A. Firm Information
WealthOne, LLC, formerly known as Wealthpoint, LLC) (“WealthOne” or the “Advisor”), is a registered investment
advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a limited
liability company (“LLC”) under the laws of the State of New York. WealthOne was founded in February 2003 and
became a registered investment advisor in August 2016. The Advisor is owned and operated by Todd A.
Slingerland (Managing Member and Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information
regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by WealthOne.
B. Advisory Services Offered
WealthOne offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates,
businesses, charitable organizations and retirement plans (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to its Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a
fiduciary, the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate
potential conflicts of interest. WealthOne’s fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of
Ethics. For more information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Investment Management Services
WealthOne provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through
continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management and
related advisory services. WealthOne works with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as
well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create an investment strategy. WealthOne will implement
the investment strategy with its internal management and/or the use of unaffiliated money managers or
investment platforms (as described below).
Internal Investment Management - WealthOne utilizes the Strategic Wealth Management program, available
through LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”) to provide ongoing investment management services to Clients.
Strategic Wealth Management (SWM) is a non-wrap account and Strategic Wealth Management II (SWM2) is a
wrap account. These accounts may be non-retirement or retirement accounts. Portfolios are primarily
constructed using mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), individual stocks and fixed income securities.
The Advisor may also utilize other types of investments, as appropriate, to meet the needs of each particular
Client. The Advisor will also retain certain legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
WealthOne generally employs a long-term investment approach for Clients, but may buy, sell or re-allocate
positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market
conditions. WealthOne will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals,
objectives, circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to
place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to
acceptance by the Advisor.
WealthOne may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the portfolio.
WealthOne may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. WealthOne may
recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses,
business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the
position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any
risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
At no time will WealthOne accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited
authority as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within their designated account[s] at
the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices for
additional information.
Use of Independent Managers - WealthOne may recommend to Clients that all or a portion of their investment
portfolio be implemented by utilizing one or more unaffiliated money managers or investment platforms
(collectively “Independent Managers”). Independent Managers may be sourced directly or accessed through an
investment management platform. The Client will be required to enter into a separate agreement with the
Independent Manager[s]. WealthOne serves as the Client’s primary advisor and relationship manager. However,
the Independent Manager[s] will assume discretionary authority for the day-to-day investment management of
those assets placed in their control. WealthOne will assist and advise the Client in establishing investment
objectives for their account[s], the selection of the Independent Manager[s], and defining any restrictions on the
account[s]. WealthOne will continue to provide oversight of the Client’s account[s] and ongoing monitoring of the
activities of these Independent Managers. The Independent Manager[s] will implement the selected investment
strategies based on their investment mandates. The Client may be able to impose reasonable investment
restrictions on these accounts, subject to the acceptance of these third parties. The Client, prior to entering into
an agreement with an Independent Manager, will be provided with the Form ADV Part 2A (or a brochure that
makes the appropriate disclosures) of those parties. WealthOne does not receive any compensation from these
Independent Managers or Investment Platforms, other than WealthOne’s investment advisory fee as described in
Item 5 below.
WealthOne may also provide advisory services through certain programs sponsored by LPL Financial LLC (“LPL
Financial”), a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Below is a brief description of each LPL advisory
program presently used by WealthOne. For more information regarding the LPL programs, including more
information on the advisory services and fees that apply, the types of investments available in the programs and
the onflicts of interest presented by the programs please see the program account packet (which includes the
account agreement and LPL Form ADV program brochure) and the Form ADV, Part 2A of LPL or the applicable
program.
Manager Access Select Program (MAS) – Manager Access Select provides clients access to the
investment advisory services of professional portfolio management firms for the individual management
of Client accounts. The Advisor will assist the Client in identifying a third-party portfolio manager
(Portfolio Manager) from a list of Portfolio Managers made available by LPL Financial. The Portfolio
Manager manages Client’s assets on a discretionary basis. The Advisor will provide initial and ongoing
assistance regarding the Portfolio Manager selection process. A minimum account value of $100,000 is
required for Manager Access Select, however, in certain instances, the minimum account size may be
lower or higher.
Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP) – MWP offers clients a professionally managed mutual fund
asset allocation program. [Advisor] will obtain the necessary financial data from the client, assist the
client in determining the suitability of the MWP program and assist the client in setting an appropriate
investment objective. The Advisor will initiate the steps necessary to open an MWP account and have
discretion to select a model portfolio designed by LPL Financial’s Research Department consistent with
the client’s stated investment objective. LPL’s Research Department or third-party portfolio strategists
are responsible for selecting the mutual funds or ETFs within a model portfolio and for making changes
to the mutual funds or ETFs selected. The client will authorize LPL to act on a discretionary basis to
purchase and sell mutual funds and ETFs and to liquidate previously purchased securities. The client
will also authorize LPL to effect rebalancing for MWP accounts. MWP requires a minimum asset value
for a program account to be managed. The minimums vary depending on the portfolio(s) selected and
the account’s allocation amongst portfolios.
The lowest minimum for a portfolio is $25,000. In certain
instances, a lower minimum for a portfolio is permitted.
Guided Wealth Portfolios Program (GWP) – GWP offers clients the ability to participate in a centrally
managed, algorithm-based investment program, which is made available to users and clients through a
web-based, interactive account management portal (“Investor Portal”). Investment recommendations to
buy and sell exchange-traded funds and open-end mutual funds are generated through proprietary,
automated, computer algorithms (collectively, the “Algorithm”) of FutureAdvisor, Inc. (“FutureAdvisor”),
based upon model portfolios constructed by LPL and selected for the account as described below (such
model portfolio selected for the account, the “Model Portfolio”). Communications concerning GWP are
intended to occur primarily through electronic means (including but not limited to, through email
communications or through the Investor Portal), although WealthOne will be available to discuss
investment strategies, objectives or the account in general in person or via telephone. A minimum
account value of $5,000 is required to enroll in the Managed Service.
LPL offers other advisory account programs that are not presently used by WealthOne. WealthOne may
or may not utilize additional programs in the future.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over
the assets to an IRA, or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based
account to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a
new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll
over a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
Additionally, WealthOne may also utilize Independent Managers available through Assetmark Inc. WealthOne
will be responsible for examining the Client’s financial situation and goals to understand the Client’s risk
tolerance, time horizon, and select the appropriate investment strategy for the Client’s Assetmark account.
Assetmark will monitor the account and make purchases and sales of investments in accordance with the
investment strategy.
Financial Planning Services
WealthOne will typically provide a variety of financial planning services to individuals and families, either as a
component of investment management or pursuant to a written financial planning agreement. Services are
offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals and objectives. Generally, such
financial planning services will involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation based on
the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more areas of
need, including, but not limited to investment planning, retirement planning, personal savings, education savings
and other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs. WealthOne may also refer
Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialist, as appropriate for their unique situation. For certain
financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of Client’s financial situation,
observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not provide a
written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six months of contract date, assuming all
information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the interests of the
Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for investment
management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would increase the
amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any recommendations made
by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the
recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through
the Advisor.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
WealthOne provides retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and the
company (the “Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist the Plan
Sponsor in meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan and its Plan Participants. Each engagement is customized
to the needs of the Plan and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
• Plan Participant Enrollment and Education
• Investment Oversight Services (ERISA (3(21))
• Performance Reporting
• Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
These services are provided by WealthOne serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), the Plan
Sponsor is provided with a written description of WealthOne’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be
rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Advisor reasonably expects under the engagement.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging WealthOne to provide advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or more
agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and
the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – WealthOne will work with each Client to develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – WealthOne will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk of each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – WealthOne will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – WealthOne will provide investment management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
WealthOne may include the securities transaction fees together with investment advisory fees to provide the
Client with a single, bundled fee structure. This combination of fees is typically referred to as a “Wrap Fee
Program”. WealthOne customizes its investment management services for Clients. This Wrap Fee Program
Brochure is included as Appendix 1 to this Disclosure Brochure solely to discuss the fees and conflicts
associated with a bundled fee. Please see Appendix 1, which is always included with this Disclosure Brochure.
WealthOne is the program sponsor and portfolio manager of accounts within LPL Financial’s SWM II platform.
The MAS, GWP and MWP Programs offered by LPL Financial and accounts established with Assetmark are
third-party wrap fee programs. A complete description of these programs and related fees, charges, when due
and termination procedures are described in the respective managers disclosure brochures, which you receive at
or prior to the time a third-party managed account is established.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, WealthOne manages $382,150,015 in Client assets, $365,620,634 of which are
managed on a discretionary basis and $16,529,381 on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more
current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.