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Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Denver, CO, registered since 2022, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 7, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
What does Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 7, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC located?
Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC's principal office is in Denver, CO, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 14 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 322138.
How much does Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC manage?
Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC reports $1,642,992,371 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 7, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?
In the Form ADV data for Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2022 data and $1,642,992,371 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 21 in October 2022 and 102 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,578); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (209); high net worth individuals (156).
Which custodians does Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC use?
Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC'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.
Does Buck Wealth Strategies, 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/322138
Does Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 7, 2026 says: "We impose a minimum account value of $25,000 to initiate our Firm’s advisory and money management services. This minimum account value can be waived at our sole discretion."
What changed in Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in NH. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
- 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 2AAsset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)
The brochure's wording
Our maximum annual advisory fee is for accounts paying a percentage of assets under management is 1.50%.
Fees based on a percentage of managed Plan assets will not exceed 1.50%.
Account minimum: $25,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
We impose a minimum account value of $25,000 to initiate our Firm’s advisory and money management services. This minimum account value can be waived at our sole discretion.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 7, 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$1,642,992,371 as of October 2026, filing dated July 7, 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
- Pension consulting services
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- ACHIEVE RETIREMENT, AROLA ASSOCIATES, E. A. BUCK FINANCIAL SERVICES, FEDERAL BENEFITS MADE SIMPLE, OXFORD WEALTH ADVISORS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2022 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 102. Performing investment advisory functions: 39.
- 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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14 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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32 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 | $1,642,992,371 | 102 | July 7, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $565,377,646 | 66 | April 22, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $299,865,422 | 66 | August 7, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $134,250,617 | 67 | July 26, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $0 | 21 | July 27, 2022 |
Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2022 data and $1,642,992,371 in the October 2026 data.
Total employees: 21 in October 2022 and 102 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- May 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in NH.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $565,377,646 to $1,642,992,371 (+191%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 20 to 39.
- Added the business name Arola Associates.
- Added the business name Achieve Retirement.
- Added the business name Oxford Wealth Advisors.
- Added the business name Federal Benefits Made Simple.
- Changed its office addresses in Leland, NC.
- Added an office in Colorado Springs, CO.
- Added an office in Denver, CO.
- Added an office in Lakewood, CO.
- Added an office in Pleasanton, CA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in LA, OK.
- January 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in AR.
- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in KY.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC (CRD 322138): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/buck-wealth-strategies-llc-denver-co-322138