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  "crd_number": 165048,
  "slug": "boardwalk-financial-strategies-llc-hartland-wi-165048",
  "primary_business_name": "BOARDWALK FINANCIAL STRATEGIES LLC",
  "legal_name": "BOARDWALK FINANCIAL STRATEGIES LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Hartland",
  "state": "WI",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "33340",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "33340",
    "common_name": "Milwaukee",
    "msa_name": "Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI",
    "path": "/advisors/wi/milwaukee"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2023-04-28",
  "years_registered": 3,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-06",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 197600000.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 159110000.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 38490000.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 6,
  "advisory_employees": 3,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 8893000.0,
      "count": 18
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
      "raum": 188707000.0,
      "count": 67
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "IL",
    "WI"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://boardwalk-fs.com",
    "https://facebook.com/BOARDWALKFS",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/BOARDWALK-FINANCIAL-STRATEGIES-LLC"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/165048",
  "city_as_filed": "HARTLAND",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/boardwalk-financial-strategies-llc-hartland-wi-165048",
  "display_name": "Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC",
  "summary": "Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Hartland, WI, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC (CRD 165048): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC located?",
      "a": "Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC's principal office is in Hartland, WI, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 165048."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC manage?",
      "a": "Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC reports $197,600,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026 (81% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC's assets and staff changed since 2023?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $114,400,000 in the October 2023 data and $197,600,000 in the October 2026 data, up 73%. Total employees: 5 in October 2023 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (67); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (18)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC use?",
      "a": "Boardwalk Financial Strategies 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/165048"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Boardwalk Financial Strategies LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $175,610,900 to $197,600,000 (+13%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 114400000.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2023-09-12"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 142300000.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2024-09-26"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 175610900.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-06"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 197600000.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2026-08-06"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 3.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $175,610,900 to $197,600,000 (+13%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/boardwalk-financial-strategies-llc-hartland-wi-165048.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 18,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 8893000.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 67,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 188707000.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/165048",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}