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Kelly Financial Services LLC

Braintree, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 291996

Filed as KELLY FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

Kelly Financial Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Braintree, MA, registered since 2018, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 14, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$623,597,927
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kelly Financial Services LLC compensated?

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

What does Kelly Financial Services LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Kelly Financial Services LLC located?

Kelly Financial Services LLC's principal office is in Braintree, MA, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Kelly Financial Services LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Kelly Financial Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 291996.

How much does Kelly Financial Services LLC manage?

Kelly Financial Services LLC reports $623,597,927 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 14, 2026 (89% discretionary).

How have Kelly Financial Services LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kelly Financial Services LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $323,174,357 in the October 2021 data and $623,597,927 in the October 2026 data, up 93%. Total employees: 12 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 Kelly Financial Services LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,196); high net worth individuals (205).

Which custodians does Kelly Financial Services LLC use?

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

Does Kelly Financial Services 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/291996

What changed in Kelly Financial Services LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: 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
  • 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

Asset-based fee: up to 1.5% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
KFS charges an investment advisory fee based on a percentage of the value of the client’s account as of the end of each calendar quarter, not to exceed an annual rate of 1.5% (or .375% on a quarterly basis).

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 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
$623,597,927

$623,597,927 as of October 2026, filing dated August 14, 2026.

Discretionary: $553,916,913.Non-discretionary: $69,681,014.

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 1,196 Assets $317,410,892 (51%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 205 Assets $306,187,035 (49%)

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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 10. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the September 2026 filing
Burlington, MA
States registered or notice-filed
14 states or jurisdictions
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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
$323M 2021 $391M 2022 $346M 2023 $489M 2024 $506M 2025 $624M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$623,597,92710August 14, 2026
October 2025$506,455,40111March 30, 2025
October 2024$488,597,69911August 27, 2024
October 2023$345,863,18512March 28, 2023
October 2022$391,242,49613March 30, 2022
October 2021$323,174,35712March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $323,174,357 in the October 2021 data and $623,597,927 in the October 2026 data, up 93%.

Total employees: 12 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
  1. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 5 to 6.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $506,455,401 to $623,597,927 (+23%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Burlington, MA.
  3. January 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in CT, VT.

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
kellyfinancial.org

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. Kelly Financial Services LLC (CRD 291996): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/kelly-financial-services-llc-braintree-ma-291996