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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

E. A. Horwitz LLC

Independent wealth managerDeerfield, IllinoisCRD 165561SEC 801-77366websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 8, 2012 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 16, 2012
RAUM
$273M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$264M individuals and HNW
Advisors
10
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$27.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$273M as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 2013$137M then
HNW client RAUM$30.3M as of Mar 27, 2023
Apr 5, 2018$21.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 27, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 9 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$27.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
35derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$738,881derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
10.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+0.9%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$545MreportedItem 5.I
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$264M97%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$5.2M1.9%
  • Charitable organizations$3.6M1.3%
Individual clients
347reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
15reported
Charitable clients
7reported
Accounts
369reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$273M sponsored, $273M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=9.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
10 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Edward Alan HorwitzDeerfield, IlNov 19, 201235 y1
Mary Kathryn Gerace CarletonPersonal Financial SpecialistBaton Rouge, La Mar 25, 201338 y3
Patrick Barnes BrobeckEast Pickerington, Oh Mar 26, 201332 y0
Ashley Elizabeth ArmentaDeerfield, IlMar 27, 201313 y1
Robert Wayne YoumanDeerfield, IlJan 12, 201634 y3
Pei LiuDeerfield, IlApr 11, 201713 y3
Joan Marie ZimniewiczDeerfield, Il Dec 20, 201944 y1
Jakob Tyler HorwitzDeerfield, IlSep 22, 202024 y0
Gerald A HorwitzDeerfield, Il Jan 1, 202638 y1
Lesley WinstonNorth Miami, Fl Sep 1, 202625 y2
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 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
  • Alan Edward Horwitz · Ccocontrol
    since 10/2012 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Deerfield, Il · principal1020
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • affiliate changedChange between filings · filing Mar 25, 2026
    broker-dealer affiliate (Item 7.A.1): no on the filing of 2025-03-28, yes on the filing of 2026-03-25
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Individual clients · 344 to 347
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 18 to 15
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $221M to $273M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $211M to $264M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $7.0M to $5.2M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • RAUM · $221M to $273M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Related broker-dealer · false to true
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $221M to $273M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $221M to $273M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
  • Accounts · 404 to 369
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 12 to 11
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 10 to 9
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Charity clients · 10 to 7
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 377 to 344
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 17 to 18
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $208M to $221M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $199M to $211M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $4.6M to $7.0M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $208M to $221M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $208M to $221M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $208M to $221M
    Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 326 to 404
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 14 to 12
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 12 to 10
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Charity clients · 12 to 10
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 3 to 0
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 323 to 377
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 9 to 17
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 15 to 13
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 10 to 9
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $195M to $208M
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · 30311512.0 to unset
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $161M to $199M
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $2.5M to $4.6M
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $195M to $208M
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Related broker-dealer · true to false
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $9.1M to $208M
    Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
  • Scott Edward Heinila left E. A. Horwitz Llc for Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. (registered 2021-09-13)
    Jul 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • E. A. Horwitz Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Nov 8, 2012 · 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 email
ed@horwitzadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
224-456-3500reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
224-632-4591reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
224-632-4600reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/horwitz-&-associatereportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
HORWITZADVISORS.COM/?redirectUrl=/new/horwitzassociatesreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
224-632-4600reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 25, 2026
Contact form
horwitzadvisors.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
horwitzadvisors.com/our-teamreportedpublished 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
$27.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026