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ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc.

Russellville, ARSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 36956

Filed as ST. BERNARD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Russellville, AR, registered since 2018, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 5, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$136,237,104
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
6
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

How much does ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 5, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $125 an hour (fees or future consultations). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. located?

ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Russellville, AR, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 14 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 36956.

How much does ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. manage?

ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. reports $136,237,104 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 5, 2026 (0% discretionary).

How have ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $121,065,225 in the October 2021 data and $136,237,104 in the October 2026 data, up 13%. Total employees: 135 in October 2021 and 117 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (786); high net worth individuals (12).

Does ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(3) (another regulator's finding of causing a business's authorization to be denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction), and 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/36956

Does ST. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 5, 2026 says: "There is no minimum account size to open an account."

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

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
There is no minimum account size to open an account.

Hourly rate: $125 an hour (fees or future consultations)

The brochure's wording
Some clients prefer to be charged on a pure time basis. In those cases, fees or future consultations are billed at a rate of $125 per hour, payable at the time of services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 5, 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
$136,237,104

$136,237,104 as of October 2026, filing dated May 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $0.Non-discretionary: $136,237,104.

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 786 Assets $100,782,104 (74%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 12 Assets $35,455,000 (26%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
BANKS AND BROWN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, KESSLER FINANCIAL, MFCENTER.COM, SOUTH TEXAS WEALTH, ST BERNARD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., TULSATAXDEPOT.COM, TURNER FINANCIAL, WARD FINANCIAL SERVICES
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 117. Performing investment advisory functions: 30.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
14 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
Broken Arrow, OKFt Lauderdale, FLJonesboro, ARMaplewood, MNRiverdale, GARogers, ARSan Antonio, TXSt Louis, MOTucson, AZTulsa, OKVernon, CTWest Jordan, UTWestfield, MAWoodland Hills, CA
States registered or notice-filed
40 states or jurisdictions
AKALARAZCACOCTFLGAIAILINKSKYLAMAMIMNMOMSNCNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPARISCTNTXUTVAVTWAWI

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

6 Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
  • 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
$121M 2021 $133M 2022 $104M 2023 $129M 2024 $130M 2025 $136M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$136,237,104117May 5, 2026
October 2025$130,472,570109January 29, 2025
October 2024$128,723,270111May 1, 2024
October 2023$104,471,527117June 27, 2023
October 2022$133,005,603135February 11, 2022
October 2021$121,065,225135September 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $121,065,225 in the October 2021 data and $136,237,104 in the October 2026 data, up 13%.

Total employees: 135 in October 2021 and 117 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

No changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.

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
banksandbrown.comkesslerfinancial.commfcenter.comsouthtexaswealth.comstbernardfinancial.comturnerfinancial.netwfswealthmanagement.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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