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Rational Investment Methodology
Filed as RATIONAL INVESTMENT METHODOLOGY · Legal name Rational Investment Methodology, LLC
Rational Investment Methodology is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Rational Investment Methodology compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Rational Investment Methodology reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Is Rational Investment Methodology registered with the SEC or a state?
Rational Investment Methodology is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 292117.
How much does Rational Investment Methodology manage?
Rational Investment Methodology reports $9,186,312 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).
What types of clients does Rational Investment Methodology serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (24).
Does Rational Investment Methodology report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/292117
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
- Performance-based 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$9,186,312 as of October 2026, filing dated August 20, 2026.
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- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Rational Investment Methodology, LLC
- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2018 (8 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- 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 11None 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
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.ISource: 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. Rational Investment Methodology (CRD 292117): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rational-investment-methodology-292117