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  "crd_number": 152063,
  "slug": "baer-investment-advisory-llc-152063",
  "primary_business_name": "BAER INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC",
  "legal_name": "BAER INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC",
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    "VA",
    "WA"
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  "websites": [
    "https://baerinvestment.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/baer-investment-advisory-llc?viewAsMember=true"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152063",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(3)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(5)",
      "question": "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?"
    }
  ],
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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/baer-investment-advisory-llc-152063",
  "display_name": "Baer Investment Advisory LLC",
  "summary": "Baer Investment Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Baer Investment Advisory LLC (CRD 152063): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Baer Investment Advisory LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Baer Investment Advisory LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Baer Investment Advisory LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Baer Investment Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 152063."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Baer Investment Advisory LLC manage?",
      "a": "Baer Investment Advisory LLC reports $118,990,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Baer Investment Advisory LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Baer Investment Advisory LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $107,493,025 in the October 2025 data and $118,990,000 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 4 in October 2025 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Baer Investment Advisory LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (50); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (27); investment companies (3)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Baer Investment Advisory LLC use?",
      "a": "Baer Investment Advisory LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Baer Investment Advisory LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(3) (another regulator's finding of causing a business's authorization to be denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted), and 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). 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 SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152063"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Baer Investment Advisory LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the December 2025 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $107,493,025 to $126,720,000 (+18%). Registered or notice-filed in VA, WA."
    }
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2025-03-11"
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 118990000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-30"
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    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $107,493,025 to $126,720,000 (+18%).",
        "Registered or notice-filed in VA, WA."
      ]
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  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
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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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/baer-investment-advisory-llc-152063.md",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152063",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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