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Independent Family Office, LLC

Albany, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 144811

Filed as INDEPENDENT FAMILY OFFICE, LLC

Independent Family Office, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Albany, NY, registered since 2012, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$760,100,086
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Independent Family Office, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Independent Family Office, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Independent Family Office, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 21, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 0.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it); Flat fee: $1,149,105 a year (financial planning, income tax preparation, bill paying services, and…). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Independent Family Office, LLC located?

Independent Family Office, LLC's principal office is in Albany, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Independent Family Office, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Independent Family Office, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 144811.

How much does Independent Family Office, LLC manage?

Independent Family Office, LLC reports $760,100,086 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Independent Family Office, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Independent Family Office, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $492,084,143 in the October 2021 data and $760,100,086 in the October 2026 data, up 54%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 19 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Independent Family Office, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (43).

Which custodians does Independent Family Office, LLC use?

Independent Family Office, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Independent Family Office, 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/144811

Does Independent Family Office, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 21, 2026 says: "IFO does not require a minimum account for investment supervisory services."

What changed in Independent Family Office, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $617,830,484 to $760,100,086 (+23%).

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
  • 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

Asset-based fee: 0.2% to 0.75% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
Fees for investment supervisory services are based on assets under management, at an annual rate ranging between 0.20% to 0.75%, billed quarterly in arrears.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
IFO does not require a minimum account for investment supervisory services.

Flat fee: $1,149,105 a year (financial planning, income tax preparation, bill paying services, and…)

The brochure's wording
Fees are charged on an annual fixed retainer basis, at an annual fixed fee of up to $1,149,105 needs to be updated billed quarterly in advance.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 21, 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
$760,100,086

$760,100,086 as of October 2026, filing dated April 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $760,071,506.Non-discretionary: $28,580.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 43 Assets $760,100,086 (100%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 19. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
2 states or jurisdictions
MANY

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
$492M 2021 $508M 2022 $526M 2023 $556M 2024 $618M 2025 $760M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$760,100,08619April 21, 2026
October 2025$617,830,48418March 31, 2025
October 2024$556,353,13615March 7, 2024
October 2023$525,800,00913March 2, 2023
October 2022$508,162,46313June 7, 2022
October 2021$492,084,14315March 21, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $492,084,143 in the October 2021 data and $760,100,086 in the October 2026 data, up 54%.

Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 19 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 $617,830,484 to $760,100,086 (+23%).

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
ifollc.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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