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Sterling Manor Financial, LLC

Saratoga Springs, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 284218

Filed as STERLING MANOR FINANCIAL, LLC

Sterling Manor Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Saratoga Springs, NY, registered since 2016, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 11, 2026.

10 years
registered since 2016
$201,005,892
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sterling Manor Financial, LLC compensated?

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

What does Sterling Manor Financial, LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 11, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sterling Manor Financial, LLC located?

Sterling Manor Financial, LLC's principal office is in Saratoga Springs, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Sterling Manor Financial, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Sterling Manor Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 284218.

How much does Sterling Manor Financial, LLC manage?

Sterling Manor Financial, LLC reports $201,005,892 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 11, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Sterling Manor Financial, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sterling Manor Financial, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $141,607,000 in the October 2021 data and $201,005,892 in the October 2026 data, up 42%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sterling Manor Financial, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (339); high net worth individuals (54); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (1).

Which custodians does Sterling Manor Financial, LLC use?

Sterling Manor Financial, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sterling Manor Financial, LLC 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/284218

Does Sterling Manor Financial, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 11, 2026 says: "There is no account minimum for any of SMF’s services."

What changed in Sterling Manor Financial, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $171,200,000 to $201,000,000 (+17%).

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 2A

Asset-based fee: up to 2% of assets a year (the maximum the brochure states)

The brochure's wording
Total Assets Under Management Annual Fees All Assets Up to 2.00%
The fixed rate for creating client financial plans is between $250 and $2,000.
The hourly fee for these services is between $75 and $250.
These fees are generally negotiable and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of the Investment Advisory Contract.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
There is no account minimum for any of SMF’s services.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 11, 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
$201,005,892

$201,005,892 as of October 2026, filing dated May 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $199,573,669.Non-discretionary: $1,432,223.

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 339 Assets $94,059,673 (47%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 54 Assets $105,226,775 (52%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $799,939 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $919,505 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2016 (10 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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
3 states or jurisdictions
FLNYTX

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
$142M 2021 $164M 2022 $152M 2023 $160M 2024 $171M 2025 $201M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$201,005,8923May 11, 2026
October 2025$171,200,0003March 14, 2025
October 2024$160,086,0003February 23, 2024
October 2023$151,538,0003September 8, 2023
October 2022$163,800,0004March 11, 2022
October 2021$141,607,0004March 13, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $141,607,000 in the October 2021 data and $201,005,892 in the October 2026 data, up 42%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 3 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. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $171,200,000 to $201,000,000 (+17%).

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
sterlingmanorfinancial.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. Sterling Manor Financial, LLC (CRD 284218): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sterling-manor-financial-llc-saratoga-springs-ny-284218