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Registration does not mean the SEC approves or recommends the firm, and it does not imply a certain level of skill or training.

Sims Investment Management LLC

Cincinnati, OH

CRD 169491

Firm filing updated August 13, 2026 ·

  • $304.6MAssets
  • 522Clients
  • 6Advisory staff
  • 1,686Accounts

Fees and minimums

  • Hourly feesAsk the firm for the rate
All fee types on the form
  • Percentage of assets under managementYes
  • Hourly chargesYes
  • Fixed feesYes
  • Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
  • CommissionsNo
  • Performance-based feesNo
  • OtherNo

Who the firm serves

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Clients by type
Client typeApproximate number of clientsAssets
Individuals (other than high net worth)450$111.4 million
High net worth individuals67$187.6 million
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)5$5.5 million
What the client labels mean

Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
See all 5 services
  • Pension consulting services
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters

Assets and accounts

  • Regulatory assets$304.6 million
  • Accounts1,686
  • Discretionary$299.1 million · 1,681 accounts
  • Non-discretionary$5.5 million · 5 accounts

People

  • Employees12
  • Advisory staff6
  • Broker-dealer reps0
  • Licensed insurance agents0
  • Planning clients251 to 500

Advisors

4 advisors with a profile on Advisable

Listed A to Z by last name. Not a ranking.

Registration details
  • SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 169491, SEC file 801-123034.
  • Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: January 13, 2022).

Is Sims Investment Management LLC a fiduciary?

Short answer: Sims Investment Management LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor.

More detail

The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'

The firm does not report commissions, a broker-dealer role, a related broker-dealer, or staff who are broker-dealer representatives.

The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.

About this data

Informational only. Advisable Finance is not an investment advisor, does not give investment advice, and does not endorse any advisor.

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