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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

Steel Tower Investments

Independent wealth managerPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCRD 166742SEC 801-130392websiteIAPD
Legal name Up Strategic Wealth Investment Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Mar 4, 2026
First filing on the tape May 1, 2024 · 6 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 18, 2024
RAUM
$259M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
85%
$220M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$64.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
6 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$259M as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 28, 2025$301M then
HNW client RAUM$212M as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 28, 2025$249M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 28, 20254 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 28, 20255 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -14% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 4, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
RAUM per advisor
$64.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
11derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$11.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
14%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+2.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$212M82%
  • Insurance companies$36.3M14%
  • Individuals$7.9M3.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$2.0M0.8%
  • Charitable organizations$235,7750.1%
Individual clients
26reported
HNW clients
18reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
182reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.85 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.14 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Kenneth Lynn UrishPittsburgh, PaAug 26, 201350 y1
Elizabeth Ann UrishPittsburgh, PaAug 26, 201317 y0
Saundra Jane Gibson GenoniPittsburgh, Pa Jan 3, 202330 y5
Bradford William HessCertified Financial PlannerPittsburgh, PaSep 20, 202313 y3
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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Ann Elizabeth Urish · Director/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 03/2015 · owns less than 5%
  • Lynn Kenneth Urish · Membercontrol
    since 04/2013 · owns less than 5%
  • Ann Elizabeth Urish · Ownercontrol
    since 01/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of Up Strategic Wealth Advisers, LLC
Entity owners
  • Hbks Investments LLC · Owner
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • Up Strategic Wealth Advisers, LLC · Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Hbk Sorce Holdings LLC · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Hbks Investments LLC
  • Hill, Barth, & King Financial Holdings LLC · Owner
    indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Hbk Sorce Holdings LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Steel Tower Investments as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Pittsburgh, Pa · principal400
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 233 to 182
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 11 to 6
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • HNW clients · 31 to 18
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Individual clients · 12 to 26
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $291M to $259M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $249M to $212M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $2.5M to $7.9M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.0M to $97,412
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • RAUM · $301M to $259M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
  • Accounts · 122 to 233
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 4 to 11
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 14 to 31
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · 0.0 to unset
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $116M to $291M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $77.6M to $249M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $3.7M to $2.5M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $10.0M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $116M to $301M
    Aug 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · unset to 0.0
    Jun 5, 2024 to Aug 28, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Jun 5, 2024 to Aug 28, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
  • Steel Tower Investments reported RAUM $300.7M, up 160% from $115.6M (2024-08-28 to 2025-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • Steel Tower Investments filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 1, 2024 · 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 phone
412-586-2060reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/steel-tower-investmentsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
steeltower.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
412-586-2060reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 4, 2026
Contact form
steeltower.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
steeltower.com/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
$64.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026