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Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc.

San Rafael, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 145096

Filed as HUTCHINSON & ZIEGLER FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Rafael, CA, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 31, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$235,382,907
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $500 an hour (stand-alone financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. located?

Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in San Rafael, CA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 145096.

How much does Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. manage?

Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. reports $235,382,907 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $154,895,494 in the October 2021 data and $235,382,907 in the October 2026 data, up 52%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (50); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (7); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (5).

Which custodians does Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. use?

Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc.'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 Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, 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/145096

What changed in Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $201,466,975 to $235,382,907 (+17%).

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

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

Hourly rate: $500 an hour (stand-alone financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
These financial planning services will be charged a fee for service at an hourly rate of $500.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 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
$235,382,907

$235,382,907 as of October 2026, filing dated August 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $235,382,907.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 7 Assets $3,745,583 (2%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 50 Assets $211,131,770 (90%)
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 5 Assets $12,010,865 (5%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $8,494,689 (4%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
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
  • 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
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 2. 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
1 state or jurisdiction
CA

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
$155M 2021 $179M 2022 $157M 2023 $173M 2024 $201M 2025 $235M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$235,382,9072August 31, 2026
October 2025$201,466,9752February 27, 2025
October 2024$172,551,0372March 12, 2024
October 2023$156,604,0972March 7, 2023
October 2022$178,777,0142June 28, 2022
October 2021$154,895,4942February 8, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $154,895,494 in the October 2021 data and $235,382,907 in the October 2026 data, up 52%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $201,466,975 to $235,382,907 (+17%).

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
hzadvisors.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. Hutchinson & Ziegler Financial Advisors, Inc. (CRD 145096): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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