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  "crd_number": 124048,
  "slug": "merrimack-valley-financial-advisors-inc-chelmsford-ma-124048",
  "primary_business_name": "MERRIMACK VALLEY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.",
  "legal_name": "MERRIMACK VALLEY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.",
  "dbas": [],
  "city": "Chelmsford",
  "state": "MA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "14460",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "14460",
    "common_name": "Boston",
    "msa_name": "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH",
    "path": "/advisors/ma/boston"
  },
  "registration_type": "state",
  "registration_status": "APPROVED",
  "registration_date": "1998-09-18",
  "years_registered": 28,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2025-02-10",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 45875015.0,
  "raum_discretionary": 45875015.0,
  "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0,
  "raum_band": "25m_100m",
  "raum_band_label": "$25 million to $100 million",
  "total_employees": 3,
  "advisory_employees": 3,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "raum": 28581090.0,
      "count": 235
    },
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 4350875.0,
      "count": 1,
      "fewer_than_5": true
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
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      "count": 11
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
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    "fixed",
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
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    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional",
    "portfolio_management_individuals"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": false,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 0,
  "states_registered": [
    "MA",
    "NH"
  ],
  "websites": [],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124048",
  "city_as_filed": "CHELMSFORD",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/merrimack-valley-financial-advisors-inc-chelmsford-ma-124048",
  "display_name": "Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc.",
  "summary": "Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm in Chelmsford, MA, registered since 1998, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 10, 2025.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. (CRD 124048): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "State-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)",
    "Commissions"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "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"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); commissions. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Chelmsford, MA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 124048."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. reports $45,875,015 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 10, 2025 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (235); high net worth individuals (11); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Merrimack Valley Financial Advisors, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's public record on IAPD: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124048"
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [],
  "recent_changes": [],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [],
  "custodians_note": null,
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/merrimack-valley-financial-advisors-inc-chelmsford-ma-124048.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 235,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 28581090.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 11,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 12943050.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 1,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 4350875.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "disclosure_items": [],
  "indexable": true,
  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/124048",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}