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Signal Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Fort Worth, TX, registered since 2004, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Signal Securities, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Signal Securities, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions.
Where is Signal Securities, Inc. located?
Signal Securities, Inc.'s principal office is in Fort Worth, TX, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Signal Securities, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Signal Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 15916.
How much does Signal Securities, Inc. manage?
Signal Securities, Inc. reports $679,084,856 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026 (7% discretionary).
How have Signal Securities, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Signal Securities, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $503,096,931 in the October 2021 data and $679,084,856 in the October 2026 data, up 35%. Total employees: 44 in October 2021 and 35 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Signal Securities, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (811); high net worth individuals (326).
Does Signal Securities, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/15916
What changed in Signal Securities, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 23. Regulatory assets under management went from $599,186,467 to $679,084,856 (+13%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Commissions
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 2, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$679,084,856 as of October 2026, filing dated March 4, 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2004 (21 years)
- Employees
- Total: 35. Performing investment advisory functions: 23.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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5 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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15 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $679,084,856 | 35 | March 4, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $599,186,467 | 37 | July 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $546,876,086 | 37 | March 19, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $510,825,674 | 42 | August 29, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $603,327,538 | 42 | June 21, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $503,096,931 | 44 | March 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $503,096,931 in the October 2021 data and $679,084,856 in the October 2026 data, up 35%.
Total employees: 44 in October 2021 and 35 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 24 to 23.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $599,186,467 to $679,084,856 (+13%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in TN.
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. Signal Securities, Inc. (CRD 15916): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/signal-securities-inc-fort-worth-tx-15916