Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch LLC (referred to as “the Firm” or “FPTW”) offers Fee Only
asset management services through our Managed Account Program.
A. FPTW is a Limited Liability Company formed under the laws of the State of Texas in 2004 and
filed for investment adviser registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March
2007. The Firm was established as Franklin, Turner & Welch LLC under shared ownership of the
principals at that time, J. Jerl Franklin, John H. Turner, and W. David Welch. Mr. Franklin retired in
January 2010 followed by Messrs. Turner and Welch in June 2016.
Currently, there are four principals of the Firm. In January 2013, John J. Parlapiano became a
principal of the Firm and the Firm’s name was changed to reflect this event. On January 1, 2014,
Paul D. Troyer became a principal in the Firm, and two years later, Joseph W. Dyal and Peter
Parlapiano became principals in the Firm. John J. Parlapiano, CRD number 5499559, has been in the
financial services industry since 2008. Paul D. Troyer, CRD number 5053080, has been in the
financial services industry since 1998. Joseph W. Dyal, CRD number 5411605, and Peter
Parlapiano, CRD number 5177861, have been in the financial services industry since 2006 and
2008, respectively. Additional business information about John, Paul, Joseph and Peter is disclosed
on the supplemental brochures attached to this brochure and is also available via the SEC’s website
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
B. FPTW offers a Managed Account Program. The Managed Account Program includes a range of
advisory services from pre- and post-retirement distribution strategies to college planning,
multigenerational wealth management, and retirement planning.
C. Advisory services offered through the Managed Account Program may be general in nature or
focused on particular areas of interest or need, depending on each client’s unique circumstances.
Managed Account Program
Our Managed Account Program offers asset management services as a wrap-fee program. Clients
participating in a wrap-fee program pay an all-inclusive fee that encompasses trade execution and
portfolio management. Certain clients in our Managed Account Program may be eligible to
participate in our FPTW Global Stock Program, which is explained below.
The basic components of the Managed Account Program include:
1. Identifying the Client’s objectives, constraints and preferences from client provided data
2. Developing a comprehensive financial plan
3. Recommending asset allocation and investments
4. Adjusting investments within a portfolio to reflect significant changes when appropriate
Clients who want to participate in the FPTW Managed Account Program are required to enter into
an Investment Advisory Agreement with FPTW that defines the scope of services, fees, and terms
and conditions of the relationship. FPTW will pay for individual tax return preparation for clients
that place more than $3,000,000 in the Managed Account Program. FPTW reserves the right to
aggregate household and family accounts when determining whether to pay for tax return
preparation services for clients.
Identifying Client Objectives. As noted above, advisory services, including the preparation of a
comprehensive financial plan, are included as part of the Managed Account Program. As a
prospective client you are provided a New Client Packet that requests information about you, your
retirement and financial goals, investment objectives, investment horizon, risk tolerance, existing
portfolio and retirement account information, financial needs, estate planning documents, tax
information, cash-flow analysis, cost-of-living needs, education needs, savings tendencies, and
other applicable financial information to prepare the financial plan. Initial meetings are typically
conducted with two Advisory Representatives in attendance and provide an opportunity to gain
insights into where you are on the financial planning continuum as well as offer you the
opportunity to ask questions about the overall process and FPTW’s services. If there is a mutual
agreement to proceed with the business relationship, you will be asked to sign and return an
Engagement Letter outlining the proposed services agreed to during the meeting. Your signature
confirms receipt of certain legally required disclosures, including a current copy of this Brochure.
Developing a Comprehensive Financial Plan. Upon receiving a signed engagement letter, a
financial plan is developed. The plan is based on data and financial goals you provided and
therefore it is important that you provide accurate and complete information to our Advisory
Representative. You need to be aware that certain assumptions may be made with respect to
interest and inflation rates as well as the use of past trends and performance of the market and
economy. However, past performance is not an indication of future performance. FPTW cannot
offer any guarantees or promises that your financial goals and objectives will be met. Further, you
must continue to review the plan and update the plan based on changes in your financial situation,
goals, or objectives, or changes in the economy.
Based on your specific needs or situation, you may need to seek the services of other professionals
such as an insurance adviser, attorney, and/or accountant to implement plan recommendations. For
example, we may recommend purchasing certain forms of insurance or execution of estate plan
documents, neither of which can be performed by FPTW and require the use of outside
professionals. FPTW and its Advisory Representatives may recommend the services of other
professionals, such as attorneys, accountants and insurance agents. A client is under no obligation
to engage these professionals. The client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation
decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from FPTW and/or its representatives.
If the client engages any recommended unaffiliated professional, and a dispute arises, the client
agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged professional.
Recommending Asset Allocation & Investments. When FPTW completes its analysis of your
situation, our Advisory Representative will determine an asset allocation customized to your
financial goals, objectives, and risk tolerance. We have designed seven investment models based
on a client’s risk profile: Aggressive Growth, Growth, Moderate Growth, Moderate, Conservative
Moderate, Conservative, and Ultra Conservative. The models are distinguished by the
proportionate investment allocation among asset classes. The investment model asset classes
include Fixed Income, US Large Cap Equity, US Small Cap Equity, International Equity, Real
Estate, and Cash.
After evaluating the information gathered by your Advisory Representative, we will determine
which investment model would be most suitable for you. From there, we customize your portfolio
allocation taking into consideration your limitations or restrictions, the market and economy at the
time, and your financial situation, goals, and objectives.
Your Advisory Representative will schedule a meeting with you and present the recommended
portfolio allocation. Upon your approval, we will implement the initial portfolio allocation. After
we implement the initial portfolio allocation, with your written approval as indicated in the
Investment Advisory Agreement, we will provide continuous and ongoing management of your
account using our own discretion to determine any changes to the account. Unless otherwise
expressly requested by you, FPTW will manage the account as outlined in your Investment Policy
Statement and will make changes to the allocation as deemed appropriate by the Firm and your
Advisory Representative. FPTW will determine the securities to be purchased and sold in the
account and will alter the securities holdings from time to time, without prior consultation with you.
Depending on your specific goals and objectives, we will generally hold positions in your account
for a long term. If your financial situation or investment goals or objectives change, you must
notify FPTW promptly of the changes.
If you request to have your accounts managed on a nondiscretionary basis, we will not make
changes to the allocation of your account without prior consultation and your expressed agreement
for each transaction.
Adjusting Investments. We will monitor market conditions and the performance of your portfolio
and recommend changes when appropriate. If you grant FPTW permission, we may rebalance your
account to maintain the initial agreed upon asset allocation. Guidelines for rebalancing your account
will be defined in the Investment Policy Statement.
Our Advisory Representatives use open-ended mutual funds including no-load and load-waived
mutual funds purchased at net asset value (NAV), exchange traded funds (ETFs), and Real Estate
Investment Trusts (REITs). However, managed accounts are not exclusively limited to those
securities and may include individual stocks and bonds, certificates of deposits, government
securities, money markets, annuities, and direct participation programs. Further, certain investments
in non-publicly traded securities or investments, such as hedge funds and private equity, are
generally excluded. You may impose restrictions and/or limitations on investing in certain securities
or types of securities.
Your investment management procedures and long-term goals are defined in an Investment Policy
Statement.
Transactions in the account, account reallocations, and rebalancing may trigger a taxable event, with
the exception of IRA accounts, 403(b) accounts, and other qualified retirement accounts.
Retirement Rollover Education. From time to time, clients may request information or be
presented with opportunities to rollover their accounts to an individual retirement account
managed by us. Our Advisory Representatives have been instructed not to make recommendations
one way or another on this situation, but may provide you with education about your options.A
client or prospective client leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing
retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the
former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is
available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”),
or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse
tax consequences). Your decision may result in FPTW earning new or increased compensation
because of your decision. You are not under any obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an
account managed by FPTW.
FPTW Global Stock Program
If you have a minimum of $3,000,000 in assets invested with FPTW managed on a discretionary
basis, you may choose to participate in the FPTW Global Stock Program. This program will offer
you the opportunity to purchase a group of individual stocks. Together, you and your Advisory
Representative will determine the amount of your total Managed Account Program portfolio
allocated to the FPTW Global Stock Program. You must purchase the entire group of stocks as
selected by FPTW. At our sole discretion, we may elect to accept accounts less than the minimum
account size.
As further described below, FPTW has entered into a relationship to offer you brokerage services
through Fidelity Investments (Fidelity). Custodial services for managed accounts, including the
FPTW Global Stock Program, will be provided through National Financial Services LLC (NFS).
There is no affiliation between FPTW and either of those entities.
D. As mentioned above, FPTW offers the Managed Account Program, which is a wrap-fee program.
A wrap-fee program is a fee-based account for which you will pay a single fee for portfolio review,
asset management services, and brokerage services. Generally, to qualify for our wrap-fee program,
you must open an account at Fidelity and maintain a minimum account size of $3,000,000. You may
participate in the FPTW Global Stock Program if you have a minimum of $3,000,000 in assets
invested with FPTW managed on a discretionary basis. At FPTW’s sole discretion, it may waive the
minimum.
Under the Managed Account Program, you will not pay any ticket charges or account maintenance
fees on accounts held in custody with NFS. All such fees and expenses will be borne by FPTW.
FPTW and Advisory Representatives of FPTW will receive a portion of the wrap fee for providing
advisory services. The fee that FPTW charges for participation in the Managed Account Program
may be higher or lower than those charged by other sponsors of comparable wrap fee programs. The
terms and conditions of a wrap program engagement are more fully discussed in FPTW’s Wrap Fee
Program Brochure.
E. As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $723,266,875 of client assets under our
management of which $719,965,203 were discretionary client assets and $3,301,672 were non-
discretionary client assets.
General Information
The investment recommendations and advice offered by FPTW and your Advisory Representative
are not legal advice or accounting advice. You should coordinate and discuss the impact of financial
advice with your attorney and/or accountant. Our primary goal is to help our clients identify and
pursue their financial goals and seek to improve the overall quality of their lives.
Miscellaneous
Non-Discretionary Service Limitations. Clients that determine to engage FPTW on a non-
discretionary investment advisory basis must be willing to accept that FPTW cannot effect any
account transactions without obtaining the client’s consent. For instance, although the Firm does
not recommend market timing as an investment strategy, in the event of a market correction
event where the Firm cannot reach the client, a client may suffer investment losses or miss
potential investment gains.
Client Obligations. In performing our services, FPTW shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals, and is expressly
authorized to rely on information in its possession. Clients are responsible for promptly
notifying FPTW if there is ever any change in their financial situation or investment objectives
so that FPTW can review, and if necessary, revise its previous recommendations or services.