{ "crd_number": 104995, "slug": "atwood-and-palmer-inc-kansas-city-mo-104995", "primary_business_name": "ATWOOD & PALMER, INC.", "legal_name": "ATWOOD & PALMER, INC.", "dbas": [], "city": "Kansas City", "state": "MO", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "28140", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "28140", "common_name": "Kansas City", "msa_name": "Kansas City, MO-KS", "path": "/advisors/mo/kansas-city" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "1990-05-29", "years_registered": 36, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-08-25", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 2037056697.0, "raum_discretionary": 2037056697.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 9, "advisory_employees": 6, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "charitable": { "raum": 57969340.0, "count": 8 }, "individuals": { "raum": 35650247.0, "count": 153 }, "high_net_worth_individuals": { "raum": 1912894475.0, "count": 358 }, "corporations_other_businesses": { "raum": 30542635.0, "count": 6 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "financial_planning", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_individuals" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "CA", "CO", "FL", "GA", "IL", "KS", "LA", "MA", "MO", "NE", "TX" ], "websites": [ "https://atwoodpalmer.com", "https://linkedin.com/company/atwood-&-palmer-inc-", "https://x.com/ATWOODPALMER" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104995", "city_as_filed": "KANSAS CITY", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/atwood-and-palmer-inc-kansas-city-mo-104995", "display_name": "Atwood & Palmer, Inc.", "summary": "Atwood & Palmer, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Kansas City, MO, registered since 1990, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Atwood & Palmer, Inc. (CRD 104995): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "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" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Atwood & Palmer, Inc. compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Atwood & Palmer, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Atwood & Palmer, Inc. located?", "a": "Atwood & Palmer, Inc.'s principal office is in Kansas City, MO, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Atwood & Palmer, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Atwood & Palmer, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1990. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104995." }, { "q": "How much does Atwood & Palmer, Inc. manage?", "a": "Atwood & Palmer, Inc. reports $2,037,056,697 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 25, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Atwood & Palmer, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Atwood & Palmer, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,112,085,547 in the October 2021 data and $2,037,056,697 in the October 2026 data, up 83%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Atwood & Palmer, Inc. serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (358); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (153); charitable organizations (8)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Atwood & Palmer, Inc. use?", "a": "Atwood & Palmer, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Atwood & Palmer, 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/104995" }, { "q": "What changed in Atwood & Palmer, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,723,355,253 to $2,037,056,697 (+18%)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1112085547.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2021-03-09" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1267246187.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2022-03-24" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1245986269.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2023-04-14" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1439869002.0, "total_employees": 8, "filing_date": "2024-03-19" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1723355253.0, "total_employees": 9, "filing_date": "2025-03-11" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2037056697.0, "total_employees": 9, "filing_date": "2026-08-25" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-03-01", "period_label": "March 2026", "notes": [ "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,723,355,253 to $2,037,056,697 (+18%)." ] }, { "period": "2025-12-01", "period_label": "December 2025", "notes": [ "Registered or notice-filed in NE." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC", "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC", "affiliated": false } ], "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.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/atwood-and-palmer-inc-kansas-city-mo-104995.md", "clients": [ { "type": "individuals", "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)", "count": 153, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 35650247.0 }, { "type": "high_net_worth_individuals", "label": "High net worth individuals", "count": 358, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 1912894475.0 }, { "type": "charitable", "label": "Charitable organizations", "count": 8, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 57969340.0 }, { "type": "corporations_other_businesses", "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above", "count": 6, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 30542635.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104995", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }