Overview
Galloway Asset Management, LLC, DBA Public Safety Financial/Galloway (PSF/Galloway) is an
investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has
been in business since June 26, 2006. The principal owner of PSF/Galloway is Public Safety
Financial, LLC.
PSF/Galloway is a registered investment advisor firm providing investment advice and portfolio
management.
PSF/Galloway offers asset allocation services known as PSF/Galloway Portfolios.
PSF/Galloway Portfolios are model portfolios designed to meet differing investment objectives.
Upon assessment of the client’s risk tolerance and consideration of the client’s investment
objectives and financial information, PSF/Galloway may recommend a model portfolio or
customized strategy that is appropriate for the client. PSF/Galloway shall be granted
discretionary authority by the client to select and invest the client’s portfolio in specific
investments in accordance with the model portfolio or customized portfolio. Part of
PSF/Galloway’s services involve elements of financial planning in which there is no charge.
Client has the ability to place reasonable limitations and restrictions on the types of investments
made on its behalf by PSF/Galloway. Client must request those reasonable restrictions in
writing, if any, to PSF/Galloway. PSF/Galloway’s Clients are advised to promptly notify
PSF/Galloway if there are any changes to all relevant information, including financial condition,
net worth, or investment objections.
PSF/Galloway may provide services to the participants of municipal deferred compensation
plans. PSF/Galloway, upon participant’s request, offers investment allocation advice within the
plan, may provide advisory services with participant’s investments thru a Self-Directed
Brokerage Option, enrollment and education services.
PSF/Galloway may provide a recommendation as to whether a client should engage in a
rollover transaction, the Firm is acting as a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and /or the Internal Revenue Code, as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts.
Services to Municipal Government Defined Contribution Plans and Participants
PSF/Galloway may provide education and training services to the participants of government
defined contribution
plans with an emphasis on public safety personnel. PSF/Galloway, upon
participant’s request, offers investment allocation advice within the plan, may provide advisory
services with participant’s investments thru a Self-Directed Brokerage Option, enrollment and
education services, and PSF/Galloway portfolios are offered to members in various municipal
governmental defined contribution plans.
Contracts with Public Safety Organizations
PSF/Galloway contracts with various public safety organizations to provide financial education
and training programs to members.
PSF/Galloway has a contract with Public Safety Personnel Retirement System of the State of
Arizona to provide education and advisory services to members.
Partners with Various Plan Providers
PSF/Galloway partners with various plan providers in responses to requests for proposals to
provide services in municipal plans.
Partners with Credit Unions
PSF/Galloway has an agreement with Firefighters First Credit Union to provide financial
education and investment services to entities and employees with the fire services industry.
Financial Advisors Employed with a Public Safety Organization
Some PSF/Galloway financial advisors work part-time for PSF/Galloway and are full-time public
safety employees. PSF/Galloway advisors are required to follow their respective agency’s
secondary employment policies and procedures.
As public safety employees they may have supervisory responsibilities with their public safety
employer. These PSF/Galloway financial advisors may enter into an Investment Advisory
Agreement with a client employed at the same agency; however, there is a potential conflict if
the financial advisor is a supervisor of the client. For this reason, financial advisors are
prohibited from entering into an Investment Advisory Agreement with any person they have a
Supervisory Relationship with at their agency. PSF/Galloway financial advisors that are full-time
public safety employees will be required to acknowledge annually on the PSF/Galloway Annual
Compliance Acknowledgement and Questionnaire Form, that a Supervisory Relationship has
not been established with any PSF/Galloway clients.
Client Assets Managed
The amount of client assets PSF/Galloway manages as of December 31, 2023 on a
discretionary basis is $ 775,094,957 and on a non-discretionary basis is $ 17,625,176.