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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

Mcshane Partners

Former SEC-registered adviserCharlotte, North CarolinaCRD 107236SEC 801-44259IAPD
Legal name First Personal Financial Services Inc
Latest filing Mar 18, 2024
First filing on the tape Mar 7, 2012 · 28 filings
RAUM
$709M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$709M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$709M as of Mar 18, 2024
Mar 7, 2012$255M then
HNW client RAUM$660M as of Mar 18, 2024
Mar 30, 2018$362M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 18, 2024
Mar 7, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 18, 2024
Jan 29, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +9.1% over the last fiscal year+6.0% a year over threeIARs 8 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 18, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$88.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
39derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+9.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-1.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$660M93%
  • Individuals$49.5M7.0%
Individual clients
120reported
HNW clients
195reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
315reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Bradley Sandra Carlson · Presidentcontrol
      since 11/2015 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Marie Daniele Donahoe · Ceo And Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 11/2015 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Lynn Rebecca Hoover · Wealth Advisor
      since 12/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • R Lorraine Tomlin · Wealth Advisor
      since 12/2020 · owns less than 5%
    • Elliott Michael Van Ness · Director Of Research & Chief Compliance Officer
      since 06/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Michael Ryan Vaudrin · Wealth Advisor
      since 12/2021 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Advisers that list Mcshane Partners as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Charlotte, Nc · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 320 to 315
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • HNW clients · 200 to 195
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Employees · 10 to 11
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $650M to $709M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $605M to $660M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $45.0M to $49.5M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • RAUM · $650M to $709M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Accounts · 305 to 320
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW clients · 187 to 200
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual clients · 118 to 120
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $645M to $650M
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $553M to $605M
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $92.0M to $45.0M
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • RAUM · $645M to $650M
      Aug 22, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Accounts · 345 to 305
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • HNW clients · 145 to 187
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • Individual clients · 200 to 118
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • Employees · 9 to 10
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • HQ city · unset to CHARLOTTE
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • HQ state · unset to NC
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $725M to $645M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $671M to $553M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $54.0M to $92.0M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • RAUM · $725M to $645M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Aug 22, 2022
    • Accounts · 340 to 345
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • HNW clients · 100 to 145
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Individual clients · 240 to 200
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $595M to $725M
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $425M to $671M
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $170M to $54.0M
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • RAUM · $595M to $725M
      Mar 24, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Accounts · 325 to 340
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • HNW clients · 190 to 100
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • Individual clients · 135 to 240
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 8
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $535M to $595M
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $485M to $425M
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $50.0M to $170M
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • RAUM · $535M to $595M
      Nov 3, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • HQ city · CHARLOTTE to unset
      Jun 29, 2020 to Nov 2, 2020
    Signals
    11 dated events
    • Lorraine R Tomlin left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Corey Alan Meyer left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Rebecca Lynn Hoover left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sandra Bradley Carlson left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniele Marie Donahoe left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Michael Elliott Van Ness left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniel Mcclain Hudspeth left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Dec 13, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Mcshane Partners's advisors moved to Waverly Advisors, LLC (Charlotte, NC): 7 of 7 registered, within 6 days
      Dec 13, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Ryan Michael Vaudrin left Mcshane Partners for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-05-03)
      Aug 12, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jonathan Michael Morgan left Mcshane Partners for Holderness Investments Co (registered 2024-02-23)
      Feb 21, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Appleton Cosby Mary Rinehart (Owner/Chairman) no longer on Schedule A of Mcshane Partners (listed 2018-08-07, absent 2019-03-29)
      Mar 29, 2019 · 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