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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
Chicago Wealth Management, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 28, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 29 filings
SEC status approved since May 19, 2006
RAUM
$366M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$350M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$73.1M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$366M as of Mar 28, 2026
Mar 26, 2012$91.0M then
HNW client RAUM$299M as of Mar 28, 2026
Mar 14, 2018$88.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 28, 2026
Mar 27, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 28, 2026
Mar 27, 20133 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 27, 2013
Mar 26, 20121 then
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4offices 0 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 28, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $73.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 58derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $352,659derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 4.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.3%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $123M, 122 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$299M82%
- Individuals$50.6M14%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$15.6M4.3%
- Charitable organizations$314,9710.1%
- Individual clients
- 172reported
- HNW clients
- 116reported
- Pension plan clients
- 16reported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 1,037reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $123M for 122 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey George CribbsCertified Financial Planner | Chicago, Il | Jun 28, 1998 | 38 y | 0 |
| Nicholas J. Thompson | Chicago, Il | May 22, 2012 | 19 y | 0 |
| Whitney Harris RibbensCertified Financial Planner | Chicago, Il | Apr 30, 2016 | 16 y | 0 |
| Erica Lynn Gnilka | Chicago, Il | Apr 11, 2024 | 10 y | 0 |
| Jacob Michael Szewczyk | Chicago, Il | Jul 22, 2026 | 10 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
- Carlos Manuel Sera to Sera Capital Management, LLCApr 19, 2016 · Other
- Michael Morse Garrison to Strategic Wealth PartnersNov 19, 2012 · Other
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwm Fund, LPno longer reported | Hedge Fund | $15.7M | 33 | Mar 26, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- George Jeffrey Cribbs · Managing Principalcontrolsince 06/2004 · owns less than 5%
- Harris Whitney Ribbens · Principalcontrolsince 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
- J. Nicholas Thompson · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 01/2014 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Il · principal | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,018 to 1,037Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- HNW clients · 115 to 116Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Individual clients · 161 to 172Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 13 to 16Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Assets in custody · $107M to $123MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Employees · 5 to 6Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $307M to $366MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $252M to $299MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $41.9M to $50.6MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $13.5M to $15.6MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- RAUM · $307M to $366MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 28, 2026
- Other offices · 0 to 4Mar 26, 2025 to Aug 7, 2025
- Accounts · 953 to 1,018Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW clients · 84 to 115Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual clients · 176 to 161Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 15 to 13Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Assets in custody · $87.0M to $107MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 251-500Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $260M to $307MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $189M to $252MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $58.8M to $41.9MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $11.7M to $13.5MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- RAUM · $260M to $307MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Accounts · 935 to 953Apr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- HNW clients · 89 to 84Apr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Individual clients · 166 to 176Apr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 14 to 15Apr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Assets in custody · $74.4M to $87.0MApr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Employees · 4 to 5Apr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25Apr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $237M to $260MApr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $174M to $189MApr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $50.3M to $58.8MApr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $12.7M to $11.7MApr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- RAUM · $237M to $260MApr 14, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Accounts · 871 to 935Dec 12, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- HNW clients · 66 to 89Dec 12, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Individual clients · 182 to 166Dec 12, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
1 dated events
- Harris Whitney Ribbens (Principal) appeared on Schedule A of Chicago Wealth Management, Inc.Mar 29, 2020 · 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
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/CHICAGO-WEALTH-MANAGEMENT-INCreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- CHICAGOWM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 312-376-8350reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 28, 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
- $73.1Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026