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WILLIAMS ASSET MANAGEMENT

WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC., CRD 338196

COLUMBIA, MD

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Data as of May 27, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 30, 2026 to May 27, 2026
3 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=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $661MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-05-27); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $654M
Private client RAUM: $661MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 6
RAUM per advisor: $110Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 9
Advisory employees: 6
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,608
High net worth clients: 433
Custody, client assets: $0
SEC number: 801-135121
CRD: 338196
Filings on the tape: 3
First filed: Jan 30, 2026
Latest filed: May 27, 2026
Organised: Corporation, MD
Website: williamsassetmanagement.com

Advisors on IAPD

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

Advisor	Designations	Branch	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
GARY STUART WILLIAMS	Certified Financial Planner	COLUMBIA, MD	32	2	no
GEORGE THOMAS WATSON	Certified Financial Planner\|Chartered Financial Analyst	COLUMBIA, MD	13	2	no
KARISSA NICOLE GOESSL	n/a	COLUMBIA, MD	14	1	no
Brian Scott McKinney	Certified Financial Planner	COLUMBIA, MD	10	1	no
DUNCAN SHAWN MCCALL	Certified Financial Planner	COLUMBIA, MD	12	1	no
Gavin Paul Walter	Certified Financial Planner	COLUMBIA, MD	10	1	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
WILLIAMS, GARY, STUART	MANAGING MEMBER, CEO, PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	06/2002	May 27, 2026	May 27, 2026

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 1 of 2

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 23, 2026	$0	$0	9	6	0	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
6	0	6	0.0%	0	0	0	6	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	$661M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	0	n/a

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	6	Jan 30, 2026	Jan 30, 2026	COLUMBIA, MD	Team lift out	Ibd to new firm	0.2%

Relationships

Controls (1)

← WILLIAMS, GARY, STUARTOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, CEO, PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
May 27, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (6)

← GARY STUART WILLIAMSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← GEORGE THOMAS WATSONAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← KARISSA NICOLE GOESSLAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Brian Scott McKinneyAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← DUNCAN SHAWN MCCALLAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Gavin Paul WalterAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 30, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviser6 advisors, team lift out, same day
Jan 30, 2026 to Jan 30, 2026factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 30, 2026
Team lift-out
6 advisors left Commonwealth Financial Network (Columbia, MD) for Williams Asset Management on the same day
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
6 advisors

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:a8f3667f-3e84-0857-b060-e756c0dcdc1e
First observed: Jan 30, 2026
Last observed: May 27, 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.

WILLIAMS ASSET MANAGEMENT

WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC., CRD 338196

COLUMBIA, MD

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

GARY STUART WILLIAMS

Certified Financial Planner

COLUMBIA, MD

GEORGE THOMAS WATSON

Certified Financial Planner|Chartered Financial Analyst

COLUMBIA, MD

KARISSA NICOLE GOESSL

n/a

COLUMBIA, MD

Brian Scott McKinney

Certified Financial Planner

COLUMBIA, MD

DUNCAN SHAWN MCCALL

Certified Financial Planner

COLUMBIA, MD

Gavin Paul Walter

Certified Financial Planner

COLUMBIA, MD

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

WILLIAMS, GARY, STUART

MANAGING MEMBER, CEO, PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

06/2002

May 27, 2026

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 23, 2026

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

$661M

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Jan 30, 2026

COLUMBIA, MD

Team lift out

Ibd to new firm

0.2%