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HFM Wealth Management
Filed as HFM WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Hartford Financial Management Inc
HFM Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in West Hartford, CT, registered since 1989, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is HFM Wealth Management compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), HFM Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is HFM Wealth Management located?
HFM Wealth Management's principal office is in West Hartford, CT, according to its Form ADV.
Is HFM Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?
HFM Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1989. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105039.
How much does HFM Wealth Management manage?
HFM Wealth Management reports $699,604,643 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have HFM Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for HFM Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $766,106,528 in the October 2021 data and $699,604,643 in the October 2026 data, down 9%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does HFM Wealth Management serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (145); high net worth individuals (31); charitable organizations (4).
Which custodians does HFM Wealth Management use?
HFM Wealth Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Wilmington Trust as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does HFM Wealth Management 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/105039
Does HFM Wealth Management state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "While we do not require an absolute minimum account size, our fee minimums usually drive the net investable asset level at which it is practical for the potential client to engage our firm to deliver our services."
What changed in HFM Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
While we do not require an absolute minimum account size, our fee minimums usually drive the net investable asset level at which it is practical for the potential client to engage our firm to deliver our services.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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$699,604,643 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Hartford Financial Management Inc
- Also doing business as
- HFM WEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1989 (37 years)
- Employees
- Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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12 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $699,604,643 | 10 | March 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $712,971,742 | 10 | March 27, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $684,903,097 | 10 | March 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $715,720,593 | 10 | March 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $848,487,503 | 11 | August 2, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $766,106,528 | 10 | March 24, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $766,106,528 in the October 2021 data and $699,604,643 in the October 2026 data, down 9%.
Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 10 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- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.
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.ISource: 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. HFM Wealth Management (CRD 105039): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hfm-wealth-management-west-hartford-ct-105039