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Ridgewood Investments
Filed as RIDGEWOOD INVESTMENTS · Legal name Ridgewood Investments LLC
Ridgewood Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Springfield, NJ, registered since 2006, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 3, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Ridgewood Investments compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Ridgewood Investments reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
How much does Ridgewood Investments charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $450 to $1,000 an hour (certain services related to consulting, financial planning or other…). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Ridgewood Investments located?
Ridgewood Investments' principal office is in Springfield, NJ, according to its Form ADV; the May 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Ridgewood Investments registered with the SEC or a state?
Ridgewood Investments is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 121220.
How much does Ridgewood Investments manage?
Ridgewood Investments reports $419,172,164 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 3, 2026 (85% discretionary).
How have Ridgewood Investments' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Ridgewood Investments: Regulatory assets under management: $353,143,546 in the October 2021 data and $419,172,164 in the October 2026 data, up 19%. Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Ridgewood Investments serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (114); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (62); high net worth individuals (56).
Which custodians does Ridgewood Investments use?
Ridgewood Investments' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Interactive Brokers LLC and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Ridgewood Investments 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/121220
Does Ridgewood Investments state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "Ridgewood has an account minimum of $500,000, which may be reduced at the sole discretion of the Adviser."
What changed in Ridgewood Investments' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $346,679,345 to $419,172,164 (+21%).
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
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
- Performance-based 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 2AAccount minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)
The brochure's wording
Ridgewood has an account minimum of $500,000, which may be reduced at the sole discretion of the Adviser.
Hourly rate: $450 to $1,000 an hour (certain services related to consulting, financial planning or other…)
The brochure's wording
The adviser also may provide certain services related to consulting, financial planning or other financial advisory services on an hourly or fixed fee basis. Depending on the scope of the work to be performed and the professional performing the advisory services, the hourly rate will range from a low of $450 per hour to a high of $1,000 per hour.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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$419,172,164 as of October 2026, filing dated April 3, 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
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Ridgewood Investments LLC
- Also doing business as
- DIVIDEND GROWTH PARTNERS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2006 (20 years)
- Employees
- Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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3 other offices, as of the May 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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8 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. 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
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $419,172,164 | 7 | April 3, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $346,679,345 | 5 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $325,692,539 | 6 | September 5, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $302,383,497 | 6 | July 6, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $340,836,511 | 6 | May 6, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $353,143,546 | 6 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $353,143,546 in the October 2021 data and $419,172,164 in the October 2026 data, up 19%.
Total employees: 6 in October 2021 and 7 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $346,679,345 to $419,172,164 (+21%).
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in FL.
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. Ridgewood Investments (CRD 121220): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ridgewood-investments-springfield-nj-121220