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Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.
Filed as SCHWAB WEALTH ADVISORY, INC.
Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Francisco, CA, registered since 2011, with no regulatory assets under management reported in its Form ADV filing dated June 29, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: other.
Where is Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. located?
Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.'s principal office is in San Francisco, CA, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 23 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 159035.
How have Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.: Total employees: 699 in October 2021 and 1,457 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
Does Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.A(2) (felony charge in the past ten years), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction), and 11.F (authorization as an attorney, accountant, or federal contractor revoked or suspended). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/159035
What changed in Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the June 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 4 yes answers, previously 3 (now yes: 11.A(2)).
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- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated June 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.FNot reported.
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.DNot reported.
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- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2011 (14 years)
- Employees
- Total: 1,457. Performing investment advisory functions: 1,375.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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23 other offices, as of the July 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 114 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B
- 11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
- 11.F Has an authorization to act as an attorney, accountant, or federal contractor granted to the firm or an advisory affiliate ever been revoked or suspended?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of 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 | Not reported | 1,457 | June 29, 2026 |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 1,042 | March 27, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 941 | September 25, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 948 | May 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | Not reported | 825 | September 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 699 | March 31, 2021 |
Total employees: 699 in October 2021 and 1,457 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- June 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 4 yes answers, previously 3 (now yes: 11.A(2)).
- April 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 3 yes answers, previously 0 (now yes: 11.D(2), 11.D(5), 11.F).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 987 to 1375.
- Changed its office addresses in Jersey City, NJ.
- Added an office in Irvine, CA.
- Added an office in Lone Tree, CO.
- Added an office in Tampa, FL.
- No longer lists an office in Henderson, NV.
- No longer lists an office in Holladay, UT.
- No longer lists an office in Newport Beach, CA.
- January 2026
- Changed its office addresses in Jersey City, NJ.
- Changed its office addresses in Newport Beach, CA.
- Added an office in Holladay, UT.
- Added an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- Added an office in Minneapolis, MN.
- Added an office in New York, NY.
- Added an office in Orlando, FL.
- Added an office in San Diego, CA.
- No longer lists an office in Lone Tree, CO.
- No longer lists an office in Santa Barbara, CA.
- December 2025
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 0 yes answers, previously 2 (now no: 11.A(1), 11.F).
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.INot 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. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (CRD 159035): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/schwab-wealth-advisory-inc-san-francisco-ca-159035