PRIMESolutions Advisors, LLC ("we", "our" and "us", and "PSA"), is a registered investment adviser
based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We are organized as a limited liability company under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We have been providing investment advisory services since
2001. Jamie P. Linkowski, Managing Member, is our principal owner. Currently, we offer the following
investment advisory services, which are personalized to each client:
•Independent Fiduciary Services for Retirement Plans
As used in this brochure, the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as either a client or
prospective client of our firm. Also, you may see the term Associated Person throughout this brochure.
As used in this brochure, our Associated Persons are our firm's officers, employees, and all individuals
providing investment advice on behalf of our firm. The following paragraphs describe our services and
fees. Please refer to the description of each investment advisory service listed below for information on
how we tailor our advisory services to your individual needs.
Independent Fiduciary Services for Retirement Plans
We are an independent fiduciary services company that provides fiduciary consulting assistance to
retirement plan sponsors or serves as a plan fiduciary in specialized situations or in more
encompassing roles. While we can serve plans of all sizes, the need is greatest for the smaller (less
than $250 million) sized plans whose sponsors lack the contacts, resources or know how to navigate
through fiduciary issues. This includes 401(k), profit sharing, ESOP, money purchase pension, defined
benefit pension, cash balance and target benefit plans. We are totally independent; we sell no
products and do not align ourselves with any service provider.
We help Retirement Plan Fiduciaries Improve Performance of Their Fiduciary Duties, Lower Risk and
Improve Participant Outcomes. We assist Plans Sponsors in meeting their increasing fiduciary
demands.
•New fee disclosure regulations and retirement plan reporting (5500 reports) require more
monitoring, oversight and governance by plan fiduciaries.
•Recent court cases reinforce the need for plan fiduciaries to give more oversight and attention
to providers in areas of fees and compensation, proper investment selection and quality and
performance of received services.
•Plan fiduciaries face more potential for litigation by an increasingly wary participant base, a
continuing stream of bad financial news and better marketing and promotion by plaintiffs' law
firms. It only takes one to initiate a lawsuit and plan fiduciaries are immediately on the
defensive regardless of whether or not they are at fault. It's too late then to implement sound
governance practices.
•Small companies (publicly traded or privately owned) do not have the fiduciary supporting
resources that big companies have. So often these important duties and obligations are either
given short shrift or plan sponsor fiduciaries "wing it" on their own.
•Issues with health care
take away the employers' attention toward their retirement plan. Heath
care is "here and now" but retirement plan issues, left unattended can fester into big, expensive
fixes.
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We solve these needs and provide the following services:
1. Perform a diagnostic review of a plan sponsor fiduciary duties, governance and procedures to
identify gaps and risk areas. The client plan will receive a custom tailored report and action plan
to address and solve these areas.
2. We will serve as an ERISA 3(21) or 3(38) fiduciary and have a legal stake in the fiduciary
governance of the retirement plan. ERISA Sections 3(21) and 3(38) set forth the legal
obligations and requirements for a fiduciary over a plan. We will accept, or delegate to a
prudent expert, general or more specific assignment including:
•Plan Trustee
•Employer Bankrupt Fiduciary (run plan when employer has gone out of business)
•Plan Committee Fiduciary
•Service Provider Searches
•Company Stock Fiduciary
•Conversion of Records and Implementation Assistance
•Transaction Fiduciary
We provide fiduciary review services on an individually negotiated basis. All services, whether
discussed above or customized, shall be detailed in a written agreement and, where applicable, be
consistent with the parameters set forth in your plan documents. Our advisory fees for these
customized services will be negotiated with you, the plan sponsor, or named fiduciary on a case-by-
case basis.
Either party to the fiduciary review agreement may terminate the agreement within five business days
of the date of acceptance without penalty to you. After the five-day period, either party may terminate
the agreement by providing 30 days written notice to the other party. The fiduciary review fees will be
prorated for the quarter in which the termination notice is given and any unearned fees will be refunded
to you.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on investment company securities (specifically no-load or load waived mutual
funds) and collective investment trusts. However, we may also offer financial consulting advice on real
estate limited partnerships, oil and gas limited partnerships, and options contracts, but we do not
provide investment management services on these types of investments.
Additionally, we may advise you on any type of investment that we deem appropriate 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. If you are an investment management client, you
may request that we refrain from investing in particular securities or certain types of securities. You
must provide these restrictions to our firm in writing.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022 we manage no client assets on a non-discretionary basis and $156,506,914
client assets on a discretionary basis.
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