SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Advisor Financial Services, Inc.
As of its Form ADV filed August 3, 2026, Advisor Financial Services, Inc., an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Chatham, New York, reported $62.6 million in regulatory assets under management across 435 accounts, ranking #567 among independent RIAs in New York by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 118537
- SEC file number
- 801-113326
- Registered since
- May 29, 2018
- Latest Form ADV filing
- August 3, 2026
- Organized as
- Corporation
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 1
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $62.6 million
- Discretionary
- $62.6 million (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 435 (435 discretionary)
- Clients
- 223, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 2
- Advisory staff
- 1 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $143,967
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 11.9% (from $56.0 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 24.7% (from $32.3 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 15.1% (from $31.0 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 0.9% (from 221)
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2018 | $25.8 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $29.8 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $32.2 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $31.0 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $35.0 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $32.3 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $38.0 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $56.0 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $62.6 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 38 clients | $38.0 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 182 clients | $24.5 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $109,050 | |
| Charitable organizations fewer than 5 clients | $19,360 | |
| Corporations or other businesses fewer than 5 clients | $4,169 |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Selection of other advisers
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 101-250.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Accountant or accounting firm
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Accountant or accounting firm
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 1
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 0
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 1.
0 of the firm's 1 IAR are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
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Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 0 disclosure questions. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in New York
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Wealthunite Advisors, LLC | Manhasset | $63.1 million |
| Seraphim Capital Management, LLC | Blauvelt | $63.0 million |
| Leslie Marie Giordano | Garden City | $62.6 million |
| Mountain View Strategic Wealth, LLC | Hopewell Junction | $62.5 million |
| Northstar Financial Advisors LLC | Northport | $62.4 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Advisor Financial Services, Inc. on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: advisor.org
- Independent RIAs in New York
Firm data as of October 2, 2026, from ia100226.zip. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.