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Former SEC-registered adviser

P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G••••

Former SEC-registered adviserLake Bluff, IllinoisCRD 171672SEC 801-79948websiteIAPD
Legal name P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G••••• L••
Latest filing Aug 20, 2025
First filing on the tape Jun 13, 2014 · 31 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 30, 2014
RAUM
$302M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
92%
$279M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
31 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$302M as of Aug 20, 2025
Feb 24, 2015$134M then
HNW client RAUM$239M as of Aug 20, 2025
Mar 12, 2018$75.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Aug 20, 2025
Feb 24, 20152 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Aug 20, 2025
Feb 24, 20152 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +9.6% over the last fiscal year+2.1% a year over threeIARs 5 to 2offices 2 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 20, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$151MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
156derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$429,124derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
7.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+9.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-60%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-13%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$279MreportedItem 5.I
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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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$239M79%
  • Individuals$39.6M13%
  • Charitable organizations$17.2M5.7%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$6.3M2.1%
Individual clients
163reported
HNW clients
149reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
704reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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
3 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -3 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days4 left over 36 months
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
    • C••••• M••••••• R•••••• · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • L••••••••• M•••• J•••• · Managing Principalcontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • C••••• M••••••• R•••••• · Sole Shareholdercontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns 75% or more of S•• F•••••••• G••••• I•••
    • L••••••••• M•••• J•••• · Managing Membercontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns 75% or more of P•••••• R••• F•••••••• G••••• L••
    • N••••• B••••• P•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 04/2023 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • P•••••• R••• F•••••••• G••••• L•• · Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • S•• F•••••••• G••••• I••• · Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Lake Bluff, Il · principal003
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 811 to 704
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 4 to 5
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • HNW clients · 170 to 149
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Individual clients · 190 to 163
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Employees · 4 to 5
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 2
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $269M to $297M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $202M to $239M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $52.7M to $39.6M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.2M to $5.2M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $6.1M to $6.3M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • RAUM · $276M to $302M
      Dec 2, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
      Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 6 to 4
      Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Employees · 6 to 4
      Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • HQ city · WESTCHESTER to LAKE BLUFF
      Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
      Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Other offices · 2 to 1
      Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
    • Accounts · 689 to 811
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • HNW clients · 176 to 170
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Individual clients · 203 to 190
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 8 to 5
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $228M to $269M
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $169M to $202M
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $44.4M to $52.7M
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $6.2M
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $7.0M to $6.1M
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • RAUM · $233M to $276M
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $11.6M to $0
      Sep 14, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 5
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $277M to $228M
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $204M to $169M
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $54.9M to $44.4M
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.0M to $5.0M
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $9.2M to $7.0M
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • RAUM · $284M to $233M
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 0.0
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 11586887.0
      Mar 16, 2022 to Mar 24, 2023
    Signals
    9 dated events
    • P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-09-02, RAUM $302.1M)
      Dec 20, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • B•••••• H••••••••• left P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-10-14)
      Nov 12, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • M•••••• R•••••• C•••• left P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-10-14)
      Nov 12, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • M••• J•••• L••••••••• left P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-10-14)
      Nov 12, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G••••'s advisors moved to L•• F•••••••• L•• (Lake Bluff, IL): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
      Nov 12, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • E•••••• A••••• V••••• left P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• for I•• W••••• M••••••••• L•• (registered 2024-12-02)
      Dec 2, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Arthur Elliott Vaughn (Member) no longer on Schedule A of P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• (listed 2024-10-08, absent 2024-12-02)
      Dec 2, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Arthur Elliott Vaughn (Member) appeared on Schedule A of P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G••••
      Mar 9, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • P•••••• S•• F•••••••• G•••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jun 13, 2014 · 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