TD is owned by the shareholders of Thomas Doll CPAs, P.C., and has been providing advisory services
since 1999.
As of December 31, 2023, TD managed $1,415,615,957 on a discretionary basis, $0 on a non-
discretionary basis and advised on an additional $320,897,055 of self-directed retirement account
assets.
TD offers the following advisory services to clients:
Financial Planning
TD offers financial plans to clients encompassing the following:
1. Qualitative Analysis of clients' personal and financial goals. Specifically, TD will assist the client
in determining feelings about risk/reward, lifestyle, children's education, and pre- and post-
retirement financial stability.
2. Quantitative Analysis of clients' current assets and liabilities. This analysis will include a review
of personal, corporate, and retirement plan assets and liabilities, insurance, wills, etc.
3. Personalized Financial Plan. TD will report the combination of the qualitative and quantitative
information and make recommendations for clients' personal, retirement, and estate planning.
4. Periodic Updates. TD will meet with the client either quarterly, semi-annually, or annually to
update the quantitative information, and to assess the continuing validity of the plan's objectives
and projected results.
The fee for services in items 1-3 listed will be approximately $2,000. The fee for the periodic update will
vary depending on the frequency the client chooses. The cost for this service, if done quarterly, would be
approximately $125 per month, semi-annually $75 per month, and annually $50 per month. Fees may be
negotiable under certain circumstances.
TD retains the discretion to reduce or waive financial planning fees for clients who retain TD for wealth
management services.
Fees are billed monthly and payable upon delivery of the plan or completion of the services. The contract
may be terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days’ written notice. The client will be billed for time
spent and costs incurred up to the date of termination.
Wealth Management Services
TD will work with the client to determine the client's investment objectives and investor risk profile and
may design a written investment policy statement. TD uses investment and portfolio allocation software
to evaluate alternative portfolio designs. TD evaluates the client's existing investments with respect to
the client's investment policy statement. TD works with new clients to develop a plan to transition from
the client's existing portfolio to the desired portfolio. TD will then continuously monitor the client's
portfolio holdings and the overall asset allocation strategy and hold regular review meetings with the
client regarding the account as necessary.
TD will typically create a portfolio of no-load mutual funds, and may use model portfolios if the models
match the client's investment policy. TD will allocate the client's assets among various investments
taking into consideration the overall management style selected by the client. TD primarily recommends
portfolios consisting of mutual funds offered by Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”). DFA sponsored
mutual funds follow a passive asset class investment philosophy with low holdings turnover. Client
portfolios may also include some individual equity securities.
TD manages mutual fund and equity portfolios on a discretionary basis with infrequent exceptions.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on TD’s discretionary authority, including restrictions on the
types of securities in which TD may invest client’s assets and to hold specific securities that the client
may believe to be appropriate.
TD may also recommend fixed income securities to advisory clients. TD may request discretionary
authority from advisory clients to retain a fixed income securities manager. The fixed income securities
manager will be provided with the discretionary authority to invest client assets in fixed income
securities consistent with a separate Fixed Income Investment Policy Statement prepared for the client.
The manager will also monitor the account for changes in credit ratings, security call provisions, and tax
loss harvesting opportunities (to the extent that the manager is provided with cost basis information).
The manager will obtain TD's consent prior to the sale of any client securities.
Complete, laddered fixed income portfolios generally require a minimum investment of $500,000.
On an ongoing basis, TD will answer clients' inquiries regarding their accounts and review periodically
with clients the performance of their accounts. TD will periodically, and at least annually, review clients'
investment policy, risk profile and to discuss the re-balancing of each client’s accounts to the extent
appropriate. TD will provide to the fixed income investment manager any updated client financial
information or account restrictions necessary for investment manager to provide sub-advisory services.
In addition to managing clients’ investment portfolios, TD may provide additional wealth management
services to clients based upon their unique circumstances and needs. Such services may include
income planning, college planning, retirement planning, risk management counsel, establishment of and
counsel on retirement plans, and assistance with assets outside our direct management.
TD SMART Investing
TD may also utilize for certain lower asset balance clients the Institutional Intelligent Portfolios® program
platform offered by Schwab Performance Technologies (the “Platform” and “SPT,” respectively). TD has
branded this Program as “TD SMART Investing.” SPT is a software provider to independent investment
advisors and an affiliate of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“CS&Co”). TD is independent of and not owned
by, affiliated with, or sponsored or supervised by SPT, CS&Co, or their affiliates (collectively “Schwab”).
TD, and not Schwab, is the client’s investment advisor and primary point of contact with respect to the
Platform. TD is responsible for determining the appropriateness of the Platform for the client, choosing a
suitable investment strategy and portfolio for the client’s investment needs and goals, and reviewing that
portfolio on an ongoing basis. TD has contracted with SPT to provide the Platform, which consists of
technology and related trading and account management services for the Platform. The Platform
enables TD to make the Platform available to clients online and includes a system that automates
certain key parts of TD’s investment process (the “System”). The System includes an online
questionnaire that helps us determine the client’s investment
objectives and risk tolerance and select an
appropriate investment strategy and portfolio. Clients should note that we will recommend a portfolio via
the System in response to the client’s answers to the online questionnaire. The client may then indicate
an interest in a portfolio that is one level less or more conservative or aggressive than the recommended
portfolio, but TD makes the final decision and selects a portfolio based on all the information TD has
about the client. The System also includes an automated investment engine through which TD manages
the client’s portfolio on an ongoing basis through automatic rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting (if the
client is eligible and elects). Clients do not pay brokerage commissions or any other fees to CS&Co. as
part of the Program. Schwab does receive other revenues in connection with the Program. TD does not
pay SPT fees for the Platform so long as TD maintains $100 million in client assets in accounts at CS&Co.
that are not enrolled in the Program. If TD does not meet this condition, then TD pays SPT an annual
licensing fee of 0.10% (10 basis points) on the value of TD clients’ assets in the Program. This fee
arrangement gives TD an incentive to recommend or require that clients with accounts not enrolled in
the Program be maintained with CS&Co.
Any clients that use the Program will receive the SWIA Program Disclosure Brochure (“Program
Disclosure Brochure”) from SWIA which includes a more detailed description and additional information.
Employee Benefit Plan Services
TD also provides advisory services to participant-directed retirement plans through third party
administration services, which are online bundled service providers offering an opportunity for plan
sponsors to provide their participants with daily account access, valuation, and investment education.
TD will analyze the plan's current investment platform, and assist the plan in creating an investment
policy statement defining the types of investments to be offered and the restrictions that may be
imposed. TD will recommend investment options to achieve the plan's objectives, provide participant
education meetings, and monitor the performance of the plan's investment vehicles.
TD will recommend changes in the plan's investment vehicles as may be appropriate from time to time.
TD generally will review the plan's investment vehicles and investment policy as necessary.
For certain retirement plans, TD also works in coordination and support with Buckingham Strategic
Partners, LLC (“Buckingham”). Retirement plan clients will engage both TD and Buckingham.
Buckingham will provide to the client additional discretionary investment management services and will
exercise discretionary authority to select the plan investments made available to the plans’ participants
by selecting and maintaining the plans’ investments according to the goals and investment objectives of
the plan.
TD will continue to work with plans to monitor plan investments, provide fiduciary plan advice including
regular considerations of the goals and objectives of the plan, and provide participant education services
to the plan.
Portfolio Management Through SEI Management Program
TD manages client portfolios for certain existing clients through the SEI Management Program (the
"Program"). This Program is not offered to new clients and is only available to existing clients who choose
to remain in the Program. In this Program, SEI provides advisory services to TD (but not to the client)
involving the structure and design of asset allocation portfolios comprised solely of mutual funds
advised by SEI. SEI also advises TD with respect to reallocation and rebalancing of investments within
such asset allocation programs.
The SEI Program is designed as followed:
TD will determine the client's current financial situation, financial goals and attitudes towards risk
through various analyses and questionnaires. This process will help TD review the client's situation and
enable TD to recommend an initial asset allocation based on the client's specific needs and goals.
In determining the initial allocation to be used, TD will use several model portfolios of no-load mutual
funds provided to TD by SEI. TD, will, if appropriate, suggest modifications to these models to more
adequately address the client's individual needs. The client may place reasonable restrictions on the
nature of the funds held in the portfolio or the allocation among the various classes, and TD will assist
the client in understanding and evaluating the potential impact of these restrictions on the model
portfolios.
Once the client's asset allocation has been established, the portfolio will be implemented using the
mutual funds advised by SEI. SEI Investments Management Corporation selects the investment
managers of the underlying mutual funds. SEI utilizes institutional investment management firms. The
fund managers are monitored by SEI to ensure that their investment styles and performance remain
consistent with the objectives of the mutual funds.
Accounts will be monitored quarterly and, when appropriate, TD will suggest a reallocation of the
portfolio based on changing economic conditions or changes in the client's individual circumstances.
These suggested reallocations may be implemented without prior notice to discretionary clients.
As economic or market changes occur, SEI will make a quarterly review of its model allocations and may
recommend changes in these model allocations to TD. SEI will automatically reallocate all client
holdings in model portfolios unless instructed to do otherwise by TD. If TD does not contact SEI prior to
the first Friday of the month following the end of each calendar quarter, SEI will take TD's silence as a
direction from TD to make the recommended reallocations. SEI will not make any ongoing
recommendations concerning portfolios which deviate from SEI's models ("custom portfolios"); TD is
responsible for all reviews and must instruct SEI to make any changes to such portfolios.
Clients may also instruct SEI to automatically rebalance the client's account if the allocation among the
underlying mutual funds deviates from the prescribed quarterly allocation by greater than a 2% variance.
For the tax-managed models, the variance is 3%. Rebalancing occurs monthly, with no transaction fees.
Should the client's individual situation change, the client should notify TD, who will assist the client in
revising the current portfolio and/or reevaluate their financial situation to determine if a different model
portfolio would be appropriate to the client's new situation.