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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

Socha Financial Group, LLC

Independent wealth managerCorning, New YorkCRD 299263SEC 801-114654websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 2, 2019 · 21 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 21, 2019
RAUM
$430M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$430M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$143M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
21 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$430M as of Mar 31, 2026
Feb 3, 2020$276M then
HNW client RAUM$224M as of Mar 31, 2026
Feb 3, 2020$120M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 31, 2026
Feb 3, 20204 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 31, 2026
Feb 3, 20206 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +4.8% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
RAUM per advisor
$143MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
245derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$281,757derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-3.5%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.4M, 2 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$224M52%
  • Individuals$206M48%
Individual clients
604reported
HNW clients
130reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,526reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.4M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael Eric SochaChartered Financial AnalystCorning, NyMay 12, 202115 y1
Advisor movement
2 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months2 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 67% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Jolie Mccarthy · Membercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Eric Michael Socha · Membercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Socha Michelle Vang · Chief Compliance Officer, Membercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Corning, Ny · principal300
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • unusually high clients per advisorStatic outlier · filing Mar 31, 2026
    private clients per advisor of 244.7 against a peer median of 57.3 (3075 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 5.3 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,075) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,627 to 1,526
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 142 to 130
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 619 to 604
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $3.5M to $1.4M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 5 to 6
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $410M to $430M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $227M to $224M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $183M to $206M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $410M to $430M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Accounts · 754 to 1,627
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW clients · 143 to 142
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual clients · 611 to 619
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $3.4M to $3.5M
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Employees · 11 to 5
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $354M to $410M
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $204M to $227M
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $150M to $183M
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • RAUM · $354M to $410M
    Nov 20, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 20, 2024
  • Accounts · 745 to 754
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Charity clients · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • HNW clients · 129 to 143
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Individual clients · 616 to 611
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $2.3M to $3.4M
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Employees · 6 to 11
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $303M to $354M
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $131M to $204M
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $172M to $150M
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 0.0 to unset
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
  • RAUM · $303M to $354M
    Mar 24, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
Signals
8 dated events
  • 2 advisors left Socha Financial Group, LLC (Corning, NY) for Savant Wealth Management on the same day
    Sep 14, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Michael Eric Socha no longer holds an investment adviser registration (last listed at Socha Financial Group, Llc on the 2026-09-14 feed)
    Sep 14, 2026 · Advisor registration ended · derived
  • Michelle Socha Vang left Socha Financial Group, LLC for Savant Wealth Management (registered 2026-09-01)
    Sep 14, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jolie Mccarthy left Socha Financial Group, LLC for Savant Wealth Management (registered 2026-09-01)
    Sep 14, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nina Helen Graham left Socha Financial Group, Llc for Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-03-07)
    Nov 20, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Graham Nina Socha (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Socha Financial Group, Llc (listed 2024-11-01, absent 2024-11-20)
    Nov 20, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Socha Financial Group, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Jan 2, 2019 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
  • Socha Financial Group, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jan 2, 2019 · First SEC registration · 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
Principal office phone
607-962-0605reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Nov 20, 2024
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
$143Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026