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Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc.

Nashville, TNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 108068

Filed as LAFFER TENGLER INVESTMENTS, INC.

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Nashville, TN, registered since 1999, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.

26 years
registered since 1999
$800,063,389
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. located?

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc.'s principal office is in Nashville, TN, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108068.

How much does Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. manage?

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. reports $800,063,389 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $295,773,785 in the October 2021 data and $800,063,389 in the October 2026 data, up 170%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (145); high net worth individuals (98); corporations or other businesses not listed above (21).

Which custodians does Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. use?

Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Laffer Tengler Investments, 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/108068

What changed in Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 13. Regulatory assets under management went from $622,024,616 to $800,063,389 (+29%). Registered or notice-filed in WA.

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 firm's brochure (dated March 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$800,063,389

$800,063,389 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $800,063,389.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 145 Assets $55,850,482 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 98 Assets $523,814,805 (65%)
Investment companies
Clients 1 Assets $24,194,697 (3%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,414,417 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $11,122,180 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 5 Assets $24,083,020 (3%)
Insurance companies
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $71,577,050 (9%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 21 Assets $86,006,738 (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 investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1999 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Scottsdale, AZ
States registered or notice-filed
23 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
$296M 2021 $387M 2022 $388M 2023 $463M 2024 $622M 2025 $800M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$800,063,38914March 26, 2026
October 2025$622,024,61615March 11, 2025
October 2024$462,553,18313May 7, 2024
October 2023$388,171,78311March 30, 2023
October 2022$387,486,38015September 8, 2022
October 2021$295,773,78520September 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $295,773,785 in the October 2021 data and $800,063,389 in the October 2026 data, up 170%.

Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 14 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 12 to 13.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $622,024,616 to $800,063,389 (+29%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in WA.

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
laffertengler.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. Laffer Tengler Investments, Inc. (CRD 108068): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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