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Former SEC-registered adviser

Z••• F••••••••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserPalm Beach Gardens, FloridaCRD 156803SEC 801-78723websiteIAPD
Latest filing Dec 2, 2024
First filing on the tape Oct 18, 2013 · 48 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 25, 2013
RAUM
$4.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
16
14 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
48 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.6B as of Mar 22, 2024
Jan 20, 2014$133M then
HNW client RAUM$76.7M as of Mar 22, 2024
Mar 24, 2018$30.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Mar 22, 2024
Jan 20, 20146 then
Employees (5.A)16 as of Mar 22, 2024
Jan 20, 20146 then
Private funds1 as of Feb 11, 2016
Feb 19, 20151 then
RAUM +786% over the last fiscal year+117% a year over threeIARs 6 to 9offices 1 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 2, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$505MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$126MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+408%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-41%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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
  • 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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$4.5B100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
36reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
    1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Z••• H••• P••••••••• O••••• F•••• L•no longer reportedHedge Fund$4.8M6May 21, 2014
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • M•••••••• J•••• T••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • M••••••• M••••••• S••• · Chief Operating Officercontrol
      since 12/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • P••••••••• J•••• A•••••••• · Ceo/ Managing Directorcontrol
      since 03/2011 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Z••• F••••••••• L•• as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Miami, Fl000
    Palm Beach Gardens, Fl · principal000
    West Palm Beach, Fl000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Omaha, NE5 employees
    • , 1 employees
    • Omaha, NE
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,781 to 36
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 1
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • HNW clients · 47.0 to unset
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Individual clients · 111.0 to unset
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.6B to $4.5B
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · 76686205.0 to unset
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · 381265936.0 to unset
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • RAUM · $2.6B to $4.5B
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unset
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unset
      Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 20, 2024
    • Accounts · 270 to 1,781
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 14
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • HNW clients · 149 to 47
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Individual clients · 121 to 111
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Employees · 9 to 16
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 9
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Other offices · 1 to 5
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $513M to $2.6B
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $63.6M to $76.7M
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $450M to $381M
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • RAUM · $513M to $2.6B
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $2.6M to $0
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $83.7M to $0
      Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • HQ city · WEST PALM BEACH to PALM BEACH GARDENS
      Mar 10, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Accounts · 349 to 270
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 9
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • HNW clients · 105 to 149
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Individual clients · 244 to 121
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Employees · 10 to 9
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 1
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 0
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $636M to $513M
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $163M to $63.6M
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $473M to $450M
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • RAUM · $636M to $513M
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $5.1M to $2.6M
      Aug 19, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
    Signals
    17 dated events
    • Z••• F••••••••• L•• no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-01-02, RAUM $4.5B)
      Feb 3, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • J••• A•••••••• P••••••••• left Z••• F••••••••• L•• for Z••• I••••••••• L•• (registered 2024-08-27)
      Jan 2, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • D•••• B•••• M•••• left Z••• F••••••••• L•• for Z••• I••••••••• L•• (registered 2024-08-27)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Z••• F••••••••• L•• (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) for Z••• I••••••••• L•• within 2 days
      Dec 31, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    • M•••••• W•••••• P••• left Z••• F••••••••• L•• for Z••• I••••••••• L•• (registered 2024-09-18)
      Dec 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Mark M•••••• Brokaw (Managing Director Of Trading) no longer on Schedule A of Z••• F••••••••• L•• (listed 2024-08-20, absent 2024-11-22)
      Nov 22, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • K•••••• B••••• L••••••••• left Z••• F••••••••• L•• for Z••• I••••••••• L•• (registered 2024-08-27)
      Sep 4, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Z••• F••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $4.5B, up 74% from $2.6B (2024-07-02 to 2024-08-20)
      Aug 20, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
    • Thomas John Mcdevitt (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Z••• F••••••••• L••
      May 16, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Jim Granger (Cio/Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Z••• F••••••••• L•• (listed 2024-03-25, absent 2024-05-16)
      May 16, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Sean M•••••• Mcgrath (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Z••• F••••••••• L••
      Mar 22, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Z••• F••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $2.6B, up 408% from $513.4M (2023-12-21 to 2024-03-22)
      Mar 22, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
    • Jim Granger (Cio) appeared on Schedule A of Z••• F••••••••• L••
      Mar 10, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • B•••• B•••••• J••••• left Z••• F••••••••• L•• for P••••••• W••••••••• L•• (registered 2022-07-20)
      Jan 10, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • S••••••• L••••••• S••••••• left Z••• F••••••••• L•• for P••••••• W••••••••• L•• (registered 2022-10-14)
      Nov 15, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Z••• F••••••••• L•• reported RAUM $636.4M, up 44% from $443.4M (2021-07-20 to 2022-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • Z••• F••••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Oct 18, 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