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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Feldstein, Steven Dba Steven Feldstein & Associates

Independent wealth managerCRD 109022SEC 801-56257websiteIAPD
Legal name Steven Feldstein & Associates
Latest filing Feb 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 29, 2012 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 1, 1999
RAUM
$160M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$160M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$160M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$160M as of Feb 24, 2026
Feb 29, 2012$90.6M then
HNW client RAUM$160M as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$120M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 26, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 26, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 24, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$160MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$304,183derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$216,216derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
4.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$160M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
526reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
740reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Steven FeldsteinCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantBasking Ridge, NjJan 1, 202638 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Steven Feldstein · Chief Compliance Officer And Managing Membercontrol
    since 08/1974 · owns 75% or more
  • Avis Gardell · Member
    since 03/2014 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Feb 24, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 735 to 740
    Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • HNW clients · 519 to 526
    Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $139M to $160M
    Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $139M to $160M
    Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • RAUM · $139M to $160M
    Feb 13, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
  • Accounts · 525 to 735
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • HNW clients · 525 to 519
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • HQ city · unset to
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • HQ state · unset to
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $120M to $139M
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $120M to $139M
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • RAUM · $120M to $139M
    Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 13, 2025
  • Accounts · 701 to 525
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • HNW clients · 701 to 525
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $103M to $120M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $103M to $120M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • RAUM · $103M to $120M
    Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Accounts · 707 to 701
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW clients · 707 to 701
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $121M to $103M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $121M to $103M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • RAUM · $121M to $103M
    Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Accounts · 693 to 707
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • HNW clients · 693 to 707
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $104M to $121M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $104M to $121M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • RAUM · $104M to $121M
    Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
  • Accounts · 700 to 693
    Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
  • HNW clients · 700 to 693
    Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
  • Employees · 2 to 4
    Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
  • HNW RAUM · $101M to $104M
    Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $101M to $104M
    Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
  • RAUM · $101M to $104M
    Jun 24, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
  • Accounts · 900 to 700
    Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 2
    Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
  • HNW clients · 900 to 700
    Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
  • Employees · 4 to 2
    Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
  • HNW RAUM · $120M to $101M
    Mar 25, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
Signals
1 dated events
  • Feldstein, Steven Dba Steven Feldstein & Associates reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Mar 31, 2014 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
908-879-2552reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
908-879-9559reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website
FINANCIAL-ADVISOR.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
908-879-9559reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 24, 2026
Contact form
thefinancial-advisor.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$160Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026