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Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC

Rolling Meadows, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 146509

Filed as GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC

Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rolling Meadows, IL, registered since 2008, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026.

18 years
registered since 2008
$194,823,102,725
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC located?

Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Rolling Meadows, IL, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 33 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 146509.

How much does Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC manage?

Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC reports $194,823,102,725 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 28, 2026 (7% discretionary).

How have Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $5,754,700,000 in the October 2021 data and $194,823,102,725 in the October 2026 data, up 3285%. Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 235 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (3,770); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (2,099); high net worth individuals (170).

Does Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, 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/146509

What changed in Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the October 2026 filing data: Added an office in Denver, CO. No longer lists an office in Greenwood Village, CO.

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated June 8, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$194,823,102,725

$194,823,102,725 as of October 2026, filing dated September 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $12,865,469,209.Non-discretionary: $181,957,633,516.

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 3,770 Assets $682,104,770 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 170 Assets $295,497,311 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 2,099 Assets $170,550,031,958 (88%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 36 Assets $8,435,722,746 (4%)
Insurance companies
Clients 5 Assets $847,467,078 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $4,092,144,484 (2%)
Other
Clients 29 Assets $9,920,134,378 (5%)

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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
FLAGSTONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, GALLAGHER INVESTMENTS, KUSSKE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2008 (18 years)
Employees
Total: 235. Performing investment advisory functions: 218.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
33 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAAustin, TXBaton Rouge, LABellevue, WABerwyn, PABloomfield Hill, MIBloomington, MNBoston, MABurnsville, MNCharlotte, NCClearfield, UTCleveland, OHDallas, TXDenver, COE. Hartford, CTFramingham, MAHouston, TXIrvine, CAJacksonville, FLLatham, NYLittle Rock, ARMadison, WINew York, NYOklahoma City, OKPittsburgh, PARichmond, VARockville, MDSan Francisco, CATampa, FLWakefield, MAWashington, DCWhippany, NJWichita, KS
States registered or notice-filed
52 states or jurisdictions
AKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPAPRRISCSDTNTXUTVAVTWAWIWVWY

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
$5.75B 2021 $6.27B 2022 $6.54B 2023 $10.2B 2024 $181B 2025 $195B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$194,823,102,725235September 28, 2026
October 2025$180,614,282,519221April 22, 2025
October 2024$10,243,478,622211April 10, 2024
October 2023$6,543,290,721134August 21, 2023
October 2022$6,265,200,00030April 15, 2022
October 2021$5,754,700,00030May 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $5,754,700,000 in the October 2021 data and $194,823,102,725 in the October 2026 data, up 3285%.

Total employees: 30 in October 2021 and 235 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. October 2026
    • Added an office in Denver, CO.
    • No longer lists an office in Greenwood Village, CO.
  2. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. July 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  4. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 160 to 218.
    • Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Austin, TX.
    • Changed its office addresses in Bloomfield Hill, MI.
    • Changed its office addresses in Bloomington, MN.
    • Changed its office addresses in Charlotte, NC.
    • Changed its office addresses in Cleveland, OH.
    • Changed its office addresses in Dallas, TX.
    • Changed its office addresses in Framingham, MA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Houston, TX.
    • Changed its office addresses in Irvine, CA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Latham, NY.
    • Changed its office addresses in Little Rock, AR.
    • Changed its office addresses in Madison, WI.
    • Changed its office addresses in Rockville, MD.
    • Changed its office addresses in Wakefield, MA.
    • Added an office in Bellevue, WA.
    • Added an office in Boston, MA.
    • Added an office in Clearfield, UT.
    • Added an office in Greenwood Village, CO.
    • Added an office in New York, NY.
    • Added an office in Richmond, VA.
    • Added an office in San Francisco, CA.
    • Added an office in Tampa, FL.
    • Added an office in Whippany, NJ.
    • Added an office in Wichita, KS.
    • No longer lists an office in Baton Rouge, LA.
    • No longer lists an office in Carmel, IN.
    • No longer lists an office in Centennial, CO.
    • No longer lists an office in Highlands Ranch, CO.
    • No longer lists an office in Kansas City, MO.
    • No longer lists an office in Manhattan, KS.
    • No longer lists an office in South Ogden, UT.
  5. November 2025
    • Added an office in Framingham, MA.
    • Added an office in Highlands Ranch, CO.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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
ajg.com/us/services/investments-fiduciary-consultingajg.com/us/services/retirement-plan-consultingflagstoneretirement.comkusskefinancial.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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