{
  "crd_number": 111334,
  "slug": "boulay-wealth-eden-prairie-mn-111334",
  "primary_business_name": "BOULAY WEALTH",
  "legal_name": "BOULAY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Eden Prairie",
  "state": "MN",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "33460",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "33460",
    "common_name": "Minneapolis",
    "msa_name": "Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI",
    "path": "/advisors/mn/minneapolis"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2001-04-17",
  "years_registered": 25,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-19",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 3009123644.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 2916012518.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 93111126.0,
  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
  "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion",
  "total_employees": 45,
  "advisory_employees": 31,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
    "other": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "charitable": {
      "raum": 15806260.0,
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true
    },
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 208510088.0,
      "count": 466
    },
    "banking_thrift": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "state_municipal": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "insurance_companies": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "investment_companies": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 54925306.0,
      "count": 14
    },
    "other_investment_advisers": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
      "raum": 2717457678.0,
      "count": 630
    },
    "pooled_investment_vehicles": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "corporations_other_businesses": {
      "raum": 12424312.0,
      "count": 13
    },
    "business_development_companies": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    },
    "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official": {
      "raum": 0.0,
      "count": 0
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "educational_seminars",
    "financial_planning",
    "other",
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "AZ",
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "IA",
    "IL",
    "MI",
    "MN",
    "NC",
    "NE",
    "NY",
    "OR",
    "SD",
    "TX",
    "VA",
    "WI"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://boulaygroup.com/SERVICES/WEALTH-MANAGEMENT",
    "https://facebook.com/COMPANY/BOULAYGROUP",
    "https://instagram.com/BOULAYGROUP",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/BOULAYGROUP",
    "https://youtube.com/@BoulayGroup"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111334",
  "city_as_filed": "EDEN PRAIRIE",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/boulay-wealth-eden-prairie-mn-111334",
  "display_name": "Boulay Wealth",
  "summary": "Boulay Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Eden Prairie, MN, registered since 2001, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 19, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Boulay Wealth (CRD 111334): 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",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "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",
    "Other"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Boulay Wealth compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Boulay Wealth reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does Boulay Wealth's brochure say about its fees?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 19, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.6% to 1.95% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Boulay Wealth located?",
      "a": "Boulay Wealth's principal office is in Eden Prairie, MN, according to its Form ADV; the September 2025 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Boulay Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Boulay Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111334."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Boulay Wealth manage?",
      "a": "Boulay Wealth reports $3,009,123,644 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 19, 2026 (97% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Boulay Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Boulay Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $2,005,623,011 in the October 2021 data and $3,009,123,644 in the October 2026 data, up 50%. Total employees: 22 in October 2021 and 45 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Boulay Wealth serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (630); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (466); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (14)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Boulay Wealth use?",
      "a": "Boulay Wealth'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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Boulay Wealth 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/111334"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Boulay Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the September 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 32 to 31. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,420,741,792 to $3,009,123,644 (+24%). No longer lists an office in Minneapolis, MN. Registered or notice-filed in NC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2005623011.0,
      "total_employees": 22,
      "filing_date": "2021-09-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1896592152.0,
      "total_employees": 37,
      "filing_date": "2022-08-22"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1868751352.0,
      "total_employees": 40,
      "filing_date": "2023-08-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2126764950.0,
      "total_employees": 40,
      "filing_date": "2024-08-27"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2126764950.0,
      "total_employees": 40,
      "filing_date": "2024-08-27"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3009123644.0,
      "total_employees": 45,
      "filing_date": "2026-08-19"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-09-01",
      "period_label": "September 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 32 to 31.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $2,420,741,792 to $3,009,123,644 (+24%).",
        "No longer lists an office in Minneapolis, MN.",
        "Registered or notice-filed in NC.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 27 to 32.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $2,126,764,950 to $2,420,741,792 (+14%).",
        "Registered or notice-filed in GA, IA, MI, NE."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 19, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": "0.6% to 1.95% a year",
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": "$10,000",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.6% to 1.95% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The fee will typically range from .60% to 1.95% based upon the size, nature, and complexity of the client relationship."
        ]
      },
      {
        "label": "Minimum annual fee",
        "statements": [
          "Minimum annual fee: $10,000"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "While Boulay does not require clients to have a minimum level of investable assets, our minimum total annual fee is $10,000."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "The fee will typically range from .60% to 1.95% based upon the size, nature, and complexity of the client relationship.",
      "While Boulay does not require clients to have a minimum level of investable assets, our minimum total annual fee is $10,000."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC",
      "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/boulay-wealth-eden-prairie-mn-111334.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 466,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 208510088.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 630,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 2717457678.0
    },
    {
      "type": "banking_thrift",
      "label": "Banking or thrift institutions",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "investment_companies",
      "label": "Investment companies",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "business_development_companies",
      "label": "Business development companies",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 14,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 54925306.0
    },
    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 15806260.0
    },
    {
      "type": "state_municipal",
      "label": "State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "insurance_companies",
      "label": "Insurance companies",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "sovereign_wealth_foreign_official",
      "label": "Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 13,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 12424312.0
    },
    {
      "type": "other",
      "label": "Other",
      "count": 0,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 0.0
    }
  ],
  "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/111334",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}