# Hourly financial advisors in Maryland

> AdvisorCensus lists 252 investment advisory firms with a principal office in Maryland 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/md/hourly/page/5

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 252
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 94, State-registered investment adviser: 158
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 112 (44%); Percentage of assets 214 (85%); Hourly charges 252 (100%); Subscription fees (newsletter or periodical) 4 (2%); Fixed fees 211 (84%); Commissions 6 (2%); Performance-based fees 10 (4%); Other 30 (12%)
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 67 (27%); $25 million to $100 million 45 (18%); $100 million to $500 million 61 (24%); $500 million to $1 billion 15 (6%); $1 billion to $5 billion 17 (7%); Over $5 billion 4 (2%); Not reported 43 (17%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 62 (25%); 5 to 9 years 61 (24%); 10 to 19 years 69 (27%); 20 years or more 60 (24%)

## Firms (page 5 of 6, 201 to 250 of 252, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Smarter and Wise](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smarter-and-wise-325719) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/smarter-and-wise-325719.md)) | 325719 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 3 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Sovereign Financial Services, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sovereign-financial-services-llc-phoenix-md-153059) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sovereign-financial-services-llc-phoenix-md-153059.md)) | 153059 | Phoenix, MD | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 16 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Standup Advisors](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/standup-advisors-286468) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/standup-advisors-286468.md)) | 286468 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 9 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Stark Strategic Capital Management, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stark-strategic-capital-management-inc-121295) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stark-strategic-capital-management-inc-121295.md)) | 121295 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 27 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Commissions |
| [Steeley Advisory, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steeley-advisory-llc-bethesda-md-304870) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steeley-advisory-llc-bethesda-md-304870.md)) | 304870 | Bethesda, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Summit Wealth Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-wealth-management-318361) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summit-wealth-management-318361.md)) | 318361 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 4 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Technomart RGA Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/technomart-rga-inc-baltimore-md-107891) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/technomart-rga-inc-baltimore-md-107891.md)) | 107891 | Baltimore, MD | State-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 22 | % of assets, Hourly, Subscription, Fixed fee |
| [Tender Wealth](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tender-wealth-341165) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tender-wealth-341165.md)) | 341165 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 0 | Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Terrafort Capital LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/terrafort-capital-llc-north-bethesda-md-316148) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/terrafort-capital-llc-north-bethesda-md-316148.md)) | 316148 | North Bethesda, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 4 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Performance fee |
| [The Ellerson Group Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-ellerson-group-inc-annapolis-md-106658) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-ellerson-group-inc-annapolis-md-106658.md)) | 106658 | Annapolis, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 31 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [The Kelly Group](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-kelly-group-bel-air-md-310140) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-kelly-group-bel-air-md-310140.md)) | 310140 | Bel Air, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [The NLW Capital Group LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-nlw-capital-group-llc-313391) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-nlw-capital-group-llc-313391.md)) | 313391 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [The Simmons Partnership, Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-simmons-partnership-inc-towson-md-156740) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-simmons-partnership-inc-towson-md-156740.md)) | 156740 | Towson, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 12 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [The Simpson Firm LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-simpson-firm-llc-299204) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-simpson-firm-llc-299204.md)) | 299204 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [The W & W Group LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-w-and-w-group-llc-rockville-md-286334) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-w-and-w-group-llc-rockville-md-286334.md)) | 286334 | Rockville, MD | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 9 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Thinagee Investments Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/thinagee-investments-inc-bethesda-md-165054) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/thinagee-investments-inc-bethesda-md-165054.md)) | 165054 | Bethesda, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Tias Planners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tias-planners-annapolis-md-122348) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tias-planners-annapolis-md-122348.md)) | 122348 | Annapolis, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 29 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Tilghman Wealth Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tilghman-wealth-management-llc-arnold-md-337574) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tilghman-wealth-management-llc-arnold-md-337574.md)) | 337574 | Arnold, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 0 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Total Return Capital](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/total-return-capital-linthicum-heights-md-291998) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/total-return-capital-linthicum-heights-md-291998.md)) | 291998 | Linthicum Heights, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 8 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Towson Financial Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/towson-financial-advisors-llc-285056) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/towson-financial-advisors-llc-285056.md)) | 285056 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 9 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Trasatti Wealth Planning, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trasatti-wealth-planning-llc-baltimore-md-139668) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trasatti-wealth-planning-llc-baltimore-md-139668.md)) | 139668 | Baltimore, MD | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 20 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Tred Avon Family Wealth, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tred-avon-family-wealth-llc-easton-md-174115) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tred-avon-family-wealth-llc-easton-md-174115.md)) | 174115 | Easton, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 10 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Tritonpoint Partners, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tritonpoint-partners-llc-chevy-chase-md-333259) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tritonpoint-partners-llc-chevy-chase-md-333259.md)) | 333259 | Chevy Chase, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Troy R. Spratley Investment Advisory](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/troy-r-spratley-investment-advisory-towson-md-120956) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/troy-r-spratley-investment-advisory-towson-md-120956.md)) | 120956 | Towson, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 26 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Commissions |
| [Trumbower Financial Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trumbower-financial-advisors-llc-bethesda-md-107495) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trumbower-financial-advisors-llc-bethesda-md-107495.md)) | 107495 | Bethesda, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 30 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Tufton Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tufton-capital-management-llc-hunt-valley-md-113543) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tufton-capital-management-llc-hunt-valley-md-113543.md)) | 113543 | Hunt Valley, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 30 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Turning Point Financial](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/turning-point-financial-frederick-md-301282) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/turning-point-financial-frederick-md-301282.md)) | 301282 | Frederick, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Valuewealth Services, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/valuewealth-services-llc-annapolis-md-304049) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/valuewealth-services-llc-annapolis-md-304049.md)) | 304049 | Annapolis, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Ventus Wealth Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ventus-wealth-management-312277) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ventus-wealth-management-312277.md)) | 312277 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/verdence-capital-advisors-llc-hunt-valley-md-288512) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/verdence-capital-advisors-llc-hunt-valley-md-288512.md)) | 288512 | Hunt Valley, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 9 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Veridian Capital Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/veridian-capital-partners-frederick-md-314290) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/veridian-capital-partners-frederick-md-314290.md)) | 314290 | Frederick, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vsm-wealth-advisory-llc-hunt-valley-md-313717) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vsm-wealth-advisory-llc-hunt-valley-md-313717.md)) | 313717 | Hunt Valley, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wagener-Lee, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wagener-lee-llc-columbia-md-136002) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wagener-lee-llc-columbia-md-136002.md)) | 136002 | Columbia, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 20 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Warner Financial, Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/warner-financial-inc-bethesda-md-135303) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/warner-financial-inc-bethesda-md-135303.md)) | 135303 | Bethesda, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 21 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [WBH Advisory, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wbh-advisory-inc-baltimore-md-105289) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wbh-advisory-inc-baltimore-md-105289.md)) | 105289 | Baltimore, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 39 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [WD Financial Solutions](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wd-financial-solutions-314504) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wd-financial-solutions-314504.md)) | 314504 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wealth Management Institute Ltd.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealth-management-institute-ltd-119699) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealth-management-institute-ltd-119699.md)) | 119699 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 34 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Wealth Planning Group](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealth-planning-group-baltimore-md-291708) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealth-planning-group-baltimore-md-291708.md)) | 291708 | Baltimore, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 8 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wealthcare](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthcare-281771) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthcare-281771.md)) | 281771 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 10 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wealthspring Financial Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthspring-financial-advisors-llc-155504) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthspring-financial-advisors-llc-155504.md)) | 155504 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 15 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wealthwyzr, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthwyzr-llc-329767) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthwyzr-llc-329767.md)) | 329767 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 2 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wealthy & Wise Family Office](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthy-and-wise-family-office-columbia-md-120278) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wealthy-and-wise-family-office-columbia-md-120278.md)) | 120278 | Columbia, MD | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 20 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Welsh Financial & Accounting Services,llc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/welsh-financial-and-accounting-services-llc-sykesville-md-142893) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/welsh-financial-and-accounting-services-llc-sykesville-md-142893.md)) | 142893 | Sykesville, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 19 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [White Oak Wealth Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/white-oak-wealth-management-columbia-md-299021) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/white-oak-wealth-management-columbia-md-299021.md)) | 299021 | Columbia, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 7 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Widmann Financial Services](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/widmann-financial-services-bowie-md-289106) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/widmann-financial-services-bowie-md-289106.md)) | 289106 | Bowie, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 8 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Wise Financial Counsel, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wise-financial-counsel-llc-fort-washington-md-313630) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wise-financial-counsel-llc-fort-washington-md-313630.md)) | 313630 | Fort Washington, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 5 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Worch Capital LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/worch-capital-llc-rockville-md-155220) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/worch-capital-llc-rockville-md-155220.md)) | 155220 | Rockville, MD | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 15 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Performance fee |
| [Worch Financial Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/worch-financial-group-llc-rockville-md-140905) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/worch-financial-group-llc-rockville-md-140905.md)) | 140905 | Rockville, MD | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 20 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Wright Wealth Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wright-wealth-management-llc-312237) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wright-wealth-management-llc-312237.md)) | 312237 | Not reported, Not reported | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [XML Financial Group](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/xml-financial-group-bethesda-md-284987) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/xml-financial-group-bethesda-md-284987.md)) | 284987 | Bethesda, MD | SEC-registered investment adviser | $1 billion to $5 billion | 10 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |

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## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in Maryland?**
AdvisorCensus lists 582 investment advisory firms with a principal office in Maryland, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 230 SEC-registered, 289 state-registered, and 63 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 Maryland?**
218 of the 582 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 Maryland offer financial planning?**
331 of the 519 firms in Maryland 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 Maryland 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 218 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 Maryland: 252 firms from Form ADV filings as of October 2026.