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SEC-registered adviser

W•• A•••• M••••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerWilliamsville, New YorkCRD 153872SEC 801-71632websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 19, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 21, 2011 · 77 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 9, 2010
RAUM
$1.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$1.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
29
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$59.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
35
18 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
77 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.7B as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 27, 2012$219M then
HNW client RAUM$845M as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 20, 2018$93.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)18 as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 15, 20131 then
Employees (5.A)35 as of Mar 19, 2026
Mar 15, 201315 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 18 to 18
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 19, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
RAUM per advisor
$59.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
112derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$531,164derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
9.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
3,000reportedItem 5.H
Custody
$49.8M, 131 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$856M49%
  • High-net-worth individuals$845M49%
  • Corporations and businesses$14.6M0.8%
  • Charitable organizations$14.2M0.8%
Individual clients
2,851reported
HNW clients
383reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
9reported
Accounts
3,256reported
Financial planning clients
3,000reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$49.8M for 131 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=20.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
29 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
R••••• A• C•••••••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyDec 13, 201028 y0
R••••• M••• L•••••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyOct 23, 201535 y0
D•••• A•• B••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyApr 7, 201612 y0
E••••• P••• O•••••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyOct 4, 201634 y1
J••• A•••••• P••••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyOct 11, 201928 y0
J••• M•••••• L•••••••W••••••Sville, Ny Jul 16, 202041 y3
D•••• D• J•••••W••••••Sville, Ny Aug 4, 202031 y1
R••••• E••••• K••••Certified Financial PlannerOrchard Park, Ny Dec 18, 202037 y1
P•••• T••••• L•••••••W••••••Sville, Ny Jan 28, 202114 y2
L•••••• S•••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyMay 26, 202123 y0
J••• M•••• S•••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyAug 25, 202115 y0
S••••• S••••••W••••••Sville, NyNov 16, 202126 y0
M•••••• G•••••W••••••Sville, NyNov 30, 202129 y0
L•••••• J••• Z••••••••W••••••Sville, NyNov 30, 202134 y0
R••••• R••••• K••••W••••••Sville, NyDec 2, 202146 y0
S•••••• R•••••• C•••••••••W••••••Sville, NyDec 2, 202143 y0
D••••• G•••••••W••••••Sville, NyFeb 4, 202216 y0
W•••••• D• M••••••••W••••••Sville, NyMar 16, 202210 y0
Z•••••• D• S••••••W••••••Sville, NyAug 15, 202211 y0
K•••• M•••••• M•••Orchard Park, Ny Dec 1, 202215 y1
J••••••• L•• P•••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, Ny Dec 14, 202211 y1
J••••• C••• M••••W••••••Sville, NyDec 16, 202240 y0
R•••••• A••••• C•••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantW••••••Sville, NyJun 30, 202341 y1
N••••••• M• S•••••••W••••••Sville, NyMar 15, 202419 y0
D•••• M••• K••••W••••••Sville, NyJul 3, 202441 y0
P•••••• J••••• C••••••Certified Financial PlannerW••••••Sville, NyJan 28, 202512 y1
A•••••• G••• V•••••W••••••Sville, NyMar 5, 202512 y0
K••••••• E••••• K•••••••Orchard Park, Ny Jun 20, 202512 y1
C••••• J• R••••W••••••Sville, NyMay 29, 202612 y0
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 headcount4 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • C••••••••• R•••••• A• · Membercontrol
      since 05/2010 · owns 25% to 50%
    • L•••••••• R•••••• M••• · Membercontrol
      since 05/2011 · owns 10% to 25%
    • P••••••• J•••• A•••••• · Managing Membercontrol
      since 05/2010 · owns 50% to 75%
    • S•••••••• N•••••••• M• · Chief Operations Officer / Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • S••••••• Z••••••• D• · Chief Compliance Officer/ Chief Financial Officer Officercontrol
      since 03/2022 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    W••••••Sville, Ny · principal2910
    Orchard Park, Ny400
    Amherst, Ny200
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Orchard Park, NY5 employees
    • Amherst, NY2 employees
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 19, 2026
      S•••••••• N•••••••• M• (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER / CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-25 and 2026-03-19
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
    • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 19, 2026
      accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 6,673.0 to 3,256.0 (-51.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-19 and 2026-03-19; the peer median change was +6.0% (1206 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,206) · 2.0% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 6,673 to 3,256
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • BD registered reps · 21 to 20
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Charity clients · 10 to 9
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 16 to 17
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • HNW clients · 352 to 383
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Individual clients · 2,737 to 2,851
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $34.3M to $49.8M
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Employees · 39 to 35
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to More than 500
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7B
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $703M to $845M
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $723M to $856M
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7B
      Oct 16, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Mar 19, 2025 to Jul 14, 2025
    • Accounts · 6,654 to 6,673
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 19 to 18
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 22 to 21
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Charity clients · 9 to 10
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW clients · 348 to 352
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual clients · 2,639 to 2,737
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $38.8M to $34.3M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Employees · 40 to 39
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 1-10
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 19 to 18
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $636M to $703M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $632M to $723M
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
      Feb 10, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 18 to 19
      May 20, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
    • Employees · 39 to 40
      May 20, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 18 to 19
      May 20, 2024 to Feb 10, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 17 to 18
      May 9, 2024 to May 20, 2024
    • Employees · 38 to 39
      May 9, 2024 to May 20, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 17 to 18
      May 9, 2024 to May 20, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 16 to 17
      Mar 25, 2024 to May 9, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 21 to 22
      Mar 25, 2024 to May 9, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 16 to 17
      Mar 25, 2024 to May 9, 2024
    • Accounts · 6,476 to 6,654
      Nov 17, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 17 to 16
      Nov 17, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 19 to 21
      Nov 17, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
    Signals
    12 dated events
    • 5 advisors left C•••••• G•••• • C• I•• (Orchard Park, NY) for W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• on the same day
      Jul 10, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • C••••••••• D• U•••• left W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-07-10)
      Jul 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • M•••••• C••••••••• W•••••• left W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• for C••••••••• F•••••••• N•••••• (registered 2025-04-08)
      Jan 21, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • J••••••• M•••••• J•••• left W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• for M•• I•••••••• S•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-02-05)
      Nov 13, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left C•••••• G•••• • C• I•• (W••••••sville, NY) for W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• on the same day
      Mar 25, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    • M N••••••• S••••••• (Chief Operations Officer / Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of W•• A•••• M••••••••• L••
      Mar 25, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • E••• S•••• W•••••• left W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2024-02-02)
      Jan 24, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • C••••••••• P•••• left W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• for M•• I•••••••• S•••••••• L•• (registered 2023-03-17)
      Jan 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left C•••••• G•••• • C• I•• (W••••••sville, NY) for W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• within 12 days
      Dec 31, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
    • W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.2B, up 27% from $947.6M (2022-02-02 to 2022-03-21)
      Mar 21, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • D Z•••••• S•••••• (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of W•• A•••• M••••••••• L••
      Mar 21, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • W•• A•••• M••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $673.7M, up 67% from $404.0M (2019-02-11 to 2019-02-20)
      Feb 20, 2019 · 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
    Business email
    info@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    jocchino@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    jtopp@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    klichner@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    lfranklin@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    lwillard@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    maviles@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    mberinger@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    ckennedy@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business email
    aschultz@wnyasset.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    716-626-0060reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    716-362-9229reportedpublished 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
    $59.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026