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Updated September 28, 2026. Quick answer: Valley Wealth Managers is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (CRD #108879, confirmed ACTIVE this session via SEC IAPD). Per its own current fee brochure, a $500,000 account would run $6,250 a year under its published fee schedule. Already a client and thinking about leaving? Budget $150 at Pershing (“Account Termination”), or $50 at Schwab, depending on your custodian. This review covers what its fee brochure and current SEC registration confirm today; this firm also has a fiduciary-status page and minimum-investment page on this site.
Valley Wealth Managers at a glance
| Fact | What Valley Wealth Managers’ own pages say |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. |
| Registration | Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (CRD #108879, confirmed ACTIVE this session via SEC IAPD). |
| Fee on a $500,000 account | $6,250 a year, per its own current brochure |
| Minimum to open an account | See the minimum-investment page for Valley Wealth Managers |
| Cost to leave (exit fee) | $150 at Pershing (“Account Termination”), or $50 at Schwab, depending on your custodian |
What Valley Wealth Managers’ own fee schedule charges
CRD 108879 independently re-verified ACTIVE/isSECRegistered=Y, Paramus, NJ. The firm’s default advisory offering, VWM Investment Strategies, requires only a $100,000 minimum account size, below all balances modeled here; a separate wrap program priced under a different brochure was not used.
“VWM’s annual investment management fee for the VWM Investment Strategies is charged as a percentage of a client’s assets under management, generally in accordance with the following fee schedule: Assets Under Management (Ranges) Annual Rate Quarterly Rate First $500,000 $0-$500,000 1.25% 0.3125% Next $2.5 million or portion $500,001 $3,000,000 1.00% 0.2500% Next $2 million or portion $3,000,001 $5,000,000 0.80% 0.2000% Next $10 million or portion $5,000,001 $15,000,000 0.65% 0.1625% Next $10 million or portion $15,000,001 $25,000,000 0.60% 0.1500% Next $25 million or portion $25,000,001 $50,000,000 0.55% 0.1375% Balance over $50 million $50,000,001 + 0.50% 0.1250% Minimum Quarterly Fee: $1,250 per quarter”
Each balance is billed at 1.25% on the first $500,000 and 1.00% on the portion from $500,000 up to $3,000,000, applying each marginal bracket only to the assets within it, then floored at the brochure’s own stated $1,250-per-quarter minimum ($5,000 annualized).
| Account balance | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| $250,000 | $5,000 |
| $500,000 | $6,250 |
| $1,000,000 | $11,250 |
| $2,000,000 | $21,250 |
See the full breakdown, including how the figure is calculated, on Valley Wealth Managers’ own fee page.
Registration
Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (CRD #108879, confirmed ACTIVE this session via SEC IAPD).
This is a registration confirmation only, not a fiduciary-standard verdict (a registered investment adviser can still be a dual registrant with a broker-dealer, which changes which standard applies in each capacity). For the fiduciary-standard question itself, see the fiduciary-status page for Valley Wealth Managers.
What it costs to leave
Valley Wealth Managers, Inc.’s Form ADV Part 2A states “In the case of a client in VWM Investment Strategies, services may be canceled at any time, by either party, for any reason upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party.” Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. names two possible custodians in its brochure, with no single default. Pershing, LLC’s own published fee schedule states “Account Termination $150.00 per account.” Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.’s own published fee schedule states “Full transfer (out) of assets: $50 per account.”
A dedicated how-to-leave page for Valley Wealth Managers covers the exit costs in full; the general mechanics of switching financial advisors and a dated termination letter apply regardless of firm.
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- Form ADV Part 2A (March 31, 2026): https://files.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Common/crd_iapd_Brochure.aspx?BRCHR_VRSN_ID=1039017
- SEC IAPD firm summary (CRD #108879, checked September 28, 2026): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108879
Methodology. This page was built September 28, 2026, drawing directly on Valley Wealth Managers’ own current fee brochure, linked above, and a fresh SEC IAPD registration check run the same day. As of September 28, 2026, this site publishes a fiduciary-status page and a minimum-investment page for Valley Wealth Managers; where the exit-fee page already exists it is linked above and drawn from that already-sourced page. Any fact we could not independently confirm 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 Valley Wealth Managers’ own Form ADV Part 2A and Form CRS. We have not used Valley Wealth Managers as a client. Valley Wealth Managers did not pay for, review, or influence this content. See our Editorial Policy, Corrections, Affiliate Disclosure, and Disclaimer.
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