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  "crd_number": 115361,
  "slug": "access-financial-services-inc-minneapolis-mn-115361",
  "primary_business_name": "ACCESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.",
  "legal_name": "ACCESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.",
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  "city": "Minneapolis",
  "state": "MN",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "33460",
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    "common_name": "Minneapolis",
    "msa_name": "Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI",
    "path": "/advisors/mn/minneapolis"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2006-04-24",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "other",
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "AZ",
    "CA",
    "FL",
    "MN",
    "TX",
    "WI"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://accessafs.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/115361",
  "city_as_filed": "MINNEAPOLIS",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/access-financial-services-inc-minneapolis-mn-115361",
  "display_name": "Access Financial Services, Inc.",
  "summary": "Access Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Minneapolis, MN, registered since 2006, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 12, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Access Financial Services, Inc. (CRD 115361): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Access Financial Services, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Access Financial Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Access Financial Services, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Access Financial Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Minneapolis, MN, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Access Financial Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Access Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 115361."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Access Financial Services, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Access Financial Services, Inc. reports $437,789,551 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 12, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Access Financial Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Access Financial Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $311,628,492 in the October 2021 data and $437,789,551 in the October 2026 data, up 40%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Access Financial Services, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (176); high net worth individuals (142); corporations or other businesses not listed above (4)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Access Financial Services, Inc. use?",
      "a": "Access Financial Services, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Access Financial Services, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/115361"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Access Financial Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the December 2025 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 311628492.0,
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      "filing_date": "2021-08-16"
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    {
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      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 345540222.0,
      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2022-02-24"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2023-02-21"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 361897200.0,
      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2024-02-08"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 421585223.0,
      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2025-02-18"
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 437789551.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2026-02-12"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
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    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Fidelity Investments",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY INVESTMENTS",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "TIAA-CREF INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES LLC",
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    }
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  "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.",
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  "clients": [
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "claimed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/115361",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}