This Disclosure document is being offered to you by Patrick Financial Group, L.L.C. (“PFG”
or “Firm”) about the investment advisory services we provide. It discloses information
about our services and the way those services are made available to you, the client.
We are an investment advisory firm located in Brighton, Michigan. We specialize in in-
vestment advisory services for individuals, high net worth individuals, charitable organiza-
tions, foundations, trusts and estates. Our Firm became a registered investment adviser
in 2002. John B. Pelon is the President of the firm.
PFG offers to clients a comprehensive fact-finding process, which normally results in rec-
ommendations on investment strategies, consistent with a client’s investment objectives
and risk tolerances. Additionally, PFG works with clients to ensure that their portfolio is
properly allocated and diversified, and re-balanced when necessary and appropriate, to
keep within the stated objectives and tolerances of the client.
The client will meet with PFG for the initial meeting to determine the client’s priorities
and preferences. This is done through comprehensive fact-finding. If it is determined
that PFG’s services and the client’s priorities and preferences align, then additional meet-
ings are scheduled. During these series of meetings, investment objectives and risk tol-
erance are determined, and clients can express their need for restrictions on a case-by-
case basis.
Investment Management Services
We manage advisory accounts on a discretionary basis. Once we have determined a
profile and investment plan with a client, we will facilitate the day-to-day transactions
without seeking prior client consent. Account supervision is guided by the written profile
and investment plan of the client. We may accept accounts with certain restrictions if
circumstances warrant. We primarily allocate client assets among no-load mutual funds
and Exchanged Traded Funds (“ETFs”) in accordance with their stated investment
objectives. PFG does have a handful of clients who owned REITS prior to PFG acting as
their Investment Advisor. PFG did not market these REITS, nor does PFG act as Custodian
for these REITS, they are housed at Charles Schwab under PFG business.
During personal discussions with clients, we determine the client’s objectives, time
horizons, risk tolerance and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review a client’s prior
investment history, as well as family composition and background. Based on client needs,
we develop a client’s personal profile and investment plan. We then create and manage
the client’s investments based on that policy and plan. It is the client’s obligation to notify
us immediately if circumstances have changed with respect to their goals.
Once we have determined the types of investments to be included in your portfolio and
allocated them, we will provide ongoing investment review and management services.
This approach requires us to periodically review your portfolio.
With our discretionary relationship, we will make changes to the portfolio, as we deem
appropriate, to meet your financial objectives. We advise these portfolios based on the
combination of our market views and your objectives, using our investment process. We
tailor our advisory services to meet the needs of our clients and seek to ensure that your
portfolio is managed in a manner consistent with those needs and objectives. If you have
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of security, you must leave standing
instructions with us to refrain from investing in
particular industries or invest in limited
amounts of securities.
We do have limited authority to direct the Custodian to deduct our investment advisory
fees from your accounts, but only with the appropriate written authorization from you.
Where appropriate, we provide advice about concentrated stock positions or legacy
positions held in client portfolios. Typically, these are assets that are ineligible to be
custodied at our primary custodian. Clients will engage us to advise on certain investment
products that are not maintained at their primary custodian, such as annuity contracts
and assets held in employer sponsored retirement plans and qualified tuition plans (i.e.,
529 plans).
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a
guarantee of future results. Certain market and economic risks exist that adversely affect
an account’s performance. This could result in capital losses in your account.
Disclosure Regarding Rollover Recommendations
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide in-
vestment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are also fiduciaries 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. We have to act in your best interest and not put our in-
terest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests.
A client or prospect 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) rollover to an Individual Retire-
ment Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon
the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). Our Firm may recommend an inves-
tor roll over plan assets to an IRA for which our Firm provides investment advisory ser-
vices. As a result, our Firm and its representatives may earn an asset-based fee. In con-
trast, a recommendation that a client or prospective client leave their plan assets with
their previous employer or roll over the assets to a plan sponsored by a new employer
will generally result in no compensation to our Firm. Our Firm therefore has an economic
incentive to encourage a client to roll plan assets into an IRA that our Firm will manage,
which presents a conflict of interest. To mitigate the conflict of interest, there are various
factors that our Firm will consider before recommending a rollover, including but not lim-
ited to: (i) the investment options available in the plan versus the investment options
available in an IRA, (ii) fees and expenses in the plan versus the fees and expenses in an
IRA, (iii) the services and responsiveness of the plan’s investment professionals versus
those of our Firm, (iv) protection of assets from creditors and legal judgments, (v) re-
quired minimum distributions and age considerations, and (vi) employer stock tax conse-
quences, if any. Our Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer remains available to address any
questions that a client or prospective client has regarding the oversight.
Wrap Fee Program
We do not place client assets into a wrap fee program.
Assets
As of March 22, 2024, we have $132,418,405 in assets under discretionary management
and no non-discretionary assets under management.