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Snider Financial Group
Filed as SNIDER FINANCIAL GROUP · Legal name Snider Retirement Strategies, Inc.
Snider Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bellevue, WA, registered since 2008, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Snider Financial Group compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Snider Financial Group reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Snider Financial Group located?
Snider Financial Group's principal office is in Bellevue, WA, according to its Form ADV.
Is Snider Financial Group registered with the SEC or a state?
Snider Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2008. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 117392.
How much does Snider Financial Group manage?
Snider Financial Group reports $549,695,384 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Snider Financial Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Snider Financial Group: Regulatory assets under management: $235,481,805 in the October 2021 data and $549,695,384 in the October 2026 data, up 133%. Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 15 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Snider Financial Group serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (355); high net worth individuals (159); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).
Which custodians does Snider Financial Group use?
Snider Financial Group's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Snider Financial Group 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/117392
What changed in Snider Financial Group's recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in MI.
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)
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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 20, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$549,695,384 as of October 2026, filing dated September 21, 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Snider Retirement Strategies, Inc.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2008 (18 years)
- Employees
- Total: 15. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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11 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 | $549,695,384 | 15 | September 21, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $500,674,906 | 16 | March 20, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $315,808,386 | 10 | September 25, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $268,623,420 | 11 | March 23, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $329,435,663 | 10 | August 19, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $235,481,805 | 5 | July 16, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $235,481,805 in the October 2021 data and $549,695,384 in the October 2026 data, up 133%.
Total employees: 5 in October 2021 and 15 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- October 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in MI.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 8.
- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in AK, 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. Snider Financial Group (CRD 117392): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/snider-financial-group-bellevue-wa-117392