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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

Fmf&E Wealth Management, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserSyracuse, New YorkCRD 125721SEC 801-66983IAPD
Latest filing Jun 14, 2024
First filing on the tape Mar 2, 2012 · 21 filings
RAUM
$358M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
88%
$315M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
21 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$358M as of Mar 13, 2024
Mar 2, 2012$87.7M then
HNW client RAUM$257M as of Mar 13, 2024
Mar 9, 2018$179M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 13, 2024
Mar 2, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Mar 13, 2024
Mar 7, 20132 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+8.4% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 14, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$119MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
95derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$516,822derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
10%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+0.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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$257M72%
  • Individuals$57.8M16%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$31.1M8.7%
  • Corporations and businesses$5.9M1.7%
  • Charitable organizations$5.7M1.6%
Individual clients
203reported
HNW clients
82reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
692reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
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
    • Hovey Christopher Gardner · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 12/2007 · owns less than 5%
    • Hovey Christopher Gardner · Membercontrol
      since 04/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC
    • Alfred Sears · Trusteecontrol
      since 04/2013 · owns F of Alfred Sears Revocable Trust
    Entity owners
    • Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC · Owner
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Alfred Sears Revocable Trust · Owner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, P.C.
      insurancey
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Syracuse, Ny · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 674 to 692
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 3 to 4
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • HNW clients · 84 to 82
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Individual clients · 199 to 203
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 4 to 3
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Employees · 4 to 3
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $316M to $357M
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $230M to $257M
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $47.1M to $57.8M
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $337,346 to $360,013
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $30.2M to $31.1M
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • RAUM · $317M to $358M
      Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
    • Accounts · 646 to 674
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Corporate clients · 2 to 3
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Individual clients · 237 to 199
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 1 to 4
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $340M to $316M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $256M to $230M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $75.4M to $47.1M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $397,004 to $337,346
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $410,987 to $30.2M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • RAUM · $341M to $317M
      Mar 17, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
    • Accounts · 628 to 646
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 2
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • HNW clients · 86 to 84
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Individual clients · 236 to 237
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $280M to $340M
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $204M to $256M
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $51.5M to $75.4M
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $351,288 to $397,004
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $19.0M to $410,987
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • RAUM · $281M to $341M
      Mar 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
    • Accounts · 586 to 628
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    • HNW clients · 84 to 86
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    • Individual clients · 217 to 236
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 1
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $262M to $280M
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $184M to $204M
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $54.0M to $51.5M
      Jun 15, 2020 to Mar 7, 2021
    Signals
    6 dated events
    • April Marie Mueller left Fmf&E Wealth Management, Llc for Parkwoods Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2024-09-27)
      Sep 27, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jeffrey Michael Campbell left Fmf&E Wealth Management, Llc for Parkwoods Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2024-09-27)
      Sep 27, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Christopher Hovey Gardner left Fmf&E Wealth Management, Llc for Parkwoods Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2024-09-27)
      Sep 27, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Fmf&E Wealth Management, LLC's advisors moved to Parkwoods Wealth Partners, LLC (Syracuse, NY): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
      Sep 27, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Alfred Sears (Trustee) appeared on Schedule A of Fmf&E Wealth Management, Llc
      Jun 14, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Edwin Robert Macleod (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Fmf&E Wealth Management, Llc (listed 2024-03-13, absent 2024-06-14)
      Jun 14, 2024 · 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.
    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