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Founders Capital Management, LLC

Hartford, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 118853

Filed as FOUNDERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Founders Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Hartford, CT, registered since 2002, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2002
$920,256,283
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Founders Capital Management, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Founders Capital Management, LLC located?

Founders Capital Management, LLC's principal office is in Hartford, CT, according to its Form ADV.

Is Founders Capital Management, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Founders Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2002. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 118853.

How much does Founders Capital Management, LLC manage?

Founders Capital Management, LLC reports $920,256,283 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 25, 2026 (88% discretionary).

How have Founders Capital Management, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Founders Capital Management, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $474,473,299 in the October 2021 data and $920,256,283 in the October 2026 data, up 94%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Founders Capital Management, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (134); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (83); charitable organizations (6).

Which custodians does Founders Capital Management, LLC use?

Founders Capital Management, 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 Founders Capital Management, 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/118853

Does Founders Capital Management, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 25, 2026 says: "A minimum of $100,000 of assets under management is required for portfolio management services. This account size may be negotiable for related accounts and under certain circumstances."

What changed in Founders Capital Management, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $794,868,883 to $920,256,283 (+16%).

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

Account minimum: $100,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
A minimum of $100,000 of assets under management is required for portfolio management services. This account size may be negotiable for related accounts and under certain circumstances.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 25, 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
$920,256,283

$920,256,283 as of October 2026, filing dated February 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $810,375,539.Non-discretionary: $109,880,744.

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 83 Assets $29,214,533 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 134 Assets $860,145,933 (93%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 6 Assets $27,633,252 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 1 Assets $3,262,565 (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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2002 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
7 states or jurisdictions
CACTFLMANHNYTX

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

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$474M 2021 $751M 2022 $544M 2023 $694M 2024 $795M 2025 $920M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$920,256,2835February 25, 2026
October 2025$794,868,8835June 12, 2025
October 2024$693,810,7605February 23, 2024
October 2023$543,947,2425April 17, 2023
October 2022$750,764,6735February 25, 2022
October 2021$474,473,2995September 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $474,473,299 in the October 2021 data and $920,256,283 in the October 2026 data, up 94%.

Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 5 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $794,868,883 to $920,256,283 (+16%).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in WA.
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in CA.

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
foundcapital.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. Founders Capital Management, LLC (CRD 118853): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/founders-capital-management-llc-hartford-ct-118853