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Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc.

Red Bank, NJSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 121496

Filed as LIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Red Bank, NJ, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 9, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2013
$1,113,936,231
assets under management
1 arrangement
Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 9, 2026 states: Flat fee: $5,000 to $50,000 a year (retirement plan consulting services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. located?

Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Red Bank, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

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

Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 121496.

How much does Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. manage?

Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. reports $1,113,936,231 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 9, 2026 (27% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $509,788,799 in the October 2021 data and $1,113,936,231 in the October 2026 data, up 119%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 9 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (221); high net worth individuals (208).

Which custodians does Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. use?

Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc.'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 Lighthouse Financial Advisors, 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/121496

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

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7. Regulatory assets under management went from $869,173,414 to $1,113,936,231 (+28%). Added an office in Red Bank, NJ. Registered or notice-filed in NC.

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
  • 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

Flat fee: $5,000 to $50,000 a year (retirement plan consulting services)

The brochure's wording
This fee generally ranges between $5,000 and $50,000 per year on a flat fee basis, depending on the size of the plan, anticipated future additional assets, related accounts, complexity and scope of the engagement, and negotiations with the plan.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 9, 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
$1,113,936,231

$1,113,936,231 as of October 2026, filing dated March 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $304,840,258.Non-discretionary: $809,095,973.

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 221 Assets $181,571,142 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 208 Assets $858,143,680 (77%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $74,221,409 (7%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 9. Performing investment advisory functions: 7.
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
Red Bank, NJ
States registered or notice-filed
9 states or jurisdictions
CAFLLAMANCNJNYPATX

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
$510M 2021 $615M 2022 $567M 2023 $714M 2024 $869M 2025 $1.11B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,113,936,2319March 9, 2026
October 2025$869,173,4149March 29, 2025
October 2024$713,848,7869March 18, 2024
October 2023$567,389,8758February 3, 2023
October 2022$614,654,4958March 15, 2022
October 2021$509,788,7998March 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $509,788,799 in the October 2021 data and $1,113,936,231 in the October 2026 data, up 119%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 9 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 7.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $869,173,414 to $1,113,936,231 (+28%).
    • Added an office in Red Bank, NJ.
    • Registered or notice-filed in NC.

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
lfadvisors.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. Lighthouse Financial Advisors, Inc. (CRD 121496): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/lighthouse-financial-advisors-inc-red-bank-nj-121496