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Agreement with Registrant setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement (including
termination), describing the scope of the services to be provided, and the portion of the fee that is
due from the client prior to Registrant commencing services.
We provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services based upon an analysis of client’s
current situation, goals, and objectives. Generally, our 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. Registrant will generally provide such
financial planning and consulting services inclusive of its advisory fee set forth at Item 5 below
(exceptions could occur based upon assets under management, extraordinary matters, special
projects, stand‐alone planning engagements, etc. for which Firm may charge a separate or additional
fee)
Our written financial plans or financial consultations with clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions For example, Registrant may recommend
that 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‐only services, 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. The client retains absolute discretion over all financial planning
and related implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from
Registrant and its representatives. Registrant’s financial planning and consulting services are
completed upon communicating its recommendations to the client or delivering a written financial
plan.
Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client. Clients are under no
obligation to act upon our recommendations. If clients elect to act on our recommendations, the client
is under no obligation to affect the transaction through us.
Miscellaneous
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non‐Investment Consulting/Implementation Services. As
described above, Registrant will generally provide financial planning and related consulting services
regarding matters such as tax and estate planning, insurance, etc. Registrant will generally provide
such consulting services inclusive of its advisory fee set forth at Item 5 below (exceptions could occur
based upon assets under management, extraordinary matters, special projects, stand‐alone planning
engagements, etc. for which Firm may charge a separate or additional fee). Please Note. Registrant
believes that it is important for the client to address financial planning issues on an ongoing basis.
Registrant’s advisory fee, as set forth at Item 5 below, will remain the same regardless of whether or
not the client determines to address financial planning issues with Registrant. The Registrant does
not serve as a law firm, accounting firm, or insurance agency, and no portion of Registrant’s services
should be construed as legal, accounting, or insurance implementation services. Accordingly,
Registrant does not prepare estate planning documents, tax returns or sell insurance products To the
extent requested by a client, we may recommend the services of other professionals for non‐
investment implementation purpose (i.e. attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.). The client is not
under any obligation to engage any such professional(s). The client retains absolute discretion over
all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from
Registrant and/or its representatives. If the client engages any professional (i.e., attorney,
accountant, insurance agent, etc.), recommended or otherwise, and a dispute arises thereafter
relative to such engagement, the engaged professional shall remain exclusively responsible for
resolving any such dispute with the client. At all times, the engaged licensed professional[s] (i.e.
attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc.), and not Registrant, shall be responsible for the quality
and competency of the services provided.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, Registrant shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals and is expressly
authorized to rely on that information. Moreover, it remains each client’s responsibility to promptly
notify Registrant if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or investment objectives
for the purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising our previous recommendations and/or services.
Portfolio Trading Activity. As part of its investment advisory services, Registrant will review client
portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any trades are necessary based upon various factors,
including but not limited to investment performance, fund manager tenure, style drift, account
additions/withdrawals, the client’s financial circumstances, and changes in the client’s investment
objectives. Based upon these and other factors, there may be extended periods of time when
Registrant determines that trades within a client’s portfolio are imprudent. Clients will nonetheless
remain subject to the fees described in Item 5 below during periods of account trading inactivity. Of
course, as indicated below, there can be no assurance that investment decisions made by the
Registrant will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Other Assets. A client may:
• hold securities that were purchased at the request of the client or acquired prior to the
client’s engagement of the Registrant. Generally, with potential exceptions, the
Registrant does not/would not recommend nor follow such securities, and
absent mitigating tax consequences or client direction to the contrary, would prefer to
liquidate such securities. Please Note: If/when liquidated, it should not be assumed that
the replacement securities purchased by the Registrant will outperform the liquidated
positions. To the contrary, different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk,
and there can be no assurance that future performance of any specific investment or
investment strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies
recommended or undertaken by the Registrant) will be profitable or equal any specific
performance level(s)In addition, there may be other securities and/or accounts
owned by the client for which the Registrant does not maintain custodian access and/or
trading authority; and,
• hold other securities and/or own accounts for which the Registrant does not maintain
custodian access and/or trading authority.
Corresponding Services/Fees: When agreed to by the Registrant, the Registrant shall: (1) remain
available to discuss these securities/accounts on an ongoing basis at the request of the client; (2)
monitor these securities/accounts on a regular basis, including, where applicable, rebalancing with
client consent;(3) shall generally consider these securities as part of the client’s overall asset
allocation; and, (4) report on such securities/accounts as part of regular reports that may be
provided by the Registrant; and, (5) include the market value of all such securities for purposes of
calculating advisory fee.
ESG: We don’t have or recommend a strategy:
Please Note: Socially Responsible (ESG) Investing Limitations. Socially Responsible Investing
involves the incorporation of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations into
the investment due diligence process. ESG investing incorporates a set of criteria/factors used in
evaluating potential investments: Environmental (i.e., considers how a company safeguards the
environment); Social (i.e., the manner in which a company manages relationships with its employees,
customers, and the communities in which it operates); and Governance (i.e., company management
considerations). The number of companies that meet an acceptable ESG mandate can be limited when
compared to those that do not, and could underperform broad market indices. Investors must accept
these limitations, including potential for underperformance. As with any type of investment
(including any investment and/or investment strategies recommended and/or undertaken by
Registrant), there can be no assurance that investment in ESG securities or funds will be profitable,
or prove successful. Registrant does not maintain or advocate an ESG investment strategy, but will
seek to employ ESG if directed by a client to do so. If implemented, Registrant shall rely upon the
assessments undertaken by the unaffiliated mutual fund, exchange traded fund or separate account
manager to determine that the fund’s or portfolio’s underlying company securities meet a socially
responsible mandate.
WE DON’T RECOMMEND Cryptocurrency: For clients who want exposure to cryptocurrencies,
including Bitcoin, the Registrant, will 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, the
Registrant 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. Please Note: The Registrant does not recommend or advocate the purchase of, or
investment in, cryptocurrencies. The Registrant considers such an investment to be speculative.
Please Also Note: 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. Registrant continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such, unless determined to the
contrary by Registrant, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall continue to be included as part
of assets under management for purposes of calculating Registrant’s 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), Registrant 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, Registrant’s
advisory fee could exceed the interest paid by the client’s money market fund.
Cash Sweep Accounts. Account custodians generally require that cash proceeds from account
transactions or cash deposits be swept into and/or initially maintained in the custodian’s sweep
account. The yield on the sweep account is generally lower than those available in money market
accounts. To help mitigate this issue, Registrant shall generally purchase a higher yielding money
market fund available on the custodian’s platform with cash proceeds or deposits, unless Registrant
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, 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. ANY QUESTIONS: Registrant’s Chief Compliance Officer, Jerry
Broussard, remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client may have
regarding the above.
Custodian Charges‐Additional Fees. As discussed below at Items 5 and 12 below, when requested to
recommend a broker‐dealer/custodian for client accounts, Registrant generally recommends that
Schwab serve as the broker‐dealer/custodian for client investment management assets. Broker‐
dealers such as Schwab charge brokerage commissions, transaction, and/or other type fees for
effecting certain types of securities transactions (i.e., including transaction fees for certain mutual
funds, and mark‐ups and mark‐downs charged for fixed income transactions, etc.). The types of
securities for which transaction fees, commissions, and/or other type fees (as well as the amount of
those fees) shall differ depending upon the broker‐dealer/custodian. While certain custodians,
including Schwab, generally (with the potential exception for large orders) do not currently charge
fees on individual equity transactions (including ETFs), others do.
Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it should not be
assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the
investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Registrant) will be
profitable or equal any specific performance level.
Account Reporting Platform. Registrant may also provide access to account reporting platforms
(each, a “Platform”), which can incorporate client investment assets that are not part of the assets
that Registrant manages (the “Excluded Assets”). the client and/or his/her/its other advisors
that maintain trading authority, and not Registrant, shall be exclusively responsible for the
investment performance of the Excluded Assets. Unless also agreed to otherwise, Registrant does
not provide investment management, monitoring or implementation services for the Excluded
Assets. If the Registrant is asked to make a recommendation as to any Excluded Assets, the client is
under absolutely no obligation to accept the recommendation, and Registrant shall not be
responsible for any implementation error (timing, trading, etc.) relative to the Excluded Assets. The
client can engage Registrant to provide investment management services for the Excluded Assets
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and
the client.
• emoney. In the event that the Registrant provides the client with access to an unaffiliated vendor’s
website such as emoney, and the site provides access to information and/or concepts, including
financial planning, the client, should not, in any manner whatsoever, infer that such access is a
substitute for services provided by the Registrant. Rather, if the client utilizes any such content,
the client does so separate and independent of the Registrant.
Retirement Plan Rollovers – No Obligation / Conflict of Interest. 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 the Registrant recommends
that a client roll over their retirement plan assets into an account to be managed by the Registrant,
such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Registrant will earn a new (or increase its
current) advisory fee as a result of the rollover. If Registrant 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), Registrant 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
Use of Mutual and Exchange Traded Funds: Registrant utilizes mutual funds and exchange traded
funds for its client portfolios. In addition to Registrant’s investment advisory fee described below,
and transaction and/or custodial fees discussed above, clients will also incur, relative to all mutual
fund and exchange traded fund purchases, charges imposed at the fund level (e.g. management fees
and other fund expenses).
Cybersecurity Risk. The information technology systems and networks that Registrant and its third‐
party service providers use to provide services to Registrant’s clients employ various controls, which
are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents stemming from intentional or unintentional actions
that could cause significant interruptions in Registrant’s operations and result in the unauthorized
acquisition or use of clients’ confidential or non‐public personal information. Clients and Registrant
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 Registrant has established its systems to reduce the risk of
cybersecurity incidents from coming to fruition, there is no guarantee that these efforts will always
be successful, especially considering that Registrant 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.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
As described above, we tailor our advisory services specific to the needs of each client. Further, each
client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions, in writing, on the types of investments to
be held in a portfolio, or with respect to the scope of financial planning services to be provided.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Registrant does not participate wrap fee programs.
Assets under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Registrant managed $ 100,375,923 on a discretionary basis.
The following describes our investment advisory fees, as well as the separate brokerage, custody,
fees and fund expenses you will separately incur. Please note, that lower fees for comparable services
may be available from other sources. Our fees may in certain circumstances be negotiable.
Compensation for Advisory Services
Asset Management Only:
Assets under Management Annual Percentage of Assets Charge*:
$0 to $1,000,000 0.90%