Firm Overview
INVESCO, LLC is an Illinois-based company formed in 1980. The
firm is not a subsidiary of, nor does it control another entity.
The firm was registered as an investment adviser in Illinois in
1999, and then with the SEC in 2018. Keith Nyborg, Ryan
McNeilly, Paul Linzer, and Nilu Judge are the firm's managing
members. Information regarding their educational
background, business experience, qualifications, and other
important disclosures are found in the Brochure Supplement
(Form ADV Part 2B) attached to this document.
We hold ourselves to a fiduciary standard, which means our
firm and its associates will act in the utmost good faith and
perform in a manner believed to be in the best interest of our
clients. As fiduciaries, we owe our clients a duty to act solely in
the best interests of each client, which includes, but it not
limited to, a duty of care, loyalty, obedience, and utmost good
faith.
Description of Advisory Services Offered
INVESCO, LLC specializes in providing investment guidance for
people interested in achieving financial independence. Our
financial services include financial planning, investment
counseling, retirement planning, estate planning, tax planning,
managing customized investment portfolios and financial
education.
Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Financial Planning/Investment Counseling Services
Our firm's success in helping clients realize financial security is
based on three basic principles:
• We take our fiduciary duty to clients very seriously. We
help them make decisions to their benefit, not ours.
• Clients should be personally committed to following their
financial plans that include managing savings and
investments.
• We believe in educating our clients on different types of
investments, so they fully understand what is being
recommended for them and can make their own decisions.
Each of our clients has individual personal and financial needs
and goals; we listen to each and customize our investment
advice accordingly. Some have substantial savings and
investments. Other clients need to save and invest more
income from their jobs or businesses to reach a secure
retirement position. We're large enough to help our clients
accomplish their financial objectives, but small enough to
know everyone personally.
Retirement Planning
Our retirement planning services typically include projections
of your likelihood of achieving your financial goals, with
financial independence usually the primary objective. For
situations where projections show less than the desired
results, we may make recommendations that include showing
you the impact on those projections by making changes in
certain variables (i.e., working longer, savings more, spending
less, taking more risk with investments).
If you are near retirement or already retired, advice may be
given on appropriate distribution strategies to minimize the
likelihood of running out of money or having to adversely alter
spending during your retirement years.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your
retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we
are 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. The way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests, so we operate under a special rule that
requires us to act in your best interest and not our interests
ahead of yours.
Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making
investment recommendations (give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when
making recommendations (give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest,
fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we
give advice that is in your best interest (see PTE 2020-02 on
client 401(k) rollovers in our Investment Adviser
Agreement);
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
You have options regarding retirement account rollovers.
When you leave an employer, you typically have four options
regarding assets in your existing retirement plan. You may:
• roll over the assets to your new employer’s plan, if
available, and rollovers are permitted;
• leave the assets in your former employer’s plan, if
permitted;
• roll over the assets to an Individual Retirement Account
(IRA); or
• cash out the account value (tax consequences generally
apply).
If our firm recommends that you roll over retirement assets
into an account that we will manage, such a recommendation
creates a conflict of interest because our firm will earn fees as
a result of the rollover. As a Fiduciary Advisor, we mitigate this
conflict of interest by disclosing it and ensuring that a
recommendation to roll over retirement savings is in your best
interest.
You are not under any obligation to roll over retirement
savings to an account managed by our firm.
Estate Planning
This usually includes an analysis of your exposure to estate
taxes and your current estate plan, which may include whether
you have a will, powers of attorney, trusts and other related
documents. Our advice also typically includes ways for you to
minimize or avoid future estate taxes by implementing
appropriate estate planning strategies such as the use of wills,
living trusts, charitable remainder trusts or family limited
partnerships.
We always recommend that you consult with a qualified
attorney when you initiate, update, or complete estate
planning activities. We may provide you with contact
information for attorneys who specialize in estate planning
when you wish to hire an attorney for such purposes. We do
not receive compensation for providing this contact information.
From time-to-time, we will participate in meetings or phone
calls between you and your attorney with your approval or
request.
We strive to ensure
clients' families avoid financial
disagreements and hardships upon their death, to minimize
their estate tax, and to name a legal guardian in case of
incompetence.
Tax Planning
Ryan McNeilly & Associates, CPAs is a firm owned and
operated by Supervised Persons of our firm, and that shares
office space and clients with INVESCO, LLC. While INVESCO, LLC
does not offer tax preparation, we can work with your tax
professional or Ryan McNeilly & Associates, CPAs to assist in
structuring your financial life to identify tax-saving
opportunities.
Ryan McNeilly & Associates, CPAs helps clients plan their
financial decisions to minimize taxes (such as deciding how
large an IRA distribution should be). They file tax returns not
only for individuals, but also businesses, estates and non-
profits organizations. Their expertise helps to ensure that
clients minimize their tax burdens.
Advice may also include ways to minimize current and future
income taxes as a part of your overall financial planning
picture. For example, recommendations on which type of
account(s) or specific investments should be owned based in
part on their “tax efficiency,” with consideration that there is
always a possibility of future changes to federal, state or local
tax laws, and rates that may impact your situation.
Customized Investment Portfolios
Customized investment portfolios are sometimes referred to
as Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs). There are several
advantages of having a separately managed investment
account. These include:
• Maximum diversification with individual stocks in 23
different industries, and a strong belief in efficient markets.
• Risk is tailored to each client's specific needs.
• Substantial tax benefits available, such as capital losses in
non-IRA type accounts, deferred capital gains and
forgiveness of tax upon death.
We rarely recommend mutual funds and annuities for the
following reasons:
• Mutual Funds have a very poor history of promoting their
investors' interests; hence low rates of return.
• Mutual Fund and Annuity fees are unacceptably high;
especially costs they do not report.
• Funds are not customized to meet client objectives.
• Funds cannot pass through capital losses to minimize taxes
paid by Fundholders.
Our fees are based on the value of our clients' investment
portfolios. Schwab Institutional, a division of Charles Schwab &
Co., Inc., is a leading provider of custodial, operational and
trading support for independent investment advisers. Since
1987, Schwab Institutional has supported independent
investment advisers by offering support and services to help
grow their businesses and help their clients. Working with
Schwab enables INVESCO, LLC to help investors reach their
financial goals.
We also manage tax-deferred IRA, Roth, 401(k), 403 (b), SEP
and Keough accounts and pension plans, using a diversified
approach to meet client investment objectives and risk levels.
Fees for these accounts are even lower than taxable
investment portfolios.
Financial Education
INVESCO, LLC is committed to educating people on personal
financial management and investing. We offer classes on
investing in stocks through the adult education program at
local schools. We are pleased we have been able to help so
many people.
We also provide free educational seminars on an “as
announced” basis for groups desiring general advice on
investments and personal finance. Topics may include issues
related to financial management, financial planning,
retirement strategies, or various other economic and
investment topics.
Our seminars are educational in nature and do not involve the
sale of insurance or investment products. Information
presented will not be based on any one person's need nor do
we provide individualized investment advice to attendees
during our general sessions.
General information
INVESCO, LLC does not provide legal, accounting, or insurance
services. With your consent, we may work with your other
advisers (attorneys, accountant, etc.) to assist with
coordination and implementation of accepted strategies. You
should be aware that these other advisers may charge you
separately for their services and these fees may be in addition
to our advisory fees.
INVESCO, LLC will use its best judgment and good faith effort in
rendering its services.
INVESCO, LLC cannot warrant or guarantee any particular level
of account performance or that your account will be profitable
over time. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
future results.
Except as may otherwise be provided by law, our firm will not
be liable to the client, heirs, or assignees for any loss an
account may suffer by reason of an investment decision made
or other action taken or omitted in good faith by our firm with
that degree of care, skill, prudence and diligence under the
circumstances that a prudent person acting in a fiduciary
capacity would use; any loss arising from our adherence to
your direction or that of your legal agent; or any act or failure
to act by a service provider maintaining an account.
Notwithstanding the preceding, nothing within our client
agreement is intended to diminish in any way our fiduciary
obligation to act in your best interest or in any way limit or
waive your rights under federal or state securities laws or the
rules promulgated pursuant to those laws.
Wrap Fee Programs
INVESCO, LLC does not participate in or sponsor wrap fee
investment management programs.
Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, our firm had approximately
$232,708,111 of reportable client assets directly under its
management on a discretionary basis.
Select Investors Fund
In addition to customized client portfolios, we also manage the
Select Investors Fund, a private pooled investment vehicle
which invests in publicly traded equity securities. The fund is
currently closed to new investors. We receive a portfolio
management fee based on a percentage of fund assets under
management.