A. Firm Information
Transparent Wealth Partners LLC (“TWP” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). TWP is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) under
the laws of the State of Arkansas. TWP was founded in March 2020 and became a registered investment advisor
in May 2020. TWP owned and managed by David K. Meador (Owner, President and Chief Compliance Officer).
This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory
services provided by TWP. For information regarding this Disclosure Brochure, please contact David K. Meador
(Owner, President and Chief Compliance Officer) at (501) 537-1111.
B. Advisory Services Offered
TWP offers wealth management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates and
businesses (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. TWP’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
TWP provides customized wealth management solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management and related
financial planning services.
Investment Management Services – TWP works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and
objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to design a portfolio strategy. TWP will then
construct an investment portfolio, consisting of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and/or mutual funds to achieve
the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual stocks, bonds, margin and other types of
investments, as appropriate, to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain certain legacy investments
based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
TWP’ 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. TWP
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.
TWP evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. TWP may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. TWP may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against the market movement. TWP 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 TWP 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
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(“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.
Financial Planning Services – TWP will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to
Clients. Financial planning services are typically included in an overall wealth management engagement.
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.
TWP 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. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may
not provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of contract
date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
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 TWP to provide wealth management services, each Client is required to enter into an advisory
agreement 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 – TWP, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – TWP 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 – TWP will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – TWP will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
TWP does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are
provided directly by TWP.
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E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, TWP manages $188,773,400 in Client assets, $183,771,458 of which are managed
on a discretionary basis and $5,001,942 on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more current
information at any time by contacting the Advisor.