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Financial Decisions, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1991, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Financial Decisions, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Financial Decisions, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
What does Financial Decisions, LLC's brochure say about its fees?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 20, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1% of assets a year. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Financial Decisions, LLC located?
Financial Decisions, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Financial Decisions, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Financial Decisions, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1991. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107755.
How much does Financial Decisions, LLC manage?
Financial Decisions, LLC reports $327,661,532 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Financial Decisions, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Financial Decisions, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $299,478,188 in the October 2021 data and $327,661,532 in the October 2026 data, up 9%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Financial Decisions, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (120); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (16); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (10).
Which custodians does Financial Decisions, LLC use?
Financial Decisions, 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 Financial Decisions, 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/107755
Does Financial Decisions, LLC state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 20, 2026 says: "Financial Decisions will generally require a minimum account size of $1,000,000.00 for such investment supervisory services." "Financial Decisions, in its sole discretion, may charge a lesser investment management fee or reduce or waive its minimum based upon certain criteria"
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: 1% of assets a year
The brochure's wording
For those clients that engage Financial Decisions to provide investment supervisory services based upon a percentage of the market value of the assets under management, the investment management fee charged shall generally be one percent (1.00%) of the market value of the assets under management.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
Financial Decisions will generally require a minimum account size of $1,000,000.00 for such investment supervisory services.
Financial Decisions, in its sole discretion, may charge a lesser investment management fee or reduce or waive its minimum based upon certain criteria
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 20, 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$327,661,532 as of October 2026, filing dated August 17, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1991 (34 years)
- Employees
- Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
- 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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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7 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 | $327,661,532 | 8 | August 17, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $321,159,838 | 8 | June 9, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $302,509,632 | 8 | April 12, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $273,275,090 | 8 | March 10, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $325,461,243 | 8 | April 14, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $299,478,188 | 8 | March 12, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $299,478,188 in the October 2021 data and $327,661,532 in the October 2026 data, up 9%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 8 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 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Financial Decisions, LLC (CRD 107755): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/financial-decisions-llc-new-york-ny-107755