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  "primary_business_name": "BRISTOL FINANCIAL LLC",
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    "https://bristolfinancial.net",
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  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/281246",
  "disclosure_items": [
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      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?"
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  "city_as_filed": "CLAYTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bristol-financial-llc-clayton-mo-281246",
  "display_name": "Bristol Financial LLC",
  "summary": "Bristol Financial LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Clayton, MO, registered since 2016, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 10, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Bristol Financial LLC (CRD 281246): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
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    "A percentage of assets under your management",
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    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
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    {
      "q": "How is Bristol Financial LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Bristol Financial LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Bristol Financial LLC located?",
      "a": "Bristol Financial LLC's principal office is in Clayton, MO, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Bristol Financial LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Bristol Financial LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 281246."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Bristol Financial LLC manage?",
      "a": "Bristol Financial LLC reports $84,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 10, 2026 (0% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Bristol Financial LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (33); high net worth individuals (18)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Bristol Financial LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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 public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/281246"
    }
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/281246",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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