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Bison Wealth, LLC

Atlanta, GASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 299805

Filed as BISON WEALTH, LLC

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.

7 years
registered since 2019
$2,735,571,106
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How 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 2A

Asset-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

$2,735,571,106 as of October 2026, filing dated September 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,732,024,588.Non-discretionary: $3,546,518.

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 2,692 Assets $820,671,331 (30%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 5,877 Assets $1,723,409,796 (63%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 72 Assets $54,711,424 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 61 Assets $27,355,711 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 301 Assets $109,422,844 (4%)

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
  • 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))

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)
18 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Athens, TXAtlanta, GABrownstone, PAChapel Hill, NCClive, IAEagle, IDGainesville, FLGarden City, NYGreensboro, NCHartwell, GAKing of Prussia, PALongview, TXNorthville, MIPalm Beach Gardens, FLSarasota, FLTyler, TXVirginia Beach, VAWest des Moines, IA
States registered or notice-filed
33 states or jurisdictions
ALARCACOCTFLGAIAIDILKYLAMAMDMIMNMOMSNCNENHNJNYOHPARISCTNTXUTVAWAWI

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 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
$307M 2021 $546M 2022 $1.37B 2023 $1.16B 2024 $2.75B 2025 $2.74B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,735,571,10678September 30, 2026
October 2025$2,753,091,44678March 28, 2025
October 2024$1,156,986,90039September 27, 2024
October 2023$1,366,557,67239August 12, 2023
October 2022$546,392,84920September 20, 2022
October 2021$307,125,09911September 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
  1. 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.
  2. July 2026
    • Added the business name Power My 401(K).
    • Changed its office addresses in Tyler, TX.
  3. 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.I
bisonwealth.comcapitaldefenderadvisors.comdominionwins.comlightmancapital.commc2wealthmgmt.compowermy401k.comreddit.com/user/BisonWealthLLC/ u/BisonWealthLLCsassoinsurance.comteamserveprotect.comthehollowaypartnership.comtruadvicellc.comtruadvicewealth.comzenithretirement.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. Bison Wealth, LLC (CRD 299805): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bison-wealth-llc-atlanta-ga-299805