This Disclosure document is being offered to you by Platte River Wealth Advisors, LLC
(“Platte River” or “Firm”) about the investment advisory services we provide. It discloses
information about our services and the way those services are made available to you, the
client. Our Firm was registered as an Investment Adviser in July 2019 and is owned by
Tyler Olsen and Warren Baker.
We are committed to helping clients build, manage, preserve and ultimately transfer their
wealth, and to provide guidance that helps clients to achieve their stated financial goals.
We specialize in counseling our clients to behave in ways that preserve and accrete
wealth. We will offer an initial complimentary meeting upon our discretion; however,
investment advisory services are initiated only after you and Platte River execute an
Investment Management Agreement.
Investment Management Services
We manage advisory accounts on a discretionary and, in very limited circumstances, non-
discretionary basis. Once we determine a client’s profile, goals, income need, and
investment plan, we execute the day-to-day transactions with or without prior consent,
depending on the client’s agreement with our Firm. Account supervision is guided by the
client’s written profile and investment plan. We may accept accounts with certain
restrictions if circumstances warrant. We primarily allocate client assets among various
equities, Exchanged Traded Funds (“ETFs”), mutual funds and debt securities in
accordance with their stated investment objectives and income needs.
In personal discussions with clients, we determine their investment objectives, goals, time
horizons, risk tolerance and liquidity and income needs. As appropriate, we also review
their prior investment history, as well as family composition and background. Based on
client needs and goals, we develop the client’s comprehensive financial and investment
plan. We then create and manage the client’s investments based on their plan pursuant
to achieving their goals. It is the client’s obligation to notify us immediately if
circumstances have changed with respect to their goals and income needs.
Once we have determined the appropriate strategy for clients or client businesses and
executed the strategy, we will provide ongoing investment review and management
services. This approach requires us to periodically review client portfolios.
With our discretionary relationships, we will make changes to the portfolio, as we deem
appropriate. As a policy we rebalance client portfolios at least annually to keep the target
allocation intact. We tailor our advisory services to meet the needs of our clients and seek
to ensure that your portfolio is managed in a manner consistent with those needs and
objectives. You will have the ability to leave standing instructions with us to refrain from
investing in particular industries or invest in limited amounts of securities.
Clients may engage us to advise on certain investment products that are not maintained
at their primary custodian, such as annuity contracts and assets held in employer
sponsored retirement plans and qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans).
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a
guarantee of future results. Certain market and economic risks exist that adversely affect
an account’s performance. This could result in capital losses in your account.
If a non-discretionary relationship is in place, calls will be placed to the client presenting
the recommendation made including a rebalancing recommendation and only upon your
authorization will any action be taken on your behalf.
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide
investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are also 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. We have to act in your best interest and not put our
interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests.
Financial Planning
Although the majority of Financial Planning is provided as a courtesy to investment
management clients, on occasion our firm will offer separate financial planning services
for a fee. Through the Financial Planning process, the Platte River team strives to engage
our clients in conversations around the family’s goals, objectives, priorities, vision, and
legacy – both for the near term as well as for future generations. With the unique goals
and circumstances of each family in mind, the Platte River team will offer wealth planning
ideas and strategies to address the client’s holistic financial picture, including estate,
income tax, charitable, cash flow, wealth transfer and family legacy objectives. Our team
partners with our client’s other advisors (CPA, Estate Attorney, Insurance broker, etc.) to
ensure a coordinated effort of all parties toward the client’s stated goals. Such services
include various reports on specific goals and objectives or general investment and/or
planning recommendations, guidance to outside assets and periodic updates.
Our specific services in preparing your plan include:
• Review and clarification of your financial goals.
• Assessment of your overall financial position including cash flow, balance
sheet, investment strategy, risk management and estate planning.
• Provide a goal based approach to planning focused on personal and business
real estate, education, retirement or other financial independence, charitable
giving, estate planning, business succession and other personal goals. We may
include any or all of the following additional items in our overall review and
analysis:
o Liability management
o Cash flow forecasting
o Trust and estate Planning
o Tax planning
o Insurance planning
o Risk management
• Development of a goal-oriented investment plan, with input from various
advisors to our clients around tax suggestions, asset allocation, expenses, risk
and liquidity factors for each goal. This includes IRA and qualified plans,
taxable and trust accounts that require special attention.
• Design of a risk management plan including risk tolerance, risk avoidance,
mitigation and transfer, including liquidity as well as various insurance and
possible company benefits.
• Crafting and implementation of, in conjunction with your estate and/or
corporate attorneys as tax advisor, an estate plan to provide for you and/or
your heirs in the event of an incapacity or death.
• A written evaluation of each client's initial situation or Financial Plan is
provided to the client. An annual review will be provided by the Adviser, if
indicated by the Client and Advisor per the Financial Planning Agreement.
More frequent reviews occur but are not necessarily communicated to the
client unless immediate changes are recommended.
Use of Third-Party Money Managers (TPMM)
Occasionally our firm utilizes the services of a TPMM for the management of client
accounts. Investment advice and trading of securities will only be offered by or through
the chosen TPMM. Our firm will not offer advice on any specific securities or other
investments in connection with this service. Prior to referring clients, our firm will provide
initial due diligence on various TPMMs and perform ongoing reviews of their management
of client accounts. TPMMs selected for your investments need to meet several
quantitative and qualitative criteria established by Platte River. Among the criteria that
may be considered are the TPMM’s experience, assets under management, performance
record, client retention, the level of client services provided, investment style, buy and
sell disciplines, capitalization level, and the general investment process.
You are advised and should understand that:
• A TPM’s past performance is no guarantee of future results;
• There is a certain market and/or interest rate risk which may adversely affect
any TPM’s objectives and strategies, and could cause a loss in a Client's
account(s); and
• Client risk parameters or comparative index selections provided to Platte River
are guidelines only and there is no guarantee that they will be met or not be
exceeded.
In order to assist in the selection of a TPMM, our firm will gather client information
pertaining to financial situation, investment objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be
imposed upon the management of the account.
Our firm will contact clients from time to time in order to review their financial situation
and objectives; communicate information to TPMM as warranted; and, assist the client in
understanding and evaluating the services provided by the TPMM. Clients will be
expected to notify our firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment
objectives, or account restrictions that could affect their financial standing.
Our firm takes actions on behalf of the client to hire or fire money managers used in the
implementation of a client’s investment plan and execution of the Advisory Agreement
with our Firm. Therefore, the firm has the discretionary authority to hire or fire the TPMM
or to allocate assets among managers without obtaining the Client’s consent.
A complete description of the TPM’s services, fee schedules and account minimums will
be disclosed in the TPMM’s Form ADV or similar Disclosure Brochure which will be
provided to clients at the time an agreement for services is executed and account is
established.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act Retirement Plan Advisory Services
For employer-sponsored retirement plans with participant-directed investments, our firm
provides its advisory services as an investment advisor as defined under Section 3(21) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
When serving as an ERISA 3(21) investment advisor, the Plan Sponsor and Platte River
Wealth Advisors share fiduciary responsibility. The plan sponsor retains ultimate decision-
making authority for the investments and may accept or reject the recommendations in
accordance with the terms of a separate ERISA 3(21) Investment Advisor Agreement
between Platte River Wealth Advisors and the plan sponsor. Platte River Wealth Advisors
may provide the following services to the Plan Sponsor:
• Screen investments and make recommendations.
• Monitor the investments and suggests replacement investments when
appropriate.
• Provide a quarterly monitoring report.
• May assist the plan sponsor in developing an Investment Policy Statement
(“IPS”).
• Recommend QDIA alternatives.
• Recommend non-discretionary model portfolios.
We can also be engaged to provide financial education to Plan participants. The scope of
education provided to participants will not constitute “investment advice” within the
meaning of ERISA and participant education will relate to general principles for investing
and information about the investment options currently in the Plan. We may also
participate in initial enrollment meetings and periodic workshops and enrollment
meetings for new participants.
Consulting Services
Platte River also provides clients investment advice on a more-limited basis on one-or-
more isolated areas of concern such as estate planning, real estate, retirement planning,
or any other specific topic. Additionally, we provide advice on non-securities matters
about the rendering of estate planning, insurance, real estate, and/or annuity advice or
any other business advisory / consulting services for equity or debt investments in
privately held businesses. In these cases, you will be required to select your own
investment managers, custodian and/or insurance companies for the implementation of
consulting recommendations. If your needs include brokerage and/or other financial
services, Platte River will recommend the use of one of several investment managers,
brokers, banks, custodians, insurance companies or other financial professionals
("Firms"). You must independently evaluate these Firms before opening an account or
transacting business, and have the right to effect business through any firm you choose.
You have the right to choose whether to follow the consulting advice that we provide.
Wrap Fee Programs
We do not provide a Wrap Fee Program.
Assets
As of December 31, 2022, Platte River managed $441,702,916 of discretionary assets and
$0 of non-discretionary assets. In addition to the regulatory assets reported in on our
ADV filing, Platte River advises on assets totaling $835,557 primarily consisting of
alternative assets categories not held at the Firm’s recommended Custodian.