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  "crd_number": 166418,
  "slug": "compass-ion-advisors-llc-conshohocken-pa-166418",
  "primary_business_name": "COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLC",
  "legal_name": "COMPASS ION ADVISORS, LLC",
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  "city": "Conshohocken",
  "state": "PA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "37980",
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    "common_name": "Philadelphia",
    "msa_name": "Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-09-03",
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  "states_registered": [
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    "CA",
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    "DE",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "MA",
    "MD",
    "ME",
    "MI",
    "NC",
    "NH",
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    "NY",
    "OH",
    "OR",
    "PA",
    "SC",
    "TN",
    "TX",
    "VA",
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  "websites": [
    "https://compass-ionadvisors.com",
    "https://facebook.com/compassionadvisors",
    "https://ionadv.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/compass-ion-advisors-llc/posts?feedView=all",
    "https://youtube.com/@CompassIonAdvisors"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166418",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "CONSHOHOCKEN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/compass-ion-advisors-llc-conshohocken-pa-166418",
  "display_name": "Compass Ion Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Compass Ion Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Conshohocken, PA, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Compass Ion Advisors, LLC (CRD 166418): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Compass Ion Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Compass Ion Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC charge?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 18, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Compass Ion Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Conshohocken, PA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Compass Ion Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Compass Ion Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166418."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Compass Ion Advisors, LLC reports $1,586,830,325 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 3, 2026 (92% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Compass Ion Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $748,974,948 in the October 2021 data and $1,586,830,325 in the October 2026 data, up 112%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 24 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (844); high net worth individuals (333); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (27)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC use?",
      "a": "Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Compass Ion Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/166418"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Compass Ion Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the October 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in CO."
    }
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2021-07-19"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 870558080.0,
      "total_employees": 15,
      "filing_date": "2022-07-27"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 15,
      "filing_date": "2023-09-12"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1089630152.0,
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      "filing_date": "2024-06-06"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1328104988.0,
      "total_employees": 23,
      "filing_date": "2025-07-31"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1586830325.0,
      "total_employees": 24,
      "filing_date": "2026-09-03"
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  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "period_label": "October 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in CO."
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    },
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,328,104,988 to $1,586,830,325 (+19%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-01-01",
      "period_label": "January 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in OH."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in OR."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 18, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
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    "figures": [
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        "label": "Asset-based fee",
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          "Asset-based fee: 0.25% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Compass Ion’s fees for providing services for consulting services to Retirement Plan Sponsors are based upon a percentage of assets under management and generally range from 0.25% to 1.00%, payable quarterly in advance."
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    "quotes": [
      "Compass Ion’s fees for providing services for consulting services to Retirement Plan Sponsors are based upon a percentage of assets under management and generally range from 0.25% to 1.00%, payable quarterly in advance."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
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  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "National Financial Services, LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/compass-ion-advisors-llc-conshohocken-pa-166418.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "claimed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166418",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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