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BSW Wealth Partners
Filed as BSW WEALTH PARTNERS · Legal name BSW Wealth Partners, Inc., a Public Benefit Corporation
BSW Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boulder, CO, registered since 1994, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 8, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is BSW Wealth Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BSW Wealth Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is BSW Wealth Partners located?
BSW Wealth Partners' principal office is in Boulder, CO, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is BSW Wealth Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
BSW Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107485.
How much does BSW Wealth Partners manage?
BSW Wealth Partners reports $2,240,104,568 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 8, 2026 (97% discretionary).
How have BSW Wealth Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for BSW Wealth Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $1,516,032,079 in the October 2021 data and $2,240,104,568 in the October 2026 data, up 48%. Total employees: 26 in October 2021 and 27 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does BSW Wealth Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (330); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (146); charitable organizations (9).
Which custodians does BSW Wealth Partners use?
BSW Wealth Partners' 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.
Does BSW Wealth Partners 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/107485
Does BSW Wealth Partners state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 8, 2026 says: "BSW does not have a required minimum account size though, as indicated previously in Item 5 – Fees and Compensation, BSW does have a minimum quarterly fee, which may be waived or reduced at BSW’s sole discretion."
What changed in BSW Wealth Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,978,314,852 to $2,240,104,568 (+13%). Registered or notice-filed in MT, WA.
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)
- Other
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
BSW does not have a required minimum account size though, as indicated previously in Item 5 – Fees and Compensation, BSW does have a minimum quarterly fee, which may be waived or reduced at BSW’s sole discretion.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 8, 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$2,240,104,568 as of October 2026, filing dated May 8, 2026.
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.DA 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 businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- BSW Wealth Partners, Inc., a Public Benefit Corporation
- Also doing business as
- BSW WEALTH PARTNERS, BSW WEALTH PARTNERS, INC., A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1994 (32 years)
- Employees
- Total: 27. Performing investment advisory functions: 20.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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18 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2,240,104,568 | 27 | May 8, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,978,314,852 | 29 | March 27, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,837,419,076 | 29 | March 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,624,159,003 | 30 | September 12, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,743,871,704 | 29 | March 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,516,032,079 | 26 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,516,032,079 in the October 2021 data and $2,240,104,568 in the October 2026 data, up 48%.
Total employees: 26 in October 2021 and 27 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,978,314,852 to $2,240,104,568 (+13%).
- Registered or notice-filed in MT, WA.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in VA.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. BSW Wealth Partners (CRD 107485): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bsw-wealth-partners-boulder-co-107485