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James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services

Costa Mesa, CAState-registered investment adviserCRD 169643

Filed as JAMES CURTIS FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES · Legal name James Curtis Enterprises, Inc.

James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Costa Mesa, CA, registered since 2014, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$99,490,938
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services located?

James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services' principal office is in Costa Mesa, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services registered with the SEC or a state?

James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 169643.

How much does James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services manage?

James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services reports $99,490,938 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (0% discretionary).

What types of clients does James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (42); high net worth individuals (29).

Does James Curtis Financial and Insurance Services 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/169643

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
  • Other

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
$99,490,938

$99,490,938 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $0.Non-discretionary: $99,490,938.

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 42 Assets $18,407,267 (19%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 29 Assets $81,083,671 (81%)
Other investment advisers
Clients Not reported Assets $0 (0%)

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
James Curtis Enterprises, Inc.
Registration
State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
jamescurtisenterprises.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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