Overview
We specialize in the following types of services: comprehensive portfolio management, financial
planning and consultations and pension consulting. We are dedicated to providing individuals and
other types of clients with a wide array of investment advisory services. Our firm is a corporation
formed in the State of New York. Our firm has been in business as an investment adviser since 2009
and is owned by Susan McCormick, Marshall McCormick, and Melissa Vanderhoof.
Description of The Types of Advisory Services We Offer:
Comprehensive Portfolio Management:
Our comprehensive Portfolio Management service encompasses asset management as well as
providing financial planning/financial consulting to clients. It is designed to assist clients in
meeting their financial goals through the use of financial investments. We conduct at least one,
but sometimes more than one meeting (in person if possible, otherwise via telephone
conference) with clients in order to understand their current financial situation, existing
resources, financial goals, and tolerance for risk. Based on what we learn; we propose an
investment approach to the client. We may propose an investment portfolio, consisting of
exchange traded funds, mutual funds, individual stocks or bonds, or other securities. Upon the
client’s agreement to the proposed investment plan, we work with the client to establish or
transfer investment accounts so that we can manage the client’s portfolio. Once the relevant
accounts are under our management, we review such accounts on a regular basis and at least
quarterly. We may periodically rebalance or adjust client accounts under our management. If the
client experiences any significant changes to his/her financial or personal circumstances, the
client must notify us so that we can consider such information in managing the client’s
investments.
Financial Consulting Services:
We provide a variety of financial planning and consultation services to individuals, families and
other clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of
client’s current situation, goals, and objectives. Generally, such
services are financial consulting
for clients based on the client’s financial goals and objectives.
This planning or consulting may encompass one or more of the following areas:
-Investment Planning -Retirement Planning
-Estate Planning -Charitable Planning
-Education Planning -Business and Personal Financial Planning
-Insurance Analysis
Our written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients. It should
also be noted that we refer clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialist, as necessary for
non-advisory related services. Financial consulting services are typically completed within 6
months of the client signing a contract with us, assuming that all the information and documents
we request from the client are provided to us promptly. Implementation of the recommendations
will be at the discretion of the client.
Pension Consulting:
We provide pension consulting services to employer plan sponsors on a one-time or ongoing
basis. Generally, such pension consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in
establishing, monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As
the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan
structure and participant education.
All pension consulting services shall be in compliance with the applicable state law(s) regulating
pension consulting services. This applies to client accounts that are pension or other employee
benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part of a Plan, and we accept appointments to
provide our services to such accounts, we acknowledge that we are a fiduciary within the
meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (but only with respect to the provision of services described
in section 1 of the Pension Consulting Agreement).
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs:
We do not offer wrap fee programs.
Amount of Client Assets We Manage:
As of December 31, 2022, we manage $147,868,456 on a discretionary basis.