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Kinetic Investment Management, Inc.

Los Angeles, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 283034

Filed as KINETIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$450,922,928
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 9, 2026 states: Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (creating a financial plan); Flat fee: $1,000 (Client Services and Written Reports); Flat fee: $10,000 (Client Services and Written Reports). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. located?

Kinetic Investment Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 18 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283034.

How much does Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. manage?

Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. reports $450,922,928 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026 (93% discretionary).

How have Kinetic Investment Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kinetic Investment Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $136,819,333 in the October 2021 data and $450,922,928 in the October 2026 data, up 230%. Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 41 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,381); high net worth individuals (72); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4).

Which custodians does Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. use?

Kinetic Investment Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. 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/283034

Does Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 9, 2026 says: "There is no account minimum for any of our services."

What changed in Kinetic Investment Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 30 to 31. Registered or notice-filed in SC.

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
There is no account minimum for any of our services.

Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (creating a financial plan)

The brochure's wording
The negotiated fixed rate for creating a financial plan for a client is between $1,000 and $10,000.

Flat fee: $1,000 (Client Services and Written Reports)

The brochure's wording
Fixed Fees Tier one - $1,000 Client Services

Flat fee: $10,000 (Client Services and Written Reports)

The brochure's wording
The negotiated fixed rate for creating a financial plan for a client is between $1,000 and $10,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 9, 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
$450,922,928

$450,922,928 as of October 2026, filing dated September 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $419,277,695.Non-discretionary: $31,645,233.

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 1,381 Assets $297,779,612 (66%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 72 Assets $148,076,099 (33%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 4 Assets $4,277,312 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $789,905 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 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)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
300 FINANCIAL GROUP, AMT WEALTH GROUP, BIGGS FINANCIAL SERVICES, FS2 FINANCIAL SERVICES, KANANI ADVISORY GROUP INC., KANANI FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., KINETIC AGENCY, KINETIC FINANCIAL, LUCAS WEALTH AND RETIREMENT, MAXGUARD WEALTH, OZMENT AGENCY, PRECISE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, PROVOST FINANCIAL SERVICES, RETIREMENT TRANSITIONS LLC, RIDGEMONT CAPITAL, RTA & ASSOCIATES, STEVEN MICHAEL FINANCIAL GROUP, TERRA FIRMA FINANCIAL ADVISORY, THRIVERIGHT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC, TOOLSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 41. Performing investment advisory functions: 31.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
18 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Austin, TXBowling Green, KYCharlotte, FLCulver City, CAGlendale, CAHampton, NHIrvine, CALaconia, NHLehi, UTLos Angeles, CAManchester, NHOak Brook, ILPasadena, CAPrinceton, NJRancho Cucamonga, CAThe Woodlands, TXTulsa, OKUpland, CA
States registered or notice-filed
31 states or jurisdictions
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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
$137M 2021 $261M 2022 $249M 2023 $344M 2024 $348M 2025 $451M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$450,922,92841September 28, 2026
October 2025$348,218,34130July 25, 2025
October 2024$343,579,08125July 11, 2024
October 2023$249,308,91927September 1, 2023
October 2022$260,558,27220August 19, 2022
October 2021$136,819,33316October 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $136,819,333 in the October 2021 data and $450,922,928 in the October 2026 data, up 230%.

Total employees: 16 in October 2021 and 41 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. October 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 30 to 31.
    • Registered or notice-filed in SC.
  2. September 2026
    • No longer lists the business name Cotter Financial Group LLC.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 31 to 30.
    • No longer lists an office in Coconut Creek, FL.
  3. August 2026
    • Added the business name Ridgemont Capital.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 29 to 31.
    • Added an office in Pasadena, CA.
    • Added an office in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Chino Hills, CA.
  4. July 2026
    • Added the business name AMT Wealth Group.
  5. June 2026
    • Added the business name Steven Michael Financial Group.
    • Added the business name Lucas Wealth and Retirement.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 29.
    • Added an office in Austin, TX.
    • Added an office in The Woodlands, TX.
    • Added an office in Upland, CA.
  6. May 2026
    • Added the business name Kanani Financial & Insurance Services, Inc..
    • Added the business name Kanani Advisory Group Inc..
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 21 to 24.
    • Added an office in Irvine, CA.
  7. April 2026
    • No longer lists the business name Bussenger Financial Group.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $348,218,341 to $450,922,928 (+29%).
    • No longer lists an office in Deer Park, IL.
    • Registered or notice-filed in AR, GA, NV, VA, WA.
  8. March 2026
    • No longer lists the business name Capital Insurance Group.
    • No longer lists the business name Baldwin Financial Group.
    • Added the business name 300 Financial Group.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 20 to 21.
    • Added an office in Culver City, CA.
    • No longer lists an office in Louisville, KY.
  9. January 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 19 to 20.
    • Added the business name Precise Financial Solutions.
    • Added an office in Charlotte, FL.
  10. December 2025
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 18 to 19.
  11. November 2025
    • No longer lists the business name Bettrlife Financial Services LLC.
    • No longer lists an office in Naples, FL.

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
kineticagency.comkineticagency.com/blogkineticfinancial.comkineticfinancial.com/articleskineticinvestment.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. Kinetic Investment Management, Inc. (CRD 283034): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kinetic-investment-management-inc-los-angeles-ca-283034