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Former SEC-registered adviser

W••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserHuntersville, North CarolinaCRD 129613SEC 801-63624IAPD
Latest filing Jun 1, 2020
First filing on the tape Feb 28, 2012 · 35 filings
RAUM
$865M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$789M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$865M as of Mar 3, 2020
Feb 28, 2012$139M then
HNW client RAUM$465M as of Mar 3, 2020
Mar 29, 2018$217M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)13 as of Mar 3, 2020
Mar 22, 20136 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 3, 2020
Mar 22, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +26% over the last fiscal year+29% a year over threeIARs 13 to 12offices 5 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 1, 2020; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$72.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
82derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$348,254derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.4derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+17%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$465M54%
  • Individuals$324M37%
  • Banks and thrifts$37.3M4.3%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$19.2M2.2%
  • Other investment advisers$13.4M1.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$4.8M0.6%
  • Charitable organizations$1.4M0.2%
Individual clients
756reported
HNW clients
233reported
Pension plan clients
16reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
2,484reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $3.4M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
  • K••••• L••••• M•••••• · President, Managercontrol
    since 11/2003 · owns less than 5%
  • K••••• M••• L••• · Chief Compliance Officer, Managercontrol
    since 02/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • K••••• L••••• M•••••• · President And Shareholdercontrol
    since 11/2015 · owns 50% to 75% of W••••••••• H•••••••• I•••
Entity owners
  • W••••••••• H•••••••• I••• · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • San Diego, CA1 employees
  • Stamford, CT1 employees
  • Youngstown, OH1 employees
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 13 to 12
    Mar 3, 2020 to Jun 1, 2020
  • Employees · 13 to 12
    Mar 3, 2020 to Jun 1, 2020
  • State-registered IARs · 13 to 12
    Mar 3, 2020 to Jun 1, 2020
  • Accounts · 2,028 to 2,484
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Advisory employees · 15 to 13
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Corporate clients · 8 to 9
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • HNW clients · 146 to 233
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Individual clients · 674 to 756
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Pension plan clients · 15 to 16
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Assets in custody · $185M to $226M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Employees · 18 to 13
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 26-50
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • State-registered IARs · 15 to 13
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Other offices · 5 to 4
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Discretionary RAUM · $638M to $858M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • HNW RAUM · $295M to $465M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Individual RAUM · $285M to $324M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $7.0M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Pension RAUM · $19.0M to $19.2M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • RAUM · $643M to $865M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $3.4M to $3.4M
    Jan 22, 2020 to Mar 3, 2020
  • Advisory employees · 14 to 15
    Jun 17, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019
  • Employees · 17 to 18
    Jun 17, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 14 to 15
    Jun 17, 2019 to Sep 18, 2019
  • Advisory employees · 13 to 14
    Mar 12, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
  • Employees · 16 to 17
    Mar 12, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 13 to 14
    Mar 12, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
  • Accounts · 2,118 to 2,028
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • HNW clients · 172 to 146
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Individual clients · 671 to 674
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Discretionary RAUM · $681M to $638M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • HNW RAUM · $333M to $295M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Individual RAUM · $290M to $285M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $5.0M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Pension RAUM · $15.8M to $19.0M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • RAUM · $686M to $643M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $2.8M to $3.4M
    Feb 25, 2019 to Mar 12, 2019
  • Accounts · 1,682 to 2,118
    Oct 31, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
  • Advisory employees · 12 to 13
    Oct 31, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
  • Corporate clients · 10 to 8
    Oct 31, 2018 to Feb 25, 2019
Signals
4 dated events
  • W••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $865.1M, up 34% from $643.4M (2020-01-22 to 2020-03-03)
    Mar 3, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Ellis Theodore Ake (Vice President, Manager) no longer on Schedule A of W••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• (listed 2020-01-22, absent 2020-03-03)
    Mar 3, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • W••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $562.0M, up 40% from $400.2M (2017-11-03 to 2018-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
  • W••••••••• W••••• M••••••••• I••• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Dec 23, 2015 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
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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Sep 14, 2026