Aufman Associates Inc
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About
Aufman Associates provides ongoing investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations, and also offers services such as balance-sheet and asset management, income tax coordination, employee benefit program advice, retirement and estate planning, education planning, and family office services. The firm accepts discretionary portfolio management and, in some cases, performs bill‑paying and trustee-like roles as part of its financial-management offerings.
The firm follows a long-term, fundamental investment approach that blends actively and passively managed equity and fixed‑income managers to build diversified portfolios tailored to each client’s risk tolerance, cash‑flow needs, and tax circumstances. Manager selection emphasizes reasonable expenses, multi‑year performance records, lower turnover, and concentrated best‑ideas orientation; accounts are monitored daily with systematic quarterly reviews and pro‑rata trade allocation when orders are aggregated.
What distinguishes Aufman Associates from many peers is its scale relative to its advisory staff: the brochure reports approximately $972 million in discretionary AUM managed by a small senior team, indicating a higher AUM per advisor than is typical for similar firms. The firm’s acceptance of complex operational roles—such as acting under standing letters of authorization, providing bill‑paying services, or serving as trustee (with associated surprise audits when deemed to have custody)—along with its work on employee benefit programs and family‑office matters, suggests capacity to handle institutional‑style and nonstandard client arrangements in addition to individual wealth management.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.125% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.850% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.580% $5,000,001 - $8,000,000: 0.280% $8,000,001+: 0.270%
Minimum fee: $6,000 annually minimum fee for all services; waivable for Family Member/Courtesy Accounts Fee-only: Fee based on productive assets with minimum annual fee; no commissions charged
Main office
2200 Georgetown Drive, Suite 401
Sewickley PA 15143
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
California · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Maryland · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia
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Advisors at this firm
William G
CFA®
Sewickley, PA
Aufman Associates Inc
William Gaffey is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Aufman Associates Inc. since 2014. Aufman Associates serves individual clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations, providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach with a focus on diversified portfolios and manager selection, managing approximately $863 million in discretionary assets with a team of three advisors.
Edward A
CFP®
Sewickley, PA
Aufman Associates Inc
Edward Aufman is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Aufman Associates Inc. since 2014, where he is part of a three-advisor team. Aufman Associates provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach that combines active and passive strategies and accepts complex operational roles such as trustee and bill-paying services.
Edward A
CFP®
Sewickley, PA
Aufman Associates Inc
Edward Aufman is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has led Aufman Associates Inc. since 2014, overseeing a senior team of three advisors. Aufman Associates provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach that combines actively and passively managed portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, and it also offers specialized services including employee benefit program advice, family office services, and trustee-like roles.
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