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Stage Harbor Financial

Westwood, MASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 289725

Filed as STAGE HARBOR FINANCIAL · Legal name Stage Harbor Financial, LLC

Stage Harbor Financial is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Westwood, MA, registered since 2018, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 10, 2026.

8 years
registered since 2018
$1,097,169,525
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Stage Harbor Financial compensated?

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

Where is Stage Harbor Financial located?

Stage Harbor Financial's principal office is in Westwood, MA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Stage Harbor Financial registered with the SEC or a state?

Stage Harbor Financial is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2018. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 289725.

How much does Stage Harbor Financial manage?

Stage Harbor Financial reports $1,097,169,525 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 10, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Stage Harbor Financial's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Stage Harbor Financial: Regulatory assets under management: $718,199,138 in the October 2021 data and $1,097,169,525 in the October 2026 data, up 53%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Stage Harbor Financial serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (221); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (127).

Which custodians does Stage Harbor Financial use?

Stage Harbor Financial's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Stage Harbor Financial 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/289725

Does Stage Harbor Financial state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 10, 2026 says: "Stage Harbor generally does not impose a minimum relationship size; however, certain Independent Managers may impose an account minimum or minimum fee."

What changed in Stage Harbor Financial's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 8. Regulatory assets under management went from $972,886,954 to $1,097,169,525 (+13%).

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
  • 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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Stage Harbor generally does not impose a minimum relationship size; however, certain Independent Managers may impose an account minimum or minimum fee.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated August 10, 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
$1,097,169,525

$1,097,169,525 as of October 2026, filing dated August 10, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,097,169,525.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 127 Assets $52,235,873 (5%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 221 Assets $1,044,257,549 (95%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $676,103 (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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Stage Harbor Financial, LLC
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2018 (8 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 8.
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
13 states or jurisdictions
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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
$718M 2021 $836M 2022 $775M 2023 $877M 2024 $973M 2025 $1.1B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,097,169,52511August 10, 2026
October 2025$972,886,9549March 21, 2025
October 2024$876,599,4629September 18, 2024
October 2023$775,229,1357March 9, 2023
October 2022$836,371,2298March 22, 2022
October 2021$718,199,1387August 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $718,199,138 in the October 2021 data and $1,097,169,525 in the October 2026 data, up 53%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 11 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 7 to 8.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $972,886,954 to $1,097,169,525 (+13%).
  2. January 2026
    • Registered or notice-filed in GA.

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
stageharborfinancial.com

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. Stage Harbor Financial (CRD 289725): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stage-harbor-financial-westwood-ma-289725