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Columbia River Advisors
Filed as COLUMBIA RIVER ADVISORS · Legal name Columbia River Advisors, LLC
Columbia River Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Tacoma, WA, registered since 2010, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 8, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Columbia River Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Columbia River Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.
How much does Columbia River Advisors charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 8, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states); Flat fee: $1,500 to $10,000 (financial planning and consulting engagements); Hourly rate: $150 to $500 an hour (financial planning and consulting engagements). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Columbia River Advisors located?
Columbia River Advisors' principal office is in Tacoma, WA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Columbia River Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Columbia River Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 154571.
How much does Columbia River Advisors manage?
Columbia River Advisors reports $191,149,780 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 8, 2026 (98% discretionary).
How have Columbia River Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Columbia River Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $441,950,774 in the October 2021 data and $191,149,780 in the October 2026 data, down 57%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Columbia River Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (203); high net worth individuals (28); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).
Which custodians does Columbia River Advisors use?
Columbia River Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Columbia River Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order) and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/154571
Does Columbia River Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 8, 2026 says: "For Portfolio Management Services, we have a minimum account requirement of $250,000.00, which may be reduced at our discretion."
What changed in Columbia River Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the January 2026 filing data: No longer registered or notice-filed in AK, NC, WI.
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
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
CRA charges an asset-based fee of up to 1.50% annually on all household account assets, which is negotiable between the client and the IAR.
Account minimum: $250,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
For Portfolio Management Services, we have a minimum account requirement of $250,000.00, which may be reduced at our discretion.
Flat fee: $1,500 to $10,000 (financial planning and consulting engagements)
The brochure's wording
Fixed Fees: Range from $1,500.00 to $10,000.00, though fees outside this range may be agreed to in writing. These are negotiated between you and your IAR.
Hourly rate: $150 to $500 an hour (financial planning and consulting engagements)
The brochure's wording
Hourly Fees: If you and your IAR agree to an hourly arrangement instead, hourly rates range from $150.00 to $500.00 per hour, billed in 15-minute increments.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 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$191,149,780 as of October 2026, filing dated July 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Columbia River Advisors, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2010 (15 years)
- Employees
- Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
- 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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2 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | $191,149,780 | 6 | July 8, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $189,572,914 | 6 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $471,863,340 | 6 | August 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $426,046,091 | 7 | March 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $496,036,734 | 7 | January 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $441,950,774 | 7 | March 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $441,950,774 in the October 2021 data and $191,149,780 in the October 2026 data, down 57%.
Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 6 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- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in AK, NC, WI.
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. Columbia River Advisors (CRD 154571): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/columbia-river-advisors-tacoma-wa-154571