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Cascade Financial Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Diego, CA, registered since 2023, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Cascade Financial Partners, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Cascade Financial Partners, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Cascade Financial Partners, LLC located?
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC's principal office is in San Diego, CA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Cascade Financial Partners, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 326620.
How much does Cascade Financial Partners, LLC manage?
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC reports $1,381,234,310 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (98% discretionary).
How have Cascade Financial Partners, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2023?
In the Form ADV data for Cascade Financial Partners, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $1,381,234,310 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 6 in October 2023 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Cascade Financial Partners, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (201); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (82).
Which custodians does Cascade Financial Partners, LLC use?
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab and Fidelity as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Cascade Financial Partners, 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/326620
Does Cascade Financial Partners, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "We do not impose a minimum account size to open and maintain an advisory account."
What changed in Cascade Financial Partners, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,160,595,429 to $1,381,234,310 (+19%). Added an office in San Diego, CA.
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 2AAccount minimum: None
The brochure's wording
We do not impose a minimum account size to open and maintain an advisory account.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 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$1,381,234,310 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2023 (3 years)
- Employees
- Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- 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 April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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10 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 | $1,381,234,310 | 9 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,160,595,429 | 8 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $973,874,019 | 8 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $0 | 6 | September 29, 2023 |
Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $1,381,234,310 in the October 2026 data.
Total employees: 6 in October 2023 and 9 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 $1,160,595,429 to $1,381,234,310 (+19%).
- Added an office in San Diego, CA.
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in UT.
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. Cascade Financial Partners, LLC (CRD 326620): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cascade-financial-partners-llc-san-diego-ca-326620