State-registered independent wealth management RIA
Cornerstone Financial Planning, Inc.
As of its Form ADV filed August 24, 2011, Cornerstone Financial Planning, Inc., a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Gaithersburg, Maryland, reported no regulatory assets under management.
Registration
- Main office
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 121413
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- October 7, 1998
- Latest Form ADV filing
- August 24, 2011
- Organized as
- Corporation
- Fiscal year ends
- December
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $0
- Discretionary
- $0
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 0 (0 discretionary)
- Clients
- Not reported
- Employees
- Not reported
- Advisory staff
- Not reported
- Average account
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 1 year
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Client growth, 1 year
- Not reported
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.
| Ranking | Nationally | In Maryland | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #3,524 | #75 | 1 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $0 |
Clients and services
Client mix
No client types reported.
How the firm is paid
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Selection of other advisers
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 11-25.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: not reported.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
None reported.
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))
- Not reported
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 1.
1 of the firm's 1 IAR is registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
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Disclosures
Our source has no Form ADV Item 11 detail for this firm. 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 Maryland
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Ditto & Powers, LLC | Cockeysville | $0 |
| Reges Wealth Management LLC | Potomac | $0 |
| H. Elliot Associates | Rockville | $0 |
| Agios Capital LLC | Pikesville | $0 |
| Own Your Monday Wealth Management, LLC | Gaithersburg | $0 |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Cornerstone Financial Planning, Inc. on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.cornerstonefinancialplanning.com
- Independent RIAs in Maryland
Firm data as of October 7, 2026, from IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 7, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.