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Bison Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Atlanta, GA, registered since 2019, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Bison Wealth, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bison Wealth, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
What does Bison Wealth, LLC's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 15, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Bison Wealth, LLC located?
Bison Wealth, LLC's principal office is in Atlanta, GA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 18 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Bison Wealth, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Bison Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 299805.
How much does Bison Wealth, LLC manage?
Bison Wealth, LLC reports $2,735,571,106 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Bison Wealth, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Bison Wealth, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $307,125,099 in the October 2021 data and $2,735,571,106 in the October 2026 data, up 791%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 78 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Bison Wealth, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (5,877); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,692); corporations or other businesses not listed above (301).
Which custodians does Bison Wealth, LLC use?
Bison Wealth, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Bison Wealth, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/299805
What changed in Bison Wealth, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Added an office in Atlanta, GA. Added an office in Brownstone, PA. Added an office in Clive, IA. Added an office in Gainesville, FL. Added an office in Northville, MI.
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 2AAsset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
The Advisory Fee paid to Bison is negotiable between client and Adviser and is calculated as a percent of the value of the account managed as defined in the IAA but will not exceed 2.0% annually.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 15, 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$2,735,571,106 as of October 2026, filing dated September 30, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- CAPITAL DEFENDER ADVISORS, LAWRENCE SASSO INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, LIGHTMAN CAPITAL, LLC., MC2 WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC, POWER MY 401(K), SERVE AND PROTECT FINANCIAL, THE HOLLOWAY PARTNERSHIP, TRINITY STREET FINANCIAL, ZENITH RETIREMENT PLANNING
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (7 years)
- Employees
- Total: 78. Performing investment advisory functions: 65.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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18 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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33 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $2,735,571,106 | 78 | September 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $2,753,091,446 | 78 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,156,986,900 | 39 | September 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,366,557,672 | 39 | August 12, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $546,392,849 | 20 | September 20, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $307,125,099 | 11 | September 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $307,125,099 in the October 2021 data and $2,735,571,106 in the October 2026 data, up 791%.
Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 78 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- October 2026
- Added an office in Atlanta, GA.
- Added an office in Brownstone, PA.
- Added an office in Clive, IA.
- Added an office in Gainesville, FL.
- Added an office in Northville, MI.
- July 2026
- Added the business name Power My 401(K).
- Changed its office addresses in Tyler, TX.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 66 to 65.
- Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed (now yes: 11.D(2); now no: 11.D(1)).
- Added the business name MC2 Wealth Management LLC.
- No longer lists the business name Truadvice LLC.
- No longer lists the business name Armis Advisers.
- No longer lists the business name Retirement Key.
- No longer lists the business name Andersen Wealth.
- No longer lists the business name Solid Wealth Company.
- No longer lists the business name Truadvice Wealth Management.
- No longer lists the business name Edwards Financial Strategies.
- No longer lists the business name Safe Harbor Retirement Advisors Inc..
- Added an office in King of Prussia, PA.
- Added an office in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
- Added an office in West des Moines, IA.
- No longer lists an office in Atlanta, GA.
- No longer lists an office in Frisco, TX.
- No longer lists an office in Hopkins, MN.
- No longer lists an office in Naples, FL.
- No longer lists an office in Rome, GA.
- Registered or notice-filed in RI.
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. Bison Wealth, LLC (CRD 299805): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bison-wealth-llc-atlanta-ga-299805