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Balanced Rock Investment Advisors
Filed as BALANCED ROCK INVESTMENT ADVISORS · Legal name Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC
Balanced Rock Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Roslindale, MA, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Balanced Rock Investment Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Balanced Rock Investment Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does Balanced Rock Investment Advisors charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $250 an hour (Financial Planning and Consulting Services); Subscription: $1,200 to $17,500 a year (Financial Planning and Consulting Services); Flat fee: $2,500 to $25,000 (project based Financial Planning and Consulting Services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Balanced Rock Investment Advisors located?
Balanced Rock Investment Advisors' principal office is in Roslindale, MA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Balanced Rock Investment Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Balanced Rock Investment Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 157424.
How much does Balanced Rock Investment Advisors manage?
Balanced Rock Investment Advisors reports $193,233,075 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 13, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Balanced Rock Investment Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2023?
In the Form ADV data for Balanced Rock Investment Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $119,402,911 in the October 2023 data and $193,233,075 in the October 2026 data, up 62%. Total employees: 4 in October 2023 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Balanced Rock Investment Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (130); high net worth individuals (80).
Which custodians does Balanced Rock Investment Advisors use?
Balanced Rock Investment Advisors' 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 Balanced Rock Investment Advisors 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/157424
Does Balanced Rock Investment Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "There is an account minimum of $300,000, which may be waived by BRIA in its discretion."
What changed in Balanced Rock Investment Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the June 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in NY.
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $300,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
There is an account minimum of $300,000, which may be waived by BRIA in its discretion.
Hourly rate: $250 an hour (Financial Planning and Consulting Services)
The brochure's wording
For Clients with portfolios of less than $300,000, BRIA offers Financial Planning and Consulting Services on a hourly basis for $250 per hour, with a 5-hour minimum for an initial engagement.
Subscription: $1,200 to $17,500 a year (Financial Planning and Consulting Services)
The brochure's wording
For certain legacy clients, BRIA charges subscription fixed fees for Financial Planning and Consulting Services to certain current clients which range from $1,200 per year up to $17,500 per year depending on the complexity of the Client’s plan and financial condition.
Flat fee: $2,500 to $25,000 (project based Financial Planning and Consulting Services)
The brochure's wording
BRIA also offers project based Financial Planning and Consulting Services to certain clients which range from $2,500 to $25,000 per project, depending on the complexity of the project.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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$193,233,075 as of October 2026, filing dated May 13, 2026.
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.DA 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
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2023 (3 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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6 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $193,233,075 | 5 | May 13, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $156,138,283 | 4 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $137,642,490 | 4 | March 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $119,402,911 | 4 | September 1, 2023 |
Regulatory assets under management: $119,402,911 in the October 2023 data and $193,233,075 in the October 2026 data, up 62%.
Total employees: 4 in October 2023 and 5 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- June 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in NY.
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $156,138,283 to $193,233,075 (+24%).
- Added an office in Newton, MA.
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors (CRD 157424): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/balanced-rock-investment-advisors-roslindale-ma-157424