Firm
Tadpole Investments
Stamford, Connecticut
Fee-only
Tadpole Investments at a glance
- One of 144 fee-only firms based in Connecticut in the Wellspent graph.
- 1 advisor is listed here, who holds the CFA.
- Its Form ADV reports 1 employee and 12 individual clients, 2 of them high net worth.
- Its average account is about $111,000 (assets it manages divided by its 18 accounts).
- Its website says it's taking new clients.
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Facts
| Based in | Stamford, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Website | tadpoleinvest.com |
| Phone | (203) 803-5936 |
Tadpole Investments fees
What the firm's own website says it charges, checked October 30, 2026. We keep a price only when the exact words stating it appear on the page.
| Hourly | $100 an hour |
|---|---|
| Asset-based fee | 1% a year on the first tier of assets |
| Account minimum | $20,000 |
| How it charges | Percentage of assets · Hourly |
In the firm's words
"For Financial Advisory Services, the fee is $100/hour with no minimum commitment." source
"For Portfolio Management, Tadpole charges a 1.00% fee, based on assets under management." source
"for Portfolio Management I do require at least a $20,000 portfolio size" source
"For Portfolio Management, Tadpole charges a 1.00% fee, based on assets under management." source
For comparison, fee-only firms that publish prices charge a median of $4,500 a year for ongoing planning, $2,000 for a one-time plan, $300 an hour, or 1% of assets. See the fee report.
What its SEC filing says
| Paid by | Percentage of assets · Hourly · Performance-based fees |
|---|---|
| Assets managed | $2 million |
| Individual clients | 10 |
| High-net-worth clients | 2 |
| Accounts managed | 18 |
| Employees | 1 |
| Planning clients | 0 |
| Financial planning | Offered |
| Form ADV filed | January 8, 2026 |
| SEC record | CRD 335461 |