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Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc.

Mequon, WISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 108669

Filed as SPECTRUM INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Mequon, WI, registered since 1999, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026.

26 years
registered since 1999
$1,064,561,205
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. compensated?

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

Where is Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. located?

Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Mequon, WI, according to its Form ADV.

Is Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108669.

How much does Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. manage?

Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. reports $1,064,561,205 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 23, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $461,215,091 in the October 2021 data and $1,064,561,205 in the October 2026 data, up 131%. Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 27 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (209); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (198); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (44).

Which custodians does Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. use?

Spectrum Investment Advisors, 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.

Does Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. 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/108669

Does Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 2026 says: "Generally, the firm does not impose a minimum account size; however, it does impose a minimum account fee as disclosed in Item 5 above."

What changed in Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 18 to 20. Regulatory assets under management went from $849,662,094 to $1,064,561,205 (+25%).

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

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Generally, the firm does not impose a minimum account size; however, it does impose a minimum account fee as disclosed in Item 5 above.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 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
$1,064,561,205

$1,064,561,205 as of October 2026, filing dated March 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,055,722,911.Non-discretionary: $8,838,294.

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 198 Assets $80,047,281 (8%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 209 Assets $404,480,009 (38%)
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 44 Assets $567,765,297 (53%)
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 14 Assets $12,268,618 (1%)
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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1999 (26 years)
Employees
Total: 27. Performing investment advisory functions: 20.
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
8 states or jurisdictions
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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
$461M 2021 $668M 2022 $590M 2023 $725M 2024 $850M 2025 $1.06B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,064,561,20527March 23, 2026
October 2025$849,662,09424March 27, 2025
October 2024$724,823,21622March 22, 2024
October 2023$590,280,16422September 5, 2023
October 2022$667,516,78723August 18, 2022
October 2021$461,215,09124March 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $461,215,091 in the October 2021 data and $1,064,561,205 in the October 2026 data, up 131%.

Total employees: 24 in October 2021 and 27 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 18 to 20.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $849,662,094 to $1,064,561,205 (+25%).

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
spectruminvestor.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. Spectrum Investment Advisors, Inc. (CRD 108669): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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