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Adirondack Financial Services Corp

Utica, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 126155

Filed as ADIRONDACK FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

Adirondack Financial Services Corp is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Utica, NY, registered since 2005, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 22, 2026.

20 years
registered since 2005
$461,794,854
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Adirondack Financial Services Corp compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Adirondack Financial Services Corp reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Adirondack Financial Services Corp charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Up to $1,000,000: 1% a year; $1,000,000 to $3,000,000: 0.85% a year; Above $3,000,000: 0.65% a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Adirondack Financial Services Corp located?

Adirondack Financial Services Corp's principal office is in Utica, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Adirondack Financial Services Corp registered with the SEC or a state?

Adirondack Financial Services Corp is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 126155.

How much does Adirondack Financial Services Corp manage?

Adirondack Financial Services Corp reports $461,794,854 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 22, 2026 (90% discretionary).

How have Adirondack Financial Services Corp's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Adirondack Financial Services Corp: Regulatory assets under management: $360,968,514 in the October 2021 data and $461,794,854 in the October 2026 data, up 28%. Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 16 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Adirondack Financial Services Corp serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (459); high net worth individuals (137); charitable organizations (29).

Which custodians does Adirondack Financial Services Corp use?

Adirondack Financial Services Corp's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Adirondack Financial Services Corp report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation) and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/126155

Does Adirondack Financial Services Corp state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "We do not have account minimums that you need to establish or maintain to be a client"

What changed in Adirondack Financial Services Corp's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $411,908,138 to $461,794,854 (+12%). Registered or notice-filed in DC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A
AssetsAnnual rate
Up to $1,000,0001%
$1,000,000 to $3,000,0000.85%
Above $3,000,0000.65%
The brochure's wording
Adirondack Financial Services Standard Fee Schedule: • 1% for the first $1,000,000 in assets managed • 0.85% for the next $2,000,000 in assets managed • 0.65% for the assets managed in excess of $3,000,000

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We do not have account minimums that you need to establish or maintain to be a client

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$461,794,854

$461,794,854 as of October 2026, filing dated May 22, 2026.

Discretionary: $417,027,089.Non-discretionary: $44,767,765.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 459 Assets $81,534,921 (18%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 137 Assets $272,351,046 (59%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 4 Assets $44,644,397 (10%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 29 Assets $44,608,238 (10%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 1 Assets $5,217,196 (1%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 19 Assets $13,439,056 (3%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2005 (20 years)
Employees
Total: 16. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
28 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$361M 2021 $420M 2022 $352M 2023 $377M 2024 $412M 2025 $462M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$461,794,85416May 22, 2026
October 2025$411,908,13816March 31, 2025
October 2024$376,744,72317March 28, 2024
October 2023$352,171,36817March 31, 2023
October 2022$420,289,22120July 1, 2022
October 2021$360,968,51420March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $360,968,514 in the October 2021 data and $461,794,854 in the October 2026 data, up 28%.

Total employees: 20 in October 2021 and 16 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $411,908,138 to $461,794,854 (+12%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in DC.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
adkfs.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Adirondack Financial Services Corp (CRD 126155): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adirondack-financial-services-corp-utica-ny-126155