We are dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of investment
advisory services. Our firm is a corporation formed in the State of California. Our firm has been in
business as an investment adviser since 2014 and is owned by Andrew Williams and Vickie Petix.
Description of the Types of Advisory Services We Offer
Asset Management:
We emphasize continuous and regular account supervision. As part of our asset management service,
we generally create a portfolio, consisting of individual stocks or bonds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”),
options, mutual funds and other public and private securities or investments. The client’s individual
investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs and may include some or all of the previously
mentioned securities. Each portfolio will be initially designed to meet a particular investment goal,
which we determine to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been
determined, we review the portfolio periodically and if necessary, rebalance the portfolio based upon
the client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives. Each client has the opportunity to place
reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio.
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, 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. For written
financial planning engagements, we provide our clients with a written summary of their financial
situation, observations, and recommendations. For financial consulting engagements, we usually do
not provide our clients with a written summary of our observations and recommendations as the
process is less formal than our planning service. 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.
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LPL Financial Sponsored Advisory Programs:
Our firm may provide advisory services through certain programs sponsored by LPL Financial
(“LPL”), a registered investment adviser 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 LPL
Financial Form ADV Part 2 or the applicable program’s Appendix 1 (Wrap Fee Program Brochure)
and the applicable client agreement.
Optimum Market Portfolios Program (OMP)
OMP offers clients the ability to participate in a professionally managed asset allocation program
using Optimum Funds Class I shares. Under OMP, client will authorize LPL on a discretionary basis
to purchase and sell Optimum Funds pursuant to investment objectives chosen by the client. Advisor
will assist the client in determining the suitability of OMP for the client and assist the client in setting
an appropriate
investment objective. Advisor will have discretion to select a mutual fund asset
allocation portfolio designed by LPL consistent with the client’s investment objective. LPL will have
discretion to purchase and sell Optimum Funds pursuant to the portfolio selected for the client. LPL
will also have authority to rebalance the account.
Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP)
MWP offers clients a professionally managed mutual fund asset allocation program. We 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. The Advisor 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 is responsible for selecting the mutual funds within a model portfolio and for
making changes to the mutual funds selected.
The client will authorize LPL to act on a discretionary basis to purchase and sell mutual funds
(including in certain circumstances exchange traded funds) and to liquidate previously purchased
securities. The client will also authorize LPL to effect rebalancing for MWP accounts.
The MWP program makes available model portfolios designed by strategists other than LPL’s
Research Department. The Advisor will have discretion to choose among the available models
designed by LPL and outside strategists.
Manager Access Select Program (MAS)
Manager Access Select provides clients access to the investment advisory services of professional
portfolio management firms for the individual management of client accounts. Advisor will assist
client in identifying a third party portfolio manager (Portfolio Manager) from a list of Portfolio
Managers made available by LPL. The Portfolio Manager manages client’s assets on a discretionary
basis. Advisor will provide initial and ongoing assistance regarding the Portfolio Manager selection
process.
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Guided Wealth Portfolios Program (GWP)
Guided Wealth Portfolios is a centrally managed, algorithm-based investment program which is
made available to users and clients through a web-based, interactive account management portal.
Investment recommendations to buy and sell exchange-traded funds and open-end mutual funds are
generated through proprietary, automated, computer algorithms (collectively, the “Algorithm”) of
FutureAdvisor, Inc. (“FutureAdvisor”), based upon model portfolios constructed by LPL Financial and
selected for the account. Communications concerning GWP are intended to occur primarily through
electronic means, although we will be available to discuss investment strategies, objectives or the
account in general in person or over the phone.
A preview of the 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 Financial, 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 Financial, FutureAdvisor or our firm, do not enter into an advisory agreement with LPL Financial,
FutureAdvisor or our firm, do not receive ongoing investment advice or supervisions of their assets,
and do not receive any trading services.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
We offer individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our Asset Management service.
Additionally, we offer general investment advice to clients utilizing our Financial Planning &
Consulting service.
Each client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held
in the portfolio. 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. Restrictions would
be limited to our Asset Management service. We do not manage assets through our Financial Planning
and Consulting service.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm does not offer or sponsor a wrap fee program.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of 12/31/2023, we managed $330,000,000 on a discretionary basis.
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