Firm Description
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LTD. (“IMA” or “The
Firm”) was founded in 2006.
IMA is a registered investment adviser that provides discretionary
investment management, personalized financial planning, and related
advisory services to individual clients. Our financial services are provided
through direct and written consultation with each client.
Our investment recommendations are not limited to any specific product or
service offered by any single broker-dealer, company, or institution and
may include advice regarding the following types of securities:
• Exchange-listed securities
• Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
• Commercial paper
• Certificates of deposit
• Municipal securities
• Mutual fund shares
• Structured Notes
• United States governmental securities
Because different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, they
will only be recommended when consistent with the client’s investment
objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity as well as other suitability factors.
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IMA also offers financial planning services, tax planning, tax preparation
services, bookkeeping, bill payment, accounting, and other financial
services. These services are highly personalized and the specific services
made available to each client vary based on individual client requests.
Financial Planning is a comprehensive evaluation of a client's current and
projected future financial position by using currently known variables to
predict future cash flows, asset values and withdrawal plans. Clients
retaining this service usually receive a written report which provides the
client with a detailed statement of Net Worth, Cash Flow, and tax
projections, although the specific schedules prepared may vary from client
to client based on individual circumstances or the availability of
information. IMA is not a public accounting firm. Generally, the financial
services made available to a client by IMA may include any or all of the
following areas:
• Personal: We review the client's current personal status. We
gather financial records and contracts. We produce a Statement of
current financial position or Net Worth.
• Tax: We arrange for the preparation of our client’s U.S. Federal,
State and local tax returns through third party Certified Public
Accounting Firms. We provide these preparers with information
provided by the client and information obtained by us through the
other services that we provide. We may assist our clients in
retaining (at the client’s expense), foreign lawyers and/or
professional accounting firms or we may work with the clients
existing foreign lawyers, tax preparer or professional firms. These
firms may make recommendations, regarding general legal matters
and provide tax planning or tax preparation services. We accept
no liability with respect to the plans or recommendations made or
services provided by U.S. or foreign legal, accounting or tax
preparation firms.
• Tax Projections: We may prepare tax projections in order to
identify tax and retirement planning opportunities as part of our
overall cash flow forecasting and planning.
• Investments: We analyze investment alternatives and their effect
on the client’s portfolio. Portfolios are managed on a discretionary
basis.
• Insurance: We provide administrative assistance in obtaining
insurance coverages as specifically requested by our clients. We
assist our clients with administrative matters related to insurance
and provide information requested by insurance companies and
their agents seeking to place coverage for our clients. We may
assist clients in the completion of requests for forms and
information, but we cannot provide detailed medical information
or obtain reports without the cooperation and direction from our
client. IMA does not assume responsibility for evaluating the need
for any type of insurance coverage or policy including disability
insurance
and does not provide assurance that any coverage
obtained is adequate. We urge all of our clients to consider their
need for medical, disability and life insurance and remain available
to assist them or their agents as requested in this regard.
• Retirement: We analyze current strategies, retirement account
balances, investments and allocations to assist our clients in
reaching their retirement goals. We set up appropriate retirement
accounts as part of our overall tax, retirement and financial
planning services. We urge our clients to consider whether their
current levels of discretionary spending and their long term
financial and retirement goals are compatible.
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Estate: We assist our clients in assessing their needs and developing
strategies including, as appropriate, trusts, wills and marital agreements.
Our efforts are directed toward assisting and encouraging our clients in
gathering the information required to address these matters directly with his
or her attorney.
We gather the information required to develop a financial plan through in-
depth meetings and discussions with our clients and through information
obtained by us in providing other financial services that may be requested
by our clients. Information gathered includes the client’s current financial
position, tax status, future goals, return objectives and attitude towards risk.
Implementation of our financial planning recommendations is entirely at the
client’s discretion and all financial services are available to our clients on an
"as requested" basis.
Principal Owners
Kurt J. Schoeppler is the 100% direct owner of International Management
Advisors, Ltd. (IMA).
Amount of Managed Assets
IMA presently manages approximately $107,332,921 of client investment
assets on a discretionary basis as of December 31, 2023.
IMA Agreements
IMA enters into two types of agreements with its clients. The "Investment
Management Agreement" covers investment management services and
clients with this type of agreement receive investment management services
only. IMA also enters into "Financial Services Agreements" with clients
who have contracted with IMA for other financial services. IMA charges
for these services on a "flat fee" or percentage of gross receipts basis. IMA
is not obligated to provide financial services to clients without current
financial service agreements or to clients who are not currently paying fees
for these services.
Financial Services Agreement
The Financial Services Agreement with each client outlines the terms and
conditions of our agreement. The Financial Services Agreement covers the
scope of the financial planning and other financial services made available
by IMA to its clients on an “as requested basis.” The agreement also
outlines fees charged, fee arrangements, and the term of the agreement.
These agreements include a limitation of IMA's liability for any and all
services required. The Financial Services Agreement may include
investment management services and outline the additional fees charged for
this service or, IMA may have a separate Investment Management
Agreement. Any limitation of IMA's liability included in the Financial
Services Agreement will apply to investment management services only to
the extent that the limitation does not affect any client’s right to recovery
under State and Federal Securities Law. The limitation of IMA’s liability
included in these agreements otherwise applies fully to any other financial
services made available by IMA. IMA is not a CPA firm.
Investment Management Agreement
IMA manages client investment accounts on a discretionary basis. Our fees
for investment management are outlined in the Client Services Agreement
or in a separate Investment Management Agreement. The Investment
Management Agreement includes the terms and conditions under which
IMA provides investment management services. Investment management
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clients do not receive financial planning or other financial services unless a
current financial services agreement exists and additional fees are currently
paid.