Important Disclosure
Form ADV
Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. (“Beacon”) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Rye Brook, New York. Our latest regulatory filings are available directly from the SEC website and can also be accessed using the links below.
Form ADV Part 2A - Brochure filed March 27, 2024
Form ADV Part 2A Appendix 1 - Wrap Brochure filed March 27, 2024
Form ADV Part 3 - Client Relationship Summary filed June 1, 2020
Legal Disclaimer
Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. (“Beacon”) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Rye Brook, New York. Beacon and its representatives are in compliance with the current filing requirements imposed upon SEC registered investment advisers by those states in which Beacon maintains clients. Beacon may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements. Beacon's website is limited to the dissemination of general information pertaining to its advisory services, together with access to additional investment-related information, publications, and links. Accordingly, the publication of Beacon's website on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as Beacon's solicitation to effect, or attempt to effect transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, over the Internet. Any subsequent, direct communication by Beacon with a prospective client shall be conducted by a representative that is either registered or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration in the state where the prospective client resides. For information pertaining to the registration status of Beacon, please contact the SEC or the state securities regulators for those states in which Beacon maintains a notice filing. A copy of Beacon's current written disclosure statement discussing Beacon's business operations, services, and fees is available from Beacon upon written request. Beacon does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, completeness, or relevance of any information prepared by any unaffiliated third party, whether linked to Beacon's website or incorporated herein, and takes no responsibility therefor. All such information is provided solely for convenience purposes only and all users thereof should be guided accordingly.
Please remember that different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that the future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including those undertaken or recommended by Beacon), will be profitable or equal any historical performance level(s).
Certain portions of Beacon's website (i.e. newsletters, articles, commentaries, etc.) may contain a discussion of, and/or provide access to, Beacon's (and those of other investment and non-investment professionals) positions and/or recommendations as of a specific prior date. Due to various factors, including changing market conditions, such discussion may no longer be reflective of current position(s) and/or recommendation(s). Moreover, no client or prospective client should assume that any such discussion serves as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized advice from Beacon, or from any other investment professional. Beacon is neither an attorney nor an accountant, and no portion of the website content should be interpreted as legal, accounting or tax advice.
Rankings and/or recognition by unaffiliated rating services and/or publications should not be construed by a client or prospective client as a guarantee that he/she will experience a certain level of results if Beacon is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services, nor should it be construed as a current or past endorsement of Beacon by any of its clients. Rankings published by magazines, and others, generally base their selections exclusively on information prepared and/or submitted by the recognized adviser.
Each client and prospective client agrees, as a condition precedent to his/her/its access to Beacon’s website, to release and hold harmless Beacon, its officers, directors, owners, employees and agents from any and all adverse consequences resulting from any of his/her/its actions and/or omissions which are independent of his/her/its receipt of personalized individual advice from Beacon.
Current Clients
Information relating to individuals specific investments has, generally, been compiled solely by Beacon, has not been independently verified and should be used for informational purposes only. Certain information on this website is provided directly from non-affiliated third party managers and is supplied for informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should information supplied on this site be construed as an offer to sell or a recommendation to invest in any particular product.
Please contact Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. if there are any changes in your financial situation, investment objectives or if you wish to add or modify any reasonable restrictions to the management of your account.
Privacy Policy of Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc.
How and Why We Obtain Information
Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. collects information about you to help us serve your financial needs, provide customer service, offer new products or services, and fulfill legal and regulatory requirements. Any collection of personal information is to support our normal business operations and service your account.
Some of the nonpublic personal, financial, and health information Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. collects comes from you. The sources and the information collected may include:
- Information on applications and related forms, such as name, address, social security number, tax ID numbers, assets and income, personal financial information such as bank accounts, taxes and medical information if applying for insurance;
- Information regarding your transactions with us, such as products or services purchased, account numbers, balances, and payment history;
- Information from your employer, association, or benefit plan sponsor, such as name, address, social security number, assets, and income regarding group products, which we may provide or assist in reviewing on your behalf.
Sharing Information
Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. does not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to any non affiliated third parties, except as permitted by law. In the course of servicing your account, we may share information collected about our customers, as previously described above, with unaffiliated service providers such as insurance companies, mutual fund companies, broker/dealers or investment firms to provide account maintenance or customer service to your account. Additionally, we may be required by law or regulation to disclose information to third parties such as in response to a subpoena to prevent fraud, to comply with rules and regulations to which we are subject, in response to industry regulators and/or in order to comply with the broker/dealer’s policies with whom Beacon’s associated persons are registered. We may also disclose your information to other organizations as permitted by law such as government agencies and law enforcement officials (for example, for tax reporting or under court order), or to other organizations and individuals with your consent (for example, to an attorney or tax professional).
Protecting Your Information
Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information to ensure that we are complying with our own policy, industry practices, and federal or state regulations. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.
Cookies
Cookies are very small files placed onto the hard drive of your computer the first time you visit our website that enable our server to recognize who you are the next time you come back. Contrary to popular belief, cookies do not extract private or personal information from your computer’s memory; rather, they record only information relating to your visit to our site.
Beacon uses cookies to track usage of the website and to address security issues. We may also use cookies to store your preferences relating to use of our website. If you do not want to allow our website to place a cookie on your computer, you can change your browser’s settings to deny cookies; however, this may affect your experience with certain features of our website.
Beacon Financial Advisors, Inc. reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. If there is a change and we are going to share information differently than outlined above, we will notify you prior to sharing the information and give you the option to disapprove.
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy policy.