Summit Financial, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2018
Total AUM
$22.5B
Discretionary
$12.2B
54% of AUM
Avg account
$620K
Accounts
36,236
Employees
490
Advisory reps
234

Firm details

Headquarters
Parsippany, New Jersey
CRD number
299322
Registered since
December 3, 2018
Custodians
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., GOLDMAN SACHS CUSTODY SOLUTIONS
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI62.49%
  • Individuals26.35%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans10.93%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.17%
  • Charitable Organizations0.06%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPension ConsultingSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

Summit Financial, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and operating since 2018. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts, charging a mix of percentage-of-AUM and fixed fees. Its advisory services include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting, and manager selection — and it describes itself as a capital allocator that places client capital with third‑party managers when appropriate. Summit is not an active ESG investor and is not registered as a multi‑state adviser. The firm has been recognized in industry lists, appearing on Forbes and Barron’s rankings across multiple years (Forbes 2022, 2023, 2024; Barron’s Top 100 in 2023 and 2025) and cited by AdvisorHub in 2026 as one of “50 RIA Firms to Watch.”

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 52%, Exchange Traded Equities 31%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 8%, State & Local Bonds 7%, US Government Bonds 2%52%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds52%
  • Exchange Traded Equities31%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents8%
  • State & Local Bonds7%
  • US Government Bonds2%

Owners & executives

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  • Stephen Tuttle

    Stephen Tuttle

    Chief Investment OfficerCRD 2191394

  • Esmat Hawkesworth

    Esmat Hawkesworth

    Chief Legal OfficerCRD 5009122

  • Stephen Garrett

    Stephen Garrett

    Founding Partner & CEOCRD 2146125

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Contacts

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  • Todd Weiss

    Todd Weiss

    Wealth Management AdvisorCRD 2077822

  • Heather Clegg

    Heather Clegg

    Co-Founder and Managing DirectorCRD 5042864

  • Wally Jandoli

    Wally Jandoli

    Private Wealth AdvisorCRD 829358

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$6B in ETFs

Passive

81%

$4.9B

Active

15%

$1.1B

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND (VTI)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$556M1,731,7179.19%

Location

Primary office

Parsippany, NJ

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Location

Parsippany, NJ

Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, anchoring the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
Region
Northeast
County
Morris
Address
4 Campus Dr
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
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