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Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC

Kirkland, WASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 155353

Filed as KAIZEN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Kirkland, WA, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

7 years
registered since 2019
$283,685,763
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC located?

Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Kirkland, WA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 155353.

How much does Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC manage?

Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC reports $283,685,763 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $201,965,735 in the October 2021 data and $283,685,763 in the October 2026 data, up 40%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (80); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (70).

Which custodians does Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC use?

Kaizen 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.

Does Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

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/155353

Does Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "We do not require a minimum account size to commence an advisory relationship."

What changed in Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $244,208,652 to $283,685,763 (+16%). Registered or notice-filed in CA.

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
  • 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

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not require a minimum account size to commence an advisory relationship.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$283,685,763

$283,685,763 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $283,685,763.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 70 Assets $32,126,542 (11%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 80 Assets $230,240,218 (81%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $15,917,146 (6%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $5,401,857 (2%)

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
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
KAIZEN FINANCIAL ADVISORS
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2019 (7 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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.

States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
CAWA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. 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

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$202M 2021 $228M 2022 $182M 2023 $221M 2024 $244M 2025 $284M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$283,685,7634March 25, 2026
October 2025$244,208,6524March 19, 2025
October 2024$220,811,1073March 14, 2024
October 2023$181,982,7563March 14, 2023
October 2022$228,342,0004March 15, 2022
October 2021$201,965,7354March 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $201,965,735 in the October 2021 data and $283,685,763 in the October 2026 data, up 40%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $244,208,652 to $283,685,763 (+16%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in CA.

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
kaizenfa.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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AdvisorCensus. Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC (CRD 155353): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kaizen-financial-advisors-llc-kirkland-wa-155353