SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Forum Financial Management, LP
As of its Form ADV filed September 14, 2026, Forum Financial Management, LP, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Lombard, Illinois, reported $8.7 billion in regulatory assets under management across 19,838 accounts, ranking #9 among independent RIAs in Illinois by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 145706
- SEC file number
- 801-69970
- Registered since
- March 9, 2009
- Latest Form ADV filing
- September 14, 2026
- Organized as
- Limited Partnership
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 59
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $8.7 billion
- Discretionary
- $8.7 billion (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 19,838 (19,838 discretionary)
- Clients
- 5,996, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 143
- Advisory staff
- 94 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $438,084
- Asset growth, 1 year
- -3.8% (from $9.0 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 7.4% (from $7.0 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 5.6% (from $6.6 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 8.3% (from 5,535)
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 Illinois | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #125 | #9 | $8.7 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #6,491 | #262 | -3.8%from $9.0 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #4,681 | #195 | 7.4%from $7.0 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #3,703 | #145 | 5.6%from $6.6 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #138 | #7 | 5,996 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #1,831 | #70 | 8.3%from 5,535 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #79 | #7 | 19,838 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #85 | #10 | 94 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #107 | #10 | 1,719 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #55 | #6 | 46 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $341.8 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $649.3 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $712.9 million |
| October 1, 2013 | $1.0 billion |
| October 1, 2014 | $1.8 billion |
| October 1, 2015 | $2.0 billion |
| October 3, 2016 | $2.0 billion |
| October 2, 2017 | $3.0 billion |
| October 1, 2018 | $3.3 billion |
| October 1, 2019 | $3.8 billion |
| October 1, 2020 | $4.5 billion |
| October 4, 2021 | $6.6 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $7.4 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $7.0 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $8.5 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $9.0 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $8.7 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 1,719 clients | $5.7 billion | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 3,903 clients | $1.4 billion | |
| Other investment advisers 13 clients | $1.2 billion | |
| Corporations or other businesses 76 clients | $306.9 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 121 clients | $28.1 million | |
| Charitable organizations 9 clients | $12.6 million | |
| Banking or thrift institutions fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| State or municipal government entities fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Insurance companies fewer than 5 clients | $0 | |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions fewer than 5 clients | $0 |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 5000.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Accountant or accounting firm
- Lawyer or law firm
- Insurance company or agency
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $624.7 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 117
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 13
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 94
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 46, PFS 10, CFA 8, ChFC 3.
Between 64 and 96 of the firm's 117 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. The source counts registrations by jurisdiction, and many IARs are registered in more than one, so the exact number is not knowable from it. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
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 Illinois
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Curi Capital, LLC | Chicago | $11.6 billion |
| Altair Advisers, LLC | Chicago | $9.8 billion |
| JMG Financial Group Ltd | Downers Grove | $7.5 billion |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | Chicago | $7.5 billion |
| Vestgen Advisors, LLC | Chicago | $6.7 billion |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Forum Financial Management, LP on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.forumfinancial.com
- Independent RIAs in Illinois
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.