RK Financial is a fee-only advisory firm offering financial planning and investment management services
to its clients. Prior to conducting business with any client, RK Financial will furnish every client with a
written advisory agreement (the “Agreement”), and clients must execute the Agreement.
RK Financial has been an independent registered investment adviser since 1986 and is wholly owned by
Patricia F. Raskob. As of December 31, 2022, the Firm had $82,981,357 of assets under management,
of which $45,665,378 was managed on a discretionary basis and $37,315,979 was managed on a non-
discretionary basis.
While this brochure generally describes the business of RK Financial, certain sections also discuss the
activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s officers, partners, directors (or other persons
occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), employees or any other person who provides
investment advice on RK Financial’s behalf and is subject to the Firm’s supervision or control.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
RK Financial offers clients a range of financial planning and consulting services, which may include any
or all of the following functions:
• Business Planning
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Asset Allocation
• Retirement Planning
• Estate Planning
• Financial Reporting
• Investment Consulting
• Insurance Needs Analysis
• Retirement Plan Analysis
• Charitable Giving
• Risk Management
• Distribution Planning
While each of these services is available on a stand-alone basis, certain of them may also be rendered in
conjunction with investment portfolio management (as described below). In performing these services,
RK Financial 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.
RK Financial may recommend the services of itself or other professionals to implement its
recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists if clients engage RK Financial to
provide additional fee-based services. Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding
implementation and are under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by RK
Financial under a financial planning or consulting engagement or to engage the services of any such
recommended professionals, including RK Financial itself. Clients are advised that it remains their
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responsibility to promptly notify the Firm of any change in their financial situation or investment objectives
for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising RK Financial’s previous recommendations and/or
services.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
RK Financial provides various consulting services to qualified employee benefit plans and their
fiduciaries. This suite of institutional services is designed to assist plan sponsors in structuring, managing
and optimizing their corporate retirement plans. Each engagement is individually negotiated and
customized, and may include any or all of the following services:
• Plan Design and Strategy
• Plan Review and Evaluation
• Executive Planning and Benefits
• Investment Management and
Review
• Plan Fee and Cost Analysis
• Retirement Plan Committee
Consultation
• Fiduciary and Compliance
• Legacy Plan Service
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As disclosed in the Agreement, certain of the foregoing services are provided by RK Financial as a
fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In
accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), each plan sponsor is provided with a written description of RK
Financial’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation
the Firm reasonably expects under the engagement.
Investment Management Services
RK Financial manages client investment portfolios on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.
RK Financial primarily allocates client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”), and individual equity and debt securities, in accordance with the investment objectives of its
individual clients. Where appropriate, the Firm also provides advice about any type of legacy position or
other investment held in client portfolios, however, clients should not assume that these assets are being
continuously monitored or otherwise advised on by the Firm unless specifically agreed upon.
Clients can also engage RK Financial to advise on certain investment products that are not maintained at
their primary custodian, such as variable life insurance and annuity contracts and assets held in employer
sponsored retirement plans and qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans). In these situations, RK Financial
directs or recommends the allocation of client assets among the various investment options available with
the product. These assets are generally maintained at the underwriting insurance company or the
custodian designated by the product’s provider.
RK Financial tailors its advisory services to meet the needs of its individual clients and continuously seeks
to ensure that client portfolios are managed in a manner consistent with their specific investment profiles.
RK Financial consults with clients on an initial and ongoing basis to determine their specific risk tolerance,
time horizon, liquidity constraints and other qualitative factors relevant to the management of their
portfolios. Clients are advised to promptly notify RK Financial if there are changes in their financial
situation or if they wish to place any limitations on the management of their portfolios. Clients may
impose reasonable restrictions or mandates on the management of their accounts if RK Financial
determines, in its sole discretion, the conditions would not materially impact the performance of a
management strategy or prove overly burdensome to the Firm’s management efforts.