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American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 115559

Filed as AMERICAN FINANCIAL & TAX STRATEGIES, INC.

American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1993, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 20, 2026.

32 years
registered since 1993
$279,394,820
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. located?

American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the February 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1993. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 115559.

How much does American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. manage?

American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. reports $279,394,820 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $200,502,100 in the October 2021 data and $279,394,820 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (105); high net worth individuals (80); charitable organizations (6).

Which custodians does American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. use?

American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/115559

Does American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 20, 2026 says: "The Firm does not impose a minimum portfolio size."

What changed in American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Added an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • 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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
The Firm does not impose a minimum portfolio size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 20, 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
$279,394,820

$279,394,820 as of October 2026, filing dated January 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $279,394,820.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 105 Assets $41,737,151 (15%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 80 Assets $236,274,182 (85%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $719,237 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $605,173 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $59,077 (0%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1993 (32 years)
Employees
Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the February 2026 filing
Fort Lauderdale, FL
States registered or notice-filed
8 states or jurisdictions
CACOFLGANJNYTXVA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$201M 2021 $228M 2022 $210M 2023 $243M 2024 $257M 2025 $279M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$279,394,8201January 20, 2026
October 2025$256,777,1031April 22, 2025
October 2024$243,054,9091March 21, 2024
October 2023$209,859,1451March 17, 2023
October 2022$228,380,2861March 18, 2022
October 2021$200,502,1001March 17, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $200,502,100 in the October 2021 data and $279,394,820 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 1 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. February 2026
    • Added an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in CA, CO, FL, GA, TX, VA.

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
theintelligentdecision.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. American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. (CRD 115559): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/american-financial-and-tax-strategies-inc-new-york-ny-115559