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Aria Wealth Management

Saratoga, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 288450

Filed as ARIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Aria Wealth Management, Inc.

Aria Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Saratoga, CA, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 1, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$129,968,474
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Aria Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Aria Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

What does Aria Wealth Management's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 1, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Aria Wealth Management located?

Aria Wealth Management's principal office is in Saratoga, CA, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Aria Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Aria Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 288450.

How much does Aria Wealth Management manage?

Aria Wealth Management reports $129,968,474 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 1, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have Aria Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Aria Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $173,262,079 in the October 2021 data and $129,968,474 in the October 2026 data, down 25%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Aria Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (190); high net worth individuals (28); state or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) (15).

Does Aria Wealth Management 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/288450

Does Aria Wealth Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 1, 2026 says: "There is no minimum account size."

What changed in Aria Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the May 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 6. 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
  • Hourly charges

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

Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
The annual fee rate may be negotiated by the IAR, at the sole discretion of the IAR. The maximum fees are listed in the Schedule A example below.
SCHEDULE A ASSET MANAGEMENT FEE OPTION Maximum Account Fee 2.00%

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
There is no minimum account size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 1, 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
$129,968,474

$129,968,474 as of October 2026, filing dated April 1, 2026.

Discretionary: $121,620,617.Non-discretionary: $8,347,857.

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 190 Assets $40,191,633 (31%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 28 Assets $59,287,967 (46%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 12 Assets $7,466,467 (6%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $3,835,645 (3%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 15 Assets $18,305,372 (14%)
Other
Clients 2 Assets $881,390 (1%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Aria Wealth Management, Inc.
Also doing business as
FORTRESS RETIREMENT GROUP, SAGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
3 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAHuntsville, ALLittle Rock, AR
States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
ALARCAFLGATX

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
$173M 2021 $196M 2022 $173M 2023 $194M 2024 $123M 2025 $130M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$129,968,4749April 1, 2026
October 2025$122,757,93010April 15, 2025
October 2024$194,326,30710March 29, 2024
October 2023$173,024,39410April 10, 2023
October 2022$195,858,75210March 29, 2022
October 2021$173,262,07910April 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $173,262,079 in the October 2021 data and $129,968,474 in the October 2026 data, down 25%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 9 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. May 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 6.
    • 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
aria401k.comariawealth.comariawm.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. Aria Wealth Management (CRD 288450): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/aria-wealth-management-saratoga-ca-288450