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Dunbar Associates, LLC

Monroe, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 323134

Filed as DUNBAR ASSOCIATES, LLC

Dunbar Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Monroe, CT, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026.

3 years
registered since 2022
$307,487,000
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Dunbar Associates, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Dunbar Associates, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Dunbar Associates, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 5, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% 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 Dunbar Associates, LLC located?

Dunbar Associates, LLC's principal office is in Monroe, CT, according to its Form ADV.

Is Dunbar Associates, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Dunbar Associates, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 323134.

How much does Dunbar Associates, LLC manage?

Dunbar Associates, LLC reports $307,487,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 5, 2026 (78% discretionary).

How have Dunbar Associates, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2023?

In the Form ADV data for Dunbar Associates, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $109,866,092 in the October 2023 data and $307,487,000 in the October 2026 data, up 180%. Total employees: 2 in October 2023 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Dunbar Associates, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (103); high net worth individuals (101); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (98).

Which custodians does Dunbar Associates, LLC use?

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

Does Dunbar Associates, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct) and 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/323134

Does Dunbar Associates, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 5, 2026 says: "Dunbar Associates generally does not impose a minimum relationship size."

What changed in Dunbar Associates, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: 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

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

Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Investment advisory fees range from 0.50% to 1.50% annually based on several factors, including: the scope and complexity of the services to be provided; the level of assets to be managed; and the overall relationship with the Advisor.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Dunbar Associates generally does not impose a minimum relationship size.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 5, 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
$307,487,000

$307,487,000 as of October 2026, filing dated August 5, 2026.

Discretionary: $241,300,600.Non-discretionary: $66,186,400.

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 103 Assets $31,487,000 (10%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 101 Assets $96,450,000 (31%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 98 Assets $145,550,000 (47%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $34,000,000 (11%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (3 years)
Employees
Total: 3. 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
1 state or jurisdiction
CT

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$110M 2023 $213M 2024 $267M 2025 $307M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$307,487,0003August 5, 2026
October 2025$267,053,0003March 7, 2025
October 2024$213,240,0003March 22, 2024
October 2023$109,866,0922March 30, 2023

Regulatory assets under management: $109,866,092 in the October 2023 data and $307,487,000 in the October 2026 data, up 180%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2023 and 3 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. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $267,053,000 to $307,487,000 (+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
dunbarassociatesllc.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. Dunbar Associates, LLC (CRD 323134): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/dunbar-associates-llc-monroe-ct-323134