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SEC-registered adviser

C••••••••• W••••• A•••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerTraverse City, MichiganCRD 138054SEC 801-113464websiteIAPD
Latest filing Sep 16, 2026
First filing on the tape May 18, 2018 · 41 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 18, 2018
RAUM
$397M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$397M individuals and HNW
Advisors
10
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$39.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
15
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
41 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$397M as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 27, 2019$130M then
HNW client RAUM$105M as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 27, 2019$53.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)10 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 27, 20198 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 27, 201914 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +28% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 8 to 10offices 3 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 16, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$39.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
135derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$125,492derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.7derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+28%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+18%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$397M, 1,354 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$292M73%
  • High-net-worth individuals$105M27%
  • State and municipal entities$99,7360.0%
Individual clients
1,279reported
HNW clients
74reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
3,164reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$397M for 1,354 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
10 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J••••••• T••••• T•••••Traverse City, MiMar 9, 201215 y0
A••••• R•••••• C•••••••Traverse City, MiJul 29, 201414 y0
L••• L•••••• M•••Traverse City, MiJun 30, 201612 y0
J••• C••••• K••••••Traverse City, MiSep 24, 201820 y0
N••••••• D•••• G•••••••Traverse City, MiFeb 21, 201915 y0
J••••• D••••• C••••••••Certified Financial PlannerTraverse City, MiSep 20, 202312 y3
A••••• S•• S••••••Traverse City, MiAug 12, 202412 y0
R•••••• J• J••••Traverse City, MiJun 16, 202510 y0
L••• N••••••Traverse City, MiNov 6, 202512 y0
B•••• N•••••• Z•••••Marquette, Mi Jul 17, 202624 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • C•••••••• A•••••• R•••••• · Membercontrol
    since 01/2018 · owns 50% to 75%
  • M•••• L•••• L•••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 07/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • T•••••• J•••••••• T••••• · Membercontrol
    since 01/2018 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • C•• F•••••••• L••
    real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Traverse City, Mi · principal1020
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Gaylord, MI4 employees
  • Petoskey, MI4 employees
  • Mcbain, MI3 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Financial planning clients · to unset
    Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026
  • Other offices · 4 to 5
    Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026
  • Succession · false to unset
    Jul 22, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
    Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026
  • Employees · 14 to 15
    Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 10
    Apr 28, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 10 to 9
    Jan 21, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
  • Employees · 15 to 14
    Jan 21, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 10 to 9
    Jan 21, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
  • Accounts · 2,723 to 3,164
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 1 to 0
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • HNW clients · 57 to 74
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Individual clients · 1,094 to 1,279
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 1 to 0
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $311M to $397M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Other offices · 3 to 4
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $311M to $397M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $73.1M to $105M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $236M to $292M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $1.6M to $0
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • RAUM · $311M to $397M
    Nov 19, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
    Jun 26, 2025 to Nov 19, 2025
  • Employees · 14 to 15
    Jun 26, 2025 to Nov 19, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 10
    Jun 26, 2025 to Nov 19, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 9
    Jan 15, 2025 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Employees · 13 to 14
    Jan 15, 2025 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Jan 15, 2025 to Jun 26, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 9
    Jan 15, 2025 to Jun 26, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,397 to 2,723
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 2 to 1
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • HNW clients · 71 to 57
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Individual clients · 939 to 1,094
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 0 to 1
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $245M to $311M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $245M to $311M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $75.7M to $73.1M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $168M to $236M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $0 to $1.6M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • RAUM · $245M to $311M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 8
    Jul 29, 2024 to Aug 28, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
  • M•••••• D•••• R•••• left C••••••••• W••••• A•••••••• L•• for R••• F•••••••• G••••• L•• (registered 2014-01-03)
    Jan 12, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • D•••• M•••••• Reese (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of C••••••••• W••••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2021-01-14, absent 2022-01-04)
    Jan 4, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • David Lawrence Flynn (Member) no longer on Schedule A of C••••••••• W••••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2021-01-14, absent 2022-01-04)
    Jan 4, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • L•••••• L••• M••• (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of C••••••••• W••••• A•••••••• L••
    Aug 9, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • C••••••••• W••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 18, 2018 · 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
Business phone
231-995-9575reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
906-451-3044reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
H•••••••••reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
231-995-9575reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 16, 2026
Team page
cen-wealth.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$39.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026