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  "crd_number": 122074,
  "slug": "bws-financial-woodland-hills-ca-122074",
  "primary_business_name": "BWS FINANCIAL",
  "legal_name": "BWS FINANCIAL INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Woodland Hills",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "31080",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "31080",
    "common_name": "Los Angeles",
    "msa_name": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA",
    "path": "/advisors/ca/los-angeles"
  },
  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "2003-01-01",
  "years_registered": 23,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-01-21",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": null,
  "raum_discretionary": null,
  "raum_non_discretionary": null,
  "raum_band": "not_reported",
  "raum_band_label": "Not reported",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
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      "count": 5
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    }
  },
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    "subscription"
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  "advisory_activities": [
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    "periodicals_newsletters",
    "security_ratings_pricing"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "NY"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://beatingwallstreet.com",
    "https://bwsfinancial.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/bws-financial-inc",
    "https://linkedin.com/in/stocksrme",
    "https://threads.net/@stocksrme"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/122074",
  "city_as_filed": "WOODLAND HILLS",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bws-financial-woodland-hills-ca-122074",
  "display_name": "BWS Financial",
  "summary": "BWS Financial is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Woodland Hills, CA, registered since 2003, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated January 21, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. BWS Financial (CRD 122074): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Publication of periodicals or newsletters",
    "Security ratings or pricing services",
    "Market timing services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is BWS Financial compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), BWS Financial reports these compensation arrangements: subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical); other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is BWS Financial located?",
      "a": "BWS Financial's principal office is in Woodland Hills, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is BWS Financial registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "BWS Financial is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 122074."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does BWS Financial serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (28); investment companies (5)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does BWS Financial report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/122074"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/bws-financial-woodland-hills-ca-122074.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "investment_companies",
      "label": "Investment companies",
      "count": 5,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": null
    },
    {
      "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles",
      "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)",
      "count": 28,
      "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/122074",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}