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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 1b 10b

STERLING INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

CRD 282624

BUFFALO, NY

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Data as of Aug 26, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 16
Dated events: 6
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 30, 2016 to Aug 26, 2026
41 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=0.94 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=4.0
Regulatory AUM: $1.0BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-08-26); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.0B
Private client RAUM: $977MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 94%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 5
RAUM per advisor: $207Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 9
Advisory employees: 8
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2,253
Individual clients: 546
High net worth clients: 307
Custody, client assets: $1.0B
SEC number: 801-107624
CRD: 282624
Filings on the tape: 41
First filed: Mar 30, 2016
Latest filed: Aug 26, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, NY
Website: sterinv.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
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL MARKS	n/a	BUFFALO, NY	10	29	2	yes
PHILLIP KENNETH VANCE	n/a	BUFFALO, NY	10	33	2	yes
CYNTHIA EILEEN VANCE	Certified Financial Planner\|Chartered Financial Consultant	BUFFALO, NY	5	33	2	yes
JOHN LAWRENCE LANGER	n/a	BUFFALO, NY	5	26	3	yes
CHELSEA LYNN BLASCH	n/a	BUFFALO, NY	5	14	1	yes

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
MARKS, CHRISTOPHER, MICHAEL	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2016	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 26, 2026
STERLING DELAWARE, LLC	Owner	D	yes	01/2026	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 26, 2026
VANCE, CYNTHIA, EILEEN	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2016	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 26, 2026
VANCE, PHILLIP, KENNETH	Member	C	yes	01/2016	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 26, 2026
LARUSSA, MARK, GEORGE	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Na	no	07/2019	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 26, 2026
LANGER, JOHN, LAWRENCE	Member	B	no	01/2016	Mar 30, 2016	Nov 15, 2024

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
LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER M. MARKS	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a
LAW OFFICES OF CYNTHIA E. VANCE	n/a	n/a	n/a	Y	yes	n/a

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 10 of 11

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 19, 2026	$1.0B	$1.0B	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Apr 11, 2025	$819M	$814M	10	9	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 11, 2024	$657M	$656M	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 28, 2023	$544M	$543M	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 29, 2022	$606M	$605M	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 24, 2021	$503M	$502M	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 23, 2020	$424M	$423M	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 29, 2019	$329M	$327M	9	8	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 21, 2018	$306M	$287M	10	9	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 28, 2017	$189M	$174M	7	6	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
1	2	-1	40.0%	0	0	0	2	2

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	$1.0B	$819M	26.2%	$544M	23.9%	9	10	0	0

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
SII INVESTMENTS, INC.	4	Feb 15, 2018	Jun 13, 2016	APPLETON, WI	Team lift out	Other	4.6%

Relationships

Registered with (8)

← JOHN LAWRENCE LANGERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 13, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016factForm ADV
← CHELSEA LYNN BLASCHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 16, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← CYNTHIA EILEEN VANCEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 8, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016factForm ADV
← PHILLIP KENNETH VANCEAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 8, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL MARKSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 6, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← Connor Joseph RoseneckerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 15, 2025 to Mar 16, 2026factForm ADV
← Christine PapelianAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 12, 2024 to Dec 8, 2025factForm ADV
← ANGELA MARIE HALLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 9, 2018 to Dec 13, 2018factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← VANCE, CYNTHIA, EILEENOwnerMANAGING MEMBER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 30, 2016 to Nov 15, 2024factForm ADV
← MARKS, CHRISTOPHER, MICHAELOwnerMANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 30, 2016 to Nov 15, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (3)

← VANCE, PHILLIP, KENNETHOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, individual
Mar 30, 2016 to Nov 15, 2024factForm ADV
← LANGER, JOHN, LAWRENCEOwnerMEMBER, ownership code B, individual
Mar 30, 2016 to Nov 15, 2024factForm ADV
← LARUSSA, MARK, GEORGEOwnerCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 19, 2019 to Nov 15, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← SII INVESTMENTS, INC.Registered adviser4 advisors, team lift out, same day
Feb 15, 2018 to Jun 13, 2016factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 19, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Sterling Investment Counsel, Llc reported RAUM $1.0B, up 26% from $819.3M (2025-12-23 to 2026-03-19)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$215M
Occurred
Mar 16, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Connor Joseph Rosenecker left Sterling Investment Counsel, Llc for Covenant Wealth (registered 2026-04-08)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 8, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Christine Papelian left Sterling Investment Counsel, Llc for Illumination Wealth Management (registered 2025-12-10)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 29, 2022
Control person left
Thomas James Goede (Chief Investment Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Sterling Investment Counsel, Llc (listed 2021-05-04, absent 2022-03-29)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 21, 2018
Regulatory AUM changed
Sterling Investment Counsel, Llc reported RAUM $305.6M, up 50% from $204.0M (2017-07-07 to 2018-03-21)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$102M
Occurred
Mar 30, 2016
First Form ADV filing
Sterling Investment Counsel, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:9305ac72-7dec-f7bd-7bae-6cadfdca84bb
First observed: Mar 30, 2016
Last observed: Aug 26, 2026 26 days 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.

STERLING INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC

CRD 282624

BUFFALO, NY

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Data as of Aug 26, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL MARKS

n/a

BUFFALO, NY

yes

PHILLIP KENNETH VANCE

n/a

BUFFALO, NY

yes

CYNTHIA EILEEN VANCE

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Consultant

BUFFALO, NY

yes

JOHN LAWRENCE LANGER

n/a

BUFFALO, NY

yes

CHELSEA LYNN BLASCH

n/a

BUFFALO, NY

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

MARKS, CHRISTOPHER, MICHAEL

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

01/2016

Aug 26, 2026

STERLING DELAWARE, LLC

Owner

yes

01/2026

Aug 26, 2026

VANCE, CYNTHIA, EILEEN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

01/2016

Aug 26, 2026

VANCE, PHILLIP, KENNETH

Member

yes

01/2016

Aug 26, 2026

LARUSSA, MARK, GEORGE

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

07/2019

Aug 26, 2026

LANGER, JOHN, LAWRENCE

Member

01/2016

Mar 30, 2016

Nov 15, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER M. MARKS

n/a

yes

n/a

LAW OFFICES OF CYNTHIA E. VANCE

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 19, 2026

$1.0B

n/a

2024

Apr 11, 2025

$819M

$814M

n/a

2023

Mar 11, 2024

$657M

$656M

n/a

2022

Mar 28, 2023

$544M

$543M

n/a

2021

Mar 29, 2022

$606M

$605M

n/a

2020

Mar 24, 2021

$503M

$502M

n/a

2019

Mar 23, 2020

$424M

$423M

n/a

2018

Mar 29, 2019

$329M

$327M

n/a

2017

Mar 21, 2018

$306M

$287M

n/a

2016

Mar 28, 2017

$189M

$174M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

-1

40.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$1.0B

$819M

26.2%

$544M

23.9%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

SII INVESTMENTS, INC.

Feb 15, 2018

Jun 13, 2016

APPLETON, WI

Team lift out

Other

4.6%