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River Street Advisors, LLC

Aurora, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 153537

Filed as RIVER STREET ADVISORS, LLC

River Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Aurora, IL, registered since 2020, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2020
$539,229,205
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is River Street Advisors, LLC compensated?

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

Where is River Street Advisors, LLC located?

River Street Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Aurora, IL, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 4 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is River Street Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

River Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 153537.

How much does River Street Advisors, LLC manage?

River Street Advisors, LLC reports $539,229,205 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 9, 2026 (97% discretionary).

How have River Street Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for River Street Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $142,316,534 in the October 2021 data and $539,229,205 in the October 2026 data, up 279%. Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 12 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does River Street Advisors, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (338); high net worth individuals (139); corporations or other businesses not listed above (12).

Which custodians does River Street Advisors, LLC use?

River Street Advisors, LLC'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 River Street Advisors, LLC 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/153537

What changed in River Street Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in AZ, CO.

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

See the firm's brochure (dated March 4, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$539,229,205

$539,229,205 as of October 2026, filing dated June 9, 2026.

Discretionary: $520,799,829.Non-discretionary: $18,429,376.

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 338 Assets $140,296,959 (26%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 139 Assets $372,559,626 (69%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 3 Assets $455,408 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 12 Assets $25,917,212 (5%)

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
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
OLD SECOND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 12. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
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)
4 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
Bensenville, ILFrankfort, ILNorth Aurora, ILOakbrook Terrace, IL
States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
AZCOFLILINTXWI

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
$142M 2021 $186M 2022 $205M 2023 $316M 2024 $415M 2025 $539M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$539,229,20512June 9, 2026
October 2025$414,893,36112March 11, 2025
October 2024$316,223,07712February 27, 2024
October 2023$204,601,86812March 2, 2023
October 2022$186,302,82511September 21, 2022
October 2021$142,316,53412June 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $142,316,534 in the October 2021 data and $539,229,205 in the October 2026 data, up 279%.

Total employees: 12 in October 2021 and 12 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. July 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in AZ, CO.
  2. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $414,893,361 to $539,229,205 (+30%).

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
oldsecond.com/wealth-management/wealth-management/river-street-advisors

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. River Street Advisors, LLC (CRD 153537): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/river-street-advisors-llc-aurora-il-153537