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Forward Thinking Wealth Management

Akron, OHState-registered investment adviserCRD 282297

Filed as FORWARD THINKING WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Forward Thinking Wealth Management, LLC

Forward Thinking Wealth Management is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Akron, OH, registered since 2016, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 9, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$45,638,003
assets under management
2 arrangements
Hourly, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Forward Thinking Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Forward Thinking Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Forward Thinking Wealth Management located?

Forward Thinking Wealth Management's principal office is in Akron, OH, according to its Form ADV.

Is Forward Thinking Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Forward Thinking Wealth Management is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 282297.

How much does Forward Thinking Wealth Management manage?

Forward Thinking Wealth Management reports $45,638,003 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).

What types of clients does Forward Thinking Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (27); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (10).

Does Forward Thinking Wealth Management report any disciplinary disclosures?

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/282297

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
  • 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

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$45,638,003

$45,638,003 as of October 2026, filing dated February 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $45,638,003.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 10 Assets $2,927,957 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 27 Assets $42,710,046 (94%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Forward Thinking Wealth Management, LLC
Registration
State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
OH

State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. 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

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

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
forwardthinkingwm.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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