Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure

PLAN STRATEGIES, INC.

1675 Broadway Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202

Telephone: (303) 658-3734 Facsimile: (303) 658-3136

E-mail: brice.williams@planstrategies.com Web: www.planstrategies.com

3/31/2015

This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Plan Strategies, Inc. (hereinafter “PSI” or “firm” or “we”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (303) 658-3734 or at brice.williams@planstrategies.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority. Additional information about PSI is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a CRD number. The CRD number for PSI is 110048. Registration as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.

Item 2. Summary of Material Changes References to affiliate Lincoln Trust were updated to reflect the company’s name change to LT Trust, and the advisory assets numbers in section 4 were updated.

Item 3. Table of Contents

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Section

Page Number

1. Cover Page 1 2. Material Changes 2 3. Table of Contents 3 4. Advisory Business 4 5. Fees and Compensation 4 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management 5 7. Types of Clients 5 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss 6 9. Disciplinary Information 6

10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations 6 11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal

Trading 7

12. Brokerage Practices 7 13. Review of Accounts 8 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation 8 15. Custody 8 16. Investment Discretion 9 17. Voting Client Securities 9 18. 19.

Financial Information Requirements for State-Registered Advisers ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplements

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Item 4. Advisory Business PSI is a fee-based, state-registered investment adviser. Our firm has been in business since 1998. Robert Beriault Holdings Inc. (“RBHI”) is PSI’s direct owner. Robert H. Beriault is an indirect owner. PSI’s main business is pension and investment consulting for defined contribution company retirement plans. The plans are primarily participant-directed, but PSI does have clients with trustee-directed plans. We act as a pension consultant and also may have assets under management, depending on the arrangement with the client.

Pension Consulting Services

We provide pension consulting advice to clients as an ERISA Section 3(21) advisor. In this role, the client can decline or accept PSI’s recommendations and advice. Services include Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) development, plan design, fund lineup selection, monitoring, fund replacement recommendations and reporting. With the fund replacements, PSI would recommend changes to the plan investment lineup, and then clients must approve the replacements and direct the third-party administrator to make the changes.

We provide several consulting services separately or in combination. Clients may choose to use any or all of these services. PSI consulted on approximately $88,000,000 in assets as of March 31, 2015.

Investment Management

PSI provides limited investment management services as an ERISA Section 3(38) advisor. Services include IPS development, plan design, fund lineup selection, monitoring, fund replacement, and reporting. PSI’s investment management is limited in that it has the discretion solely to replace funds in plan fund lineups and initiate the transfer of existing balances to the replacements without prior approval from the client. PSI’s investment management assets as of March 31, 2015 were approximately $27,000,000.

Participant Education:

For pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plan clients in self-directed plans, we may provide periodic educational support and investment workshops designed for the plan participants, if provided for in our agreement with the client. Topics to be discussed will be determined in conjunction with the plan sponsor and in accordance with guidelines established in ERISA Section 404(c). The educational support and investment workshops will not provide plan participants with individualized, tailored investment advice or individualized, tailored asset allocation recommendations.

Services in General Our consulting recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a broker dealer or insurance company and will primarily include advice regarding mutual funds and independent third-party managers available through platforms offered by LT Trust Company or other platform providers. Item 5. Fees and Compensation

Fees in General

Our fees are based upon a percentage of client or plan assets, and vary depending on the scope and nature of services provided. The exact percentage will be mutually agreed upon with the client and will depend on such variable as the size of the portfolio, frequency of reviews and preparation of reports, as well as the nature and complexity of the service. Fees may vary for similar clients, and fee minimums may apply.

Fees may be billed monthly or quarterly, in advance or in arrears, and be billed directly or deducted from plan assets, depending on the service agreement. With certain service agreements, fees are deducted by an affiliate, LT Trust Company.

Discounts, not generally available to our advisory clients, may be offered to family members and close friends of PSI.

Under no circumstances will we earn fees in excess of $500 more than six months in advance of services rendered.

Account Termination

Clients will have a period of five (5) business days from the date of signing the agreement to unconditionally rescind the agreement and receive a full refund of all fees. Thereafter, the client may terminate the agreement by providing us a written notice at our principal place of business. Upon termination of any account, any prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded, and any earned, unpaid fees will be due and payable. Mutual Fund and ETF Fees and Expenses: All fees paid to our firm for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds and ETFs to their shareholders. These fees and expenses are described in each fund's prospectus. These fees will generally include a management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible distribution fee. A client could invest in a mutual fund or and ETF directly, without the services of our firm. In that case, the client would not receive the services provided by us which are designed, among other things, to assist the client in determining which mutual fund or funds or ETFs are most appropriate to each client's financial condition and objectives. Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged by the funds and ETFs and the fees charged by us to fully understand the total amount of fees to be paid by the client and to thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided. Brokerage, Custodial, and Third-Party Manager Fees In addition to advisory fees paid to our firm, clients will also be responsible for all transaction, brokerage, trade-away and custodial fees incurred as part of their account management with the selected third-party investment advisers. Please see Item 12 of this Brochure for important disclosures regarding our brokerage practices. All advisory fees charged by selected third-party managers and/or programs are incurred by clients in addition to our advisory fees. Additional Compensation Received by Us

PSI is affiliated, by virtue of common ownership and control, with Independent Pension Consultants, Ltd. (hereinafter “IPC”), a third party administrator, Fringe Benefit Administrators (“FBA”), a third party administrator, LT Trust Company (“LT Trust”), a third-party administrator, and LTC Investment Services, Inc. (“LTCIS”), a FINRA-registered broker dealer. Certain of our principals and employees are also principals and employees of these affiliates. IPC, FBA or LT Trust will receive a separate and distinct pension administration fee from any clients using them as a third-party pension plan administrator. Please refer to Item 10 of this Brochure for a more detailed explanation of how our firm handles and mitigates these conflicts of interest.

Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management

We do not charge any fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client.

Item 7. Types of Clients

Our firm primarily provides advisory services to company retirement plans.

We typically require a minimum annual fee of $500 for services.

Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss

Our firm employs the following types of analysis to formulate client consulting recommendations: Mutual fund and/or ETF analysis: We look at the experience and track record of the manager of the mutual fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if that manager has demonstrated an ability to invest over a period of time and in different economic conditions. We also look at the underlying assets in a mutual fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if there is significant overlap in the underlying investments held in other funds in the client’s portfolio. We also monitor the funds or ETFs in an attempt to determine if they are continuing to follow their stated investment strategy. A risk of mutual fund and/or ETF analysis is that, as in all securities investments, past performance does not guarantee future results. A manager who has been successful may not be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as we do not control the underlying investments in a fund or ETF, managers of different funds held by the client may purchase the same security, increasing the risk to the client if that security were to fall in value. There is also a risk that a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the fund or ETF, which could make the fund or ETF less suitable of the client’s portfolio. Third-Party Manager Analysis: We examine the experience, expertise, investment philosophies, and past performance of independent third-party investment managers in an attempt to determine if that manager has demonstrated an ability to invest over a period of time and in different economic conditions. We monitor the manager’s underlying holdings, strategies, concentrations and leverage as part of our overall periodic risk assessment. Additionally, as part of our due-diligence process, we survey the manager’s compliance and business enterprise risks. A risk of investing with a third-party manager who has been successful in the past is that he/she may not be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as we do not control the underlying investments in a third-party manager’s portfolio, there is also a risk that a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the portfolio, making it a less suitable investment for our clients. Moreover, as we do not control the manager’s daily business and compliance operations, it is possible for us to miss the absence of internal controls necessary to prevent business, regulatory or reputational deficiencies. Risks for all forms of analysis: Our securities analysis method relies on the assumption that the companies whose securities we purchase and sell, the rating agencies that review these securities, and other publicly-available sources of information about these securities, are providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert to indications that data may be incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be compromised by inaccurate or misleading information. Clients should understand that investing in any securities, including mutual funds and ETFs, involves a risk of loss of both income and principal that a client should be prepared to bear. Item 9. Disciplinary Information Our firm has no reportable disciplinary events to disclose. Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations As disclosed in Item 5 of this brochure, certain of our principals and staff are employed with IPC, LT Trust, FBA or LTCIS, firms related to our advisory firm by virtue of common ownership and control. LT Trust, IPC, and FBA provide services to clients of PSI under separate agreements for additional fees. The typical process is that clients select LT Trust, IPC or FBA as a third-party administrator and/or recordkeeper, and then are referred to PSI if they’re looking for an advisor. LT Trust also offers several products where PSI provides advisory services to plans as part of a bundled offering. Clients of LT Trust, FBA or IPC are under no obligation to choose PSI as an advisor. They are free to choose different advisors, and many do.

Certain of our principals and/or staff are separately licensed as registered representatives of LTC Investment Services, Inc., an affiliated broker-dealer. These individuals, in their separate capacity, can effect securities transactions for which the firm will receive separate compensation. LTCIS representatives don’t provide any investment advice or make recommendations; all transactions are initiated by clients. Since LTCIS merely acts as an executing broker, the compensation received by the firm doesn’t present a conflict of interest. The client base for PSI and LTCIS doesn’t overlap, so LTCIS doesn’t execute any trades for any PSI client. Potential conflicts of interest also arise to the extent that these non-advisory activities may require a time commitment from some of our staff, thus limiting the amount of time they can dedicate to management of advisory client accounts. We endeavor at all times to put the interest of its clients first as part of its fiduciary duty as a registered investment adviser and takes the following steps to address this conflict:

1. We disclose to clients the existence of all material conflicts of interest, including the potential for related firms to earn compensation from advisory clients in addition to our advisory fees;

2. We collect, maintain and document accurate, complete and relevant client background information, including

the client’s financial goals, objectives and risk tolerance;

3. Our management conducts regular reviews of each client account to verify that all recommendations made to a client are suitable to the client’s needs and circumstances;

4. We require that our employees seek prior approval of any outside employment activity so that we may ensure

that any conflicts of interests in such activities are properly addressed;

5. We periodically monitor these outside employment activities to verify that any conflicts of interest continue to be properly addressed by our firm; and

6. We educate our employees regarding the responsibilities of a fiduciary, including the need for having a

reasonable and independent basis for the investment advice provided to clients. Item 11. Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading Code of Ethics Disclosure Our firm has adopted a Code of Ethics which sets forth high ethical standards of business conduct that we require of our employees, including compliance with applicable federal securities laws. Any employee not following our Code of Ethics is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. A copy of our Code of Ethics is available to our advisory clients and prospective clients upon request to Brice J. Williams, Chief Compliance Officer, at the firm’s office address. PSI’s recommendations and advice for our retirement plan clients utilize mutual funds, and in some cases, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The nature and trading structure of these securities minimizes the potential conflicts of interest. Item 12. Brokerage Practices We do not have any formal or informal soft-dollar arrangements and do not receive any soft-dollar benefits. We do not request or accept the discretionary authority to determine the broker dealer to be used for client accounts. Clients and/or their third-party plan administrators must direct us as to the broker dealer to be used for all client securities transactions. In directing the use of a particular broker or dealer, it should be understood that we will not have authority to negotiate commissions among various brokers, and best execution may not be achieved, resulting in higher transaction costs for clients.

If selected by the client to act as a third-party plan administrator, IPC, FBA or LT Trust will utilize the brokerage and custodial services of TD Ameritrade, MG Trust, or possibly other providers. PSI has no discretion or ability to choose a brokerage platform. Any platform benefits IPC, FBA or LT Trust receives through participation in programs offered by these unaffiliated entities may depend upon the amount of transactions directed to, or amount of assets custodied by them. Therefore, participation in these programs results in a potential conflict of interest for our firm, as the receipt of the above benefits creates an incentive for IPC, FBA, and LT Trust to utilize TD Ameritrade or MG Trust. Nonetheless, IPC, FBA and LT Trust have reviewed the services of these custodians and recommend their services based on a number of factors. These factors include the breadth of professional services offered, fees, and the custodial platform provided to clients. LTCIS, the broker dealer affiliate of PSI, doesn’t provide any services to clients of PSI, FBA or IPC. It has a separate and distinct client base. Item 13. Review of Accounts Brice J. Williams, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, is responsible for all account reviews. Formal account reviews will be conducted at least annually and as frequently as contracted for at the inception of the advisory relationship. Accounts are reviewed for consistency with client investment strategy, asset allocation, risk tolerance and performance relative to the appropriate benchmark (as outlined in each client’s IPS). Significant geopolitical and macroeconomic events may also trigger reviews.

We typically prepare regular reports for clients. The nature and frequency of the reports varies, depending on the service agreement with the client.

Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation

Our firm may pay referral fees to independent persons or firms ("Solicitors") for introducing clients to us. Whenever we pay a referral fee, we require the Solicitor to provide the prospective client with a copy of this document (our Firm Brochure) and a separate disclosure statement that includes the following information:

the Solicitor's name and relationship with our firm;

the fact that the Solicitor is being paid a referral fee;

the amount of the fee; and

whether the fee paid to us by the client will be increased above our normal fees in order to compensate the Solicitor.

Other than that already disclosed in this Brochure, our firm does not receive any additional compensation from third parties for providing investment advice to its clients

Item 15. Custody

Custody is defined as any legal or actual ability by our firm to access client funds or securities. We do not take physical possession of client assets. Moreover, we have not entered into any arrangements under which our firm is deemed to have constructive custody of client funds. Clients will receive, at a minimum, quarterly account statements from their selected custodian. We urge all of our clients to carefully review and compare their reviews of account holdings and/or performance results received from us to those they receive from their custodian, third-party investment advisers, and pension plan administrators. Should you notice any discrepancies in any account, please notify the respective pension plan administrator and/or your custodian as soon as possible.

Item 16. Investment Discretion

We exercise a limited amount of discretion in client accounts, if allowed for in our agreement with that client. Our discretion would come in the form of replacing an investment option in a company retirement plan and initiating the transfer of client assets from the old to the new fund. With some service arrangements, we may also manage model portfolios on a discretionary basis, including allocating assets, rebalancing and replacing funds as needed. Should the client wish to impose reasonable limitations on this discretionary authority, such limitations shall be included in this written authority statement, typically the plan IPS or addenda thereto. Clients may change/amend these limitations as desired. Such amendments must be submitted to us by the client in writing.

Item 17. Voting Client Securities

As a matter of firm policy, our firm does not vote proxies on behalf of clients. Clients will either receive their proxies and other solicitations directly from their custodian or transfer agent and retain sole responsibility for voting or will delegate proxy voting responsibilities to the selected third-party investment adviser(s) and/or pension plan administrator(s). We do not provide any consulting advice in connection with client proxies. We will neither advise nor act on behalf of the client in legal proceedings involving companies whose securities are held in the client’s account(s), including, but not limited to, the filing of “Proofs of Claim” in class action settlements. If desired, clients may direct us to transmit copies of class action notices to the client or a third party. Upon such direction, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to forward such notices in a timely manner. Item 18. Financial Information

Under no circumstances will we earn fees in excess of $500 more than six months in advance of services rendered.

Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers A. The following individuals are the principal executive officers and management persons of Plan Strategies, Inc.:

Brice J. Williams, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Information regarding the formal education and business background for Brice J. Williams is provided in the Brochure Supplement (ADV Part 2B). B. Plan Strategies, Inc. is not engaged in any business activity other than giving investment advice. C. Neither Plan Strategies, Inc. nor our supervised persons are compensated for advisory services with performance-

based fees. D. We are required to disclose all material facts regarding certain legal or disciplinary events pertaining to arbitration

awards or other civil, regulatory or administrative proceedings in which our firm or management personnel were found liable or against whom an award was granted. Our firm and our management personnel have no reportable disciplinary events to disclose.

E. Neither Plan Strategies, Inc. nor our management personnel have a relationship or arrangement with any issuer of

securities.

Part 2B of Form ADV: Brochure Supplement

Brice J. Williams 1675 Broadway, Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202

Telephone: (303) 658-3734 Facsimile: (303) 658-3136

Plan Strategies, Inc.

1675 Broadway, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202

Telephone: (303) 658-3734

3/31/2015

This brochure supplement provides information about Brice J. Williams that supplements the Plan Strategies, Inc. brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Brice J. Williams, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, if you did not receive our brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional information about Brice J. Williams is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Item 2. Educational Background and Business Experience Brice James Williams, CFA Year of Birth: 1972 Education:

Mr. Williams graduated from The University of Georgia (Athens, GA) in 1995 with a B.B.A. degree in International Business.

Mr. Williams earned his CFA charter in 2004. To earn the CFA charter, candidates must have four years of qualifying work experience, pledge to adhere to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct on an annual basis, and complete the CFA Program, which is organized into three levels, each culminating in a six-hour exam.

Business Background: Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Plan Strategies, Inc. from 03/2013 to Present Vice President, LT Trust Company, Inc., 12/2009 to Present President and Chief Compliance Officer, LTC Investment Services, Inc., from 03/2008 to Present Registered Representative, LTC Investment Services, Inc., 2/2004 – 3/2008 Financial Analyst, Crestone Capital Advisors, 04/2001 to 08/2003 Registered Representative and Manager, Charles Schwab & Co., 08/1995 to 03/2001

Item 3. Disciplinary Information Mr. Williams does not have any history of disciplinary events. Item 4. Other Business Activities Mr. Williams is Vice President of LT Trust Company, Inc., a Colorado-chartered trust company that acts as a third-party administrator and directed trustee for pension plans, such as 401(K)s. See items 5 and 10 of our Form ADV Part 2A Brochure for important conflict of interest disclosures and a description of our policies and procedures designed to address these conflicts. Mr. Williams is also separately licensed as a registered representative of LTC Investment Services, Inc.(“LTCIS”), an affiliated broker-dealer. LTCIS is a FINRA-registered introducing broker-dealer that executes stock and bond trades for clients of LT Trust Company. LTCIS executes trades strictly on an unsolicited basis, and provides no investment or recommendations. Mr. Williams, in his separate capacity, can effect securities transactions for which LTCIS will receive separate, yet customary compensation. Mr. Williams will not receive commissions or other forms of compensation from the sale of securities during the provision of the advisory services described in Plan Strategies Inc.’s ADV Part 2 Item 4. Mr. Williams devotes approximately 50% of his time to these other business activities. Item 5. Additional Compensation Mr. Williams doesn’t receive additional compensation, such as 12b-1 fees. Item 6. Supervision The Chief Compliance officer of Plan Strategies, Inc., Brice J. Williams, is responsible for all employee supervision and general business strategy of the firm. He is also responsible for formulation and monitoring of investment advice

offered to clients, documenting investment meeting deliberations, overseeing all material investment policy changes, conducting periodic testing to ensure that client objectives and mandates are being met and for the implementation and monitoring of our compliance program, including the collection and review of all employee personal securities transactions on a quarterly basis. Brice J. Williams can be reached at (303) 658-3734. Mr. Williams is supervised by the firm’s Board of Directors. Item 7. Requirements for State-Registered Advisers Mr. Williams has never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition nor has he ever been involved in any of the additional disciplinary events reportable under this Item.

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FACTS

Rev. 10/2013

WHAT DOES Plan Strategies, Inc.

DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives

consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you

how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to

understand what we do.

What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you

have with us. This information can include:

n Social Security number and account balance n Account transactions and related transaction history n Checking account and wire transfer instructions

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this

notice.

How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday

business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their

customers’ personal information; the reasons Plan Strategies, Inc. chooses to share; and

whether you can limit this sharing.

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Plan Strategies share?

Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –

such as to process your transactions, maintain

your account(s), respond to court orders and legal

investigations, or report to credit bureaus

Yes

No

For our marketing purposes –

to offer our products and services to you

No

We don’t share

For joint marketing with other financial companies

No

We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your transactions and experiences

Yes

No

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

No

We don’t share

For nonaffiliates to market to you

No

We don’t share

Questions? Call (303) 658-3734

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Who we are

Who is providing this notice?

Plan Strategies, Inc.

What we do

How does Plan Strategies protect

my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access

and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files

and buildings.

Prospective employees are screened for criminal convictions and drug use. Once hired, employees are advised of Plan Strategies’ privacy

policies.

How does Plan Strategies collect

my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

open an account or correspond with us Initiate transactions in your accounts

We also collect your personal information from others, such as

affiliates.

Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only

sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

affiliates from using your information to market to you sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to

limit sharing.