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Bernard Wealth Management Corp.

Royal Oak, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 159533

Filed as BERNARD WEALTH MANAGEMENT CORP.

Bernard Wealth Management Corp. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Royal Oak, MI, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 23, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$314,245,504
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Bernard Wealth Management Corp. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bernard Wealth Management Corp. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Bernard Wealth Management Corp. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 23, 2026 states: Flat fee: $2,500 (financial planning engagement). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Bernard Wealth Management Corp. located?

Bernard Wealth Management Corp.'s principal office is in Royal Oak, MI, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Bernard Wealth Management Corp. registered with the SEC or a state?

Bernard Wealth Management Corp. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159533.

How much does Bernard Wealth Management Corp. manage?

Bernard Wealth Management Corp. reports $314,245,504 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 23, 2026 (93% discretionary).

How have Bernard Wealth Management Corp.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Bernard Wealth Management Corp.: Regulatory assets under management: $136,399,324 in the October 2021 data and $314,245,504 in the October 2026 data, up 130%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Bernard Wealth Management Corp. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (211); high net worth individuals (116); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (7).

Which custodians does Bernard Wealth Management Corp. use?

Bernard Wealth Management Corp.'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.

Does Bernard Wealth Management Corp. 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/159533

What changed in Bernard Wealth Management Corp.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $278,366,122 to $314,245,504 (+13%).

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Flat fee: $2,500 (financial planning engagement)

The brochure's wording
Financial Planning Services are generally billed on a flat fee basis. The standard fee for a financial planning engagement is $2,500 .

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 23, 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
$314,245,504

$314,245,504 as of October 2026, filing dated July 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $293,149,920.Non-discretionary: $21,095,584.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 211 Assets $66,737,338 (21%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 116 Assets $224,272,322 (71%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 7 Assets $21,095,584 (7%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 3 Assets $2,140,260 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

A 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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the August 2026 filing
Calverton, ME
States registered or notice-filed
13 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$136M 2021 $171M 2022 $144M 2023 $159M 2024 $278M 2025 $314M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$314,245,5044July 23, 2026
October 2025$278,366,1225March 21, 2025
October 2024$158,861,6065March 29, 2024
October 2023$143,801,2235March 30, 2023
October 2022$170,807,1704March 29, 2022
October 2021$136,399,3244September 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $136,399,324 in the October 2021 data and $314,245,504 in the October 2026 data, up 130%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $278,366,122 to $314,245,504 (+13%).

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.I
bernard-wealth.com

Source: 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. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. (CRD 159533): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bernard-wealth-management-corp-royal-oak-mi-159533