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Northern Financial Advisors, Inc

Bloomfield Hills, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 121088

Filed as NORTHERN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC

Northern Financial Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bloomfield Hills, MI, registered since 2020, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$684,018,783
assets under management
1 arrangement
Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Northern Financial Advisors, Inc compensated?

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

How much does Northern Financial Advisors, Inc charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 2026 states: Flat fee: $6,200 to $75,000 a year (Standard Retainer fee). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Northern Financial Advisors, Inc located?

Northern Financial Advisors, Inc's principal office is in Bloomfield Hills, MI, according to its Form ADV.

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

Northern Financial Advisors, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 121088.

How much does Northern Financial Advisors, Inc manage?

Northern Financial Advisors, Inc reports $684,018,783 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).

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

In the Form ADV data for Northern Financial Advisors, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $474,052,974 in the October 2021 data and $684,018,783 in the October 2026 data, up 44%. Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Northern Financial Advisors, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (188); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (136).

Which custodians does Northern Financial Advisors, Inc use?

Northern Financial Advisors, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Northern 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/121088

Does Northern Financial Advisors, Inc state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 2026 says: "NFA’s clients generally include individuals and high net worth individuals. NFA does not have any account minimums."

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

In the October 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 8. 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
  • 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

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

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
NFA’s clients generally include individuals and high net worth individuals. NFA does not have any account minimums.

Flat fee: $6,200 to $75,000 a year (Standard Retainer fee)

The brochure's wording
NFA’s Standard Retainer fee is an annual fixed fee ranging between $6,200 and $75,000 based on the complexity of Client’s financial needs

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 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
$684,018,783

$684,018,783 as of October 2026, filing dated September 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $683,921,478.Non-discretionary: $97,305.

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 136 Assets $61,132,781 (9%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 188 Assets $622,886,002 (91%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
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
8 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
$474M 2021 $532M 2022 $508M 2023 $561M 2024 $620M 2025 $684M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$684,018,78311September 21, 2026
October 2025$619,773,83013January 27, 2025
October 2024$560,870,23513January 19, 2024
October 2023$507,784,80812January 30, 2023
October 2022$532,039,0198January 28, 2022
October 2021$474,052,97410August 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $474,052,974 in the October 2021 data and $684,018,783 in the October 2026 data, up 44%.

Total employees: 10 in October 2021 and 11 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. October 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 8.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $619,773,830 to $684,018,783 (+10%).
    • 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

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. Northern Financial Advisors, Inc (CRD 121088): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northern-financial-advisors-inc-bloomfield-hills-mi-121088