# Fee-only financial advisors in Massachusetts

> AdvisorCensus lists 449 investment advisory firms with a principal office in Massachusetts that meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test: paid only by client fees on Form ADV Item 5.E, with no employee registered with a broker-dealer or licensed as an insurance agent, no brokerage, insurance, or real estate sales business or related company, and no referral fees from others, 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/ma/fee-only/page/8

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 449
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 166, State-registered investment adviser: 283
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 449 (100%); Percentage of assets 398 (89%); Hourly charges 211 (47%); Subscription fees (newsletter or periodical) 6 (1%); Fixed fees 247 (55%)
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 149 (33%); $25 million to $100 million 97 (22%); $100 million to $500 million 90 (20%); $500 million to $1 billion 24 (5%); $1 billion to $5 billion 32 (7%); Over $5 billion 12 (3%); Not reported 45 (10%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 132 (29%); 5 to 9 years 86 (19%); 10 to 19 years 115 (26%); 20 years or more 116 (26%)

## Firms (page 8 of 9, 351 to 400 of 449, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rivermax Financial Planning LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rivermax-financial-planning-llc-boston-ma-340438) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rivermax-financial-planning-llc-boston-ma-340438.md)) | 340438 | Boston, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 0 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Rockingstone Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rockingstone-advisors-great-barrington-ma-149592) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rockingstone-advisors-great-barrington-ma-149592.md)) | 149592 | Great Barrington, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 13 | % of assets |
| [Rocky Hill Advisors Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rocky-hill-advisors-inc-peabody-ma-123242) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rocky-hill-advisors-inc-peabody-ma-123242.md)) | 123242 | Peabody, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 0 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Rootson Capital LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rootson-capital-llc-north-andover-ma-340459) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rootson-capital-llc-north-andover-ma-340459.md)) | 340459 | North Andover, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 0 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [RWA Wealth Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rwa-wealth-partners-boston-ma-156984) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rwa-wealth-partners-boston-ma-156984.md)) | 156984 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 14 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [S & Co., Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/s-and-co-inc-boston-ma-110026) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/s-and-co-inc-boston-ma-110026.md)) | 110026 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 37 | % of assets |
| [Sage Wealth Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sage-wealth-advisors-llc-128997) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sage-wealth-advisors-llc-128997.md)) | 128997 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 25 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Sail Loft Capital Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sail-loft-capital-management-llc-salem-ma-153143) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sail-loft-capital-management-llc-salem-ma-153143.md)) | 153143 | Salem, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 16 | % of assets |
| [Sandk Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sandk-advisors-llc-323242) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sandk-advisors-llc-323242.md)) | 323242 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 3 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sandy-cove-advisors-llc-hingham-ma-152482) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sandy-cove-advisors-llc-hingham-ma-152482.md)) | 152482 | Hingham, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 10 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Sawyer & Co Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sawyer-and-co-inc-boston-ma-112849) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sawyer-and-co-inc-boston-ma-112849.md)) | 112849 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 39 | % of assets |
| [Seaport Global Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seaport-global-advisors-llc-boston-ma-154287) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/seaport-global-advisors-llc-boston-ma-154287.md)) | 154287 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets |
| [Sechrest Financial Services](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sechrest-financial-services-acton-ma-128688) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sechrest-financial-services-acton-ma-128688.md)) | 128688 | Acton, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 8 | Fixed fee |
| [Sentry Financial Planning, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sentry-financial-planning-llc-146687) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sentry-financial-planning-llc-146687.md)) | 146687 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 18 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [SF Advisers, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sf-advisers-llc-boston-ma-316518) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sf-advisers-llc-boston-ma-316518.md)) | 316518 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 3 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Shannon Investment Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shannon-investment-management-174100) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shannon-investment-management-174100.md)) | 174100 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 11 | % of assets |
| [Shanti Capital LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shanti-capital-llc-152567) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shanti-capital-llc-152567.md)) | 152567 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 16 | % of assets |
| [Shanzer Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shanzer-management-124452) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shanzer-management-124452.md)) | 124452 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 31 | % of assets |
| [Sharon Lund, Financial Planning, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sharon-lund-financial-planning-inc-129275) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sharon-lund-financial-planning-inc-129275.md)) | 129275 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 24 | Hourly |
| [Sheltered Garden Financial Group LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sheltered-garden-financial-group-llc-boxborough-ma-335217) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sheltered-garden-financial-group-llc-boxborough-ma-335217.md)) | 335217 | Boxborough, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Shilla Advisory LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shilla-advisory-llc-marlborough-ma-338692) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/shilla-advisory-llc-marlborough-ma-338692.md)) | 338692 | Marlborough, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 0 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Signal Ridge Capital Partners, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/signal-ridge-capital-partners-llc-framingham-ma-167576) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/signal-ridge-capital-partners-llc-framingham-ma-167576.md)) | 167576 | Framingham, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 0 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Siharum Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/siharum-advisors-llc-boston-ma-147957) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/siharum-advisors-llc-boston-ma-147957.md)) | 147957 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 18 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Silk Investment Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/silk-investment-advisors-156030) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/silk-investment-advisors-156030.md)) | 156030 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 15 | % of assets |
| [Silverman, Andrew](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/silverman-andrew-framingham-ma-131691) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/silverman-andrew-framingham-ma-131691.md)) | 131691 | Framingham, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 21 | % of assets |
| [Simansky Investments, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/simansky-investments-llc-124755) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/simansky-investments-llc-124755.md)) | 124755 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 17 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Simpson Investment Counsel](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/simpson-investment-counsel-lexington-ma-107499) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/simpson-investment-counsel-lexington-ma-107499.md)) | 107499 | Lexington, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 14 | % of assets |
| [Single Point Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/single-point-partners-boston-ma-163793) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/single-point-partners-boston-ma-163793.md)) | 163793 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 8 | Fixed fee |
| [Sippican Capital Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sippican-capital-advisors-boston-ma-155188) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sippican-capital-advisors-boston-ma-155188.md)) | 155188 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 15 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Slate Peak Financial Services, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/slate-peak-financial-services-llc-295223) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/slate-peak-financial-services-llc-295223.md)) | 295223 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 8 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Smartleaf Asset Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smartleaf-asset-management-llc-boston-ma-172273) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smartleaf-asset-management-llc-boston-ma-172273.md)) | 172273 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 11 | % of assets |
| [Smartstreet Investments](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smartstreet-investments-317972) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smartstreet-investments-317972.md)) | 317972 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets |
| [Smith W B & Co Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smith-w-b-and-co-inc-manchester-ma-105917) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smith-w-b-and-co-inc-manchester-ma-105917.md)) | 105917 | Manchester, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 39 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Snug Harbor Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/snug-harbor-capital-management-llc-green-harbor-ma-133453) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/snug-harbor-capital-management-llc-green-harbor-ma-133453.md)) | 133453 | Green Harbor, MA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 21 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Sondhi Capital, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sondhi-capital-llc-155825) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sondhi-capital-llc-155825.md)) | 155825 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 15 | % of assets |
| [Sound View Financial Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sound-view-financial-advisors-walpole-ma-154732) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sound-view-financial-advisors-walpole-ma-154732.md)) | 154732 | Walpole, MA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [South Coast Planning & Wealth Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/south-coast-planning-and-wealth-management-fall-river-ma-326997) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/south-coast-planning-and-wealth-management-fall-river-ma-326997.md)) | 326997 | Fall River, MA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 3 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [South Shore Capital Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/south-shore-capital-advisors-llc-boston-ma-142915) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/south-shore-capital-advisors-llc-boston-ma-142915.md)) | 142915 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 11 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Spencer Brook Asset Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spencer-brook-asset-management-llc-concord-ma-129034) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spencer-brook-asset-management-llc-concord-ma-129034.md)) | 129034 | Concord, MA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 22 | % of assets |
| [Spring Lake Equity Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spring-lake-equity-management-llc-burlington-ma-167251) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spring-lake-equity-management-llc-burlington-ma-167251.md)) | 167251 | Burlington, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 13 | % of assets |
| [Stackwell](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stackwell-boston-ma-316298) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stackwell-boston-ma-316298.md)) | 316298 | Boston, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 4 | Fixed fee |
| [Standish Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/standish-capital-management-llc-334325) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/standish-capital-management-llc-334325.md)) | 334325 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 0 | % of assets |
| [Starboard Wealth Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/starboard-wealth-management-llc-307253) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/starboard-wealth-management-llc-307253.md)) | 307253 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 6 | % of assets |
| [Stein Financial Advisory](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stein-financial-advisory-brookline-ma-333941) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stein-financial-advisory-brookline-ma-333941.md)) | 333941 | Brookline, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 1 | Hourly |
| [Stephen P Galib CRPC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stephen-p-galib-crpc-297857) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stephen-p-galib-crpc-297857.md)) | 297857 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 7 | Hourly |
| [Steven Ayers & Company](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steven-ayers-and-company-cambridge-ma-122443) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steven-ayers-and-company-cambridge-ma-122443.md)) | 122443 | Cambridge, MA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 14 | % of assets |
| [Still River Financial Planning](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/still-river-financial-planning-317254) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/still-river-financial-planning-317254.md)) | 317254 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 4 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Stonehurst Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stonehurst-capital-management-llc-boston-ma-282668) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stonehurst-capital-management-llc-boston-ma-282668.md)) | 282668 | Boston, MA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 10 | % of assets |
| [Strategic Planning Group, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/strategic-planning-group-inc-wellesley-ma-124855) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/strategic-planning-group-inc-wellesley-ma-124855.md)) | 124855 | Wellesley, MA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 15 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Street Smart Financial, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/street-smart-financial-llc-lexington-ma-146422) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/street-smart-financial-llc-lexington-ma-146422.md)) | 146422 | Lexington, MA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 18 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |

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## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in Massachusetts?**
AdvisorCensus lists 1,422 investment advisory firms with a principal office in Massachusetts, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 638 SEC-registered, 508 state-registered, and 276 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 Massachusetts?**
449 of the 1,422 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 Massachusetts offer financial planning?**
584 of the 1,146 firms in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 449 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. Fee-only financial advisors in Massachusetts: 449 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.