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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

Rcm Wealth Advisors

Independent wealth managerChicago, IllinoisCRD 153641SEC 801-92177websiteIAPD
Legal name Know Your Options LLC
Latest filing Aug 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 8, 2015 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 20, 2015
RAUM
$389M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
45%
of RAUM
Private clients
53%
$208M individuals and HNW
Advisors
12
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$32.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
15
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$389M as of Aug 27, 2026
Mar 29, 2016$154M then
HNW client RAUM$122M as of Aug 27, 2026
Mar 31, 2018$45.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)11 as of Aug 27, 2026
Mar 29, 201614 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Aug 27, 2026
Mar 29, 201615 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 11 to 11
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
  • 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
$32.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
66derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$805,639derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$346,198derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
45%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
47%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.4derived5 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
+50%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 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
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$181M47%
  • High-net-worth individuals$122M31%
  • Individuals$86.0M22%
Individual clients
646reported
HNW clients
151reported
Pension plan clients
33reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,123reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.53 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.47 related_bd=false related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0 bank_owner=falsederived
Advisors registered through the firm
12 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael R TosawChicago, IlMay 13, 201023 y3
George A TkaczukChicago, IlApr 8, 201122 y0
Timothy M WebbChicago, Il Mar 16, 201222 y4
James Claude BellingerItasca, IlAug 4, 201448 y3
Christopher F ChiuChicago, IlDec 10, 201415 y1
Frank Helmut SchulzChicago, IlFeb 10, 201520 y1
Jacob Alan MossChicago, IlSep 2, 202014 y2
Brady Thomas LawrenceCrown Point, In Dec 14, 202212 y0
Mark David KermanChicago, IlNov 27, 202421 y2
Richard Michael SenatoreBedford, Nh Jan 7, 202534 y2
Peter Michael ClementzChicago, IlDec 17, 202512 y0
Daniel Lucas DickersonHot Springs, Ar Mar 4, 202615 y4
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Robert Schwartz · Membercontrol
    since 12/2012 · owns 25% to 50%
  • M Timothy Webb · Cio, Ccocontrol
    since 06/2013 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Robert Schwartz
    banky
Advisers that list Rcm Wealth Advisors as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Chicago, Il · principal1020
Crown Point, In200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Crown Point, IN1 employees
  • Hoxie, KS1 employees
  • Itasca, IL1 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Aug 27, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM of 47% against a peer median of 0% (5676 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 15.6 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 99% percentile
  • client count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 4, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 530.0 to 797.0 (+50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-24 and 2026-03-04; the peer median change was +3.0% (3309 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,309) · 97% percentile
  • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 4, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 47.0% to 31.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-24 and 2026-03-04
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 941 to 1,123
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 11 to 12
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • HNW clients · 370 to 151
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Individual clients · 160 to 646
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 41 to 33
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Employees · 14 to 15
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $127M to $177M
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $151M to $122M
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $8.0M to $86.0M
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $197M to $212M
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $165M to $181M
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • RAUM · $324M to $389M
    Sep 29, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Mar 24, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025
  • Accounts · 805 to 941
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW clients · 358 to 370
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual clients · 154 to 160
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 43 to 41
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Other offices · 3 to 4
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $96.9M to $127M
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $100M to $151M
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $6.5M to $8.0M
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $158M to $197M
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $148M to $165M
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • RAUM · $255M to $324M
    Jan 7, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 11
    Mar 7, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
  • Employees · 12 to 14
    Mar 7, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 11
    Mar 7, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
  • Accounts · 740 to 805
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • HNW clients · 200 to 358
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Individual clients · 267 to 154
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 38 to 43
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $90.0M to $96.9M
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $90.0M to $100M
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $11.5M to $6.5M
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $154M to $158M
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $143M to $148M
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • RAUM · $244M to $255M
    May 24, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Accounts · 485 to 740
    Jun 2, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
    Jun 2, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
  • Alan Michael Cavanaugh (Ceo) no longer on Schedule A of Rcm Wealth Advisors (listed 2020-07-01, absent 2020-08-10)
    Aug 10, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Rcm Wealth Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Apr 8, 2015 · 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
219-247-8957reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
219-301-1219reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
312-858-4049reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
RCMWA.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
866-903-1822reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 27, 2026
Contact form
rcmwa.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
rcmwa.com/team-memberreportedpublished 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
$32.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026