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RIA comparison · SEC Form ADV

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC vs BBR Partners, LLC

Two independent wealth managers side by side: assets, clients, staff, services and fees, from each firm’s own filing.

The short answer

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC is the larger of the two, with $41B in regulatory assets to $36B at BBR Partners, LLC, 14% more than its rival, by their latest Form ADV filings. Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC reports more individual clients (33,235 vs 203), while BBR Partners, LLC’s clients hold more on average (about $136 million each against $1.0 million). Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC is based in St. Louis, Missouri and BBR Partners, LLC in New York, New York.

FigureFocus Advisor Solutions, LLCBBR Partners, LLC
Regulatory AUM$41B$36B
National rank#27#29
HeadquartersSt. Louis, MissouriNew York, New York
Individual clients33,235203
High-net-worth clients9,302203
Average client assets$1.0 million$136 million
Accounts91,3591,875
Discretionary56% of AUM94% of AUM
Employees309175
Advisory staff4653
Clients per advisory employee7234
Offices16
Form ADV filed2026-08-052026-07-30

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC

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Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies
  • Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
  • Pension consulting
  • Selecting other advisers
  • Periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars and workshops
  • Other services

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees
  • Other

BBR Partners, LLC

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Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Selecting other advisers

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees
  • Performance-based fees

Questions

Which is bigger, Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC or BBR Partners, LLC?

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, with $41B in regulatory assets under management against $36B at BBR Partners, LLC. Nationally they rank #27 and #29 among 5,657 independent wealth management RIAs.

How many clients do Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and BBR Partners, LLC have?

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC reports 33,235 individual clients (9,302 high-net-worth) with 46 advisory employees; BBR Partners, LLC reports 203 (203 high-net-worth) with 53 advisory employees.

How do Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and BBR Partners, LLC charge clients?

Only Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC lists other forms of compensation on Form ADV. Only BBR Partners, LLC lists performance-based fees. Fee schedules and minimums are in each firm’s Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

What services do Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and BBR Partners, LLC offer?

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC lists portfolio management for businesses and institutions; pension consulting; periodicals or newsletters; educational seminars and workshops; other services, which BBR Partners, LLC does not. BBR Partners, LLC lists portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, which Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC does not. Both offer financial planning; portfolio management for individuals and small businesses; portfolio management for investment companies; selecting other advisers.

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Where these numbers come from

Every figure is the firm’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Average client assets divide the assets held for individual and high-net-worth clients by their number. Ranks compare each firm with all US-based independent wealth management RIAs, the same field as The Largest RIAs. Figures can lag recent deals and market moves.

Not an endorsement or a recommendation of either firm. Before hiring an adviser, read its Form ADV Part 2A brochure and check its record on the SEC’s adviser search: Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC ↗, BBR Partners, LLC ↗. How to check a financial advisor →