Aldrich Wealth LP (“Aldrich Wealth,” “firm,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) provides investment management, financial planning
and consulting services to its clients. Where appropriate, we may recommend that clients engage our affiliate, Aldrich
CPAs and Advisors LLP (“Aldrich CPAs”), for tax and accounting services. Clients are never obligated to engage Aldrich
CPAs for these additional services. When clients engage both tax and wealth services, we will collaborate, taking into
consideration each client’s unique financial and tax situation. Aldrich Wealth LP was formed in 1998 and has been in
business continuously since. Aldrich Wealth is a partnership, whose primary owner is AKT Services, LLP. AKT Services,
LLP is a partnership owned by over 30 individuals.
Aldrich Wealth offers its investment management services to two distinct types of clients contained within separate
business divisions of the firm. We offer investment management and advisory services to individuals, businesses,
trusts, family offices, and other entities within our Private Wealth Division. We also offer investment management to
self-directed and trustee-directed retirement plans within our Corporate Retirement Plan (“CRP”) Services Division. In
addition, Aldrich Wealth serves as a sub-advisor to certain pooled investment vehicles within insurance products,
called insurance dedicated funds (“IDFs”). We generally offer our investment management and advisory services for
a fee based on assets under management or advisement. In certain cases, we provide financial planning, reporting
and/or consulting services for an additional fee, which can be a percentage of assets under advisement, or a flat fee
or hourly rate.
Base asset allocation guidelines are set by the firm’s Investment Committee (“IC”). Additionally, the IC is responsible
for maintaining the firm’s investment philosophy, core investment principles, capital market assumptions, and the
selection and monitoring of securities and fund managers used within portfolios. We utilize a variety of investment
strategies when constructing a client’s portfolio. When selecting securities and determining amounts, we observe the
investment policies, limitations, and restrictions imposed by each client.
Private Wealth Services
With respect to Private Wealth clients, Aldrich Wealth makes investment recommendations, subject to the specific
guidelines established for each client in accordance with the client’s needs, long-term goals, and risk profile. Clients
will work with a dedicated investment advisor representative (“IAR”) who is responsible for determining and
documenting the clients’ investment objectives and limitations, income level, risk tolerance, investment time horizon,
tax circumstances, and other factors deemed relevant in determining client’s investment needs and limitations
(collectively, Client’s “Financial Profile”). Clients may propose reasonable restrictions on the types of investment to be
made for their account at any time and we will promptly notify clients of any inability to honor such restrictions. IARs
do not design client portfolios; however, they review them quarterly for alignment to the client’s stated investment
goals. We review investments across various account types associated to the client, such as individual retirement
accounts, taxable accounts, and employee retirement accounts to construct a tax-efficient portfolio.
Aldrich Wealth will primarily utilize registered mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in asset allocation
strategies, and occasionally individual equity and fixed-income securities such as U.S. Government bonds, municipal
bonds, and corporate debt securities. A portion of the assets within an account may also consist of cash or cash
equivalents.
To obtain specialized expertise and services to benefit the client, we may engage certain third-party money managers
and/or sub-advisors (collectively, “Independent Managers”) to manage all or a portion of the assets contained in a
portfolio to obtain exposure to certain asset classes, investment styles/models, or strategies. Arrangements with
Independent Managers are typically accessed through separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) of securities. When an
Independent Manager is engaged, all or a portion of assets shall be allocated to and directly managed by the selected
Independent Manager(s) in an SMA. The Independent Manager shall be responsible for implementing the investment
strategy(ies) or model(s) chosen by Aldrich Wealth, conducting all related investment research, and executing all
trading decisions concerning the allocated assets on a discretionary basis. Aldrich Wealth shall act as a co-advisor
concerning the allocated assets, responsible for monitoring the Independent Manager’s investment performance and
adherence to the desired investment strategy(ies) or model(s) chosen and for the continued suitability of the selected
investment strategy(ies) or model(s) for our client. Aldrich Wealth shall further act as the primary point of contact for
the client and shall keep the Independent Manager apprised of any changes in the client’s investment needs,
objectives, and limitations.
In some instances, we may also recommend investment in interval funds and other pooled investment vehicles,
including hedge funds and private equity funds, limited partnerships, alternative investment managers, and other
pooled private investment vehicles (collectively, “Investment Vehicles”). Aldrich Wealth is not affiliated with any
Independent Manager. We select Independent Managers based on their area of expertise, performance history, and
investment philosophy, among other factors.
Our investment strategies and analysis are further explained in Item 8 of this brochure.
After assets are invested, we help our clients monitor their investments and provide advice related to ongoing financial
and investment needs. Any minimum account sizes are negotiable and dependent upon several factors that go into
our client acceptance process.
We will offer our clients advice on a regular basis, discuss their investment and financial goals, design a strategy to
help achieve their stated goals, and regularly monitor their portfolio of investments. Client accounts are formally
reviewed at least quarterly. We will contact clients (by phone or e‐mail) no less than annually to discuss their portfolio.
Investment management services are offered to Private Wealth clients on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis
as granted by the client in a written advisory agreement. The majority of our clients select discretionary services,
providing us the authority to purchase and sell securities and other investment instruments in their account without
obtaining their approval for each specific transaction. We act in a fiduciary capacity and only utilize this authority in
a manner that is aligned with the individual or entity’s unique Financial Profile. For non-discretionary engagements,
the services will be similar, but we are required to obtain your approval (verbal or written) for each recommended
investment transaction before implementation.
Aldrich Wealth may also provide personal financial planning, estate planning, and tax planning and preparation
services to its clients. These services are all contracted with clients separately from the investment management
services referred to above, although sometimes multiple services will be covered by one fee schedule. Tax planning
and tax preparation services are typically made available through our affiliate, Aldrich CPAs and are separately
contracted from our investment management services. Clients are never obligated to engage any of our affiliates for
any additional.
From time-to-time, we may provide clients with access to services offered by third-party vendors such as identity
theft monitoring services, budgeting software, and other services intended to enhance and add value to our client
relationships (collectively, “Vendor Services”). Clients are selected to be offered Vendor Services based on their level
of assets under management with Aldrich Wealth, their overall relationship with our firm and its affiliate, Aldrich CPAs,
and such other factors as we may determine. In some instances, access to Vendor Services will be provided to the
client on a complimentary basis. In other instances, our firm may recommend Vendor Services to the client and the
client will pay the vendor. The advisory fees clients pay to us will not increase or change due to our offering or
recommendation of any Vendor Services. Clients elect to access Vendor Services at their own risk and will typically be
required to agree to the Vendor’s terms of service. While Aldrich Wealth will diligently select service providers, we
disclaim all liability related to the client's choice to use any Vendor Services.
Clients have the option to supplement their advisory agreement by including a specialized service for cash reserve
management. Aldrich Wealth provides a Short Duration Solution service, which involves discretionary investment
management in high-quality short-term debt instruments. This service is accessible and offered within a specified
account at the same custodian where the client’s other assets are managed. The objective of this service is to generate
additional yield on cash reserves through investing in relatively low-risk and low-duration securities. As this is a
separate add-on service, the Short Duration Solution account shall not affect the agreed upon investment allocation
or noted investment objective of the client’s other advisory accounts. The account undergoes a similar review and
service process as our Private Wealth services.
In certain circumstances Aldrich Wealth will enter into a separate non-discretionary agreement with clients who qualify
as an “accredited investor1” and or a “qualified client2,” under federal law, to identify private market investment
opportunities, which can involve direct investment with an issuer or non-traded entity. Such private market direct
investments involve extremely high risk and illiquidity. Clients who engage us for these services understand that such
investments represent risk capital within their overall investment portfolio. This service will generally be offered in
conjunction with our customary investment management services, and only to those who qualify, as described.
Financial
Planning and Consulting Services
Financial planning is typically offered and provided to our Private Wealth clients as part of our investment advisory
services, however, we may charge an additional fee for such services depending on the level of service provided and
other considerations deemed relevant. Clients can contract with us for financial planning as a stand-alone service for
a fixed or hourly fee. As part of our Financial Planning Services, we typically provide clients with analysis and reporting
on retirement planning, estate planning, insurance planning, business transition planning, education planning, and
tax planning. Clients can negotiate the scope and details of the service they require within a separate advisory
agreement, setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement (including termination) and when fees are due.
Aldrich Wealth also maintains a small number of Consulting Services clients. In these cases, services are limited to the
recommendations on asset allocation and security selection, monitoring, and reporting of performance on the
accounts, and other types of customized analysis and reporting as requested by the client.
As previously noted, these services are all contracted with clients separately from the investment management
services referred to within this brochure.
Corporate Retirement Plan Services
In our CRP Services Division, we offer (1) discretionary investment management services, (2) non-discretionary
investment advisory services and/or (3) retirement plan consulting services to employer-sponsored retirement plans
and their participants. Depending on the type of the plan and the specific arrangement with the sponsor, we may
provide one or more of these services. Prior to being engaged by the sponsor, we will provide a copy of this Form
ADV Part 2 along with a copy of our Privacy Policy and Investment Advisory Agreement (“Agreement”) that contains
the information required under Sec. 408(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) as
applicable.
Discretionary investment management for clients within the CRP Services Division are designed to allow the plan
fiduciary to delegate responsibility for managing, acquiring and disposing of plan assets that meet the requirements
1 As defined under Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, an “accredited investor” is an individual (or joint with spouse)
who has greater than $1,000,000 in Investable Net Worth, or individual having annual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most
recent years, or $300,000 in joint annual income with a spouse, and who further has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income
level in the current year.
2 As defined under Rule 205-3 of the Advisers Act, generally speaking, an individual or entity is a “qualified client” if he, she, or it has (1)
$1,100,000 or more of assets under management with an investment advisor immediately after the investment of funds or (2) a net worth
of $2,200,000 or more prior to investing (excluding the value of his or her primary residence). The foregoing thresholds are subject to periodic
adjustments and may change over time.
of ERISA. We will perform these investment management services through our investment advisor representatives
(“IARs”) and charge fees as described in this Form ADV and the Agreement. If the plan is subject to ERISA, we will
perform these services as an “investment manager” as defined under ERISA Section 3(38) and as a “fiduciary” to the
Plan as defined under ERISA Section 3(21). The following services are examples of what can be performed:
Selection, monitoring, and replacement of Designated Investment Alternatives (DIAs)
Creation and maintenance of model asset allocation portfolios
Selection, monitoring and replacement of Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs)
Management of trust fund
Non-discretionary fiduciary services to CRP clients are designed to allow the sponsor to retain full discretionary
authority or control over assets of the plan. We will solely be making recommendations to the sponsor. We will
perform these non-discretionary investment advisory services through our IARs and charge fees as described in this
Form ADV and the Agreement. If the plan is covered by ERISA, we will perform these investment advisory services to
the plan as a "fiduciary" defined under ERISA Section 3(21). The following services are examples of what can be
performed:
Assist in establishing the Investment Policy Statement
Advice regarding DIAs
Advice regarding model asset allocation portfolios
Advice regarding QDIAs
Participant investment advice
Consulting services to CRP clients are designed to assist the sponsor in meeting his/her fiduciary duties to administer
the plan in the best interests of plan participants and their beneficiaries. Retirement plan consulting services are
performed so that they would not be considered “investment advice” under ERISA.
IDF Sub-Advisory Services
When applicable, we may recommend that a client who has purchased an insurance product, invest in an IDF that we
manage. Each of the IDFs is formed as a separate series of a multi-series domestic limited partnership (the “SALI
Partnership”). The series is offered only to insurance company investors on behalf of certain of their segregated
separate accounts that are funded by life insurance and variable annuity contracts issued to policy owners by such
investors. SALI Fund Management, LLC (“SALI”) is the investment advisor of the SALI Partnership and has engaged
Aldrich Wealth to serve as a sub-advisor with respect to investments made with the IDF. On the basis of discretionary
investment recommendations made by Aldrich Wealth, SALI invests the assets of the IDF in Investment Vehicles,
Separately Managed Accounts, private market securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities. We typically
do not accept specific investment restrictions imposed by clients or investors with respect to the management of
assets within an IDF. The IDFs are neither registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Accordingly, interests in the IDF are offered exclusively to
investors satisfying the applicable eligibility and suitability requirements within private placement transactions. No
offer to sell interests in the IDF is made by the descriptions in this brochure.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Aldrich Wealth calculated that we managed $5,572,244,811 of client assets, of which
$5,130,959,264 are managed on a discretionary basis and $441,285,546 are managed on a non-discretionary basis.
IRA Rollovers
Investors considering rolling over assets from a qualified employer-sponsored retirement plan to an individual
retirement account (“IRA”) should review and consider the advantages and disadvantages of an IRA rollover from
their employer plan. A plan participant leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement
plan (and can 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 a 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 (depending upon the client’s age, this could result in adverse tax consequences).
Various factors should be considered and compared before moving funds from an employer plan to an IRA. These
factors may include available investment options, fees and expenses, services provided, protection of assets from
creditor and legal judgments, required minimum distributions and age considerations, employer stock, and any taxes
and penalties (if applicable).
When we provide investment advice to clients and prospects regarding their retirement plan accounts or IRAs, we are
fiduciaries 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. The way we make money creates
a conflict of interest because it creates a financial incentive for our firm to recommend a rollover to a client (i.e., receipt
of additional fee-based compensation). Due to the foregoing conflict of interest, we operate under a special rule that
requires us to act in the client’s best interests and not put our interests ahead of the client. Under this special rule’s
provisions, we must:
meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent advice);
never put our financial interests ahead of the client when making recommendations (give loyal advice);
avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in each client’s best interests;
charge no more than a reasonable fee for our services; and
give the client basic information about conflicts of interest.
For purposes of this special rule, covered plans include 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing, pension, and all other plans that
are subject to ERISA, together with tax-qualified retirement plans under the Code (even if not subject to ERISA) such
as Solo 401(k) and Keogh plans. IRAs subject to the special rule include both traditional and Roth IRAs, individual
retirement annuities, health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, and Coverdell education savings
accounts. Generally, we will provide retirement investors with education regarding the pros and cons of their choices
and information about our services and allow them to make an independent decision about their assets. Should we
make a recommendation to rollover assets from an employer plan to an IRA to be managed by Aldrich Wealth, we
will abide by the requirements of the rule as noted above.
No client or prospect is under any obligation to roll over plan assets to an IRA managed by Aldrich Wealth or to
engage Aldrich Wealth to monitor and/or manage assets while maintained by their employer. A plan participant may
establish a client relationship with Aldrich Wealth in various ways, but in each case, the provision of services to that
plan participant will be provided under a separate agreement.