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  "crd_number": 152267,
  "slug": "sterling-oak-advisors-boston-ma-152267",
  "primary_business_name": "STERLING OAK ADVISORS",
  "legal_name": "O'CONNOR, BRIAN THOMAS",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Boston",
  "state": "MA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14460",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "14460",
    "common_name": "Boston",
    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
    "path": "/advisors/ma/boston"
  },
  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "2010-01-06",
  "years_registered": 16,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-30",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 47500000.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 47500000.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "25m_100m",
  "raum_band_label": "$25 million to $100 million",
  "total_employees": 2,
  "advisory_employees": 1,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 36
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
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  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "MA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/SterlingOakWealthManagement",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/sterling-oak-advisors",
    "https://sterlingoakwealth.com",
    "https://twitter.com/Sterling_Oak"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152267",
  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sterling-oak-advisors-boston-ma-152267",
  "display_name": "Sterling Oak Advisors",
  "summary": "Sterling Oak Advisors is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 2010, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Sterling Oak Advisors (CRD 152267): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Sterling Oak Advisors compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sterling Oak Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Sterling Oak Advisors located?",
      "a": "Sterling Oak Advisors' principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Sterling Oak Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Sterling Oak Advisors is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2010. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 152267."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Sterling Oak Advisors manage?",
      "a": "Sterling Oak Advisors reports $47,500,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Sterling Oak Advisors serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (36)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Sterling Oak Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152267"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sterling-oak-advisors-boston-ma-152267.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 36,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 47500000.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152267",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}