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Bonfire Financial, LLC

Colorado Springs, COSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 288522

Filed as BONFIRE FINANCIAL, LLC

Bonfire Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Colorado Springs, CO, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 8, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$233,998,032
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Bonfire Financial, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Bonfire Financial, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 23, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states); Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (financial plans); Hourly rate: $350 an hour (Services provided up to date of termination but not yet paid to Bonfire…). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Bonfire Financial, LLC located?

Bonfire Financial, LLC's principal office is in Colorado Springs, CO, according to its Form ADV.

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

Bonfire Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 288522.

How much does Bonfire Financial, LLC manage?

Bonfire Financial, LLC reports $233,998,032 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 8, 2026 (86% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Bonfire Financial, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $122,499,724 in the October 2021 data and $233,998,032 in the October 2026 data, up 91%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Bonfire Financial, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (206); high net worth individuals (55); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (17).

Which custodians does Bonfire Financial, LLC use?

Bonfire 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 Bonfire 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/288522

Does Bonfire Financial, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 23, 2026 says: "We do not have a minimum initial account value."

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

In the June 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in MN.

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 1.2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Our maximum investment advisory fee is 1.20% or we may negotiate a flat dollar fee. The specific advisory fees are set forth in your Investment Advisory Agreement.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not have a minimum initial account value.

Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (financial plans)

The brochure's wording
Fixed fees for financial plans range from $1,000 to $10,000.

Hourly rate: $350 an hour (Services provided up to date of termination but not yet paid to Bonfire…)

The brochure's wording
Services provided up to date of termination but not yet paid to Bonfire Financial will be billed to you based on the hourly rate of $ 350.00.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 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
$233,998,032

$233,998,032 as of October 2026, filing dated July 8, 2026.

Discretionary: $200,237,010.Non-discretionary: $33,761,022.

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 206 Assets $68,488,527 (29%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 55 Assets $128,458,736 (55%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 17 Assets $33,761,022 (14%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,289,747 (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
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
10 states or jurisdictions
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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
$122M 2021 $151M 2022 $142M 2023 $142M 2024 $198M 2025 $234M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$233,998,0324July 8, 2026
October 2025$198,158,8403May 14, 2025
October 2024$142,155,2214February 8, 2024
October 2023$142,133,3014September 16, 2023
October 2022$151,169,0704August 18, 2022
October 2021$122,499,7244March 3, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $122,499,724 in the October 2021 data and $233,998,032 in the October 2026 data, up 91%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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. June 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in MN.
  2. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $198,158,840 to $233,998,032 (+18%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in IL.

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
bonfirefinancial.compintrest.com/BONFIREFINANCIAL

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. Bonfire Financial, LLC (CRD 288522): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bonfire-financial-llc-colorado-springs-co-288522