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A. Ownership/Advisory History
FORUM Solutions Group, LLC, dba FORUM Private Client Group (“FORUM” or the “firm”) is an
Indiana limited liability company. FORUM has been in business since 2007. FORUM Credit
Union is the principal owner of FORUM.
B. Advisory Services Offered
FORUM provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services. Prior to
engaging FORUM to provide any of the foregoing investment advisory services, the client is
required to enter into one or more written agreements with FORUM setting forth the terms and
conditions under which FORUM renders its services.
B.1. Wealth Management Services
Clients can engage FORUM to manage all or a portion of their assets on a discretionary or non-
discretionary basis. In addition, as part of its wealth management services, FORUM will
develop a comprehensive financial plan which takes into consideration investments, insurance,
retirement, education, estate planning, and tax and cash flow needs of the client.
FORUM primarily allocates clients’ investment management assets among mutual funds,
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), individual debt and equity securities in accordance with the
investment objectives of the client. FORUM also provides advice about any type of investment
held in clients' portfolios.
FORUM also may render discretionary or non-discretionary investment management services
to clients relative to variable life/annuity products that they may own, their individual
employer-sponsored retirement plans, and/or 529 plans or other products that may not be
held by the client’s primary custodian. In so doing, FORUM either directs or recommends the
allocation of client assets among the various investment options that are available with the
product. Client assets are maintained at the specific insurance company or custodian
designated by the product.
In addition to providing FORUM with information regarding their personal financial
circumstances, investment objectives and tolerance for risk, clients are obligated to provide the
firm with any reasonable investment restrictions that should be imposed on the management of
their portfolio, and to promptly notify the firm in writing of any changes in such restrictions or in
the client's personal financial circumstances, investment objectives, goals and tolerance for risk.
FORUM will remind clients of their obligation to inform the firm of any such changes or any
restrictions that should be imposed on the management of the client’s
account. FORUM will also
contact clients at least annually to determine whether there have been any changes in a client's
personal financial circumstances, investment objectives and tolerance for risk.
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B.2. Financial Planning and Consulting Services
FORUM offers clients a broad range of financial planning and consulting services, which include
any or all of the following:
▪ Cash Flow Forecasting ▪ Retirement Planning
▪ Social Security Planning ▪ Tax Planning
▪ Education Planning ▪ Budgeting Support
▪ Estate Planning
While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain of them can also be
rendered in conjunction with investment portfolio management as part of a comprehensive
wealth management engagement.
In performing these services, FORUM is not required to verify any information received from the
client or from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is expressly
authorized to rely on such information. FORUM recommends certain clients engage the firm for
additional related services and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations.
Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists for the firm to recommend that clients
engage FORUM or its affiliates to provide (or continue to provide) additional services for
compensation, including investment management services. Clients retain absolute discretion
over all decisions regarding implementation and are under no obligation to act upon any of the
recommendations made by FORUM under a financial planning or consulting engagement.
Clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify the firm of any change
in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or
revising FORUM’s recommendations and/or services.
C. Client-Tailored Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions
Each client’s account will be managed on the basis of the client’s financial situation and
investment objectives and in accordance with any reasonable restrictions imposed by the client
on the management of the account—for example, restricting the type or amount of security to
be purchased in the portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
FORUM does not participate in wrap fee programs. (Wrap fee programs offer services for one
all-inclusive fee.)
E. Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, FORUM managed assets of $270,676,696 on a discretionary basis, and
$26,330,462 on a non-discretionary basis.