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SEC-registered adviser

E•• W•••••

Independent wealth managerPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaCRD 167225SEC 801-78018website IAPD

Legal name E•• P••••••• M••••••••• L••

Latest filing Sep 3, 2026

First filing on the tape Apr 26, 2013 · 48 filings

SEC status approved since May 14, 2013

RAUM

$3.0B

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

70%

$2.1B individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$431M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

7 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

48 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$3.0B as of Mar 29, 2026

Feb 21, 2014$220M then

HNW client RAUM$2.0B as of Mar 29, 2026

Mar 12, 2018$166M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 29, 2026

Feb 21, 20141 then

Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 29, 2026

Feb 21, 20144 then

Private funds2 as of Mar 29, 2026

Feb 21, 20142 then

RAUM +49% over the last fiscal year+33% a year over threeIARs 5 to 7

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Sep 3, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control

RAUM per advisor: $431MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 92derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $3.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $3.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 3.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +49%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +40%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +30%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $356M, 2 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)
marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

High-net-worth individuals$2.0B67%
Investment companies$502M17%
Pooled investment vehicles$383M13%
Individuals$71.8M2.4%
Charitable organizations$27.8M0.9%
Corporations and businesses$4.3M0.1%

Individual clients: 107reported
HNW clients: 537reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: 3reported
Accounts: 905reported
Financial planning clients: 1-10reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $356M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.7 fund_share=0.29 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry
J•••• W•••••• W••••	Philadelphia, Pa	Apr 24, 2018	18 y
V••••• J••• H••••••	Philadelphia, Pa	Jun 3, 2019	41 y
M•••••• E••••• F•••••••••	Philadelphia, Pa	Oct 25, 2019	13 y
B•••••• L••••	Philadelphia, Pa	May 8, 2024	12 y
J•••• A••• B•••	Philadelphia, Pa	Jul 15, 2024	13 y
N•••• H•••• L•••••••	Philadelphia, Pa	Jun 27, 2025	10 y
F•••••••• A•••••	Philadelphia, Pa	Nov 21, 2025	11 y

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

Left, latest

none on the tape

Joined, latest

none on the tape

Every departure Every arrival

Private funds

4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)

Fund	Type	Gross assets	Owners	First reported
E•• P••••••• P•••••••• L••no longer reported	Other Private Fund	$334M	56	Apr 26, 2013
E•• P••••••• P•••••••• L•••	Other Private Fund	$297M	50	Apr 26, 2013
E•• P••••••• A•• E••••• P•••••••• L••	Other Private Fund	$58.8M	9	Jul 14, 2020
E•• P••••••• G••••• R••• A•••• L•••no longer reported	Hedge Fund	$0	0	Mar 30, 2015

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

B•••• J••••• A••• · Chief Revenue Officercontrol
since 04/2024 · owns less than 5%
H••••••• V•••••• J••• · Chief Investment Officercontrol
since 03/2012 · owns less than 5%
W••••• J••••• W•••••• · Chief Executive Officer And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 11/2017 · owns less than 5%
H••••••• C••••••• L•• · Membercontrol
since 03/2012 · owns 75% or more of C••••• C•••••• L••

Entity owners

C••••• C•••••• L•• · Holding Company Parent
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

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
Philadelphia, Pa · principal	7	1	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

, 1 employees

ADV anomalies

2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

control person changedChange between filings · filing Sep 3, 2026
H••••••• C••••••• L•• (MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-06-26 and 2026-09-03
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 29, 2026
RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $2,019,455,442 to $3,018,199,851 (+49.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-29; the peer median change was +17.0% (1297 comparable advisers, 93.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,297) · 93% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Employees · 8 to 9
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Private funds · 2 to unset
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Related adviser · false to unset
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Related bank · false to unset
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Related broker-dealer · false to unset
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Related insurance company · false to unset
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Succession · false to unset
Mar 29, 2026 to Sep 3, 2026
Accounts · 712 to 905
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Corporate clients · 3 to 4
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
HNW clients · 398 to 537
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Individual clients · 96 to 107
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 3
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Assets in custody · $660M to $356M
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Private funds · 3 to 2
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $3.0B
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
HNW RAUM · $1.2B to $2.0B
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Individual RAUM · $61.8M to $71.8M
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $322M to $383M
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
RAUM · $2.0B to $3.0B
Dec 18, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026
Advisory employees · 5 to 7
Mar 31, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Employees · 7 to 8
Mar 31, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
State-registered IARs · 5 to 7
Mar 31, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Accounts · 485 to 712
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Advisory employees · 3 to 5
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Advisory activities · 3 to 4
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Charity clients · unset to 3.0
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Corporate clients · unset to 3.0
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
HNW clients · 293 to 398
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Individual clients · 74 to 96
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Assets in custody · $633M to $660M
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Employees · 6 to 7
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $2.0B
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
HNW RAUM · $823M to $1.2B
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Individual RAUM · $36.1M to $61.8M
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Pension RAUM · 1336640.0 to unset
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $633M to $322M
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
RAUM · $1.5B to $2.0B
Jan 23, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Business name · E•• P••••••• M••••••••• L•• to E•• W•••••
Dec 11, 2024 to Jan 23, 2025

Signals

6 dated events

E•• W••••• reported RAUM $3.0B, up 49% from $2.0B (2025-12-18 to 2026-03-29)
Mar 29, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
E•• W••••• reported RAUM $2.0B, up 34% from $1.5B (2025-01-23 to 2025-03-31)
Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
Arch Jerry Bell (Chief Revenue Officer) appeared on Schedule A of E•• W•••••
Jun 26, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
E•• W••••• reported RAUM $958.2M, up 29% from $742.9M (2019-08-02 to 2020-02-26)
Feb 26, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
E•• W••••• reported RAUM $619.2M, up 53% from $404.2M (2017-12-20 to 2018-03-12)
Mar 12, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
E•• P••••••• M••••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Apr 26, 2013 · First SEC registration · fact

Across DFX

shared identifiers only, never a name match

E•• W••••• · Independent Sponsors
shared crd · capital_provider

How to reach

public business contact points only, each with its source

Business email: info@elmwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 888-676-3148reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/elm-partners/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
Website: elmwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
Principal office phone: (888) 676-3148reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 3, 2026
Contact form: elmwealth.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page: elmwealth.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: $431Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026