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Pinney & Scofield, Inc.

Cambridge, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 105365

Filed as PINNEY & SCOFIELD, INC.

Pinney & Scofield, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Cambridge, MA, registered since 1985, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

41 years
registered since 1985
$858,739,612
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Pinney & Scofield, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pinney & Scofield, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Pinney & Scofield, Inc. located?

Pinney & Scofield, Inc.'s principal office is in Cambridge, MA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Pinney & Scofield, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Pinney & Scofield, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1985. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105365.

How much does Pinney & Scofield, Inc. manage?

Pinney & Scofield, Inc. reports $858,739,612 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Pinney & Scofield, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Pinney & Scofield, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $577,301,188 in the October 2021 data and $858,739,612 in the October 2026 data, up 49%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Pinney & Scofield, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (221); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (74).

Which custodians does Pinney & Scofield, Inc. use?

Pinney & Scofield, 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.

Does Pinney & Scofield, 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/105365

Does Pinney & Scofield, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 2026 says: "The Firm generally requires an initial minimum portfolio size of $1,000,000 in managed assets for investment advisory services."

What changed in Pinney & Scofield, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $749,004,478 to $858,739,612 (+15%).

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
  • Hourly charges

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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,000,000

The brochure's wording
The Firm generally requires an initial minimum portfolio size of $1,000,000 in managed assets for investment advisory services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 26, 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
$858,739,612

$858,739,612 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $858,739,612.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 74 Assets $35,995,514 (4%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 221 Assets $822,744,098 (96%)

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
1985 (41 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Marshfield, MA
States registered or notice-filed
16 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
$577M 2021 $665M 2022 $576M 2023 $666M 2024 $749M 2025 $859M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$858,739,6124March 27, 2026
October 2025$749,004,4784March 18, 2025
October 2024$666,151,5374March 21, 2024
October 2023$576,278,0524March 16, 2023
October 2022$664,829,0884April 4, 2022
October 2021$577,301,1884March 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $577,301,188 in the October 2021 data and $858,739,612 in the October 2026 data, up 49%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $749,004,478 to $858,739,612 (+15%).
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in OR.

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
pinneyandscofield.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. Pinney & Scofield, Inc. (CRD 105365): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pinney-and-scofield-inc-cambridge-ma-105365