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Northstar Asset Management, Inc

Boston, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 107138

Filed as NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC

Northstar Asset Management, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1990, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026.

35 years
registered since 1990
$805,920,869
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Northstar Asset Management, Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Northstar Asset Management, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Northstar Asset Management, Inc located?

Northstar Asset Management, Inc's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Northstar Asset Management, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Northstar Asset Management, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1990. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107138.

How much does Northstar Asset Management, Inc manage?

Northstar Asset Management, Inc reports $805,920,869 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 11, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Northstar Asset Management, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Northstar Asset Management, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $726,415,457 in the October 2021 data and $805,920,869 in the October 2026 data, up 11%. Total employees: 17 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 Northstar Asset Management, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (108); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (61); charitable organizations (23).

Which custodians does Northstar Asset Management, Inc use?

Northstar Asset Management, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Morgan Stanley as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Northstar Asset Management, 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/107138

What changed in Northstar Asset Management, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Changed its legal name from Northstar Asset Management Inc to Northstar Asset Management, Inc. Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $727,310,290 to $805,920,869 (+11%).

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

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 firm's brochure (dated March 11, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$805,920,869

$805,920,869 as of October 2026, filing dated March 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $805,920,869.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 61 Assets $22,231,787 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 108 Assets $618,713,051 (77%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 23 Assets $159,213,165 (20%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 2 Assets $5,762,866 (1%)
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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1990 (35 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.

States registered or notice-filed
12 states or jurisdictions
CADCMAMNMONENHNYPARIVAWA

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
$726M 2021 $792M 2022 $612M 2023 $699M 2024 $727M 2025 $806M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$805,920,86915March 11, 2026
October 2025$727,310,29017July 29, 2025
October 2024$699,264,63016April 29, 2024
October 2023$611,703,22918July 26, 2023
October 2022$792,239,00415April 26, 2022
October 2021$726,415,45717May 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $726,415,457 in the October 2021 data and $805,920,869 in the October 2026 data, up 11%.

Total employees: 17 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
    • Changed its legal name from Northstar Asset Management Inc to Northstar Asset Management, Inc.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 14 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $727,310,290 to $805,920,869 (+11%).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in TX.
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in MO.

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
northstarasset.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. Northstar Asset Management, Inc (CRD 107138): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northstar-asset-management-inc-boston-ma-107138