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  "crd_number": 114431,
  "slug": "lauterbach-financial-advisors-llc-el-paso-tx-114431",
  "primary_business_name": "LAUTERBACH FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC",
  "legal_name": "LAUTERBACH FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "El Paso",
  "state": "TX",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "21340",
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    "cbsa_code": "21340",
    "common_name": "El Paso",
    "msa_name": "El Paso, TX",
    "path": "/advisors/tx/el-paso"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
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  "years_registered": 21,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-31",
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  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
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      "count": 18
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
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    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
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    "CA",
    "LA",
    "NM",
    "NY",
    "TX",
    "WA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://lfa-ia.com",
    "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/LAUTERBACH-FINANCIAL-ADVISORS-LLC"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/114431",
  "city_as_filed": "EL PASO",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lauterbach-financial-advisors-llc-el-paso-tx-114431",
  "display_name": "Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC",
  "summary": "Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in El Paso, TX, registered since 2005, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC (CRD 114431): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC located?",
      "a": "Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in El Paso, TX, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 114431."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC reports $700,256,828 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $451,668,424 in the October 2021 data and $700,256,828 in the October 2026 data, up 55%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (211); high net worth individuals (156); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (18)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC use?",
      "a": "Lauterbach 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/114431"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Lauterbach Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $590,638,330 to $700,256,828 (+19%). Registered or notice-filed in NY. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 451668424.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2021-04-16"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 526080037.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-04"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
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      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-22"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
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      "filing_date": "2024-04-16"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 590638330.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2025-04-17"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 700256828.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-31"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 4 to 5.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $590,638,330 to $700,256,828 (+19%).",
        "Registered or notice-filed in NY.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
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  "clients": [
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      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
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      "fewer_than_5": false,
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      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 156,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 18,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
      "type": "charitable",
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      "count": 9,
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    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": 9,
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/114431",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}