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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

Northwest Advisors, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserWarren, PennsylvaniaCRD 154032SEC 801-78838IAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2018
First filing on the tape Nov 15, 2013 · 12 filings
RAUM
$362M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
93%
$338M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
22
22 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
15
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$362M as of Mar 27, 2018
Jan 7, 2014$144M then
HNW client RAUM: $12.0M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)22 as of Mar 27, 2018
Jan 7, 201430 then
Employees (5.A)22 as of Mar 27, 2018
Jan 7, 201432 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -1.6% over the last fiscal year+0.8% a year over threeIARs 25 to 22
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2018; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$16.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
92derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$667,322derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$150,148derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.4derived16 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-1.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-12%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$247MreportedItem 5.I
Ownership
a bank, bancorp or trust company is a 50 percent or greater ownerderived
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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$326M90%
  • Charitable organizations$15.9M4.4%
  • High-net-worth individuals$12.0M3.3%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$8.3M2.3%
Individual clients
2,000reported
HNW clients
18reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
77reported
Accounts
2,414reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, 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
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
    • Beth Laura Ahl · Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Operations Officer/Secretarycontrol
      since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • Kent John Beard · President/Board Chairmancontrol
      since 04/2016 · owns less than 5%
    • Glenn Steven Fisher · Board Membercontrol
      since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • Walter William Harvey · Board Membercontrol
      since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • Kevin Richard Laws · Board Membercontrol
      since 11/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • James Gerald Ritzert · Treasurer
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Northwest Bank · Parent Organization
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. · Holding Company
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Northwest Bank · public reporting company
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Integrated Financial Services, Inc.
      real estaten
    • Northwest Bank
      n
    • Northwest Bank
      real estaten
    • Northwest Bank
      n
    Advisers that list Northwest Advisors, Inc. as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Erie, PA4 employees
    • Meadville, PA2 employees
    • Cheektowaga, NY1 employees
    • Cranberry Township, PA1 employees
    • Cranberry Township, PA1 employees
    • Ebensburg, PA1 employees
    • Franklin, PA1 employees
    • Lakewood, NY1 employees
    • Lebanon, PA1 employees
    • State College, PA1 employees
    • Warren, PA1 employees
    • Wellsboro, PA1 employees
    • Bradford, PA1 employees
    • York, PA1 employees
    • Bridgeville, PA1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 2,655 to 2,414
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Advisory employees · 25 to 22
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • BD registered reps · 25 to 22
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Charity clients · unset to 77.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 18.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 2000.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Employees · 25 to 22
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 22
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • State-registered IARs · 25 to 22
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 15.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $345M to $350M
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 12011794.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 326212105.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $22.8M to $12.2M
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 8293146.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • RAUM · $368M to $362M
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 0.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 0.0
      Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Accounts · 2,694 to 2,655
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • Advisory employees · 36 to 25
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 32 to 25
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • Employees · 40 to 25
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 3
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • State-registered IARs · 36 to 25
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $346M to $345M
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.0M to $22.8M
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • RAUM · $361M to $368M
      May 2, 2016 to Mar 21, 2017
    • Accounts · 2,401 to 2,694
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 38 to 36
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • BD registered reps · 30 to 32
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Employees · 41 to 40
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 38 to 36
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $339M to $346M
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.8M to $15.0M
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • RAUM · $354M to $361M
      Nov 16, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Accounts · 1,429 to 2,401
      Dec 9, 2014 to Feb 3, 2015
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Northwest Advisors, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Nov 15, 2013 · 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.
    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