Kearns and Associates, LLC

Kearns and Associates, LLC is a fee-only investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with a mailing address in Rolling Hills Estates, California (its office is a private residence, so the street address is not published). On its latest Form ADV, filed March 10, 2026, it reports $1.2B in regulatory assets under management, 46 individual clients and 1 employee who gives investment advice. It reports no commission compensation, is not registered as a broker-dealer and does not act as an insurance agent.

Key facts from Form ADV

Registration	SEC-registered
Firm CRD number	157449 · SEC file 801-73342
Office	Rolling Hills Estates, CA (mailing address; office not published)
Phone	(310) 378-4023
Website	Not listed
Regulatory assets under management	$1.2B ($621M discretionary)
Individual clients	0 non-high-net-worth, 46 high-net-worth
Financial planning clients	Not reported
How it charges	Percentage of assets, Fixed fee
Services	Portfolio management, Selection of other advisers
Employees	2
Disciplinary disclosures	None reported
Latest Form ADV filing	March 10, 2026

Source: the firm’s Form ADV Part 1A as published by the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure database, data as of November 6, 2026. Figures are self-reported by the firm.

What this means for you

• It offers hourly or fixed-fee arrangements, so you may be able to pay for a plan without handing over your investments.
• It also charges a percentage of assets managed for ongoing investment management.
• Most of its individual clients are high-net-worth, which on Form ADV means they meet the SEC’s qualified-client or qualified-purchaser test: broadly, more than $1 million managed by the adviser or a net worth above $2 million, with the thresholds indexed for inflation.
• It reports no disciplinary history on Form ADV.

Before you hire any adviser

Read the firm’s Form ADV Part 2 brochure on its SEC record: it sets out fees, minimums, conflicts of interest and who will manage your money. Ask whether the firm acts as a fiduciary for all of your accounts, how it is paid in total, and who holds your assets. Our guide to choosing a financial adviser lists the questions to ask.

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