Clifford Swan Investment Counselors

Clifford Swan Investment Counselors is a fee-only investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with its main office in Pasadena, California. On its latest Form ADV, filed February 10, 2026, it reports $4.5B in regulatory assets under management, 884 individual clients and 17 employees who give investment advice. It reports no commission compensation, is not registered as a broker-dealer and does not act as an insurance agent.

Key facts from Form ADV

Registration	SEC-registered
Firm CRD number	108033 · SEC file 801-56675
Office	177 E. Colorado Blvd Ste 550 Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone	(626) 792-2228
Website	www.cliffordswan.com
Regulatory assets under management	$4.5B ($3.9B discretionary)
Individual clients	296 non-high-net-worth, 588 high-net-worth
Financial planning clients	101-250
How it charges	Percentage of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee
Services	Financial planning, Portfolio management, Selection of other advisers
Employees	40
Disciplinary disclosures	None reported
Latest Form ADV filing	February 10, 2026

Source: the firm’s Form ADV Part 1A as published by the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure database, data as of November 6, 2026. Figures are self-reported by the firm.

What this means for you

• It offers hourly or fixed-fee arrangements, so you may be able to pay for a plan without handing over your investments.
• It also charges a percentage of assets managed for ongoing investment management.
• Most of its individual clients are high-net-worth, which on Form ADV means they meet the SEC’s qualified-client or qualified-purchaser test: broadly, more than $1 million managed by the adviser or a net worth above $2 million, with the thresholds indexed for inflation.
• It provides financial planning services, not only portfolio management.
• It reports no disciplinary history on Form ADV.

Before you hire any adviser

Read the firm’s Form ADV Part 2 brochure on its SEC record: it sets out fees, minimums, conflicts of interest and who will manage your money. Ask whether the firm acts as a fiduciary for all of your accounts, how it is paid in total, and who holds your assets. Our guide to choosing a financial adviser lists the questions to ask.

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