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The fee is billed in advance or in arrears and is negotiable.","source":"FORM ADV PART 2A - FIRM BROCHURE, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"brochure","section":"fees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Southbridge Advisors use?","answer":"Southbridge Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Omaha, NE), with $272M, John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC (Boston, MA), with $28.6M, Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc. (Waverly, IA), with $22.1M, Nationwide Investment Services Corporation (Columbus, OH), with $18.4M and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. (Omaha, NE), with $14.1M. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Southbridge Advisors have?","answer":"Southbridge Advisors has 6 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 6 employees, and 6 perform investment advisory functions. 0 employees are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 2 employees are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Southbridge Advisors invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Southbridge Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 44% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 24% exchange-traded equities, 15% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 6% non-exchange-traded equities, 5% cash and equivalents, 2% U.S. government and agency bonds, 2% derivatives, 1% state and local bonds and 1% investment grade corporate bonds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Southbridge Advisors?","answer":"Southbridge Advisors’ direct owners are Michael Fields, Louis Brown, Robert Donnell, George Richerson and Jerold Sniderman, each holding 25% or less.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Southbridge Advisors get paid?","answer":"Southbridge Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How do I contact Southbridge Advisors?","answer":"Southbridge Advisors’ main office is at 533 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 200, Marieta, GA 30068. Its phone number is 866-797-8693. Its website is southbridgeadv.com.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 30 March 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"offices"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}