Waverly Advisors: Platform Profile

Overview

Waverly Advisors is an SEC-registered wealth-management firm with a large acquired-practice footprint.

Current regulatory identity:

• Investment adviser: Waverly Advisors, LLC
• CRD: 115332
• SEC number: 801-60741

Current March 31, 2026 disclosure states:

• Percentage fee range: 0.25%-1.50%
• Annual minimum fee general range: $5,000-$20,000
• Annual minimum fee 401K range: $5,000-$50,000

Fees and minimums are negotiable.

The current fee model can use:

• declining marginal percentages;
• flat percentages;
• fixed fees;
• combinations;
• legacy schedules.

May fit better for

• clients seeking no firmwide AUM hurdle;
• high-net-worth families;
• clients comfortable with negotiated pricing;
• households seeking family-office services;
• investors needing planning and investment management together;
• eligible investors considering private funds or alternatives.

May fit less well for

• investors seeking one standard national fee table;
• small accounts where a minimum annual fee creates a high effective rate;
• clients who assume 1.50% is an absolute effective-fee cap;
• investors who want no affiliated private-fund conflicts;
• households that want one universal billing timing;
• investors who require daily liquidity from every holding.

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Waverly Advisors, LLC is the registered adviser

Current March 2026 Part 2A:

• Investment adviser: Waverly Advisors, LLC
• CRD: 115332
• SEC number: 801-60741
• ADV date: 2026-03-31

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Waverly requires no minimum AUM

Current brochure:

This is not the same as no minimum fee.

The same brochure says some new clients are subject to annual minimum advisory fees.

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Percentage fees range from 0.25% to 1.50%

Current disclosure:

• Percentage fee range: 0.25%-1.50%

The range can apply through:

• declining marginal percentage schedules;
• flat percentage schedules.

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General annual minimum fees can range from $5,000 to $20,000

Current March 2026 brochure:

• General annual minimum fee range: $5,000-$20,000
• Minimum fees negotiable: Yes
• Minimum fee can be waived or reduced: Yes

Certain circumstances can produce higher minimums.

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A minimum fee can create an effective rate above 1.50%

$500,000 relationship

$10,000 ÷ $500,000 = 2.00%

That example illustrates the minimum-fee mechanics.

It does not state that Waverly assigns a $10,000 minimum to every $500,000 client.

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401(k) minimums are separate

Current brochure:

• 401K annual minimum fee range: $5,000-$50,000

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Waverly can bill in advance or arrears

Current disclosure permits relationship-specific billing.

The Investment Advisory Agreement controls.

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Additional strategy fee can be 0.25%

Current disclosure states certain investment strategies, currently limited to specified individual-stock strategies, can add:

• Selected strategy additional fee: 0.25%

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Third-party managers add another fee layer

Current disclosures allow separate-account managers and other third-party managers.

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Private funds and affiliated structures create conflicts

Current 2026 disclosure describes private-fund and affiliated-product relationships.

Fund-level fees and performance economics are separate from ordinary AUM pricing.

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Family-office services are separate in scope

Waverly offers customized family-office capabilities.

Family-office work can require separate or expanded service agreements.

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Waverly does not sponsor a wrap program

Current brochure:

• Wrap fee program: No

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Custody is third-party

Specific custodians depend on the client relationship and acquired-practice structure.

Assessment

Waverly's current pricing is broad but not opaque.

The firm states:

• no minimum AUM;
• 0.25%-1.50% percentage pricing;
• annual minimum fees generally $5,000-$20,000;
• separate 401(k) minimums;
• negotiated billing and fee methods.

The most important guard is effective cost.

A minimum annual fee can cause a smaller accepted relationship to pay more than 1.50% when measured as a percentage of assets.

That is why the signed fee schedule matters more than a single headline percentage.