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Independence Financial Advisors, LLC
Filed as INDEPENDENCE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
Independence Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Franklin, NH, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated December 19, 2025.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Independence Financial Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Independence Financial Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Independence Financial Advisors, LLC located?
Independence Financial Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Franklin, NH, according to its Form ADV; the January 2026 filing also lists 7 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Independence Financial Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Independence Financial Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 156305.
How much does Independence Financial Advisors, LLC manage?
Independence Financial Advisors, LLC reports $463,792,334 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated December 19, 2025 (94% discretionary).
How have Independence Financial Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Independence Financial Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $261,029,917 in the October 2021 data and $463,792,334 in the October 2026 data, up 78%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Independence Financial Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,695); high net worth individuals (39); corporations or other businesses not listed above (32).
Which custodians does Independence Financial Advisors, LLC use?
Independence Financial Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Independence Financial 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/156305
What changed in Independence Financial Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the January 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7. No longer lists an office in Bedford, NH.
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
- Other
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated December 19, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$463,792,334 as of October 2026, filing dated December 19, 2025.
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
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2015 (11 years)
- Employees
- Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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7 other offices, as of the January 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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6 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 | $463,792,334 | 11 | December 19, 2025 |
| October 2025 | $432,940,469 | 11 | December 20, 2024 |
| October 2024 | $349,110,003 | 10 | January 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $329,669,058 | 10 | January 3, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $330,683,817 | 10 | December 22, 2021 |
| October 2021 | $261,029,917 | 10 | December 22, 2020 |
Regulatory assets under management: $261,029,917 in the October 2021 data and $463,792,334 in the October 2026 data, up 78%.
Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 11 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- January 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 7.
- No longer lists an office in Bedford, NH.
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. Independence Financial Advisors, LLC (CRD 156305): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/independence-financial-advisors-llc-franklin-nh-156305