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  "slug": "focus-investment-advisors-inc-solana-beach-ca-109970",
  "primary_business_name": "FOCUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC",
  "legal_name": "FOCUS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC",
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  "city": "Solana Beach",
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  "websites": [
    "https://focusinvestment.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/focus-investment-advisors-inc"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/109970",
  "city_as_filed": "SOLANA BEACH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/focus-investment-advisors-inc-solana-beach-ca-109970",
  "display_name": "Focus Investment Advisors, Inc",
  "summary": "Focus Investment Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Solana Beach, CA, registered since 2000, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Focus Investment Advisors, Inc (CRD 109970): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Focus Investment Advisors, Inc compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Focus Investment Advisors, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Focus Investment Advisors, Inc located?",
      "a": "Focus Investment Advisors, Inc's principal office is in Solana Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Focus Investment Advisors, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Focus Investment Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2000. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109970."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Focus Investment Advisors, Inc manage?",
      "a": "Focus Investment Advisors, Inc reports $956,186,841 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (49% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Focus Investment Advisors, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Focus Investment Advisors, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $600,352,041 in the October 2021 data and $956,186,841 in the October 2026 data, up 59%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Focus Investment Advisors, Inc serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (35); banking or thrift institutions (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Focus Investment Advisors, Inc use?",
      "a": "Focus Investment Advisors, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Focus Investment Advisors, Inc report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/109970"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Focus Investment Advisors, Inc state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: \"There is an account minimum, $100,000, which may be waived by the investment advisor, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Focus Investment Advisors, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 4."
    }
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      "period": "2021-10-01",
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      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 4."
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  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026",
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    "figures": [
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        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)"
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        "quotes": [
          "There is an account minimum, $100,000, which may be waived by the investment advisor, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation."
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    "quotes": [
      "There is an account minimum, $100,000, which may be waived by the investment advisor, based on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation."
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    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
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      "name": "LPL Financial LLC",
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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",
    "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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