WFA is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm founded in 1993. WFA is majority owned by
Nicholas Enea, CFP® (more than 75%). Marilou Davido, CPA, CFP®, CDFA® is a minority owner
(between 10% and 25%).
The client can engage WFA to provide discretionary and/or non-discretionary investment advisory
services to individuals, families, and businesses. Before engaging WFA to provide investment
advisory services, clients are required to enter an agreement with WFA setting forth the terms and
conditions of the engagement, describing the scope of the services to be provided, and the fees that
a client will incur (see fee schedule at Item 5 below). To the extent specifically requested by an
individual client, WFA will generally provide financial planning and consulting services. If the
client requires extraordinary planning or consultation services WFA may determine to charge a client
for such additional services pursuant to a stand-alone written agreement (see Limitations below).
In addition, to the extent specifically requested by an individual client, WFA may provide tax
preparation services, generally on a separate fee basis. WFA provides investment advisory
services specific to the needs of each client. Before providing investment advisory services, WFA
will ascertain the client’s investment objective(s). WFA will then allocate (or recommend that the
client allocate) the portfolio consistent with the designated investment objective(s).
In limited cases, WFA may determine to provide financial planning and/or consulting services
(including investment and non-investment related matters, including estate planning, insurance
planning, etc.) on a stand-alone separate fee basis (between $2,000 and $2,500). Prior to engaging
WFA to provide planning or consulting services, clients are generally required to enter into a
Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement with WFA setting forth the terms and conditions of
the engagement (including termination), describing the scope of the services to be provided, and
the portion of the fee that is due from the client prior to WFA commencing services.
To the extent requested by a client, WFA may also provide tax preparation services, generally on
a separate fee basis (between $250 and $1,500) depending upon the complexity and scope of the
tax preparation services to be provided. However, WFA may provide tax preparation as part of its
advisory fee set forth at Item 5 below for certain clients based upon the value of the assets placed
under WFA’s management.
MISCELLANEOUS
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation Services.
To the extent requested by a client, WFA shall generally provide financial planning and related
consulting services regarding non-investment related matters, such as estate planning, tax
planning, insurance planning, etc. WFA will generally provide such consulting services inclusive
of its advisory fee set forth at Item 5 below, but may, depending upon the value of the assets under
management and/or scope of the services to be provided, determine to charge a mutually agreed
upon hourly (between $190 and $500 per hour) or fixed fee (between $250 and $2,500) depending
upon the complexity and scope of the services to be provided, per the terms and conditions of a
separate written agreement.
WFA does not serve as an attorney and no portion of our services should be construed as legal
services. Accordingly, WFA does not prepare estate planning documents. Although WFA
employs a licensed insurance agent, WFA does not prepare or write applications for insurance
policies nor act as an agent on a policy. To the extent requested by a client, we may recommend
the services of other professionals for certain non-investment implementation purpose (i.e.,
attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, etc.). See disclosures at Item 10 below.
The client is under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional
and retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject
any recommendation from WFA and/or its representatives.
If the client engages any recommended unaffiliated professional, and a dispute arises thereafter
relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the
engaged professional.
Retirement Rollovers. A client or prospective client leaving an employer typically has four
options regarding an existing retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of these options):
(i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new
employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual
Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the
client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). WFA does not provide rollover recommendations
to clients. However, upon request, WFA may provide certain educational materials and resources
to assist a client considering a rollover. No client is under any obligation to roll over retirement
plan assets to an account managed by WFA, whether it is from an employer’s plan or an existing
IRA.
Socially Responsible (ESG) Investing Limitations. Socially Responsible Investing involves the
incorporation of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations into the
investment due diligence process. ESG investing incorporates a set of criteria/factors used in
evaluating potential investments: Environmental (i.e., considers how a company safeguards the
environment); Social (i.e., the manner in which a company manages relationships with its
employees, customers, and the communities in which it operates); and Governance (i.e., company
management considerations). The number of companies that meet an acceptable ESG mandate can
be limited when compared to those that do not and could underperform broad market indices.
Investors must accept these limitations, including potential for underperformance.
Correspondingly, the number of ESG mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are limited when
compared to those that do not maintain such a mandate. As with any type of investment (including
any investment and/or investment strategies recommended and/or undertaken by WFA), there can
be no assurance that investment in ESG securities or funds will be profitable or prove
successful. WFA does not maintain or advocate an ESG investment strategy but will seek to
employ ESG if directed by a client to do so. If implemented, WFA shall rely upon the assessments
undertaken by the unaffiliated mutual fund, exchange traded fund or separate account portfolio
manager to determine that the fund’s or portfolio’s underlying company securities meet a socially
responsible mandate.
Non-Discretionary Service Limitations. Clients that engage WFA on a non-discretionary
investment advisory basis must be willing to accept that WFA cannot implement any account
transactions without obtaining prior consent to any such transaction(s) from the client. Thus, if
WFA would like to make a transaction for a client's account (including in the event of an individual
holding or general market correction), and the client is unavailable, WFA will be unable to
implement the account transaction(s) without first obtaining the client’s consent.
Use of Mutual Funds: Most mutual funds are available directly to the
public. Thus, a prospective
client can obtain many of the mutual funds that may be recommended and/or utilized by WFA
independent of engaging WFA as an investment advisor. However, if a prospective client
determines to do so, he/she will not receive WFA’s initial and ongoing investment advisory
services. Separate Fees: All mutual funds (and exchange-traded funds) impose fees at the fund
level (e.g. management fees and other fund expenses). All fees are separate from, and in addition
to, WFA’s wealth management fee as described at Item 5 below.
Cash Positions. WFA continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such, unless determined to the
contrary by WFA, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall continue to be included as part of
assets under management for purposes of calculating WFA’s advisory fee. At any specific point
in time, depending upon perceived or anticipated market conditions/events (there being no
guarantee that such anticipated market conditions/events will occur), WFA may maintain cash
positions for defensive purposes. In addition, while assets are maintained in cash, such amounts
could miss market advances. Depending upon current yields, at any point in time, WFA’s advisory
fee could exceed the interest paid by the client’s money market fund.
Cash Sweep Accounts. Certain account custodians can require that cash proceeds from account
transactions or new deposits, be swept to and/or initially maintained in a specific custodian
designated sweep account. The yield on the sweep account will generally be lower than
those available for other money market accounts. When this occurs, to help mitigate the
corresponding yield dispersion WFA shall (usually within 30 days thereafter) generally (with
exceptions) purchase a higher yielding money market fund (or other type security) available on
the custodian’s platform, unless WFA reasonably anticipates that it will utilize the cash proceeds
during the subsequent 30-day period to purchase additional investments for the client’s account.
Exceptions and/or modifications can and will occur with respect to all or a portion of the cash
balances for various reasons, including, but not limited to the amount of dispersion between the
sweep account and a money market fund, the size of the cash balance, an indication from the client
of an imminent need for such cash, or the client has a demonstrated history of writing checks from
the account.
The above does not apply to the cash component maintained within a WFA actively managed
investment strategy (the cash balances for which shall generally remain in the custodian designated
cash sweep account), an indication from the client of a need for access to such cash, assets allocated
to an unaffiliated investment manager and cash balances maintained for fee billing purposes.
The client shall remain exclusively responsible for yield dispersion/cash balance decisions and
corresponding transactions for cash balances maintained in any WFA unmanaged accounts.
Portfolio Activity. WFA has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best
interest. As part of its investment advisory services, WFA will review client portfolios on an
ongoing basis to determine if any changes are necessary based upon various factors, including, but
not limited to, investment performance, mutual fund manager tenure, style drift, and/or a change
in the client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended periods of
time when WFA determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary nor prudent.
Of course, as indicated below, there can be no assurance that investment decisions and/or
recommendations made by WFA will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Account Aggregation Platform. WFA, in conjunction with the services provided by an account
aggregation software provider, may also provide, for a separate fee, periodic comprehensive
reporting services which can incorporate all of the client’s investment assets, including those
investment assets that are not part of the assets managed by WFA (the “Excluded Assets”). Unless
agreed to otherwise in writing, WFA does not provide investment management, monitoring, or
implementation services for the Excluded Assets. Unless otherwise specifically agreed to, in
writing, WFA’s service relative to the Excluded Assets is limited to reporting only. Therefore,
WFA shall not be responsible for the investment performance of the Excluded Assets. Rather, the
client and/or their advisor(s) that maintain management authority for the Excluded Assets, and not
WFA, shall be exclusively responsible for such investment performance. Without limiting the
above, WFA shall not be responsible for any implementation error (timing, trading, etc.) relative
to the Excluded Assets. The client may choose to engage WFA to manage some or all of the
Excluded Assets pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Investment Advisory Agreement
between WFA and the client.
Client Obligations. In performing our services, WFA shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals, and is expressly
authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it remains their responsibility to
promptly notify WFA if there is ever any change in their financial situation or investment
objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising our previous recommendations
and/or services.
Cybersecurity Risk. The information technology systems and networks that WFA and its third-
party service providers use to provide services to WFA’s clients employ various controls, which
are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents stemming from intentional or unintentional actions
that could cause significant interruptions in WFA’s operations and result in the unauthorized
acquisition or use of clients’ confidential or non-public personal information. Clients and WFA
are nonetheless subject to the risk of cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately cause them to
incur losses, including for example: financial losses, cost and reputational damage to respond to
regulatory obligations, other costs associated with corrective measures, and loss from damage or
interruption to systems. Although WFA has established procedures to reduce the risk of
cybersecurity incidents, there is no guarantee that these efforts will always be successful,
especially considering that WFA does not directly control the cybersecurity measures and policies
employed by third-party service providers. Clients could incur similar adverse consequences
resulting from cybersecurity incidents that more directly affect issuers of securities in which those
clients invest, broker-dealers, qualified custodians, governmental and other regulatory authorities,
exchange and other financial market operators, or other financial institutions.
Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it should
not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy
(including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by WFA) will
be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
WFA does not participate in a wrap fee program.
As of December 31, 2023, WFA had $360,120,725 in assets under management on a discretionary
basis and $13,773,777 on a non-discretionary basis, for a total of $373,894,502 in assets under
management.