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Sterneck Capital Management LLC

Kansas City, MOSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 111463

Filed as STERNECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Sterneck Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Kansas City, MO, registered since 1993, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 7, 2026.

32 years
registered since 1993
$327,938,616
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sterneck Capital Management LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sterneck Capital Management LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is Sterneck Capital Management LLC located?

Sterneck Capital Management LLC's principal office is in Kansas City, MO, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sterneck Capital Management LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sterneck Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1993. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 111463.

How much does Sterneck Capital Management LLC manage?

Sterneck Capital Management LLC reports $327,938,616 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 7, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have Sterneck Capital Management LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sterneck Capital Management LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $233,095,064 in the October 2021 data and $327,938,616 in the October 2026 data, up 41%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sterneck Capital Management LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (129); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (120); charitable organizations (8).

Which custodians does Sterneck Capital Management LLC use?

Sterneck Capital Management LLC'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 Sterneck Capital Management LLC 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/111463

Does Sterneck Capital Management LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 7, 2026 says: "The recommended minimum portfolio size is $500,000 but is negotiable based on considerations such as client or advisor relationships, objectives, net -worth and earning potential."

What changed in Sterneck Capital Management LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $277,853,450 to $327,938,616 (+18%). Registered or notice-filed in CA. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
  • 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

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The recommended minimum portfolio size is $500,000 but is negotiable based on considerations such as client or advisor relationships, objectives, net -worth and earning potential.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 7, 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
$327,938,616

$327,938,616 as of October 2026, filing dated July 7, 2026.

Discretionary: $309,008,342.Non-discretionary: $18,930,274.

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 120 Assets $20,621,003 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 129 Assets $302,315,050 (92%)
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 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 8 Assets $3,107,779 (1%)
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 8 Assets $1,894,784 (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
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1993 (32 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
10 states or jurisdictions
AZCAILKSMONENYOKTXUT

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
$233M 2021 $276M 2022 $239M 2023 $255M 2024 $278M 2025 $328M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$327,938,6165July 7, 2026
October 2025$277,853,4505July 29, 2025
October 2024$254,571,5956June 26, 2024
October 2023$239,259,6986March 20, 2023
October 2022$275,773,5166March 30, 2022
October 2021$233,095,0645March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $233,095,064 in the October 2021 data and $327,938,616 in the October 2026 data, up 41%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 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. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $277,853,450 to $327,938,616 (+18%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in CA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
sterneckcapital.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. Sterneck Capital Management LLC (CRD 111463): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sterneck-capital-management-llc-kansas-city-mo-111463