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  "primary_business_name": "FIRST PRINCIPLES INVESTMENT MANAGER LLC",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317116",
  "city_as_filed": "BASKING RIDGE",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-principles-investment-manager-llc-basking-ridge-nj-317116",
  "display_name": "First Principles Investment Manager LLC",
  "summary": "First Principles Investment Manager LLC is an exempt reporting adviser in Basking Ridge, NJ, filing reports since 2021. Exempt reporting advisers do not report regulatory assets under management on Form ADV.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. First Principles Investment Manager LLC (CRD 317116): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
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    {
      "q": "Where is First Principles Investment Manager LLC located?",
      "a": "First Principles Investment Manager LLC's principal office is in Basking Ridge, NJ, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "How does First Principles Investment Manager LLC report to regulators?",
      "a": "First Principles Investment Manager LLC is an exempt reporting adviser, filing reports since 2021. Exempt reporting advisers file a shorter Form ADV. Status as filed: ERA - Active. CRD 317116."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does First Principles Investment Manager LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317116"
    }
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-principles-investment-manager-llc-basking-ridge-nj-317116.md",
  "clients": [],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317116",
    "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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