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Watercolor Financial

Austin, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 327254

Filed as WATERCOLOR FINANCIAL · Legal name CBM Financial, LLC

Watercolor Financial is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Austin, TX, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

3 years
registered since 2023
$234,750,441
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Watercolor Financial compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Watercolor Financial reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Watercolor Financial located?

Watercolor Financial's principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is Watercolor Financial registered with the SEC or a state?

Watercolor Financial is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 327254.

How much does Watercolor Financial manage?

Watercolor Financial reports $234,750,441 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Watercolor Financial's assets and staff changed since 2023?

In the Form ADV data for Watercolor Financial: Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $234,750,441 in the October 2026 data. Total employees: 3 in October 2023 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Watercolor Financial serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (82); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (70).

Which custodians does Watercolor Financial use?

Watercolor Financial's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists National Financial Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Watercolor Financial 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/327254

Does Watercolor Financial state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "Watercolor Financial has an account minimum of $1,000,000 per household. However, we retain discretion to accept clients with smaller portfolios."

What changed in Watercolor Financial's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $184,775,297 to $234,750,441 (+27%).

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

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: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Watercolor Financial has an account minimum of $1,000,000 per household. However, we retain discretion to accept clients with smaller portfolios.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$234,750,441

$234,750,441 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $234,750,441.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 70 Assets $48,590,933 (21%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 82 Assets $186,159,508 (79%)

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
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
CBM Financial, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2023 (3 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
2 states or jurisdictions
NETX

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
$0 2023 $153M 2024 $185M 2025 $235M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$234,750,4413March 27, 2026
October 2025$184,775,2973March 19, 2025
October 2024$152,823,7673August 19, 2024
October 2023$03September 12, 2023

Regulatory assets under management: $0 in the October 2023 data and $234,750,441 in the October 2026 data.

Total employees: 3 in October 2023 and 3 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $184,775,297 to $234,750,441 (+27%).

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
watercolorfinancial.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. Watercolor Financial (CRD 327254): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watercolor-financial-austin-tx-327254