First Affirmative Financial Network LLC
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$886,798,254
Clients
2,275
Advisors
14
across 13 offices
About
First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC (doing business as Formative) serves individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other institutions through a nationwide network of IARs and affiliated Network Advisors. The firm provides discretionary fiduciary investment management, financial planning, retirement‑plan consulting and OCIO‑type services, and also offers non‑fiduciary services to selling advisors and third‑party RIAs.
Formative’s investment process centers on values‑aligned and faith‑based investing, integrating environmental, social and governance factors and proprietary mutual/model scores into portfolio construction using equities, mutual funds, ETFs and fixed income. It offers tailored solutions such as Values‑Aligned Direct Indexing (VADIS), proprietary and third‑party model portfolios, and emphasizes diversified, long‑term asset allocation while permitting tactical and client‑specific constraints implemented on a discretionary basis.
Several features distinguish Formative from many team firms: it operates nine offices and sponsors multiple wrap‑fee programs (including platforms run by Geneos/Axiom, Goldman Sachs, OPS and Apex) and makes proprietary models available to third‑party RIAs. The firm also publishes a quarterly newsletter plus market and economic commentaries, provides quarterly performance reporting to clients, runs educational workshops for retirement‑plan participants, monitors class‑action claims for clients, and may facilitate illiquid impact investments and margin/borrowing in certain accounts.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Fixed fees from $250 up to $5,000 for financial planning services
$0 - $2,000,000: 0.31% (Formative discretionary investment advisory services on Apex/Goldman Sachs wrap fee programs) $2,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.31% (same as above) $10,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.31% (same as above) $20,000,001+: 0.31% (same as above) $0 - $2,000,000: 0.31% (Formative discretionary investment advisory services on Schwab custodied accounts) $2,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.26% (same as above) $10,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.21% (same as above) $20,000,001+: 0.21% (same as above) $0 - $50,000: 1.450% (OPS Wrap Fee Program, monthly billing) $50,001 - $150,000: 1.350% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $150,001 - $250,000: 1.200% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $250,001 - $350,000: 1.195% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $350,001 - $450,000: 1.125% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $450,001 - $550,000: 1.125% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $550,001 - $650,000: 1.100% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $650,001 - $1,650,000: 0.950% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $1,650,001 - $2,650,000: 0.850% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $2,650,001 - $7,650,000: 0.750% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $7,650,001 - $12,650,000: 0.550% (OPS Wrap Fee Program) $12,650,001+: 0.450% (OPS Wrap Fee Program)
$90 to $295 per hour for financial planning and consulting services
Account minimum: $25,000 to $250,000 depending on account type and custodian (negotiable) Fee-only: Hourly fees ranging from $90 to $295 per hour; fixed fees from $250 to $5,000 for financial planning
Main office
See office5475 Mark Dabling Blvd., Suite 320
Colorado Springs CO 80918
Advisors at this office
2
Offices (13)
Colorado Springs, CO
5475 Mark Dabling Blvd., Suite 320, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
2 advisors
Arlington, VA
Arlington, VA
1 advisor
Colorado Sprins, CO
Colorado Sprins, CO
1 advisor
Lawrence, KS
4000 W. 6th St., B, #148, Lawrence, KS 66049
1 advisor
Layfette, CO
Layfette, CO
1 advisor
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