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Wealth manager, wrap-program sponsor · Wayland, MA

The Clifford Group LLC

SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 318897 · SEC 801-123547

At a glance

The Clifford Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Wayland, Massachusetts, with $248 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 21, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is high-net-worth individuals, and it reports 261 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a wealth manager (wrap-program sponsor), ranked 5,030th of 8,915 wealth managers and 11,132nd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.

Main office 617-600-2083thecliffordgrp.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV

Regulatory AUM
$248M
Rank among wealth managers
#5,030 of 8,915
Rank among all SEC RIAs
#11,132 of 17,210
Rank in Massachusetts
#471 of 627
Individual clients
261
High-net-worth clients
61
Accounts
921
Discretionary
100% of AUM
Employees
6
Advisory staff
3
Offices
1

Owners and executives on its Form ADV

Custody and brokerage

Broker-dealer

No broker-dealer ties

Other RIAs with no broker-dealer ties

Who it serves

Client typeClientsRegulatory AUMShare
High-net-worth individuals61$168M68%
Individuals200$80M32%

Disciplinary disclosures

The Clifford Group LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗

Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses

How it’s paid

  • A percentage of assets under management

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Background

Questions

How much does The Clifford Group LLC manage?

The Clifford Group LLC reports $248 million in regulatory assets under management across 921 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 21, 2026.

What kind of firm is The Clifford Group LLC?

The Clifford Group LLC is a wealth manager by its Form ADV answers. At least half of its regulatory assets are managed for individuals and high-net-worth individuals.

Who are The Clifford Group LLC’s clients?

By assets, its largest client types are high-net-worth individuals ($168 million, 61 clients); individuals ($80 million, 200 clients).

Does The Clifford Group LLC have any disciplinary history?

The Clifford Group LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure is The Clifford Group LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-09-21), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.

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