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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Encircle Financial Strategies

Independent wealth managerCRD 327420SEC 801-128603websiteIAPD
Legal name Marvel Financial Planning, Inc.
Latest filing Aug 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 20, 2023 · 11 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 30, 2023
RAUM
$139M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$139M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$139M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$139M as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 20, 2024$115M then
HNW client RAUM$63.9M as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 20, 2024$30.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 20, 20240 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 20, 20241 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$139MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
240derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$192,002derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
4.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.3derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-4.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$75.3M54%
  • High-net-worth individuals$63.9M46%
  • Corporations and businesses$205,4650.1%
Individual clients
199reported
HNW clients
41reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
726reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Katharine Booth MarvelChartered Financial ConsultantIndianapolis, In Oct 11, 202333 y6
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Booth Katharine Marvel · Chief Compliance Officer, President, And Managing Membercontrol
      since 09/2001 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Columbus, IN1 employees
    • Indianapolis, IN1 employees
    • West Yarmouth, MA1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 736 to 726
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • HNW clients · 34 to 41
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • Individual clients · 217 to 199
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • Employees · 3 to 4
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $124M to $139M
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $49.4M to $63.9M
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $74.8M to $75.3M
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • RAUM · $124M to $139M
      Aug 21, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
    • Accounts · 704 to 736
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 2
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • HNW clients · 20 to 34
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Individual clients · 316 to 217
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Employees · 1 to 3
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • HQ city · unset to
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • HQ state · unset to
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $115M to $124M
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $30.3M to $49.4M
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $85.0M to $74.8M
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • RAUM · $115M to $124M
      Feb 20, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
    • Accounts · 686 to 704
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 0 to 1
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • HNW clients · 12 to 20
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 101-250
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $115M
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $18.3M to $30.3M
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $86.7M to $85.0M
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • RAUM · $105M to $115M
      Dec 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Other offices · 2 to 3
      Oct 24, 2023 to Dec 7, 2023
    • Accounts · unset to 686.0
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Business name · MARVEL FINANCIAL PLANNING to ENCIRCLE FINANCIAL STRATEGIES
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • HNW clients · 0 to 12
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Individual clients · 0 to 316
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 251-500
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 104972385.0
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $0 to $18.3M
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $0 to $86.7M
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Sep 15, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Marvel Financial Planning filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jul 20, 2023 · First SEC registration · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Business phone
    317-570-1800reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Business phone
    317-750-1252reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Website
    encirclefinancialstrategies.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    317-570-1800reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 25, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $139Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026