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Bamboo Wealth Strategies
Filed as BAMBOO WEALTH STRATEGIES · Legal name Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc.
Bamboo Wealth Strategies is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Bamboo Wealth Strategies compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bamboo Wealth Strategies reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Bamboo Wealth Strategies located?
Bamboo Wealth Strategies' principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Bamboo Wealth Strategies registered with the SEC or a state?
Bamboo Wealth Strategies is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 170093.
How much does Bamboo Wealth Strategies manage?
Bamboo Wealth Strategies reports $235,695,335 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Bamboo Wealth Strategies' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Bamboo Wealth Strategies: Regulatory assets under management: $116,373,526 in the October 2021 data and $235,695,335 in the October 2026 data, up 103%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Bamboo Wealth Strategies serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (145); high net worth individuals (84).
Which custodians does Bamboo Wealth Strategies use?
Bamboo Wealth Strategies' 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.
Does Bamboo Wealth Strategies report any disciplinary disclosures?
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/170093
Does Bamboo Wealth Strategies state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 5, 2026 says: "Bamboo Wealth generally does not impose a minimum size for establishing a relationship."
What changed in Bamboo Wealth Strategies' recent Form ADV filings?
In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $184,244,140 to $235,695,335 (+28%).
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
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
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
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
Bamboo Wealth generally does not impose a minimum size for establishing a relationship.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 5, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$235,695,335 as of October 2026, filing dated September 15, 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.DA 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- 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
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Spectrum Planning & Advisory Services Inc.
- Also doing business as
- BETTER PLANNING
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2020 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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4 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $235,695,335 | 8 | September 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $184,244,140 | 5 | March 25, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $151,901,509 | 8 | September 23, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $123,324,430 | 5 | February 3, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $132,581,850 | 4 | July 19, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $116,373,526 | 4 | July 26, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $116,373,526 in the October 2021 data and $235,695,335 in the October 2026 data, up 103%.
Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- March 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $184,244,140 to $235,695,335 (+28%).
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. Bamboo Wealth Strategies (CRD 170093): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bamboo-wealth-strategies-san-diego-ca-170093