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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Pinnacle Advisors LLC

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)East Syracuse, New YorkCRD 107275SEC 801-53493websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 29, 2012 · 21 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 19, 1996
RAUM
$433,140
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
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
21 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$433,140 as of Mar 26, 2026
Feb 29, 2012$2.4M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 26, 2026
Feb 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 25, 20132 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -8.9% over the last fiscal year-6.5% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$216,570derivedRAUM 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
$433,140derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-8.9%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 vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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)
  • 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$433,140100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Frank Robert Cuculich · Presidentcontrol
        since 02/2012 · owns 25% to 50%
      • B Gregory Cuvelier · Membercontrol
        since 12/1998 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Anthony Gregg Kidd · Membercontrol
        since 10/1996 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Duell Richard Jr. Lanning · Membercontrol
        since 10/1996 · owns 5% to 10%
      • James Luke Lonergan · Membercontrol
        since 10/1996 · owns 10% to 25%
      • Ryan Benjamin Quilty · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 06/2013 · owns 10% to 25%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list Pinnacle Advisors LLC as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Discretionary RAUM · $475,478 to $433,140
        Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $475,478 to $433,140
        Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • RAUM · $475,478 to $433,140
        Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Mar 28, 2025 to Aug 7, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $460,642 to $475,478
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $460,642 to $475,478
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $460,642 to $475,478
        Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $529,368 to $460,642
        Jun 1, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $529,368 to $460,642
        Jun 1, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $529,368 to $460,642
        Jun 1, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $516,573 to $529,368
        Feb 24, 2022 to Mar 12, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $516,573 to $529,368
        Feb 24, 2022 to Mar 12, 2023
      • RAUM · $516,573 to $529,368
        Feb 24, 2022 to Mar 12, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 1.0
        Aug 9, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $589,017 to $516,573
        Aug 9, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 516573.0
        Aug 9, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
      • RAUM · $589,017 to $516,573
        Aug 9, 2021 to Feb 24, 2022
      • HQ city · SYRACUSE to EAST SYRACUSE
        Mar 16, 2021 to Aug 9, 2021
      • RAUM · $188,440 to $589,017
        Mar 12, 2021 to Mar 16, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 1.0 to unset
        Mar 12, 2021 to Mar 16, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $188,440 to $589,017
        Mar 12, 2021 to Mar 16, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · 188440.0 to unset
        Mar 12, 2021 to Mar 16, 2021
      • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 12, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 1.0
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 12, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6M to $188,440
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 12, 2021
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 188440.0
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 12, 2021
      • RAUM · $1.6M to $188,440
        Mar 10, 2020 to Mar 12, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.1M to $1.6M
        Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • RAUM · $2.1M to $1.6M
        Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8M to $2.1M
        Feb 27, 2018 to Feb 21, 2019
      • RAUM · $1.8M to $2.1M
        Feb 27, 2018 to Feb 21, 2019
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
        Jan 25, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 2
        Jan 25, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018
      • Other offices · unset to 0.0
        Jan 25, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.7M to $1.8M
        Jan 25, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018
      • RAUM · $1.7M to $1.8M
        Jan 25, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.7M to $1.7M
        Feb 12, 2016 to Jan 25, 2017
      • RAUM · $1.7M to $1.7M
        Feb 12, 2016 to Jan 25, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.9M to $1.7M
        Dec 15, 2015 to Feb 12, 2016
      • RAUM · $1.9M to $1.7M
        Dec 15, 2015 to Feb 12, 2016
      Signals
      No event on the tape.
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      nysafunds.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      315.251.1101reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 2026
      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
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda 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