A. LGT Financial Advisors LLC (the “Registrant”) is a limited liability company formed on
September 30, 1998, in the State of Texas. Registrant became registered as an Investment
Adviser Firm in May 2001. Registrant is principally owned by its Managing Member, Lane
Gorman Trubitt, LLC.
B. As discussed below, Registrant offers investment advisory services to its clients, and, to
the extent specifically requested by a client, financial planning, insurance transactions, and
related consulting services.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
The client can determine to engage Registrant to provide discretionary and/or non-
discretionary investment advisory services on a fee basis.
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONSULTING SERVICES (STAND-ALONE)
To the extent requested by a client, Registrant may provide financial planning and/or
consulting services (including investment and non-investment related matters, including
estate planning, insurance planning, etc.) on a stand-alone separate fee basis. Prior to
engaging Registrant to provide planning or consulting services, clients are generally
required to enter into a Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement with Registrant
setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement (including termination),
describing the scope of the services to be provided, and the portion of the fee that is due
from the client prior to Registrant commencing services. If requested by the client,
Registrant may recommend the services of other professionals for implementation
purposes, including Registrant’s representatives in their individual capacities as
accountants and/or licensed insurance agents. (See disclosure at Item 10.A). The client is
under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional. The
client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to
accept or reject any recommendation from Registrant. Please Note: If the client engages
any such recommended professional, and a dispute arises thereafter relative to such
engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged
professional. Please Also Note: It remains the client’s responsibility to promptly notify
Registrant if there is ever any change in their financial situation or investment objectives
for the purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising Registrant’s previous recommendations
and/or services.
MISCELLANEOUS
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation
Services. As indicated above, to the extent requested by the client, Registrant may provide
financial planning and related consulting services regarding non-investment related
matters, such as estate planning, tax planning, insurance, etc. Registrant does not serve as
a law firm or accounting firm, and no portion of its services should be construed as legal
or accounting services. Accordingly, Registrant does not prepare estate planning
documents or tax returns. To the extent requested by a client, Registrant may recommend
the services of other professionals for certain non-investment implementation purposes (i.e.,
attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, etc.), including representatives of Registrant in
their separate individual capacities as licensed insurance agents. The client is under no
obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional. The client retains
absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject
any recommendation from Registrant and/or its representatives. If the client engages any
recommended professional, and a dispute arises thereafter relative to such engagement, the
client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged professional. The
recommendation by Registrant’s representative that a client purchase an insurance
commission product through Registrant’s representative in his/her separate and individual
capacity as an insurance agent, presents a conflict of interest, as the receipt of commissions
provides an incentive to recommend insurance products based on the additional
compensation to be received, rather than on a particular client’s need. No client is under
any obligation to purchase any insurance commission products through such a
representative. Clients are reminded that they may purchase insurance products
recommended by Registrant through other insurance agencies. Registrant’s Chief
Compliance Officer, Will S. Clark, remains available to address any questions that a client
or prospective client may have regarding the above conflict of interest.
Retirement Rollovers: A client or prospective client leaving an employer typically has
four options regarding an existing retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of
these options): (i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over
the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii)
roll over to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value
(which could, depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). When
Registrant provides rollover advice to a client or prospect regarding a retirement plan
account or individual retirement account, Registrant is acting as 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. If Registrant
recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan assets or transfer an IRA into an
account to be managed by Registrant, and Registrant will earn an advisory fee on the rolled
over assets, that recommendation creates a conflict of interest. Accordingly, Registrant
operates under a special rule that requires Registrant to act in the client’s or prospect’s best
interest and not put the Firm’s interest ahead of the client’s or prospect’s. No client or
prospect is under any obligation to roll over retirement plan assets or transfer IRA assets
to an account managed by Registrant. LGT FA’s Chief Compliance Officer, Will S. Clark,
remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client may have.
Non-Discretionary Service Limitations. Clients that decide to engage Registrant on a non-
discretionary investment advisory basis must be willing to accept that Registrant cannot
affect any account transactions without obtaining prior consent to such transaction(s) from
the client. Thus, in the event that Registrant would like to make a transaction for a client’s
account (including in the event of an individual holding or general market correction), and
the client is unavailable, the Registrant will be unable to effect the account transaction(s)
(as it would for its discretionary clients) without first obtaining the client’s consent.
Unaffiliated Private Investment Funds. Registrant, on a non-discretionary basis, may
also recommend that certain qualified clients consider an investment in unaffiliated private
investment funds. Registrant’s role relative to the private investment funds shall be limited
to its initial and ongoing due diligence and investment monitoring services. If a client
determines to become a private fund investor, the amount of assets invested in the fund(s)
shall be included as part of “assets under management” for purposes of Registrant
calculating its investment advisory fee. Registrant’s clients are under absolutely no
obligation to consider or make an investment in a private investment fund.
Private investment fund investments generally involve various risk factors, including, but
not limited to, potential for complete loss of principal, liquidity constraints and lack
of
transparency, a complete discussion of which is set forth in each fund’s offering
documents, which will be provided to each client for review and consideration. Unlike
liquid investments that a client may own, private investment funds do not provide daily
liquidity or pricing. Each prospective client investor will be required to complete a
subscription agreement, pursuant to which the client shall establish that he/she is qualified
for investment in the fund, and acknowledges and accepts the various risk factors that are
associated with such an investment.
In the event that Registrant references private investment funds owned by the client on any
supplemental account reports prepared by Registrant, the value for all private investment
funds owned by the client will reflect the most recent valuation provided by the fund
sponsor. If no updated valuation is provided by the fund sponsor, then the valuation will
reflect the initial purchase price, or the most current value provided by the fund sponsor.
Any value reflected in an account report could be significantly more or less than the original
purchase price. The client’s advisory fee will be based upon the most recent value provided
by the fund sponsor or the initial purchase price.
Use of Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds. Most mutual funds and exchange-
traded funds are available directly to the public. A client or prospective client can obtain
the securities used by Registrant without engaging Registrant as an investment adviser.
However, if a client or prospective client determines to do so, they will not receive the
Registrant’s initial and ongoing investment advisory services.
Right Capital/Black Diamond Wealth Platforms. Registrant may provide its clients with
access to an online platform hosted by Right Capital and/or Black Diamond Wealth
Platform (“Black Diamond”). The platforms allow a client to view their complete asset
allocation, including those assets that Registrant does not manage (the “Excluded Assets”).
Registrant does not provide investment management, monitoring, or implementation
services for the Excluded Assets. Therefore, Registrant shall not be responsible for the
investment performance of the Excluded Assets. Rather, the client and/or their advisors that
maintain management authority for the Excluded Assets, and not Registrant, shall be
exclusively responsible for such investments, including their investment performance. The
client may choose to engage Registrant to manage some or all of the Excluded Assets
pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Investment Advisory Agreement between
Registrant and the client. Registrant shall not be held responsible for any adverse results a
client may experience if the client engages in financial planning or other functions available
on the platforms without Registrant’ assistance or oversight. Finally, Right Capital also
provides access to other types of information, including financial planning concepts, which
should not, in any manner whatsoever, be construed as services, advice, or
recommendations provided by Registrant.
Separately Managed Account Programs. The Registrant may allocate (and/or
recommend that the client allocate) a portion of a client’s investment assets among
unaffiliated Separately Managed Account programs, including but not limited to Envestnet
and 55ip, and in accordance with the client’s designated investment objective(s). In such
situations, the Separately Managed Account manager shall have day-to-day responsibility
for the active discretionary management of the allocated assets. The Registrant shall
continue to render investment advisory services to the client relative to the ongoing
monitoring and review of account performance, asset allocation and client investment
objectives. Factors which the Registrant shall consider in recommending Separately
Managed Account programs include the client’s designated investment objective(s). The
Registrant will also consider each manager’s management style, performance, reputation,
financial strength, reporting capabilities, pricing, and research.
Sub-Advisory Arrangements. Registrant may engage sub-advisors for the purpose of
assisting Registrant with the management of its client accounts. The sub-advisor(s) shall
have discretionary authority for the day- to-day management of the assets that are allocated
to it by Registrant. The sub-advisor shall continue in such capacity until such arrangement
is terminated or modified by Registrant. Sub-advisors may be replaced and/or added at the
discretion of the Registrant without prior notice to the client. Registrant shall pay a portion
of the investment advisory fee received for these allocated assets to the sub-advisor for its
sub-advisory services. Registrant’s Chief Compliance Officer, Will S. Clark, remains
available to address any questions concerning Registrant’s sub-advisory arrangements.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, Registrant shall not be required to verify
any information received from the client or from the client’s other designated professionals,
and is expressly authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it remains
their responsibility to promptly notify Registrant if there is ever any change in their
financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of
reviewing/evaluating/revising Registrant’s previous recommendations and/or services.
C. Registrant shall provide investment advisory services specific to the needs of each client.
Prior to providing investment advisory services, an investment adviser representative will
ascertain each client’s investment objective(s). Thereafter, Registrant shall allocate and/or
recommend that the client allocate investment assets consistent with the designated
investment objective(s). The client may, at any time, impose reasonable restrictions, in
writing, on Registrant’s services.
D. Wrap/Managed Account programs: In the event that Registrant is engaged to provide
investment management services as part of an unaffiliated wrap-fee program, Registrant
will be unable to negotiate commissions and/or transaction costs. Under a wrap program,
the wrap program sponsor arranges for the investor participant to receive investment
advisory services, the execution of securities brokerage transactions, custody and reporting
services for a single specified fee. Participation in a wrap program may cost the participant
more or less than purchasing such services separately. In the event that Registrant is
engaged to provide investment management services as part of an unaffiliated managed
account program, Registrant will likewise be unable to negotiate commissions and/or
transaction costs. If the program is offered on a non-wrap basis, the program sponsor will
determine the broker-dealer through which transactions must be affected, and the amount
of transaction fees and/or commissions to be charged to the participant investor accounts.
Since the custodian/broker-dealer is determined by the program’s sponsor, Registrant will
be unable to negotiate commissions or transaction costs. As a result, clients may pay higher
commissions or other transaction costs or greater spreads, or receive less favorable net
prices on transactions for the account than would otherwise be the case through alternative
clearing arrangements recommended by Registrant. Higher transaction costs adversely
impact account performance. Registrant’s Chief Compliance Officer, Will S. Clark,
remains available to address any questions that a client may have regarding participation
in a wrap fee program.
E. As of December 31, 2023, Registrant had $302,058,121 in assets under management on a
discretionary basis.