Alder Financial Group Inc

The Alder Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, small businesses, and trusts, managing roughly $224 million in client assets across about 65 relationships. The firm also advises clients on assets held outside managed accounts—such as employer retirement plans and stock option positions—providing recommendations without assuming custody unless separately authorized.

Investment decisions are driven by fundamental and macroeconomic analysis and implemented through customized, diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and cash, with selective use of options and both mutual funds and ETFs. Portfolio construction is supported by internal analytical tools and modeling, written investment guidelines when appropriate, ongoing monitoring, formal quarterly reviews, and an annual best-execution review.

Distinctive features include a small advisory team overseeing a comparatively large asset base and modest client roster, resulting in higher assets per advisor and per client than many peers. The firm is deemed to have limited custody only because of its authority to deduct fees and to execute transfers via standing letters of authorization and follows the 2017 SEC no-action conditions; it also executes occasional internal cross-transactions in fixed-income holdings to address liquidity and transaction-cost considerations.