio, following the agreed upon IPS guidelines, without prior consultation
with the client. Discretionary authorization will allow us to determine the specific securities, and the
amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your account without obtaining your approval prior to
each transaction. We will also have discretion over the broker or dealer to be used for securities
transactions in your account. Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment advisory
agreement you sign with our firm, a power of attorney, or trading authorization forms.
We primarily offer advice on Mutual Funds and ETFs. Refer to the Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss below for additional disclosures on this topic.
Additionally, we may advise you on various types of investments 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.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, clients may impose certain written restrictions on KF & Co. in the
management of their investment portfolios, such as prohibiting the inclusion of certain types of
investments in an investment portfolio or prohibiting the sale of certain investments held in the account
at the commencement of the relationship. Each client should note, however, that restrictions imposed
by a client may adversely affect the composition and performance of the client's investment portfolio.
Each client should also note that his or her investment portfolio is treated individually by giving
consideration to each purchase or sale for the client's account. For these and other reasons, such as
liquidity and cash flow needs, performance of client investment portfolios within the same investment
objectives, goals and/or risk tolerance may differ. Thus, clients should not expect that the composition
or performance of their investment portfolios would necessarily be identical to portfolios of similar
clients of KF & Co.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
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.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, we provide continuous management services for $153,200,000 in client
assets, all managed on a discretionary basis.