Sun Group Wealth Partners LLC is a full-service wealth management firm located in Irvine, California.
Our firm is a limited liability company formed in the State of California on February 2011 and began
registration as an independent investment adviser in 2012. The firm is owned by Winnie Sun, C.E.O.
& Founding Partner and Brandon Chang, Co-Founder & Chief Compliance Officer.
With more than 25 years of collective advisory experience, the representatives of Sun Group Wealth
Partners LLC serves wealthy families, business owners, corporate executives, Hollywood elite and
nonprofit organizations throughout the West Coast. Offering a wide range of services from financial
planning to investment management to charitable giving, Sun Group Wealth Partners aligns clients’
financial lives with their goals for the future.
Description of the Types of Advisory Services We Offer
Financial Planning & Consulting:
We provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families and other
clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of the client’s
current situation, goals, and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services will involve
preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation for clients based on the client’s
financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more of the
following areas: Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable Planning,
Education Planning, Corporate and Personal Tax Planning, Cost Segregation Study, Corporate
Structure, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis, Insurance Analysis, Lines of Credit
Evaluation, Business and Personal Financial Planning.
Our written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients. For example,
recommendations may be made that the clients begin or revise investment programs, create or revise
wills or trusts, obtain or revise insurance coverage, commence or alter retirement savings, or
establish education or charitable giving programs. It should also be noted that we refer clients to an
accountant, attorney or other specialist, as necessary for non-advisory related services. Plans or
consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of the client signing a contract with us,
assuming that all the information and documents we request from the client are provided to us
promptly. Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client.
Pension Consulting:
We provide pension consulting services to employer plan sponsors on a one-time or ongoing basis.
Generally, such pension consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in
establishing, monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As the
needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan structure
and participant education.
All pension consulting services shall be in compliance with the applicable state law(s) regulating
pension consulting services. This applies to client accounts that are pension or other employee
benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part of a Plan, and we accept appointments to provide
our services to such accounts, we acknowledge that we are a fiduciary within the meaning of Section
3(21) of ERISA (but only with respect to the provision of services described in section 1 of the
Pension Consulting Agreement).
LPL Financial Sponsored Advisory Programs:
Our firm may provide advisory services through certain programs sponsored by LPL Financial, LLC
(“LPL”), a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Below is a brief description of each LPL
advisory program available to our firm. For more information regarding the LPL programs, including
more information on the advisory services and fees that apply, the types of investments available in the
programs and the potential conflicts of interest presented by the programs please see the program
account packet (which includes the account agreement and LPL Form ADV program brochure) and the
Form ADV, Part 2A of LPL or the applicable program.
The following advisory services are made available through LPL:
• Manager Access Select (MAS)
Manager Access Select offers clients the ability to participate in the Separately Managed
Account Platform (the “SMA Platform”) or the Model Portfolio Platform (the “MP Platform”).
In the SMA Platform, our firm will assist client in identifying a third party portfolio manager
(SMA Portfolio Manager) from a list of SMA Portfolio Managers made available by LPL, and
the SMA Portfolio Manager manages client’s assets on a discretionary basis. Our firm will
provide
initial and ongoing assistance regarding the SMA Portfolio Manager selection
process. In the MP Platform, clients authorize LPL to direct the investment and reinvestment
of the assets in their accounts, in accordance with the selected model portfolio provided by
LPL’s Research Department or a third-party investment advisor.
A minimum account value of $50,000 is required for Manager Access Select, however, in
certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower or higher.
• Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP)
MWP offers clients a professionally managed mutual fund asset allocation program. Our firm
will obtain the necessary financial data from the client, assist the client in determining the
suitability of the MWP program and assist the client in setting an appropriate investment
objective. Our firm will initiate the steps necessary to open an MWP account and have
discretion to select a model portfolio designed by LPL’s Research Department consistent with
the client’s stated investment objective. LPL’s Research Department, a third-party portfolio
strategist and/or Advisor, through its IAR, may act as a portfolio strategist responsible for
selecting the mutual funds or ETFs within a model portfolio and for making changes to the
mutual funds or ETFs selected.
The client will authorize LPL to act on a discretionary basis to purchase and sell mutual funds
and ETFs and to liquidate previously purchased securities. The client will also authorize LPL
to effect rebalancing for MWP accounts.
MWP requires a minimum asset value for a program account to be managed. The minimums
vary depending on the portfolio(s) selected and the account’s allocation amongst portfolios.
The lowest minimum for a portfolio is $25,000. In certain instances, a lower minimum for a
portfolio is permitted.
• Guided Wealth Portfolios Program (“GWP”):
GWP offers clients the ability to participate in a centrally managed, algorithm-based
investment program, which is made available to users and clients through a web-based,
interactive account management portal (“Investor Portal”). Investment recommendations to
buy and sell open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are generated through
proprietary, automated, computer algorithms (collectively, the “Algorithm”) of Xulu, Inc.,
doing business as FutureAdvisor (“FutureAdvisor”), based upon model portfolios
constructed by LPL and selected for the account as described below (such model portfolio
selected for the account, the “Model Portfolio”). Communications concerning GWP are
intended to occur primarily through electronic means (including but not limited to, through
email communications or through the Investor Portal), although our firm will be available to
discuss investment strategies, objectives or the account in general in person or via telephone.
A preview of the GWP Program (the “Educational Tool”) is provided for a period of up to 45
days to help users determine whether they would like to become advisory clients and receive
ongoing financial advice from LPL, FutureAdvisor and our firm by enrolling in the advisory
service (the “Managed Service”). The Educational Tool and Managed Service are described in
more detail in the GWP Program Brochure. Users of the Educational Tool are not considered
to be advisory clients of LPL, FutureAdvisor or our firm, do not enter into an advisory
agreement with LPL, FutureAdvisor or our firm, do not receive ongoing investment advice or
supervisions of their assets, and do not receive any trading services.
A minimum account value of $5,000 is required to enroll in the Managed Service.
Newsletters/Educational Seminars
We may offer newsletters which generally include market updates. We may also offer educational
seminars covering topics such as retirement, investments and financial planning.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
We offer general investment advice to clients utilizing our Financial Planning & Consulting, LPL
Sponsored Advisory Programs and Pension Consulting services.
Each client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held
in the portfolio. However, restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of securities may
not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing the account.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
We offer wrap fee programs as further described in Part 2A, Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee Program
Brochure”) of our Brochure. Our wrap fee accounts are managed on an individualized basis according
to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. As further described in our
Wrap Fee Program Brochure, we receive a portion of the wrap fee for our services.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, our firm manages $108,954,000 on a discretionary basis and $9,460,000
on a non-discretionary basis.