A. Firm Information
Prince Financial Advisory LLC (“Prince” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”)
under the laws of the State of New York. Prince was founded in January 2009, and is owned and operated by
Lauren P. Prince, CFP® (Owner and Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information
regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by Prince.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Prince offers investment management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates and small
business owners (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to its 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
conflicts of interest. Prince’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
Investment Management Services
Prince provides its Clients with comprehensive investment management services, which generally includes a
broad range of discretionary management of investment portfolios and financial planning services. Prince works
closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives, as well as risk tolerance and financial
situation in order to create a portfolio. Prince will then construct a portfolio, consisting of diversified mutual funds
and/or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize
individual stocks or bonds to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain certain legacy investments
based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Prince’s 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. Prince 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.
Prince evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. Prince may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations because of
management changes, underperformance of a fund, and any change to a Client’s risk tolerance. Prince may
recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, business or sector risk exposure to a
specific security or class of securities, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable
for the Client’s risk tolerance.
At no time will Prince 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 their designated account[s] at the
Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the investment management agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage
Practices.
Retirement Plan Accounts
When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will provide investment advice to a Client regarding
a distribution from an ERISA sponsored plan or to roll over the assets to an Individual Retirement Accounts
(“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
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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
Prince will typically provide a variety of financial planning services to its Clients, either as a component of
investment management services or pursuant to a written financial planning agreement. 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 may encompass one or
more areas of need, including, but not limited to, investment planning, retirement planning, personal savings,
insurance needs, divorce planning, 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. Prince 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 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 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 Prince to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or
more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor
and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Summary – Prince, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that
seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Prince will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk of each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Prince will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Prince will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Prince does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are
provided directly by Prince.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, Prince manages $47,613,558 in Client assets, all of which are on a discretionary
basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.
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