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Rochester Financial Services
SEC Disclosure Form
On File with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission
ADV Part II
Jeffrey Feldman Ph.D., CFP Owner
4 Old Brick Circle
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-442-7580
JMFELD@AOL.COM
RochesterFinancial.com
Revised January 12, 2026
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Jeffrey Feldman dba Rochester Financial Services (heretofore referred to as "the
advisor"). The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities
authority.
Jeffrey Feldman DBA Rochester Financial Services is a registered investment adviser
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (Note: Being a registered
investment advisor does not imply a certain level of skill or training).
Additional information (ADV Part I) about Rochester Financial Services also is
available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov (Investment Adviser
Search) under Rochester Financial Services, CRD # 107956, SEC # 801-57098.
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Item 2 - Material Changes
This ADV disclosure document contains the following additions that were added to
the document dated January 7, 2025:
Jeffrey Feldman is the owner of Rochester Financial Services and has been in
business since 1993. As of 12/31/25, $340,629,071 of assets were under
management.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 1 - Cover Page ...................................................................................................................................1
Item 2 - Material Changes ......................................................................................................................2
Item 3 - Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................3
Item 4 - Advisory Business ....................................................................................................................4
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation .........................................................................................................5
Item 6 - Performance Based Fees .......................................................................................................6
Item 7 - Types of Clients .........................................................................................................................6
Item 8 - Types of Investments, Methods of Analysis, and Investment Strategies .........7
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information .......................................................................................................8
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...............................................8
Item 11 - Code of Ethics ..........................................................................................................................8
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices ..............................................................................................................9
Item 13 - Review of Accounts.............................................................................................................10
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation ...............................................................10
Item 15 - Custody ....................................................................................................................................11
Item 16 - Investment Discretion.......................................................................................................11
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities ....................................................................................................11
Item 18 - Financial Information .......................................................................................................12
Brochure Supplement
Part II B - Personnel Profile ...............................................................................................................12
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Item 4 - Advisory Services
Jeffrey Feldman is the owner of Rochester Financial Services and is the sole
employee. All services are provided solely by him, with no services contracted out
to any outside companies. Rochester Financial Services has been in operation since
1993.
The following advisory services are provided:
Investment Supervisory Services - Balanced portfolios, consisting primarily of No-
Load mutual funds, are designed specifically for each client. Individual securities
are used only when requested by the client. Depending on the investment
objectives and risk tolerance appropriate for the client, the percentage of assets in
equity funds vs. fixed income funds will be determined. Mutual funds are selected in
those asset classes that are deemed to represent the best opportunities for capital
growth while taking into consideration the potential for loss in these investments.
Once the asset classes are identified, client funds are invested in those funds
considered to be the best in that class, again, based on risk / reward criteria. All
attempts will be made to accommodate those clients who may want to impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. Once the
portfolio is designed and implemented, it is monitored on a continuous basis.
Rebalancing or fine-tuning adjustments are made whenever it is deemed necessary,
both to manage the risk of the portfolio and to enhance its performance. In taxable
portfolios, the tax consequences of portfolio adjustments will be considered,
although tax considerations will be considered secondary to portfolio performance.
Performance reports, detailing the percent gain and dollar gain for each security in
the portfolio as well as the portfolio as a whole are sent to the client each month.
Comprehensive financial planning services (as described below) are also included
for those clients subscribing to these investment supervisory services.
Comprehensive Financial Planning - This service involves analyzing a client's
complete financial situation which could include any or all of the following: estate
planning, investment analysis, tax planning, analysis of insurance requirements,
retirement needs planning, analysis of employee retirement benefits, design of small
business retirement plans, cash flow and net worth analysis, etc. Advice is also
offered on any other product which is deemed appropriate in order to address the
individualized needs, goals and objectives of the client.
Non-Supervisory Investment Services - Investment advice can be provided to
clients on a one-time basis, not part of an ongoing supervisory service. This advice
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can involve the design of a portfolio specifically tailored to the client's goals and
objectives or the review and analysis of an already existing portfolio. This
investment advice can either be part of a comprehensive financial planning analysis
performed for the client or solely investment analysis.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
For Investment Advisory Services - whereby the portfolio management of the
client's assets are done on a continuous basis, fees are assessed as follows:
Rate per 6
Account Asset Base
Month Period
First $250,000
0.40 %
$250,000 to $1,000,000
0.30 %
$1,000,000 to $3,000,000
0.20 %
Over $3,000,000
0.10 %
For fixed income accounts, the fees are one half the above amounts. All fees are
subject to a minimum of $250 per 6 month service period.
Clients are invoiced for a 6 month service period only after comprehensive financial
planning has been completed and investment supervisory services have been
initiated. The fee is calculated using the account asset base at the beginning of the
service period. This fee can be paid by either the client paying by check or by the
client signing a letter of instruction that authorizes Charles Schwab & Co. to deduct
their fee from their Schwab accounts. The client can choose either method.
Services can be terminated by the client at any time. If the service agreement is
terminated prior to the end of the six month service period, the client is entitled to a
refund of the unearned portion of the fee paid. In situations like these, the client
would request the refund from the advisor and the advisor would refund the
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unearned portion to the client. The client will be entitled to a full refund if notice of
termination is given within five days of signing the service agreement.
The above fee schedule is subject to negotiation based on the specific circumstances
of each client. Fees are not based on capital gains or upon capital appreciation of
assets. The advisor's fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees,
and other related costs and expenses which shall be incurred by the client. These
fees can include a) short term mutual fund trading fees, b) mutual fund transaction
fees, and c) commissions for buying or selling individual securities (see item 12,
Brokerage Practices for these types of fees). Clients should note that because
mutual funds pay advisory fees to their investment advisors and such fees are
therefore indirectly charged to all holders of mutual fund shares, clients with mutual
funds in their portfolios are effectively paying both the Advisor and the mutual fund
manager for the management of their assets. Clients who place mutual fund shares
under the Advisor's management are therefore subject to both the Advisor's direct
management fee and the indirect management fee of the mutual fund's manager.
Fees for Non-Supervisory Investment Services and Comprehensive Financial
Planning - These services are provided at a rate of $150 per hour. This fee is
subject to negotiation based on the specific circumstances of each client. The
refunding of fees for this service is not an issue as they are charged only after the
financial planning service is performed and presented to the client and are only
collected upon the complete satisfaction of the client.
Item 6 - Performance Based Fees
The advisor does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of
capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client).
Item 7 - Types of Clients
The Advisor provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net worth
individuals, trusts and estates.
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Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Sources of Information, and Investment
Strategies
The advisor's security analysis methods include fundamental analysis, charting, and
technical analysis. Sources of information include financial newspapers and
magazines, analyst research materials, and subscriptions to analyst newsletters.
The advisor employs an investment strategy that can employ either long term or
short term holding of securities, based on the advisor's evaluation of the
appropriateness of each holding. Clients should be aware that investing in
securities involves the risk of significant loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
While the advisor's strategy of investing only in mutual funds for clients tends to
expose clients to less risk compared to the risk involved in investing in individual
securities, investing in mutual funds can still expose clients' portfolios to
substantial market risk.
When investing in mutual funds, the advisor often has a choice of different mutual
fund share classes to invest in. This choice primarily involves choosing a) a share
class with a lower annual expense ratio but that has a transaction fee to purchase it
(often the institutional share class) or b) a share class with a higher annual expense
but with no transaction fee (often the retail or non-institutional share class). The
advisor bases his decision of which share class to purchase for each client on the
amount of the mutual fund purchase and the length of time that the fund is expected
to be held, i.e., the advisor chooses the share class that is in the best interests of each
client.
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Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding
any legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of the
advisor or the integrity of the advisor's management. There have been no legal or
disciplinary actions taken against the advisor.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
The advisor's sole business activity is to provide investment advice to his clients. He
is not affiliated with any outside entity and does not receive compensation from any
third parties. The advisor's sole source of compensation is from fees received
directly from clients or client accounts. The advisor does not directly or indirectly
compensate any person for client referrals.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics
The advisor operates under a Code of Ethics whereby he will maintain the highest
level of ethics he deems possible. This is achieved by his acting as a fiduciary for his
clients, the highest ethical level of advisor - client relationships. This is defined as
acting in the clients' best interests in all dealings. The advisor will always provide
objective, unbiased advice. The advisor will always practice full disclosure when
dealing with clients, including disclosing the advisor's compensation and any
potential conflicts of interest. All client information will be kept strictly confidential
unless authorization is received from the client. The advisor will attempt to
maintain a high level of knowledge and ability in all areas in which he advises clients
and will inform clients if he feels that he does not have a complete understanding of
their topic of concern. This Code of Ethics will be provided to any client or
prospective client upon request.
Personal Securities Transactions - At times, the interests of the advisor may
correspond with certain clients' interests in that he may invest in his personal
accounts and in the accounts of related parties the same securities invested in client
accounts. While Rochester Financial Services may be too small to affect any
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financial market and purchases are usually in the form of mutual funds, to address
this potential conflict of interest, the advisor agrees to the extent within his control,
not to favor himself or related parties to the clients' financial detriment. It is further
noted that the advisor will never trade on insider information.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
The Advisor has the authority to determine, without obtaining specific client
consent, the securities to be bought or sold and the particular amounts, as long as:
1) the client has given the Advisor the authority to perform these transactions, and
2) the investment strategy or asset allocation employed has been agreed to ahead
of time by the client, is reflective of the client's Investment Policy Statement,
and is consistent with the goals and objectives of the client.
The Advisor uses the services of a discount brokerage firm to handle the trading and
account maintenance of clients' investment portfolios. The Advisor will recommend
to clients a brokerage firm that will provide the best possible service to the clients
while keeping costs to a minimum. The value of products, research and services
received by the Advisor is not a factor in making this recommendation. The Advisor
receives no fees or commissions from any brokerage firm.
The Advisor acknowledges his duty to obtain best execution of trades for client
accounts.
Clients should note that while the purchase and sale of no-load mutual funds at
brokerage house mutual fund marketplaces are for the most part executed without
transaction fees (and by definition, without load or commission), clients may be
subject to early mutual fund redemption fees when certain mutual funds are not
held for the minimum required amount of time after purchase or to minimal
transaction fees if non-NTF (no transaction fee) funds are purchased. Current fees
at Charles Schwab & Co. brokerage are a) a $50 fee for selling a mutual fund that
was purchased when 90 days of the sale date and b) a $25 fee for purchasing
transaction fee mutual funds.
Global Trading (Aggregation of Trades) - the advisor has the ability to execute
global trades of mutual funds for clients with accounts at Charles Schwab & Co. This
technique involves the ability to sell all of or any percentage of a specific mutual
fund in all client accounts or a specified number of client accounts in the advisor's
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master account at Charles Schwab & Co. The proceeds from these mutual fund sales
can then be used to purchase shares of another mutual fund (if so desired). This
global transaction can be done very quickly, often within a few minutes. There is no
cost savings to the clients in executing global trading. This technique is used only
when a specific change in a large number of clients portfolios is desired. Otherwise,
the advisor will make specific investment changes by examining each individual
client portfolio on a case by case basis.
Stock Commissions Charged - Clients with assets at Charles Schwab & Co. who
would like to invest in individual stocks are charged a commission based on the
following. Clients who elect to receive e-delivery of statements and transaction
confirmations are currently charged $8.95 per trade. Those clients who elect to
receive paper statements and transaction confirmations are currently charged
$19.95 per trade, unless they have household assets of $1 million or more custodied
at Schwab, in which case they too would be charged $8.95 per trade.
IPO Policy – The Advisor does not currently and will not in the future participate in
making available to his clients any initial public offerings (IPO’s).
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
For all investment advisory accounts, formal reviews are offered to clients at six
month intervals. Reviews are not performed for those clients who feel that a formal
review is not necessary. The review process involves evaluating the performance of
the client's portfolio, judged relative to economic and stock market conditions as
well as relative to the client's goals and expectations. Informal reviews can be
conducted at any time at the request of the client. All reviews are conducted by the
advisor.
Monthly reports are provided to all investment advisory accounts. Each report
details the percent gain and dollar gain for each security in the portfolio as well as
for the portfolio as a whole.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
The advisor makes no payments to any third parties for client referrals. The advisor
receives no compensation from any third parties. The only compensation received
by the advisor is from his clients.
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Item 15 - Custody
The advisor never takes custody of any client assets. Client assets are held at an
independent brokerage and the client is always the primary customer of the
brokerage. The brokerage will always send statements and transaction notices
directly to the client. The client will always have the ability to sever the relationship
with the advisor while retaining their relationship as customer of the brokerage
institution.
Item 16 - Investment Discretion
As stated in Item 11 above, the advisor has discretionary authority from the client
to determine the securities to be bought or sold and the particular amounts, as long
as a) the client has given the advisor the authority to perform these transactions,
and b) the investment strategy or asset allocation employed has been agreed to
ahead of time by the client, is reflective of the client's Investment Policy Statement,
and is consistent with the goals and objectives of the client.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
The advisor usually retains the authority to vote client shares in proxy statements
as a matter of convenience for the clients. Unless otherwise advised by the client,
the advisor will vote shares based on the recommendation of the company's or
mutual fund's board of directors.
Those clients who would rather vote on their own for these matters can request that
this authority not be granted to the advisor at the time that their account is opened.
Alternatively, this change can be made at a later date. Clients who have given the
advisor this voting authority can always direct the advisor to vote in a manner that
they specify simply by asking him to do so. The advisor will always defer to the
client in these cases, so no conflict of interest can occur.
For those clients interested in how the advisor has voted in these matters, the
advisor will provide them with that information. This proxy voting policy can be
provided to the clients upon request.
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Item 18 - Financial Information
The advisor has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual
and fiduciary commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy
proceeding.
Part II B - Personnel Profile of Jeffrey Feldman
Jeffrey Feldman, Ph.D., CFP was born in 1956 and received a bachelor's degree
(1977) from Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, a master's degree (1979) from
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, and a doctorate degree from the
University of Rochester (1985), Rochester, NY. He graduated from the College of
Financial Planning, Denver, CO, in 1993 and received his Certified Financial Planner
License in 1996. He worked for Bausch & Lomb in research from 1985 to 1997. He
founded Rochester Financial Services in 1993 and has been a Registered Investment
Advisor with the US Securities and Exchange Commission since 1999.
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