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L & S Advisors, Inc

Los Angeles, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 140923

Filed as L & S ADVISORS, INC

L & S Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2006, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 23, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2006
$1,163,055,017
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is L & S Advisors, Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), L & S Advisors, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

How much does L & S Advisors, Inc charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 8, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $500 an hour (financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is L & S Advisors, Inc located?

L & S Advisors, Inc's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is L & S Advisors, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

L & S Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 140923.

How much does L & S Advisors, Inc manage?

L & S Advisors, Inc reports $1,163,055,017 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 23, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have L & S Advisors, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for L & S Advisors, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $998,169,642 in the October 2021 data and $1,163,055,017 in the October 2026 data, up 17%. Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does L & S Advisors, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (868); high net worth individuals (186); corporations or other businesses not listed above (26).

Which custodians does L & S Advisors, Inc use?

L & S Advisors, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., National Financial Services LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does L & S Advisors, 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/140923

What changed in L & S Advisors, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,052,549,765 to $1,163,055,017 (+10%). Registered or notice-filed in GA, OH, UT.

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

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

Hourly rate: $500 an hour (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
We charge $500 per hour for financial planning services with a $2,500 minimum fee for all plans;

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 8, 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
$1,163,055,017

$1,163,055,017 as of October 2026, filing dated September 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,163,055,017.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 868 Assets $251,994,930 (22%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 186 Assets $683,498,570 (59%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,706,853 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 13 Assets $100,257,467 (9%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 26 Assets $123,597,197 (11%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
21 states or jurisdictions
AZCACOCTFLGAILLAMINCNJNMNVNYOHORSCTXUTVAWA

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
$998M 2021 $939M 2022 $831M 2023 $1.01B 2024 $1.05B 2025 $1.16B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,163,055,01715September 23, 2026
October 2025$1,052,549,76515June 23, 2025
October 2024$1,006,898,00515May 9, 2024
October 2023$830,523,48417June 28, 2023
October 2022$938,702,85715June 3, 2022
October 2021$998,169,64217June 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $998,169,642 in the October 2021 data and $1,163,055,017 in the October 2026 data, up 17%.

Total employees: 17 in October 2021 and 15 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. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 15 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,052,549,765 to $1,163,055,017 (+10%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in GA, OH, UT.

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
lsadvisor.comlsadvisors.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. L & S Advisors, Inc (CRD 140923): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/l-and-s-advisors-inc-los-angeles-ca-140923