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SEC-registered adviser
B•••• • K••• A••••••••• I••
Latest filing Apr 6, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 25, 2012 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 14, 1998
RAUM
$492M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$492M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$98.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$492M as of Apr 6, 2026
Jan 25, 2012$147M then
HNW client RAUM$386M as of Apr 6, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$171M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Apr 6, 2026
Jan 25, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Apr 6, 2026
Jan 30, 20137 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year+12% a year over three
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 6, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- RAUM per advisor
- $98.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 85derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$386M79%
- Individuals$106M21%
- Individual clients
- 113reported
- HNW clients
- 314reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 427reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E•••• W••••• B•••• | Newtown, Pa | Jan 19, 1995 | 45 y | 0 |
| B•••• D•••• B•••• | Newtown, Pa | Feb 20, 1997 | 32 y | 0 |
| A••••• W•••••• B••••Certified Financial Planner | Newtown, Pa | Jan 6, 2000 | 30 y | 0 |
| J•••• D••••• L•••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Newtown, Pa | Jan 22, 2002 | 28 y | 0 |
| I•• A•••••••• B•••• | Newtown, Pa | Oct 5, 2023 | 13 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- J••••••• W••• K••••• to M•••••• L••••• P•••••• F••••• • S•••• I•••••••••Apr 27, 2018 · RIA to wirehouse
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- B••••• A•••••• W•••••• · Presidentcontrolsince 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
- B••••• B••••• D•••• · Executive Vice Presidentcontrolsince 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
- B••••• E••••• W••••• · Chairmancontrolsince 10/1987 · owns 75% or more
- L•••••• J••••• D••••• · Senior Vice President - Chief Compliance Officersince 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown, Pa · principal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 331 to 427May 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- HNW clients · 267 to 314May 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- Individual clients · 64 to 113May 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 251-500May 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $425M to $492MMay 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $332M to $386MMay 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $93.5M to $106MMay 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- RAUM · $425M to $492MMay 1, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026
- Accounts · 342 to 331Apr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- HNW clients · 257 to 267Apr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- Individual clients · 83 to 64Apr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Apr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $398M to $425MApr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $343M to $332MApr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $55.2M to $93.5MApr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- RAUM · $398M to $425MApr 3, 2024 to May 1, 2025
- Accounts · 392 to 342Apr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- Advisory activities · 3 to 2Apr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- BD registered reps · 3 to 0Apr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- HNW clients · 238 to 257Apr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- Individual clients · 55 to 83Apr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $347M to $398MApr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $308M to $343MApr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $38.9M to $55.2MApr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- Pension RAUM · 0.0 to unsetApr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- RAUM · $347M to $398MApr 10, 2023 to Apr 3, 2024
- Accounts · 424 to 392Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- Advisory employees · 4 to 3Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- BD registered reps · 5 to 3Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- HNW clients · 225 to 238Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- Individual clients · 62 to 55Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- Employees · 7 to 6Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 3Apr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $377M to $347MApr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $301M to $308MApr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $74.8M to $38.9MApr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- RAUM · $377M to $347MApr 13, 2022 to Apr 10, 2023
- Accounts · 387 to 424Jul 16, 2021 to Apr 13, 2022
- BD registered reps · 4 to 5Jul 16, 2021 to Apr 13, 2022
- Individual clients · 162 to 62Jul 16, 2021 to Apr 13, 2022
Signals
1 dated events
- Hearne Jerome Walther (Senior Vice President - Chief Compliance Officer 09/2017) no longer on Schedule A of B•••• • K••• A••••••••• I•• (listed 2019-08-21, absent 2020-07-06)Jul 6, 2020 · 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 215-493-8787reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- B••••-K•••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 215-493-8787reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 6, 2026
- Team page
- b•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $98.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026