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SEC-registered adviser

B•••••••• W•••••

Independent wealth managerOcean Grove, New JerseyCRD 142480SEC 801-120898websiteIAPD
Legal name B•••••••• I••••••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 18, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 23, 2021 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 23, 2021
RAUM
$303M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$294M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$60.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$303M as of Mar 18, 2026
Mar 23, 2022$149M then
HNW client RAUM$273M as of Mar 18, 2026
Mar 23, 2022$136M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 18, 2026
Mar 23, 20223 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 18, 2026
Mar 23, 20224 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+18% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 18, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
RAUM per advisor
$60.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
41derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$466,619derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+18%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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 an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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$273M90%
  • Individuals$21.1M7.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$9.5M3.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$153,3880.1%
Individual clients
67reported
HNW clients
139reported
Pension plan clients
10reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
650reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
P•••• A•••••• S••••••Bronxville, NyJun 27, 201329 y0
N•••• A•• T•••••••Ocean Grove, Nj Jan 6, 202115 y0
J•••• V•••••• H••••••Ocean Grove, NjNov 4, 202214 y0
D••••• M••• B••••••••Ocean Grove, NjJan 1, 202626 y1
R•••••• F•••••••Ocean Grove, NjJul 19, 202612 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 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
  • B••••••••• D•••••• M••• · Ceo/Ccocontrol
    since 09/2006 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Ocean Grove, Nj · principal420
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 622 to 650
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • HNW clients · 135 to 139
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Individual clients · 40 to 67
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 10.0
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $244M to $295M
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $225M to $273M
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $13.8M to $21.1M
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.7M to $8.5M
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $14.5M to $9.5M
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • RAUM · $253M to $303M
    Mar 11, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
  • Accounts · 588 to 622
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • HNW clients · 132 to 135
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $213M to $244M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $196M to $225M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $10.9M to $13.8M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.0M to $9.7M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $11.8M to $14.5M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • RAUM · $220M to $253M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 11, 2025
  • Accounts · 514 to 588
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • HNW clients · 122 to 132
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Individual clients · 44 to 40
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 8.0 to unset
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 101-250
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Other offices · 0 to 2
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $179M to $213M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $164M to $196M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $10.2M to $10.9M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.2M to $7.0M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $9.6M to $11.8M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • RAUM · $185M to $220M
    Mar 14, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
  • Accounts · 454 to 514
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • HNW clients · 109 to 122
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Individual clients · 46 to 44
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 8.0
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Employees · 4 to 6
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
  • Other offices · 2 to 0
    Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 14, 2023
Signals
1 dated events
  • B•••••••• I••••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Mar 23, 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
Business phone
877-892-7738reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website
beckermanllc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
Principal office phone
877-892-7738reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 18, 2026
Contact form
beckermaninstitutional.com/contactreportedpublished 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
$60.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026