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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.
SEC-registered adviser
Beacon Financial Advisory LLC
Latest filing Mar 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 2, 2016 · 82 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 12, 2016
RAUM
$901M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$873M individuals and HNW
Advisors
13
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$69.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
13 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
82 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$901M as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 13, 2017$228M then
HNW client RAUM$616M as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 15, 2018$219M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)13 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 13, 201713 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 17, 2026
Mar 13, 201714 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +33% over the last fiscal year+18% a year over threeIARs 13 to 13
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 17, 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
- $69.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 119derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $354,337derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 3.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.6derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +33%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +49%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)
- 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$616M68%
- Individuals$257M29%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$27.4M3.0%
- Charitable organizations$254,7770.0%
- Individual clients
- 1,263reported
- HNW clients
- 286reported
- Pension plan clients
- 5reported
- Charitable clients
- 2reported
- Accounts
- 2,542reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=13.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Charles RandazzoCertified Financial Planner | Cleveland, Oh | Aug 18, 2016 | 33 y | 4 |
| William Patrick Matejka | Twinsburg, Oh | Aug 23, 2016 | 32 y | 3 |
| Ryan David Cass | Cleveland, Oh | Sep 18, 2023 | 12 y | 1 |
| Philip O'Toole | Cleveland, Oh | Nov 9, 2023 | 26 y | 4 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount6 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- David Phillip Stone to Commonwealth Financial NetworkSep 11, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Karyn Pistone to Stratos Wealth Advisors LLCDec 14, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- David Taucher to Stratos Wealth Advisors LLCDec 14, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Spencer Pistone Dieck to Stratos Wealth Advisors LLCDec 14, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Daniel L Bonder to Arbor Point AdvisorsNov 13, 2023 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Jeremy Scott Clark to Arbor Point AdvisorsOct 9, 2023 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Bryan Joseph Costin to Journey Wealth ManagementDec 20, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Nicholas Anthony Paterniti to Journey Wealth ManagementDec 20, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Dean Dirk Weemhoff to Arbor Point AdvisorsOct 27, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- David George Olson to Journey Wealth ManagementOct 20, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Peter R Franz to Journey Wealth ManagementMay 5, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Giuseppe Vitale to Capital AnalystsJul 10, 2020 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Peter R Franz to Boyd Watterson Asset Management, LLCNov 21, 2017 · Other
Joined, latest
- Philip O'Toole from Fourth Dimension Wealth, LLCNov 9, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Ryan David Cass from Capital AnalystsSep 18, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Nicholas Anthony Paterniti from Capital AnalystsOct 16, 2020 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- David Taucher from Dakota Wealth, LLCApr 9, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Peter R Franz from Capital AnalystsAug 6, 2018 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- David Phillip Stone from Lincoln InvestmentJul 8, 2016 · Other
- Giuseppe Vitale from Lincoln InvestmentMar 7, 2016 · Other
- Dean Dirk Weemhoff from Capital AnalystsSep 9, 2015 · Other
- Bryan Joseph Costin from Capital AnalystsAug 7, 2015 · Other
- Jeremy Scott Clark from Capital AnalystsJul 1, 2015 · Other
- Daniel L Bonder from Capital AnalystsJun 26, 2015 · Other
- David George Olson from Capital AnalystsMay 11, 2015 · Other
- Karyn Pistone from Capital AnalystsMay 11, 2015 · Other
- Peter R Franz from Capital AnalystsMay 11, 2015 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 3 left for Stratos Wealth Advisors LLCDec 14, 2023 · Cleveland, Oh
- 2 left for Journey Wealth ManagementDec 20, 2022 · Cleveland, Oh
- 3 joined from Capital AnalystsAug 5, 2022 · Cleveland, Oh
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Lynn Deborah George · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
- Giller Gregory Randall · Chief Executive Officer / Managing Membercontrolsince 12/2014 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, Oh · principal | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Twinsburg, Oh | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dublin, Oh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Twinsburg, OH8 employees
- Dublin, OH2 employees
- Cleveland, OH1 employees
- North Ridgeville, OH1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 17, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 33.0% to 68.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-03-17peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
- business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 17, 2026wrap fee program participation (Item 5.I): yes on the filing of 2025-12-02, no on the filing of 2026-03-17peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 2,083 to 2,542Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Charity clients · 4 to 2Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Corporate clients · 4 to 0Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- HNW clients · 184 to 286Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Individual clients · 856 to 1,263Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 29 to 5Dec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $678M to $901MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $221M to $616MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $441M to $257MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $4.8M to $27.4MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- RAUM · $678M to $901MDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unsetDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unsetDec 2, 2025 to Mar 17, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10Mar 7, 2025 to Jun 16, 2025
- Accounts · 1,858 to 2,083Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Charity clients · 1 to 4Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- HNW clients · 130 to 184Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Individual clients · 978 to 856Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 0 to 29Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $520M to $678MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $318M to $221MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $275M to $441MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $74.8M to $0Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $0 to $4.8MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- RAUM · $594M to $678MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 7, 2025
- Advisory employees · 14 to 13Mar 8, 2024 to Sep 11, 2024
- BD registered reps · 14 to 13Mar 8, 2024 to Sep 11, 2024
- Employees · 14 to 13Mar 8, 2024 to Sep 11, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 14 to 13Mar 8, 2024 to Sep 11, 2024
- Accounts · 2,029 to 1,858Dec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- HNW clients · 116 to 130Dec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- Individual clients · 941 to 978Dec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10Dec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $496M to $520MDec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $270M to $318MDec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $283M to $275MDec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $58.6M to $74.8MDec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- RAUM · $554M to $594MDec 14, 2023 to Mar 8, 2024
- Advisory employees · 17 to 14Dec 11, 2023 to Dec 14, 2023
- BD registered reps · 15 to 14Dec 11, 2023 to Dec 14, 2023
Signals
19 dated events
- Beacon Financial Advisory Llc reported RAUM $900.7M, up 33% from $677.6M (2025-12-02 to 2026-03-17)Mar 17, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- David Phillip Stone left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2024-09-09)Sep 11, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Karyn Pistone left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Stratos Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-12-13)Dec 14, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- David Taucher left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Stratos Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-12-13)Dec 14, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Spencer Pistone Dieck left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Stratos Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-12-14)Dec 14, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 3 advisors left Beacon Financial Advisory LLC (Cleveland, OH) for Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC on the same dayDec 14, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
- Daniel L Bonder left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Arbor Point Advisors (registered 2023-11-14)Nov 13, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Jeremy Scott Clark left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Arbor Point Advisors (registered 2023-10-04)Oct 9, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Beacon Financial Advisory Llc reported RAUM $554.4M, down 33% from $831.2M (2022-12-20 to 2023-03-13)Mar 13, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
- Nicholas Anthony Paterniti left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Journey Wealth Management (registered 2022-08-15)Dec 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Bryan Joseph Costin left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Journey Wealth Management (registered 2022-08-29)Dec 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 2 advisors left Beacon Financial Advisory LLC (Cleveland, OH) for Journey Wealth Management on the same dayDec 20, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
- Dean Dirk Weemhoff left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Arbor Point Advisors (registered 2022-10-26)Oct 27, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- David George Olson left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Journey Wealth Management (registered 2022-08-29)Oct 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 3 advisors left Capital Analysts (Cleveland, OH) for Beacon Financial Advisory LLC within 4 daysAug 5, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
- Peter R Franz left Beacon Financial Advisory Llc for Journey Wealth Management (registered 2021-02-03)May 5, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Beacon Financial Advisory Llc reported RAUM $667.5M, up 47% from $453.9M (2020-12-07 to 2021-03-02)Mar 2, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Beacon Financial Advisory Llc reported RAUM $453.9M, up 35% from $336.4M (2020-03-05 to 2020-03-26)Mar 26, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Beacon Financial Advisory Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Sep 2, 2016 · 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
- Website
- BEACONPLANNERS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 216-910-1850reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 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
- $69.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026