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SEC-registered adviser

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Independent wealth managerGrosse Pointe Farms, MichiganCRD 121841SEC 801-63581websiteIAPD
Legal name D•••••••• C•••••••••
Latest filing Feb 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 15, 2012 · 24 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 29, 2004
RAUM
$208M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
73%
$151M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$69.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
24 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$208M as of Feb 20, 2026
Mar 15, 2012$113M then
HNW client RAUM$121M as of Feb 20, 2026
Mar 14, 2018$91.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 20, 2026
Mar 15, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Feb 20, 2026
Mar 12, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.6% over the last fiscal year+9.2% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 20, 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
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$69.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
45derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$624,588derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
27%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-3.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$121M58%
  • Insurance companies$55.5M27%
  • Individuals$30.2M15%
  • Charitable organizations$1.4M0.7%
Individual clients
107reported
HNW clients
27reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
333reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.73 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.27 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
R••••• S•••••• R•••••Certified Financial PlannerGrosse Pointe Farms, MiJan 7, 200923 y0
S••••• A••••••• S•••••••••Certified Financial PlannerGrosse Pointe Farms, MiMay 21, 201019 y0
A•••••••• G••••••Grosse Points Farms, MiJul 2, 201030 y0
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • G•••••• E•••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
      • R•••••• R•••••• S•••••• · Ownercontrol
        since 11/2002 · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Grosse Pointe Farms, Mi · principal200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 339 to 333
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • HNW clients · 28 to 27
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • Individual clients · 111 to 107
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • Employees · 7 to 6
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $195M to $208M
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $113M to $121M
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $28.3M to $30.2M
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • RAUM · $195M to $208M
        May 16, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
      • Business name · D•••••••• W••••• P••••••• to DWP
        Mar 9, 2025 to May 16, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
        Mar 9, 2025 to May 16, 2025
      • Accounts · 332 to 339
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • Charity clients · 3 to 1
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • HNW clients · 29 to 28
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • Individual clients · 107 to 111
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $169M to $195M
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $91.8M to $113M
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $21.9M to $28.3M
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • RAUM · $169M to $195M
        Feb 23, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
      • Accounts · 324 to 332
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • Charity clients · unset to 3.0
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • HNW clients · 28 to 29
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • Individual clients · 120 to 107
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $160M to $169M
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $89.6M to $91.8M
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $22.4M to $21.9M
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • RAUM · $160M to $169M
        Feb 8, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024
      • Accounts · 296 to 324
        Sep 20, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023
      • Individual clients · 112 to 120
        Sep 20, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $172M to $160M
        Sep 20, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $88.8M to $89.6M
        Sep 20, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $22.2M to $22.4M
        Sep 20, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023
      • RAUM · $172M to $160M
        Sep 20, 2022 to Feb 8, 2023
      • Business name · D•••••••• W••••• M••••••••• to D•••••••• W••••• P•••••••
        Aug 8, 2022 to Sep 20, 2022
      • Accounts · 295 to 296
        Nov 9, 2021 to Feb 23, 2022
      • HNW clients · 30 to 28
        Nov 9, 2021 to Feb 23, 2022
      • Individual clients · 115 to 112
        Nov 9, 2021 to Feb 23, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $175M to $172M
        Nov 9, 2021 to Feb 23, 2022
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Joseph Don Deseranno (Owner/President) no longer on Schedule A of Dwp (listed 2022-08-08, absent 2022-09-20)
        Sep 20, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      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 email
      i•••@d••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Business phone
      313-885-0114reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      D••••••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      313-885-0114reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 20, 2026
      Contact form
      d••••••••.comreportedpublished 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
      $69.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026