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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

Delta Financial Group, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserBasking Ridge, New JerseyCRD 107399SEC 801-38772websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 11, 2024
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 24 filings
SEC status approved since May 9, 1991
RAUM
$1.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
94%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$1.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
24 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.2B as of Mar 11, 2024
Mar 28, 2012$221M then
HNW client RAUM$917M as of Mar 11, 2024
Mar 23, 2018$356M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 11, 2024
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Mar 11, 2024
Mar 27, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+9.5% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 11, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$299MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
269derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$367,752derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
94%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+34%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$76.1M, 64 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$917M77%
  • Individuals$254M21%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$24.0M2.0%
  • Corporations and businesses$2.4M0.2%
  • Charitable organizations$815,2800.1%
Individual clients
752reported
HNW clients
322reported
Pension plan clients
12reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
3,256reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$76.1M for 64 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
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Francis Sean Donovan · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 09/2004 · owns 50% to 75%
    • John Joseph Macellara · Vice-Presidentcontrol
      since 04/1991 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Basking Ridge, Nj · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 3,051 to 3,256
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Corporate clients · unset to 5.0
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • HNW clients · 374 to 322
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Individual clients · 428 to 752
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 12.0
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $83.4M to $76.1M
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 251-500
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $934M to $1.1B
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $762M to $917M
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $234M to $254M
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $62.0M to $72.4M
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 23970972.0
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • RAUM · $996M to $1.2B
      Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Accounts · 3,088 to 3,051
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Charity clients · 1 to 2
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • HNW clients · 424 to 374
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Individual clients · 341 to 428
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $48.4M to $83.4M
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $934M
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $379M to $762M
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $697M to $234M
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $60.9M to $62.0M
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $996M
      Mar 22, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
    • Accounts · 3,136 to 3,088
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • HNW clients · 386 to 424
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Individual clients · 319 to 341
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $37.8M to $48.4M
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Employees · 9 to 10
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $855M to $1.0B
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $214M to $379M
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $697M to $697M
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $56.5M to $60.9M
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • RAUM · $911M to $1.1B
      Nov 10, 2021 to Mar 22, 2022
    • Accounts · 2,837 to 3,136
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    • HNW clients · 338 to 386
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    • Individual clients · 308 to 319
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $60.0M to $37.8M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $680M to $855M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $463M to $214M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 25, 2021
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Delta Financial Group, Inc. no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-03-06, RAUM $1.2B)
      May 2, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Joseph Dennis Marrocco left Delta Financial Group, Inc. for Cw Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-04-11)
      Mar 27, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Wayne W Howell left Delta Financial Group, Inc. for Cw Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-03-24)
      Mar 27, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Joseph John Macellara left Delta Financial Group, Inc. for Cw Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-03-24)
      Mar 27, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sean Francis Donovan left Delta Financial Group, Inc. for Cw Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-03-28)
      Mar 27, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Delta Financial Group, Inc.'s advisors moved to CW Advisors, LLC (Basking Ridge, NJ): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
      Mar 27, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Delta Financial Group, Inc. reported RAUM $614.3M, up 32% from $467.0M (2017-12-06 to 2018-03-23)
      Mar 23, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
    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