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Research & Portfolio Management

Crescent Springs, KYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 157609

Filed as RESEARCH & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT · Legal name MCW Financial, Inc.

Research & Portfolio Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Crescent Springs, KY, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$160,806,297
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Research & Portfolio Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Research & Portfolio Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Research & Portfolio Management located?

Research & Portfolio Management's principal office is in Crescent Springs, KY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Research & Portfolio Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Research & Portfolio Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 157609.

How much does Research & Portfolio Management manage?

Research & Portfolio Management reports $160,806,297 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 18, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have Research & Portfolio Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Research & Portfolio Management: Regulatory assets under management: $115,687,125 in the October 2021 data and $160,806,297 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Research & Portfolio Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (205); high net worth individuals (54).

Which custodians does Research & Portfolio Management use?

Research & Portfolio Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Research & Portfolio Management 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/157609

What changed in Research & Portfolio Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $134,654,219 to $160,806,297 (+19%).

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

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 18, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$160,806,297

$160,806,297 as of October 2026, filing dated March 18, 2026.

Discretionary: $155,138,423.Non-discretionary: $5,667,874.

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 205 Assets $27,193,366 (17%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 54 Assets $133,612,931 (83%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
MCW Financial, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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
2 states or jurisdictions
KYOH

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
$116M 2021 $122M 2022 $105M 2023 $115M 2024 $135M 2025 $161M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$160,806,2973March 18, 2026
October 2025$134,654,2194March 27, 2025
October 2024$115,097,6714March 27, 2024
October 2023$105,415,7364March 30, 2023
October 2022$121,824,8044March 25, 2022
October 2021$115,687,1254May 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $115,687,125 in the October 2021 data and $160,806,297 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 3 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 $134,654,219 to $160,806,297 (+19%).

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
researchandportfoliomanagement.comrpmadvisory.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. Research & Portfolio Management (CRD 157609): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/research-and-portfolio-management-crescent-springs-ky-157609