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Copper Leaf Financial, LLC

Williston, VTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 285378

Filed as COPPER LEAF FINANCIAL, LLC

Copper Leaf Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Williston, VT, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 23, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$219,554,121
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Copper Leaf Financial, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Copper Leaf Financial, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 23, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $250 an hour (additional services, such as enrollment or education meetings). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Copper Leaf Financial, LLC located?

Copper Leaf Financial, LLC's principal office is in Williston, VT, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Copper Leaf Financial, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Copper Leaf Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 285378.

How much does Copper Leaf Financial, LLC manage?

Copper Leaf Financial, LLC reports $219,554,121 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 23, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Copper Leaf Financial, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Copper Leaf Financial, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $116,238,581 in the October 2021 data and $219,554,121 in the October 2026 data, up 89%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Copper Leaf Financial, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (78); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (59); charitable organizations (18).

Which custodians does Copper Leaf Financial, LLC use?

Copper Leaf Financial, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Copper Leaf Financial, LLC 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/285378

Does Copper Leaf Financial, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 23, 2026 says: "Copper Leaf generally requires a minimum account size of $500,000.00. Minimum account sizes may be negotiable under certain circumstances."

What changed in Copper Leaf Financial, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4. Regulatory assets under management went from $189,991,396 to $219,554,121 (+16%). 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 2A

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

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

The brochure's wording
Copper Leaf generally requires a minimum account size of $500,000.00. Minimum account sizes may be negotiable under certain circumstances.

Hourly rate: $250 an hour (additional services, such as enrollment or education meetings)

The brochure's wording
In limited circumstances, Copper Leaf may provide consulting or other services on an hourly basis. The hourly rate for these limited engagements is $250 per hour plus travel and out-of-pocket expenses

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 23, 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
$219,554,121

$219,554,121 as of October 2026, filing dated February 23, 2026.

Discretionary: $219,554,121.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 59 Assets $36,845,522 (17%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 78 Assets $179,820,998 (82%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 18 Assets $2,887,601 (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
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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)
1 other office, as of the March 2026 filing
Rutland, VT
States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
NHNYVT

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
$116M 2021 $144M 2022 $149M 2023 $189M 2024 $190M 2025 $220M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$219,554,1214February 23, 2026
October 2025$189,991,3965February 13, 2025
October 2024$189,173,6525May 9, 2024
October 2023$148,965,8425August 14, 2023
October 2022$143,887,7136March 8, 2022
October 2021$116,238,5816July 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $116,238,581 in the October 2021 data and $219,554,121 in the October 2026 data, up 89%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 4 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 4.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $189,991,396 to $219,554,121 (+16%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in NY.

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
copperleaffinancial.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. Copper Leaf Financial, LLC (CRD 285378): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/copper-leaf-financial-llc-williston-vt-285378