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Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 169980

Filed as LEHMANN, LIVIAN, FRIDSON ADVISORS, LLC

Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2014, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$84,180,932
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC located?

Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169980.

How much does Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC manage?

Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC reports $84,180,932 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (95% discretionary).

How have Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $75,702,015 in the October 2021 data and $84,180,932 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (51); corporations or other businesses not listed above (2).

Which custodians does Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC use?

Lehmann, Livian, Fridson 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 Lehmann, Livian, Fridson 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/169980

Does Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 6, 2026 says: "A minimum of $500,000 of assets under management is required for the services above." "In order to open and maintain an account we require a minimum account size of $500,000."

What changed in Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name Livx Digital Investment Portfolios. Regulatory assets under management went from $67,292,680 to $84,180,932 (+25%).

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

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

Account minimum: $500,000

The brochure's wording
A minimum of $500,000 of assets under management is required for the services above.
In order to open and maintain an account we require a minimum account size of $500,000.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 6, 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
$84,180,932

$84,180,932 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $80,084,655.Non-discretionary: $4,096,277.

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 0 Assets Not reported
High net worth individuals
Clients 51 Assets $83,606,541 (99%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 2 Assets $574,391 (1%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
LLFA
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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
4 states or jurisdictions
CAFLNYTX

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
$75.7M 2021 $88.4M 2022 $79.2M 2023 $81M 2024 $67.3M 2025 $84.2M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$84,180,9322April 30, 2026
October 2025$67,292,6802May 1, 2025
October 2024$81,016,5382April 22, 2024
October 2023$79,237,8142March 28, 2023
October 2022$88,416,3112March 30, 2022
October 2021$75,702,0152March 25, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $75,702,015 in the October 2021 data and $84,180,932 in the October 2026 data, up 11%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 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
    • No longer lists the business name Livx Digital Investment Portfolios.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $67,292,680 to $84,180,932 (+25%).

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
llfadvisors.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. Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC (CRD 169980): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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