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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

DONALD W. NICHOLSON & ASSOCIATES LTD

CRD 107054

WILMINGTON, DE

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Data as of Apr 1, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 21, 2012 to Apr 1, 2026
36 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $171MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-04-01); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $116M
Private client RAUM: $169MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 99%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $57.1Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 5
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 354
Individual clients: 106
High net worth clients: 50
SEC number: 801-56986
CRD: 107054
Filings on the tape: 36
First filed: Mar 21, 2012
Latest filed: Apr 1, 2026
Organised: Corporation, DE

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
DONALD WILLIAM NICHOLSON	n/a	WILMINGTON , DE	37	41	n/a	no
DONALD WILLIAM NICHOLSON	Certified Financial Planner	WILMINGTON, DE	30	31	n/a	no
THOMAS PATRICK CAFFREY	n/a	WILMINGTON, DE \| LANSDALE, PA	1	13	4	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
NICHOLSON, DONALD, WILLIAM	PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	11/1987	Mar 21, 2012	Nov 26, 2024
NICHOLSON, MARY, LYNN	SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR	Na	yes	11/1987	Mar 21, 2012	Nov 26, 2024

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
n/a	n/a	n/a	1	no

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 15 of 16

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 1, 2026	$171M	$116M	5	4	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 31, 2025	$171M	$0	6	4	1	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 29, 2024	$178M	$0	5	4	1	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 31, 2023	$165M	$0	5	2	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 30, 2022	$209M	$0	6	2	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 31, 2021	$197M	$0	4	2	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 20, 2020	$180M	$0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$149M	$0	4	2	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 30, 2018	$165M	$0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 31, 2017	$143M	$0	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Jun 28, 2016	$141M	$0	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 27, 2015	$145M	$0	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$131M	$0	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 27, 2013	$112M	$0	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 21, 2012	$97.6M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$171M	$171M	-0.1%	$165M	1.3%	5	6	0	1

Relationships

Registered with (3)

← THOMAS PATRICK CAFFREYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 7, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← DONALD WILLIAM NICHOLSONAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 26, 1996 to presentfactForm ADV
← DONALD WILLIAM NICHOLSONAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 1989 to presentfactForm ADV

Controls (2)

← NICHOLSON, DONALD, WILLIAMOwnerPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 21, 2012 to Nov 26, 2024factForm ADV
← NICHOLSON, MARY, LYNNOwnerSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 21, 2012 to Nov 26, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:3ab8f332-8304-dc27-aadf-c14fbd3100c1
First observed: Mar 21, 2012
Last observed: Apr 1, 2026 5 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

DONALD W. NICHOLSON & ASSOCIATES LTD

CRD 107054

WILMINGTON, DE

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Data as of Apr 1, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

DONALD WILLIAM NICHOLSON

n/a

WILMINGTON , DE

n/a

DONALD WILLIAM NICHOLSON

Certified Financial Planner

WILMINGTON, DE

n/a

THOMAS PATRICK CAFFREY

n/a

WILMINGTON, DE | LANSDALE, PA

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

NICHOLSON, DONALD, WILLIAM

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

11/1987

Mar 21, 2012

Nov 26, 2024

NICHOLSON, MARY, LYNN

SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR

yes

11/1987

Mar 21, 2012

Nov 26, 2024

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 1, 2026

$171M

$116M

n/a

2024

Mar 31, 2025

$171M

n/a

2023

Mar 29, 2024

$178M

n/a

2022

Mar 31, 2023

$165M

n/a

2021

Mar 30, 2022

$209M

n/a

2020

Mar 31, 2021

$197M

n/a

2019

Mar 20, 2020

$180M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$149M

n/a

2017

Mar 30, 2018

$165M

n/a

2016

Mar 31, 2017

$143M

n/a

2015

Jun 28, 2016

$141M

n/a

2014

Mar 27, 2015

$145M

n/a

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$131M

n/a

2012

Mar 27, 2013

$112M

n/a

2011

Mar 21, 2012

$97.6M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$171M

-0.1%

$165M

1.3%