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Marvin & Palmer Associates

Wilmington, DESEC-registered investment adviserCRD 105399

Filed as MARVIN & PALMER ASSOCIATES

Marvin & Palmer Associates is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Wilmington, DE, registered since 1986, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026.

40 years
registered since 1986
$195,696,579
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Marvin & Palmer Associates compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Marvin & Palmer Associates reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is Marvin & Palmer Associates located?

Marvin & Palmer Associates' principal office is in Wilmington, DE, according to its Form ADV.

Is Marvin & Palmer Associates registered with the SEC or a state?

Marvin & Palmer Associates is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1986. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105399.

How much does Marvin & Palmer Associates manage?

Marvin & Palmer Associates reports $195,696,579 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Marvin & Palmer Associates' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Marvin & Palmer Associates: Regulatory assets under management: $275,777,064 in the October 2021 data and $195,696,579 in the October 2026 data, down 29%. Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Marvin & Palmer Associates serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (5); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).

Which custodians does Marvin & Palmer Associates use?

Marvin & Palmer Associates' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase Bank as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Marvin & Palmer Associates 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/105399

Does Marvin & Palmer Associates state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 20, 2026 says: "We have not set a minimum initial value requirement for new accounts but will accept accounts on a case-by-case basis."

What changed in Marvin & Palmer Associates' recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $169,049,595 to $195,696,579 (+16%).

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
  • Performance-based 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

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
We have not set a minimum initial value requirement for new accounts but will accept accounts on a case-by-case basis.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 20, 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
$195,696,579

$195,696,579 as of October 2026, filing dated March 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $195,696,579.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 5 Assets $70,482,355 (36%)
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 2 Assets $125,214,224 (64%)
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 0 Assets Not reported
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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1986 (40 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 4.
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
1 state or jurisdiction
DE

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
$276M 2021 $329M 2022 $282M 2023 $94.9M 2024 $169M 2025 $196M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$195,696,5797March 20, 2026
October 2025$169,049,5957April 16, 2025
October 2024$94,910,89914September 9, 2024
October 2023$281,623,17514March 31, 2023
October 2022$329,450,59912May 4, 2022
October 2021$275,777,06411August 11, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $275,777,064 in the October 2021 data and $195,696,579 in the October 2026 data, down 29%.

Total employees: 11 in October 2021 and 7 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 $169,049,595 to $195,696,579 (+16%).

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
marvinandpalmer.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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