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First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC

Little Falls, NJSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 291214

Filed as FIRST LIGHT WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Little Falls, NJ, registered since 2026, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026.

0 years
registered since 2026
$116,263,725
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

How much does First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 13, 2026 states: Flat fee: $250 to $1,000 (investment management or more limited advice…). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC located?

First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Little Falls, NJ, according to its Form ADV.

Is First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2026. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 291214.

How much does First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC manage?

First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC reports $116,263,725 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 15, 2026 (100% discretionary).

What types of clients does First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (66); high net worth individuals (27); corporations or other businesses not listed above (5).

Which custodians does First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC use?

First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation) and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/291214

Does First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 13, 2026 says: "FLWA does not impose a stated minimum fee or minimum portfolio value for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship."

What changed in First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 2026 filing data: Newly registered with the SEC.

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
  • 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 2A

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
FLWA does not impose a stated minimum fee or minimum portfolio value for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship.

Flat fee: $250 to $1,000 (investment management or more limited advice…)

The brochure's wording
Alternatively, the Firm may negotiate a fixed fee for investment management or for more limited advice (such as periodic reviews of a client’s retirement accounts). The fixed fee will vary between $250 and $1,000, depending on the advice given and the person giving the advice.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 13, 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
$116,263,725

$116,263,725 as of October 2026, filing dated September 15, 2026.

Discretionary: $116,263,725.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 66 Assets $19,959,521 (17%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 27 Assets $90,012,271 (77%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
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 5 Assets $6,291,933 (5%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • 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
2026 (0 years)
Employees
Total: 4. 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
4 states or jurisdictions
FLNJNYTX

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.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
  • 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?

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

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. June 2026
    • Newly registered with the SEC.

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
firstlightwa.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. First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC (CRD 291214): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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