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Stern Capital Management, Inc.

Old Bridge, NJSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 124405

Filed as STERN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Stern Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Old Bridge, NJ, registered since 2017, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$297,660,237
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Stern Capital Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Stern Capital Management, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

What does Stern Capital Management, Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 0.95% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Stern Capital Management, Inc. located?

Stern Capital Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Old Bridge, NJ, according to its Form ADV.

Is Stern Capital Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Stern Capital Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 124405.

How much does Stern Capital Management, Inc. manage?

Stern Capital Management, Inc. reports $297,660,237 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Stern Capital Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Stern Capital Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $189,524,087 in the October 2021 data and $297,660,237 in the October 2026 data, up 57%. Total employees: 3 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 Stern Capital Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (582); high net worth individuals (67); charitable organizations (7).

Which custodians does Stern Capital Management, Inc. use?

Stern Capital Management, Inc.'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 Stern Capital Management, Inc. 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/124405

Does Stern Capital Management, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 says: "Stern Capital Management, Inc. does not impose a minimum portfolio size or minimum annual fee."

What changed in Stern Capital Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $252,174,004 to $297,660,237 (+18%).

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

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: 0.95% to 2% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The annual fee varies between 0.95% and 2.00% depending upon the market value of the assets under management.

Account minimum: None

The brochure's wording
Stern Capital Management, Inc. does not impose a minimum portfolio size or minimum annual fee.

Minimum annual fee: None

The brochure's wording
Stern Capital Management, Inc. does not impose a minimum portfolio size or minimum annual fee.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 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
$297,660,237

$297,660,237 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $295,061,152.Non-discretionary: $2,599,085.

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 582 Assets $120,819,402 (41%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 67 Assets $175,489,827 (59%)
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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 7 Assets $1,351,008 (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
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
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
9 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
$190M 2021 $222M 2022 $193M 2023 $218M 2024 $252M 2025 $298M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$297,660,2373March 27, 2026
October 2025$252,174,0043March 26, 2025
October 2024$218,389,8293March 28, 2024
October 2023$192,933,8094February 27, 2023
October 2022$222,416,6854March 16, 2022
October 2021$189,524,0873March 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $189,524,087 in the October 2021 data and $297,660,237 in the October 2026 data, up 57%.

Total employees: 3 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. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $252,174,004 to $297,660,237 (+18%).

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
sterncm.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. Stern Capital Management, Inc. (CRD 124405): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/stern-capital-management-inc-old-bridge-nj-124405