Broadhurst Financial Advisors

What Broadhurst Financial Advisors does

Broadhurst Financial Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only, fiduciary wealth management practice founded in 2004 by Jeffrey B. Broadhurst and headquartered in West Point, Pennsylvania. The firm operates as an SEC-Registered Investment Adviser under a fiduciary standard and deliberately caps its client base at approximately 50 households to deliver high-touch, comprehensive service. Its core offerings bundle financial planning, tax planning, estate planning, risk management, and charitable giving into a single "Total Wealth Management" engagement, supported by an investment program built around low-cost, tax-efficient Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) and index portfolios implementing Modern Portfolio Theory across 10–15 asset classes.

The client mix consists of business owners navigating exits and transitions, established professionals (attorneys, physicians), and corporate executives — including those near pharmaceutical employers such as Merck — seeking retirement, college, tax, and estate guidance. Outcomes cited in case studies include a 28% improvement in tax efficiency and a 63% reduction in investment expenses following portfolio consolidation. Pricing is asset-based, with a fee schedule ranging from 1.25% down to 0.5% of AUM (averaging 1%), billed quarterly in advance and subject to a $2,500 quarterly minimum.

The technology stack relies entirely on third-party vendors: Altruist as primary custodian (with Charles Schwab Institutional, Fidelity Institutional, and TD Ameritrade as alternatives), MoneyGuide Pro for financial planning, and a referral arrangement with Index Funds Advisors for sub-$1M investment-only clients. The firm is supported by a small bench of CPAs, JDs, and M.Tax-credentialed professionals. There are no funding rounds, no external investors, no parent company, no AI or proprietary technology components, and no disclosed revenue or AUM figures; all growth is organic and word-of-mouth driven through NAPFA, CFA, and CFP credentials.

Name

Broadhurst Financial Advisors

Legal name

Broadhurst Financial Advisors, Inc.

Website

https://www.broadhurstfinancial.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Broadhurst Financial Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered fiduciary wealth management practice in West Point, Pennsylvania that deliberately limits itself to about 50 high-net-worth households — business owners, professionals, and executives — providing integrated financial, tax, estate, and investment planning anchored in DFA and index portfolios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wealth Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Wealth Management (FSAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Discretionary Portfolio Management (Retail) (FSAAAAAH)

Keywords

• Fee-only wealth management
• Fiduciary financial advising
• Investment management
• Tax planning services
• Financial planning advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

West Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. AUM-Based Wealth Management Fees: Annual fee calculated as percentage of assets under management. Average fee is 1%, with schedule starting at 1.25% decreasing to 0.5% as asset levels increase. Billed quarterly in advance, refundable if client ceases relationship.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Broadhurst Financial Advisors is a fee-only, fiduciary wealth management practice that delivers comprehensive private wealth management to a deliberately limited base of 50 clients. Its core offering combines investment management using DFA and index funds with integrated financial planning, tax planning, estate planning, risk management, and charitable giving services, billed as a percentage of assets under management.

Product overview

Broadhurst Financial Advisors offers a unified wealth management service combining investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and financial planning. The firm operates on a fee-only fiduciary model and provides access to Dimensional Fund Advisors funds exclusively. Core offerings include Wealth Management (comprehensive service integrating all components), Investment Management (passive investing using DFA and index funds), Tax Advice (proactive planning and preparation), and Financial Planning (advanced planning across wealth preservation, enhancement, transfer, and charitable giving). All services are provided through human advisors without any AI-powered products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wealth Management Comprehensive fee-only wealth management service for high-net-worth individuals that integrates financial planning, tax planning, estate planning, risk management, and charitable giving with investment consulting, wealth preservation, wealth enhancement, wealth transfer, and charitable giving components.
• Investment Management Passive, disciplined, low-cost investment management using Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) funds and index funds to build customized, globally diversified portfolios across approximately 10-15 asset classes based on Modern Portfolio Theory.
• Tax Advice Proactive tax planning service including tax-efficient fund selection, asset location decisions, tax loss harvesting, donor-advised funds, natural resource investments, gifting strategies, and tax preparation services.
• Financial Planning Advanced financial planning encompassing wealth preservation, wealth enhancement, wealth transfer, and charitable giving strategies tailored to individual client goals and life stages.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% improvement in tax efficiency for professional clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)coreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive partnership providing access to DFA's passive funds, which are only available through select advisors. DFA funds offer low costs, tax efficiency, minimal turnover, and capture pure asset-class returns.
• AltruistcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary custodian and clearing firm (4th largest in US). Provides account platform and asset custody services for client accounts.
• Charles Schwab InstitutionalsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationAlternative custodian option for client assets through Schwab's institutional platform.
• Fidelity InstitutionalsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationAlternative custodian option for client asset custody and institutional services.
• Money Guide ProcoreTechnology or IntegrationFinancial planning software used to create and manage client financial plans.
• Index Funds Advisors (IFA)secondaryTechnology or IntegrationFee-only partner for investment management only services to clients with at least $100,000 who don't need comprehensive wealth management.
• CFA InstituteminorOthersProfessional membership organization; Jeff Broadhurst holds CFA charter.
• CFP Board (Certified Financial Planner)minorOthersProfessional certification board; Jeff Broadhurst is a CFP certificant.
• NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors)minorOthersFee-only financial advisor association; Jeff Broadhurst is a NAPFA-Registered Advisor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Index Funds Advisors: Fee-only investment advisor that uses DFA funds and passive indexing to build globally diversified portfolios. Broadhurst partners with IFA to provide investment management-only services for sub-$1M clients, making IFA a direct competitor in the same model and a partial operational partner.
• Ritholtz Wealth Management: Boutique fee-only RIA serving HNW clients with evidence-based, passive investing using DFA funds and a fiduciary model. Highly comparable to Broadhurst in target client, investment philosophy, and service scope, with a slightly larger and more media-active footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Buckingham Strategic Wealth: Large fee-only RIA built through advisor aggregation, offering DFA-based portfolios, financial planning, and tax services. Operates the same fiduciary/no-commission model as Broadhurst but at materially greater scale with multiple offices and a deeper junior bench.
• Mercer Advisors: National RIA serving HNW clients with comprehensive wealth management, estate planning, and tax services. Comparable target client and fiduciary positioning, but offers a broader geographic footprint and integrated in-house capabilities that small firms like Broadhurst cannot match.
• Carson Group: Wealth management firm with a large network of advisor partners serving HNW clients through financial planning, investment management, and tax services. Operates as a scaled RIA platform with technology and back-office support that contrasts with Broadhurst's solo practitioner model.
• Schwab Private Client Advisory: Schwab's in-house advisory service for clients with substantial assets, providing portfolio management and planning. Competes with Broadhurst for the same HNW segment but with a much larger balance-sheet-backed, technology-enabled platform and institutional pricing.
• Fisher Investments: Large asset manager primarily serving HNW and institutional clients with actively managed portfolios. While the investment philosophy differs (active vs. Broadhurst's passive DFA approach), Fisher competes for a similar HNW client base and serves as a benchmark for scaled HNW advisory economics.
• Personal Capital (Empower): Hybrid robo-advisor and human advisory platform serving HNW clients with integrated financial planning, portfolio management, and tax tools. Competes with Broadhurst for tech-savvy HNW clients seeking fiduciary advice with a strong digital experience, at scale.

Emerging players

• Facet Wealth: Tech-enabled fee-only RIA targeting HNW clients with a flat-fee, virtual-first model. Represents an emerging digital-native competitor that uses technology to undercut traditional fee structures, directly threatening the economics of small practices like Broadhurst.
• Betterment: Leading robo-advisor with a Premium tier offering access to human CFPs for higher-AUM clients. Competes with Broadhurst on the HNW end of the digital wealth management market and pressures traditional 1% AUM fee structures through low-cost passive investing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BroadhurstFinancial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/broadhurst-financial-advisors-inc.

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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