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Obel Financial Advisors
Filed as OBEL FINANCIAL ADVISORS · Legal name Obel, Emmanuel
Obel Financial Advisors is a state-registered investment advisory firm in San Mateo, CA, registered since 2011, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Obel Financial Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Obel Financial Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.
Where is Obel Financial Advisors located?
Obel Financial Advisors' principal office is in San Mateo, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Obel Financial Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Obel Financial Advisors is a state-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: APPROVED. CRD 155640.
How much does Obel Financial Advisors manage?
Obel Financial Advisors reports $1,067,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (0% discretionary).
What types of clients does Obel Financial Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (6).
Does Obel Financial Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
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/155640
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
- 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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,067,000 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.
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.DA 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
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Obel, Emmanuel
- Registration
- State-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: APPROVED.
- Registered since
- 2011 (15 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
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1 state or jurisdiction
State-registered investment advisers are examined by their state securities regulator. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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
Changes in the filing
Last 12 monthsNo changes to these filed facts in the last 12 months of filing data.
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.INot reported.
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. Obel Financial Advisors (CRD 155640): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/obel-financial-advisors-san-mateo-ca-155640