Overview
JPWM is principally owned by Mark Perlson and John F. Carey, and has been in business as an SEC
registered investment adviser since June 2004.
JPWM provides financial planning, consulting and investment management services. Prior to engaging
JPWM to provide any of the foregoing investment advisory services, the client is required to enter into
one or more written agreements with JPWM setting forth the terms and conditions under which JPWM
renders its services (collectively the “Agreement”). As of January 30, 2024, JPWM had $216,381,760 in
assets under management, all of which was managed on a discretionary basis.
This Disclosure Brochure describes the business of JPWM. Certain sections will also describe the
activities of Supervised Persons. Supervised Persons are any of JPWM’s officers, partners, directors (or
other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), or employees or any other
person who provides investment advice on JPWM’s behalf and is subject to JPWM’s supervision or
control.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
JPWM provides its clients with a broad range of comprehensive financial planning and consulting
services. These services include, but are not limited to investments, retirement, education and cash flow
needs of the client.
In performing its services, JPWM is not required to verify any information received from the client or from
the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorney, accountant, etc.) and is expressly authorized to rely on
such information. JPWM recommends the services of itself, and/or other professionals to implement its
recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists if JPWM recommends its own
services. The client is under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by JPWM
under a financial planning or consulting engagement or to engage the services of any such recommended
professional, including JPWM itself. The client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation
decisions and is free to accept or reject any of JPWM’s recommendations. Clients are advised that it
remains their responsibility to promptly notify JPWM if there is ever any
change in their financial situation
or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising JPWM’s previous
recommendations and/or services.
Investment Management Services
Clients can engage JPWM to manage all or a portion of their assets on a discretionary basis.
JPWM primarily allocates clients’ investment management assets among mutual funds, exchange-traded
funds (“ETFs”), individual debt and equity securities and/or options, as well as the securities components
of variable annuities and variable life insurance contracts, in accordance with the investment objectives of
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the client. JPWM may provide advice about any type of investment or legacy position otherwise held in
clients' portfolios.
JPWM also renders non-discretionary investment management services to clients relative to variable
life/annuity products that they own, their individual employer-sponsored retirement plans or other products
that are not be held by the client’s primary custodian. In so doing, JPWM either directs or recommends
the allocation of client assets among the various investment options that are available with the product.
Client assets are maintained at the specific insurance company or custodian designated by the product.
JPWM tailors its advisory services to the individual needs of clients. JPWM consults with clients initially
and on an ongoing basis to determine risk tolerance, time horizon and other factors that may impact the
clients’ investment needs. JPWM ensures that clients’ investments are suitable for their investment
needs, goals, objectives and risk tolerance.
Clients are advised to promptly notify JPWM if there are changes in their financial situation or investment
objectives or if they wish to impose any reasonable restrictions upon JPWM’s management services.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions or mandates on the management of their account (e.g.,
require that a portion of their assets be invested in socially responsible funds) if, in JPWM’s sole
discretion, the conditions will not materially impact the performance of a portfolio strategy or prove overly
burdensome to its management efforts.
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