WHO WE ARE
Lee Financial Company (LFC) was founded in 1975 by Richard R. Lee, Jr. CFP® CFA as a fee-only
financial planning and investment advisory firm in Texas. LFC is independently owned and operated.
Our principal executive members are Richard R. Lee, Jr. CFP® CFA (Chairman, CEO and Founder),
Christina Williams, President, William A. Luckey II, Chief Financial Officer, Danny Boyce, Director
of Investments, and Nic Gibson, Senior Financial Planner. LFC Holding Co. was formed in 2016
and, until recently, was the majority owner of LFC. Richard R. Lee, Jr. is the sole owner of LFC
Holding Co. LFC Holding Co. continues to be the largest owner of LFC. LFC is currently owned by
a group of advisors providing services to clients of LFC. No one person owns more than 25% of the
firm.
We offer personalized financial planning and investment management services. Financial planning is
the foundation of the firm’s services with most of our clients. “Fee-only” means LFC is paid through
fees received from our clients. We believe if an advisor stands to gain financially from the purchase
of any investment, or insurance product, there is an increased potential for conflicts of interest. Our
allegiance is to our clients, and our incentive is to serve our clients’ best interests.
LFC has developed a team approach to provide financial planning and portfolio management
services. To manage your financial assets, we believe it is necessary to understand your goals and
objectives in all areas. We add value by helping you define specific goals, provide analysis for the
possibility of meeting the goals, monitor your progress in reaching those goals, redefine goals as
appropriate, and assist in the management of the financial assets that play a role in achieving those
goals.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We believe our success in helping individuals, families, and businesses achieve their goals lies in
our holistic approach – the WholeVision™ process. WholeVision™ is a term that describes what we
consider to be your complete financial picture, similar to how one would design a business plan for
their company. WholeVision™ consists of four types of capital: Human Capital, Financial Capital,
Fulfillment Capital, and Shared Capital. Each is vitally important in its own way to overall wealth.
We work closely with you to establish goals for personal growth and fulfillment while managing
your financial planning needs and identifying opportunities around your vision.
• HUMAN CAPITAL
The value each individual will receive in their lifetime from the employment of their
personal talents, skill set, education, and experience. The harvesting of this human capital
will usually constitute the largest contribution to each person’s future net worth and
consumption.
• FINANCIAL CAPITAL
The capital that has been harvested from each individual or family’s Human Capital. These
funds are invested to accomplish specific targeted goals such as long-term personal financial
security, working capital for entrepreneurial businesses, support obligations for extended
family members, future education costs, and financial contingencies.
• FULFILLMENT CAPITAL
People reward themselves with a chosen standard of living and certain lifestyle purchases.
These costs evolve over time based on the success of their Human Capital and Financial
Capital.
• SHARED CAPITAL
The capital that is voluntarily shared with other members of the family, earmarked for
philanthropic purposes, or set aside for income and estate taxes.
All forms of capital interact to establish a complex and evolving picture of wealth. LFC helps manage
these diverse aspects of wealth to cultivate your security, success, and fulfillment.
OUR TEAM APPROACH
LFC clients have the option to receive both financial planning and investment management services
from a team of advisors. LFC has six (6) primary types of advisors and a client’s team will include
a mix of these advisors or just one, depending on the client’s service needs and complexity:
• Senior Financial Planner
• Financial Planner
• Associate Financial Planner
• Senior Portfolio Manager
• Associate Portfolio Manager
• Family Capital Strategist
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Our financial planning team is generally made up of one Senior Financial Planner and one Financial
or Associate Financial Planner. Should you engage LFC to provide financial planning, the Team will
gather your financial information, develop your financial plan, and present and continue to monitor
your plan throughout the long-term relationship. Our Financial Planning Team members do not
provide portfolio management services independently; rather, they work closely with your Portfolio
Manager so that your investment portfolio is built around your near and long-term goals. Our
Financial Planning Team will help you establish and achieve personal and financial goals while
assessing risk and helping you prepare for both planned and unexpected life events. These services
can include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
• Goal development and tracking
• Balance sheet preparation
• Cash flow planning and budgeting
• Insurance review (life, property and casualty, disability, long-term care, health)
• Income tax review
• Financial independence/retirement planning
• Legacy development/estate planning and wealth transfer
• Education planning
• Philanthropic planning, including charitable foundation management
• Business development and succession planning
Clients will receive written and verbal recommendations from their Financial Planning team
members on steps to take to achieve the goals established by the client. The Financial Planning team
members will collaborate with the client and help implement the recommendations. A Financial
Planning team member could recommend the client create an investment account for LFC to manage.
Such recommendations are a conflict of interest as they generate additional compensation to the firm.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Our Portfolio Management Team invests the capital you place in your portfolio under our
management. Each portfolio is structured to meet your unique needs for liquidity (cash), stability,
current income, long-term growth, tax efficiencies (as appropriate), and risk tolerance. Our Portfolio
Management Team consists of Senior Portfolio Managers, Associate Portfolio Managers, and
Investment Analysts.
The Investment Committee (IC) is responsible for the investment activities of the firm. The IC
oversees the overall investment policy and strategy; asset allocation strategies and risk management
across portfolios; manager selection; investment due diligence; performance measurement; and
communication with our Senior Portfolio Managers who meet with clients.
Our Portfolio Managers advise and make recommendations on investment opportunities and manage
your investment portfolio in an attempt to achieve its goals and objectives. During a typical meeting,
your Portfolio Manager will discuss your investment portfolio.
The Senior Investment Analysts spend time researching and analyzing the investment opportunities
recommended to you; however, they are not usually actively involved in your meetings.
RETIREMENT PLANS ADVICE
LFC also provides retirement plan consulting services by assisting sponsors of self-directed
retirement plans with the selection and/or monitoring of investment alternatives (generally open-end
mutual funds) from which plan participants shall choose in self-directing the investments for their
individual plan
retirement accounts. In addition, to the extent requested by the plan sponsor, LFC
provides participant education designed to assist participants in identifying the appropriate
investment strategy for their retirement plan accounts. The terms and conditions of the engagement
are set forth in a Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement between LFC and the plan sponsor.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FIDUCIARY DUTY
When LFC provides investment advice to clients regarding IRAs or retirement plans, LFC is a
fiduciary as defined by Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of the
Internal Revenue Code. As a fiduciary, LFC must meet a professional standard of care when
providing investment advice and not put its interests ahead of clients when making
recommendations; avoid materially misleading statements; adopt and policies and procedures
designed to result in advice that is in the best interest of clients; and charge a fee that is reasonable
for the services provided.
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Family Capital Services
LFC works with clients to maximize their human capital potential. Our goal is to allow our clients
to achieve the most benefit from their unique talents, skills, and education. The Family Capital Team
is a dedicated team that handles complex client situations. The team provides assistance with, but
not necessarily limited to, the following:
• Developing plans for transitional business situations including the growth of an enterprise,
business acquisition or sale, and/or partner buyout;
• Developing relationships with business and social contacts, knowledge networks, and
collaborative partners;
• Conceptualizing and creating visual presentations and models to illustrate stock positions,
business dynamics, real estate holdings, and tax implications; and
• Coordinating the WholeVision™ implementation of a clients’ business with their
investment portfolio.
Family Capital services can result in additional fees to clients depending on the scope of projects.
Foundation Services
LFC offers management services for private family foundations which can include, but are not
necessarily limited to, the following:
• Assistance in the establishment of the foundation;
• Facilitate grant payments;
• Creation and management of investment portfolio assets; and/or
• Board communication and investment presentations.
Limitations to Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation Services
To the extent requested by a client, LFC can discuss services regarding non-investment related
matters, such as estate planning, tax planning, insurance, etc., however LFC does not serve as an
attorney, accountant, or insurance agent, and no portion of our services should be construed in the
same manner. Accordingly, LFC does not prepare estate planning documents, tax returns, or sell
insurance products. To the extent requested by a client, we can recommend the services of other
professionals for certain non-investment implementation purposes (i.e., attorneys, accountants,
insurance, etc.). You are under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended
professional. You, as the client, retain absolute discretion over all implementation decisions. LFC or
Supervised Persons do not receive any compensation from these referrals.
Retirement Rollovers – Potential Conflict of Interest
LFC provides advisory services to retirement investors. For example, LFC may recommend a
rollover of a client’s retirement assets into an IRA account to be managed by LFC. It may also
recommend the rollover of a client’s existing IRA into an IRA account to be managed by LFC.
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 on the client’s age, result in adverse tax
consequences).
At a minimum, Investors should consider fees and expenses, investment options, services, penalty-free
withdrawals, protection from creditors and legal judgments, required minimum distributions, and
employer stock. LFC encourages you to discuss your options and review the above listed considerations
with an accountant, third-party administrator, investment advisor to your Employer Plan (if available),
or legal counsel, to the extent you consider necessary.
If LFC recommends that a client roll over his or her retirement plan assets into an account to be
managed by LFC, such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if LFC will earn an advisory
fee on the rolled over assets. When acting in such capacity, LFC serves as a fiduciary under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). LFC advisors follow the rules and meet the
requirements promulgated by the Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exception (DOL
PTE) 2020-02 when advising a client regarding a client’s retirement account.
Additional resources about IRA Rollovers are available to investors through FINRA’s web site at
www.finra.org.
LFC PRIVATE FUNDS
LFC serves as a General Partner and Investment Manager for several private funds (“LFC
Partnerships”). The LFC Partnerships are in wind down mode and are not accepting new investors.
LFC serves as the Investment Manager to the LFC Partnerships and receives a management fee on
invested capital as described in the subscription agreement and other offering documents. You should
refer to the subscription agreement and other offering documents for a complete description of the
fees, investment objectives, risks, and other relevant information associated with investing in the
Partnerships. The Partnerships undergo an independent audit annually by a Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") registered firm.
LFC also serves as Managing Member to one private fund, LFC Equity Plus Tail Protection, LLC
(“Fund”), which is the only fund accepting new investors. Investments in the Fund are not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are only offered after delivery and perusal of a
private placement memorandum and execution of the subscription agreement and other offering
documents. Investment in the Fund is offered only to accredited investors within the meaning of SEC
Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Investment in the Fund is offered by private
placement memorandum and subscription agreement which provides investors with full disclosure
regarding the objectives of the Fund, the risks involved with the offering and the minimum initial
capital contribution required.
Wrap Fee Programs
We do not participate in wrap fee services, which bundle investment advisory and brokerage fees
into a flat fee structure.
Managed Assets
As of December 31, 2023, we managed the following client assets:
Discretionary: $ 1,303,246,013
Non-Discretionary: $ 34,368,004
“Discretionary” means LFC has the approval/authority to manage your account(s), including placing
trades or retaining other investment advisors/managers on behalf of a client, without seeking consent.
“Non-Discretionary” means LFC does not have your approval/authority to manage your account(s)
without consent, and you must approve every financial transaction, or you have directed an outside
third-party to manage your account(s).