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ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

CRD 116763

RESTON, VA

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Data as of Jun 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 41
Dated events: 8
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 2, 2012 to Jun 15, 2026
98 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=0.85 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.15 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0
Regulatory AUM: $1.4BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-06-15); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.2B
Private client RAUM: $1.2BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 85%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 18
RAUM per advisor: $77.7Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 11
Advisory employees: 11
Offices: 6Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 4,566
Individual clients: 2,033
High net worth clients: 551
SEC number: 801-66477
CRD: 116763
Filings on the tape: 98
First filed: Apr 2, 2012
Latest filed: Jun 15, 2026
Organised: Corporation, FL
Website: acorn-financial.com

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
JAMES MICHAEL GAMBACCINI	Certified Financial Planner	RESTON, VA	22	23	1	yes
JONATHAN NEIL BROWNING	n/a	RESTON, VA	9	31	2	yes
MARGARET MARIA SWINNEY	n/a	RESTON, VA \| Manassas, VA	9	28	2	yes
JOHN RYAN FORBRICH	Certified Financial Planner	Manassas, VA \| RESTON, VA	9	23	1	yes
Ronald Gordon Whitley	n/a	Alexandria, VA	8	31	n/a	no
STEVEN FRANKLIN BRANDT	n/a	Alexandria, VA	8	33	1	no
SHANNON DALE WARE	n/a	Harrisonburg, VA	8	19	2	no
Donald Franklin Heishman	n/a	Harrisonburg, VA	8	17	n/a	no
MARK DOUGLAS HERMAN	n/a	Alexandria, VA \| RESTON, VA	7	27	2	no
Sean M Tyll	n/a	RESTON, VA	7	12	1	no
Justin Michael Souder	n/a	RESTON, VA	5	11	n/a	no
NATHAN HENRY GERTLER	n/a	RESTON, VA	5	10	n/a	yes
DONALD LOUIS UNGER	n/a	Henrico, VA \| RESTON, VA	5	45	1	yes
JONATHAN DEAN COX	n/a	RESTON, VA	5	15	n/a	no
VINCENT JONATHAN BARRETT	Certified Financial Planner	BETHESDA, MD	3	13	1	no
Alex J D'Attilio	n/a	RESTON, VA	1	10	n/a	no
Michael Peter Wakeham	n/a	RESTON, VA	0	10	n/a	no
Kerby Russell Baden	n/a	RESTON, VA	0	12	n/a	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
GAMBACCINI, JAMES, MICHAEL	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, PRESIDENT	E	yes	01/2012	Jun 15, 2026	Jun 15, 2026

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
ACORN CAPITAL, INC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
ACORN PROPERTIES, INC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
ACORN TAX PLANNING, INC	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
THOMAS BARRETT, INC.	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	no	n/a

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Alexandria	Va	United States	3	no
Harrisonburg	Va	United States	2	no
Henrico	Va	United States	2	no
Manassas	Va	United States	2	yes
Needham	Ma	United States	1	no
Bethesda	Md	United States	1	no
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 18

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 27, 2026	$1.4B	$1.2B	11	11	6	n/a	n/a
2024	Apr 29, 2025	$1.2B	$1.1B	21	12	6	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 27, 2024	$1.1B	$980M	24	15	7	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 13, 2023	$1.0B	$908M	30	21	7	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 27, 2022	$1.2B	$996M	32	25	7	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 25, 2021	$1.2B	$1.0B	47	29	12	n/a	n/a
2019	Jan 26, 2020	$957M	$761M	48	30	12	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$811M	$272M	39	26	10	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 19, 2018	$686M	$24.9M	36	23	9	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 6, 2017	$425M	$0	29	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 1, 2016	$407M	$0	33	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 12, 2015	$346M	$0	13	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 25, 2014	$252M	$0	13	13	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Apr 19, 2013	$174M	$174M	9	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Apr 2, 2012	$144M	$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	6

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	$1.4B	$1.2B	13.3%	$1.0B	10.5%	11	21	6	6

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORS	2	Dec 21, 2023	Dec 4, 2023	RESTON, VA	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	9.5%
ALLEGIANCE FINANCIAL GROUP	4	Oct 7, 2021	Sep 3, 2021	RESTON, VA	Team lift out	RIA to new firm	17.4%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.	2	Mar 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2017	MANASSAS, VA	Team lift out	Other	0.2%
WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	2	Nov 4, 2015	Nov 4, 2015	WILMINGTON, NC	Team lift out	Other	0.3%

Relationships

Registered with (36)

← Kerby Russell BadenAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 1, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Michael Peter WakehamAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 10, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Alex J D'AttilioAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 2, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← VINCENT JONATHAN BARRETTAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 11, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← JONATHAN DEAN COXAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 12, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← DONALD LOUIS UNGERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 9, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← NATHAN HENRY GERTLERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← Justin Michael SouderAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 26, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← Sean M TyllAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 26, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← MARK DOUGLAS HERMANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 19, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← SHANNON DALE WAREAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 6, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← Donald Franklin HeishmanAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 6, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← STEVEN FRANKLIN BRANDTAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 8, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← Ronald Gordon WhitleyAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 30, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← MARGARET MARIA SWINNEYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 22, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← JOHN RYAN FORBRICHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 22, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← JONATHAN NEIL BROWNINGAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 21, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← JAMES MICHAEL GAMBACCINIAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 26, 2003 to presentfactForm ADV
← WAYNE ALBERT PAMPALONIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 18, 2016 to Jan 31, 2025factForm ADV
← Andrew Nathan CasteelAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 1, 2018 to Jan 31, 2025factForm ADV
← ANTHONY MARK CASTALDIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 9, 2023 to May 1, 2024factForm ADV
← DANIEL WADE WILLIAMSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2013 to Jan 19, 2024factForm ADV
← MATTHEW PATRICK BRENNANAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 5, 2014 to Dec 21, 2023factForm ADV
← Adam Kenneth SmithAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 30, 2019 to Dec 21, 2023factForm ADV
← ASSAF MEIR PINCHASAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 19, 2013 to Oct 7, 2021factForm ADV
← SHAWN MICHAEL WILLIAMSONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 16, 2013 to Oct 7, 2021factForm ADV
← CHARLES RICHARD COOKEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 4, 2015 to Oct 7, 2021factForm ADV
← Haley Lynn EllisAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2019 to Oct 7, 2021factForm ADV
← PETER JOHN EARLE GROSEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 18, 1996 to Jul 7, 2021factForm ADV
← MATTHEW DUNLAP VAUGHANAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 4, 2015 to Sep 22, 2020factForm ADV
and 6 more

Controls (1)

← GAMBACCINI, JAMES, MICHAELOwnerCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, PRESIDENT, ownership code E, individual
Apr 2, 2012 to May 1, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (4)

→ COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORSRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Dec 21, 2023 to Dec 4, 2023factForm ADV
→ ALLEGIANCE FINANCIAL GROUPRegistered adviser4 advisors, team lift out, same day
Oct 7, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021factForm ADV
← VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Mar 20, 2017 to Mar 22, 2017factForm ADV
← WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Nov 4, 2015 to Nov 4, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 28, 2026
Succession filed (Item 4)
Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. reported succeeding to the business of Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. (Form ADV Item 4)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 31, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Wayne Albert Pampaloni left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Sax Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-02-27)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 31, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Andrew Nathan Casteel left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Covenant Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-01-03)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
May 1, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Anthony Mark Castaldi left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Concentric (registered 2024-05-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 19, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Daniel Wade Williams left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Quincy Wells Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-03-13)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 21, 2023
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. (Reston, VA) for Covenant Wealth Advisors on the same day
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Dec 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Patrick Brennan left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Covenant Wealth Advisors (registered 2023-12-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 21, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Adam Kenneth Smith left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Covenant Wealth Advisors (registered 2023-12-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:606cad98-35fd-746d-b8c0-8f42a0b3d60b
First observed: Apr 2, 2012
Last observed: Jun 15, 2026 3 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.

ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

CRD 116763

RESTON, VA

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

JAMES MICHAEL GAMBACCINI

Certified Financial Planner

RESTON, VA

yes

JONATHAN NEIL BROWNING

n/a

RESTON, VA

yes

MARGARET MARIA SWINNEY

n/a

RESTON, VA | Manassas, VA

yes

JOHN RYAN FORBRICH

Certified Financial Planner

Manassas, VA | RESTON, VA

yes

Ronald Gordon Whitley

n/a

Alexandria, VA

n/a

STEVEN FRANKLIN BRANDT

n/a

Alexandria, VA

SHANNON DALE WARE

n/a

Harrisonburg, VA

Donald Franklin Heishman

n/a

Harrisonburg, VA

n/a

MARK DOUGLAS HERMAN

n/a

Alexandria, VA | RESTON, VA

Sean M Tyll

n/a

RESTON, VA

Justin Michael Souder

n/a

RESTON, VA

n/a

NATHAN HENRY GERTLER

n/a

RESTON, VA

n/a

yes

DONALD LOUIS UNGER

n/a

Henrico, VA | RESTON, VA

yes

JONATHAN DEAN COX

n/a

RESTON, VA

n/a

VINCENT JONATHAN BARRETT

Certified Financial Planner

BETHESDA, MD

Alex J D'Attilio

n/a

RESTON, VA

n/a

Michael Peter Wakeham

n/a

RESTON, VA

n/a

Kerby Russell Baden

n/a

RESTON, VA

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

GAMBACCINI, JAMES, MICHAEL

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, PRESIDENT

yes

01/2012

Jun 15, 2026

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

ACORN CAPITAL, INC

n/a

yes

n/a

ACORN PROPERTIES, INC

n/a

yes

n/a

ACORN TAX PLANNING, INC

n/a

yes

n/a

THOMAS BARRETT, INC.

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Alexandria

United States

Harrisonburg

United States

Henrico

United States

Manassas

United States

yes

Needham

United States

Bethesda

United States

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 27, 2026

$1.4B

$1.2B

n/a

2024

Apr 29, 2025

$1.2B

$1.1B

n/a

2023

Mar 27, 2024

$1.1B

$980M

n/a

2022

Mar 13, 2023

$1.0B

$908M

n/a

2021

Mar 27, 2022

$1.2B

$996M

n/a

2020

Mar 25, 2021

$1.2B

$1.0B

n/a

2019

Jan 26, 2020

$957M

$761M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$811M

$272M

n/a

2017

Mar 19, 2018

$686M

$24.9M

n/a

2016

Mar 6, 2017

$425M

n/a

2015

Mar 1, 2016

$407M

n/a

2014

Mar 12, 2015

$346M

n/a

2013

Mar 25, 2014

$252M

n/a

2012

Apr 19, 2013

$174M

n/a

2011

Apr 2, 2012

$144M

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

$1.4B

$1.2B

13.3%

$1.0B

10.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

COVENANT WEALTH ADVISORS

Dec 21, 2023

Dec 4, 2023

RESTON, VA

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

9.5%

ALLEGIANCE FINANCIAL GROUP

Oct 7, 2021

Sep 3, 2021

RESTON, VA

Team lift out

RIA to new firm

17.4%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

VOYA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

Mar 20, 2017

Mar 22, 2017

MANASSAS, VA

Team lift out

Other

0.2%

WOODBURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Nov 4, 2015

WILMINGTON, NC

Team lift out

Other

0.3%