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Spurstone is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Higganum, CT, registered since 2023, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Spurstone compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Spurstone reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
How much does Spurstone charge?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 states: Flat fee: $500 to $25,000 (Comprehensive Financial Planning & Management); Hourly rate: $500 an hour (hours worked in the event of early termination). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.
Where is Spurstone located?
Spurstone's principal office is in Higganum, CT, according to its Form ADV.
Is Spurstone registered with the SEC or a state?
Spurstone is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2023. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 284158.
How much does Spurstone manage?
Spurstone reports $192,115,319 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Spurstone's assets and staff changed since 2023?
In the Form ADV data for Spurstone: Regulatory assets under management: $100,786,378 in the October 2023 data and $192,115,319 in the October 2026 data, up 91%. Total employees: 3 in October 2023 and 5 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Spurstone serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (101); high net worth individuals (58); corporations or other businesses not listed above (3).
Which custodians does Spurstone use?
Spurstone's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists SEI Investments Distribution Co. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Spurstone 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/284158
Does Spurstone state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 2026 says: "We do not have a minimum account size requirement."
What changed in Spurstone's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $155,415,160 to $192,115,319 (+24%).
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 brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
We do not have a minimum account size requirement.
Flat fee: $500 to $25,000 (Comprehensive Financial Planning & Management)
The brochure's wording
Comprehensive Financial Planning & Management will generally be offered on a fixed fee basis. The fixed fee will be agreed upon before the start of any work. The fixed fee can range between $500.00 and $25,000.00.
Hourly rate: $500 an hour (hours worked in the event of early termination)
The brochure's wording
In the event of early termination, the client will be billed for the hours worked at a rate of $500.00, per hour.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 16, 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$192,115,319 as of October 2026, filing dated March 16, 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
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Spurstone Advisory Services, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2023 (3 years)
- Employees
- Total: 5. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- 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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6 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 | $192,115,319 | 5 | March 16, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $155,415,160 | 3 | February 7, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $123,578,679 | 3 | February 29, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $100,786,378 | 3 | April 27, 2023 |
Regulatory assets under management: $100,786,378 in the October 2023 data and $192,115,319 in the October 2026 data, up 91%.
Total employees: 3 in October 2023 and 5 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- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $155,415,160 to $192,115,319 (+24%).
- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in NY.
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. Spurstone (CRD 284158): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spurstone-higganum-ct-284158