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  "crd_number": 122670,
  "slug": "sound-financial-management-inc-raleigh-nc-122670",
  "primary_business_name": "SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.",
  "legal_name": "SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Raleigh",
  "state": "NC",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "39580",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "39580",
    "common_name": "Raleigh",
    "msa_name": "Raleigh-Cary, NC",
    "path": "/advisors/nc/raleigh"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2025-03-28",
  "years_registered": 1,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-04",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 134079243.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 134079243.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "100m_500m",
  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 2,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
    "individuals": {
      "raum": 49611205.0,
      "count": 154
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
      "raum": 84468038.0,
      "count": 26
    }
  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "NC"
  ],
  "websites": [],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/122670",
  "city_as_filed": "RALEIGH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sound-financial-management-inc-raleigh-nc-122670",
  "display_name": "Sound Financial Management, Inc.",
  "summary": "Sound Financial Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Raleigh, NC, registered since 2025, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Sound Financial Management, Inc. (CRD 122670): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Sound Financial Management, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sound Financial Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Sound Financial Management, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Sound Financial Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Raleigh, NC, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Sound Financial Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Sound Financial Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 122670."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Sound Financial Management, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Sound Financial Management, Inc. reports $134,079,243 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Sound Financial Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Sound Financial Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $110,700,000 in the October 2025 data and $134,079,243 in the October 2026 data, up 21%. Total employees: 2 in October 2025 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Sound Financial Management, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (154); high net worth individuals (26)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Sound Financial Management, Inc. use?",
      "a": "Sound Financial Management, Inc.'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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Sound Financial Management, Inc. 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/122670"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Sound Financial Management, Inc. state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 2026 says: \"SFM does not require a minimum to open an account.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Sound Financial Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $110,700,000 to $134,079,243 (+21%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 110700000.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-04-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 134079243.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-04"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
      "period_label": "March 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $110,700,000 to $134,079,243 (+21%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 2026",
    "provided_by_the_firm": false,
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "planning_fees": [],
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "SFM does not require a minimum to open an account."
        ]
      }
    ],
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      "range_pct": null,
      "max_pct": null,
      "account_minimum": 0.0,
      "minimum_annual_fee": null,
      "planning": []
    },
    "quotes": [
      "SFM does not require a minimum to open an account."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "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/sound-financial-management-inc-raleigh-nc-122670.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 154,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 49611205.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 26,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 84468038.0
    }
  ],
  "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/122670",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}