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  "crd_number": 309422,
  "slug": "stark-wealth-management-llc-bethlehem-pa-309422",
  "primary_business_name": "STARK WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC",
  "legal_name": "STARK WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC",
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  "country": "United States",
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    "common_name": "Allentown",
    "msa_name": "Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ",
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  "registration_date": "2024-11-07",
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  "websites": [
    "https://starkfinancialgroup.com/wealth-management"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/309422",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "BETHLEHEM",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stark-wealth-management-llc-bethlehem-pa-309422",
  "display_name": "Stark Wealth Management LLC",
  "summary": "Stark Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bethlehem, PA, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Stark Wealth Management LLC (CRD 309422): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Stark Wealth Management LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Stark Wealth Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Stark Wealth Management LLC located?",
      "a": "Stark Wealth Management LLC's principal office is in Bethlehem, PA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Stark Wealth Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Stark Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 309422."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Stark Wealth Management LLC manage?",
      "a": "Stark Wealth Management LLC reports $262,465,084 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026 (84% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Stark Wealth Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Stark Wealth Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $176,907,999 in the October 2025 data and $262,465,084 in the October 2026 data, up 48%. Total employees: 2 in October 2025 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Stark Wealth Management LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (384); high net worth individuals (92); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (48)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Stark Wealth Management LLC use?",
      "a": "Stark Wealth Management LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Capital Client Group, Inc., Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and SEI Investments Distribution Co. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Stark Wealth Management LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation) and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/309422"
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Stark Wealth Management LLC state an account minimum?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 says: \"There is no account minimum for any of SWM’s services.\""
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Stark Wealth Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $176,907,999 to $262,465,084 (+48%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 176907999.0,
      "total_employees": 2,
      "filing_date": "2025-04-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 262465084.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-17"
    }
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  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $176,907,999 to $262,465,084 (+48%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 4."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
    "flat_rate": null,
    "stated_range": null,
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": "None",
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Account minimum",
        "statements": [
          "Account minimum: None"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "There is no account minimum for any of SWM’s services."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "There is no account minimum for any of SWM’s services."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Capital Client Group, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CAPITAL CLIENT GROUP, INC.",
      "affiliated": false
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    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
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    {
      "name": "SEI Investments Distribution Co.",
      "name_as_filed": "SEI INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO.",
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  "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/stark-wealth-management-llc-bethlehem-pa-309422.md",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/309422",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
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