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Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc.

Poughkeepsie, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 164345

Filed as MARSHALL + STERLING WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.

Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Poughkeepsie, NY, registered since 2013, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 12, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2013
$1,586,218,016
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

What does Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 23, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 1.8% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. located?

Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Poughkeepsie, NY, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 164345.

How much does Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. manage?

Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. reports $1,586,218,016 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 12, 2026 (26% discretionary).

How have Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $340,307,553 in the October 2021 data and $1,586,218,016 in the October 2026 data, up 366%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (700); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (95); high net worth individuals (91).

Which custodians does Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. use?

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

Does Marshall + Sterling Wealth 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/164345

What changed in Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $995,832,115 to $1,586,218,016 (+59%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 9. 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: 0.5% to 1.8% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The annual fee generally varies between 0.50% and 1.80% depending upon the market value of the assets under management and the type of investment services to be rendered.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
The Firm does not require a minimum account size or minimum fee for opening or maintaining an account with the Firm.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 23, 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
$1,586,218,016

$1,586,218,016 as of October 2026, filing dated May 12, 2026.

Discretionary: $418,238,732.Non-discretionary: $1,167,979,284.

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 700 Assets $191,684,892 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 91 Assets $153,579,322 (10%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 95 Assets $1,168,673,325 (74%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 8 Assets $2,952,746 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 1 Assets $22,567,285 (1%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 7 Assets $46,760,446 (3%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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
  • 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 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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 June 2026 filing
Kingston, NY
States registered or notice-filed
11 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
$340M 2021 $424M 2022 $422M 2023 $664M 2024 $996M 2025 $1.59B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,586,218,01615May 12, 2026
October 2025$995,832,11513April 7, 2025
October 2024$663,902,23313August 2, 2024
October 2023$422,467,49914July 18, 2023
October 2022$423,583,85911April 14, 2022
October 2021$340,307,55311September 14, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $340,307,553 in the October 2021 data and $1,586,218,016 in the October 2026 data, up 366%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 15 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $995,832,115 to $1,586,218,016 (+59%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 9.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Changed its legal name from Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. to Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc..

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
marshallsterling.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. Marshall + Sterling Wealth Advisors, Inc. (CRD 164345): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/marshall-plus-sterling-wealth-advisors-inc-poughkeepsie-ny-164345