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  "crd_number": 142214,
  "slug": "samalin-wealth-chappaqua-ny-142214",
  "primary_business_name": "SAMALIN WEALTH",
  "legal_name": "SAMALIN INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC",
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  "city": "Chappaqua",
  "state": "NY",
  "country": "United States",
  "cbsa_code": "35620",
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    "cbsa_code": "35620",
    "common_name": "New York",
    "msa_name": "New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ",
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  "registration_type": "sec",
  "registration_status": "Approved",
  "registration_date": "2007-02-15",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
  "filing_date": "2026-06-26",
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  "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million",
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  ],
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  "states_registered": [
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    "CO",
    "CT",
    "DE",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "MA",
    "MD",
    "NC",
    "NE",
    "NH",
    "NJ",
    "NY",
    "PA",
    "SC",
    "TX",
    "VA"
  ],
  "websites": [
    "https://facebook.com/samalinwealth",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/samalin-wealth",
    "https://samalinwealth.com",
    "https://twitter.com/samalinwealth",
    "https://youtube.com/channel/UC1A0EpTkx1gs42AxdVqhJnw"
  ],
  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/142214",
  "city_as_filed": "CHAPPAQUA",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/samalin-wealth-chappaqua-ny-142214",
  "display_name": "Samalin Wealth",
  "summary": "Samalin Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chappaqua, NY, registered since 2007, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Samalin Wealth (CRD 142214): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Hourly charges",
    "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)"
  ],
  "advisory_activity_labels": [
    "Financial planning services",
    "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses"
  ],
  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Samalin Wealth compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Samalin Wealth reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does Samalin Wealth's brochure say about its fees?",
      "a": "Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 26, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Samalin Wealth located?",
      "a": "Samalin Wealth's principal office is in Chappaqua, NY, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Samalin Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Samalin Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 142214."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Samalin Wealth manage?",
      "a": "Samalin Wealth reports $490,543,706 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026 (91% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Samalin Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Samalin Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $272,074,658 in the October 2021 data and $490,543,706 in the October 2026 data, up 80%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 13 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Samalin Wealth serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (417); high net worth individuals (122); corporations or other businesses not listed above (3)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Samalin Wealth use?",
      "a": "Samalin Wealth's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists National Financial Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Samalin Wealth report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "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/142214"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Samalin Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $420,604,795 to $490,543,706 (+17%)."
    }
  ],
  "filing_history": [
    {
      "period": "2021-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 272074658.0,
      "total_employees": 13,
      "filing_date": "2021-07-15"
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    {
      "period": "2022-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 325487619.0,
      "total_employees": 13,
      "filing_date": "2022-03-23"
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 301398442.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2023-05-22"
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 364523748.0,
      "total_employees": 12,
      "filing_date": "2024-08-29"
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 420604795.0,
      "total_employees": 14,
      "filing_date": "2025-03-18"
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-10-01",
      "regulatory_assets_under_management": 490543706.0,
      "total_employees": 13,
      "filing_date": "2026-06-26"
    }
  ],
  "recent_changes": [
    {
      "period": "2026-04-01",
      "period_label": "April 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Regulatory assets under management went from $420,604,795 to $490,543,706 (+17%)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2026-02-01",
      "period_label": "February 2026",
      "notes": [
        "Registered or notice-filed in SC."
      ]
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 8.",
        "Registered or notice-filed in CO."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fees_from_brochure": {
    "source": "Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated June 26, 2026",
    "tiers": [],
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    "stated_range": "0.5% to 2.5% a year",
    "stated_maximum": null,
    "account_minimum": null,
    "account_minimum_may_be_waived": false,
    "minimum_annual_fee": null,
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "Asset-based fee",
        "statements": [
          "Asset-based fee: 0.5% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)"
        ],
        "quotes": [
          "Our annual fee for portfolio management services varies between 0.50% and 2.50% depending upon the market value of your assets under our management, the type and complexity of the asset management services provided, as well as the level of administration to be provided to the client."
        ]
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      "Our annual fee for portfolio management services varies between 0.50% and 2.50% depending upon the market value of your assets under our management, the type and complexity of the asset management services provided, as well as the level of administration to be provided to the client."
    ],
    "note": "As stated in the firm's brochure; fees can differ by service and may be negotiable."
  },
  "custodians": [
    {
      "name": "National Financial Services LLC",
      "name_as_filed": "NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC",
      "affiliated": false
    }
  ],
  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/samalin-wealth-chappaqua-ny-142214.md",
  "clients": [
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      "type": "individuals",
      "label": "Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)",
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      "type": "high_net_worth_individuals",
      "label": "High net worth individuals",
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      "type": "pension_profit_sharing",
      "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)",
      "count": 2,
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      "type": "corporations_other_businesses",
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
  "provided_by_the_firm": null,
  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/142214",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
}