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CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Northfield, NJ, registered since 2003, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
What does CRA Financial Services, L.L.C.'s brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.75% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. located?
CRA Financial Services, L.L.C.'s principal office is in Northfield, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. registered with the SEC or a state?
CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2003. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 124004.
How much does CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. manage?
CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. reports $1,693,368,017 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 15, 2026 (90% discretionary).
How have CRA Financial Services, L.L.C.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for CRA Financial Services, L.L.C.: Regulatory assets under management: $907,124,846 in the October 2021 data and $1,693,368,017 in the October 2026 data, up 87%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 14 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (922); high net worth individuals (377); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (82).
Which custodians does CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. use?
CRA Financial Services, L.L.C.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Distributors Company LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. 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/124004
Does CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 2026 says: "CRA does not impose a minimum account size or minimum annual fee requirement."
What changed in CRA Financial Services, L.L.C.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the June 2026 filing data: Added an office in Haddonfield, NJ.
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 2AAsset-based fee: 0.75% to 1% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)
The brochure's wording
The annual fee varies (generally between 0.75% and 1.00%) depending upon the market value of the assets under management per the fee schedule that is a part of its Investment Advisory Agreement.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
CRA does not impose a minimum account size or minimum annual fee requirement.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 12, 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$1,693,368,017 as of October 2026, filing dated May 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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2003 (23 years)
- Employees
- Total: 14. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
- 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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1 other office, as of the June 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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14 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 | $1,693,368,017 | 14 | May 15, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,451,447,613 | 14 | March 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,200,689,624 | 13 | April 1, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $966,091,824 | 13 | March 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,108,444,201 | 13 | September 6, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $907,124,846 | 11 | March 15, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $907,124,846 in the October 2021 data and $1,693,368,017 in the October 2026 data, up 87%.
Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 14 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- June 2026
- Added an office in Haddonfield, NJ.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 11.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,451,447,613 to $1,693,368,017 (+17%).
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. CRA Financial Services, L.L.C. (CRD 124004): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/cra-financial-services-l-l-c-northfield-nj-124004