Firm Information
This Disclosure Brochure (“Form ADV Part 2”) provides information regarding the qualifications,
business practices, and the advisory services provided by Bristol Wealth Advisors, LLC’s
(“Bristol” or the “Firm,” “we,” “us,” “ours,”).
We are a federally registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). We were founded in 2017 and are owned by Louis M. Ricciardi , President
and Chief Executive Officer and Bristol County Savings Bank.
Types of Advisory Services
Wealth Management
We provide continuous advice to clients regarding investment of client funds based on the
individual needs of the client. Through personal discussions in which goals and objectives based
on a client’s particular circumstances are established, we develop a client’s personal investment
policy and create and manage a portfolio based on that policy. We will manage advisory
accounts on a discretionary basis only. Account supervision is guided by the stated objectives of
the client (i.e., maximum capital appreciation, growth, income, growth, and income, etc.).
We will create a portfolio consisting of one or all of the following: individual equities, bonds,
other investment products, no-load or load-waived mutual funds, and ETFs. We will allocate the
client’s assets among various investments taking into consideration the overall management
style selected by the client. Mutual funds will be selected on the basis of any or all of the
following criteria: the fund’s performance history; the industry sector in which the fund invests;
the track record of the fund’s manager; the fund’s investment objectives; the fund’s
management style and philosophy; and the fund’s management fee structure. Portfolio
weighting between funds and market sectors will be determined by each client’s individual
needs and circumstances.
We may also provide advice about any type of legacy position or investment otherwise held in
client portfolios.
Tailored Relationships
We tailor investment advisory services to the individual needs of the client. Our clients are
allowed to impose restrictions on the investments in their account. All limitations and
restrictions placed on accounts must be presented to us in writing.
Wrap Fee Programs
A “wrap-fee” program is one that provides the client with advisory and brokerage execution
services for an all-inclusive fee. The client
is not charged separate fees for the respective
components of the total service. We do not sponsor, manage, or participate in a wrap fee
program.
Fiduciary Statement
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide investment
advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are
also fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
(“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code, (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing
retirement accounts.
We have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time,
the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. We must take into
consideration each client’s objectives and act in the best interests of the client. We are
prohibited from engaging in any activity that is in conflict with the interests of the client. We
have the following responsibilities when working with a client:
• To render impartial advice;
• To make appropriate recommendations based on the client’s needs, financial
circumstances, and investment objectives;
• To exercise a high degree of care and diligence to ensure that information is presented
in an accurate manner and not in a way to mislead;
• To have a reasonable basis, information, and understanding of the facts in order to
provide appropriate recommendations and representations;
• Disclose any material conflict of interest in writing; and
• Treat clients fairly and equitably.
Regulations prohibit us from:
• Employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud a client;
• Making any untrue statement of a material fact to a client or omitting to state a material
fact when communicating with a client;
• Engaging in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as
fraud or deceit upon a client; or
• Engaging in any manipulative act or practice with a client.
We will act with competence, dignity, integrity, and in an ethical manner, when working with
clients. We will use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgement when
conducting investment analysis, making investment recommendations, trading, promoting our
services, and engaging in other professional activities.
Assets Under Management
As is our initial filing, we have no assets under management.