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SEC-registered adviser

M••• S•••• L••

Other adviserNew York, New YorkCRD 110590SEC 801-8663websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 27, 2012 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 1, 1972
RAUM
$2.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
18%
$370M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$2.1B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
19
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.1B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 27, 2012$2.5B then
HNW client RAUM$370M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$182M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)19 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 201349 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 27, 20122 then
RAUM -4.9% over the last fiscal year-14% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$2.1BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$8.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$24.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
54%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
19.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-4.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$151M, 2 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.0B51%
  • High-net-worth individuals$370M18%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$243M12%
  • Corporations and businesses$179M8.8%
  • Charitable organizations$79.8M3.9%
  • Other investment advisers$75.3M3.7%
  • Investment companies$54.5M2.7%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
44reported
Pension plan clients
20reported
Charitable clients
4reported
Accounts
83reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$151M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.18 fund_share=0.18 institutional_share=0.54 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=4.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
R••••• S••••• L••••••New York, NyJun 11, 200442 y0
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      3 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • F•••••••• S••• H••••• · Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 10/2018 · owns less than 5%
      • L••• B•••• · Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 08/2006 · owns less than 5%
      • S•••• A•• · President, Senior Portfolio Manager (Equities)control
        since 01/2018 · owns 50% to 75%
      • S•••• M•••••• D•••••• · Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Director, Managing Membercontrol
        since 03/1972 · owns less than 5%
      • S•••• M•••••• D•••••• · Ownercontrol
        since 11/2023 · owns 75% or more of M••• S••• F••••••••• I•••
      Entity owners
      • M••• S••• F••••••••• I••• · Member
        direct · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list M••• S•••• L•• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 61 to 83
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 5 to 4
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Charity clients · 8 to 4
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • HNW clients · 18 to 44
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 21 to 20
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 3
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $378M to $151M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Employees · 18 to 19
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Private funds · 1 to 2
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $2.1B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $259M to $370M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $1.1B to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $378M to $243M
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • RAUM · $2.2B to $2.1B
        Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
      • Accounts · 64 to 61
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 10 to 9
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 8 to 7
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HNW clients · 20 to 18
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $3.3B to $378M
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Employees · 20 to 18
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.5B to $2.2B
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $233M to $259M
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $623M to $1.1B
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.3B to $378M
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $4.5B to $2.2B
        Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Succession · true to false
        Mar 28, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
      • Accounts · 56 to 64
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Business name · M••• S•••• I••• to M••• S•••• L••
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Charity clients · 9 to 8
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW clients · 11 to 20
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $2.3B to $3.3B
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 19 to 20
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Legal name · M••• S•••• I••• to M••• S•••• L••
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Organization form · Corporation to Limited Liability Company
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.3B to $4.5B
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $123M to $233M
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $570M to $623M
        Jan 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      Signals
      8 dated events
      • M••• S•••• L•• reported RAUM $2.2B, down 52% from $4.5B (2025-01-14 to 2025-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • M••• S•••• L•• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
        Mar 28, 2024 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
      • M••• S•••• L•• reported RAUM $4.5B, up 36% from $3.3B (2024-01-12 to 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • M••• S•••• L•• reported RAUM $3.2B, up 105% from $1.5B (2021-11-08 to 2022-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • M••• S•••• L•• reported RAUM $1.3B, up 32% from $1.0B (2019-03-29 to 2020-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
      • M••• S•••• L•• reported RAUM $1.0B, down 46% from $1.9B (2018-03-30 to 2019-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
      • Matthew Philip Sivin (Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director, Director) no longer on Schedule A of M••• S•••• L•• (listed 2018-03-30, absent 2019-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Harris Sam Friedman (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of M••• S•••• L••
        Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      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
      MDS•••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      212-730-2000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
      Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $2.1Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026