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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

Vanderbilt Advisory Services

Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerWoodbury, New YorkCRD 116537SEC 801-77166websiteIAPD
Legal name Pfg Investments, LLC
Latest filing Feb 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 13, 2012 · 90 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 23, 2012
RAUM
$2.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
92%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$2.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
166
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$12.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
161
144 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
43
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
90 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.1B as of Feb 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2013$33.8M then
HNW client RAUM$939M as of Feb 27, 2026
Nov 28, 2017$60.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)144 as of Feb 27, 2026
Mar 27, 20136 then
Employees (5.A)161 as of Feb 27, 2026
Mar 27, 201332 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +30% over the last fiscal year+30% a year over threeIARs 132 to 144
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
RAUM per advisor
$12.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
37derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$326,379derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
92%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.8derived44 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+30%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+9.1%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-3.7%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
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$1.1B52%
  • High-net-worth individuals$939M44%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$62.2M2.9%
  • Corporations and businesses$20.0M0.9%
  • Charitable organizations$1.7M0.1%
Individual clients
5,804reported
HNW clients
395reported
Pension plan clients
243reported
Charitable clients
8reported
Accounts
6,470reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=131.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
158 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jennefer L WalshCertified Financial PlannerWoodbury, Ny May 31, 200823 y1
Stephen Alfred DistanteWoodbury, NyAug 19, 201034 y0
Jeffrey Bill BakerCertified Financial PlannerWoodbury, Ny Jul 11, 201141 y1
Valentina SolomitaWoodbury, Ny Aug 26, 201335 y2
Philip Michael SchollerDublin, Oh Sep 3, 201526 y4
Peter Christopher CookWoodbury, NyOct 30, 201539 y2
John William BrowerLong Island City, Ny May 25, 201637 y0
Gregory John MistovichHudson, MaJul 12, 201645 y2
David Richard LaliberteHudson, MaJul 14, 201627 y0
George Matthew DrakosForest Hills, Ny Aug 29, 201638 y0
Simon Kin Man ChungWoodbury, NySep 1, 201638 y0
Stephen Jay KaufmanFreehold, Nj Sep 22, 201632 y4
Joseph Henry JohnsonWoodbury, NyOct 26, 201642 y0
Michael Edward GormanSummit, Nj Nov 1, 201654 y0
Larry Dale WordenWoodbury, Ny Dec 14, 201621 y3
Michael Damian EvansWoodbury, Ny May 30, 201732 y1
Michael Swift SmithNewmarket, NhJul 5, 201727 y1
Theresa TimmermanNorth Reading, MaJul 5, 201720 y3
Stuart Taylor ValentineFairfield, IaJul 6, 201726 y1
Todd Manning WalkerWells, Vt Jul 10, 201726 y1
Jina Amelia Rachel Penn-TracyMinneapolis, MnJul 10, 201716 y1
Hunter Davidson BrownlieNewmarket, NhJul 26, 201733 y1
Mehul Mahendra ThakkerWoodbury, Ny Jul 27, 201725 y1
Thomas Francis RayPetaluma, CaAug 11, 201721 y2
Max Jacob MintzWoodbury, Ny Aug 29, 201710 y1
Craig Robert WalkerMontpelier, Vt Jan 4, 201810 y0
Sam KodariWoodbury, Ny Jan 5, 201838 y2
David Steven LitrasWoodbury, Ny Jul 13, 201828 y3
Chris Alfred NelsonYardley, Pa Sep 23, 201943 y2
Anya Sophia GageMinneapolis, Mn Oct 24, 201913 y0
Michelle Argero MalacinskiWoodbury, Ny Jan 2, 202018 y3
Thomas Allen JackWoodbury, Ny Jan 3, 202019 y4
Thomas James KachelWoodbury, Ny Jan 7, 202033 y1
Lynn Morris KachelRockville, Va Jan 7, 202027 y0
David Patrick StewartNorwalk, Ct Mar 5, 202024 y3
Theodore Michael HirschFairfield, Ia Mar 18, 202014 y0
Milan K. MadhaniWoodbury, Ny Jun 17, 202025 y1
Daniel Martin-Noboru WardWoodbury, Ny Jul 14, 202011 y2
William T AdamskiWoodbury, Ny Jul 20, 202025 y2
Erik William HaydenWoodbury, Ny Jul 27, 202012 y1
All 158 advisors at Vanderbilt Advisory Services
Advisor movement
4 left, 23 joined in 12 months
net +19 in 12 months1 left in 90 days3 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 2.4% of current headcount11 left over 36 months
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
    • Daniel Jr Antenor · Chief Operations Officercontrol
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Alfred Stephen Distante · Ceocontrol
      since 09/2000 · owns less than 5%
    • Lynn Megan Plapp · Chief Financial Officer Officercontrol
      since 10/2018 · owns less than 5%
    • John Joseph Trifiletti · Presidentcontrol
      since 12/2019 · owns less than 5%
    • Matthew Steven Howe · Director Of Business Development
      since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Denise Michelle Thomas · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • 3dw Holdings Ltd, D/B/A Vfg · Parent Company
      direct · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Vanderbilt Advisory Services as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Woodbury, Ny · principal156262
    Irvine, Ca551
    Rochester, Ny410
    Fairfield, Ia400
    Montpelier, Vt310
    Westport, Ct300
    Jericho, Ny210
    Canandaigua, Ny200
    Metuchen, Nj200
    Minneapolis, Mn200
    New City, Ny220
    Newmarket, Nh200
    Rockville, Va200
    Twisp, Wa200
    Yorba Linda, Ca220
    Elmira, Ny200
    Fayeteville, Ny200
    Frisco, Tx200
    Hudson, Ma200
    Elk Grove, Ca100
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Westport, CT5 employees
    • Rochester, NY4 employees
    • Fayetteville, NY3 employees
    • Calabasas, CA3 employees
    • Totowa, NJ2 employees
    • Lombard, IL2 employees
    • North Reading, MA2 employees
    • Portland, OR2 employees
    • Long Island City, NY2 employees
    • Metuchen, NJ2 employees
    • Minneapolis, MN2 employees
    • Rockville, VA2 employees
    • Tierra Verde, FL1 employees
    • Elk Grove, CA1 employees
    • Twisp, WA1 employees
    • Dublin, OH1 employees
    • Freehold, NJ1 employees
    • Arvada, CO1 employees
    • San Jose, CA1 employees
    • Fruitland Park, FL1 employees
    • Henderson, NV1 employees
    • Yardley, PA1 employees
    • Westminster, MD1 employees
    • Elmira, NY1 employees
    • Carle Place, NY1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 6,469 to 6,470
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 124 to 144
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 132 to 131
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Charity clients · 5 to 8
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 24 to 20
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 282 to 395
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 6,155 to 5,804
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 243.0
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Employees · 132 to 161
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 5
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 132 to 144
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.9B
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $655M to $939M
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $948M to $1.1B
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.2M to $176M
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $380,556 to $62.2M
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.6B to $2.1B
      Aug 13, 2025 to Nov 28, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
      May 15, 2025 to Jul 11, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 101 to 132
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Charity clients · 4 to 5
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 19 to 24
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Accounts · 5,069 to 6,469
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 107 to 124
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • HNW clients · 171 to 282
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Individual clients · 4,871 to 6,155
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 2.0 to unset
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Employees · 107 to 132
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 93 to 132
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Other offices · 25 to 43
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.6B
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $365M to $655M
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $725M to $948M
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $55.2M to $7.2M
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $277,805 to $380,556
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.6B
      Jun 11, 2024 to Nov 25, 2024
    • Accounts · 4,329 to 5,069
      Aug 22, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 100 to 107
      Aug 22, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023
    • BD registered reps · 103 to 101
      Aug 22, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023
    • Charity clients · 6 to 4
      Aug 22, 2023 to Nov 24, 2023
    Signals
    49 dated events
    • Christopher Andrew Arellano registered as an investment adviser representative at Vanderbilt Advisory Services
      Sep 16, 2026 · Advisor registered · fact
    • William Paul Fauzio left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2026-08-07)
      Aug 7, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Cetera Investment Advisers LLC (New City, NY) for Vanderbilt Advisory Services within 6 days
      Jul 15, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Timothy Thomas Drake left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Telos Capital Management, Inc. (registered 2026-01-21)
      Jan 15, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Cary Edward Urich left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp (registered 2025-05-01)
      Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Vanderbilt Advisory Services reported RAUM $2.1B, up 30% from $1.6B (2025-08-13 to 2025-11-28)
      Nov 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • 2 advisors left Cetera Investment Advisers LLC (Anaheim, CA) for Vanderbilt Advisory Services within 9 days
      Nov 19, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Tyler Keegan left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2026-04-09)
      Nov 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 4 advisors left Spire Wealth Management, LLC (Mclean, VA) for Vanderbilt Advisory Services on the same day
      Oct 31, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • 3 advisors left Spire Wealth Management, LLC (Irvine, CA) for Vanderbilt Advisory Services on the same day
      Oct 31, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Hagop Jack Karadanaian left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Lazari Capital Management, Inc. (registered 2025-08-13)
      Aug 5, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gale Ann Brodie left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Centaurus Financial, Inc. (registered 2025-07-14)
      Jul 11, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sean Hantes left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for The Pitti Group Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2025-05-16)
      May 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • James Richard Sophia left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2026-02-04)
      Mar 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Regina V Frias left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Centaurus Financial, Inc. (registered 2025-05-09)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Vanderbilt Advisory Services reported RAUM $1.6B, up 47% from $1.1B (2024-06-11 to 2024-11-25)
      Nov 25, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
    • Vanderbilt Advisory Services reported 43 offices beyond its principal office, up from 25 (2024-06-11 to 2024-11-25)
      Nov 25, 2024 · Office count change · derived
    • Vanderbilt Advisory Services reported 132 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 93 (2024-06-11 to 2024-11-25)
      Nov 25, 2024 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    • Daniel J Nelson left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Park Avenue Securities Llc (registered 2024-09-16)
      Sep 13, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 3 advisors left Cadaret Grant & CO Inc (Syracuse, NY) for Vanderbilt Advisory Services on the same day
      Aug 2, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Thomas John Lorenz left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Webull Advisors Llc (registered 2026-03-12)
      Jul 24, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (Indianapolis, IN) for Vanderbilt Advisory Services within 4 days
      Jul 18, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Vanderbilt Advisory Services reported 25 offices beyond its principal office, up from 19 (2023-08-22 to 2023-11-24)
      Nov 24, 2023 · Office count change · derived
    • Albert Bruce Moore left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Supreme Alliance Llc (registered 2026-02-19)
      Aug 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Douglas P Geraghty left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Flagstar Securities, Inc. (registered 2025-01-07)
      Aug 1, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • P Douglas Geraghty (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Vanderbilt Advisory Services (listed 2023-05-12, absent 2023-08-01)
      Aug 1, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Thomas Wayne Meissner left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Blackridge Asset Management, Llc (registered 2023-07-07)
      Jul 7, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Christopher Daniel Corritore left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2023-06-15)
      Jun 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Stephen E Trask left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Ip Financial Advisory Services Llc (registered 2023-01-24)
      Jan 9, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniel James Prentice left Vanderbilt Advisory Services for Tlg Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-12-20)
      Dec 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · 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
    vanderbiltfg.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    631-845-5100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 27, 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
    Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $12.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026