WPWealth was formed in 2000 and is owned by its twenty limited partners and one general partner, all of
whom own less than ten percent (10%) of the Firm. The names of each partner may be found in the Firm’s
ADV Part 1, Schedule A.
WPWealth provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, partnerships, trusts, estates,
corporations, charitable organizations and retirement plans. Investment advice and portfolio management
services are provided on a continuing basis which includes the appropriate allocation of managed assets
among cash, stocks, mutual funds, ETFs and bonds. This selection of specific securities will provide proper
diversification and help meet the client’s stated investment objectives. These services include discretionary
and non-discretionary management services. The primary clients for these services will be individuals and
qualified plans including pension, profit sharing, defined benefit plans, 401(k) plans, trusts and
corporations.
The various investment advisory and consulting services are designed to meet the specific needs and risk
tolerance of each client and may include exchange-listed stocks, corporate and municipal bonds, United
States government and or government agency securities, no-load mutual funds, closed-end mutual funds,
load-waived mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and variable insurance products and/or their sub-
accounts. Service agreements may contain a written notification period for termination of services.
Shane Miller, William Weston, W.P. Richardson, and Tyler Ayres are licensed insurance agents in the State
of Texas and may, as appropriate, or at the request of an individual client, provide insurance related services
on a commission basis.
WPWealth manages client assets on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. As of December 31,
2023, the Firm had $927,370,062 total assets under management, with $558,834,084 managed on a
discretionary basis and $368,535,978 managed on a non-discretionary basis. The Firm will consider each
client’s stated investment objectives, individual needs, policies and restrictions.
Discretionary Investment Management Services: WPWealth maintains a Limited Power of Attorney for
all discretionary accounts for the purposes of directing and or otherwise effecting investments on behalf of
the managed account, for the direct payment of the Adviser’s fees, custodial fees and or other charges
incurred by the managed account.
WPWealth provides comprehensive financial planning services. Financial planning is an evaluation of a
client’s current and hypothetical future financial state by using currently known variables to forecast future
cash flows, asset values and withdrawal plans. Through the financial planning process, all questions,
information and analysis are considered as they impact and are impacted by the financial and life situation
of the client. Clients taking advantage of this service have access to a portal which provides the client with
a summarized financial plan designed to assist the client in mapping his or her financial goals and
objectives.
In general, the financial plan may address any or all of the following areas:
PERSONAL: We review family records, budgeting, personal liability, estate information and
financial goals.
TAX & CASH FLOW: We analyze the client’s income tax and spending and planning for past,
current and future years; then illustrate the impact of various investments on the client's current
income tax and future tax liability.
INVESTMENTS: We analyze investment alternatives and their effect on the client's portfolio.
INSURANCE: We review existing policies to ensure proper coverage for life, health, disability and
long-term care.
RETIREMENT: We analyze current strategies and investment plans to help the client map his or
her retirement goals.
DEATH & DISABILITY: We review the client’s potential cash needs at death, income needs of
surviving dependents, estate planning and disability income.
ESTATE: We assist the client in assessing and developing long-term strategies, including as
appropriate, living trusts, wills, estate tax, powers of attorney, asset protection plans, nursing
homes, Medicaid and elder law.
We gather required information through in-depth personal interviews. Information gathered includes the
client's current financial status, tax status, future goals, returns objectives and attitudes towards risk. We
carefully review documents supplied by the client, which includes a self-evaluation risk questionnaire
completed by the client. Implementation of financial plan recommendations is entirely at the client's
discretion.
We also provide general non-securities advice on topics that may
include tax and budgetary planning, estate
planning and business planning.
Non-Discretionary Investment Management Services: These services include: (i) a variety of
investment options, including equity, fixed income, REITs, commodities and money market options
utilizing mutual funds; (ii) investment monitoring and reporting services; (iii) design and implementation
of employee enrollment and education programs; (iv) assistance with compliance under the Employee
Retirement Income Securities Act (ERISA); and (v) assistance to plan administration with ongoing plan
operations.
The scope of services may include:
Ongoing research and evaluation of Plan investment options
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of investment options
Asset allocation strategies; and or
Group employee educational meetings no less than annually.
WPWealth offers Plan sponsors and participants a choice of investment options. Generally, WPWealth
utilizes mutual funds. Sub-transfer agent fees (commonly called sub-TA fees), or “12b-1” fees may be
generated in relation to the Plan for services such as marketing and selling fund shares, the provision of
certain prospectuses and paperwork for the funds, and the services provided in relation to answering
inquiries about the investments. Collectively, these sub-TA and 12b-1 fees are known as “revenue sharing.”
To the extent such revenue sharing is received, the client can direct that revenue sharing be used to offset
WPWealth’s fees, thereby reducing the amount of fees that we charge directly to the plan, or that revenue
sharing be allocated as earnings to the individual participants’ accounts in direct proportion to any
individual account’s investment in the fund that generated the revenue sharing.
This revenue sharing does not increase WPWealth’s compensation in any way, but simply defrays the plan’s
costs or increases participant earnings.
Selection and Monitoring Services for qualified plans are comprised of three distinct services. Clients may
choose to use any or all of these services.
Selection of Investment Vehicles: WPWealth will review various investments, consisting mainly of
mutual funds, to determine which are appropriate to implement in the Plan’s IPS, if one exists. The number
of investments to be recommended will be determined by the Plan Sponsor.
Monitoring of Investment Performance: Plan investments will be monitored continuously based on
procedures and timing intervals. Although WPWealth will not be directly involved in the purchase or sale
of these investments, WPWealth will oversee the plan’s portfolio and will make recommendations to the
sponsor as market factors and needs dictate.
Employee Communications: For pension, profit sharing, and 401(k) plan clients that include individual
accounts with participants exercising control over assets in their own account (“self-directed plans”),
WPWealth will provide investment education to, and for the benefit of, plan participants. Accordingly,
WPWealth will coordinate participant investment education meetings on an annual basis. The nature of the
topics to be covered will be determined by WPWealth and the client under the guidelines established in
ERISA Section 404(c). The educational support and investment meetings will NOT provide plan
participants with individualized, tailored investment advice or individualized, tailored asset allocation
recommendations.
In addition, WPWealth provides non-investment related consulting services related to retirement plan
compliance and administration. The Firm will not have discretion over the plan.
Consulting Services: Individual clients can also receive investment advice on a more focused basis. This
may include advice on isolated area(s) of concern such as estate planning, retirement planning, or any other
specific topic. We also provide specific consultation and administrative services regarding investment and
financial concerns of the client.
Consulting recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a mutual fund
company or insurance company. All recommendations are of a generic nature.
The relationship between the parties may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice.
Notwithstanding the above, if the appropriate disclosure statement was not delivered to the client at least
48 hours prior to the client entering into any written or oral advisory contract with this investment adviser,
then the client has the right to terminate the relationship without penalty, within five business days after
entering into the contract. The client will be entitled to a pro-rata refund of any pre-paid quarterly fee based
upon the number of days remaining in the quarter after termination.