FORNESS FINANCIAL LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- NEEDHAM, Massachusetts
- CRD number
- 172473
- Registered since
- March 16, 2018
- Website
- www.fornessfinancial.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM
- Client types
- HNWI68.47%
- Individuals31.53%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Forness Financial LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that began SEC registration in 2018 and is owned by an individual principal. The firm focuses on fee-based wealth management for individuals, families and small-business owners, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. Its advisory model is percentage-of-AUM, and the practice is structured around individualized client relationships rather than institutional or pension consulting work. Forness Financial does not position itself as an ESG-focused manager, and it is not organized as a multi-state or related adviser or a capital allocator. Investment activity at Forness Financial centers on liquid, professionally managed public vehicles—primarily mutual funds—supplemented by allocations to external alternative managers where suitable. Portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis, with the firm emphasizing conventional asset-class exposure delivered through pooled funds and selectively using third-party strategies to address client objectives such as return enhancement or downside mitigation.
Assets & Accounts
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds70%
- Exchange Traded Equities25%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents5%
Contacts
3 of 3NORMAN FORNESS
Private Wealth Advisor Managing PrincipalCRD 2950592
RYAN FORNESS
Managing PrincipalCRD 3188939
KIMBERLY FORNESS
Private Wealth AdvisorCRD 4055782
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXLocation
NEEDHAM, MA
NORFOLK
Location
NEEDHAM, MA
Headquartered in NEEDHAM, MA, anchoring the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT metro in the Northeast.
- Metro area
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT
- Region
- Northeast
- County
- NORFOLK
- Address
- 105 Chestnut St
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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