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Financial Rounds

Cincinnati, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110384

Filed as FINANCIAL ROUNDS · Legal name Personal Choice Financial Advisors, LLC

Financial Rounds is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cincinnati, OH, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 20, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$211,334,500
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Financial Rounds compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Financial Rounds reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Financial Rounds located?

Financial Rounds' principal office is in Cincinnati, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is Financial Rounds registered with the SEC or a state?

Financial Rounds is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110384.

How much does Financial Rounds manage?

Financial Rounds reports $211,334,500 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 20, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Financial Rounds' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Financial Rounds: Regulatory assets under management: $138,452,028 in the October 2021 data and $211,334,500 in the October 2026 data, up 53%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Financial Rounds serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (131); high net worth individuals (57).

Which custodians does Financial Rounds use?

Financial Rounds' 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 Financial Rounds 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/110384

Does Financial Rounds state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 20, 2026 says: "We do not have a minimum account size requirement."

What changed in Financial Rounds' recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6. Regulatory assets under management went from $178,333,207 to $211,334,500 (+19%).

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not have a minimum account size requirement.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 20, 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
$211,334,500

$211,334,500 as of October 2026, filing dated January 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $206,116,092.Non-discretionary: $5,218,408.

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.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 131 Assets $53,490,846 (25%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 57 Assets $157,843,654 (75%)

A 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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Personal Choice Financial Advisors, LLC
Also doing business as
FINANCIAL ROUNDS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$138M 2021 $162M 2022 $130M 2023 $159M 2024 $178M 2025 $211M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$211,334,5008January 20, 2026
October 2025$178,333,2077March 31, 2025
October 2024$159,027,5377August 15, 2024
October 2023$129,903,0567March 17, 2023
October 2022$162,356,8875June 30, 2022
October 2021$138,452,0286April 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $138,452,028 in the October 2021 data and $211,334,500 in the October 2026 data, up 53%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 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
  1. February 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $178,333,207 to $211,334,500 (+19%).
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in MA, NH.

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.I
financialrounds.compersonalchoicefinancial.com

Source: 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. Financial Rounds (CRD 110384): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/financial-rounds-cincinnati-oh-110384