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Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Shenandoah, TX, registered since 2015, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 6, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. located?
Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Shenandoah, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 172715.
How much does Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. manage?
Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. reports $0 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 6, 2026.
Does Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 8 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters and 1 question about civil court matters (11.C(2), 11.C(3), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(3), 11.D(5), 11.H(1)(b)). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/172715
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$0 as of October 2026, filing dated April 6, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DNot reported.
A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2015 (11 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 118 Reports 8 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(3) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(1)(b) Has a domestic or foreign court ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Changes in the filing
Last 12 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Abendstern Wealth Management, Inc. (CRD 172715): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/abendstern-wealth-management-inc-shenandoah-tx-172715