Firm Description
FiduciaryVest, LLC (“FiduciaryVest”) is an employee-owned investment advisory firm that specializes in
working with hospitals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations and endowments, corporations,
governmental bodies, and high net worth individuals to manage their investment programs.
FiduciaryVest is a fee-only firm founded in 2005 by Philly Jones and Harold Small headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia with additional offices in and Radnor, Pennsylvania. The principal owner is Jason Small.
Our business focus is to deliver independent, fee-only, targeted investment advice which is delivered on
a client by client basis and includes services unique for each client.
FiduciaryVest’s advisory services focus primarily on the following target markets:
• Institutional Trustees (non-profits, endowments and foundations, hospitals, corporations,
governmental entities, and Taft Hartley plans)
• Retirement Plan Sponsors, (including 401(k), 403(b) and other defined benefit plans
• High Net Worth Individuals (IRAs, family trusts, and other individual accounts)
Individual Advisory Services
Individual Portfolio Management
FiduciaryVest’s individual portfolio management service is dedicated to serving the specific needs of our
high-net-worth clients through individually tailored portfolios. Investment portfolios are designed in
accordance with each client’s objectives and requirements. We select investments for each portfolio in
consideration of risk management and desired performance.
To implement the client’s portfolio, we will primarily manage clients’ investment portfolios on a
discretionary basis. As a discretionary investment adviser, we will have the authority to supervise and
direct the portfolio without prior consultation with the client. In limited instances, FiduciaryVest does
manage portfolios under a non-discretionary arrangement in which the client retains the responsibility
for the final decision on all actions taken with respect to the portfolio. Obtaining client consent before a
transaction can result in a delay in executing recommended trades, which could limit participation in
client grouped trades and adversely affect the performance of the portfolio.
Separate Account Managers
When factors are appropriate for a client, FiduciaryVest will recommend the use of one or more
Separate Account Managers, each a “Manager.” Having access to various Managers offers a wide variety
of manager styles and offers clients the opportunity to utilize more than one Manager if necessary to
meet the needs and investment objectives of the client. We will select or recommend the Manager(s)
we deem most appropriate for the client. Factors we consider in recommending/selecting Managers
generally include the client’s stated investment objective(s), management style, performance, risk level,
reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and research.
The Manager(s) will generally be granted discretionary trading authority to provide investment
supervisory services for the portfolio. Under certain circumstances, FiduciaryVest retains the authority
to terminate the Manager’s relationship or to add new Managers without specific client consent. In
other cases, the client will ultimately select one or more Managers recommended by FiduciaryVest. Fees
paid to such Manager(s) are separate from and in addition to the fee assessed by FiduciaryVest.
In any case, with respect to assets managed by a Manager, FiduciaryVest’s role will be to monitor the
overall financial situation of the client, to monitor the investment approach and performance of the
Manager(s), and to assist the client in understanding the investments in the portfolio.
Institutional Advisory Services
FiduciaryVest offers investment advisory services either on a non-discretionary or discretionary basis.
An institutional client/trustee who receives non-discretionary investment advisory services receives
advice and recommendations from FiduciaryVest. These recommendations are subject to the approval
of the client, and thus the fiduciary responsibility is shared with the client.
Under a discretionary arrangement, FiduciaryVest assumes fiduciary liability for its recommendations
and generally has the authority to implement those recommendations within pre-determined
Investment Policy guidelines. In this way, through a discretionary arrangement, the client delegates
decision-making authority to FiduciaryVest, as documented in the terms of the advisory agreement.
Non-Discretionary Advisory Services:
These services involve providing ongoing independent advice with NO discretionary decision authority
delegated by clients to FiduciaryVest and may include some or all of the following services:
1. Investment Policy Statement- We assist with the creation of client specific, comprehensive
investment policies which include investment objectives, investing time horizon(s) or investing
criteria and appropriate constraint(s), if any. For foundation and endowment clients, this may
include recommendations regarding a spending policy.
2. Asset Allocation- We assist our clients in reviewing an array of investable asset classes to
identify a strategic asset allocation policy designed to result in an appropriate balance of risk
and potential return for their portfolios. When applicable, we perform client specific
asset/liability forecasting studies.
3. Manager Search, Due Diligence and Selection- We utilize a myriad of quantitative and qualitative
factors to identify those managers and strategies we believe are best matched to our clients’
specific risk and return expectations on a forward-looking basis.
4. Investment Program Maintenance- We supply, typically quarterly, a comprehensive
management report detailing our evaluations of the varying aspects of the client’s investment
portfolio including compliance with policy and contributions toward stated client objectives.
This report will include any specific conclusions and action recommendations deemed
appropriate as well as review/benchmarking of the fees paid by the plan/client for investment
and administrative services.
5. General Investment Consulting Services- FiduciaryVest may provide general consulting services
from time to time including, but not limited to, providing investment-related education,
performing searches for investment custodian/administration service providers or ad-hoc
custom analysis. We also provide limited audience investment advisory services in the form of
employee sponsored seminars or webcasts delivered on broad subjects such as asset allocation
and education as it relates to the employer’s program and/or general retirement planning.
Discretionary Management Services:
In addition to the services detailed in the Non-Discretionary Advisory Services section, FiduciaryVest
offers Discretionary Management Services under formal service agreements that are offered separate
and apart from the non-discretionary services. These services primarily involve discretionary authority
over client investment assets specifically delegated to FiduciaryVest and may include some or all of the
following services:
1. Investment Manager- FiduciaryVest will assume discretionary management of institutional client
portfolios or plans, duties that may commonly be referred to as Outsourced Chief Investment
Officer (OCIO) services, which can include asset allocation, portfolio rebalancing, and manager
and/or fund selection.
2. Dynamic Rebalancing- We offer discretionary rebalancing of allocations within the client’s
investment policy target-range percentages.
3. Target Date Allocation Services- (Also referred to as Custom Target Date Portfolios) Subject to
the client established investment policy, FiduciaryVest will provide discretionary asset allocation
management of commercially available mutual funds or other institutional investment pools
that have been selected and approved by the client for use in their formally sponsored
employee benefit programs known as “401(k) plans”.
Designed to meet the unique needs of your participants, the key components of this service include
glide path design, manager due diligence, glide path management, and select participant
communications.
Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
As a fiduciary to our clients, we have an affirmative duty of undivided loyalty to always serve our clients'
best interests and act in utmost good faith, placing our clients' interests first and foremost without
regard to the financial interests of our employees, affiliates, and any related entities or other parties.
Further, as fiduciaries we are required to act prudently on our clients' behalf, exercising care, skill and
diligence when providing our services.
As a fiduciary to our ERISA clients, we are firmly committed to: (i) providing prudent advice that is, at the
time of the recommendation, in the Best Interest of our client, (ii) receiving no more than reasonable
compensation, and (iii) not making materially misleading statements on matters relevant to a retirement
investor's investment decisions.
In instances with individual clients, FiduciaryVest may be consulted to assist a client with a retirement
plan accounts. When an employee leaves an employer there are generally four options regarding an
existing retirement plan account and an employee’s options, or combination thereof, such as; 1) if
permitted, leaving the funds in the former employer’s plan, 2) if rollovers are permitted and the
employee has a new employer with an available plan, the employee could rollover the funds to the new
employer plan, 3) rollover the funds to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or 4) withdraw or cash
out the employee’s funds from the plan which could have adverse tax consequences depending on
certain factors. If a client chooses to rollover retirement plan assets into an IRA account managed by
FiduciaryVest, we will receive an advisory fee which creates a conflict of interest. Clients are under no
obligation to roll retirement plan assets to an account managed by us.
Services Tailored to the Individual Needs of Each Client
Essentially all of FiduciaryVest's services are individually client-specific and may involve a combination of
non-discretionary and discretionary agreements. The content of advice and written deliverables (other
than commentaries on the markets) directly address each client's investment program, based upon
client-specific, written investment goals and policy guidelines (the development of which FiduciaryVest
is typically involved, at a significant level). The characterization of our services as "client- specific"
applies to one-time, or non-periodic services, as well as those which are delivered on a routine, periodic
basis. Clients have full latitude to direct FiduciaryVest to exclude from its advice any particular types of
securities, investing techniques, strategies, or vehicles.
No “Wrap Fees”
FiduciaryVest does not participate in "wrap fee" programs.
Assets Under Management
FiduciaryVest believes the term "assets under advisement" most accurately describes its non-
discretionary client relationships versus client assets managed via a discretionary service agreement.
The total of all client assets with which FiduciaryVest has a recurring advisory relationship as of
December 31, 2023, was approximately as follows:
Discretionary: $300,925,854
Non-Discretionary: $4,339,976,613
Total: $4,640,902,467