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  "crd_number": 166834,
  "slug": "steady-returns-166834",
  "primary_business_name": "STEADY RETURNS",
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    "https://instagram.com/steadyreturns?hl=en",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/steady-returns-llc/about",
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    "https://twitter.com/STEADYRETURNS",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166834",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(1)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "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?"
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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steady-returns-166834",
  "display_name": "Steady Returns",
  "summary": "Steady Returns is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 23, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Steady Returns (CRD 166834): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
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    "Performance-based fees",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Steady Returns compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Steady Returns reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Steady Returns registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Steady Returns is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 166834."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Steady Returns manage?",
      "a": "Steady Returns reports $159,845,985 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 23, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Steady Returns' assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Steady Returns: Regulatory assets under management: $112,472,169 in the October 2021 data and $159,845,985 in the October 2026 data, up 42%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Steady Returns serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (261); high net worth individuals (75)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Steady Returns use?",
      "a": "Steady Returns' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists TD Ameritrade, Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Steady Returns report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 3 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), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). 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/166834"
    }
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      "filing_date": "2022-03-22"
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    {
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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    {
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  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "TD Ameritrade, Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "TD AMERITRADE, INC.",
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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/steady-returns-166834.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/166834",
    "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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