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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

Gfp Private Wealth

Former SEC-registered adviserCleveland, OhioCRD 110031SEC 801-56552websiteIAPD
Legal name Gries Financial LLC
Latest filing Aug 14, 2025
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 42 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 16, 1999
RAUM
$1.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
90%
$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
30
18 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
9
beyond the principal office
Private funds
7
reported on Schedule D
History
42 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.3B as of Aug 14, 2025
Mar 29, 2012$485M then
HNW client RAUM$1.1B as of Aug 14, 2025
Mar 30, 2018$513M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)19 as of Aug 14, 2025
Mar 29, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)30 as of Aug 14, 2025
Mar 28, 201314 then
Private funds7 as of Aug 14, 2025
Mar 31, 202010 then
RAUM +11% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 0 to 19offices 1 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 14, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$70.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
36derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$812,974derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
7.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.9derived10 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+0.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, performance-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$95.4M, 45 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)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.1B83%
  • Individuals$104M7.7%
  • Charitable organizations$55.0M4.1%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$47.4M3.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$26.5M2.0%
Individual clients
429reported
HNW clients
264reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
10reported
Accounts
1,658reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$95.4M for 45 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
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
18 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -18 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days24 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    11 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Altalpha Vintage, L.P.Private Equity Fund$12.3M50Jun 27, 2024
    Fieldstone - Sage MillReal Estate Fund$2.0M29Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Gem Vi InvestorsReal Estate Fund$1.2M27Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Gem V InvestorsReal Estate Fund$986,69627Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Phoenix '07 FundReal Estate Fund$468,51231Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Phoenix 2010 FundReal Estate Fund$50,23223Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Phoenix 2011 FundReal Estate Fund$40,83624Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Phoenix 2012 Fundno longer reportedReal Estate Fund$32,05818Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone Gem Investors IVReal Estate Fund$14,84036Oct 11, 2019
    Fieldstone CitymarkReal Estate Fund$016Oct 11, 2019
    Gem III InvestorsReal Estate Fund$018Oct 11, 2019
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Joseph Edward Bell · Chairmancontrol
      since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Ross Kenneth Brodkowitz · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 03/2017 · owns less than 5%
    • Shipotofsky Carina Diamond · Chief Growth Officer / Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Joseph Brian Durkin · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Rich Lauren Fine · Senior Managing Directorcontrol
      since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Joseph Robert Herman · Managing Principalcontrol
      since 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Hamilton Jeffrey Palmer · Executive Director, Integration Strategiescontrol
      since 10/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • Jayant Hemal Gala · Vice President Operations
      since 11/2022 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • T4g Financial Services LLC · Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Delta Dental Plan Of Michigan Inc · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of The 4100 Group, Inc.
    • Delta Dental Plan Of Ohio Inc · Member
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of The 4100 Group, Inc.
    • Renaissance Health Service Corporation · Member
      indirect · owns F of Delta Dental Plan Of Michigan Inc
    • T4g Management LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of T4g Financial Services LLC
    • The 4100 Group, Inc. · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of T4g Management LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Bull Harbor Capital LLC.
      investment advisernRAUM $355M
    • Delta Dental Of Kentucky, Inc
      real estaten
    • Delta Dental Of North Carolina
      real estaten
    • Delta Dental Of Tennessee
      real estaten
    • Delta Dental Plan Of Arkansas, Inc
      real estaten
    • Delta Dental Plan Of Indiana, Inc
      real estaten
    • Delta Dental Plan Of Michigan, Inc
      real estatey
    • Delta Dental Plan Of New Mexico, Inc
      real estaten
    • Delta Dental Plan Of Ohio, Inc
      real estaten
    • Logix Investments LLC
      investment adviseryRAUM $100M
    • Red Cedar Investment Management
      investment advisernRAUM $3.3B
    • Renaissance Life & Health Company Of New York
      real estaten
    • Renaissance Life And Health Insurance Company Of America
      real estaten
    Advisers that list Gfp Private Wealth as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Chagrin Falls, Oh001
    Mamoroneck, Ny001
    Marshfield, Ma001
    Nashville, Tn001
    Park City, Ut000
    Sarasota, Fl001
    Cleveland, Oh · principal0013
    Overland Park, Ks000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Cincinnati, OH3 employees
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
      May 5, 2025 to Jul 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 1,731 to 1,658
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 17 to 18
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Business name · GRIES FINANCIAL PARTNERS to GFP PRIVATE WEALTH
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Charity clients · 14 to 10
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 28 to 21
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 224 to 264
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 466 to 429
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 4 to 3
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.3B
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $990M to $1.1B
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $133M to $104M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $3.3M to $47.4M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.3B
      Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 17
      Jul 2, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 5
      Jul 2, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 19
      Jul 2, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Other offices · 6 to 9
      Jul 2, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Private funds · 8 to 7
      Jul 2, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Business name · GRIES FINANCIAL LLC to GRIES FINANCIAL PARTNERS
      Jun 27, 2024 to Jul 2, 2024
    • Other offices · 1 to 6
      Jun 7, 2024 to Jun 27, 2024
    • Private funds · 7 to 8
      Jun 7, 2024 to Jun 27, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 13 to 10
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 7
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • Employees · 27 to 30
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $938M to $990M
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $126M to $133M
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $3.1M to $3.3M
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      May 10, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
    • Accounts · 1,177 to 1,731
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 11 to 13
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Charity clients · 10 to 14
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 29 to 28
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • HNW clients · 196 to 224
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Individual clients · 261 to 466
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $134M to $95.4M
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Employees · 20 to 27
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
      Mar 7, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
    Signals
    35 dated events
    • Gfp Private Wealth no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2026-05-01, RAUM $1.3B)
      Jun 1, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Robert Joseph Herman left Gfp Private Wealth for Bull Harbor Capital Llc. (registered 2024-07-18)
      Apr 29, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kenneth Ross Brodkowitz left Gfp Private Wealth for Bull Harbor Capital Llc. (registered 2024-07-17)
      Apr 29, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sarah Louise Gries left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-03-26)
      Mar 24, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brent Roger Horvath left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-12)
      Feb 13, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kristian Daniel Jarosz left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Andrej Drazetic left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniel Vincent Beringer left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-02)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Steven Bennett Goode left Gfp Private Wealth for Logix Investments Llc (registered 2024-07-18)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brian Joseph Durkin left Gfp Private Wealth for Logix Investments Llc (registered 2024-07-29)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Edward Joseph Bell left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jacob T Cooke left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Michael Norman Manly left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Glenn J Arons left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-02)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Robert Joseph Samrah left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-02)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • William George Caster left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Dennis Chapman Delphenich left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jennifer Weixiao Condon left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-03)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Carina Shipotofsky Diamond left Gfp Private Wealth for Arax Advisory Partners (registered 2026-02-05)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gfp Private Wealth's advisors moved to Arax Advisory Partners (Cleveland, OH): 12 of 18 registered, within 7 days
      Feb 6, 2026 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Jacob Robert Waldenmeyer left Gfp Private Wealth for Creative Planning (registered 2025-07-02)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Lauren Rich Fine left Gfp Private Wealth for Beatrice Advisors Lp (registered 2025-03-11)
      Jan 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gfp Private Wealth reported 19 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 0 (2024-07-02 to 2024-12-02)
      Dec 2, 2024 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    • Shipotofsky Carina Diamond (Chief Growth Officer / Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Gfp Private Wealth
      Dec 2, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • George William Caster (President) no longer on Schedule A of Gfp Private Wealth (listed 2024-07-02, absent 2024-12-02)
      Dec 2, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Angelo Jerome Leslie left Gfp Private Wealth for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2025-01-27)
      Nov 22, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gfp Private Wealth reported 6 offices beyond its principal office, up from 1 (2024-06-07 to 2024-06-27)
      Jun 27, 2024 · Office count change · derived
    • Joseph Brian Durkin (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Gfp Private Wealth
      May 10, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • George William Caster (President) appeared on Schedule A of Gfp Private Wealth
      Mar 7, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • John Caldwell Guilds left Gfp Private Wealth for Emerson Equity Llc (registered 2023-11-20)
      Mar 6, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    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
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    Real Estate Funds1

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