Krane Financial Solutions is a registered investment adviser firm registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission since April 15, 2010.
The principal owner of Krane Financial Solutions, LLC is Justin D. Krane, President and
Chief Compliance Officer.
Types of Advisory Services
Krane Financial Solutions’ (“Krane Financial” or “Advisor”) offers investment advisory
services, which consist of investment management, financial and retirement planning, and
consulting to retirement plans and businesses.
Investment Management Services
The Advisor offers customized portfolio management, on a discretionary and non-discretionary
basis, according to the client's overall investment objectives and guidelines. The Advisor's
primary approach is to use a tactical allocation strategy aimed at reducing risk and increasing
performance. The Advisor may recommend and/or invest clients’ assets in a variety of types of
investments, including but not limited to U.S. and foreign equity securities, warrants, corporate
debt securities, commercial paper, Certificate of Deposits (CDs), municipal securities, mutual
funds, exchange traded funds, U.S. Government securities, and options in securities.
Depending on client needs, Krane Financial’s investment recommendations include, but are not
limited to:
Redistributing investment allocations to diversify a client’s portfolio in an effort to
manage risk and increase performance;
Investing in specific stocks to increase sector weighting and/or dividend potential;
Employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement which may
adversely affect a client’s portfolio;
Selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains
or losses, business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities,
overvaluation or overweighting of the position(s) in the portfolio, change in risk
tolerance of client, or any risk deemed unacceptable for a client's risk tolerance; and
Please refer to Item 8 for further information on Krane Financial’s method of analysis and
investment strategies, including risks surrounding the types of investments utilized.
Krane Financial provides investment advisory services and portfolio management services but
does not provide securities custodial or other administrative services. At no time will Krane
Financial accept or maintain custody of a client's funds or securities. Please refer to Item 15 for
further information on custody.
Qualified Retirement Plan Advisory and Consulting Services
Krane Financial offers advisory services to Qualified Retirement Plans (“Plans”) including Plan
evaluation, investment allocation recommendations, investment selection recommendations,
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monitoring of investment service providers, educational seminars for Plan participants, and Plan
enrollment and participant communication assistance. Krane Financial will provide information
and recommendations to aid the Plan Sponsor in selecting and monitoring investments offered to
Participants in the Plan.
The Advisor's roles and actions in fulfilling all responsibilities pertaining to the agreement shall
not include those of the Plan's Trustee and will be performed solely at the direction of the Plan
Sponsor, its authorized officers, employees and/or agents. At no time will the Advisor accept,
maintain possession of, or have custodial responsibility for, the Plan's assets. Communicational
and educational activities in which the Advisor engages related to Participants in the Plan shall
be solely at the direction of the Plan Sponsor and shall not be represented by the Advisor or Plan
Sponsor as investment, tax or legal advice. The Advisor is not licensed to provide, shall not
provide, nor be construed to provide, the services of an attorney or accountant.
Financial Planning
In addition to investment management services, Krane Financial offers financial planning services
to certain clients. The type and extent of the financial planning services provided will depend on
the client’s needs, and can include areas such as insurance, taxes, retirement needs, investments,
budgeting, and estate planning.
Krane Financial shall provide the client with financial planning recommendations, which get
developed as a result of consultations with the client where the client provides Krane Financial
with information about the client’s goals and objectives. For comprehensive financial planning
services, the Advisor will provide a written financial plan to the client.
Any investment recommendations provided will include advice on portfolio customization based
on the client's investment objectives, goals, and financial situation.
Clients are advised that certain assumptions are made with respect to interest and inflation rates,
use of past trends and performance of the market and economy. Past performance is in no way an
indication of future performance. Krane Financial cannot offer any guarantees or promises that the
client’s financial goals and objectives will be met.
For all financial planning services provided by Krane Financial, clients are free at all times to
accept or reject any or all recommendations made by Krane Financial and clients retain the
authority and discretion on whether or not to implement the Advisor’s recommendations. If the
client decides to follow the Advisor’s recommendations, the client has the option, but is under no
obligation, to implement such recommendations with Krane Financial through the Investment
Management Services, as described above.
Business Consulting Services
For advisory clients that have their own businesses, Krane Financial will assist the clients, if
requested, with creating one or more customized business strategies, which include:
Tracking key performance indicators
Working with bookkeepers
Tax planning
Understanding financial statements
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Pricing
Making investments in the business
Marketing campaigns
Handling business assets
Clients that receive these services are not obligated to implement any of the recommendations
made
by Krane Financial and are free at all times to accept or reject any such recommendations.
Should a client decide to implement any investment recommendations, they may do so through
Krane Financial or any other firm of their choosing.
This service is usually charged an hourly or fixed fee, which is in addition to any investment
management fees being paid by the client to Krane Financial. Please refer to Item 5 below for
further detail.
Consultation on Alternative Investment Opportunities
Krane Financial does not typically include alternative investments (including private funds, private
equity, limited offerings and/or real estate) as part of its asset allocation within client portfolios or
recommend as part of its financial planning advice. In the event that a client specifically requests
Krane Financial to review a particular alternative investment as a stand-alone investment separate
and distinct from the assets managed by Krane Financial, due diligence could be performed by the
firm, in its sole discretion, pursuant to an addendum to the written client agreement between the
client and Krane Financial. As part of this service, the Firm also can perform one or more of the
following, as selected by the client:
Exploring the implications of having an asset allocation to the alternative investment
opportunity;
Providing a one-time review of the alternative investment opportunity and advising on
liquidation, reinvestment and/or other actions that client should consider; and/or
Reporting on the performance of the alternative investment as part of the performance reporting
issued by Krane Financial
There are significant risks when investing in alternative investments. A summary of certain risks is
outlined in the written agreement addendum and should be read fully.
No additional fees are charged for this service. Each client receiving this service can accept or
reject any consultation opinions provided by Krane Financial, has the sole responsibility for any
purchase or sale of the alternative investment, and the ongoing monitoring of the investment.
Newsletters
Krane Financial also provides newsletters to clients and prospects at no charge. The newsletter
can include but is not limited to topics such as current market conditions, retirement planning,
financial planning, insurance and estate planning and any other relevant topics or information the
Advisor deems appropriate.
Important Information Relating to Krane Financial’s Services
The investment advice provided by Krane Financial is customized to each client’s individual
needs, objectives, and other financial goals. At the onset of the client relationship, Krane
Financial memorializes each client’s investment objectives, risk tolerance, investment guidelines,
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time horizons, tax status, liquidity requirements, and other important and necessary information.
The information provided by the client, together with any other information relating to the
client’s overall financial circumstances, will be used by the firm to determine the appropriate
portfolio asset allocation and investment strategy for each client.
Krane Financial does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided
by the client and is not obligated to verify any information received from the client or from the
client’s other professionals (e.g., attorney, accountant, etc.) and is expressly authorized to rely on
such information. Under all circumstances, clients are responsible for promptly notifying Krane
Financial in writing of any material changes to the client’s financial situation, investment
objectives, time horizon, or risk tolerance. In the event that a client notifies Krane Financial of
changes in the client’s financial circumstances, it will review such changes and implement any
necessary revisions to the client’s portfolio.
Prior to engaging the Firm, the client will be required to enter into a written agreement setting
forth the terms and conditions under which Krane Financial shall render its services (the
“Agreement”). In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, Krane Financial will provide a
disclosure brochure (ADV Part 2A), one or more brochure supplements (ADV Part 2B), and
Form CRS (as applicable) to each client prior to or contemporaneously with the execution of an
investment advisory agreement. The Agreement between Krane Financial and the client will
continue in effect until terminated by either party pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. Krane
Financial’s annual fee shall be prorated through the date of termination and any remaining
balance shall be charged or refunded to the client, as appropriate, in a timely manner.
Neither Krane Financial nor the client may assign the Agreement without the consent of the
other party. Transactions that do not result in a change of actual control or management of a
Krane Financial shall not be considered an assignment.
At no time will Krane Financial accept or maintain physical custody of a client’s funds or
securities. Clients may impose reasonable guidelines and/or restrictions on investing in certain
securities or types of securities. For example, a client may specify that the investment in any
particular stock or industry should not exceed specified percentages of the value of the
portfolio. All such guidelines and restrictions must be communicated to Krane Financial in
writing. There may be times when certain restrictions are placed by a client, which prevents
Krane Financial from accepting or continuing to manage the account. Krane Financial reserves the
right to not accept and/or terminate management of a client’s account if it feels that the client-
imposed restrictions would limit or prevent it from carrying out its investment strategies.
Krane Financial does not provide portfolio management services through wrap fee programs and
does not sponsor any wrap programs.
Krane Financial manages client assets and as of December 31, 2023, has the following assets
under management:
Discretionary assets: $117,870,831
Non-discretionary assets: $102,733,948
Total $220,604,779
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