Ekon Advisors, LLC

Ekon Advisors primarily serves sponsors and trustees of retirement plans, including defined benefit, pension, profit-sharing, 403(b), 457 and 401(k) plans, and may provide non‑discretionary investment advice to plan participants. The firm offers portfolio management (including acting as a 3(38) discretionary manager), consulting, preparation of investment policy statements, and participant education.

The firm emphasizes asset allocation and mutual fund/ETF selection with attention to long‑term performance and low expenses, and it operates under both discretionary and non‑discretionary arrangements — as of December 31, 2025 it reported roughly $110 million managed on a discretionary basis and about $109.7 million on a non‑discretionary basis. Ekon Advisors does not execute trades for clients; trade execution and custody are handled by plan record‑keepers, TPAs or custodians while the firm provides ongoing monitoring and reporting to sponsors and trustees.

Notable distinctions include an affiliated non‑fiduciary record‑keeper and TPA, QBC, Inc., which provides actuarial, recordkeeping and plan administration services, may implement transactions via NSCC, and is deemed to have constructive custody subject to SSAE‑16/SOC‑1 review. Management persons are also registered representatives of a broker‑dealer and may receive 12b‑1 or other product compensation; the brochure discloses these cross‑activities and the firm’s procedures to disclose and mitigate related conflicts.