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ZOE Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2019, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated October 1, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is ZOE Financial, Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), ZOE Financial, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; other.
Where is ZOE Financial, Inc. located?
ZOE Financial, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV.
Is ZOE Financial, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
ZOE Financial, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2019. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 285158.
How much does ZOE Financial, Inc. manage?
ZOE Financial, Inc. reports $283,473,191 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated October 1, 2026 (42% discretionary).
How have ZOE Financial, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for ZOE Financial, Inc.: Total employees: 31 in October 2021 and 45 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does ZOE Financial, Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,579); other investment advisers (81); high net worth individuals (29).
Which custodians does ZOE Financial, Inc. use?
ZOE Financial, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Apex Clearing Corporation and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does ZOE Financial, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). 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/285158
What changed in ZOE Financial, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the October 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 4 yes answers, previously 0 (now yes: 11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5)).
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
- Other
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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated August 12, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$283,473,191 as of October 2026, filing dated October 1, 2026.
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.DA 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)
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2019 (6 years)
- Employees
- Total: 45. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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51 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 114 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
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. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $283,473,191 | 45 | October 1, 2026 |
| October 2025 | Not reported | 37 | June 20, 2025 |
| October 2024 | Not reported | 45 | September 24, 2024 |
| October 2023 | Not reported | 31 | September 25, 2023 |
| October 2022 | Not reported | 31 | June 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | Not reported | 31 | September 17, 2021 |
Total employees: 31 in October 2021 and 45 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- October 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 4 yes answers, previously 0 (now yes: 11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5)).
- April 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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.ISource: 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. ZOE Financial, Inc. (CRD 285158): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/zoe-financial-inc-new-york-ny-285158