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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Lowell Blake & Associates Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserBoston, MassachusettsCRD 105127SEC 801-9892IAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2023
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 30 filings
RAUM
$597M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
91%
of RAUM
Private clients
54%
$320M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$597M as of Mar 30, 2023
Mar 29, 2012$625M then
HNW client RAUM$289M as of Mar 30, 2023
Mar 15, 2018$242M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 30, 2023
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 30, 2023
Mar 27, 20139 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 15, 2018
Mar 29, 20123 then
RAUM -22% over the last fiscal year-0.6% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$99.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
23derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
91%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
20%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-22%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-1.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$61,220, 1 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$289M65%
  • Charitable organizations$112M25%
  • Individuals$30.7M7.0%
  • Corporations and businesses$5.0M1.1%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.5M0.6%
  • Insurance companies$2.1M0.5%
Individual clients
61reported
HNW clients
76reported
Pension plan clients
2reported
Charitable clients
22reported
Accounts
432reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$61,220 for 1 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    3 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Lba Forest Stewardship Initiative LLC.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$4.5M37Mar 29, 2012
    Maine Farmlands, LLC.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$842,65629Mar 29, 2012
    Lba 2003 Vermont Timber LLC.no longer reportedOther Private Fund$2,25732Mar 29, 2012
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Francine Nicole Gagliardi · Managing Director Of Operations And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2010 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Bliss Diana Malcom · President, Principal And Directorcontrol
      since 05/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
    • C. Jessica Welch · Portfolio Manager And Philanthropic Advisor Giving Coordinator
      since 11/2019 · owns 5% to 10%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Boston, Ma · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 638 to 432
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 5
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Charity clients · 24 to 22
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW clients · 84 to 76
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual clients · 55 to 61
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 2.0
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $251M to $61,220
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Employees · 9 to 8
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · unset to 1-10
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $387M to $545M
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $376M to $289M
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $24.3M to $30.7M
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $376M to $51.7M
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $3.0M to $2.5M
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • RAUM · $764M to $597M
      Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Accounts · 456 to 638
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Charity clients · 25 to 24
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • HNW clients · 73 to 84
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Individual clients · 75 to 55
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $255M to $251M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Employees · 11 to 9
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $234M to $387M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $315M to $376M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $29.8M to $24.3M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $446M to $376M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $2.6M to $3.0M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • RAUM · $680M to $764M
      Nov 3, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Accounts · 455 to 456
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • HNW clients · 74 to 73
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Individual clients · 65 to 75
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $372M to $255M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $128M to $234M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $293M to $315M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $28.2M to $29.8M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $480M to $446M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $6.0M to $2.6M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • RAUM · $608M to $680M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021
    • Accounts · 457 to 455
      Nov 8, 2019 to Mar 28, 2020
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
      Nov 8, 2019 to Mar 28, 2020
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Jonathan Erik Mcgraw Bentley left Lowell Blake & Associates Inc. for Choate Investment Advisors (registered 2023-11-21)
      Nov 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Diana Bliss Malcom left Lowell Blake & Associates Inc. for Choate Investment Advisors (registered 2023-11-21)
      Nov 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jessica C. Welch left Lowell Blake & Associates Inc. for Choate Investment Advisors (registered 2023-11-21)
      Nov 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Mark Richard Perry left Lowell Blake & Associates Inc. for Choate Investment Advisors (registered 2025-11-26)
      Nov 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Lowell Blake & Associates Inc.'s advisors moved to Choate Investment Advisors (Boston, MA): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
      Nov 15, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Timothy John Delaney (Principal, Director, Investment Strategy, Secretary, And Clerk) no longer on Schedule A of Lowell Blake & Associates Inc. (listed 2021-11-03, absent 2022-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Randall Mark Maccallum (Principal And Director, Secretary, Clerk) no longer on Schedule A of Lowell Blake & Associates Inc. (listed 2020-06-17, absent 2021-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2021 · Control person left · inference
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026