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Pathworks Financial, Inc.

Novi, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 138393

Filed as PATHWORKS FINANCIAL, INC.

Pathworks Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Novi, MI, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 22, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$279,258,481
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Pathworks Financial, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pathworks Financial, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Pathworks Financial, Inc. located?

Pathworks Financial, Inc.'s principal office is in Novi, MI, according to its Form ADV.

Is Pathworks Financial, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Pathworks Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 138393.

How much does Pathworks Financial, Inc. manage?

Pathworks Financial, Inc. reports $279,258,481 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 22, 2026 (67% discretionary).

How have Pathworks Financial, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Pathworks Financial, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $120,093,809 in the October 2021 data and $279,258,481 in the October 2026 data, up 133%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Pathworks Financial, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (362); high net worth individuals (48).

Which custodians does Pathworks Financial, Inc. use?

Pathworks Financial, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Pathworks Financial, 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/138393

Does Pathworks Financial, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 21, 2026 says: "Pathworks requires new clients have a minimum account size of $25,000 for portfolio management services. Pathworks may, in its sole discretion, accept clients with smaller portfolios based upon certain criteria"

What changed in Pathworks Financial, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $236,868,620 to $279,258,481 (+18%). Registered or notice-filed in TX.

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

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: $25,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Pathworks requires new clients have a minimum account size of $25,000 for portfolio management services. Pathworks may, in its sole discretion, accept clients with smaller portfolios based upon certain criteria

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 21, 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
$279,258,481

$279,258,481 as of October 2026, filing dated January 22, 2026.

Discretionary: $187,629,653.Non-discretionary: $91,628,828.

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 362 Assets $86,251,118 (31%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 48 Assets $186,885,956 (67%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $2,131,058 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets Not reported
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,990,349 (1%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets Not reported

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
5 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
$120M 2021 $145M 2022 $156M 2023 $144M 2024 $237M 2025 $279M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$279,258,4818January 22, 2026
October 2025$236,868,6207March 26, 2025
October 2024$144,412,3526September 10, 2024
October 2023$155,940,0908September 5, 2023
October 2022$145,478,6276February 25, 2022
October 2021$120,093,8096August 20, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $120,093,809 in the October 2021 data and $279,258,481 in the October 2026 data, up 133%.

Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 8 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. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $236,868,620 to $279,258,481 (+18%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in TX.

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
freefinancialplan.infopathworksfinancial.compwfin.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. Pathworks Financial, Inc. (CRD 138393): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pathworks-financial-inc-novi-mi-138393