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Confluence Financial Partners
Filed as CONFLUENCE FINANCIAL PARTNERS · Legal name Confluence Wealth Services, LLC
Confluence Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in McMurray, PA, registered since 2021, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Confluence Financial Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Confluence Financial Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Confluence Financial Partners located?
Confluence Financial Partners' principal office is in McMurray, PA, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Confluence Financial Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Confluence Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 311980.
How much does Confluence Financial Partners manage?
Confluence Financial Partners reports $7,808,637,160 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (96% discretionary).
How have Confluence Financial Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Confluence Financial Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $2,200,289,648 in the October 2021 data and $7,808,637,160 in the October 2026 data, up 255%. Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 71 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Confluence Financial Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (3,238); high net worth individuals (1,910); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (39).
Which custodians does Confluence Financial Partners use?
Confluence Financial Partners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Confluence Financial Partners 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/311980
What changed in Confluence Financial Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Confluence Wealth Services, Inc. to Confluence Wealth Services, LLC. Employees performing advisory functions went from 38 to 39. Regulatory assets under management went from $6,836,016,201 to $7,808,637,160 (+14%). 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
- 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 2AMinimum annual fee: $1,000
The brochure's wording
If the annualized fee for the entire household is less than $1,000, Confluence will charge a minimum fee of $1,000 for the year.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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$7,808,637,160 as of October 2026, filing dated September 15, 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
- 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
- Confluence Wealth Services, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2021 (5 years)
- Employees
- Total: 71. Performing investment advisory functions: 39.
- 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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4 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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37 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 | $7,808,637,160 | 71 | September 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $5,454,175,362 | 68 | April 1, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,055,505,438 | 69 | September 4, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,469,850,578 | 42 | August 10, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,508,586,762 | 35 | July 26, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $2,200,289,648 | 35 | August 3, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $2,200,289,648 in the October 2021 data and $7,808,637,160 in the October 2026 data, up 255%.
Total employees: 35 in October 2021 and 71 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- October 2026
- Changed its legal name from Confluence Wealth Services, Inc. to Confluence Wealth Services, LLC.
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 38 to 39.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $6,836,016,201 to $7,808,637,160 (+14%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- August 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in ME.
- July 2026
- Added an office in Bonita Springs, FL.
- No longer lists an office in Naples, FL.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 37 to 38.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $5,454,175,362 to $6,836,016,201 (+25%).
- 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.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. Confluence Financial Partners (CRD 311980): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/confluence-financial-partners-mcmurray-pa-311980