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BW & Associates, Inc.

Orange, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116471

Filed as BW & ASSOCIATES, INC. · Legal name Bonnie Wusz & Associates, Inc.

BW & Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Orange, CA, registered since 2016, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 24, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$692,790,049
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is BW & Associates, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BW & Associates, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is BW & Associates, Inc. located?

BW & Associates, Inc.'s principal office is in Orange, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is BW & Associates, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

BW & Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116471.

How much does BW & Associates, Inc. manage?

BW & Associates, Inc. reports $692,790,049 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 24, 2026 (0% discretionary).

How have BW & Associates, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for BW & Associates, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $499,161,780 in the October 2021 data and $692,790,049 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does BW & Associates, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (373); high net worth individuals (156).

Which custodians does BW & Associates, Inc. use?

BW & Associates, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists 12711 N. Meridian Street as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does BW & Associates, Inc. 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/116471

Does BW & Associates, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 27, 2026 says: "BWA generally requires a minimum investment of $100,000 to open an account; however, we reserve the right to waive this minimum."

What changed in BW & Associates, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $615,348,169 to $692,790,049 (+13%). Registered or notice-filed in FL.

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

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
BWA generally requires a minimum investment of $100,000 to open an account; however, we reserve the right to waive this minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 27, 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
$692,790,049

$692,790,049 as of October 2026, filing dated September 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $0.Non-discretionary: $692,790,049.

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 373 Assets $239,996,903 (35%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 156 Assets $452,793,146 (65%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Bonnie Wusz & Associates, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
12711 N. Meridian Street

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
5 states or jurisdictions
AZCAFLNVTX

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
$499M 2021 $562M 2022 $443M 2023 $523M 2024 $615M 2025 $693M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$692,790,0495September 24, 2026
October 2025$615,348,1696March 28, 2025
October 2024$523,405,6005March 28, 2024
October 2023$442,621,8735September 8, 2023
October 2022$562,370,7995August 12, 2022
October 2021$499,161,7806July 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $499,161,780 in the October 2021 data and $692,790,049 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 5 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. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $615,348,169 to $692,790,049 (+13%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL.
  2. November 2025
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
bwandassociatesinc.com

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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