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Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC

Boulder, COSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116447

Filed as CORNERSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC

Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boulder, CO, registered since 2004, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2004
$180,835,242
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

How much does Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $300 an hour (financial planning services); Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (Broad based financial plans). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC located?

Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Boulder, CO, according to its Form ADV.

Is Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116447.

How much does Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC manage?

Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC reports $180,835,242 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (78% discretionary).

How have Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $163,662,931 in the October 2021 data and $180,835,242 in the October 2026 data, up 10%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (58); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (57); other (5).

Which custodians does Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC use?

Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Midfirst Bank as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Cornerstone Investment Advisors, 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/116447

Does Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 2026 says: "Cornerstone does not impose a minimum dollar value of assets or other condition for opening or maintaining an account."

What changed in Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $152,838,487 to $180,835,242 (+18%). 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)
  • Other

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: None

The brochure's wording
Cornerstone does not impose a minimum dollar value of assets or other condition for opening or maintaining an account.

Hourly rate: $300 an hour (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
Our maximum negotiable hourly rate is $300 per hour. The number of hours for a financial planning engagement varies depending on the complexity of the client’s situation and needs.

Flat fee: $1,000 to $10,000 (Broad based financial plans)

The brochure's wording
Broad based financial plans are generally offered on a fixed fee basis, which range from $1,000 to $10,000 depending on the complexity of the plan and the client's financial situation.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 24, 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
$180,835,242

$180,835,242 as of October 2026, filing dated March 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $141,120,657.Non-discretionary: $39,714,585.

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 57 Assets $24,993,732 (14%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 58 Assets $144,086,851 (80%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $1,021,143 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $373,935 (0%)
Other
Clients 5 Assets $10,359,581 (6%)

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
2004 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
2 states or jurisdictions
COTX

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
$164M 2021 $140M 2022 $129M 2023 $147M 2024 $153M 2025 $181M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$180,835,2422March 24, 2026
October 2025$152,838,4872March 27, 2025
October 2024$147,457,9312March 25, 2024
October 2023$128,716,0382March 29, 2023
October 2022$139,695,4632March 22, 2022
October 2021$163,662,9314April 7, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $163,662,931 in the October 2021 data and $180,835,242 in the October 2026 data, up 10%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 2 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 $152,838,487 to $180,835,242 (+18%).
    • 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.I

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. Cornerstone Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 116447): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cornerstone-investment-advisors-llc-boulder-co-116447