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  "crd_number": 165450,
  "slug": "bason-asset-management-lakewood-co-165450",
  "primary_business_name": "BASON ASSET MANAGEMENT",
  "legal_name": "BASON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Lakewood",
  "state": "CO",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "19740",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "19740",
    "common_name": "Denver",
    "msa_name": "Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO",
    "path": "/advisors/co/denver"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2016-02-12",
  "years_registered": 10,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-02-20",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 848804132.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 2898000.0,
  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 9500000.0,
      "count": 15
    },
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 9257386.0,
      "count": 4
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
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      "count": 120
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "MO",
    "NC",
    "NE",
    "TX",
    "WV"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://basonasset.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/in/jamesdosborne"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/165450",
  "city_as_filed": "LAKEWOOD",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bason-asset-management-lakewood-co-165450",
  "display_name": "Bason Asset Management",
  "summary": "Bason Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Lakewood, CO, registered since 2016, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 20, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Bason Asset Management (CRD 165450): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Pension consulting services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Bason Asset Management compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bason Asset Management reports these compensation arrangements: fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Bason Asset Management located?",
      "a": "Bason Asset Management's principal office is in Lakewood, CO, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Bason Asset Management registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Bason Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 165450."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Bason Asset Management manage?",
      "a": "Bason Asset Management reports $848,804,132 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 20, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Bason Asset Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Bason Asset Management: Regulatory assets under management: $439,599,493 in the October 2021 data and $848,804,132 in the October 2026 data, up 93%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Bason Asset Management serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (120); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (15); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Bason Asset Management use?",
      "a": "Bason Asset Management'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 Bason Asset Management 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/165450"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Bason Asset Management's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $700,595,332 to $848,804,132 (+21%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 439599493.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2021-05-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 590387000.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2022-02-02"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 573935000.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2023-09-01"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 618161736.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2024-01-17"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 700595332.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-02-19"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 848804132.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-02-20"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
      "period_label": "March 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $700,595,332 to $848,804,132 (+21%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in MO."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "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/bason-asset-management-lakewood-co-165450.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 15,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 9500000.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 120,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 830046746.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 4,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 9257386.0
    }
  ],
  "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/165450",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}