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  "primary_business_name": "CST FINANCIAL ADVISORY LLC",
  "legal_name": "CST FINANCIAL ADVISORY LLC",
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  "city": "The Colony",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/324035",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?"
    }
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  "city_as_filed": "THE COLONY",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cst-financial-advisory-llc-the-colony-tx-324035",
  "display_name": "CST Financial Advisory LLC",
  "summary": "CST Financial Advisory LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm in The Colony, TX, registered since 2022, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 10, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. CST Financial Advisory LLC (CRD 324035): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
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    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
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    {
      "q": "How is CST Financial Advisory LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CST Financial Advisory LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is CST Financial Advisory LLC located?",
      "a": "CST Financial Advisory LLC's principal office is in The Colony, TX, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is CST Financial Advisory LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "CST Financial Advisory LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 324035."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does CST Financial Advisory LLC manage?",
      "a": "CST Financial Advisory LLC reports $24,700,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 10, 2026 (99% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does CST Financial Advisory LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (41); high net worth individuals (20)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does CST Financial Advisory LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation) and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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 public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/324035"
    }
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
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    "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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