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CORNERSTONE ADVISORS

CORNERSTONE ADVISORS, LLC, CRD 114510

TOPEKA, KS

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Data as of Mar 31, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 29, 2012 to Mar 31, 2026
24 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: $265MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-31); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $240M
Private client RAUM: $264MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $88.4Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 2
Advisory employees: 2
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,139
Individual clients: 364
High net worth clients: 100
Custody, client assets: $28.0M
SEC number: 801-110649
CRD: 114510
Filings on the tape: 24
First filed: Mar 29, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 31, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, KS
Website: cstonegroup.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
JEFFREY A SORENSEN	n/a	TOPEKA, KS	9	15	n/a	no
MARK WARREN BUCHOLTZ	n/a	TOPEKA, KS	9	12	n/a	no
SHAWN ALLAN WALKER	n/a	TOPEKA, KS	0	19	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
BUCHOLTZ, MARK, WARREN	OWNER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	D	yes	03/2023	Mar 3, 2022	Mar 22, 2024
SORENSEN, JEFFREY, A	Owner	D	yes	03/2023	Mar 3, 2022	Mar 22, 2024

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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 31, 2026	$265M	$240M	2	2	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 20, 2025	$245M	$223M	2	2	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 22, 2024	$218M	$184M	2	2	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 31, 2023	$194M	$164M	4	3	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 3, 2022	$226M	$191M	4	3	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 12, 2021	$200M	$168M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 13, 2020	$182M	$146M	3	3	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Feb 22, 2019	$162M	$121M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 29, 2018	$158M	$115M	5	4	0	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 29, 2012	$68.8M	$31.6M	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	$265M	$245M	8.4%	$194M	10.9%	2	2	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (8)

← SHAWN ALLAN WALKERAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 2, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← JEFFREY A SORENSENAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 23, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← MARK WARREN BUCHOLTZAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 23, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← Winston Alan MeyerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 30, 2020 to May 14, 2021factForm ADV
← LAWRENCE JOSEPH HESSEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2001 to Jan 23, 2019factForm ADV
← KORWIN D. WALLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2001 to Oct 5, 2006factForm ADV
← JAMES RUSSELL LORDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 14, 2002 to Apr 13, 2005factForm ADV
← PETER ELLIOTT LETCHAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 18, 2001 to Jul 30, 2004factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← SORENSEN, JEFFREY, AOwnerOWNER, ownership code D, individual
Mar 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV
← BUCHOLTZ, MARK, WARRENOwnerOWNER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code D, individual
Mar 3, 2022 to Mar 22, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 31, 2023
Control person left
Gene Donald Schwart (Pres./Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Cornerstone Advisors (listed 2022-03-08, absent 2023-03-31)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 31, 2023
Control person left
Danyse M. Ford (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Cornerstone Advisors (listed 2022-03-08, absent 2023-03-31)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
May 17, 2017
First Form ADV filing
Cornerstone Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:ccb43124-4de6-3c7d-d398-ff5fdd6ac700
First observed: Mar 29, 2012
Last observed: Mar 31, 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.

CORNERSTONE ADVISORS

CORNERSTONE ADVISORS, LLC, CRD 114510

TOPEKA, KS

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Data as of Mar 31, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

JEFFREY A SORENSEN

n/a

TOPEKA, KS

n/a

MARK WARREN BUCHOLTZ

n/a

TOPEKA, KS

n/a

SHAWN ALLAN WALKER

n/a

TOPEKA, KS

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BUCHOLTZ, MARK, WARREN

OWNER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

03/2023

Mar 3, 2022

Mar 22, 2024

SORENSEN, JEFFREY, A

Owner

yes

03/2023

Mar 3, 2022

Mar 22, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 31, 2026

$265M

$240M

n/a

2024

Mar 20, 2025

$245M

$223M

n/a

2023

Mar 22, 2024

$218M

$184M

n/a

2022

Mar 31, 2023

$194M

$164M

n/a

2021

Mar 3, 2022

$226M

$191M

n/a

2020

Mar 12, 2021

$200M

$168M

n/a

2019

Mar 13, 2020

$182M

$146M

n/a

2018

Feb 22, 2019

$162M

$121M

n/a

2017

Mar 29, 2018

$158M

$115M

n/a

2011

Mar 29, 2012

$68.8M

$31.6M

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

$265M

$245M

8.4%

$194M

10.9%