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They include 8 pooled investment vehicles and 2 other clients.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Gfo Advisory Services offer?","answer":"Gfo Advisory Services provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and selecting other managers.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Gfo Advisory Services use?","answer":"Gfo Advisory Services’ separately managed account assets are held at Argent Institutional Trust Company (Columbus, OH), with $4.16M and Truist Bank (Charlotte, NC), with $117K. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 30 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Gfo Advisory Services have?","answer":"Gfo Advisory Services has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 12 employees, and 0 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Gfo Advisory Services invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Gfo Advisory Services’ separately managed accounts held 57% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar) and 43% cash and equivalents. It advises 8 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Gfo Advisory Services?","answer":"Gfo Advisory Services is owned through a holding company by Truist Financial Corporation. Its direct owner is Genspring Holdings, Inc. (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Gfo Advisory Services get paid?","answer":"Gfo Advisory Services is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How do I contact Gfo Advisory Services?","answer":"Gfo Advisory Services’ main office is at 4 Greenwich Office Park, 1st Floor, Greenwich, CT 06831-5115. Its phone number is 203-661-6616.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 30 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"offices"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}