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Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC
Filed as PARADIGM INVESTMENT ADVISORY LLC
Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Akron, OH, registered since 2013, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.
Where is Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC located?
Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC's principal office is in Akron, OH, according to its Form ADV.
Is Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 168295.
What types of clients does Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (6).
Does Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/168295
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- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Other
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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.FNot reported.
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.DA 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
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2013 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Changes in the filing
Last 12 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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.INot reported.
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. Paradigm Investment Advisory LLC (CRD 168295): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/paradigm-investment-advisory-llc-akron-oh-168295