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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

Capital Investment Services, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserWest Chester, PennsylvaniaCRD 120357SEC 801-61135IAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2019
First filing on the tape Mar 13, 2012 · 13 filings
RAUM
$133M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$133M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$133M as of Feb 11, 2019
Mar 13, 2012$93.0M then
HNW client RAUM$104M as of Feb 11, 2019
Mar 19, 2018$110M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 11, 2019
Mar 13, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Feb 11, 2019
Mar 7, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +1.9% over the last fiscal year+3.3% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 11, 2019; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$44.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
12derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$10.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$967,332derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+1.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-5.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$5.4M, 18 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$104M78%
  • Individuals$29.0M22%
Individual clients
25reported
HNW clients
10reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
137reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$5.4M for 18 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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
Left, latest
Joined, latest
none on the tape
    Every departureEvery arrival
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Patrick Aaron Guidotti · Secretary; Treasurer (10/2002)control
      since 06/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Martin John Guidotti · Presidentcontrol
      since 06/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Frank Wayne Guidotti · Chief Executive Officer; Chief Compliance Officer (01/2005)control
      since 06/2005 · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 122 to 137
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • BD registered reps · 1 to 3
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • HNW clients · 11 to 10
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • Individual clients · 26 to 25
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $58.2M to $5.4M
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $130M to $133M
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $110M to $104M
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $20.4M to $29.0M
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • RAUM · $130M to $133M
      Mar 19, 2018 to Feb 11, 2019
    • Accounts · 143 to 122
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 11.0
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 26.0
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Assets in custody · unset to 58219474.0
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 1.0
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $116M to $130M
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 109675301.0
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 20356592.0
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • RAUM · $116M to $130M
      Sep 27, 2017 to Mar 19, 2018
    • Accounts · 254 to 143
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 3 to 1
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $120M to $116M
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • RAUM · $120M to $116M
      Mar 19, 2016 to Mar 9, 2017
    • Accounts · 266 to 254
      Mar 6, 2015 to Mar 19, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $103M to $120M
      Mar 6, 2015 to Mar 19, 2016
    • RAUM · $103M to $120M
      Mar 6, 2015 to Mar 19, 2016
    • Accounts · 328 to 266
      Oct 15, 2014 to Mar 6, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $103M
      Oct 15, 2014 to Mar 6, 2015
    • RAUM · $105M to $103M
      Oct 15, 2014 to Mar 6, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $96.1M to $105M
      Apr 1, 2014 to Oct 15, 2014
    • RAUM · $96.1M to $105M
      Apr 1, 2014 to Oct 15, 2014
    • Accounts · 369 to 328
      Oct 4, 2013 to Feb 12, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $93.1M to $96.1M
      Oct 4, 2013 to Feb 12, 2014
    • RAUM · $93.1M to $96.1M
      Oct 4, 2013 to Feb 12, 2014
    • Accounts · 317 to 369
      Mar 13, 2012 to Mar 7, 2013
    • Advisory employees · unset to 3.0
      Mar 13, 2012 to Mar 7, 2013
    • BD registered reps · unset to 3.0
      Mar 13, 2012 to Mar 7, 2013
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
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