# Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC

> Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Stamford, CT, registered since 2016, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026.

- CRD: 283004
- Filed as: STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC
- Also doing business as: AMERICAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS AT STEWARD PARTNERS, AMY SACHS WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP AT STEWARD PARTNERS, BARBERIS WEALTH MANAGEMENT OF STEWARD PARTNERS, BARR WEALTH MANAGEMENT OF STEWARD PARTNERS, BLACK SWAN ASSET MANAGEMENT AT STEWARD PARTNERS, BLUE WATER WEALTH MANAGEMENT AT STEWARD PARTNERS, BRIDGE STREET PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT OF STEWARD PARTNERS, BULLIS WEALTH STRATEGIES, CARRIGG WEALTH ADVISORS OF STEWARD PARTNERS, CENTERA PRIVATE WEALTH, CHURCH STREET WEALTH ADVISORS OF STEWARD PARTNERS, CLARITY PRIVATE WEALTH SOLUTIONS AT STEWARD PARTNERS, CLOVE HITCH ADVISORS OF STEWARD PARTNERS, COASTAL 360 CAPITAL ADVISORS AT STEWARD PARTNERS, CONSILIUM WEALTH MANAGEMENT, CONTINUUM PRIVATE WEALTH AT STEWARD PARTNERS, CORNERSTONE LEGACY WEALTH ADVISORS AT STEWARD PARTNERS, COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORS AT STEWARD PARTNERS, COYLE FINANCIAL GROUP OF STEWARD PARTNERS, DAVIS EXECUTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT AT STEWARD PARTNERS, DEAN ROSINI & JEFFREY LAZRAUS AT STEWARD PARTNERS, DESERT SKY ADVISORS, ENSIGN WEALTH PARTNERS AFFILIATED WITH STEWARD PARTNERS, FREEDOM STREET AT STEWARD PARTNERS, FS CORE, G2G WEALTH MANAGEMENT AT STEWARD PARTNERS, GERGEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT AT STEWARD PARTNERS, GODFREY & SPRADLIN PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORY OF STEWARD PARTNERS, GOODNYLUND WEALTH MANAGEMENT OF STEWARD PARTNERS, GRANVIDA WEALTH AT STEWARD PARTNERS, GUARDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP AT STEWARD PARTNERS, H.L. 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- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser (status as filed: Approved)
- Location: Stamford, CT
- Filing period: October 2026
- Form ADV filing dated: September 22, 2026
- SEC record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283004
- AdvisorCensus page: https://advisorcensus.com/firm/steward-partners-investment-advisory-llc-stamford-ct-283004

## Quick answers

**How is Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC compensated?**
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

**Where is Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC located?**
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC's principal office is in Stamford, CT, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 25 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

**Is Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?**
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2016. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 283004.

**How much does Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC manage?**
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC reports $36,731,387,293 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 22, 2026 (82% discretionary).

**How have Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?**
In the Form ADV data for Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $9,824,105,503 in the October 2021 data and $36,731,387,293 in the October 2026 data, up 274%. Total employees: 270 in October 2021 and 549 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

**What types of clients does Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC serve?**
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (23,474); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (18,249); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (506).

**Which custodians does Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC use?**
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Pershing LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

**Does Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?**
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283004

**What changed in Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?**
In the October 2026 filing data: Added the business name Sapphire Blue Advisors at Steward Partners. Added the business name American Financial Advisors at Steward Partners.

## From the Form ADV filing

### Compensation (Item 5.E)
- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

### Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
- Pershing LLC
- Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

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.

### Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F)
- Total: $36,731,387,293
- Discretionary: $30,023,603,603
- Non-discretionary: $6,707,783,690

### Clients (Item 5.D)

| Client type | Clients | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 18,249 | $6,814,021,922 |
| High net worth individuals | 23,474 | $27,894,093,580 |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 506 | $450,933,340 |
| Charitable organizations | 126 | $316,105,174 |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | Fewer than 5 | $1,375,706 |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 408 | $1,254,857,571 |

### 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)
- Other

### Firm details
- Registered since: 2016 (10 years)
- Employees: 549 total, 310 performing advisory functions
- Wrap fee program participation: Yes
- States registered or notice-filed: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
- Disclosures (Item 11): Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.

### Item 11 questions answered yes
- 11.D(2): Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.E(2): Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. The detail of each yes answer is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/283004

### Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F), as of the October 2026 filing
- Andover, MA
- Bethesda, MD
- Boston, MA
- Chesapeake, VA
- Clearwater, FL
- Conshohocken, PA
- Dallas, TX
- Ft. Collins, CO
- Houston, TX
- Keene, NH
- Kennesaw, GA
- Lake Oswego, OR
- McLean, VA
- Mequon, WI
- Midlothian, VA
- Nashville, TN
- Norfolk, VA
- Paramus, NJ
- Portland, ME
- Portsmouth, NH
- Ramsey, NJ
- Riverdale, NJ
- Shreveport, LA
- St. Louis, MO
- Washington, DC

### Websites listed on Form ADV (Item 1.I)
- freedomstreetpartners.stewardpartners.com
- stewardpartners.com
- Facebook @STEWARDPARTNERSGLOBALADVISORYLLC
- Instagram @stewardpartners
- LinkedIn @STEWARD-PARTNERS-GLOBAL-ADVISORY
- X @STEWARDPARTNERS
- YouTube @stewardpartners

## Assets and staff over time

| Data period | Regulatory assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2021 | $9,824,105,503 | 270 | June 16, 2021 |
| October 2022 | $13,247,263,393 | 312 | May 31, 2022 |
| October 2023 | $12,168,947,752 | 363 | August 9, 2023 |
| October 2024 | $20,433,200,577 | 499 | September 17, 2024 |
| October 2025 | $24,754,104,885 | 591 | June 30, 2025 |
| October 2026 | $36,731,387,293 | 549 | September 22, 2026 |

Regulatory assets under management: $9,824,105,503 in the October 2021 data and $36,731,387,293 in the October 2026 data, up 274%.
Total employees: 270 in October 2021 and 549 in October 2026.

## Changes in the filing (last 12 months)

### October 2026
- Added the business name Sapphire Blue Advisors at Steward Partners.
- Added the business name American Financial Advisors at Steward Partners.

### June 2026
- Added the business name Jazz Wealth at Steward Partners.

### April 2026
- No longer lists the business name Viadoro Wealth and Philanthropic Strategies at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Gold & Alexander Private Wealth Advisory of Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Elizabeth River Wealth Management at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Munn Barr Investment Management at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Miller Family Wealth Management at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Goldsmith Group of Steward Partners (Prior Name).
- No longer lists the business name The Bricker & Madeira Group of Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Rivercrest Wealth Advisors at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Alliance Wealth Partners at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Hightower Wealth Group of Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Madonna Management of Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name The Sedoric Group of Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name Kafetz Group at Steward Partners.
- No longer lists the business name The Albany Wealth Group.
- Added the business name Zizmer-Jones Private Wealth Management Group.
- Added the business name Highwater Wealth Group of Steward Partners.
- Added the business name Silcox & Avonda Wealth Management Team.
- Added the business name LUM Wealth Management Group.
- Added the business name Lancaster Wealth Management.
- Added the business name Bullis Wealth Strategies.
- Added the business name Centera Private Wealth.
- Added the business name Ialeggio & Wolchesky.
- Added the business name FS Core.
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 397 to 310.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $28,341,154,808 to $33,515,651,066 (+18%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

### December 2025
- Regulatory assets under management went from $24,754,104,885 to $28,341,154,808 (+14%).

## Source

Form ADV as filed, October 2026. Values appear as filed. Cite as: AdvisorCensus. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC (CRD 283004): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.