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Claro Advisors Inc.

Boston, MA

CRD 160294

Firm filing updated July 27, 2026 ·

  • $1.4BAssets
  • 1,123Clients
  • 18Advisory staff
  • 3,161Accounts

Fees and minimums

  • Hourly feesAsk the firm for the rate
All fee types on the form
  • Percentage of assets under managementYes
  • Hourly chargesYes
  • Fixed feesYes
  • Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
  • CommissionsNo
  • Performance-based feesNo
  • OtherNo

Who the firm serves

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Clients by type
Client typeApproximate number of clientsAssets
Individuals (other than high net worth)730$271.3 million
High net worth individuals362$941.2 million
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)14$29.2 million
Charitable organizations7$11.8 million
Corporations or other businesses not listed above10$154.2 million
What the client labels mean

Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
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  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
  • Other: "CONSULTING, ESTATE PLANNING"
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
  • Other: "CONSULTING, ESTATE PLANNING"

Assets and accounts

  • Regulatory assets$1.4 billion
  • Accounts3,161
  • Discretionary$1.4 billion · 3,146 accounts
  • Non-discretionary$30.9 million · 15 accounts

People

  • Employees37
  • Advisory staff18
  • Broker-dealer reps0
  • Licensed insurance agents7
  • Planning clients51 to 100
Registration details
  • SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 160294, SEC file 801-80372.
  • Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: October 8, 2014).

Is Claro Advisors Inc. a fiduciary?

Short answer: Claro Advisors Inc. is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor. Some of its people may also act in other roles, such as for a broker-dealer or as insurance agents, where different rules apply. Details below.

More detail

The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'

7 staff are licensed insurance agents.

The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.

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