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SEC-registered adviser

M••••••••• F••••••••

Independent wealth managerOcean City, MarylandCRD 170024SEC 801-129508websiteIAPD
Legal name M••••••••• F•••••••• S•••••••• L••
Latest filing Jun 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 16, 2024 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 15, 2024
RAUM
$230M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$230M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$57.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$230M as of Jun 17, 2026
Feb 12, 2025$167M then
HNW client RAUM$52.4M as of Jun 17, 2026
Feb 12, 2025$23.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Jun 17, 2026
Feb 12, 20254 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Jun 17, 2026
Feb 12, 20256 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +38% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 17, 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
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$57.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
238derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$152,663derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+22%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+9.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$177M77%
  • High-net-worth individuals$52.4M23%
  • Charitable organizations$237,4470.1%
Individual clients
924reported
HNW clients
26reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,505reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J•••••• D•••• M•••••••••Ocean City, MdMar 8, 201415 y1
N••••••• C•••••• C•••• C•••••Ocean City, MdNov 16, 201610 y0
E••••• J•• L••••••Eldersburg, Md Oct 28, 202429 y1
W•••••• J•••• S•••••••••Ocean City, MdJan 5, 202611 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • M••••••••• J••••••• D•••• · Chief Compliance Officer/Managing Membercontrol
    since 12/2013 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • E••••• L••••••
    real estatey
  • E••••• L••••••
    real estatey
  • E••••• L••••••
    real estatey
  • E••••• S••••
    real estatey
  • J•••••• D• M•••••••••
    real estatey
  • N••• C•••••
    real estatey
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Ocean City, Md · principal410
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Eldersburg, MD2 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • unusually high clients per advisorStatic outlier · filing Jun 17, 2026
    private clients per advisor of 237.5 against a peer median of 57.3 (3076 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 5.1 robust deviations)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,076) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,304 to 1,505
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • HNW clients · 20 to 26
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Individual clients · 576 to 924
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $204M to $230M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $37.3M to $52.4M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $166M to $177M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • RAUM · $204M to $230M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,672 to 1,304
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Charity clients · 1 to 2
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • HNW clients · 13 to 20
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Individual clients · 531 to 576
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $167M to $204M
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $23.0M to $37.3M
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $144M to $166M
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • RAUM · $167M to $204M
    Jan 5, 2026 to Feb 2, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
    Jun 4, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
  • Employees · 5 to 6
    Jun 4, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
    Jun 4, 2025 to Jan 5, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Feb 12, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
  • Employees · 6 to 5
    Feb 12, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Feb 12, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Feb 12, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
  • Accounts · 897 to 1,672
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • HNW clients · 16 to 13
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Individual clients · 327 to 531
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 18.0 to unset
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $113M to $167M
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $28.5M to $23.0M
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $82.5M to $144M
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · 1900000.0 to unset
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • RAUM · $113M to $167M
    Sep 6, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
  • Assets in custody · 0.0 to unset
    Feb 20, 2024 to Jun 4, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Feb 20, 2024 to Jun 4, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
  • M•••••• D••• D•••••• left M••••••••• F•••••••• for C••••• I••••••••• A••••••• L•• (registered 2025-06-04)
    Jun 4, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • M••••••••• F•••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jan 16, 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
302-450-1967reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
410-208-1004reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
888-343-5485reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/mfs-wealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
MFSWEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
410-208-1004reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 17, 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
$57.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026