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Description of Advisory Firm
Insight Wealth Strategies, LP (“Insight Wealth” or “IWS”), is a SEC registered investment advisor, located in
Irvine, CA. Formed in October 2009, Insight Wealth is a California limited partnership, wholly owned by
Insight Advisors, Inc.
Principal Owners
D. Dean McCormick, III is Principal and Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of Insight Wealth Strategies, LP,
which is owned by Insight Advisors, Inc. D. Dean McCormick, III, CPA, is the President of Insight Advisors,
Inc. (Please see Form ADV Part 2B – Brochure Supplement, for Principal Owner’s formal education and
business background.)
Types of Advisory Services
Wealth Management Services
Insight Wealth manages investment portfolios for individuals and high-net-worth individuals. The
Investment Advisor (“Advisor”) will work with a client to determine the client's current investment
objectives and investor risk profile and will design a written investment policy statement. Insight Wealth
will use investment and portfolio allocation software to evaluate possible alternative portfolio designs. The
Advisor then evaluate the client's existing investments given the client's new investment policy statement
and will work with the client to develop a plan to transition from their existing portfolio to a revised portfolio
recommended by us, consistent with their updated investment policy statement. The Advisor will then
continuously monitor the client's portfolio holdings and the overall asset allocation strategy and will hold
review meetings with the client regarding their account, as necessary.
Types of Investments
Insight Wealth will generally provide investment advice and money management regarding:
• No-load mutual funds
• Individual equity securities
• Fixed income portfolios
• Private investments*
* Certain investments may only be available to select clients who meet certain net-worth
requirements and/or other criteria.
Insight Wealth avoids market timing but can increase cash holdings when necessary. Although we provide
advice predominately on the products listed above, we reserve the right to offer advice on any investment
product deemed suitable for a client’s specific circumstances, needs, goals, and objectives. Insight Wealth
will also use other securities as well, to help diversify a portfolio when and if appropriate.
Insight Wealth will typically create a portfolio of no-load mutual funds and may use model portfolios if the
models match the client's investment policy. We will allocate the client's assets among various investments
taking into consideration the overall management style selected by the client. Insight Wealth primarily
recommends portfolios consisting of passively managed asset class and index mutual funds. Insight Wealth
usually recommends mutual funds offered by Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”). DFA-sponsored mutual
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funds follow a passive asset class investment philosophy with low holdings turnover. Consequently, DFA’s
fund fees are generally lower than fees and expenses charged by many other types of funds. Client
portfolios may also include individual equity securities in situations where the disposition of these securities
would present an overriding tax implication, or where the client specifically requests such securities be
retained for personal reasons.
Insight Wealth may also recommend fixed income portfolios to investment management clients, which
consist of managed accounts of individual bonds. Insight Wealth will request discretionary authority from
investment management clients to manage fixed income portfolios, including the discretion to retain a
third-party fixed-income manager. Insight Wealth will prepare a Fixed Income Investment Policy Statement
for any client qualifying for separate fixed income portfolio services.
Under its discretionary authority, Insight Wealth will retain a fixed income securities manager. The fixed
income securities manager will be provided with the discretionary authority to invest client assets in fixed
income securities consistent with the client’s Fixed Income Investment Policy Statement. The manager will
also monitor the account for changes in credit ratings, security call provisions, and tax loss harvesting
opportunities (to the extent that the manager has been
provided with cost basis information). The manager
will obtain Insight Wealth’ consent before selling any client securities.
On an ongoing basis, Insight Wealth will answer clients’ inquiries regarding their accounts and will
periodically review with clients the performance of their accounts. Insight Wealth will occasionally, and at
a minimum at least annually, review clients’ investment policy and risk profile, and will discuss the re-
balancing of each client's accounts to the extent appropriate. Insight Wealth will provide to any investment
manager utilized, updated client financial information or account restrictions necessary for the investment
manager to provide their sub-advisory services.
In addition to managing the client’s investment portfolio, Insight Wealth may consult with clients on various
financial areas including income and estate tax planning, business sale structures, college financial planning,
retirement planning, insurance analysis, personal cash flow analysis, establishment and design of
retirement plans and trust designs, among other things.
ERISA Account Advice
Insight Wealth provides investment advice to advisory clients that are employee benefit plans or other
retirement accounts (i.e., IRAs) for a level fee; assets affected by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) Fiduciary
Rule. As such, we are considered fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income and Securities Act
("ERISA") and regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), which requires that we
abide by the Impartial Conduct Standards, as defined by ERISA. To comply with these standards, our firm and
our investment advisor representatives provide advice that is in our clients’ best interest and charge no more
than reasonable compensation [within the meaning of ERISA Section 408(b)(2) and Internal Revenue Code
Section 4975(d)(2)]. We make no misleading statements about investment transactions, compensation,
conflicts of interest, or any other matters related to investment decisions. By our business practices outlined
above, we believe ourselves to be a ‘Level Fee Fiduciary’ under the DOL’s Rule. As a Level-Fee Fiduciary,
we maintain a non-variable compensation structure provided either based on a fixed percentage of the
value of assets or a set fee that does not vary with the particular investment recommended, as opposed to
a commission or other transaction-based fee. As a “Level Fee Fiduciary,’ while we are held to the DOL
fiduciary standards of care, we are subject to fewer disclosures and reporting requirements than advisors
operating under a different business model.
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Employee Benefit Plan Services
Insight Wealth also provides advisory services to participant-directed employee retirement benefit plans.
Insight Wealth will analyze such plan's current investment platform and assist the plan in creating an
investment policy statement defining the types of investments to be offered, and restrictions that may be
imposed. Insight Wealth will recommend investment options it believes will best achieve the plan's
objectives, provide participant education meetings, and monitor the performance of the plan's investment
vehicles. We will also recommend changes in the plan's investment vehicles as may be appropriate from
time to time and will review the plan's investment vehicles and investment policy as necessary.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Insight Wealth’ assets under management totals $105,691,000. The following
represents our client assets under management, by account type:
TYPE OF ACCOUNT ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT (“AUM”)
Discretionary $105,691,000
Non-Discretionary $0
Total $105,691,000
Tailoring Advisory Services
Insight Wealth offers individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our Wealth Management service.
General investment advice will be offered to our ERISA Account Advice clients. Each client utilizing our
Wealth Management service may place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in
their portfolio. However, restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of securities may not be
possible due to the level of difficult this would entail in managing the account.
Wrap Fee Programs
Insight Wealth does not participate in wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services.
Therefore the firm does not receive any portion of wrap fees for i t s services.