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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Kistler-Tiffany Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserBerwyn, PennsylvaniaCRD 145256SEC 801-68502IAPD
Legal name Kistler-Tiffany Companies, LLC
Latest filing Apr 17, 2023
First filing on the tape Mar 27, 2012 · 41 filings
RAUM
$992M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$949M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
20
13 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
41 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$992M as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 27, 2012$523M then
HNW client RAUM$758M as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 13, 2018$406M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)13 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 19, 201319 then
Employees (5.A)20 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 19, 201325 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -14% over the last fiscal year+5.7% a year over threeIARs 12 to 13offices 1 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 17, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$76.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
42derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$697,559derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.6derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+8.3%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-11%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$179M, 60 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$758M76%
  • Individuals$191M19%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$20.3M2.0%
  • Charitable organizations$14.3M1.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$8.8M0.9%
Individual clients
357reported
HNW clients
189reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
5reported
Accounts
1,422reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$179M for 60 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Hambleton James Arnold · Managing Member/Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Andrew Michael Conner · Managing Member/Coocontrol
      since 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Stanley David Kovach · Managing Member/Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
    • M Andrew Reder · Managing Member/Principal/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Valencia, Pa000
    Berwyn, Pa · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Berwyn, PA1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,464 to 1,422
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 11 to 13
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Charity clients · 9 to 5
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Corporate clients · 15 to 7
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW clients · 274 to 189
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual clients · 342 to 357
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 14 to 5
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $332M to $179M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Employees · 21 to 20
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 12 to 13
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Other offices · 1 to 4
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $983M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $924M to $758M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $109M to $191M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.9M to $8.9M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $51.4M to $20.3M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • RAUM · $1.2B to $992M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,192 to 1,464
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 12 to 11
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • BD registered reps · 13 to 0
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Corporate clients · 13 to 15
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • HNW clients · 242 to 274
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Individual clients · 370 to 342
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $273M to $332M
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Employees · 20 to 21
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 13 to 12
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Other offices · 2 to 1
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $825M to $924M
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $115M to $109M
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $17.9M to $14.9M
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $49.2M to $51.4M
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Related insurance company · true to false
      Apr 2, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Accounts · 1,632 to 1,192
      Nov 6, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • BD registered reps · 12 to 13
      Nov 6, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • Corporate clients · 15 to 13
      Nov 6, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • HNW clients · 202 to 242
      Nov 6, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    • Individual clients · 389 to 370
      Nov 6, 2020 to Mar 24, 2021
    Signals
    15 dated events
    • Michael Andrew Conner left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-05)
      Nov 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Alan Compton Good left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2023-08-16)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Matthew Pearce Arnold left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-11)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jaclyn Marie Swavely left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-06)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Andrew M Reder left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-11)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kistler-Tiffany Advisors's advisors moved to Creative Planning (Berwyn, PA): 6 of 9 registered, on the same day
      Sep 29, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Michael Peter Troy left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Principal Securities, Inc. (registered 2023-09-18)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • David Stanley Kovach left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-19)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Michael Gilbert Fancher left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-05)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Larry Letterio left Kistler-Tiffany Advisors for Creative Planning (registered 2023-09-06)
      Sep 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Allen Jeffrey Morrison (Managing Member/Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Kistler-Tiffany Advisors (listed 2022-06-17, absent 2022-11-04)
      Nov 4, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Marie Emily Haines (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Kistler-Tiffany Advisors (listed 2021-04-02, absent 2022-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
    • Kistler-Tiffany Advisors reported RAUM $1.1B, up 27% from $839.4M (2020-11-06 to 2021-03-24)
      Mar 24, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Marie Emily Haines (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Kistler-Tiffany Advisors
      Feb 28, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
    • Andrew Michael Conner (Managing Member/Coo) appeared on Schedule A of Kistler-Tiffany Advisors
      Mar 19, 2019 · Control person joined · 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
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026