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Navigate Financial

InstitutionalOCIO / institutional wealth

Salt Lake City, UTCRD 325945Updated

Navigate Financial is an investment adviser based in Salt Lake City, UT, registered with the SEC since 2023. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include pension and profit-sharing plans, individual clients, and high-net-worth individuals. Its regulatory assets under management total $338 million, as filed on 30 January 2026.

161
Clients
$413K
AUM per individual client
3
Advisory staff
1
Offices

From Form ADV filed 30 January 2026SEC record

Services and clients

Navigate Financial provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, and educational seminars. Financial planning was provided to 101–250 clients last fiscal year.

Navigate Financial reports 161 clients. They include 115 individual clients, 38 pension and profit-sharing plans, and 6 high-net-worth individuals. Of its assets, 23.6% ($79.6M across 256 accounts) are managed with discretion; $258M across 22 accounts are not.

Clients and assets by client type
Clients161 clients
Assets$338M
Share of clients and assets by client type
Client typeClientsAssets
Individuals (other than HNW)71%12%
High-net-worth individuals4%3%
Pension and profit-sharing plans24%85%
Corporations and other businesses1%<1%
Client breakdown and activity details
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
115
Regulatory AUM
$40.5M
AUM share
12.0%
Avg. per client
$352K
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
6
Regulatory AUM
$9.53M
AUM share
2.8%
Avg. per client
$1.59M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
38
Regulatory AUM
$287M
AUM share
84.8%
Avg. per client
$7.54M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$1.44M
AUM share
0.4%
Avg. per client
$718K

Total

Clients
161
Regulatory AUM
$338M
AUM share
100%
Avg. per client
$2.1M
Clients outside the U.S.
0%
Clients advised without assets under management last fiscal year
0
Private funds advised
0
Financial planning clients last fiscal year
101–250

Fees and minimums

Navigate Financial is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, subscription fees and fixed fees (other than subscription fees); its fees and minimums are set out in its brochures on the SEC website.

Ownership and people

Benjamin Driggs owns 50% to 75% of Navigate Financial. The leadership team of Navigate Financial includes Chief Compliance Officer Benjamin Driggs. It has 3 employees.

Leadership

  • Benjamin Driggs
    Member & Chief Compliance Officer
  • Tiffany Smith
    Member

Investment adviser representatives

3 representatives listed in the SEC register as of 9 October 2026.

  • Dennis Milton Bassett III
  • Benjamin West Driggs
  • Matthew John Phillips

Staff

  • 3 employees
  • 3 in advisory functions
  • 3 state-registered reps
Who owns the firm
Navigate Financial LLC· the adviser
  • Benjamin Driggs

    Control person · since June 2023

    Owns 50% to 75% of Navigate Financial LLC
  • Tiffany Smith

    Control person · since June 2023

    Owns 50% to 75% of Navigate Financial LLC

Growth and acquisitions

Navigate Financial’s regulatory assets grew from $255M (July 2023) to $338M (January 2026); clients rose from 137 to 161 and employees from 1 to 3.

By annual filing
Measure
Figures from each annual filing
Navigate Financial figures from each annual Form ADV filing
FiledRegulatory AUMClientsEmployeesOffices
January 2026$338M16131
February 2025$300M15721
March 2024$267M13321
July 2023$255M13711

Offices and registration details

Besides its headquarters, Navigate Financial has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in Utah.

Listed office addresses in Utah
Salt Lake City

Utah · 1 listed address

  • 999 E. Murray Holladay RD, Suite 202, Salt Lake CityHQ

Contact and registration details

Legal name
Navigate Financial LLC
Headquarters
999 E. Murray Holladay RD, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT 84117
SEC file
801-128078
Structure
Utah LLC
Fiscal year end
December

Custodians

Navigate Financial uses The Standard ($174M, 77%) and Charles Schwab ($51.4M, 23%) as custodians for its separately managed accounts. Navigate Financial does not have custody of client assets.

Reported separately managed account assets by custodian
$226M
named custodians
  • Charles SchwabCharles Schwab & Co., Inc. · Westlake, TX · $51.4M23%
  • The StandardThe Standard · Portland, OR · $174M77%

Investments and reported holdings

At year end, Navigate Financial’s separately managed accounts were mostly in stocks (60%) and bonds (30%).

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks60%
  • Bonds30%
  • Cash10%

Common questions

How many clients does Navigate Financial have?

Navigate Financial has 161 clients and manages $338 million for them, as of January 2026. They include 115 individual clients, 38 pension and profit-sharing plans, and 6 high-net-worth individuals.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 January 2026

What services does Navigate Financial offer?

Navigate Financial provides financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, and educational seminars.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Navigate Financial use?

Navigate Financial’s separately managed account assets are held at The Standard (Portland, OR), with $174M and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (Westlake, TX), with $51.4M. 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 January 2026

How many financial advisors does Navigate Financial have?

Navigate Financial has 3 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 3 employees, and 3 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

What does Navigate Financial invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Navigate Financial’s separately managed accounts held 60% exchange-traded equities, 30% U.S. government and agency bonds and 10% cash and equivalents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Navigate Financial?

Navigate Financial’s direct owners are Benjamin Driggs (50% to 75%) and Tiffany Smith (50% to 75%).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 January 2026

How does Navigate Financial get paid?

Navigate Financial is paid through a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, subscription fees and fixed fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How do I contact Navigate Financial?

Navigate Financial’s main office is at 999 E. Murray Holladay RD, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT 84117. Its phone number is 801-905-1644. Its website is navigatefinancial.com.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 30 January 2026

Sources and methodology

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 30 January 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 325945.
  3. SEC registered adviser data, annual Form ADV amendments filed 27 July 2023 to 30 January 2026. Items 1.F and 5.
  4. SEC investment adviser representative register, as of 9 October 2026; loaded 10 October 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since. Disciplinary history is not yet shown here. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one. The logo is reproduced for identification from Navigate Financial LLC, website.

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