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  "crd_number": 297438,
  "slug": "qm-advisors-llc-297438",
  "primary_business_name": "QM ADVISORS LLC",
  "legal_name": "QM ADVISORS LLC",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
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  "registration_date": "2025-04-17",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-25",
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  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 9,
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
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  "states_registered": [
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "TN",
    "TX",
    "VA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://qm-advisors.com",
    "https://qmadvisors.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/297438",
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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/qm-advisors-llc-297438",
  "display_name": "QM Advisors LLC",
  "summary": "QM Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. QM Advisors LLC (CRD 297438): 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)",
    "Pension consulting services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is QM Advisors LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), QM Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does QM Advisors LLC charge?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 states: Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (creating client financial plans). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is QM Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "QM Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 297438."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does QM Advisors LLC manage?",
      "a": "QM Advisors LLC reports $140,091,484 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (86% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have QM Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for QM Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $118,124,962 in the October 2025 data and $140,091,484 in the October 2026 data, up 19%. Total employees: 9 in October 2025 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does QM Advisors LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (91); high net worth individuals (63); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does QM Advisors LLC use?",
      "a": "QM Advisors LLC'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 QM 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/297438"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does QM Advisors LLC state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: \"There is no account minimum for any of QAL’s services.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in QM Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $118,124,962 to $140,091,484 (+19%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 118124962.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2025-04-16"
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    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 140091484.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-25"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $118,124,962 to $140,091,484 (+19%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
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    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "planning_fees": [
      "Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (creating client financial plans)"
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    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "There is no account minimum for any of QAL’s services."
        ]
      },
      {
        "label": "Planning fee",
        "statements": [
          "Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (creating client financial plans)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "The negotiated fixed rate for creating client financial plans is between $1,000 and $10,000. The fixed fee is dependent on the complexity of the engagement"
        ]
      }
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    "quotes": [
      "There is no account minimum for any of QAL’s services.",
      "The negotiated fixed rate for creating client financial plans is between $1,000 and $10,000. The fixed fee is dependent on the complexity of the engagement"
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
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  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Axos Clearing LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "AXOS CLEARING LLC",
      "affiliated": false
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    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
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  "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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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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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/297438",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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}