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FINANCIAL COUNSELING, INC.

B59
CRD 119969·SEC 801-114518·SPRINGBORO, OH
AUM
$100.1M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.0M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$300K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$2.4M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
FINANCIAL COUNSELING, INC.
CRD
119969
SEC file #
801-114518
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$100.1M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$116.5M → $100.1M▼ -14%
Client mix
Individuals Other376
Individuals High Net Worth26
Corporations7
Charitable Organizations4
Pension Profit Sharing Plans2

Operations

Employees (total)
3
Advisory staff (per ADV)
3
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
3 advisors → 3 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
SPRINGBORO OH
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
04/20/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
financialcounselinginc.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

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

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
FINANCIALCOUNSELINGINC.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2006-02-03T01:10:59Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
20
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
Wix.com Ltd.

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

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
3
Bc Firm IAR Count
3
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-02-03T01:10:59Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2026-01-04T01:15:42Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns2.wixdns.netNs3.wixdns.net
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
2488424
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (3)

3
VAUGHAN, STEVAN, MICHAEL
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
2488424
DOUGLAS JARED MOORE
IAR
4824758
Parker Andrew Vaughan
IAR
8233949