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  "crd_number": 334997,
  "slug": "wealth-creation-advisory-334997",
  "primary_business_name": "WEALTH CREATION ADVISORY",
  "legal_name": "SMITH, GARY, CLIFFORD",
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  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "2025-06-02",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2025-04-04",
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  "raum_band": "under_25m",
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  "disclosure_yes_count": 7,
  "states_registered": [
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/334997",
  "listing_state": "NC",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.C(2)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(4)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(5)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?"
    },
    {
      "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(5)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?"
    }
  ],
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  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealth-creation-advisory-334997",
  "display_name": "Wealth Creation Advisory",
  "summary": "Wealth Creation Advisory is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 4, 2025.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Wealth Creation Advisory (CRD 334997): 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": [
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Wealth Creation Advisory compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Wealth Creation Advisory reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Wealth Creation Advisory registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Wealth Creation Advisory is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 334997."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Wealth Creation Advisory manage?",
      "a": "Wealth Creation Advisory reports $0 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 4, 2025."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Wealth Creation Advisory report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 7 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(5), 11.E(2), 11.E(4)). 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 public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/334997"
    }
  ],
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  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
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  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealth-creation-advisory-334997.md",
  "clients": [],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports 7 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "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/334997",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}