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SEC-registered adviser

S••••••••• A•••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerChicago, IllinoisCRD 171992SEC 801-80178websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 31, 2014 · 48 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 20, 2014
RAUM
$9.8B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
85%
$8.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
22
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$447M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
61
43 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
48 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$9.8B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 2015$134M then
HNW client RAUM$7.0B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 2023$14.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)16 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 20152 then
Employees (5.A)61 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 20155 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 24, 2017
Mar 28, 20161 then
RAUM +64% over the last fiscal year+48% a year over threeIARs 8 to 16
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
RAUM per advisor
$447MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
195derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.5derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+64%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 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
  • 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)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$7.0B71%
  • Individuals$1.4B14%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.4B14%
  • Charitable organizations$28.9M0.3%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$11.6M0.1%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$10.0M0.1%
  • Sovereign wealth funds$10.0M0.1%
Individual clients
2,339reported
HNW clients
1,961reported
Pension plan clients
4reported
Charitable clients
9reported
Accounts
4,480reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $3.8B managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.85 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=12.0 bank_owner=falsederived
Advisors registered through the firm
22 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
D••••• G• O•••••••Chicago, IlJun 20, 202414 y6
D•••• E••••• D•••••••Chicago, IlOct 16, 202522 y4
E••• J••••• M•••Chartered Financial AnalystChicago, IlOct 16, 202513 y3
R••••• A••••• H••••Chartered Financial AnalystChicago, Il Oct 16, 202516 y1
A••• W••••• B•••••••••Chicago, Il Oct 16, 202511 y2
J••••••• L•••• M•••••Denver, Co Oct 16, 202528 y1
J•••• A• S••••••••Chicago, IlOct 16, 202513 y1
O••••• N••••• V••••••Chicago, IlOct 16, 202511 y2
G•••••• M• D••••••••Chicago, Il Oct 17, 202526 y2
M••• W•••• S•••• H•••••Chicago, Il Oct 17, 202512 y2
M•••••• T••••• A••••••Lone Tree, Co Oct 19, 202516 y1
C•••••• E••• S••••••••Bernardsville, Nj Mar 11, 202616 y1
T••••• L•••••Chicago, IlApr 14, 202611 y0
A••••••••• T• M••••••Chicago, IlJun 23, 202610 y1
F•••••• D••• K•••••Chicago, Il Jul 13, 202626 y1
T•••• C•••Chicago, IlJul 13, 202611 y0
S••••• C••• E••••Chicago, IlJul 19, 202612 y1
S••••• F•••••••••Chicago, IlAug 17, 202610 y0
C•••••••• C••• W•••••••Chicago, IlAug 17, 202612 y0
D••••• R••• H••••Chicago, IlAug 17, 202611 y0
A•••••••• J•••• W•••••Chicago, IlAug 27, 202612 y0
K••• E•••••• S••••••••Chicago, IlSep 4, 202611 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 14 joined in 12 months
net +14 in 12 months0 left in 90 days3 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
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
  • C•••• E••• S••••••• G•••••• · Managing Director, Head Of Portfolio Design & Solutions, US Wealth Advisory Businesscontrol
    since 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • D•••••• J•••••• G••••• · Managing Director, Co- Head US Wealth Advisory Businesscontrol
    since 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • M•••• E•••• J••••• · Managing Directorcontrol
    since 09/2015 · owns less than 5%
  • M••••••• E••••• B•••• · Chief Compliance Officer And Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 08/2016 · owns less than 5%
  • D•••••••• D••••• E••••• · Managing Director
    since 11/2017 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • W•• H•••••••• L•• · Shareholder
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • B••••••••• I••• · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of T•••••• M•••••• L•• · public reporting company
  • T•••••• M•••••• L•• · Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of W•• H•••••••• L••
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Chicago, Il · principal22210
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Chicago, IL10 employees
ADV anomalies
7 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • institutional to wealth shiftCombination · filing Mar 31, 2026
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • advisor count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 8.0 to 16.0 (+100.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +6.0% (220 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (220) · 98% percentile
  • client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    private-client share of RAUM moved from 24.0% to 85.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    C•••• E••• S••••••• G•••••• (MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD OF PORTFOLIO DESIGN & SOLUTIONS, US WEALTH ADVISORY BUSINESS) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-05-17 and 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 24.0% to 71.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    institutional share of RAUM moved from 75.0% to 15.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $5,979,259,343 to $9,834,015,630 (+64.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +18.0% (271 comparable advisers, 94.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (271) · 94% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 3,050 to 4,480
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 36 to 43
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 16 to 12
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · unset to 9.0
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 1 to 165
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 558 to 1,961
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · unset to 2339.0
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 4.0
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 50 to 61
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 8 to 16
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 16
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 2 to 3
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $6.0B to $9.8B
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $1.4B to $7.0B
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 1378494187.0
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 10038154.0
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11.4M to $11.6M
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $6.0B to $9.8B
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $799M to $3.8B
    Jan 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 3 to 2
    Jul 30, 2025 to Aug 29, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Mar 31, 2025 to Jul 30, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,055 to 3,050
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 10 to 36
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 0 to 16
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 154 to 558
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 1
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 38 to 50
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 8
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 8
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 3
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $4.9B to $6.0B
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $583M to $1.4B
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $47.1M to $11.4M
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $4.9B to $6.0B
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $379M to $799M
    Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 28, 2024 to May 17, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,411 to 2,055
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 1 to 5
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
11 dated events
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $9.8B, up 64% from $6.0B (2026-01-02 to 2026-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • 7 advisors left B•••••••• I••••••••• M••••••••• L•• (Princeton, NJ) for S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• a day apart
    Oct 16, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Orson George Papa (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2024-03-28, absent 2024-05-17)
    May 17, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • George Joseph Devico (Managing Director, Co-Head Us Wealth Advisory Business) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••••• A•••••••• L••
    May 17, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • S••••••• G•••••• Eve C••• (Managing Director, Head Of Portfolio Design & Solutions, Us Wealth Advisory Business) appeared on Schedule A of S••••••••• A•••••••• L••
    May 17, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $4.9B, up 61% from $3.0B (2023-03-28 to 2024-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $2.6B, up 52% from $1.7B (2020-10-26 to 2021-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.7B, up 35% from $1.3B (2020-06-22 to 2020-10-26)
    Oct 26, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.0B, up 61% from $638.3M (2019-03-28 to 2019-08-20)
    Aug 20, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $638.3M, up 163% from $242.5M (2018-03-27 to 2019-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jul 31, 2014 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business phone
800-882-0052reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
800-441-7762reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
800-474-2737reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/blackrockreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Firm profile
H•••S://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/9214832reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
blackrock.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
(312) 847-0300reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
$447Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026