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Berman McAleer

Timonium, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 332906

Filed as BERMAN MCALEER · Legal name Berman McAleer, LLC

Berman McAleer is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Timonium, MD, registered since 2025, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026.

1 year
registered since 2025
$1,821,801,181
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Berman McAleer compensated?

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

Where is Berman McAleer located?

Berman McAleer's principal office is in Timonium, MD, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Berman McAleer registered with the SEC or a state?

Berman McAleer is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 332906.

How much does Berman McAleer manage?

Berman McAleer reports $1,821,801,181 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Berman McAleer's assets and staff changed since 2025?

In the Form ADV data for Berman McAleer: Regulatory assets under management: $1,603,884,479 in the October 2025 data and $1,821,801,181 in the October 2026 data, up 14%. Total employees: 29 in October 2025 and 29 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Berman McAleer serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (382); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (264); corporations or other businesses not listed above (3).

Which custodians does Berman McAleer use?

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

Does Berman McAleer 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/332906

Does Berman McAleer state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 3, 2026 says: "The minimum relationship opening balance is $1,500,000, which may be negotiable at the discretion of the Firm."

What changed in Berman McAleer's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,603,884,479 to $1,821,801,181 (+14%). Registered or notice-filed in NH. 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
  • 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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum relationship opening balance is $1,500,000, which may be negotiable at the discretion of the Firm.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 3, 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
$1,821,801,181

$1,821,801,181 as of October 2026, filing dated September 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,821,801,181.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 264 Assets $106,075,377 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 382 Assets $1,632,118,265 (90%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 3 Assets $83,607,539 (5%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Berman McAleer, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2025 (1 year)
Employees
Total: 29. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
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)
2 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Boca Raton, FLNew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
17 states or jurisdictions
AZCACODEFLGALAMAMDNCNHNJNYPASCTXVA

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
$1.6B 2025 $1.82B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,821,801,18129September 28, 2026
October 2025$1,603,884,47929June 4, 2025

Regulatory assets under management: $1,603,884,479 in the October 2025 data and $1,821,801,181 in the October 2026 data, up 14%.

Total employees: 29 in October 2025 and 29 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,603,884,479 to $1,821,801,181 (+14%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in NH.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. November 2025
    • Added an office in Boca Raton, FL.

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
bmcplanning.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. Berman McAleer (CRD 332906): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/berman-mcaleer-timonium-md-332906