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Harbour Investments
Harbour Investments is a Midwest broker-dealer and RIA serving over 240 independent advisors in 16 states from its Madison, Wisconsin headquarters.
Harbour Investments
Harbour Investments is a Madison, Wisconsin-based advisory firm that provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, institutions, and corporations. The firm functions as both a registered investment advisor and an independent broker-dealer, a dual registration that allows its network of advisors to offer brokerage products alongside fee-based advisory accounts. The firm serves over 240 investment advisors located in 16 states. Its footprint centers on the Midwest, and its model relies on equipping independent advisors with compliance, clearing, and practice-management infrastructure rather than dictating a centralized investment strategy. The firm’s own materials do not specify a house view on asset allocation, manager selection, or direct investment activity. Harbour Investments does not publicly disclose assets under management, total advisor production, or employee headcount. Its executive team page lists no named officers, and it does not advertise private funds, proprietary vehicles, or co-investment platforms. The firm maintains a fraud notice on its contact page warning that it conducts business exclusively within the United States and has no international offices or Russian-speaking staff. Unlike family offices or asset managers that control a balance sheet, Harbour operates as an administrative and regulatory chassis. The structural differentiator is its utility posture — it exists to house independent advisors, not to compete with them — making its economics resemble those of a services firm rather than a capital allocator.
General information
Firm type
Consultant
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Madison
Corporate office
Madison, WI, United States
Frequently asked questions
How does Harbour Investments generate revenue?
The firm earns revenue through its dual-registered model, collecting fees from advisory accounts under its RIA and commissions or markups on brokerage transactions through its independent broker-dealer arm. Its stated structure points to a clearing arrangement with a third-party custodian, generating ongoing trails from advisor production rather than charging clients directly for its own platform.
Is Harbour Investments involved in direct investing or fund management?
No. Harbour does not operate proprietary funds, direct co-investment vehicles, or a family office allocation program. Its business is providing infrastructure to independent advisors. Any investments made by clients flow through those advisors, not through a Harbour-directed strategy.
Does Harbour Investments have any international operations or clients?
No. Harbour explicitly states on its website that it conducts business exclusively within the United States, has no international offices, and employs no Russian-speaking staff. It has issued a fraud notice warning that bad actors have misused its name abroad.
Who runs Harbour Investments?
Harbour's public website does not name an executive team, CEO, or any investment principals. A contact form is the only publicly listed path to reach the firm. This absence of named leadership is unusual even for a services platform and may reflect a deliberate posture of routing all outward communication through the advisor network rather than a central management brand.
How does Harbour compare to national broker-dealers like LPL or Cetera?
Harbour operates at a fraction of the scale of a national platform, serving roughly 240 advisors concentrated in 16 states compared to the 20,000-plus advisors on LPL's platform. Its positioning leans on a smaller, culture-driven model without the scale to build its own proprietary technology stack or clearing operations, which likely places it in a different payout and service tier than the largest competitors.
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