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Sage Financial Advisors Inc.

Scottsdale, AZSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 116933

Filed as SAGE FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC.

Sage Financial Advisors Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Scottsdale, AZ, registered since 2001, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.

24 years
registered since 2001
$270,296,873
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sage Financial Advisors Inc. compensated?

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

How much does Sage Financial Advisors Inc. charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 2026 states: Flat fee: $1,000 to $20,000 (financial planning and/or consulting services); Hourly rate: $220 to $375 an hour (financial planning and/or consulting services); Hourly rate: $110 to $375 an hour (tax return preparation and tax planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sage Financial Advisors Inc. located?

Sage Financial Advisors Inc.'s principal office is in Scottsdale, AZ, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sage Financial Advisors Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Sage Financial Advisors Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2001. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 116933.

How much does Sage Financial Advisors Inc. manage?

Sage Financial Advisors Inc. reports $270,296,873 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Sage Financial Advisors Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sage Financial Advisors Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $201,091,623 in the October 2021 data and $270,296,873 in the October 2026 data, up 34%. Total employees: 5 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 Sage Financial Advisors Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (79); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (36).

Which custodians does Sage Financial Advisors Inc. use?

Sage Financial Advisors 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 Sage Financial Advisors 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/116933

What changed in Sage Financial Advisors Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $219,383,159 to $270,296,873 (+23%).

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)
  • Other

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

Flat fee: $1,000 to $20,000 (financial planning and/or consulting services)

The brochure's wording
Registrant’s planning and consulting fees are negotiable, but generally range from $1,000 to $20,000 on a fixed fee basis, and from $220 to $375 on an hourly rate basis

Hourly rate: $220 to $375 an hour (financial planning and/or consulting services)

The brochure's wording
Registrant’s planning and consulting fees are negotiable, but generally range from $1,000 to $20,000 on a fixed fee basis, and from $220 to $375 on an hourly rate basis

Hourly rate: $110 to $375 an hour (tax return preparation and tax planning services)

The brochure's wording
Registrant may determine to provide tax return preparation and tax planning services on a stand-alone separate hourly fee basis ranging between $110 and $375

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 23, 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
$270,296,873

$270,296,873 as of October 2026, filing dated March 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $270,296,873.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 36 Assets $16,625,310 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 79 Assets $248,602,470 (92%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $3,826,236 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,242,857 (0%)

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
  • Pension consulting services
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2001 (24 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
AZCAORTX

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
$201M 2021 $194M 2022 $162M 2023 $190M 2024 $219M 2025 $270M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$270,296,8737March 24, 2026
October 2025$219,383,1597March 20, 2025
October 2024$190,169,6647March 21, 2024
October 2023$161,592,7317March 22, 2023
October 2022$193,813,9697April 1, 2022
October 2021$201,091,6235March 26, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $201,091,623 in the October 2021 data and $270,296,873 in the October 2026 data, up 34%.

Total employees: 5 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
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $219,383,159 to $270,296,873 (+23%).

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

Not reported.

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. Sage Financial Advisors Inc. (CRD 116933): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sage-financial-advisors-inc-scottsdale-az-116933