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Light Financial Services, Inc.

Fargo, NDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 131678

Filed as LIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Light Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Fargo, ND, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$175,538,267
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Light Financial Services, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Light Financial Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Light Financial Services, Inc. located?

Light Financial Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Fargo, ND, according to its Form ADV.

Is Light Financial Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Light Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 131678.

How much does Light Financial Services, Inc. manage?

Light Financial Services, Inc. reports $175,538,267 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Light Financial Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Light Financial Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $110,530,164 in the October 2022 data and $175,538,267 in the October 2026 data, up 59%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Light Financial Services, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (588); high net worth individuals (33); corporations or other businesses not listed above (1).

Which custodians does Light Financial Services, Inc. use?

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

Does Light Financial Services, 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/131678

Does Light Financial Services, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "Minimum Assets Under Management: There are no set minimum assets under management required for this service, it is determined on a case -by-case basis." "Light Financial Services Inc. does not have any required account minimum."

What changed in Light Financial Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $145,111,574 to $175,538,267 (+21%).

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
  • 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
Minimum Assets Under Management: There are no set minimum assets under management required for this service, it is determined on a case -by-case basis.
Light Financial Services Inc. does not have any required account minimum.

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
$175,538,267

$175,538,267 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $174,681,675.Non-discretionary: $856,592.

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 588 Assets $130,685,486 (74%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 33 Assets $42,063,177 (24%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $2,789,604 (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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Matrix Executions, LLC

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
3 states or jurisdictions
COMNND

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
$111M 2022 $104M 2023 $126M 2024 $145M 2025 $176M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$175,538,2672March 25, 2026
October 2025$145,111,5742March 18, 2025
October 2024$125,790,1752February 26, 2024
October 2023$103,837,3122September 13, 2023
October 2022$110,530,1642August 30, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $110,530,164 in the October 2022 data and $175,538,267 in the October 2026 data, up 59%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 2 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 $145,111,574 to $175,538,267 (+21%).

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
lightfinancialservices.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. Light Financial Services, Inc. (CRD 131678): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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