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  "crd_number": 333867,
  "slug": "balance-cash-management-inc-san-francisco-ca-333867",
  "primary_business_name": "BALANCE CASH MANAGEMENT INC.",
  "legal_name": "BALANCE CASH MANAGEMENT INC.",
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  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "41860",
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    "common_name": "San Francisco",
    "msa_name": "San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA",
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  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2025-01-23",
  "years_registered": 1,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-04-29",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 11595115.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "under_25m",
  "raum_band_label": "Under $25 million",
  "total_employees": 10,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
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      "count": 52
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  },
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    "fixed",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
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  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://balancecash.io",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/balance-cash-management"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333867",
  "city_as_filed": "SAN FRANCISCO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/balance-cash-management-inc-san-francisco-ca-333867",
  "display_name": "Balance Cash Management Inc.",
  "summary": "Balance Cash Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2025, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Balance Cash Management Inc. (CRD 333867): 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": [
    "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Balance Cash Management Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Balance Cash Management Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Balance Cash Management Inc. charge?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 29, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 0.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states); Flat fee: $15,000 to $50,000 a year (specialized software access and integration). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Balance Cash Management Inc. located?",
      "a": "Balance Cash Management Inc.'s principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Balance Cash Management Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Balance Cash Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 333867."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Balance Cash Management Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Balance Cash Management Inc. reports $11,595,115 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 29, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Balance Cash Management Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Balance Cash Management Inc.: Total employees: 5 in October 2025 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 Balance Cash Management Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (52)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Balance Cash Management Inc. use?",
      "a": "Balance Cash Management Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Apex Clearing Corporation and Bivo Financial LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Balance Cash Management 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/333867"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Balance Cash Management Inc. state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 29, 2026 says: \"Balance Cash does not provide advisory services to retail individuals. Furthermore, Balance does not require a minimum account size to open or maintain an account, though the minimum annual Software Fee makes the service practical only for businesses with significant cash reserves.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Balance Cash Management Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $13,022,099 to $11,595,115 (-11%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": null,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2025-01-03"
    },
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      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 11595115.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2026-04-29"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $13,022,099 to $11,595,115 (-11%).",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
      "period_label": "March 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 2."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 29, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
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    "stated_maximum": "0.5% of assets a year",
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "planning_fees": [
      "Flat fee: $15,000 to $50,000 a year (specialized software access and integration)"
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    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: up to 0.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "We charge an asset-based fee of up to 0.50% annually on the assets under management (AUM) held within the Balance platform.",
          "For clients requiring specialized software access and integration, we charge a fixed annual fee ranging from $15,000 to $50,000."
        ]
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        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Balance Cash does not provide advisory services to retail individuals. Furthermore, Balance does not require a minimum account size to open or maintain an account, though the minimum annual Software Fee makes the service practical only for businesses with significant cash reserves."
        ]
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        "label": "Planning fee",
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          "Flat fee: $15,000 to $50,000 a year (specialized software access and integration)"
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          "For clients requiring specialized software access and integration, we charge a fixed annual fee ranging from $15,000 to $50,000."
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        }
      ]
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    "quotes": [
      "We charge an asset-based fee of up to 0.50% annually on the assets under management (AUM) held within the Balance platform.",
      "For clients requiring specialized software access and integration, we charge a fixed annual fee ranging from $15,000 to $50,000.",
      "Balance Cash does not provide advisory services to retail individuals. Furthermore, Balance does not require a minimum account size to open or maintain an account, though the minimum annual Software Fee makes the service practical only for businesses with significant cash reserves.",
      "For clients requiring specialized software access and integration, we charge a fixed annual fee ranging from $15,000 to $50,000."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Apex Clearing Corporation",
      "name_as_filed": "APEX CLEARING CORPORATION",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Bivo Financial LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "BIVO FINANCIAL 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/balance-cash-management-inc-san-francisco-ca-333867.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 52,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333867",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}