Description of Firm
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC is a registered investment adviser based in St. Petersburg, Florida. We
are organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. We also offer
services as CW BOSS a DBA name established in the State of Florida, however all advisory services
are rendered through Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC. We have been providing investment advisory
services since June 2020. We are majority owned by Cyndeo Holdings, LLC. Cyndeo Holdings, LLC
is owned by Matthew Kilgroe, Peter Frantzis, Eric Branson, Thomas Kidwell, Christopher (Ryan)
Quinty, Adam Hess, and David Lackore.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. Refer to the description of each investment
advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your individual
needs. As used in this brochure, the words "we," "our," and "us" refer to Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC
and the words "you," "your," and "client" refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our firm.
Portfolio Management Services
We offer discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services. Our investment advice is
tailored to meet our clients' needs and investment objectives. If you retain our firm for portfolio
management services, we will meet with you to determine your investment objectives, risk tolerance,
and other relevant information at the beginning of our advisory relationship. We will use the information
we gather to develop a strategy that enables our firm to give you continuous and focused investment
advice and/or to make investments on your behalf. As part of our portfolio management services, we
may customize an investment portfolio for you according to your risk tolerance and investing
objectives. We may also invest your assets according to one or more model portfolios developed by
our firm or an unaffiliated investment manager. Once we construct an investment portfolio for you, or
select a model portfolio, we will monitor your portfolio's performance on an ongoing basis, and will
rebalance the portfolio as required by changes in Market conditions and in your financial
circumstances.
If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to grant our firm
discretionary authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization will allow us to determine
the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your account without
your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment
advisory agreement you sign with our firm and the appropriate trading authorization forms.
You may limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can be
purchased or sold for your account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in
writing.
If you enter into non-discretionary arrangements with our firm, we must obtain your approval prior to
executing any transactions on behalf of your account. You have an unrestricted right to decline to
implement any advice provided by our firm on a non-discretionary basis.
As part of our portfolio management services, we may use one or more sub-advisers to manage a
portion of your account on a discretionary basis. The sub-adviser(s) may use one or more of their
model portfolios to manage your account. We will regularly monitor the performance of your accounts
managed by sub-adviser(s), and may hire and fire any sub-adviser without your prior approval. We
may pay a portion of our advisory fee to the sub-adviser(s) we use; however, you will not pay our firm a
higher advisory fee as a result of any sub-advisory relationships.
As referenced above, we may invest your assets according to one or more model portfolios developed
by our firm or by unaffiliated investment managers. These models are designed for investors with
varying degrees of risk tolerance ranging from a more aggressive investment strategy to a more
conservative investment approach. Clients whose assets are invested in model portfolios may not set
restrictions on the specific holdings or allocations within the model, nor the types of securities that can
be purchased in the model. Nonetheless, clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain
securities or types of securities in their account. In such cases, this may prevent a client from investing
in certain models that are managed by our firm.
Selection of Other Advisers - Use of Independent Third-Party Managers
We may recommend that you use the services of a third party money manager ("TPMM") to manage
all, or a portion of, your investment portfolio. After gathering information about your financial situation
and objectives, we may recommend that you engage a specific TPMM or investment program. Factors
that we take into consideration when making our recommendation(s) include, but are not limited to, the
following: the TPMM's performance, methods of analysis, fees, your financial needs, investment goals,
risk tolerance, and investment objectives. We will monitor the TPMM(s)' performance to ensure its
management and investment style remains aligned with your investment goals and objectives.
The TPMM(s) will actively manage your portfolio and will assume discretionary investment authority
over your account. We will assume discretionary authority to hire and fire TPMM(s) and/or reallocate
your assets to other TPMM(s) where we deem such action appropriate.
Dynasty Network
We have entered into a contractual relationship with Dynasty Financial Partners, LLC ("Dynasty"),
which provides us with operational and back office support including access to a network of service
providers. Through the Dynasty network of service providers, we may receive preferred pricing on
trading technology, reporting, custody, brokerage, compliance and other related services. Dynasty
charges a "Platform Fee," which, unless otherwise disclosed, is included in our annual investment
management fee described in Item 5 below. In addition, Dynasty's subsidiary, Dynasty Wealth
Management, LLC ("DWM") is an SEC registered investment adviser, that provides access to a range
of investment services including: separately managed accounts ("SMA"), mutual fund and ETF asset
allocation strategies, and unified managed accounts ("UMA") managed by external third party
managers (collectively, the "Investment Programs"). We may separately engage the services of
Dynasty and/or its subsidiaries to access the Investment Programs. Under the SMA and UMA
programs, we will maintain the ability to select the specific, underlying third party managers that will, in
turn, have day-to-day discretionary trading authority over the requisite client assets.
DWM sponsors an investment management platform (the "Platform" or the "TAMP") that is available to
the advisers in the Dynasty Network. Through the Platform, DWM and Dynasty collectively provide
certain technology, administrative, operations and advisory support services that allow us to manage
our own client portfolios and access independent third-party managers that provide discretionary
services in the form of traditional managed accounts and investment models. We can allocate all or a
portion of your assets among the different independent third-party managers via the Platform. We may
also use the model management feature of the TAMP by creating our own asset allocation model and
underlying investments that comprise the model. Through the model management feature, we may be
able to outsource the implementation
of trade orders and periodic rebalancing of the model when
needed.
We will maintain the direct contractual relationship with you and obtain, through such agreements, the
authority to engage independent third-party managers, DWM and/or Dynasty, as applicable, for
services rendered through the Platform in service to you. We may delegate discretionary trading
authority to DWM and/or independent third-party managers to effect investment and reinvestment of
client assets with the ability to buy, sell or otherwise effect investment transactions and allocate client
assets. If you are participating in certain Investment Programs, DWM or the designated manager, as
applicable, is also authorized without prior consultation with either us or you to buy, sell, trade or
allocate your assets in accordance with your designated portfolio and to deliver instructions to the
designated broker-dealer and/or custodian of your assets.
Financial Planning Services
We offer financial planning services which typically involves providing a variety of advisory services to
clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of their
individual needs. These services can range from broad-based financial planning to consultative or
single subject planning. If you retain our firm for financial planning services, we will meet with you to
gather information about your financial circumstances and objectives. Once we review and analyze the
information you provide to our firm, we will deliver a written plan to you, designed to help you achieve
your stated financial goals and objectives.
Financial plans are based on your financial situation at the time we present the plan to you, and on the
financial information you provide to us. You must promptly notify our firm if your financial situation,
goals, objectives, or needs change.
You are under no obligation to act on our financial planning recommendations. Should you choose to
act on any of our recommendations, you are not obligated to implement the financial plan through any
of our other investment advisory services. Moreover, you may act on our recommendations by placing
securities transactions with any brokerage firm.
Financial Consulting Services
We offer financial consulting services that primarily involve advising clients on specific financial-related
topics. The topics we address may include, but are not limited to, risk assessment/management,
investment planning, financial organization, or financial decision making/negotiation.
Family Office and Wealth Planning Services
We offer Family Office and Wealth Planning Services designed to help our clients organize their
financial situation and plan for the successful transfer of wealth to the next generation in the most tax-
advantaged manner. Such services generally include financial planning in the following areas:
• Family Continuity
• Estate Planning and Trustee Oversight
• Integrated Tax and Financial Planning
• Lifestyle Management
• Family Philanthropy
• Risk Management
Fee Based Insurance
We may use a third party company to handle insurance needs of the client. This third party will offer fee
based insurance products for clients and we will charge an annual advisory fee on the value of the
insurance product and/or the third party company will compensate us with its share of the
compensation. Generally, this third party will be the insurance agent of record on the insurance product
and we will manage the insurance product as part of our wealth management process.
Private Fund Management
We provide specialized advisory services to a private pooled investment vehicle herein referred to as
the “Fund.” The Fund is an unregistered investment company organized as a limited partnership. The
Fund’s objective is to seek and provide income by searching for investment opportunities that can
complement a limited partner’s current fixed income allocation while at the same time attempting to
diversify away from traditional fixed income investments. Investments in the Fund are offered only to
accredited investors within the meaning of SEC Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.
Investment in the Fund are offered by private offering memorandum which provides investors with full
disclosure regarding the objectives of the Fund, the risks involved with the offering and the minimum
initial capital contribution or commitment required.
You should refer to the subscription agreement and other offering documents for a complete description
of the fees, investment objectives, risks, and other relevant information associated with investing in the
Fund. The Fund undergoes an independent audit annually by a Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (“PCAOB”) registered firm.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), options,
structured notes, alternative investments, gold, and digital assets. Refer to the Methods of Analysis,
Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss below for additional disclosures on this topic.
Additionally, we may advise you on various types of investments based on your stated goals and
objectives. We may also provide advice on any type of investment held in your portfolio at the inception
of our advisory relationship. Since our investment strategies and advice are based on each client's
specific financial situation, the investment advice we provide to you may be different or conflicting with
the advice we give to other clients regarding the same security or investment.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor ("DOL") Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL's
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ("PTE 2020-02") where applicable, we are providing the
following acknowledgment to you.
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 put our interest 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;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
We benefit financially from the rollover of your assets from a retirement account to an account that we
manage or provide investment advice, because the assets increase our assets under management
and, in turn, our advisory fees. As a fiduciary, we only recommend a rollover when we believe it is in
your best interest.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, we manage $1,982,670,949 of client assets on a discretionary basis and
$14,039,287 of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.