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Valley Financial Group

Ambler, PASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 312254

Filed as VALLEY FINANCIAL GROUP · Legal name Valley Financial Group, Inc.

Valley Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ambler, PA, registered since 2021, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2021
$287,218,133
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Valley Financial Group compensated?

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

How much does Valley Financial Group charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 20, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $250 to $300 an hour (financial planning services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Valley Financial Group located?

Valley Financial Group's principal office is in Ambler, PA, according to its Form ADV.

Is Valley Financial Group registered with the SEC or a state?

Valley Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2021. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 312254.

How much does Valley Financial Group manage?

Valley Financial Group reports $287,218,133 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 20, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Valley Financial Group's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Valley Financial Group: Regulatory assets under management: $136,634,103 in the October 2021 data and $287,218,133 in the October 2026 data, up 110%. Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 6 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Valley Financial Group serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (435); high net worth individuals (73).

Which custodians does Valley Financial Group use?

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

Does Valley Financial Group 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/312254

What changed in Valley Financial Group's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $237,918,365 to $287,218,133 (+21%).

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

Hourly rate: $250 to $300 an hour (financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
Our financial planning fees are negotiable, but generally range from $250 to $300 on an hourly rate basis.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 20, 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
$287,218,133

$287,218,133 as of October 2026, filing dated March 20, 2026.

Discretionary: $287,218,133.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 435 Assets $160,409,139 (56%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 73 Assets $120,997,573 (42%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $343,636 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $5,467,785 (2%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Valley Financial Group, Inc.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2021 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 6. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
4 states or jurisdictions
FLNHNJPA

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
$137M 2021 $165M 2022 $162M 2023 $197M 2024 $238M 2025 $287M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$287,218,1336March 20, 2026
October 2025$237,918,3656March 31, 2025
October 2024$197,468,8666March 25, 2024
October 2023$162,441,1296March 8, 2023
October 2022$165,020,4275March 25, 2022
October 2021$136,634,1031June 18, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $136,634,103 in the October 2021 data and $287,218,133 in the October 2026 data, up 110%.

Total employees: 1 in October 2021 and 6 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 $237,918,365 to $287,218,133 (+21%).

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
valleyfinancial.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. Valley Financial Group (CRD 312254): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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