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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

R.H. Bluestein & Co LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserBirmingham, MichiganCRD 106229SEC 801-37951IAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2023
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 29 filings
RAUM
$224M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
23
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
$224M gross assets
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$224M as of Mar 31, 2023
Mar 29, 2012$2.9B then
HNW client RAUM$4.0B as of Mar 29, 2022
Mar 29, 2018$2.7B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Mar 31, 2023
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)23 as of Mar 31, 2023
Apr 1, 201326 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 31, 2023
Mar 29, 20125 then
RAUM -95% over the last fiscal year-60% a year over threeIARs 9 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$24.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$55.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-95%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$3.2B, 950 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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
  • Pooled investment vehicles$224M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
4reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$3.2B for 950 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
Left, latest
Joined, latest
none on the tape
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Private funds
      2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
      Bluestein Tips Fund, LPno longer reportedOther Private Fund$3.7M2Mar 29, 2012
      Bluestein Private Partners I, LLCno longer reportedPrivate Equity Fund$507,00022Mar 29, 2012
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Neil Jeffrey Bluestein · Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Harry Robert Bluestein · Presidentcontrol
        since 02/1991 · owns less than 5%
      • Payment Michele Carlson · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2016 · owns less than 5%
      • Arthur Kenneth Smith · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Ci Private Wealth US LLC · Owner
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Ci Financial Corp · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ci US Holdings Inc · public reporting company
      • Ci Private Wealth Holdings, LLC · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ci Private Wealth US LLC
      • Ci US Holdings Inc · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ci US, LLC
      • Ci US, LLC · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Ci Private Wealth Holdings, LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Corient
        investment adviseryRAUM $165B
      • Rhb Funds Gp, LLC
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • New York, NY3 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 1,846 to 4
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Advisory activities · 4 to 1
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Charity clients · 6.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Corporate clients · 8.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • HNW clients · 946.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Individual clients · 84.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pension plan clients · 3.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Employees · 28 to 23
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 0
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.2B to $224M
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · 4042641175.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · 25933483.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $276M to $0
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · 12244579.0 to unset
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $281M to $224M
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • RAUM · $4.4B to $224M
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $29.6M to $0
        Nov 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
      • Related adviser · false to true
        Mar 29, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022
      • Accounts · 1,843 to 1,846
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Business name · R H BLUESTEIN & CO to R.H. BLUESTEIN & CO LLC
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Corporate clients · 7 to 8
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • HNW clients · 941 to 946
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Individual clients · 93 to 84
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Assets in custody · $3.1B to $3.2B
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • State-registered IARs · 7 to 9
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Legal name · R H BLUESTEIN & CO to R.H. BLUESTEIN & CO LLC
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.1B to $4.2B
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • HNW RAUM · $4.0B to $4.0B
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Individual RAUM · $29.6M to $25.9M
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $260M to $276M
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Pension RAUM · $12.0M to $12.2M
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $290M to $281M
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • RAUM · $4.4B to $4.4B
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Succession · true to false
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Wrap assets (manager) · $28.8M to $29.6M
        Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 29, 2022
      • Accounts · 1,782 to 1,843
        Mar 30, 2021 to Jan 26, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 11
        Mar 30, 2021 to Jan 26, 2022
      • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
        Mar 30, 2021 to Jan 26, 2022
      • Corporate clients · 8 to 7
        Mar 30, 2021 to Jan 26, 2022
      • HNW clients · 920 to 941
        Mar 30, 2021 to Jan 26, 2022
      Signals
      15 dated events
      • Kevin Charles Laplena left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-05)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Joseph Albert Zuccaro left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-05)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Randal Ian Goldstein left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-02)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Cena Joyce Larsen left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-05)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Kenneth Arthur Smith left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-05)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Robert Harry Bluestein left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-02)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Jeffrey Neil Bluestein left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-02)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Kory Ray Bachman left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-05)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Evan William Reilly left R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc for Corient (registered 2022-12-05)
        Jul 3, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • R.H. Bluestein & CO LLC's advisors moved to Corient (Birmingham, MI): 7 of 9 registered, on the same day
        Jul 3, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
      • 2 advisors left R.H. Bluestein & CO LLC (New York, NY) for Corient on the same day
        Jul 3, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
      • R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc reported RAUM $223.6M, down 95% from $4.4B (2022-11-30 to 2023-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • R H Bluestein & Co reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
        Jan 26, 2022 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      • Arthur Kenneth Smith (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc
        Jan 26, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Suzanne Bluestein (Trustee) no longer on Schedule A of R.H. Bluestein & Co Llc (listed 2020-06-25, absent 2021-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      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