Adaptive Financial Design LLC
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About
Adaptive Financial Design LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual clients, including both non‑high‑net‑worth and high‑net‑worth households, managing roughly $14.2 million across about 34 client relationships. Services combine ongoing subscription financial planning, project‑based planning engagements, and portfolio management for individual accounts.
The firm primarily builds passive, index‑based portfolios using principles of modern portfolio theory and rebalances as market conditions dictate. Its stated research toolkit also includes technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, and it typically operates with client‑granted discretionary authority while directing custody to Charles Schwab or Altruist.
Distinctive features for a small, solo‑run independent advisor include the combination of a recurring monthly planning subscription alongside fixed‑fee project planning and a principal with CFP certification and prior advisor operations/paraplanning experience. The firm relies on custodian‑provided account statements rather than producing separate periodic advisor reports, does not participate in wrap programs, and does not accept performance‑based fees.
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Fee options
Project Based Financial Planning fixed fees range from $1,000 to $10,000; Ongoing Financial Planning upfront fee $1,000
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 1.00% $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% $5,000,001+: 0.60%
Ongoing Financial Planning monthly fees range from $200 to $500; upfront charge $1,000; Project Based Financial Planning fixed fees range from $1,000 to $10,000
Main office
Minneapolis MN
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Minnesota · Texas
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