WFS

Williams Financial Services, LLC

Registered Investment Advisor

Portfolio Management Services

Professionally managed portfolios combine the advantages of owning individual securities and having the peace of mind that comes from knowing your holdings are continually being monitored.  The following are some of the benefits our individually managed portfolios offer over mutual funds:
  
  • Clients have the ability to restrict certain investments.
  • Income taxes can be minimized.
  • Management fees are less than the average fees charged by U.S. stock mutual funds.
  • Investments can be made in securities of well managed companies that may have lower trading volumes than those required for mutual funds.
  • Our quarterly reporting is designed to keep you fully informed on the performance of your accounts.

Professional Management of Account
We meet individually with all of our clients to develop an investment policy guideline. Clients have the opportunity to restrict investments in certain stocks, such as companies marketing alcohol or tobacco.  A detailed document is created identifying investment parameters which are used to help us manage your portfolio.  

Tax Efficiency
In taxable accounts, we take extra care to minimize income taxes by offsetting gains with losses when available.  Through communication with our clients, we can take into account taxable events that occur outside our management activities.  Additionally, management of low cost basis assets can be individually tailored to minimize effects of income taxes.  

Management Fees
The highest management fee percentage we charge is 1.25% of assets.  The average US stock fund charges management fees of 1.47% according to an article in the November 2003 issue of Smart Money magazine.  

Additional Investment Opportunities  
Many mutual funds are so large; they can only make meaningful investments in securities of companies that have high trading volumes.  One of the reasons our investment manager has been so successful at significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index is the fact that he can take positions in well managed companies that have trading volumes too low for mutual funds to be able to significantly participate in.  Typically, these securities trade at prices that are much more reasonable in comparison to the market than a company with similar fundamentals and high trading volumes.   

Performance Reporting
We believe portfolio performance is a very significant aspect in our relationship with our clients, therefore we feel it is important for our clients to know how well we are managing their assets.  Each quarter, our clients are mailed a performance report that shows the returns that have been achieved.  In addition, we provide a report that shows Year to Date realized gains and losses as well as a report portraying the diversification of their investments by industrial categories.  


For more information about our services, please contact us at dan@williamsfinancialservicesllc.com.