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Pinnacle Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in East Syracuse, NY, registered since 1996, reporting under $25 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Pinnacle Advisors LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pinnacle Advisors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Pinnacle Advisors LLC located?
Pinnacle Advisors LLC's principal office is in East Syracuse, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is Pinnacle Advisors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Pinnacle Advisors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1996. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 107275.
How much does Pinnacle Advisors LLC manage?
Pinnacle Advisors LLC reports $433,140 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Pinnacle Advisors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Pinnacle Advisors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $589,017 in the October 2021 data and $433,140 in the October 2026 data, down 26%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Pinnacle Advisors LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).
Does Pinnacle Advisors LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order) and 11.H(1)(c) (regulator's civil action dismissed under a settlement). 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/107275
What changed in Pinnacle Advisors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the December 2025 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now yes: 11.H(1)(c); now no: 11.G, 11.H(2)).
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
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$433,140 as of October 2026, filing dated March 26, 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- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1996 (29 years)
- Employees
- Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $433,140 | 2 | March 26, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $475,478 | 2 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $460,642 | 2 | March 26, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $529,368 | 2 | June 1, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $516,573 | 2 | February 24, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $589,017 | 2 | August 9, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $589,017 in the October 2021 data and $433,140 in the October 2026 data, down 26%.
Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 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- December 2025
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 2 yes answers, previously 3 (now yes: 11.H(1)(c); now no: 11.G, 11.H(2)).
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Pinnacle Advisors LLC (CRD 107275): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinnacle-advisors-llc-east-syracuse-ny-107275