A. OWNERSHIP/ADVISOR HISTORY
Milestone Investment Advisors, LLC (“Milestone”) was formed as a Wisconsin company in June
2013 and subsequently registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in July 2013. The owners of Milestone are Robert G. Armstrong, Daniel P. Kauper
and Angel McClarey.
B. ADVISORY SERVICES OFFERED
Milestone’s representatives will meet with a client to evaluate the individual client’s investment
needs, goals and objectives. After the evaluation, Milestone may recommend one or more of the
following services.
1. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Milestone provides Portfolio Management Services to clients who wish to have their securities and
other assets managed on a continuous basis. Prior to beginning Portfolio Management Services,
the client and a Representative of Milestone meet to determine the assets to be supervised by
Milestone, to discuss the client's short and long term financial goals and to develop a written
investment policy statement designed to document the client's objectives and provide guidance to
Milestone's professional staff when making decisions on a client's behalf.
As part of its Portfolio Management Services Milestone may recommend to, and assist a client in
selecting, one or more third party separate account managers. Due to the significant minimum
account size associated with most separate account managers, their use is generally confined to
portfolios exceeding a $3 to $5 million threshold. When a separate account manager is selected,
Milestone will assist the client in establishing an account with the manager, include client assets
placed with the manager in Milestone’s Portfolio Management Service, and monitor the manager’s
performance. Client may, depending upon the separate account manager selected, be required to
enter into a separate agreement with the manager. Separate account managers have full
discretionary authority to purchase and sell securities for the client’s accounts. Milestone does not
place any orders in client accounts being managed by a separate account manager.
2. FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Milestone offers Financial Consulting on a project basis. Project Consulting services are provided,
at the discretion of Milestone, to clients who are not Portfolio Management clients of the firm,
who need advice about a specific subject, e.g. retirement planning, investment analysis, estate
planning. The advice may be one-time in nature or occur at different times as the client's need for
such services arise.
Information provided by each client is analyzed in relation to the financial objectives expressed by
the client and as perceived by Milestone. After Milestone decides upon a strategy or
recommendation, the conclusions are conveyed to the client. A written report may or may not be
provided. Milestone does not produce comprehensive,
integrated financial plans as part of the
Project Consulting service.
Milestone’s financial consulting services may also include, as a separate service, locating and
recommending a private, outside money manager for a client and periodic discussion with client
regarding the performance of the manager. While performing Private Manager Search and
Performance Evaluation, no securities commissions generated within the privately managed
account will be paid to a Milestone Representative or a Milestone Affiliate.
3. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING
For 401(k) Retirement Plan accounts, Milestone provides the following Plan Consulting services
designed to assist plan Sponsors and/or Trustees with plan design, selection of suitable
investments, periodic monitoring of those investments, and general education to plan participants:
Advise, if necessary, plan Sponsors and/or Trustees about the need for a written investment
policy statement.
Advise plan Sponsors and/or Trustees of appropriate investment categories for client’s
retirement plan.
Advise plan Sponsors and/or Trustees or mutual funds which are consistent with
investment categories selected by plan Sponsors.
Periodically monitor performance of the mutual fund choices of the plan Sponsors and/or
Trustees and provide periodic advice regarding possible changes to the investment
categories or mutual fund selections.
Meet twice a year with plan Sponsors and/or Trustees to discuss investment performance.
Arrange for mutual fund prospectuses to be available to retirement plan participants.
Provide plan Sponsors and/or Trustees with a quarterly report regarding:
o performance (quarter, year, three-year, five-year) for each mutual fund selected by
plan Sponsors;
o performance of comparative benchmarks; and
o value of assets in plan.
Meet annually, at a time mutually agreed between Milestone and the Sponsor, in a plan
participant group meeting.
Conduct informational/educational group meetings, at the times mutually agreed between
Milestone and the Sponsor, with Sponsor’s retirement plan participants at initial
installation of the plan regarding:
o general investment concepts;
o investment performance of selected funds; and
o investment strategies appropriate to various investment profiles and objectives.
C. TAILORED SERVICES
Milestone’s Portfolio Management Services are tailored to the goals of each portfolio. As a result,
Milestone allows clients to impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities.
D. WRAP PROGRAM
Milestone does not sponsor a wrap program. This section is not applicable.
E. CLIENT ASSETS MANAGED
As of December 31, 2023, Milestone manages $710,296,896 in discretionary assets and
$72,279,102 in non-discretionary assets.