See what a financial advisor charges before you call them

Every registered adviser files a brochure that explains its fees. We read the fee section of 14,205 filings from fee-only advisors who charge by the hour, a flat fee or a subscription, and quote the prices here.

The prices are already in the fine print

“CPS & Co will be compensated for financial planning services charged on an hourly basis of $300 per hour.”
Carl P. Sherr & Co., LLC, Worcester, MA. Hourly rate, from its Form ADV brochure.
“Exit planning fees typically range from approximately $15,000 to $50,000, depending on the scope and complexity of the engagement.”
Means Wealth Management, Bangor, ME. Flat fee, from its Form ADV brochure.
“Modular ongoing financial planning will be charged based on either an hourly rate of $100 to $500/hour or a fixed rate starting at $6,000 per year.”
Tobias Financial Advisors, Plantation, FL. Annual fee, from its Form ADV brochure.

What advisors in the US charge, from their filed brochures
Fee	Median	Middle half of firms	Firms with a published fee
Hourly rate	$275/hr	$225⁠–⁠$350/hr	6,284 firms
Flat or project fee	$4,038	$2,200⁠–⁠$7,500	5,265 firms
Annual retainer	$6,000/yr	$3,000⁠–⁠$12,500/yr	1,700 firms

Data as of October 2026. Each firm counts once, at the midpoint of the range it publishes. How we calculate this

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Hourly financial advisors 10,368 firms
Flat-fee financial advisors 11,991 firms
Subscription financial advisors 230 firms
Advice-only financial planners 1,029 firms

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