Firm Description
Vestor Capital is an investment advisory firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Act). Vestor Capital has
operated as an investment adviser since 1984 and is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Vestor Capital is part of the Focus Financial Partners, LLC (“Focus LLC”) partnership. Specifically,
Vestor Capital is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Focus LLC. Ferdinand FFP Acquisition, LLC is
the sole managing member of Focus LLC. Ultimate governance of Focus LLC is conducted through
the board of directors at Ferdinand FFP Ultimate Holdings, LP. Focus LLC is majority-owned,
indirectly and collectively, by investment vehicles affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
(“CD&R”). Investment vehicles affiliated with Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) are indirect
owners of Focus LLC. Because Vestor Capital is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus LLC,
CD&R and Stone Point investment vehicles are indirect owners of Vestor Capital.
Focus LLC also owns other registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, pension consultants, insurance
firms, business managers and other firms (the “Focus Partners”), most of which provide wealth
management, benefit consulting and investment consulting services to individuals, families, employers,
and institutions. Some Focus Partners also manage or advise limited partnerships, private funds, or
investment companies as disclosed on their respective Form ADVs.
Vestor Capital is managed by Brian C. Baker Jr., Martin Buehler, Peter J. Mullins, Dennis J. Slott and Scott
A. Stuth (“Vestor Capital Principals”), pursuant to a perpetual management agreement between V C
Management, LLC and Vestor Capital. The Vestor Capital Principals serve as officers of Vestor Capital and
are responsible for the management, supervision, and oversight of Vestor Capital.
Vestor Capital is an investment and wealth management firm which serves the investment needs of
individuals and families who seek thoughtful strategies to grow, protect and transfer their wealth.
Since 1984, we have successfully assisted our individual, corporate and institutional Clients in their efforts
to grow and preserve their wealth by providing investment advice and responsive asset management. We
take great pride in the trusted relationships we have built with our clients along the way.
We implement investment advice on behalf of certain clients in held-away accounts that are
maintained at independent third-party custodians. These held-away accounts are often 401(k)
accounts, 529 plans and other assets that are not held at our primary custodian(s).
Please take a few minutes to explore our website at
www.vestorcapital.com. If you would like to learn
more about Vestor Capital and our investment services, please feel free to contact us either by email or
telephone.
Conditions for Managing Portfolios
We typically require prospective clients to have a minimum of $500,000 to invest, and an in-depth meeting
to determine that a client’s goals and our services are compatible prior to opening any Client account.
Present financial status, risk tolerance, investment restrictions, living style and wealth accumulation goals
will be discussed to determine realistic investment expectations. The minimum asset value may be waived
or adjusted for related persons and certain other specific Clients and organizations.
Client Analysis and Planning Advice
A comprehensive investment solution starts with a discussion of your savings and investment status,
potential risks, liquidity, financial attitudes, and asset allocation. We will analyze all these components to
help you determine your tolerance for market volatility and select an asset allocation and investment
strategy which considers your financial circumstances and risk tolerance and is structured to help meet
your goals.
Where we and the client mutually deem appropriate, we will assist our clients with financial and goals-
based planning that will inform our portfolio management recommendations. This may include one or
more of the following exercises:
General Planning
Considering the following aspects of your financial well-being: Cash Flow, Net Worth, Liability
Management and Liquidity Analysis.
Investments
Reviewing your savings and investment status, potential risks, liquidity, financial objectives, and asset
allocation.
Retirement Solutions
Reviewing your retirement goals and objectives, assets available to use in retirement and an estimate of
how long your funds might last, based on various assumptions. Monte Carlo simulations may be included
where appropriate.
Employee Benefits
Reviewing your employee benefits and advising you on how to integrate them into your financial planning
decisions.
Education Funding
Reviewing the benefits of both a lump sum and monthly deposit method and helping you plan for
education expenses.
Income Tax
Performing an analysis of your income sources, exemptions, deductions, and Federal and State taxes due.
Wealth Transfer/Estate Planning
Working with your attorney, accountant and/or other professionals, to guide you through the estate
planning process so that your wealth transfer
goals are woven into your overall financial strategy.
Risk Management and Insurance
Where appropriate, we will work together with your insurance professional(s) to guide you through the
insurance process. An important consideration for your financial security is the need for funds in the
event of premature death, disability, or estate liquidity.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Vestor Capital will offer Financial Planning and Consulting services on a standalone basis upon request.
Financial Planning and Consulting services include assisting Clients in the development of a long-term
financial plan, investment advice, income tax planning, education funding, estate planning advice and
recommendations, cash flow and debt management, insurance and risk management, net worth analysis,
retirement planning and wealth transfer planning.
UPTIQ
We offer clients the option of obtaining certain financial solutions from unaffiliated third-party
financial institutions through UPTIQ Treasury & Credit Solutions, LLC (together with UPTIQ, Inc. and
its affiliates, “UPTIQ”). Please see Items 5 and 10 for a fuller discussion of these services and other
important information.
Focus Risk Solutions
We help our clients obtain certain insurance solutions from unaffiliated, third-party insurance brokers
by introducing clients to our affiliate, Focus Risk Solutions, LLC (“FRS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
our parent company, Focus Financial Partners, LLC. Please see Items 5 and 10 for a fuller discussion
of these services and other important information.
Professional Service Providers
Vestor Capital may introduce Clients to other investment and non-investment related professionals, such
as accountants, attorneys, insurance providers, and other wealth planning consultants. The Client is under
no obligation to engage the services of any such introduced professional. The Client retains absolute
discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any introduction or
recommendation made by Vestor Capital. Vestor Capital cannot replace the services provided by licensed
CPAs or attorneys. Vestor Capital will work closely with Clients to help utilize independent tax consultants
or legal advisors for additional information.
Co-Investment Adviser Programs
Vestor Capital will share in the fees and account investment management responsibilities for Program
Clients engaged by the following independent Advisers:
• Vestor Capital and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (“CIRA”) (See Item 5 for fees) offer
this program through which Vestor Capital provides investment management and reporting services,
custodial services are provided through Charles Schwab and CIRA, acting through its Investment Advisory
Representatives at Wealth Planners, LLC (“Wealth Planners”), is responsible for direct client contact
including but not limited to conducting and documenting an assessment of Client’s financial
circumstances, investment objectives, investment experience and risk tolerance, and for recommending
investment management services suitable for the Client.
• Ausdal Financial Partners (“Ausdal”) and Vestor Capital offer this program through which Vestor
Capital provides investment management and Ausdal provides a variety of client-facing services.
Participating clients are typically required to allocate a minimum of $250,000 to portfolio management
by Vestor Capital. See Item 5 for information regarding fees.
ERISA
Vestor Capital is a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”) with respect to investment management services and investment advice provided to ERISA plan
clients, including plan participants. Vestor Capital is also a fiduciary under section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code (the “IRC”) with respect to investment management services and investment advice
provided to individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), ERISA plans, and ERISA plan participants. As such,
Vestor Capital is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and the IRC that including, among
other things, prohibited transaction rules which are intended to prohibit fiduciaries from acting on
conflicts of interest. When a fiduciary gives advice in which it has a conflict of interest, the fiduciary must
either avoid or eliminate the conflict or rely upon a prohibited transaction exemption (a “PTE”). Vestor
Capital provides advisory services to ERISA plan clients on a discretionary basis, meaning Vestor makes
the investment decisions in its sole discretion without the client’s prior approval.
As a fiduciary, we have duties of care and of loyalty to you and are subject to obligations imposed on us
by the federal and state securities laws. As a result, you have certain rights that you cannot waive or limit
by contract. Nothing in our agreement with you should be interpreted as a limitation of our obligations
under the federal and state securities laws or as a waiver of any unwaivable rights you possess.
Assets under Management (“AUM”)
As of December 31, 2023, Vestor Capital managed and advised on Assets of $1,849,784,449 as follows:
Discretionary Advisory AUM: $1,765,226,947
Non-Discretionary Advisory AUM: $928,829
TOTAL Advisory AUM $1,766,155,777
Participant Directed Retirement Plan Assets $23,449,605
Other Advised Assets* $83,628,672
TOTAL Assets Under Advisement
$1,849,784,449
*Advisory Fees are not charged on Other Advised Assets.