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  "crd_number": 147608,
  "slug": "game-plan-financial-advisors-llc-westlake-oh-oh-147608",
  "primary_business_name": "GAME PLAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC",
  "legal_name": "GAME PLAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Westlake, Oh",
  "state": "OH",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "17410",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "17410",
    "common_name": "Cleveland",
    "msa_name": "Cleveland, OH",
    "path": "/advisors/oh/cleveland"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2018-01-31",
  "years_registered": 8,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-18",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 5,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 9
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    "individuals": {
      "raum": 30590789.0,
      "count": 134
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    "corporations_other_businesses": {
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  "compensation_types": [
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  "advisory_activities": [
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 1,
  "states_registered": [
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    "CO",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "IL",
    "LA",
    "MI",
    "NJ",
    "OH",
    "TN",
    "TX"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://gameplanfa.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/147608",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "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?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "WESTLAKE, OH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/game-plan-financial-advisors-llc-westlake-oh-oh-147608",
  "display_name": "Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Westlake, Oh, OH, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC (CRD 147608): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Game Plan Financial Advisors, 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 Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Westlake, Oh, OH, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 147608."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC reports $254,691,882 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $182,779,462 in the October 2021 data and $254,691,882 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (134); high net worth individuals (51); corporations or other businesses not listed above (11)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC use?",
      "a": "Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC's 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 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 SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/147608"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $224,659,054 to $254,691,882 (+13%). Registered or notice-filed in AZ, TN."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 182779462.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-23"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 221417530.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 186076472.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 187324251.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2024-03-27"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 224659054.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 254691882.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-18"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $224,659,054 to $254,691,882 (+13%).",
        "Registered or notice-filed in AZ, TN."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/game-plan-financial-advisors-llc-westlake-oh-oh-147608.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 134,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 30590789.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 51,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 197056582.0
    },
    {
      "type": "charitable",
      "label": "Charitable organizations",
      "count": 9,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 22157519.0
    },
    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 11,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 4886992.0
    }
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/147608",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}