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  "crd_number": 104685,
  "slug": "portfolio-strategies-inc-tacoma-wa-104685",
  "primary_business_name": "PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES INC",
  "legal_name": "PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES INC",
  "dbas": [
    "PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES"
  ],
  "city": "Tacoma",
  "state": "WA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "42660",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "42660",
    "common_name": "Seattle",
    "msa_name": "Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA",
    "path": "/advisors/wa/seattle"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "1983-03-15",
  "years_registered": 43,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-09-25",
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  "raum_band": "25m_100m",
  "raum_band_label": "$25 million to $100 million",
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  "compensation_types": [
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    "portfolio_management_individuals"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "CA",
    "CT",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "LA",
    "MD",
    "MN",
    "NC",
    "NE",
    "OH",
    "OK",
    "OR",
    "PA",
    "SC",
    "TX",
    "WA",
    "WI"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://linkedin.com/company/portfolio-strategies",
    "https://portstrat.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104685",
  "city_as_filed": "TACOMA",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/portfolio-strategies-inc-tacoma-wa-104685",
  "display_name": "Portfolio Strategies Inc",
  "summary": "Portfolio Strategies Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Tacoma, WA, registered since 1983, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Portfolio Strategies Inc (CRD 104685): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Portfolio Strategies Inc compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Portfolio Strategies Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does Portfolio Strategies Inc's brochure say about its fees?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 20, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.8% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Portfolio Strategies Inc located?",
      "a": "Portfolio Strategies Inc's principal office is in Tacoma, WA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Portfolio Strategies Inc registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Portfolio Strategies Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1983. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104685."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Portfolio Strategies Inc manage?",
      "a": "Portfolio Strategies Inc reports $50,213,258 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 25, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Portfolio Strategies Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Portfolio Strategies Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $122,780,190 in the October 2021 data and $50,213,258 in the October 2026 data, down 59%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Portfolio Strategies Inc serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (289)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Portfolio Strategies Inc use?",
      "a": "Portfolio Strategies Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Axos Clearing LLC and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Portfolio Strategies Inc 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/104685"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Portfolio Strategies Inc's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the September 2026 filing data: Added the business name Portfolio Strategies."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 122780190.0,
      "total_employees": 8,
      "filing_date": "2021-03-25"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 94340766.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-30"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 73004608.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2023-06-08"
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    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 59547202.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2024-04-29"
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 55448496.0,
      "total_employees": 5,
      "filing_date": "2025-05-05"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 50213258.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2026-09-25"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-09-01",
      "period_label": "September 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Added the business name Portfolio Strategies."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 20, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": "0.8% to 2.5% a year",
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.8% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The Registrant’s annual investment advisory fee shall be based upon a percentage (%) of the market value and type of assets placed under the Registrant’s management (generally between 0.80% and 2.50%)."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "The Registrant’s annual investment advisory fee shall be based upon a percentage (%) of the market value and type of assets placed under the Registrant’s management (generally between 0.80% and 2.50%)."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Axos Clearing LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "AXOS CLEARING LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/portfolio-strategies-inc-tacoma-wa-104685.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 289,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 5052899.0
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    {
      "type": "other_investment_advisers",
      "label": "Other investment advisers",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 8346786.0
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    {
      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
      "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above",
      "count": null,
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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,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104685",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}