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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Grand Life Financial LLC

STATE REGISTEREDSummit, New JerseyCRD 322132websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 11, 2026 · 1 filings
RAUM
$8.6M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$8.6M individuals and HNW
Advisors
n/a
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
0 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM: no history
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3): no history
Employees (5.A): no history
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$8.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$237,936derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.3derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$8.6M, 7 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
  • 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$7.5M88%
  • Individuals$1.0M12%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
5reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
36reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$8.6M for 7 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
on the IAPD state feed, not SEC-registeredderived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
John Gregory FolignoSummit, NjOct 21, 202229 y2
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Every departureEvery arrival
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    No Schedule A on the extract for this adviser.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    One filing, no change to show.
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    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
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/grand-life-financialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    grandlf.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    973-264-9044reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 11, 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
    STATE REGISTEREDderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 15, 2026