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COOK FINANCIAL DESIGNS, INC.

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CRD 115241·SEC 801-129969·VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
AUM
$172.4M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.7M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$517K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$4.1M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
COOK FINANCIAL DESIGNS, INC.
CRD
115241
SEC file #
801-129969
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$172.4M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$142.0M → $172.4M▲ +21%
Client mix
Individuals Other148
Individuals High Net Worth47

Operations

Employees (total)
1
Advisory staff (per ADV)
1
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
1 advisors → 1 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
VIRGINIA BEACH VA
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individuals
Fee basis
Fixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/13/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
—

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
COOK, DANIEL, STEPHEN
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
1
Control Persons
COOK, DANIEL, STEPHEN
Solo Advisor Indicator
Yes
Succession Risk Solo Owner
Yes
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.3358
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.1548
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
3,490
Soi Zip Total AGI
3,836,809
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
38,225,036,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
509
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Towne Bank
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (19)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
1
Bc Firm IAR Count
1
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Signet Bank-VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA
Signet Bank-VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA
Fdic Zip HHI
988.39
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
20.35
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI63,378
Returns5,170
Stub 2
AGI162,976
Returns4,430
Stub 3
AGI199,265
Returns3,240
Soi Zip Total Business Income
102,790
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
572,116
Soi Zip Total Dividends
231,943
Soi Zip Total Returns
22,540
Top Owner CRD
4423756
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (1)

1
COOK, DANIEL, STEPHEN
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
4423756