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  "crd_number": 290289,
  "slug": "root-financial-partners-austin-tx-290289",
  "primary_business_name": "ROOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS",
  "legal_name": "ROOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LLC",
  "dbas": [
    "ROOT"
  ],
  "city": "Austin",
  "state": "TX",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "12420",
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    "cbsa_code": "12420",
    "common_name": "Austin",
    "msa_name": "Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX",
    "path": "/advisors/tx/austin"
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2022-07-08",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-08-28",
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  "total_employees": 65,
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    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
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  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "AL",
    "AR",
    "AZ",
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "CT",
    "DC",
    "DE",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "HI",
    "IA",
    "ID",
    "IL",
    "IN",
    "KS",
    "KY",
    "LA",
    "MA",
    "MD",
    "ME",
    "MI",
    "MN",
    "MO",
    "MS",
    "MT",
    "NC",
    "NE",
    "NH",
    "NJ",
    "NM",
    "NV",
    "NY",
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    "TN",
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    "WI",
    "WV"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/ROOTFINANCIALPARTNERS",
    "https://instagram.com/rootfinancialpartners",
    "https://linkedin.com/IN/JAMESCONOLE",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/root-financial-partners",
    "https://rootfinancialpartners.com",
    "https://skool.com/rootcollective",
    "https://twitter.com/JAMESCONOLE",
    "https://youtube.com/c/rootfinancialpartners"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/290289",
  "city_as_filed": "AUSTIN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/root-financial-partners-austin-tx-290289",
  "display_name": "Root Financial Partners",
  "summary": "Root Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Austin, TX, registered since 2022, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Root Financial Partners (CRD 290289): 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",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Educational seminars/workshops"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Root Financial Partners compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Root Financial Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Root Financial Partners located?",
      "a": "Root Financial Partners' principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Root Financial Partners registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Root Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 290289."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Root Financial Partners manage?",
      "a": "Root Financial Partners reports $2,147,774,389 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Root Financial Partners' assets and staff changed since 2022?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Root Financial Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $132,612,496 in the October 2022 data and $2,147,774,389 in the October 2026 data, up 1520%. Total employees: 3 in October 2022 and 65 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Root Financial Partners serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (643); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (209); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (6)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Root Financial Partners use?",
      "a": "Root Financial Partners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Altruist Financial LLC and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Root Financial Partners 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/290289"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Root Financial Partners' recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the September 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in MS, RI, WV."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 132612496.0,
      "total_employees": 3,
      "filing_date": "2022-09-27"
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    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 187541591.0,
      "total_employees": 6,
      "filing_date": "2023-09-21"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 399221544.0,
      "total_employees": 15,
      "filing_date": "2024-08-21"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1106417268.0,
      "total_employees": 40,
      "filing_date": "2025-07-31"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2147774389.0,
      "total_employees": 65,
      "filing_date": "2026-08-28"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-09-01",
      "period_label": "September 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in MS, RI, WV."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-07-01",
      "period_label": "July 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in AL, IA, MT, NM."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-05-01",
      "period_label": "May 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in UT."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,106,417,268 to $2,147,774,389 (+94%).",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 35 to 59.",
        "Added an office in Encinitas, CA."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in CT, DC, HI, ID, IN, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NV, OK, SD, WI."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Altruist Financial LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "ALTRUIST FINANCIAL 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/root-financial-partners-austin-tx-290289.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 209,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
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    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
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    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 6,
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      "raum": 6737829.0
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/290289",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}