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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Universal Financial Services Inc.

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Guaynabo, PRCRD 131558SEC 801-121280websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 30, 2012 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since May 21, 2021
RAUM
$325M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$325M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$325M as of Feb 11, 2026
Jan 30, 2012$186M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Feb 11, 2026
Jan 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Feb 11, 2026
Mar 28, 20229 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -4.2% over the last fiscal year-6.4% a year over threeIARs 2 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$325MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$325MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-4.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$325M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Nancy Ivette Martinez-RiveraGuaynabo, PrAug 25, 202211 y2
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Jose Carlos Benitez-Ulmer · Executive Representative, Finopcontrol
    since 03/2004 · owns less than 5%
  • Nancy Ivette Martinez-Rivera · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 09/2022 · owns less than 5%
  • Monique Miranda · Directorcontrol
    since 06/2004 · owns less than 5%
  • Osvaldo Ramirez Bermudez · Chief Risk Officercontrol
    since 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
  • Monique Miranda · Ceocontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns 75% or more of Universal Group, Inc.
Entity owners
  • Universal Group, Inc · Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Universal Life Insurance Company
    real estaten
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Discretionary RAUM · $337M to $325M
    Sep 11, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • RAUM · $337M to $325M
    Sep 11, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Mar 6, 2025 to Sep 11, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Mar 6, 2025 to Sep 11, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $339M to $337M
    Mar 6, 2025 to Sep 11, 2025
  • RAUM · $339M to $337M
    Mar 6, 2025 to Sep 11, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 2
    Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $374M to $339M
    Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • RAUM · $374M to $339M
    Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 6, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $396M to $374M
    Feb 9, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • RAUM · $396M to $374M
    Feb 9, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 9 to 2
    Sep 29, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Employees · 9 to 3
    Sep 29, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
    Sep 29, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $517M to $396M
    Sep 29, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • RAUM · $517M to $396M
    Sep 29, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Accounts · 2 to 1
    Aug 25, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 1
    Aug 25, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 9
    Aug 25, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • Employees · 8 to 9
    Aug 25, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • Discretionary RAUM · $532M to $517M
    Aug 25, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • RAUM · $532M to $517M
    Aug 25, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
  • Accounts · 0 to 2
    Apr 21, 2021 to Aug 2, 2021
  • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $532M
    Apr 21, 2021 to Aug 2, 2021
  • RAUM · $0 to $532M
    Apr 21, 2021 to Aug 2, 2021
  • Accounts · 1 to 0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • Advisory employees · unset to 2.0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • BD registered reps · unset to 4.0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • Employees · unset to 8.0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • HQ city · HATO REY to GUAYNABO
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • Other offices · unset to 0.0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • Discretionary RAUM · $186M to $0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
  • RAUM · $186M to $0
    Jan 30, 2012 to Apr 21, 2021
Signals
7 dated events
  • Edward Robert Barros left Universal Financial Services Inc. for Finanxial Investment Advisors, Corp (registered 2023-08-22)
    Oct 27, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nancy Ivette Martinez-Rivera (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Universal Financial Services Inc.
    Sep 29, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Osvaldo Ramirez Bermudez (Cco-Registered Investment Adviser) appeared on Schedule A of Universal Financial Services Inc.
    Jul 6, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Michael E Prewitt left Universal Financial Services Inc. for Ubs Financial Services Inc. (registered 2022-07-01)
    Jun 15, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Universal Financial Services Inc. reported RAUM $0, down 100% from $186.0M (2012-01-30 to 2021-04-21)
    Apr 21, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Luis Bautista Miranda (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Universal Financial Services Inc. (listed 2012-01-30, absent 2021-04-21)
    Apr 21, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • Universal Financial Services Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Apr 21, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact
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
Website
universallifepr.com/ULICOPortal/VIA.aspxreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
(787) 706-7095reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 11, 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
Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$325Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026