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Former SEC-registered adviser

M•••••••• W•••••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserBuffalo, New YorkCRD 166717SEC 801-77692IAPD
Latest filing Mar 6, 2024
First filing on the tape Feb 25, 2013 · 32 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 8, 2013
RAUM
$103M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$103M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
32 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$103M as of Mar 6, 2024
Feb 7, 2014$34.8M then
HNW client RAUM$62.4M as of Mar 6, 2024
Mar 29, 2018$28.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 6, 2024
Feb 7, 20141 then
Employees (5.A)1 as of Mar 6, 2024
Feb 7, 20143 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.2% over the last fiscal year-4.3% a year over threeIARs 3 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 6, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$103MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
162derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$634,961derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-5.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$103M, 162 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$62.4M61%
  • Individuals$40.5M39%
Individual clients
135reported
HNW clients
27reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
162reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$103M for 162 clientsreported
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • K••••• A•••••• V• · Manager/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • K••••• A•••••• V• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 04/2018 · owns 75% or more of C••• L••
      Entity owners
      • C••• L•• · Shareholder/Owner
        direct · 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
      Buffalo, Ny · principal000
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 171 to 162
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • HNW clients · 26 to 27
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Individual clients · 145 to 135
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Assets in custody · unset to 102852371.0
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $95.1M to $103M
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $54.4M to $62.4M
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $40.7M to $40.5M
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • RAUM · $95.1M to $103M
        Aug 29, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 1
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • BD registered reps · 0 to 1
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Employees · 4 to 1
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 1
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • State-registered IARs · 3 to 1
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • Related adviser · true to false
        Apr 24, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
      • HNW clients · 33 to 26
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • Individual clients · 138 to 145
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 3
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $133M to $95.1M
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $82.4M to $54.4M
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $50.1M to $40.7M
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • RAUM · $133M to $95.1M
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • Related adviser · false to true
        Sep 15, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
      • Business name · M••••••• A••••••• L•• to M•••••••• W•••••• L••
        Mar 16, 2022 to Sep 15, 2022
      • Legal name · M••••••• A••••••• L•• to M•••••••• W•••••• L••
        Mar 16, 2022 to Sep 15, 2022
      • Accounts · 153 to 171
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • HNW clients · 35 to 33
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • Individual clients · 107 to 138
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • Employees · 3 to 4
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 3
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $133M
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • HNW RAUM · $80.8M to $82.4M
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • Individual RAUM · $36.4M to $50.1M
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • RAUM · $117M to $133M
        Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
      • Accounts · 131 to 153
        Jun 24, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 1 to 3
        Jun 24, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021
      • HNW clients · 25 to 35
        Jun 24, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021
      • Individual clients · 106 to 107
        Jun 24, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021
      • Employees · 6 to 3
        Jun 24, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021
      Signals
      7 dated events
      • M•••••••• W•••••• L•• no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-01-02, RAUM $102.9M)
        Feb 3, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
      • Austin V Kelly no longer registered at M•••••••• W•••••• L••; no later IA registration on IAPD
        Jan 2, 2025 · Advisor departure · fact
      • V Austin Kelly (Manager/Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of M•••••••• W•••••• L••
        Jul 31, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Theodore John Bair (President/Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of M•••••••• W•••••• L•• (listed 2023-04-24, absent 2023-07-31)
        Jul 31, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Lynn Amy F•••• (Member) no longer on Schedule A of M•••••••• W•••••• L•• (listed 2023-04-24, absent 2023-07-31)
        Jul 31, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Lynn Amy F•••• (Member) appeared on Schedule A of M•••••••• W•••••• L••
        Feb 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • M••••••• A••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Feb 25, 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