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Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 105603

Filed as GARRISON BRADFORD & ASSOCIATES INC

Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1975, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

51 years
registered since 1975
$138,342,991
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc located?

Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1975. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105603.

How much does Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc manage?

Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc reports $138,342,991 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $113,916,666 in the October 2021 data and $138,342,991 in the October 2026 data, up 21%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (53); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (39).

Which custodians does Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc use?

Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Beech Hill Securities, Inc., Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Morgan Stanley as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc 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/105603

What changed in Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Minimum annual fee: $5,000

The brochure's wording
The minimum fee is $5,000 annually per account. In some cases, however, this fixed minimum is waived, and the stated percentage fee is applied if the client has multiple accounts or may open new accounts or add assets.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$138,342,991

$138,342,991 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $138,342,991.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 39 Assets $5,388,561 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 53 Assets $128,833,946 (93%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,707,162 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,413,322 (2%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1975 (51 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Beech Hill Securities, Inc.Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Morgan Stanley

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
1 state or jurisdiction
NY

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
$114M 2021 $138M 2022 $110M 2023 $123M 2024 $134M 2025 $138M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$138,342,9913March 31, 2026
October 2025$134,015,0002March 14, 2025
October 2024$123,217,8472March 22, 2024
October 2023$110,472,2012March 22, 2023
October 2022$137,869,9062March 21, 2022
October 2021$113,916,6663March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $113,916,666 in the October 2021 data and $138,342,991 in the October 2026 data, up 21%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in CT.

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
garrisonbradfordinvestments.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. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc (CRD 105603): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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