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| CRD # | 107218 |
| SEC # | 801-47181 |
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| AUM | 929.5 M (2026-02-02) |
| Employees | 15 (40% Investors, 0% Brokers) |
| Fees | |
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| Phone | 260-436-8525 |
| Address | 7743 West Jefferson Blvd Fort Wayne, IN 46804 |
| Source | [IAPD] [Website] |
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| Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (2/2/2026) [Brochure] |
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Fees and Compensation
Asset Management Clients
All GFM Fees were identified in the
Advisory Business section. Here is a Asset Management Clients are individuals,
summary of those fees. Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Charitable
Organizations, Corporations, Trustees,
Trusts and Foundations.
Financial Planning Clients (Stand
Service Fee Alone)
IFO $300
DFO $500 These are typically high net worth
Asset Management Fee Schedule based individuals.
on AUM
Financial Planning Annual Retainer Hourly Fees
(Stand Alone)
Hourly Planning $250-$350 per hour Hourly Fee Clients are individuals, Pension
Retirement Plan Annual Retainer or and Profit-Sharing Plans, Charitable
Services Negotiated Cost Organizations, Corporations, Trustees,
Trusts and Foundations.
GFM only receives direct compensation Retirement Plan Services
from our Clients. However, we do receive
certain indirect economic benefits from The primary Client for these services will be
other sources. This is outlined in the Pensions, Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Plans,
Brokerage Practices section. where GFM does not directly manage the
underlying investments.
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Method of Analysis different asset classes to provide sufficient
diversification within the portfolios. Asset
GFM analyzes investments and portfolios classes that could be utilized by GFM are as
through their Investment Committee. The follows:
Investment Committee is made up of the
following members. • Short-Term Bonds
• Intermediate-term bonds
• Albert Kohout, CFP®, MBA • Long-term bonds
• Brady McArdle, CFP® • Municipal bonds
• Melanie Colwell, CFP® • Treasury inflation protected bonds
• Andy Young, CFP®, CPA • Convertible bonds
• Kevin Chandler, CFP®
• High-yield bonds
• Chloe Blythe, CFP®
• Global bonds
The Investment Committee meets formally • International bonds
on a monthly basis. The Committee also • Emerging market bonds
communicates often with each other about • Market neutral funds
various market and economic data. • Global or international real estate trusts
• Real estate investment trusts
The Investment Committee is responsible
for reviewing: • Preferred stock
• Bear funds
• Client Portfolios • Small cap value
• Performance of the Investments • Small cap growth
• Economic and Business News • Mid cap value
• Asset Allocation Changes • Mid cap growth
• Client Feedback • Large cap value
• Large cap growth
The Committee follows and reviews
different economists and publications. • International small cap value fund
Decisions are made based upon current • International mid cap value fund
market and economic indicators. • International large cap value fund
• International emerging fund
Mutual Funds, ETFs, SMA Managers and • Country-specific ETF
other investments are analyzed based upon
proprietary methods. The intent is to find Any of the above asset classes could be used
and retain fund managers who have within the GFM portfolios as initially
consistently outperformed their benchmark determined by the Client's overall risk and
indices based on risk, return and other return objective, and then further specified
intangibles. by the Investment Committee's asset
allocation in each Client's portfolio.
GFM begins with a diversified asset
allocation strategy. This strategy has taken All of the aforementioned investments come
many years to develop and implement. with various risks. Past performance is not
Appropriate allocations are implemented to
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guaranteed to continue. Although GFM GFM has adopted a Code of Ethics which
attempts to develop a diversified portfolio sets high standards of business conduct, and
intended to minimize the overall risk, it is compliance. This code is agreed to and
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| AUM Breakdown | Accounts | AUM ($M) |
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| By Client Type | ||
| (a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 0 | 0.0 |
| (b) Individuals (high net worth individuals) | 530 | 929.5 |
| (c) Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (d) Investment companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (e) Business development companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (f) Pooled investment vehicles | 0 | 0.0 |
| (g) Pension and profit sharing plans | 0 | 0.0 |
| (h) Charitable organizations | 0 | 0.0 |
| (i) State or municipal government entities | 0 | 0.0 |
| (j) Other investment advisers | 0 | 0.0 |
| (k) Insurance companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (l) Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (m) Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 0 | 0.0 |
| (n) Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2,440 | 929.5 |
| By Discretionary | ||
| Discretionary | 2,440 | 929.5 |
| Non-Discretionary | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2,440 | 929.5 |
| By Non-United States Persons | ||
| Non-United States Persons | 0.0 | |
| United States Persons | 929.5 | |
| Total | 2,440 | 929.5 |
| Firm Profile (Form ADV) | |
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| Discretionary AUM | $0.4B |
| Clients | 530 |
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