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Watercolor Financial
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.
Quick answers
From the filingHow 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 2AThe 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 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.
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.DA 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))
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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
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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $234,750,441 | 3 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $184,775,297 | 3 | March 19, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $152,823,767 | 3 | August 19, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $0 | 3 | September 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- 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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Watercolor Financial (CRD 327254): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watercolor-financial-austin-tx-327254