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Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc.

Bloomington, MNSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 169962

Filed as BIRCHWOOD FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.

Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bloomington, MN, registered since 2014, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$853,198,867
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $500 an hour (initial stand-alone financial plan); Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (initial stand-alone financial plan). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. located?

Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc.'s principal office is in Bloomington, MN, according to its Form ADV.

Is Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169962.

How much does Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. manage?

Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. reports $853,198,867 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $506,942,420 in the October 2021 data and $853,198,867 in the October 2026 data, up 68%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (440); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (319); charitable organizations (2).

Which custodians does Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. use?

Birchwood Financial Partners, 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 Birchwood Financial Partners, 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/169962

Does Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 2026 says: "Birchwood's Investment requires a minimum of $1,500,000 to open and maintain an account. In certain instances, the minimum account size may be lowered or waived."

What changed in Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $743,954,960 to $853,198,867 (+15%).

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
Birchwood's Investment requires a minimum of $1,500,000 to open and maintain an account. In certain instances, the minimum account size may be lowered or waived.

Hourly rate: $500 an hour (initial stand-alone financial plan)

The brochure's wording
Birchwood charges either a maximum hourly fee of $500 or fixed fee ranging between $1,000 and $10,000 for the initial stand-alone financial plan.

Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (initial stand-alone financial plan)

The brochure's wording
Birchwood charges either a maximum hourly fee of $500 or fixed fee ranging between $1,000 and $10,000 for the initial stand-alone financial plan.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 4, 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
$853,198,867

$853,198,867 as of October 2026, filing dated March 4, 2026.

Discretionary: $830,327,734.Non-discretionary: $22,871,133.

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 319 Assets $99,256,236 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 440 Assets $746,623,260 (88%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $1,868,288 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $4,843,815 (1%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $607,268 (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
  • Pension consulting services
  • 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
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
10 states or jurisdictions
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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
$507M 2021 $584M 2022 $519M 2023 $717M 2024 $744M 2025 $853M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$853,198,86715March 4, 2026
October 2025$743,954,96015May 30, 2025
October 2024$716,804,74514September 25, 2024
October 2023$518,702,51213March 7, 2023
October 2022$583,810,99813February 28, 2022
October 2021$506,942,4209May 20, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $506,942,420 in the October 2021 data and $853,198,867 in the October 2026 data, up 68%.

Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 15 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 $743,954,960 to $853,198,867 (+15%).

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
birchwoodfp.comklbfinancial.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. Birchwood Financial Partners, Inc. (CRD 169962): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/birchwood-financial-partners-inc-bloomington-mn-169962