McFarland Associates

McFarland Associates is a fee-only investment adviser registered with the securities regulator of California, with its main office in Monterey, California. On its latest Form ADV, filed June 22, 2026, it reports $83M in regulatory assets under management, 39 individual clients and 2 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	State-registered: California
Firm CRD number	111316
Office	80 Garden Court Suite 230 Monterey, CA 93940
Phone	(831) 761-8231
Website	mcfarlandria.com
Regulatory assets under management	$83M
Individual clients	17 non-high-net-worth, 22 high-net-worth
Financial planning clients	26-50
How it charges	Percentage of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other
Services	Financial planning, Portfolio management, Selection of other advisers
Employees	3
Disciplinary disclosures	None reported
Latest Form ADV filing	June 22, 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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