A. Firm Information
Kraematon Investment Advisors, Inc. (“KIA” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. KIA is organized as a Corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. KIA was founded in January 1997 and is owned and operated by Gregory Clinton (President
and Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications,
business practices, and the advisory services provided by KIA.
B. Advisory Services Offered
KIA offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, and estates. (each
referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a
fiduciary, the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness, and good faith towards each Client and seeks to
mitigate potential conflicts of interest. KIA’s fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of
Ethics. For more information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
KIA provides wealth management services for its Clients. These services generally include a broad range of
comprehensive financial planning in connection with the discretionary investment management of Client
portfolios. These services are described below.
Investment Management Services- KIA provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is
achieved through continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment
management and related advisory services. KIA works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals
and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. KIA will then
construct an investment portfolio consisting of mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve
the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual stocks to meet the needs of its Clients.
KIA selects, recommends, and/or retains mutual funds on a fund by fund basis and seeks to use non-retail or
institutional classes when possible. Due to specific custodial or mutual fund company constraints, material tax
consideration, and/or systematic investment plans, KIA may select, recommend, and/or retain a mutual fund
share class that has a higher expense ratio than an equivalent share class. KIA will seek to select the lowest
cost share class available that is in the best interest of each Client and will ensure the selection aligns with the
Client’s financial objectives and state investment guidelines.
KIA’s investment approach is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate positions
that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions. KIA
will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives, circumstances, and
risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on
the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
KIA evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. KIA may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. KIA may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. KIA may recommend
selling positions for reasons that include but are not limited to harvesting capital gains or losses, business or
sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position[s]
in the portfolio, changes in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk
deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the
Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over
the assets to an IRA or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g., commission-based
account to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor earns a new
(or increases its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over
a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
At no time will KIA accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited authority as
outlined in Item 15 - Custody. All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the
Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Financial Planning Services- KIA will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to
Clients. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals and
objectives. Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a
specific financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting
may encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to investment planning, retirement
planning, personal savings, education savings, and other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for, or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings, and/or charitable giving programs.
KIA may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney, or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique
situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s
financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor
may not provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of the
contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients increase the level
of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would increase the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor.
Clients are not obligated to implement any recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing
relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the
Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through the Advisor.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging KIA to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into an
agreement with the Advisor that defines the terms, conditions, authority, and responsibilities of the Advisor and
the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – KIA, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – KIA will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation, and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – KIA will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – KIA will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
KIA does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are
provided directly by KIA.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, KIA manages $167,764,558 in Client assets, all of which are managed on a
discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.