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SEC-registered adviser

Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessMadison, WisconsinCRD 167811SEC 801-119352websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 28, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 28, 2020 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 25, 2020
RAUM
$5.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
55%
of RAUM
Private clients
25%
$1.3B individuals and HNW
Advisors
26
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$200M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
31
21 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
8
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.2B as of Aug 28, 2026
Aug 30, 2021$2.4B then
HNW client RAUM$996M as of Aug 28, 2026
Aug 30, 2021$1.1B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)25 as of Aug 28, 2026
Aug 30, 202128 then
Employees (5.A)31 as of Aug 28, 2026
Aug 30, 202135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +18% over the last fiscal year+9.9% a year over threeIARs 22 to 25offices 9 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 28, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$200MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
21derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
55%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
74%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.9derived9 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+4.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+23%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-30%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$118M, 85 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
  • State and municipal entities$3.3B63%
  • High-net-worth individuals$996M19%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$561M11%
  • Individuals$324M6.2%
  • Corporations and businesses$15.5M0.3%
  • Charitable organizations$171,8650.0%
Individual clients
323reported
HNW clients
214reported
Pension plan clients
97reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
2,666reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$118M for 85 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.25 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.74 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=4.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
26 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Barbara R OlsonMadison, WiFeb 16, 20179 y1
Matthew PayneSpring, Tx Sep 26, 201910 y2
Scott Craig BurackCertified Financial PlannerNewport Beach, Ca Nov 5, 202026 y3
Jeffrey Arthur MesserIndianapolis, InDec 23, 202021 y2
George Lee BawcumIndianapolis, InDec 23, 202020 y2
Michael Blaise GeratyIndianapolis, InDec 23, 202040 y3
Mark Thomas RochfordIndianapolis, InDec 23, 202034 y2
Timothy Robert SuttonIndianapolis, InDec 23, 202029 y5
Zachary Ronald JaroCertified Financial PlannerMilwaukee, WiMar 2, 202112 y3
Evan Daniel HeathCertified Financial PlannerMadison, WiMar 23, 202114 y0
Kelly Lynn BaumbachCertified Financial PlannerMadison, WiJul 22, 202126 y3
Brittany Marie SighHouston, TxJul 30, 202111 y0
Steven Michael ScharffMadison, Wi Sep 24, 202110 y3
Melissa Santas PetersonChartered Financial AnalystMadison, Wi Dec 10, 202113 y1
David Michael DubravaMadison, Wi Jan 3, 202218 y1
Jeremy M RobertChartered Financial AnalystMadison, Wi Jan 3, 202214 y2
Timothy Edward HoleCertified Financial PlannerTewksbury, Ma Jan 3, 202211 y2
Phillip Ray MccollumMadison, Wi Jan 10, 202310 y1
Jeremy Allen SmithMadison, Wi Jan 10, 202326 y2
Charles Henry GoodmillerMadison, Wi Jan 11, 202335 y2
William Francis GradyCertified Financial PlannerMilwaukee, WiDec 20, 202321 y0
Sarah Marie MurphyMinneapolis, Mn May 17, 202415 y0
Richard Joseph KirbyMadison, Wi Oct 3, 202411 y1
Raj SinghIndianapolis, InJul 17, 202511 y0
Kelsey Ann KennedyNashville, TnAug 1, 202512 y2
Cortney Ann CostCertified Financial PlannerNashville, TnAug 7, 202512 y1
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 3.8% of current headcount8 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Charles Droege · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Theresa Meiners · Vice Presidentcontrol
    since 06/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • R Barbara Olson · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 02/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • Kevin Simmerman · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Francis Thomas Walker · Presidentcontrol
    since 06/2024 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Baker Tilly Advisory Group Intermediate, LP · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP
  • Baker Tilly Advisory Group Parent, LP · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Baker Tilly Advisory Group Intermediate, LP
  • H&F Waterloo Aiv II, L.P. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of H&F Waterloo Holdings, L.P.
  • H&F Waterloo Holdings, Inc. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of H&F Waterloo Aiv II, L.P.
  • H&F Waterloo Holdings, L.P. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Baker Tilly Advisory Group Parent, LP
  • Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X (Parallel), L.P. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of H&F Waterloo Holdings, Inc.
  • Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of H&F Waterloo Holdings, L.P.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Baker Tilly Capital, LLC
    broker-dealern
  • Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC
    n
  • Baker Tilly US Llp
    insurancey
  • Baker Tilly Vantagen, LLC
    real estaten
  • Bt Rei Manager, LLC
    pooled vehicle sponsorn
Advisers that list Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Madison, Wi · principal1401
Indianapolis, In600
Tewksbury, Ma500
Nashville, Tn200
Milwaukee, Wi200
Tempe, Az200
Irvine, Ca100
Los Angeles, Ca000
San Diego, Ca000
Mountain View, Ca000
Post-acquisition retention
advisors of absorbed firms still registered here after the move
Firms absorbed
4 since 2015, 0 in 24 monthsderived
Advisors acquired
17derived
Still registered after 90 days
76% of 17derived
After 180 days
94% of 17derived
After 365 days
100% of 17derived
After 730 days
100% of 17derived
Team lift-outs after
8derivedteams that left this firm within two years of an absorption

Lower bound: a person who left the industry is on neither side of the tape, and a re-registration to an affiliated CRD of the same group counts as a departure.

Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Indianapolis, IN5 employees
  • Tewksbury, MA4 employees
  • Scottsdale, AZ2 employees
  • Tempe, AZ2 employees
  • Spring, TX1 employees
  • Minneapolis, MN1 employees
  • Houston, TX1 employees
  • Milwaukee, WI1 employees
  • East Lansing, MI1 employees
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Aug 28, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM of 74% against a peer median of 4% (289 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 13.8 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289) · 99% percentile
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Aug 28, 2026
    DROEGE, CHARLES (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-06-28 and 2026-08-28
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • custody status changedChange between filings · filing Aug 28, 2026
    custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2026-01-15, yes on the filing of 2026-08-28
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Jan 15, 2026
    private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $4,408,957,456 to $4,601,242,128, advisors 22 to 27, private clients 583 to 409, offices 9 to 8 (2025-03-26 to 2026-01-15)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 2,165 to 2,666
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Charity clients · 0 to 1
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 2 to 5
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • HNW clients · 158 to 214
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Individual clients · 251 to 323
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 79 to 97
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 117708633.0
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Employees · 32 to 31
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 251-500
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 27 to 25
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $2.9B
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $665M to $996M
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $208M to $324M
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.4B to $2.3B
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $382M to $561M
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • RAUM · $4.6B to $5.2B
    Jan 15, 2026 to Aug 28, 2026
  • Assets in custody · 7483951.0 to unset
    Aug 29, 2025 to Sep 26, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Aug 29, 2025 to Sep 26, 2025
  • Other offices · 9 to 8
    Aug 29, 2025 to Sep 26, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 15 to 21
    Jul 25, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
  • Assets in custody · unset to 7483951.0
    Jul 25, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Jul 25, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
  • Employees · 28 to 32
    Jul 25, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 26 to 27
    Jul 25, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,304 to 2,165
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 16 to 15
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Charity clients · 1 to 0
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 8 to 2
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • HNW clients · 284 to 158
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Individual clients · 299 to 251
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 75 to 79
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Assets in custody · 5588088.0 to unset
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Employees · 27 to 28
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to More than 500
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 22 to 26
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $2.2B
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $1.0B to $665M
    Mar 26, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
Signals
35 dated events
  • Quantrel Wes Hedrick left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Box Financial Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-04-16)
    Mar 30, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Kraft Asset Management, LLC (Nashville, TN) for Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC on the same day
    Aug 1, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc reported 9 offices beyond its principal office, down from 14 (2024-02-21 to 2024-06-28)
    Jun 28, 2024 · Office count change · derived
  • Joseph O'Neill (President) no longer on Schedule A of Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc (listed 2024-02-21, absent 2024-06-28)
    Jun 28, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Jere Shawver (Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc (listed 2024-02-21, absent 2024-06-28)
    Jun 28, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Francis Thomas Walker (President) appeared on Schedule A of Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc
    Jun 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Theresa Meiners (Vice President) appeared on Schedule A of Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc
    Jun 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Alec Bruce Abbott left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for The Norden Group Llc (registered 2024-05-31)
    May 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Andres Esteban Guzman left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Portside Wealth Group, Llc (registered 2024-07-15)
    Apr 22, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Christopher Sean Cox left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Portside Wealth Group, Llc (registered 2024-05-22)
    Apr 22, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC (Mountain View, CA) for Portside Wealth Group, LLC on the same day
    Apr 22, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Jason Morgan Perkins left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for The Norden Group Llc (registered 2024-04-03)
    Apr 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael T Janis left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Steelpeak Wealth, Llc (registered 2024-01-30)
    Jan 29, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Levin left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-01-29)
    Jan 26, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael Anthony Dellisant left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2024-01-29)
    Jan 26, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC (San Diego, CA) for Wells Fargo Advisors on the same day
    Jan 26, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Francis John Mckiernan left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Procyon (registered 2023-06-27)
    Jul 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jerry Robert Sneed left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Procyon (registered 2023-06-27)
    Jul 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC (New York, NY) for Procyon on the same day
    Jul 26, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Jared Scott Neven left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Sowell Management (registered 2023-07-19)
    Jul 19, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Maryanna Elizabeth Braun left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Sowell Management (registered 2023-07-19)
    Jul 19, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC (Houston, TX) for Sowell Management on the same day
    Jul 19, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Amanda Maria Diguiseppe left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Procyon (registered 2023-06-27)
    Jun 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Christopher Mathew Sneed left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Procyon (registered 2023-06-27)
    Jun 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC (New York, NY) for Procyon on the same day
    Jun 26, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • John Allan Adams left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2023-05-02)
    Feb 28, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • John Thomas Harrington left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Fairbanks Capital Management, Inc. (registered 2023-03-10)
    Feb 28, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Faiez Ahmed left Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2022-12-15)
    Dec 16, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $3.9B, up 26% from $3.1B (2021-12-22 to 2022-08-30)
    Aug 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Henry + Horne Wealth Management's advisors moved to Baker Tilly Wealth Management, LLC (Scottsdale, AZ): 3 of 4 registered, on the same day
    Jul 15, 2022 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Website
bakertilly.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
833-761-0673reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 28, 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$200Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026