A. Firm Information
Unionview, LLC dba Unionview Wealth Partners (“Unionview” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Unionview is organized as a Limited Liability Company
(LLC) under the laws of the State of Washington. Unionview was founded in July 2009 and is owned and
operated by M. Katherine Pieper (Managing Partner and Chief Compliance Officer) and Craig J. Hanson
(Partner). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the
advisory services provided by Unionview.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Unionview offers wealth management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, and estates (each
referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to 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. Unionview’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.
Wealth Management Services
Unionview may provide Clients with wealth management services, which generally includes a broad range of
comprehensive financial planning and consulting services in connection with discretionary management of
investment portfolios. These services are described below.
Investment Management Services - Unionview 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. Unionview works closely with each Client to identify their
investment goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio
strategy. Unionview will then construct an investment portfolio, consisting of diversified mutual funds and/or
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual
stocks, bonds, and alternative investments to meet the needs of its Clients. In certain cases, the Advisor may use
margin to meet a Client’s goals or liquidity needs. The Advisor may retain certain types of investments based on
a Client’s legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Unionview’s investment approach is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor 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. Unionview 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.
Unionview evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. Unionview may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. Unionview 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. Unionview 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.
Fixed Income Strategies - Unionview also offers and manages fixed income strategies for its Clients. The Advisor
employs a bond laddering strategy that is focused on creating and maintaining the Client’s liquidity needs, while
managing interest rate and reinvestment risk, customized to the needs of the Client. Unionview’s fixed income
portfolios are comprised of U.S. government securities, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and other short-term
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instruments. The bonds are intended to be held to maturity or call date, but may be sold due to credit concerns.
The Advisor may also recommend employing short term FDIC insured certificate of deposits (“CD’s”) or cash
equivalents as a possible hedge against market movements.
At no time will Unionview 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 the designated account[s] at
the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Retirement Accounts – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will recommend that a Client
take a distribution from an ERISA sponsored plan or to roll over the assets to an Individual Retirement Accounts
(“IRAs”), 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). In such instances, the Advisor will serve as an investment fiduciary as that term is defined under
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. 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.
Use of Independent Managers - Unionview may recommend that a Client utilize one or more unaffiliated
investment managers or investment platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portion of a
Client’s investment portfolio. Clients will authorize the Advisor to engage and terminate Independent Managers
as well as instruct Independent Managers with respect to the Client’s account[s].The Advisor will coordinate the
scope of services, investment mandate[s], fees, and other considerations. The Advisor’s investment advisory
fees are separate from the Independent Managers fees. The Client will be provided with the Independent
Manager's Form ADV Part 2A (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures) prior to entering an
agreement with the Independent Managers.
The Advisor will assist the Client with completing necessary paperwork to engage the Independent Managers,
including the recommended allocation of assets and the communication of any Client investment restrictions. The
Advisor will perform initial and ongoing oversight and due diligence over the selected Independent Managers to
ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain aligned with the Client’s investment
objectives and overall best interests.
U.S. Bank (Non-Purpose Loans) - The Advisor may introduce certain Clients to U.S. Bank Private Banking team,
a non-purpose loan program made available through U.S. Bank (“Lending Program”). In such instances, the
Client’s assets in their account[s] at the Custodian will be utilized as collateral for a non-purpose loan. The
recommendation of a Lending Program presents a conflict of interest as the Advisor will continue to receive
investment advisory fees for managing the collateralized assets in the Client’s account[s]. Clients are not
obligated to engage the Advisor for the Lending Program. For additional information related to the risks involved
non-purpose loans and lines of credit, please see Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk
of Loss.
Financial Planning Services - Unionview will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting
services to Clients, as part of its wealth management services. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s
financial situation, depending on their goals and objectives.
Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a specific
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.
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Unionview may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique
situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s
financial situation, observations, and recommendations.
Financial planning and consulting 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.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Unionview to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into an
agreement with the Advisor that defines the terms, conditions, authority, and responsibilities of the Advisor and
the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Unionview, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Unionview will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Unionview will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Unionview will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Unionview does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services
are provided directly by Unionview.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, Unionview manages $238,534,246 in Client assets, $235,968,895 of which are on a
discretionary basis and $2,565,351 of which are on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more current
information at any time by contacting the Advisor.