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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

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Former SEC-registered adviser

S••••••••• P••••••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserAkron, OhioCRD 172934SEC 801-110560IAPD
Latest filing Jul 12, 2019
First filing on the tape May 2, 2017 · 11 filings
RAUM
$258M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$245M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$258M as of Mar 13, 2019
Mar 6, 2018$227M then
HNW client RAUM$175M as of Mar 13, 2019
Mar 6, 2018$160M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 13, 2019
Mar 6, 20184 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 13, 2019
Mar 6, 20184 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 12, 2019; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$51.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
52derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$379,282derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
5.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+14%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$8.8M, 10 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$175M68%
  • Individuals$70.0M27%
  • Charitable organizations$7.8M3.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$5.5M2.1%
Individual clients
191reported
HNW clients
67reported
Pension plan clients
8reported
Charitable clients
6reported
Accounts
680reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$8.8M for 10 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
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
  • D••••••• C•••••• S••••••••• · Managing Directorcontrol
    since 08/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • H•••• B•••••• L•••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2017 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • D••••• W••••• M••••••••• L•• · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • D••••• W•••••• L••
    investment adviseryRAUM $6.9B
  • G••••• L••••••
    insurancey
  • J••• F• D•••••••
    y
  • K•••••• A••••••••
    insurancey
  • P•••• R•••••••
    y
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
    Mar 13, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019
  • Employees · 6 to 5
    Mar 13, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 5
    Mar 13, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Mar 13, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019
  • Accounts · 614 to 680
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Charity clients · unset to 6.0
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Corporate clients · 3.0 to unset
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • HNW clients · 58 to 67
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Individual clients · 168 to 191
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Pension plan clients · 7 to 8
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Assets in custody · $1.9M to $8.8M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Employees · 4 to 6
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Discretionary RAUM · $223M to $255M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • HNW RAUM · $160M to $175M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Individual RAUM · $60.9M to $70.0M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.9M to $3.2M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Pension RAUM · $6.7M to $5.5M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • RAUM · $227M to $258M
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • Related insurance company · false to true
    Dec 19, 2018 to Mar 13, 2019
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 0
    Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 19, 2018
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 4 to 0
    Sep 28, 2018 to Oct 19, 2018
  • Accounts · 423 to 614
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Corporate clients · unset to 3.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • HNW clients · unset to 58.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Individual clients · unset to 168.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 7.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Assets in custody · unset to 1940785.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Other offices · unset to 0.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Discretionary RAUM · $123M to $223M
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • HNW RAUM · unset to 159827203.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 60867985.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.3M to $3.9M
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 6714663.0
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • RAUM · $126M to $227M
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
  • Related insurance company · true to false
    Jul 5, 2017 to Mar 6, 2018
Signals
4 dated events
  • Alan Mark Goldfarb (Senior Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••••• P••••••• L•• (listed 2019-03-13, absent 2019-07-12)
    Jul 12, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Steven Gary Shamis (Senior Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of S••••••••• P••••••• L•• (listed 2019-03-13, absent 2019-07-12)
    Jul 12, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • S••••••••• P••••••• L•• reported RAUM $227.4M, up 80% from $126.3M (2017-07-05 to 2018-03-06)
    Mar 6, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• P••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 2, 2017 · 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