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Key Financial, Inc.

West Chester, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116240

Filed as KEY FINANCIAL, INC.

Key Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in West Chester, PA, registered since 2016, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$2,839,149,609
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Key Financial, Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Key Financial, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 2026 states: Subscription: $625 to $8,000 a quarter (planning fees). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Key Financial, Inc. located?

Key Financial, Inc.'s principal office is in West Chester, PA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Key Financial, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Key Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116240.

How much does Key Financial, Inc. manage?

Key Financial, Inc. reports $2,839,149,609 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 17, 2026 (90% discretionary).

How have Key Financial, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Key Financial, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $1,476,906,293 in the October 2021 data and $2,839,149,609 in the October 2026 data, up 92%. Total employees: 25 in October 2021 and 36 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Key Financial, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (722); high net worth individuals (687); corporations or other businesses not listed above (9).

Which custodians does Key Financial, Inc. use?

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

Does Key Financial, 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/116240

Does Key Financial, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 2026 says: "KFI generally requires (with exceptions) a $500,000 assets under management minimum for new clients."

What changed in Key Financial, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: No longer lists an office in Exton, PA.

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)
  • Commissions
  • 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 2A

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

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
KFI generally requires (with exceptions) a $500,000 assets under management minimum for new clients.

Subscription: $625 to $8,000 a quarter (planning fees)

The brochure's wording
Fees may range from $625.00 to $8,000.00 on a quarterly basis, and will depend on the complexity of client’s situation, number of outside accounts.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 17, 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
$2,839,149,609

$2,839,149,609 as of October 2026, filing dated July 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $2,548,454,796.Non-discretionary: $290,694,813.

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 722 Assets $266,805,757 (9%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 687 Assets $2,548,745,734 (90%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,979,076 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $7,752,707 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 9 Assets $12,866,335 (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
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 36. Performing investment advisory functions: 10.
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 April 2026 filing
Exton, PA
States registered or notice-filed
20 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
$1.48B 2021 $1.87B 2022 $1.75B 2023 $2.17B 2024 $2.46B 2025 $2.84B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,839,149,60936July 17, 2026
October 2025$2,457,029,59135March 15, 2025
October 2024$2,166,191,56829March 15, 2024
October 2023$1,752,668,69032August 1, 2023
October 2022$1,874,023,73429September 29, 2022
October 2021$1,476,906,29325March 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,476,906,293 in the October 2021 data and $2,839,149,609 in the October 2026 data, up 92%.

Total employees: 25 in October 2021 and 36 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. August 2026
    • No longer lists an office in Exton, PA.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,457,029,591 to $2,839,149,609 (+16%).
    • Added an office in Exton, PA.
    • No longer lists an office in West Chester, PA.
    • Registered or notice-filed in AZ.

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
keyfinancialinc.compattibrennan.comvitalityhub.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. Key Financial, Inc. (CRD 116240): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/key-financial-inc-west-chester-pa-116240