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Former SEC-registered adviser

Etfidea, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserSyracuse, New YorkCRD 121188SEC 801-69316IAPD
Latest filing Mar 29, 2024
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 16 filings
RAUM
$393M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$373M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$393M as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 26, 2012$50.4M then
HNW client RAUM$175M as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 26, 2018$157M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 26, 20136 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 29, 2024
Mar 26, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal year+4.1% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 29, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$65.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
40derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$35.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.5MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-6.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$387MreportedItem 5.I
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$198M50%
  • High-net-worth individuals$175M45%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$14.1M3.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$6.1M1.6%
Individual clients
234reported
HNW clients
5reported
Pension plan clients
22reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
267reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
$387M sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
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
  • George Michael Davirro · Membercontrol
    since 11/2015 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Thomas William Kriesel · Chief Compliance Officer - Managing Membercontrol
    since 06/2002 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Bowers And Company, Cpas, Pllc
    insurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Syracuse, Ny · principal000
Manlius, Ny000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 268 to 267
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 5 to 6
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 251 to 234
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 7 to 22
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $318M to $392M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $149M to $175M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $160M to $198M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $965,738 to $1.2M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $5.5M to $14.1M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $319M to $393M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $319M to $387M
    Aug 21, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 277 to 268
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • HNW clients · 42 to 5
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Individual clients · 220 to 251
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 10 to 7
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $334M to $318M
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $234M to $149M
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $85.7M to $160M
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.3M to $965,738
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $11.8M to $5.5M
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • RAUM · $336M to $319M
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $334M to $319M
    Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 9, 2023
  • Accounts · 561 to 277
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • BD registered reps · 5 to 6
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Corporate clients · 6 to 5
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • HNW clients · 250 to 42
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Individual clients · 280 to 220
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Pension plan clients · 25 to 10
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Employees · 6 to 7
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 251-500
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $274M to $334M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • HNW RAUM · $258M to $234M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Individual RAUM · $64.4M to $85.7M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $73.7M to $2.3M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Pension RAUM · $21.8M to $11.8M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • RAUM · $348M to $336M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $269M to $334M
    Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2022
Signals
8 dated events
  • Katelyn M Kriesel left Etfidea, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-09-30)
    Nov 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael George Davirro left Etfidea, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-09-30)
    Nov 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Laurie Jean Podvin left Etfidea, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-10-31)
    Nov 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • William Thomas Kriesel left Etfidea, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-09-30)
    Nov 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • George Clayton Nardone left Etfidea, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-09-30)
    Nov 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kevin Anthony Visconti left Etfidea, Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-09-30)
    Nov 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Etfidea, LLC's advisors moved to Commonwealth Financial Network (Syracuse, NY): 6 of 6 registered, on the same day
    Nov 5, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • 3 advisors left Cadaret Grant & CO Inc (Syracuse, NY) for Etfidea, LLC on the same day
    Oct 2, 2024 · 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.
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
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026