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Adirondack Financial Services Corp

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Client assets under management

$353,885,967

Clients

596

23% high-net-worth

Advisors

3

of 16 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

199

Very High

Average account size

$593,768

About

Adirondack Financial Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, 401(k) investment advice and trust management to individuals, businesses, non‑profits and institutional clients, offering both discretionary and non‑discretionary accounts. The firm manages roughly $462 million in client assets and serves several hundred client accounts.

Advisory work is guided by a client‑specific investment policy statement that is reviewed at least semiannually and more frequently for client, market or security‑specific triggers. Investment selection uses a documented quantitative and qualitative research process—screening a mutual fund universe of about 27,336 funds across more than 1,600 data points—and emphasizes diversified asset allocation while avoiding frequent trading and illiquid private placements.

The firm’s business model includes activities that are less common among peers: several employees are registered representatives supervised by Hazard & Siegel LLC, and AFS operates a licensed insurance agency that offers fixed life, annuities, long‑term care, health, dental, vision and disability products, with associated persons separately registered as insurance agents. Adirondack Financial Services also leverages custodial relationships with Pershing (and a limited number of Schwab accounts) and a third‑party platform for held‑away defined‑contribution accounts, and completed an ownership change in early 2026.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.85% $3,000,001+: 0.65%

Other

Fee-only: Fee for service; no commissions earned by Investment Advisor Representatives.

Main office location

Adirondack Financial Services Corp

185 Genesee Street, Suite 210

Utica NY 13501, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Wisconsin

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Frances P

CFP®, Series 63

Utica, NY

Adirondack Financial Services Corp

Frances Parent is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently with Adirondack Financial Services Corp. She has held roles at Hazard & Siegel Inc. and has longstanding involvement with Greenleaf Contracting, Inc. and the Sagamore Institute. Outside of finance, she owns Blue Line Coffee House in Inlet and Old Forge, NY. Adirondack Financial Services provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, employing a client-specific investment process that integrates quantitative screening with qualitative manager and security review. The firm manages approximately $412 million in assets across nearly 600 clients.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning Founder/Business Owner
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William L

CFA®

Utica, NY

Adirondack Financial Services Corp

William Locke is a CFA® charterholder with Adirondack Financial Services Corp in Utica, NY, where he has worked since 2007. He has three years of industry experience. Adirondack Financial Services provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, including companies, trusts, non-profit entities, and defined benefit plans. The firm employs a client-specific investment process that combines quantitative screening and qualitative review, managing approximately $412 million in assets.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning Founder/Business Owner
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John C

CFA®

Utica, NY

Adirondack Financial Services Corp

John Clark is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He has been with Adirondack Financial Services Corp since 2011. Adirondack Financial Services provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, including companies, trusts, non-profit entities, and defined benefit plans. The firm employs a client-specific investment process that combines quantitative screening with qualitative manager and security review, managing approximately $412 million in assets.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning Founder/Business Owner
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