A. Firm Information
Global Wealth Management, LLC (“GWM”) is a registered investment advisor with the United States Securities
Exchange Commission and was organized as a limited liability company in the state of New Jersey in 2010. GWM
is a successor of a continually operating registered investment advisor in Princeton NJ since 1983. Ram Kolluri,
Chairman of GWM co–founded Individual Asset Planning Corporation in 1983 with offices in Princeton and
Morristown NJ. The Princeton office was spun off into a separate corporation as GlobalValue Investors, Inc. in
1997 with Ram Kolluri as the sole stockholder of the company. GlobalValue Investors, Inc. name was changed to
Global Investment Management, Inc. (“GIM”) in 2004. Global Investment Management, Inc. was acquired in
2008 by ICICI Securities Holdings Inc. a registered investment advisory firm – which in turn sold the business
back to Ram Kolluri in 2010 – to be incorporated as GIM. Global Investment Management, LLC name was
changed to Global Wealth Management, LLC (GWM) in February 2015. During 2017 Mr. Kolluri determined to
sell a majority of his ownership stake, the result of which was that as of October 27, 2017 the GWM ownership
became Martin Tuchman Revocable Trust: 85%, Ram Kolluri: 10%, Sripat Pandey: 5%. As of April 30, 2023,
Ram Kolluri’s consultancy has ended, and he will no longer be a part of the operational team. A letter will be
sent in early May to all existing clients to address the transition and as always, we welcome any comments or
questions.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Investment Management Services
GWM provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans,
trusts, and foundations.
GWM helps its individual Clients (hereinafter "Clients") to identify their objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon,
and their preference for liquidity. With this information GWM helps its Clients develop a suitable written
investment policy statement, taking the Client's stated preferences, their tax situation, and any other pertinent
information into consideration.
GWM invests its Client’s portfolios primarily in equity Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes
(ETNs), Structured Notes, individual company securities, individual bonds, stock and bond mutual funds, and bond
ETFs. GWM uses the ETFs and mutual funds to get the benefits of broad diversification in the U.S. and foreign
markets at minimal cost to the Client. GWM primarily uses low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, but also uses
individual securities and structured notes in situations where they are most appropriate for the individual Client.
GWM does not guarantee the appreciation in value of such securities during the investment time horizon stated in
the investment policy.
Minimum account size for Investment Management Services is generally $500,000.
Financial Planning Services
GWM provides comprehensive financial planning as a part of its investment supervisory services. All new Client
engagements include a comprehensive financial data gathering meeting either in person or via phone. This data is
reviewed by Sripat Pandey as head of the Investment Policy Committee in the following areas:
□ Income Tax Planning
□ Cash Flow Planning
□ Investment Planning
□ Children's Education Planning
□ Retirement Planning
□ Estate Planning
□ Risk Management & Insurance Planning
GWM's initial financial planning recommendations may be either in oral or written form. The Client may choose
to implement or reject the recommendations at any time. GWM offers to review the Client's financial condition
from time to time as a part of its ongoing portfolio review meetings.
Advanced Financial Planning Consultation Services
Separately, GWM offers advanced financial planning consultation services such as investment supervision services
to private family offices, business succession planning to closely held businesses, pension and retirement planning
to small businesses and implementation of qualified pension plans on a negotiated fee basis. Pension planning
services are offered in consultation with qualified attorneys, actuaries, and Third-Party Administrators, and
employee education in connection with 401 (k) plans, etc. GWM does not prepare tax returns or render legal or
tax opinion at any time in connection with offering the above-mentioned services. Clients are pro-actively
encouraged by GWM to seek competent legal and tax advice where appropriate. GWM’s fee, in these
circumstances is negotiated at the beginning the engagement and is fully always disclosed to the Client. Clients
are separately responsible for all costs associated with obtaining legal and tax advice.
In performing its services, we entrust that the Client will provide accurate information and GWM will not be
obligated to verify any information received from the Client or from the Client’s other professionals. If requested
by the Client, we may recommend the services of other professionals for purposes of implementing the plan. The
Client is under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional. GWM does not
receive any compensation from these professionals for recommending their services. Clients are advised that it
remains their responsibility to promptly notify GWM if there is ever any change in their financial situation
during the financial planning process.
It is the Client’s responsibility to notify us promptly of any material change to the information provided by the
Client, including any change to any investment objectives, risk tolerance, investment time horizon, and any
investment policies, guidelines or reasonable restrictions. We will honor Client restrictions unless those
restrictions impair our ability to manage Client assets.
Prior to rendering investment management services, GWM will ascertain, in conjunction with the Client,
the Client’s financial situation, risk tolerance, and investment objective(s).
Pension Consulting Services
GWM offers the following fiduciary pension consulting services to retirement plan sponsors (“Client”):
1. General plan design consulting.
2. Assist the Client and its fiduciaries to meet their fiduciary responsibilities as investment fiduciaries
pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA").
3. Assist the Client in the development of an investment policy statement (IPS). The IPS establishes the
investment policies and the objectives of the Plan. Client shall have the ultimate responsibility and
authority to establish such policies and objectives and to adopt and amend the investment policy statement.
4. Assist the Client with the selection of a broad range of investment options consistent with ERISA Section
404 (c) and the regulations there under.
5. Provide non – discretionary investment advice to the Client about asset classes and investment alternatives
available for the plan in accordance with the plan policies and objectives. Client shall have the final
decision-making authority regarding the initial selection, removal and addition of the investment options.
6. Assist in monitoring investment options by preparing periodic investment reports that document
investment performance, consistency of fund management and conformance to the guidelines set forth in
the IPS and make recommendations to maintain or remove and replace investment options.
7. Meet with Client on a periodic basis to discuss the reports and the investment recommendations.
8. Provide non – discretionary investment advice to the Client with respect to the selection of a Qualified
Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for the participants that are automatically enrolled in the Plan or
who otherwise fail to make an investment election. The Client retains the sole responsibility to provide
all notices to the participants required under ERISA 404 (c) (5).
9. All retirement plan consulting services shall follow the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”). Under such appointments, GWM acknowledges that we are a fiduciary
within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA.
10. The educational support and investment workshops will NOT provide individual Plan participants with
individualized tailored investment advice or individualized, tailored asset allocation recommendations.
GWM will not serve in the capacity of a “fiduciary advisor” as so defined under the Pension Protection
Act of 2006.
11. GWM does not provide services generally provided by a record keeper, or a third-party administrator or
an actuary to a qualified retirement plan. Services provided to a Client will be specified in an agreement
and we will disclose to the client any change to the information in the agreement required to be disclosed
by our firm under ERISA
Regulation Section 2550.408b-2(c)(1)(iv).
12. GWM will perform the Fiduciary Services in accordance with the prudent man rule set forth in ERISA
Section 404 (a) (1) (B).
GWM offers the following non–fiduciary pension consulting services to retirement plan sponsors (“Client”):
1. Assist in the education of the participants in the plan about general principle of retirement planning, savings
and investing towards retirement, concepts asset allocation among various asset classes, controlling
emotions and withstanding capital markets volatility, and understanding the investment alternatives that
are available under the plan. Client understands that Adviser’s assistance in participant retirement planning
and investment education shall be consistent with and within the scope of (d) (i.e., the definition of
investment education) of the Department of Labor Interpretive Bulletin 96-1. Investment Education shall
include the following four types of information:
a. Information about the terms of the plan and the benefits of participating in the plan.
b. General information about retirement planning and general principles of investments
c. General information about the “target date” funds and aged based mapping to the funds (as
Qualified Default Investment Alternatives as part of 404 (c) compliance) that are offered by the
plan.
d. Explanation relating to educational tools that a participant can use to determine risk tolerance,
perform gap analysis, and other similar interactive investment (computer or web based) materials.
2. Assist in the group enrollment meetings designed to increase retirement plan participation among
employees and retirement planning and investment understanding by the employees.
3. Perform analysis of the fees and expenses associated with the investments and the service providers.
4. Perform provider searches and analysis of services provided by bundled providers, record keepers and
other service providers.
5. Adviser will perform the Non – Fiduciary Services and shall not be liable for any liabilities and claims
arising there under unless caused by Adviser’s intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
Client acknowledges that:
1. It has retained, and will exercise, final decision – making authority and responsibility for the
implementation of any recommendations or advice rendered to the Client by GWM.
2. In performing the Non – Fiduciary duties, GWM is not acting as a fiduciary of the Plan as defined in
ERISA.
3. In performing both Non – Fiduciary and Fiduciary Services, GWM does not act as, nor has GWM agreed
to assume the duties of, a trustee or the Plan Administrator, as defined under ERISA, and GWM has no
discretion over the investment of Plan assets or to interpret the Plan documents, to determine eligibility or
participation under the Plan, or to take any other action with respect to the management, administration or
any other aspect of the plan.
4. GWM does not provide legal or tax advice.
5. Investments are subject to various market, political, currency, economic, and business risks and may not
always be profitable; and further that GWM does not and cannot guarantee financial or investment results.
6. GWM may perform other services for other clients (such as Personal Choice Retirement Accounts or
PCRA for participants in the plan under a separate investment advisory agreement with GWM at their
choice) or other selections on a fully disclosed basis, (i) may charge a different fee for its PCRA clients,
and that GWM (ii) may give advice and take action that is different from the plan investment selections
etc.
7. GWM may, by reason of performing services for other clients, acquire confidential information. Client
acknowledges and agrees that GWM is unable to divulge to the Client or any other party, or act upon, any
such confidential information with respect to its performance under this agreement.
8. GWM is entitled to rely upon all the information provided to GWM, whether financial or otherwise, from
reputable third parties or by client, Client representatives or third – party services providers to the Client,
the Plan, or GWM without independent verification. Client agrees to promptly notify GWM in writing of
any material changes in the financial and other information provided to GWM and to promptly provide
any such additional information as may be requested by GWM.
9. GWM will not be responsible for voting proxies of the mutual funds held by the Plan (or it’s Trust). The
responsibility for voting proxies of investments held by the plan or its trust remain with the Client (or, if
applicable, with the plan participants).
For All Advisory Services Offered: GWM is entitled to rely upon all the information provided to GWM,
whether financial or otherwise, from reputable third parties or by client, Client representatives or third –
party services providers to the Client, the Plan, or GWM without independent verification. Client agrees to
promptly notify GWM in writing of any material changes in the financial and other information provided
to GWM and to promptly provide any such additional information as may be requested by GWM.
IRA Rollover Considerations and Recommendations
We comply with the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (“PTE 2020-02”)
where applicable. Our firm is providing the following additional acknowledgment:
When we provide investment advice to individuals regarding a retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are deemed a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make
money creates potential conflicts with your interest. Therefore, we operate under a special rule which requires the us
to act in a client’s best interest and not put our interest 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 the Adviser’s financial interests ahead of a client when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure advice given is in the client’s best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for services; and
• Provide basic information about conflicts of interest.
We benefit financially from the rollover of a client’s assets from a retirement account to an account managed by the
Firm. This is a primary conflict of interest because when we provide investment advice, the assets increase the Firm
assets under management and, in turn, advisory fees. To meet the fiduciary responsibility we only recommend a
rollover when it is deemed in the client’s best interest.
C. Client Account Management
When providing Investment Management Services, GWM will work with each Client to determine and understand
their unique circumstances, including their:
□ Financial objectives
□ Risk tolerance
□ Time horizon
□ Liquidity preferences
□ Tax situation
We then develop a suitable written investment policy statement that reflects these circumstances and guides us in
designing a customized investment strategy for each Client. Clients may request that certain restrictions be placed
on their portfolio. We will typically honor these requests (and include them in the Client’s Investment Advisory
Agreement) so long as these restrictions do not impede our ability to effectively manage their portfolio.
With these strategic guidelines in place, we determine an appropriate asset allocation for the Client and construct
a portfolio utilizing:
□ US and international equity (stock) Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
□ Bond ETF’s
□ Stock and bond mutual funds
□ Money Market Funds
□ Individual company stocks
□ Individual fixed income securities (bonds)
□ Structured Notes
GWM primarily employs ETFs and mutual funds so that our clients are able to benefit from broad diversification
in the U.S. and foreign markets at minimal cost. We also use individual securities (like stocks or bonds) in
circumstances where they offer a better match with the objectives we are seeking to achieve.
Client accounts and investment selection is overseen by the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is
comprised of GWM senior staff members. The Investment Committee meets periodically to review current GWM
investments, potential investments as well as deciding on general investment guidelines.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
We do not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, GWM manages the following assets:
Discretionary Assets $217,671,051
Non-Discretionary Assets $30,343,233
Total $248,014,284