Top 10 financial advisor firms in New York

450 SEC-registered financial advisor firms are headquartered in New York, with $969B in combined regulatory assets under management. The largest by assets are Cerity Partners ($162B), RBC Rochdale ($73B) and First Manhattan ($38.1B).

450
Financial advisor firms: $969B
Their combined AUM: $365M
Median firm AUM: 195,027
Clients of the top 10

The 10 largest by assets

1
Cerity Partners
RIA
$162B
Up to 1.50% a year
2
RBC Rochdale
RIA
$73B
0.50% to 1.00% a year
3
First Manhattan
RIA
$38.1B
0.60% to 1.20%
4
BBR Partners
RIA
$36.5B
0.50% to 0.65% a year
5
Wealthspire Advisors
RIA
$34.3B
Regulatory AUM
6
Goldman Sachs Wealth Services
RIA
$31.7B
Up to 1.50% a year
7
Tiedemann Advisors
RIA
$31B
Up to 0.85% a year
8
Silvercrest Asset Management Group
RIA
$28.3B
0.60% to 1.00% a year
9
Arax Advisory Partners
RIA
$26.5B
0.50% to 3.00% a year
10
Ehrenkranz Partners
RIA
$21.5B
Regulatory AUM

Profiles of the top 10

No. 1 · RIA

Cerity Partners

Cerity Partners is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 2009. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $162 billion, as filed on 13 July 2026.

Cerity Partners charges up to 1.50% a year for its Comprehensive wealth management service fee.

Regulatory AUM: $162B
Clients: 26,230
Advisory staff: 1,102
Founded: 2009
Fee schedule: Up to 1.50% a year
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
Headquarters: 99 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-850-4260

No. 2 · RIA

RBC Rochdale

RBC Rochdale is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 1986. It provides investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $73 billion, as filed on 10 September 2026.

RBC Rochdale charges 0.50%–1.00% a year for its Annual Program Relationship Model.

Regulatory AUM: $73B
Clients: 17,054
Advisory staff: 138
Founded: 1986
Fee schedule: 0.50% to 1.00% a year
Minimum account: $1,000,000
Custodians: City National Bank, Assetmark Brokerage, Pershing
Headquarters: 400 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-702-3500
Website: rbcrochdale.com

No. 3 · RIA

First Manhattan

First Manhattan is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 1977. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Its regulatory assets under management total $38.1 billion, as filed on 13 August 2026.

First Manhattan charges 0.60%–1.20% for its Discretionary accounts. The brochure does not state whether the rate is annual.

Regulatory AUM: $38.1B
Clients: 6,294
Advisory staff: 51
Fee schedule: 0.60% to 1.20%
Custodians: Pershing
Headquarters: 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-756-3300
Website: firstmanhattan.com

No. 4 · RIA

BBR Partners

BBR Partners is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 2000. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles and investment companies. Its regulatory assets under management total $36.5 billion, as filed on 30 July 2026.

BBR Partners charges 0.50%–0.65% a year for its Investment and wealth management services.

Regulatory AUM: $36.5B
Clients: 245
Advisory staff: 53
Fee schedule: 0.50% to 0.65% a year
Minimum account: $50,000,000
Custodians: Charles Schwab
Headquarters: 55 East 52nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10055
Phone: 212-313-9870
Website: bbrpartners.com

No. 5 · RIA

Wealthspire Advisors

Wealthspire Advisors is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 1995. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $34.3 billion, as filed on 30 April 2026.

Regulatory AUM: $34.3B
Clients: 9,973
Advisory staff: 220
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing
Headquarters: 521 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10175
Phone: 212-973-1200
Website: wealthspire.com

No. 6 · RIA

Goldman Sachs Wealth Services

Goldman Sachs Wealth Services is an investment adviser based in Cohoes, NY, registered with the SEC since 1994. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, other clients and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $31.7 billion, as filed on 15 June 2026.

Goldman Sachs Wealth Services charges up to 1.50% a year for its Comprehensive Pricing Program.

Regulatory AUM: $31.7B
Clients: 117,699
Advisory staff: 1,134
Fee schedule: Up to 1.50% a year
Custodians: Fidelity, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Headquarters: 100 Coliseum Drive, Cohoes, NY 12047
Phone: 518-886-4000

No. 7 · RIA

Tiedemann Advisors

Tiedemann Advisors is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 2009. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $31 billion, as filed on 10 July 2026.

Tiedemann Advisors charges up to 0.85% a year for its Management fees.

Regulatory AUM: $31B
Clients: 461
Advisory staff: 64
Fee schedule: Up to 0.85% a year
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity, BNY Mellon, N.A.
Headquarters: 22 Vanderbilt Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-396-5900
Website: alti-global.com

No. 8 · RIA

Silvercrest Asset Management Group

Silvercrest Asset Management Group is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 2002. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies. Its regulatory assets under management total $28.3 billion, as filed on 31 March 2026.

Silvercrest Asset Management Group charges 0.60%–1.00% a year for its Managed balanced portfolios.

Regulatory AUM: $28.3B
Clients: 1,205
Advisory staff: 92
Fee schedule: 0.60% to 1.00% a year
Custodians: Pershing, Charles Schwab
Headquarters: 1330 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10019-5400
Phone: 212-649-0600
Website: silvercrestgroup.com

No. 9 · RIA

Arax Advisory Partners

Arax Advisory Partners is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 2006. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $26.5 billion, as filed on 14 August 2026.

Arax Advisory Partners charges 0.50%–3.00% a year for its Investment management services.

Regulatory AUM: $26.5B
Clients: 15,662
Advisory staff: 168
Fee schedule: 0.50% to 3.00% a year
Minimum account: $50,000
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing, Fidelity
Headquarters: 10 East 53rd Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 646-777-1823
Website: araxadvisorypartners.com

No. 10 · RIA

Ehrenkranz Partners

Ehrenkranz Partners is an investment adviser based in New York, NY, registered with the SEC since 2004. It provides investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $21.5 billion, as filed on 8 June 2026.

Regulatory AUM: $21.5B
Clients: 204
Advisory staff: 18
Custodians: Pershing, Fidelity, J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab, City National Bank, Bank of Montreal
Headquarters: 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152
Phone: 212-891-8600
Website: eplp.com

Questions about financial advisors in New York

How many financial advisor firms are headquartered in New York?

450 SEC-registered financial advisor firms report their principal office in New York, managing $969B in regulatory assets between them. The other 1,715 advisers headquartered in the state are broker-dealers, other kinds of wealth firm, or fund and institutional managers.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 1.F, 5.D and 5.F

What is the largest financial advisor firm in New York?

Cerity Partners, with $162B in regulatory assets under management on its latest Form ADV. The next largest are RBC Rochdale ($73B) and First Manhattan ($38.1B).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.F

How large is a typical financial advisor firm in New York?

The median firm manages $365M in regulatory assets. That is the midpoint of the 450 firms headquartered in New York.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.F

How much do financial advisors in New York charge?

Of the 10 largest firms, 8 publish an asset-based fee schedule for their main service in their brochure. The highest rate in those schedules runs from 0.65% to 3.00% of assets, depending on the firm; each firm's fee is in its profile above.

Source: Form ADV Part 2A brochures, Item 5

How can I check a financial advisor's record in New York?

Search the firm or the person on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site, adviserinfo.sec.gov, which shows registrations, Form ADV filings and any disclosures. Each firm profile in this directory links its SEC record.

Source: SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure

How is this list ordered?

By regulatory assets under management as filed on Form ADV, largest first. A firm is included when its principal office is in the state and most of its client assets belong to individuals and its type is RIA, which leaves out broker-dealers, wirehouses, RIA networks, digital advice, bank, insurance and family-office firms. A firm with only a branch office here is listed in its own headquarters state.

Source: Niva directory methodology

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