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Sound Stewardship, LLC

Overland Park, KSSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 129755

Filed as SOUND STEWARDSHIP, LLC

Sound Stewardship, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Overland Park, KS, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 12, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$284,618,866
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sound Stewardship, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Sound Stewardship, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $300 an hour (financial planning and investment advisory services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sound Stewardship, LLC located?

Sound Stewardship, LLC's principal office is in Overland Park, KS, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sound Stewardship, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sound Stewardship, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 129755.

How much does Sound Stewardship, LLC manage?

Sound Stewardship, LLC reports $284,618,866 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 12, 2026 (82% discretionary).

How have Sound Stewardship, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sound Stewardship, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $174,872,000 in the October 2021 data and $284,618,866 in the October 2026 data, up 63%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sound Stewardship, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (129); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (61).

Which custodians does Sound Stewardship, LLC use?

Sound Stewardship, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Distributors Company LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sound Stewardship, 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/129755

Does Sound Stewardship, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 says: "We do not have minimum account requirements."

What changed in Sound Stewardship, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $243,577,802 to $284,618,866 (+17%).

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)
  • Other

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not have minimum account requirements.

Hourly rate: $300 an hour (financial planning and investment advisory services)

The brochure's wording
Hourly Rate = $300/hour

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 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
$284,618,866

$284,618,866 as of October 2026, filing dated March 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $232,924,426.Non-discretionary: $51,694,440.

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 61 Assets $18,922,009 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 129 Assets $265,696,857 (93%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
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 0 Assets $0 (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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
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
6 states or jurisdictions
IAKSLAMONETX

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
$175M 2021 $205M 2022 $189M 2023 $217M 2024 $244M 2025 $285M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$284,618,86611March 12, 2026
October 2025$243,577,8029April 29, 2025
October 2024$217,333,1729March 12, 2024
October 2023$188,956,0578March 21, 2023
October 2022$205,204,8768July 21, 2022
October 2021$174,872,0006March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $174,872,000 in the October 2021 data and $284,618,866 in the October 2026 data, up 63%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 11 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 $243,577,802 to $284,618,866 (+17%).

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
soundstewardship.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. Sound Stewardship, LLC (CRD 129755): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sound-stewardship-llc-overland-park-ks-129755