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Black Diamond Financial, LLC

Lutherville, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 145108

Filed as BLACK DIAMOND FINANCIAL, LLC

Black Diamond Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Lutherville, MD, registered since 2015, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$1,370,212,598
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Black Diamond Financial, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Black Diamond Financial, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $300 an hour (those Clients requiring assistance with their financial planning needs). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Black Diamond Financial, LLC located?

Black Diamond Financial, LLC's principal office is in Lutherville, MD, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Black Diamond Financial, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Black Diamond Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 145108.

How much does Black Diamond Financial, LLC manage?

Black Diamond Financial, LLC reports $1,370,212,598 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026 (89% discretionary).

How have Black Diamond Financial, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Black Diamond Financial, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $488,563,788 in the October 2021 data and $1,370,212,598 in the October 2026 data, up 180%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Black Diamond Financial, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (218); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (117); corporations or other businesses not listed above (10).

Which custodians does Black Diamond Financial, LLC use?

Black Diamond Financial, LLC'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 Black Diamond Financial, LLC 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/145108

Does Black Diamond Financial, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 2026 says: "Black Diamond Financial requires a $ 1,000,000 account minimum. However, we retain the right to waive that minimum based on various factors like length of Client relationship."

What changed in Black Diamond Financial, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 11 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,043,675,393 to $1,370,212,598 (+31%).

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.

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Black Diamond Financial requires a $ 1,000,000 account minimum. However, we retain the right to waive that minimum based on various factors like length of Client relationship.

Hourly rate: $300 an hour (those Clients requiring assistance with their financial planning needs)

The brochure's wording
Hourly fees will be assessed at a rate of $ 300 per hour, this fee will typically be charged for those Clients requiring assistance with their financial planning needs.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 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
$1,370,212,598

$1,370,212,598 as of October 2026, filing dated March 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,226,336,290.Non-discretionary: $143,876,308.

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 117 Assets $90,624,892 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 218 Assets $1,037,420,242 (76%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 3 Assets $50,205,000 (4%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 6 Assets $91,811,974 (7%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $83,694,800 (6%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 10 Assets $16,455,690 (1%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
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 April 2026 filing
Bend, OR
States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
CAFLLAMDORTXUT

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
$489M 2021 $551M 2022 $546M 2023 $701M 2024 $1.04B 2025 $1.37B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,370,212,59817March 23, 2026
October 2025$1,043,675,39314March 27, 2025
October 2024$701,427,21113March 25, 2024
October 2023$545,885,2479March 21, 2023
October 2022$551,479,5559August 1, 2022
October 2021$488,563,7886August 3, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $488,563,788 in the October 2021 data and $1,370,212,598 in the October 2026 data, up 180%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 17 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 11 to 13.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,043,675,393 to $1,370,212,598 (+31%).

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
blackdf.comblackdfinancial.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. Black Diamond Financial, LLC (CRD 145108): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/black-diamond-financial-llc-lutherville-md-145108