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  "crd_number": 119396,
  "slug": "northstar-financial-companies-inc-conshohocken-pa-119396",
  "primary_business_name": "NORTHSTAR FINANCIAL COMPANIES, INC.",
  "legal_name": "NORTHSTAR FINANCIAL COMPANIES, INC.",
  "dbas": [
    "CRABTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT"
  ],
  "city": "Conshohocken",
  "state": "PA",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "37980",
  "metro": {
    "cbsa_code": "37980",
    "common_name": "Philadelphia",
    "msa_name": "Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD",
    "path": "/advisors/pa/philadelphia"
  },
  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2019-04-12",
  "years_registered": 7,
  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-03-24",
  "carried_forward": false,
  "raum_total": 519000000.0,
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  "raum_non_discretionary": 25000000.0,
  "raum_band": "500m_1b",
  "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion",
  "total_employees": 10,
  "advisory_employees": 5,
  "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types",
  "clients_by_type": {
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      "count": 394
    },
    "pension_profit_sharing": {
      "raum": 3000000.0,
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true
    },
    "high_net_worth_individuals": {
      "raum": 363000000.0,
      "count": 113
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  },
  "compensation_types": [
    "hourly",
    "percentage_of_aum"
  ],
  "advisory_activities": [
    "financial_planning",
    "pension_consulting",
    "portfolio_management_individuals",
    "selection_of_other_advisers"
  ],
  "wrap_fee_participant": true,
  "disclosure_yes_count": 2,
  "states_registered": [
    "AZ",
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "CT",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "MA",
    "MD",
    "NC",
    "NH",
    "NJ",
    "NY",
    "PA",
    "RI",
    "TX",
    "VA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://northstarfci.com"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/119396",
  "disclosure_items": [
    {
      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.D(4)",
      "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    }
  ],
  "city_as_filed": "CONSHOHOCKEN",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northstar-financial-companies-inc-conshohocken-pa-119396",
  "display_name": "Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.",
  "summary": "Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Conshohocken, PA, registered since 2019, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. (CRD 119396): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. located?",
      "a": "Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.'s principal office is in Conshohocken, PA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 119396."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. manage?",
      "a": "Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. reports $519,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (95% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $222,411,000 in the October 2021 data and $519,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 133%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 10 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (394); high net worth individuals (113)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. use?",
      "a": "Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/119396"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Northstar Financial Companies, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Added the business name Crabtree Asset Management. Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $443,347,000 to $519,000,000 (+17%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 222411000.0,
      "total_employees": 7,
      "filing_date": "2021-06-03"
    },
    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 235325000.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2022-02-25"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 210984972.0,
      "total_employees": 9,
      "filing_date": "2023-03-24"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 284600000.0,
      "total_employees": 4,
      "filing_date": "2024-06-13"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 443347000.0,
      "total_employees": 11,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-13"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 519000000.0,
      "total_employees": 10,
      "filing_date": "2026-03-24"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Added the business name Crabtree Asset Management.",
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 5.",
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $443,347,000 to $519,000,000 (+17%)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": null,
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.",
      "name_as_filed": "CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/northstar-financial-companies-inc-conshohocken-pa-119396.md",
  "clients": [
    {
      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
      "count": 394,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 153000000.0
    },
    {
      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
      "count": 113,
      "fewer_than_5": false,
      "raum": 363000000.0
    },
    {
      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": null,
      "fewer_than_5": true,
      "raum": 3000000.0
    }
  ],
  "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
  "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/119396",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}