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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

Arborstone Financial, LLC

Independent wealth managerAndover, MassachusettsCRD 338225SEC 801-134355websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 6, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 6, 2026 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 6, 2026
RAUM
$476M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$475M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$119M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$476M as of May 6, 2026
Jan 6, 2026$0 then
HNW client RAUM: $311M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of May 6, 2026
Jan 6, 20264 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of May 6, 2026
Jan 6, 20265 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 6, 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
$119MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
282derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$289,362derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 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, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$311M65%
  • Individuals$164M34%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.1M0.2%
Individual clients
976reported
HNW clients
153reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,645reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Justin GaudinoCertified Financial PlannerAndover, MaJan 6, 202610 y3
William A GaudinoCertified Financial PlannerAndover, MaJan 6, 202634 y1
Jeffrey Kevin KutzCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystAndover, MaJan 6, 202633 y1
Sean Joseph ConnollyCertified Financial PlannerAndover, MaJan 6, 202631 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 3 joined in 12 months
net +3 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    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
      • Robert Justin Gaudino · Financial Advisor And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 08/2025 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Albert William Gaudino · Partnercontrol
        since 08/2025 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Kevin Jeffrey Kutz · Partner And Senior Financial Advisorcontrol
        since 08/2025 · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Andover, Ma · principal440
      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 May 6, 2026
        private clients per advisor of 282.2 against a peer median of 57.3 (3075 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 6.4 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,075) · 99% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 0 to 1,645
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 4 to 0
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • HNW clients · unset to 153.0
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • Individual clients · unset to 976.0
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $476M
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 311000000.0
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 163900000.0
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 1100000.0
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      • RAUM · $0 to $476M
        Feb 3, 2026 to May 6, 2026
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • 3 advisors left Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (North Andover, MA) for Arborstone Financial, LLC within 3 days
        Jan 9, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
      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 email
      info@arborstonefinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business phone
      978-269-6344reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Website
      arborstonefinancial.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      978-269-6344reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 6, 2026
      Contact form
      arborstonefinancial.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Team page
      arborstonefinancial.com/our-teamreportedpublished 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
      $119Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026