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Billfold Budget Counseling
Filed as BILLFOLD BUDGET COUNSELING · Legal name Hatton, William James
Billfold Budget Counseling is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Sherman Oaks, CA, registered since 2019, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Billfold Budget Counseling compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Billfold Budget Counseling reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Billfold Budget Counseling located?
Billfold Budget Counseling's principal office is in Sherman Oaks, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Billfold Budget Counseling registered with the SEC or a state?
Billfold Budget Counseling is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 305073.
What types of clients does Billfold Budget Counseling serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (35).
Does Billfold Budget Counseling report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/305073
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- Hourly charges
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)
- 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.FNot reported.
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
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Hatton, William James
- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2019 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. 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
Changes in the filing
Last 12 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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. Billfold Budget Counseling (CRD 305073): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/billfold-budget-counseling-sherman-oaks-ca-305073