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Updated September 23, 2026. Quick answer: Brighton Jones is a registered investment adviser. Per its own current fee brochure, a $500,000 account would run $10,000 a year under its published fee schedule; the minimum to open an account is no published minimum account size, but a $10,000-a-year minimum fee for Personal CFO (PCFO) Services. Is it a fiduciary? Yes, as a registered investment adviser, on the advisory services this page covers.
Brighton Jones at a glance
| Fact | What Brighton Jones’ own pages say |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | Brighton Jones, LLC |
| Registration | Brighton Jones, LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser. |
| Fee on a $500,000 account | $10,000 a year, per its own current brochure |
| Minimum to open an account | No published minimum account size, but a $10,000-a-year minimum fee for Personal CFO (PCFO) Services |
| Cost to leave (exit fee) | No how-to-leave page published for this firm yet |
What Brighton Jones’ own fee schedule charges
“Brighton Jones’ annual fee for PCFO services generally ranges between 0.35% and 1.25% of total assets benefiting from Brighton Jones’ financial planning and consulting and/or discretionary investment management services. This generally will apply to a client’s entire investable net worth, except those assets that have been specifically designated as Excluded Assets. Brighton Jones generally imposes a minimum annual fee of $10,000.”
Brighton Jones discloses a negotiated range (0.35%-1.25%) rather than a single rate, so 1.25% is used as the defensible ceiling. dollar_at = max(balance x 0.0125, 10000): at $250,000 (0.0125 x 250,000 = $3,125) and $500,000 (0.0125 x 500,000 = $6,250) the $10,000 disclosed minimum annual fee controls; at $1,000,000 (0.0125 x 1,000,000 = $12,500) and $2,000,000 (0.0125 x 2,000,000 = $25,000) the percentage exceeds the minimum and applies directly.
| Account balance | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| $250,000 | $10,000 |
| $500,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $12,500 |
| $2,000,000 | $25,000 |
See the full breakdown, including how the figure is calculated, on Brighton Jones’ own fee page.
Is Brighton Jones a fiduciary?
Brighton Jones, LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser.
“When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours.”
Our financial professionals are generally compensated on a salary basis. However, certain of our financial professionals, based upon their individual professional ability, may receive a performance bonus from time-to-time, and others may receive compensation as owners/members of Brighton Jones.
Full detail, including the exact registration type and source: Brighton Jones’ fiduciary status, explained.
The minimum to open an account
“Brighton Jones generally imposes a minimum annual fee of $10,000. … For PCFO clients, Brighton Jones generally requires a minimum quarterly fee of $2,500.00.”
No published minimum account size, but a $10,000-a-year minimum fee for Personal CFO (PCFO) Services. See the full minimum-investment breakdown, including what that minimum would cost per year, on Brighton Jones’ minimum investment page.
What it costs to leave
Brighton Jones does not yet have a dedicated exit-fee page on this site. The general mechanics of switching financial advisors and a dated termination letter apply regardless of firm.
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- Brighton Jones, LLC Form ADV Part 2A, Firm Brochure (March 31, 2026): https://files.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Common/crd_iapd_Brochure.aspx?BRCHR_VRSN_ID=1038999
- Brighton Jones, LLC Form CRS (ADV Part 3) (March 31, 2026): https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/crs/crs_108601.pdf
- SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure, Brighton Jones, LLC (CRD #108601): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108601
- Brighton Jones, LLC, SEC Form ADV filing: https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/108601/PDF/108601.pdf
Methodology. This page was built September 23, 2026, drawing directly on Brighton Jones’ own current fee brochure and Form CRS, both linked above, plus this site’s own already-published fiduciary, minimum-investment, and (where one exists) how-to-leave pages for the same firm, each independently sourced when it was built. Any distinction we could not independently confirm this session is named as an honest gap rather than presented as verified. Nothing here is personalized financial, tax, legal, or investment advice, and it is not a substitute for reading Brighton Jones’ own Form ADV Part 2A and Form CRS. We have not used Brighton Jones as a client. Brighton Jones did not pay for, review, or influence this content. See our Editorial Policy, Corrections, Affiliate Disclosure, and Disclaimer.
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