DFX Intelligence

RIA Intelligence

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

Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc.

Independent wealth managerReston, VirginiaCRD 116763SEC 801-66477website IAPD

Latest filing Jun 15, 2026

First filing on the tape Apr 2, 2012 · 98 filings

SEC status approved since May 1, 2006

RAUM

$1.4B

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

84%

of RAUM

Private clients

85%

$1.2B individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$77.7M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

11 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

98 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$1.4B as of Jun 15, 2026

Apr 2, 2012$144M then

HNW client RAUM$871M as of Jun 15, 2026

Mar 19, 2018$298M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)11 as of Jun 15, 2026

Apr 2, 20120 then

Employees (5.A)11 as of Jun 15, 2026

Apr 19, 20139 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 12 to 11

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Jun 15, 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
Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients

RAUM per advisor: $77.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 144derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $1.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $306,316derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 84%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 15%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 0.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 2.6derived7 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: -8.3%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +10%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients: 2,500reportedItem 5.H
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)
compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

High-net-worth individuals$871M62%
Individuals$316M23%
Pension and profit-sharing plans$212M15%

Individual clients: 2,033reported
HNW clients: 551reported
Pension plan clients: 35reported
Charitable clients: 0reported
Accounts: 4,566reported
Financial planning clients: 2,500reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: noreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.85 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.15 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

18 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
James Michael GambacciniCertified Financial Planner	Reston, Va	Sep 26, 2003	23 y	1
Jonathan Neil Browning	Reston, Va	Mar 21, 2017	31 y	2
Margaret Maria Swinney	Reston, Va	Mar 22, 2017	28 y	2
John Ryan ForbrichCertified Financial Planner	Manassas, Va	Mar 22, 2017	23 y	1
Ronald Gordon Whitley	Alexandria, Va	Nov 30, 2017	31 y	0
Steven Franklin Brandt	Alexandria, Va	Dec 8, 2017	33 y	1
Donald Franklin Heishman	Harrisonburg, Va	Jun 6, 2018	17 y	0
Shannon Dale Ware	Harrisonburg, Va	Jun 6, 2018	19 y	2
Mark Douglas Herman	Alexandria, Va	Mar 19, 2019	27 y	2
Sean M Tyll	Reston, Va	Aug 26, 2019	12 y	1
Justin Michael Souder	Reston, Va	Jan 26, 2021	11 y	0
Nathan Henry Gertler	Reston, Va	Mar 26, 2021	10 y	0
Donald Louis Unger	Henrico, Va	Jun 9, 2021	45 y	1
Jonathan Dean Cox	Reston, Va	Aug 12, 2021	15 y	0
Vincent Jonathan BarrettCertified Financial Planner	Bethesda, Md	Jan 11, 2023	13 y	1
Alex J D'Attilio	Reston, Va	Jun 2, 2025	10 y	0
Michael Peter Wakeham	Reston, Va	Dec 10, 2025	10 y	0
Kerby Russell Baden	Reston, Va	Jan 1, 2026	12 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 headcount6 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Wayne Albert Pampaloni to Sax Wealth Advisors, LLC
Jan 31, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Andrew Nathan Casteel to Covenant Wealth Advisors
Jan 31, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Anthony Mark Castaldi to Concentric
May 1, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Daniel Wade Williams to Quincy Wells Advisors, LLC
Jan 19, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Matthew Patrick Brennan to Covenant Wealth Advisors
Dec 21, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Adam Kenneth Smith to Covenant Wealth Advisors
Dec 21, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Assaf Meir Pinchas to Allegiance Financial Group
Oct 7, 2021 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Shawn Michael Williamson to Allegiance Financial Group
Oct 7, 2021 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Charles Richard Cooke to Allegiance Financial Group
Oct 7, 2021 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Haley Lynn Ellis to Allegiance Financial Group
Oct 7, 2021 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Peter John Earle Grose to Bay Colony Advisors
Jul 7, 2021 · RIA to RIA
Matthew Dunlap Vaughan to Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC
Sep 22, 2020 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
David Lyness to Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors
Jul 28, 2020 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Katharine Frances Schelhorn to Wealthspire Advisors
May 21, 2020 · RIA to RIA
Aaron Wayne Clarke to Halpern Financial, Inc.
Oct 15, 2018 · RIA to RIA

Joined, latest

Vincent Jonathan Barrett from Euclid Investment Advisory, LLC
Jan 11, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Donald Louis Unger from Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Jun 9, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
David Lyness from Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.
Oct 25, 2019 · Other
Sean M Tyll from Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.
Aug 26, 2019 · Other
Mark Douglas Herman from Mutual Advisors, LLC
Mar 19, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Haley Lynn Ellis from The Strategic Financial Alliance
Jan 2, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Andrew Nathan Casteel from Ws Wealth Management, LLC
Aug 1, 2018 · Other
Shannon Dale Ware from Triad Advisors, LLC
Jun 6, 2018 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Steven Franklin Brandt from LPL Financial LLC
Dec 8, 2017 · RIA to RIA
John Ryan Forbrich from Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Mar 22, 2017 · Other
Margaret Maria Swinney from Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Mar 22, 2017 · Other
Jonathan Neil Browning from Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Mar 21, 2017 · Other
Wayne Albert Pampaloni from LPL Financial LLC
Aug 18, 2016 · Other
Charles Richard Cooke from Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Nov 4, 2015 · Other
Matthew Dunlap Vaughan from Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Nov 4, 2015 · Other

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

2 left for Covenant Wealth Advisors
Dec 21, 2023 · Reston, Va
4 left for Allegiance Financial Group
Oct 7, 2021 · Reston, Va

2 joined from Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.
Mar 20, 2017 · Manassas, Va
2 joined from Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
Nov 4, 2015 · Wilmington, Nc

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

Michael James Gambaccini · Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Presidentcontrol
since 01/2012 · owns 75% or more

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

Acorn Capital, Inc
y
Acorn Properties, Inc
pooled vehicle sponsory
Acorn Tax Planning, Inc
insurancey
Thomas Barrett, Inc.
LP sponsory

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined
Reston, Va · principal	13	2
Alexandria, Va	3	0
Harrisonburg, Va	2	0
Manassas, Va	2	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

Alexandria, VA3 employees
Manassas, VA2 employees
Harrisonburg, VA2 employees
Henrico, VA2 employees
Bethesda, MD1 employees
, 1 employees
Needham, MA1 employees

ADV anomalies

5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

wealth to institutional shiftCombination · filing Apr 27, 2026
private-client share fell 15 points or more while institutional share rose 15 points or more. RAUM $1,234,541,815 to $1,398,636,857, advisors 12 to 11, private clients 2348 to 2584, offices 6 to 6 (2025-04-29 to 2026-04-27)
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 27, 2026
private-client share of RAUM moved from 100.0% to 85.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-29 and 2026-04-27
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
employee count dropChange between filings · filing Apr 27, 2026
employees (Item 5.A) moved from 21.0 to 11.0 (-48.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-29 and 2026-04-27; the peer median change was +4.0% (1050 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,050) · 0.3% percentile
HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 27, 2026
HNW share of RAUM moved from 42.0% to 62.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-29 and 2026-04-27
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 27, 2026
institutional share of RAUM moved from 0.0% to 15.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-29 and 2026-04-27
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Succession · true to false
May 28, 2026 to Jun 15, 2026
Succession · false to true
Apr 27, 2026 to May 28, 2026
Accounts · 5,179 to 4,566
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
HNW clients · 433 to 551
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Individual clients · 1,915 to 2,033
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Pension plan clients · 4 to 35
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
HNW RAUM · $518M to $871M
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Individual RAUM · $715M to $316M
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Non-discretionary RAUM · $108M to $221M
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Pension RAUM · $1.5M to $212M
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4B
Dec 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Advisory employees · 17 to 11
Jun 12, 2025 to Dec 17, 2025
Employees · 35 to 11
Jun 12, 2025 to Dec 17, 2025
State-registered IARs · 17 to 11
Jun 12, 2025 to Dec 17, 2025
Advisory employees · 12 to 17
Apr 29, 2025 to Jun 12, 2025
Employees · 21 to 35
Apr 29, 2025 to Jun 12, 2025
Financial planning clients · More than 500 to More than 500
Apr 29, 2025 to Jun 12, 2025
State-registered IARs · 12 to 17
Apr 29, 2025 to Jun 12, 2025
Accounts · 4,268 to 5,179
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
HNW clients · 417 to 433
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Individual clients · 1,969 to 1,915
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Pension plan clients · 5 to 4
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $980M to $1.1B
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
HNW RAUM · $609M to $518M
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Individual RAUM · $496M to $715M
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Non-discretionary RAUM · $130M to $108M
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Pension RAUM · $5.8M to $1.5M
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 29, 2025
Other offices · 7 to 6
Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 6, 2025
Advisory employees · 14 to 12
May 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
Employees · 23 to 21
May 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
State-registered IARs · 14 to 12
May 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
Advisory employees · 15 to 14
Apr 17, 2024 to May 1, 2024
Employees · 24 to 23
Apr 17, 2024 to May 1, 2024
State-registered IARs · 15 to 14
Apr 17, 2024 to May 1, 2024
Accounts · 4,249 to 4,268
Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 27, 2024
HNW clients · 268 to 417
Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 27, 2024
Individual clients · 1,329 to 1,969
Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 27, 2024

Signals

8 dated events

Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. reported succeeding to the business of Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. (Form ADV Item 4)
May 28, 2026 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
Wayne Albert Pampaloni left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Sax Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-02-27)
Jan 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Andrew Nathan Casteel left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Covenant Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-01-03)
Jan 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Anthony Mark Castaldi left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Concentric (registered 2024-05-06)
May 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Daniel Wade Williams left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Quincy Wells Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-03-13)
Jan 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Matthew Patrick Brennan left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Covenant Wealth Advisors (registered 2023-12-04)
Dec 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Adam Kenneth Smith left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Covenant Wealth Advisors (registered 2023-12-04)
Dec 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
2 advisors left Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. (Reston, VA) for Covenant Wealth Advisors on the same day
Dec 21, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived

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: 804-412-6114reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone: 804-741-4972reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Website: olddominionira.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: (703) 293-3100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 15, 2026
Contact form: olddominionira.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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: $77.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026