# Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC

> Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Fairfield, NJ, registered since 2018, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026.

- CRD: 298240
- Filed as: KEY CLIENT FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC
- Also doing business as: CJE FINANCIAL, TRIBUTARY WEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: Approved)
- Location: Fairfield, NJ
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: March 11, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/298240
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/key-client-fiduciary-advisors-llc-fairfield-nj-298240

## Quick answers

**How is Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

**How much does Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC charge?**
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 2026 states: Flat fee: up to $5,000 (financial planning and consulting services under a stand-alone engagement); Flat fee: up to $25,000 (retirement plan consulting services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

**Where is Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC located?**
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Fairfield, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

**Is Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?**
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 298240.

**How much does Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC manage?**
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC reports $896,330,281 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).

**How have Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?**
In the Form ADV data for Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $389,149,000 in the October 2021 data and $896,330,281 in the October 2026 data, up 130%. Total employees: 9 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 Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,997); high net worth individuals (198); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (77).

**Which custodians does Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC use?**
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC'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 Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years) and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/298240

**What changed in Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?**
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $781,985,835 to $896,330,281 (+15%). No longer lists an office in Fairfield, NJ.

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

### Fees and minimums (Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 11, 2026)

- Flat fee: up to $5,000 (financial planning and consulting services under a stand-alone engagement)

> KCFA charges a fixed fee for providing financial planning and consulting services under a stand-alone engagement. These fees are negotiable, but range up to $5,000

- Flat fee: up to $25,000 (retirement plan consulting services)

> Fixed fees vary but will not exceed $25,000, depending upon the amount of Plan assets, composition of a client’s portfolio, type of services rendered, and other factors.

As stated in the firm's brochure. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable.

### Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
- Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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.

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $896,330,281
- Discretionary: $896,330,281
- Non-discretionary: $0

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 1,997 | $145,938,206 |
| High net worth individuals | 198 | $584,970,109 |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | $0 |
| Investment companies | 0 | $0 |
| Business development companies | 0 | $0 |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 0 | $0 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 77 | $165,421,966 |
| Charitable organizations | 0 | $0 |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 0 | $0 |
| Other investment advisers | 0 | $0 |
| Insurance companies | 0 | $0 |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | $0 |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 0 | $0 |
| Other | 0 | $0 |

### Advisory services (Item 5.G)
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Pension consulting services

### Firm details
- Registered since: 2018 (8 years)
- Employees: 10 total, 10 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: No
- States registered or notice-filed: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Item 11 questions answered yes
- 11.D(4): In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.E(4): Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. The detail of each yes answer is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/298240

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the April 2026 filing
- Oradell, NJ

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- cjefinancial.com
- keyclientfa.com
- tributarywm.com

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2021 | $389,149,000 | 9 | May 20, 2021 |
| October 2022 | $499,330,570 | 9 | September 30, 2022 |
| October 2023 | $526,183,182 | 12 | September 14, 2023 |
| October 2024 | $636,061,688 | 10 | August 7, 2024 |
| October 2025 | $781,985,835 | 10 | April 22, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $896,330,281 | 10 | March 11, 2026 |

Regulatory assets under management: $389,149,000 in the October 2021 data and $896,330,281 in the October 2026 data, up 130%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $781,985,835 to $896,330,281 (+15%).
- No longer lists an office in Fairfield, NJ.

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC (CRD 298240): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.