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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
Cardinal Point Wealth Management
Legal name Cardinal Point Capital Management, Ulc
Latest filing Apr 21, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 6, 2011 · 105 filings
SEC status approved since May 23, 2006
RAUM
$4.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
87%
$4.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$601M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
56
24 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
105 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.8B as of Apr 21, 2026
Dec 6, 2011$26.0M then
HNW client RAUM$3.6B as of Apr 21, 2026
Dec 18, 2017$172M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Apr 21, 2026
Dec 6, 20110 then
Employees (5.A)56 as of Apr 21, 2026
Nov 14, 20122 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +114% over the last fiscal year+58% a year over threeIARs 18 to 6offices 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 21, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $601MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 272derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $542,881derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 7.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +114%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +84%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $635M, 522 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- Ownership
- controlled by a public reporting companyderived
- 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)
- controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$3.6B76%
- Corporations and businesses$571M12%
- Individuals$529M11%
- Charitable organizations$65.3M1.4%
- Individual clients
- 1,041reported
- HNW clients
- 1,134reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 17reported
- Accounts
- 8,857reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $635M for 522 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.87 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0 bank_owner=falsederived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cragin MccordCertified Financial Planner | Toronto, On | May 30, 2013 | 24 y | 4 |
| Matthew J CarvalhoCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Toronto, On | Jul 12, 2018 | 23 y | 3 |
| Jeffrey Alan AdemaCertified Financial Planner | Scottsdale, Az | Jul 12, 2018 | 16 y | 4 |
| John Bradford FleckeCertified Financial Planner | Toronto, On | Mar 11, 2020 | 23 y | 8 |
| Sally Ann TaylorCertified Financial Planner | Toronto, On | Mar 11, 2020 | 21 y | 6 |
| Michael Anthony HinterlongChartered Financial Analyst | Toronto, On | Mar 11, 2020 | 10 y | 3 |
| Kristopher RossignoliCertified Financial Planner | Toronto, On | Apr 14, 2022 | 11 y | 1 |
| Christina Joy Emilia Artem | Scottsdale, Az | Jul 14, 2025 | 11 y | 0 |
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jennifer Louise Strymecki to Transition Financial Advisors Group, LLCJul 31, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Peter John Henry to Cardinal Point Wealth Management, LLCSep 1, 2021 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Peter John Henry from KeatsconnellyAug 10, 2020 · RIA to RIA
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 5 joined from Cardinal Point Wealth Management, LLCNov 1, 2021 · Irvine, Ca · Firm absorbed
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Anthony Daniel Kristopher Rossignoli · Directorcontrolsince 11/2021 · owns less than 5%
- Arthur James Sheldon · Chairmancontrolsince 10/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Scott Jeffrey Sheldon · Chief Executive Officercontrolsince 09/2013 · owns less than 5%
- J Matthew Carvalho · Chief Investment Officersince 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Frank Terry Ritchie · Directorsince 04/2014 · owns less than 5%
- Ann Sally Taylor · Chief Operations Officersince 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
- Matthew Donald Zienty · Chief Compliance Officer Chief Financial Officersince 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Focus Canada Investments Corp. · Member (Manager)direct · owns 75% or more
- Focus Canada Wealth Management · Shareholder, Votingdirect · owns 75% or more
- Gmg Private Counsel Ulc · Shareholder, Non-Voting Sharesdirect · owns 75% or more
- Cd&R Ferdinand Co-Investor, L.P. · Partnerindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
- Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P. · Partnerindirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, L.P.
- Clayton Dubilier & Rice Fund Xii, L.P. · Partnerindirect · owns 50% to 75% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
- Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC · Shareholder, Class A Common Stockindirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
- Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC
- Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc. · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC
- Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, L.P. · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc.
- Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, L.P. · Shareholder, Class B Common Stockindirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
- Focus Financial Partners Inc. · Managing Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners, LLC
- Focus Financial Partners, LLC · Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Operating, LLC
- Focus Operating, LLC · Member (Manager)indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Canada Investments Corp.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Focus Risk Solutions, LLCreal estaten
- Origin Credit Advisers, LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $538M
- Scs Capital Management LLCinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $49B
- Westcourt Capital Ulcinvestment advisern
Advisers that list Cardinal Point Wealth Management as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale, Az | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Montvale, Nj | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Scottsdale, AZ5 employees
- Calgary, Ab, Canada4 employees
ADV anomalies
8 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- high employee count relative to advisorsStatic outlier · filing Apr 21, 2026employees per registered advisor of 7.0 against a peer median of 1.5 (1100 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 11.4 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,100) · 99% percentile
- account count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 4,840.0 to 8,857.0 (+83.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-04-21; the peer median change was +6.0% (1206 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,206) · 95% percentile
- advisor count dropChange between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 18.0 to 6.0 (-67.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-04-21; the peer median change was 0.0% (999 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (999) · 0.6% percentile
- client count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 1,182.0 to 2,175.0 (+84.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-04-21; the peer median change was +5.0% (1132 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,132) · 98% percentile
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026SHELDON, JAMES, ARTHUR (CHAIRMAN) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-09-25 and 2026-04-21peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026Rossignoli, Kristopher, Anthony Daniel (DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-09-25 and 2026-04-21peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 91.0% to 76.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-04-21peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Apr 21, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $2,246,856,073 to $4,808,296,667 (+114.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-14 and 2026-04-21; the peer median change was +17.0% (1297 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,297) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 6,951 to 8,857Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Charity clients · 15 to 17Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Corporate clients · 208 to 195Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW clients · 1,031 to 1,134Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual clients · 1,032 to 1,041Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Assets in custody · $362M to $635MSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $4.8BSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.8B to $3.6BSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $577M to $529MSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.0M to $20.5MSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- RAUM · $4.0B to $4.8BSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Related insurance company · false to trueSep 16, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Accounts · 4,840 to 6,951Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Advisory employees · 18 to 24Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Charity clients · unset to 15.0Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 208.0Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- HNW clients · 754 to 1,031Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Individual clients · 428 to 1,032Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Assets in custody · $348M to $362MJun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Employees · 43 to 56Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 18 to 6Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Other offices · 2 to 3Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $4.0BJun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $2.0B to $2.8BJun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $201M to $577MJun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $20.6M to $18.0MJun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- RAUM · $2.2B to $4.0BJun 23, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
- Accounts · 5,651 to 4,840Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Advisory employees · 22 to 18Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- HNW clients · 796 to 754Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Individual clients · 490 to 428Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Assets in custody · $233M to $348MNov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Employees · 41 to 43Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- HQ state · unset to Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 22 to 18Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.2BNov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $1.7B to $2.0BNov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $998M to $201MNov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.5M to $20.6MNov 4, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025
Signals
7 dated events
- Cardinal Point Wealth Management reported 6 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 18 (2025-06-23 to 2025-09-16)Sep 16, 2025 · Advisor headcount change · derived
- Cardinal Point Wealth Management reported RAUM $4.0B, up 77% from $2.2B (2025-06-23 to 2025-09-16)Sep 16, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Jennifer Louise Strymecki left Cardinal Point Wealth Management for Transition Financial Advisors Group, Llc (registered 2025-11-23)Jul 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Cardinal Point Wealth Management reported RAUM $2.7B, up 69% from $1.6B (2024-10-08 to 2024-11-04)Nov 4, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- Cardinal Point Wealth Management reported RAUM $1.1B, up 120% from $504.3M (2022-08-25 to 2022-09-30)Sep 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Anthony Daniel Kristopher Rossignoli (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Cardinal Point Wealth ManagementNov 23, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Cardinal Point Wealth Management reported RAUM $481.3M, up 42% from $339.2M (2021-03-12 to 2021-09-07)Sep 7, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
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
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/2064318reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/focus-financial-partnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- cardinalpointwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 866-213-2036reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 21, 2026
- Team page
- cardinalpointwealth.com/leadershipreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $601Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026