A. Description of the Advisory Firm
FOCUS Wealth Advisors, LLC (hereinafter “FWA”) is a Limited Liability Company
organized in the State of Texas. The firm was formed in March 2011, and the principal
owner is Mark Andrew Frugoni.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
FWA offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. FWA creates an Investment
Policy Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax
levels, and risk tolerance levels). Portfolio management services include, but are not
limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy • Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation • Asset selection
• Risk tolerance • Regular portfolio monitoring
FWA evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. FWA will request discretionary authority from clients in order
to select securities and execute transactions without permission from the client prior to
each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy
Statement, which is given to each client.
FWA seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the
fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of FWA’s economic,
investment, or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, FWA attempts
to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices that systematically
advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, FWA’s policy is to
seek fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities/transactions among its
clients to avoid favoring one client over another over time. It is FWA’s policy to allocate
investment opportunities and transactions it identifies as being appropriate and prudent
among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Wealth Planning Services
Our Family Wealth & Legacy Planning Services exist to coordinate with individuals and
families in an effort to design, formalize, create and implement custom wealth,
investment and legacy plans to meet our client’s needs and goals.
Wealth Planning encompasses aggregating all sources of wealth; formalizing goals and
objective parameters; defining and documenting risk perceptions, tolerance and
capacity; assessing in place risk management strategies; reviewing estate, legacy, gifting
and philanthropic plans; and determining cash management needs for large liquidity
events.
Investment Planning addresses the feasibility of the financial plan by assessing stress-
tested scenarios for achievability results and deploying a final and agreed-upon
investment allocation strategy from which to monitor on-going performance and plan
progress.
Legacy Planning seeks to solidify the client legacy goals, uncovered in the financial
planning process, by formulating strategies for protecting and distributing family or
philanthropic wealth transfer goals; all with an eye toward passing on assets to heirs or
charitable organizations in the most efficient, tax-advantaged and probate-friendly
manner - now or in the future.
Plan Reviews consist of the coordination of periodic and ad-hoc assessments of the
financial, investment and legacy plans. During this process all goal, objective and
assumptions are reviewed, inputs updated and hypothetical scenarios analyzed and
assessed for possible consideration and deployment on an as-needed basis.
Pension Consulting Services
FWA offers consulting services to pension or other employee benefit plans (including
but not limited to 401(k) plans). Pension consulting includes, but is not limited to, some
or all of the following:
• identifying investment objectives and restrictions
• providing guidance on various asset classes and investment options
• monitoring investment options and making recommendations for changes
• recommending other service providers, such as custodians, administrators, and
broker-dealers
• creating a written pension consulting plan
These services are based on the goals, objectives, demographics, time horizon, and/or
risk tolerance of the plan and its participants.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
FWA does not limit its services to specific types of investments. Fixed income securities,
equities, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold and precious metal sectors), treasury inflation
protected/inflation linked bonds, non-U.S. securities, and a minimal amount of mutual
funds are typically used, while other securities are periodically used to help diversify a
portfolio when applicable.
C. Client-Tailored Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions
FWA offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client’s
Investment Policy Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax
levels, and risk tolerance levels). Clients are permitted to impose restrictions in investing
in certain securities or types of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs.
However, if the restrictions prevent FWA from properly servicing the client account, or if
the restrictions would require FWA to deviate from its standard suite of services, FWA
reserves the right to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee
that includes management fees, transaction costs, and certain other administrative fees.
FWA does not participate in wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
FWA has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$244,372,796 $3,380,453 December 31, 2023