Firm
Hoey Investments, Inc. (“Hoey” or the “Advisor”) is an independently owned SEC-
registered advisor. The firm was founded in January 2008 and has one office located in
Coatesville, Pennsylvania. It was established by Francis Hoey, who is the majority owner
of the firm and serves as President and firm Principal.
Hoey Investments provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to its
clients (individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, estates and
charitable organizations, etc.), and, if requested, financial planning and related consulting
services.
Services
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES: Hoey Investments offers investment management
services based on the individual goals, objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance of each
client. Advisory services include, but are not limited to:
Investment Strategy/Objective
Asset Allocation
Asset Selection
Regular Portfolio Monitoring
The firm primarily allocates client investment assets among various individual equities
(stocks), debt (bonds) and fixed income securities, mutual funds and/or exchange traded
funds (“ETFs”).
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONSULTING SERVICES: Hoey Investments may provide
financial planning and/or consulting services (e.g., estate planning, insurance planning,
etc.) on a stand-alone fee basis. The firm does not serve as an attorney or accountant and
therefore does not prepare estate planning documents or tax returns. If requested by the
client, Hoey may recommend the services of other professionals for implementation
purposes. The client is under no obligation to engage the services of any such
recommended professional, retains absolute discretion over all such implementation
decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from the firm. 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.
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting Services: As
indicated above, to the extent requested by a client, Hoey Investments may provide
financial planning and related consulting services. Neither Hoey Investments nor our
adviser representatives assist clients with the implementation of any financial plan, unless
agreed to do so in writing. Hoey Investments does not monitor a client’s financial plan,
and it is the client’s responsibility to revisit the financial plan with us, if desired.
Hoey Investments may provide financial planning and related consulting services
regarding non-investment related matters, such as estate planning, tax planning,
insurance, etc. We do not serve as an attorney or accountant, and no portion of Hoey
Investments’ services should be construed as legal or accounting services. Accordingly,
Hoey Investments does not prepare estate planning documents or tax returns. To the
extent requested by you, Hoey Investments may recommend the services of other
professionals for certain non-investment implementation purpose (i.e., attorneys,
accountants, insurance agents, etc.), including certain of our representatives in their
separate individual capacities as licensed insurance agents. You are under no obligation
to engage the services of any such recommended professional. You retain absolute
discretion over all such implementation decisions and are free to accept or reject any
recommendation from us and/or our representatives.
If you engage any recommended unaffiliated professional, and a dispute arises thereafter
relative to such engagement, you agree to seek recourse exclusively from and against the
engaged professional. At all times, the engaged licensed professional(s) (i.e., attorney,
accountant, insurance agent, etc.) shall be responsible for the quality and competency of
the services they provide.
Retirement Plans: 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). If
Hoey Investments recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan assets into an
account to be managed by Hoey Investments, such a recommendation creates a conflict
of interest if Hoey Investments will earn new (or increase its current) compensation as a
result of the rollover. If Hoey Investments provides a recommendation as to whether a
client should engage in a rollover or not (whether it is from an employer’s plan or an
existing IRA), Hoey Investments 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. No client is under any
obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an account managed by Hoey
Investments, whether it is from an employer’s plan or an existing IRA.
Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds: Hoey Investments may recommend
allocating investment assets to mutual funds or exchange traded funds. Most mutual
funds and exchange traded funds are available directly to the public. Therefore, a
prospective client can obtain many of the funds that may be utilized by Hoey Investments
independent of engaging the firm as an investment advisor. However, if a prospective
client determines to do so, he/she will not receive Hoey Investment’s initial and ongoing
investment advisory services.
Portfolio Activity: Hoey Investments has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent
with the client’s best interest. Hoey Investments will review client portfolios on an
ongoing basis to determine if any changes are necessary based upon various factors,
including, but not limited to, investment performance, market conditions, fund manager
tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals, and/or a change in the client’s
investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended periods of time
when Hoey Investments determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are unnecessary.
Clients remain subject to the fees described in Item 5 below during periods of portfolio
inactivity. Of course, as indicated below, there can be no assurance that investment
decisions made by Hoey Investments will be profitable or equal any specific performance
level(s).
Cryptocurrency: For clients who want exposure to cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin,
Hoey Investments, may advise the client to consider a potential investment in
corresponding exchange traded securities, or an allocation to separate account managers
and/or private funds that provide cryptocurrency exposure. Crypto is a digital currency
that can be used to buy goods and services but uses an online ledger with strong
cryptography (i.e., a method of protecting information and communications through the
use of codes) to secure online transactions. Unlike conventional currencies issued by a
monetary authority, cryptocurrencies are generally not controlled or regulated and their
price is determined by the supply and demand of their market. Because cryptocurrency
is currently considered to be a speculative investment, Hoey Investments will not
exercise discretionary authority to purchase a cryptocurrency investment for client
accounts. Rather, a client must expressly authorize the purchase of the cryptocurrency
investment.
Hoey Investments does not recommend or advocate the purchase of, or investment in,
cryptocurrencies. Hoey Investments considers such an investment to be speculative.
Clients who authorize the purchase of a cryptocurrency investment must be prepared for
the potential for liquidity constraints, extreme price volatility and complete loss of
principal.
Cash Positions: Hoey Investments continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such,
unless Hoey Investments determines to the contrary, all cash positions (money markets,
etc.) shall continue to be included as part of assets under management for purposes of
calculating our advisory fee. At any specific point in time, depending upon perceived or
anticipated market conditions/events (there being no guarantee that such anticipated
market conditions/events will occur), Hoey Investments may maintain cash positions for
defensive purposes. In addition, while assets are maintained in cash, such amounts could
miss market advances. Depending upon current yields, at any point in time, our advisory
fee could exceed the interest paid by the client’s money market fund.
Cash Sweep Accounts: Certain
account custodians can require that cash proceeds from
account transactions or new deposits, be swept to and/or initially maintained in a
specific custodian designated sweep account. The yield on the sweep account will
generally be lower than those available for other money market accounts. When this
occurs, to help mitigate the corresponding yield dispersion Hoey Investments shall
(usually within 30 days thereafter) generally (with exceptions) purchase a higher yielding
money market fund (or other type security) available on the custodian’s platform, unless
Hoey Investments reasonably anticipates that it will utilize the cash proceeds during the
subsequent 30-day period to purchase additional investments for the client’s account.
Exceptions and/or modifications can and will occur with respect to all or a portion of the
cash balances for various reasons, including, but not limited to the amount of dispersion
between the sweep account and a money market fund, the size of the cash balance, an
indication from the client of an imminent need for such cash, or the client has a
demonstrated history of writing checks from the account.
The above does not apply to the cash component maintained within a Hoey Investments
actively managed investment strategy (the cash balances for which shall generally remain
in the custodian designated cash sweep account), an indication from the client of a need
for access to such cash, assets allocated to an unaffiliated investment manager and cash
balances maintained for fee billing purposes.
The client shall remain exclusively responsible for yield dispersion/cash balance
decisions and corresponding transactions for cash balances maintained in any Hoey
Investments unmanaged accounts.
eMoney Advisor Platform: Hoey Investments may provide its clients with access to an
online platform hosted by “eMoney Advisor” (“eMoney”). The eMoney platform allows
a client to view their complete asset allocation, including those assets that Hoey
Investments does not manage (the “Excluded Assets”). Hoey Investments does not
provide investment management, monitoring, or implementation services for the
Excluded Assets. Unless otherwise specifically agreed to, in writing, Hoey Investments’
service relative to the Excluded Assets is limited to reporting only. Therefore, Hoey
Investments shall not be responsible for the investment performance of the Excluded
Assets. Rather, the client and/or their advisor(s) that maintain management authority for
the Excluded Assets, and not Hoey Investments, shall be exclusively responsible for such
investment performance. Without limiting the above, Hoey Investments shall not be
responsible for any implementation error (timing, trading, etc.) relative to the Excluded
Assets. The client may choose to engage Hoey Investments to manage some or all of the
Excluded Assets pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Investment Advisory
Agreement between Hoey Investments and the client. The eMoney platform also provides
access to other types of information and applications including financial planning
concepts and functionality, which should not, in any manner whatsoever, be construed as
services, advice, or recommendations provided by Hoey Investments. Finally, Hoey
Investments 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 eMoney
platform without Hoey Investments’ assistance or oversight.
Client Obligations: In performing our services, Hoey Investments shall not be required to
verify any information received from you or from your other professionals and is
expressly authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, you are advised that it remains your
responsibility to promptly notify Hoey Investments if there is ever any change in your
financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or
revising our previous recommendations and/or services.
Cybersecurity Risk: The information technology systems and networks that Hoey
Investments and its third-party service providers use to provide services to Hoey
Investments’ clients employ various controls, which are designed to prevent
cybersecurity incidents stemming from intentional or unintentional actions that could
cause significant interruptions in Hoey Investments’ operations and result in the
unauthorized acquisition or use of clients’ confidential or non-public personal
information. Clients and Hoey Investments are nonetheless subject to the risk of
cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately cause them to incur losses, including for
example: financial losses, cost and reputational damage to respond to regulatory
obligations, other costs associated with corrective measures, and loss from damage or
interruption to systems. Although Hoey Investments has established procedures to reduce
the risk of cybersecurity incidents, there is no guarantee that these efforts will always be
successful, especially considering that Hoey Investments does not directly control the
cybersecurity measures and policies employed by third-party service providers. Clients
could incur similar adverse consequences resulting from cybersecurity incidents that
more directly affect issuers of securities in which those clients invest, broker-dealers,
qualified custodians, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other
financial market operators, or other financial institutions.
Borrowing Against Assets/Risks: A client who has a need to borrow money could
determine to do so by using:
• Margin-The account custodian or broker-dealer lends money to the client. The
custodian charges the client interest for the right to borrow money, and uses the
assets in the client’s brokerage account as collateral; and,
• Pledged Assets Loan- In consideration for a lender (i.e., a bank, etc.) to make a
loan to the client, the client pledges investment assets held at the account
custodian as collateral.
These above-described collateralized loans are generally utilized because they typically
provide more favorable interest rates than standard commercial loans. These types of
collateralized loans can assist with a pending home purchase, permit the retirement of
more expensive debt, or enable borrowing in lieu of liquidating existing account positions
and incurring capital gains taxes. However, such loans are not without potential material
risk to the client’s investment assets. The lender (i.e., custodian, bank, etc.) will have
recourse against the client’s investment assets in the event of loan default or if the assets
fall below a certain level. For this reason, Hoey Investments does not recommend such
borrowing unless it is for specific short-term purposes (i.e., a bridge loan to purchase a
new residence). Hoey Investments does not recommend such borrowing for investment
purposes (i.e., to invest borrowed funds in the market). Regardless, if the client was to
determine to utilize margin or a pledged assets loan, the following economic benefits
would inure to Hoey Investments:
• by taking the loan rather than liquidating assets in the client’s account, Hoey
Investments continues to earn a fee on such Account assets; and,
• if the client invests any portion of the loan proceeds in an account to be managed
by Hoey Investments, Hoey Investments will receive an advisory fee on the
invested amount; and,
• if Hoey Investments’ advisory fee is based upon the higher margined account
value, Hoey Investments will earn a correspondingly higher advisory fee. This
could provide Hoey Investments with a disincentive to encourage the client to
discontinue the use of margin.
The Client must accept the above risks and potential corresponding consequences
associated with the use of margin or a pledged assets loan.
Disclosure Statement: A copy of our written Brochure and Client Relationship
Summary, as set forth on Part 2 of Form ADV and Form CRS respectively, shall be
provided to you prior to, or contemporaneously with, the execution of our advisory
agreement.
Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Hoey Investments creates an Investment Objective Statement based on each client’s
current situation (income, tax level, time horizon and risk tolerance level). Clients may
impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities in accordance
with their values or beliefs.
Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses and other administrative fees.
Hoey Investments does not sponsor or participate in any wrap fee programs.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Hoey Investments managed approximately $427,460,751 in
assets, all of which were discretionary assets.