Alpha Omega Group, Inc. dba AOG Wealth Management (hereinafter referred to as “AOG”) is an
investment advisory firm offering a variety of advisory services customized to your individual needs.
A. AOG was established in May 2000 and filed for investment adviser registration in 2013. AOG
majority owned by the Frederick Peter Baerenz Revocable Trust with Frederick P. Baerenz as
trustee. Additionally, Frederick P. Baerenz is the President of AOG.
B. AOG offers the following advisory services. Each of the services is more fully described below.
Asset Management Program referred to as the AOG Wealth Management Program
Financial Planning
AOG Wealth Management Program
Upon AOG completing its analysis of your existing portfolio and goals, AOG will determine an
asset allocation customized to your financial goals, objectives and risk tolerance.
AOG will meet with you and present the recommended portfolio allocation. Upon your
approval, AOG will implement the portfolio allocation. AOG will provide continuous and
ongoing management of your account. Unless otherwise expressly requested by you, AOG will
manage the account on a discretionary basis and make changes to the allocation as deemed
appropriate by AOG. AOG will determine the securities to be purchased and sold in the account
and will alter the securities holdings from time to time, without prior consultation. AOG actively
trade securities and hold such holdings for periods of 30 days or less or maintain positions for
longer or shorter term periods. Discretionary authority will be granted by you to AOG by
execution of the Asset Management agreement.
If you elect to have your accounts managed on a nondiscretionary basis, no changes will be made
to the allocation of your account without prior consultation with you and your expressed
agreement. However, AOG will periodically rebalance your account to maintain the initially
agreed upon asset allocation. AOG does not deem rebalancing as a form of discretion.
AOG uses a modified endowment model portfolio allocation. Portfolios will be allocated across
several asset classes and using several different investment vehicles. Portfolios will follow a
model similar to the following and will be adjusted for each client based on the individual’s
goals, objectives and risk tolerance. Additionally, portfolios will be adjusted based on the
economic environment at the time of investment.
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The endowment model seeks higher investment returns over long periods of time on a
more consistent basis by allocating to public and non-public, relatively illiquid markets.
Typically fixed income allocations are minimized in favor of market neutral income
options. In addition, long-only equity allocations are supplemented with private equity,
venture capital and real asset investments.
Transactions in the account, account reallocations and rebalancing trigger a taxable event, with
the exception of IRA accounts, 403(b) accounts, 401(k) accounts, and other qualified retirement
accounts. AOG works with clients to minimize the impact of taxes through various tax
mitigation strategies, such as gain/loss harvesting, retirement planning, and certain investments
that may have tax-favored status. Such strategies are customized based on an individual client’s
needs.
Financial Planning Services
AOG assists you in working toward your financial goals.
Plans are based on your financial situation at the time and on financial information disclosed by
you to AOG. Certain assumptions are made with respect to interest and inflation rates and use
of past trends and performance of the market and economy. However, past performance is in no
way an indication of future performance. AOG cannot offer any guarantees or promises that
your financial goals and objectives will be met. Further, you must continue to review the plan
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and update the plan based upon changes in your financial situation, goals, or objectives or
changes in the economy. If your financial situation or investment goals or objectives change,
you must notify AOG promptly of the changes. You are advised that the advice offered by AOG
is limited and is not meant to be comprehensive. Therefore, you should consider seeking the
services of other professionals such as an insurance adviser, attorney and/or accountant.
General Information
The investment recommendations and advice offered by AOG are not legal advice or accounting
advice. You should coordinate and discuss the impact of financial advice with your attorney
and/or accountant. You are advised that it is necessary to inform AOG promptly with respect to
any changes in your financial situation and investment goals and objectives. Failure to notify
AOG of any such changes could result in investment recommendations that do not completely
address your needs.
IRA Rollover Considerations
As part of our consulting and advisory services, we offer recommendations and advice
concerning your employer retirement plan or other qualified retirement account. Our
recommendations may include you consider withdrawing the assets from your employer's
retirement plan or other qualified retirement account and roll the assets over to an individual
retirement account ("IRA"). Further, we offer our management services be applied to those
funds and securities rolled into an IRA or other account for which we will receive compensation.
If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our management, we will charge you an
asset based fee as described above under Item 5. This practice presents a conflict of interest
because persons providing investment advice on your behalf have an incentive to recommend a
rollover to you for the purpose of generating fee based compensation rather than solely based on
your needs. You are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to complete
the rollover.
Furthermore, if you do complete the rollover, you are under no obligation to have the assets in
an IRA managed by us.
It is important for you to understand many employers permit former employees to keep their
retirement assets in their company plan. Also, current employees can sometimes move assets
out of their company plan before they retire or change jobs. In determining whether to complete
the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the following options are available, you should consider
the costs and benefits of each.
An employee will typically have four options:
1. Leave the funds in your employer's (former employer's) plan.
2. Move the funds to a new employer's retirement plan.
3. Cash out and taking a taxable distribution from the plan.
4. Roll the funds into an IRA rollover account.
Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages and before making a change we
encourage you to speak with your CPA and/or tax attorney.
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If you are considering rolling over your retirement funds to an IRA for us to manage it is
important you understand the following:
1. Determine whether the investment options in your employer's retirement plan address
your needs or whether you might want to consider other types of investments.
a. Employer retirement plans generally have a more limited investment menu than
IRAs.
b. Employer retirement plans may have unique investment options not available to the
public such as employer securities, or previously closed funds.
2. Your current plan may have lower fees than our fees.
a. If you are interested in investing only in mutual funds, you should understand the
cost structure of the share classes available in your employer's retirement plan and
how the costs of those share classes compare with those available in an IRA.
b. You should understand the various products and services you might take advantage
of at an IRA provider and the costs of those products and services.
c. It is likely you will not be charged a management fee and will not receive ongoing
asset management services unless you elect to have such services. In the event your
plan offers asset management or model management, there may be a fee associated
with the services that is more or less than our asset management fee.
3. Our strategy may have higher risk than the option(s) provided to you in your plan.
4. Your current plan may offer financial advice, guidance, and/or model management or
portfolio options at no additional cost.
5. If you keep your assets titled in a 401k or retirement account, you could delay your
required minimum distribution beyond the required age.
6. Your 401k may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA; each state may vary.
Generally, federal law protects assets in qualified plans from creditors. Since 2005,
IRA assets have been generally protected from creditors in bankruptcies. However,
there can be some exceptions to the general rules so you should consult an attorney if
you are concerned about protecting your retirement plan assets from creditors.
7. You may be able to take out a loan on your 401k, but not from an IRA.
8. IRA assets can be accessed any time; however, distributions are subject to ordinary
income tax and may also be subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless they
qualify for an exception such as disability, higher education expenses or the purchase
of a home.
9. If you own company stock in your plan, you may be able to liquidate those shares at a
lower capital gains tax rate.
10. Your plan may allow you to hire us as the manager and keep the assets titled in the plan
name.
It is important that you understand the differences between these types of accounts and to decide
whether a rollover is best for you. Prior to proceeding, if you have questions contact your
investment adviser representative, or call our main number as listed on the cover page of this
brochure.
Finally, when AOG provides investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account
or individual retirement account, AOG is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable,
which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way AOG makes money creates some
conflicts with your interests, so AOG operates under a special rule that requires AOG to act in
your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours.
C. AOG tailors the advisory services it offers to your individual needs. You can impose restrictions
and/or limitations on the investing in certain securities or types of securities.
AOG will meet with you and conduct an interview and data gathering session to compile
information about you, your financial goals and objectives, and your financial concerns. You
should expect at least two to three meetings during the due diligence, data gathering and analysis
process. The information gathered by AOG will enable your advisors to provide you with the
requested services that are customized to your financial situation. Depending on the services
you have requested, AOG will gather various financial information and history from you
including, but not limited to:
Retirement and financial goals
Investment objectives
Investment horizon
Investment Experience
Financial needs
Cash flow analysis
Income Protection
Cost of living needs
Education-funding needs
Saving tendencies
Other applicable financial information required by AOG in order to provide the
investment advisory services requested.
D. AOG does not offer a wrap fee program. Clients will pay AOG an advisory fee as further
described in Item 5 below and pay transaction charges to the broker/dealer through which
transactions are executed.
E. As of December 31, 2023, we have $341,281,685 of client assets under our discretionary
management.