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Souders Financial Advisors, LLC

Cincinnati, OHSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 296780

Filed as SOUDERS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Souders Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cincinnati, OH, registered since 2018, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$1,409,251,956
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Souders Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Souders Financial Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Souders Financial Advisors, LLC located?

Souders Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Cincinnati, OH, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Souders Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Souders Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 296780.

How much does Souders Financial Advisors, LLC manage?

Souders Financial Advisors, LLC reports $1,409,251,956 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026 (78% discretionary).

How have Souders Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Souders Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $454,861,934 in the October 2021 data and $1,409,251,956 in the October 2026 data, up 210%. Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 21 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Souders Financial Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,044); high net worth individuals (231); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (70).

Which custodians does Souders Financial Advisors, LLC use?

Souders Financial Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Souders Financial Advisors, LLC 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/296780

Does Souders Financial Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "SFA generally does not require a minimum account size to open a portfolio."

What changed in Souders Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 13 to 14. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,065,305,147 to $1,409,251,956 (+32%). Registered or notice-filed in GA, SC, VA.

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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription 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

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
SFA generally does not require a minimum account size to open a portfolio.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,409,251,956

$1,409,251,956 as of October 2026, filing dated July 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,099,392,391.Non-discretionary: $309,859,565.

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 1,044 Assets $443,491,716 (31%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 231 Assets $697,120,395 (49%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 70 Assets $260,247,692 (18%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 3 Assets $7,269,850 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $1,122,303 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
BONAVENTURA WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC, CLEARPOINT WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC, SOUDERS FINANCIAL GROUP, STRATEGIC CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 21. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
2 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Cincinnati, OHMason, OH
States registered or notice-filed
14 states or jurisdictions
CACOFLGAILINKYMINCOHSCTXVAWI

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
$455M 2021 $545M 2022 $697M 2023 $890M 2024 $1.07B 2025 $1.41B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,409,251,95621July 24, 2026
October 2025$1,065,305,14719March 31, 2025
October 2024$889,941,82519March 27, 2024
October 2023$697,062,36819July 28, 2023
October 2022$545,359,07319March 31, 2022
October 2021$454,861,93419January 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $454,861,934 in the October 2021 data and $1,409,251,956 in the October 2026 data, up 210%.

Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 21 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 13 to 14.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,065,305,147 to $1,409,251,956 (+32%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in GA, SC, VA.

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
bonaventurawealth.comcpwealthadvisors.comscagreatlakes.comscaohio.comsoudersfinancial.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. Souders Financial Advisors, LLC (CRD 296780): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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