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  "crd_number": 125551,
  "slug": "first-financial-services-hauppage-ny-125551",
  "primary_business_name": "FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES",
  "legal_name": "WILLIAM A. RUSSELL, INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Hauppage",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "35620",
    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
    "path": "/advisors/ny/new-york"
  },
  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "1999-07-23",
  "years_registered": 27,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-04",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": null,
  "raum_discretionary": null,
  "raum_non_discretionary": null,
  "raum_band": "not_reported",
  "raum_band_label": "Not reported",
  "total_employees": 3,
  "advisory_employees": 3,
  "client_count_bucket": null,
  "clients_by_type": null,
  "compensation_types": [
    "commissions",
    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "other"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "pension_consulting"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "NY"
  ],
  "websites": [],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/125551",
  "city_as_filed": "HAUPPAGE",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-financial-services-hauppage-ny-125551",
  "display_name": "First Financial Services",
  "summary": "First Financial Services is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Hauppage, NY, registered since 1999, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated March 4, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. First Financial Services (CRD 125551): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Commissions",
    "Other"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Pension consulting services"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is First Financial Services compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), First Financial Services reports these compensation arrangements: hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions; other."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is First Financial Services located?",
      "a": "First Financial Services' principal office is in Hauppage, NY, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is First Financial Services registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "First Financial Services is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1999. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 125551."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does First Financial Services report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/125551"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/first-financial-services-hauppage-ny-125551.md",
  "clients": [],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/125551",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}