# Hourly financial advisors in New Haven, CT

> AdvisorCensus lists 19 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the New Haven metro area that report hourly charges among their Form ADV Item 5.E compensation arrangements, drawn from Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Firms are listed alphabetically; sort by years registered or assets band using the controls below, and read the methodology block for how this page is derived.

Source: Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Rebuilt monthly. HTML page: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ct/new-haven/hourly

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 19
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 10, State-registered investment adviser: 9
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 6 (32%); Percentage of assets 15 (79%); Hourly charges 19 (100%); Fixed fees 13 (68%); Other 1 (5%)
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 3 (16%); $25 million to $100 million 2 (11%); $100 million to $500 million 7 (37%); $500 million to $1 billion 2 (11%); Over $5 billion 1 (5%); Not reported 4 (21%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 6 (32%); 5 to 9 years 5 (26%); 10 to 19 years 6 (32%); 20 years or more 2 (11%)

## Firms (page 1 of 1, 1 to 19 of 19, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ayers & Associates, P.C.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ayers-and-associates-p-c-new-haven-ct-127417) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ayers-and-associates-p-c-new-haven-ct-127417.md)) | 127417 | New Haven, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 36 | Hourly |
| [East Guilford Financial Services LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/east-guilford-financial-services-llc-madison-ct-127481) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/east-guilford-financial-services-llc-madison-ct-127481.md)) | 127481 | Madison, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 4 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Granite Islands Private Wealth, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/granite-islands-private-wealth-llc-guilford-ct-336263) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/granite-islands-private-wealth-llc-guilford-ct-336263.md)) | 336263 | Guilford, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Grey Ledge Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/grey-ledge-advisors-llc-guilford-ct-124867) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/grey-ledge-advisors-llc-guilford-ct-124867.md)) | 124867 | Guilford, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 23 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Heritage Capital, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/heritage-capital-llc-woodbridge-ct-127650) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/heritage-capital-llc-woodbridge-ct-127650.md)) | 127650 | Woodbridge, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Kreitler Financial LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kreitler-financial-llc-new-haven-ct-309056) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kreitler-financial-llc-new-haven-ct-309056.md)) | 309056 | New Haven, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 6 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [McCauley Investments Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mccauley-investments-advisors-llc-guilford-ct-171742) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/mccauley-investments-advisors-llc-guilford-ct-171742.md)) | 171742 | Guilford, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 12 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Monte Financial Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/monte-financial-group-llc-guilford-ct-150119) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/monte-financial-group-llc-guilford-ct-150119.md)) | 150119 | Guilford, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 17 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Morrissey Wealth Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/morrissey-wealth-management-llc-north-haven-ct-291228) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/morrissey-wealth-management-llc-north-haven-ct-291228.md)) | 291228 | North Haven, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Open Circle Wealth Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/open-circle-wealth-partners-north-haven-ct-150623) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/open-circle-wealth-partners-north-haven-ct-150623.md)) | 150623 | North Haven, CT | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Osaic Institutions, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/osaic-institutions-inc-meriden-ct-35371) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/osaic-institutions-inc-meriden-ct-35371.md)) | 35371 | Meriden, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 19 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Real Financial Planning, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/real-financial-planning-llc-guilford-ct-167877) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/real-financial-planning-llc-guilford-ct-167877.md)) | 167877 | Guilford, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 13 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Sentinel Asset Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sentinel-asset-management-llc-wallingford-ct-302082) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sentinel-asset-management-llc-wallingford-ct-302082.md)) | 302082 | Wallingford, CT | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Spectrum Financial Strategies Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spectrum-financial-strategies-inc-hamden-ct-106419) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spectrum-financial-strategies-inc-hamden-ct-106419.md)) | 106419 | Hamden, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 14 | Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Summit Planning Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-planning-group-llc-branford-ct-126563) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-planning-group-llc-branford-ct-126563.md)) | 126563 | Branford, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 0 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [The Real Wealth Coterie](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-real-wealth-coterie-new-haven-ct-330683) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-real-wealth-coterie-new-haven-ct-330683.md)) | 330683 | New Haven, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Toomey Investment Management, Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/toomey-investment-management-inc-wallingford-ct-127346) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/toomey-investment-management-inc-wallingford-ct-127346.md)) | 127346 | Wallingford, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 8 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wharton Midmarket Investment Advisors Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wharton-midmarket-investment-advisors-inc-woodbridge-ct-301186) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wharton-midmarket-investment-advisors-inc-woodbridge-ct-301186.md)) | 301186 | Woodbridge, CT | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Worrell Advisory Services](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/worrell-advisory-services-branford-ct-285888) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/worrell-advisory-services-branford-ct-285888.md)) | 285888 | Branford, CT | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 9 | % of assets, Hourly |

## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in New Haven, CT?**
AdvisorCensus lists 44 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the New Haven metro area, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 22 SEC-registered, 13 state-registered, and 9 exempt reporting advisers. Firms may request removal, so the count can differ slightly from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

**How many fee-only financial advisors are in New Haven, CT?**
12 of the 44 firms meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test: paid only by a percentage of assets, hourly charges, fixed fees, or subscription fees on Form ADV Item 5.E (no commissions, performance-based fees, or other compensation), with no sales-related compensation ties in the same filing: no employee registered with a broker-dealer or licensed as an insurance agent (Item 5.B), no brokerage, insurance, real estate, or other product sales business (Item 6.A), no related broker-dealer, insurance company, real estate broker, or futures commission merchant (Item 7.A), and no referral fees from others or other sales interest (Item 8). Form ADV has no fee-only box, so this is derived from the filing; it is not a fee-only certification, and a firm's own page lists its compensation arrangements as filed.

**How many financial advisors in New Haven, CT offer financial planning?**
23 of the 35 firms in New Haven, CT that answer Form ADV Item 5.G, which asks what advisory services a firm provides, report financial planning services, as of October 2026. Exempt reporting advisers do not answer Item 5.G. Each firm page lists every advisory service the firm reports.

**Are the financial advisors in New Haven, CT fiduciaries?**
Every firm on this page is an investment adviser that files Form ADV, and an investment adviser owes its clients a fiduciary duty under federal law, made up of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty: it must act in the client's best interest and not put its own interests ahead of the client's, and must eliminate its conflicts of interest or disclose them fully and fairly. Form ADV has no fiduciary box because the duty comes with being an investment adviser. The duty covers the firm's advice; a firm or its people may also sell securities through a broker-dealer or insurance as licensed agents, roles held to other standards. The 12 firms that meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test report none of those sales ties.

**How do I check whether a financial advisor has disciplinary disclosures?**
Each firm page shows how many Form ADV Item 11 disciplinary questions the firm answered yes and links to the firm's record on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site (adviserinfo.sec.gov), where the detail of each disclosure is public. Individual advisers' records are on the same site and on FINRA BrokerCheck.

**Does AdvisorCensus rate, verify, or recommend these firms?**
No. The directory shows what each firm filed, in alphabetical order unless you choose another sort, and no firm's position depends on payment. Firms that claim their page can add a description and links, marked as provided by the firm; the filed facts are never changed by that content.

**What does regulatory assets under management mean?**
Regulatory assets under management (RAUM) is the figure a firm reports on Form ADV Item 5.F: the securities portfolios it provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services for, at market value, including assets managed without discretion. It measures scale, not performance or quality.

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Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Hourly financial advisors in New Haven, CT: 19 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.