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  "primary_business_name": "CREATIVEONE SECURITIES, LLC",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152974",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.C(2)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?"
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    {
      "item": "11.C(4)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(5)",
      "question": "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?"
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  "city_as_filed": "OVERLAND PARK",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/creativeone-securities-llc-overland-park-ks-152974",
  "display_name": "Creativeone Securities, LLC",
  "summary": "Creativeone Securities, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Overland Park, KS, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Creativeone Securities, LLC (CRD 152974): 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"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Creativeone Securities, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Creativeone Securities, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Creativeone Securities, LLC located?",
      "a": "Creativeone Securities, LLC's principal office is in Overland Park, KS, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 24 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Creativeone Securities, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Creativeone Securities, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 152974."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Creativeone Securities, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Creativeone Securities, LLC reports $2,541,181,202 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026 (96% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Creativeone Securities, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Creativeone Securities, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,157,560,806 in the October 2021 data and $2,541,181,202 in the October 2026 data, up 120%. Total employees: 146 in October 2021 and 196 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Creativeone Securities, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (12,052); high net worth individuals (310); corporations or other businesses not listed above (64)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Creativeone Securities, LLC use?",
      "a": "Creativeone Securities, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Pershing LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Creativeone Securities, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 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/152974"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Creativeone Securities, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the June 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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  "filing_history": [
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "period": "2026-06-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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    {
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      "notes": [
        "No longer lists the business name Everson Tax & Financial Services.",
        "No longer lists the business name Keystone Asset Management.",
        "No longer lists the business name Cornerstone Financial.",
        "No longer lists the business name Johnson Financial.",
        "No longer lists the business name Munker Financial.",
        "Added the business name Keystone Asset Management (keyams).",
        "Added the business name Clearly Crystal Insurance Services.",
        "Added the business name Barber Lackey Financial Group, LLC.",
        "Added the business name Advance Financial Services, LLC.",
        "Added the business name Angelos Advisory Group, LLC.",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 131 to 123.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $2,125,054,242 to $2,541,181,202 (+20%).",
        "Changed its office addresses in Overland Park, KS.",
        "Changed its office addresses in Topeka, KS."
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  "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.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
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    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152974",
    "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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