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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

John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC

Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerBoston, MassachusettsCRD 174433SEC 801-80927websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 28, 2015 · 74 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 13, 2015
RAUM
$2.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$2.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
63
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$34.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
149
15 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
7
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
74 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.2B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 31, 2015$0 then
HNW client RAUM$411M as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$117M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)63 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 31, 20150 then
Employees (5.A)149 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 31, 201516 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +11% over the last fiscal year+6.5% a year over threeIARs 67 to 63offices 4 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$34.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
565derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$61,762derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.9derived8 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-6.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+9.4%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
$902MreportedItem 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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$1.8B81%
  • High-net-worth individuals$411M19%
Individual clients
35,247reported
HNW clients
342reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
35,589reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $22.5M managedreported
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=true related_bank=true bd_reps=72.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
64 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jeffrey Daniel FernandesBoston, Ma Jul 18, 201615 y2
Robert H LambChartered Financial AnalystBoston, Ma Jul 27, 201621 y2
Stephanie Rae Flynn-SchofieldBoston, MaJul 27, 201618 y2
Ryan A StrackBoston, MaOct 4, 201617 y0
Manny StathoulopoulosBoston, Ma May 11, 201711 y0
James Joseph HareHingham, Ma Jun 20, 201716 y0
Robert Edward BailowBoston, MaJun 26, 201732 y0
Kaitlyn Leah McdonoughBoston, MaSep 6, 201720 y0
Courtney Cook SwanBoston, Ma Sep 19, 201712 y0
John Stanley KurtakScituate, Ma Nov 7, 201733 y2
Thomas WironenBoston, MaNov 7, 201712 y0
Stephen John CampagnoneBoston, MaMay 1, 20189 y0
Thomas James LymanChicago, Il Feb 6, 201913 y0
Joseph Frank LuizBoston, Ma Jun 18, 201924 y1
Daniel William CarlsonBoston, MaAug 15, 201915 y2
Maria C WilczewskiBoston, Ma Aug 26, 201918 y2
Steven Michael BenzingChartered Financial ConsultantBoston, Ma Sep 30, 201923 y4
Yolanda Hyacinth DegrangeCertified Financial PlannerBoston, Ma Oct 25, 201918 y2
Matthew Carson DenoSouthlake, Tx Jan 24, 202037 y2
Christine A PollockCertified Financial PlannerBoston, Ma Jan 24, 202021 y3
Robert Joseph HartiganBoston, Ma Jan 30, 202028 y3
Scott Christopher WardMedway, Ma Jan 30, 202027 y3
Eberardo MariscalBoston, Ma Feb 3, 202018 y4
John Peter HansenBoston, Ma Feb 11, 202015 y2
Patricia Fearing BlackwellBoston, Ma Feb 11, 202018 y2
Heather Lynn MeyersBoston, Ma Feb 20, 202026 y3
Stephen David SchumanBoston, Ma Feb 20, 202027 y4
Mark Raymond LowbridgeCertified Financial PlannerBoston, Ma Mar 4, 202025 y3
Christina Marie FratturaOrlando, Fl Mar 27, 202019 y2
Andrew Paul O'BrienBoston, Ma May 7, 202020 y2
Joel Kenneth BerryBoston, Ma Aug 18, 202010 y0
Michael Vincent LangoneBoston, Ma Aug 25, 202013 y0
Allen George SawyerBoston, MaMar 30, 202121 y3
Martin Kyle HairstonBoston, Ma Apr 22, 202111 y0
Tracy B HummelBoston, Ma May 13, 202121 y3
David S RichardsBoston, Ma May 19, 202119 y1
Miguel A TiradoBoston, Ma Jul 7, 202121 y1
Tanya Michelle RocchioBoston, Ma Jul 28, 202121 y2
Matthew Ryan BeebeBoston, Ma Mar 30, 202210 y2
Griffith Eugene GrahamBoston, Ma Jun 25, 202212 y7
All 64 advisors at John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC
Advisor movement
10 left, 8 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 16% of current headcount24 left over 36 months
Left, latest
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
  • Adam William Auger · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 06/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Kevin John Barry · Elected Manager / Directorcontrol
    since 09/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • Daniel Gregory Brogan · Chief Operations Officercontrol
    since 05/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • J Douglas Comer · President / Directorcontrol
    since 04/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • A Meredith Crowley · Elected Manager / Directorcontrol
    since 12/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • M Katie Firth · Elected Manager / Directorcontrol
    since 01/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Joseph Philip Fontana · President; Elected Manager/Directorcontrol
    since 04/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Joseph Robert Hartigan · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 03/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • Howard Jeffrey Nataupsky · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • Anne Betsy Seel · Counsel, Secretarycontrol
    since 12/2014 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • The Manufacturers Investment · Shareholder
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • The Manufacturers Investment Corporation · Shareholder
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • John Hancock Financial Corporation · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of The Manufacturers Investment Corporation
  • Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Canada) · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Manulife Holdings (Alberta) Limited
  • Manulife Financial Corporation · Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Manufacturers Life Insurance Company · public reporting company
  • Manulife Holdings (Alberta) Limited · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of John Hancock Financial Corporation
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Boston, Ma · principal631081
Atlanta, Ga320
Portsmouth, Nh000
Wakefield, Ma001
Louisville, Ky000
Ashville, Nc000
Marshfield, Ma000
Newbury, Ma000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
9 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    COMER, DOUGLAS, J (PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    CROWLEY, MEREDITH, A (ELECTED MANAGER / DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    AUGER, WILLIAM, Adam (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    Firth, Katie, M (ELECTED MANAGER / DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    BARRY, JOHN, KEVIN (ELECTED MANAGER / DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    NATAUPSKY, JEFFREY, HOWARD (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    BROGAN, GREGORY, DANIEL (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    FONTANA, PHILIP, JOSEPH (PRESIDENT; ELECTED MANAGER/DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-05-25 and 2026-03-27
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (56)
  • office count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026
    offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 4.0 to 7.0 (+75.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-27; the peer median change was 0.0% (52 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: affiliated wealth managers, $1B to $5B (52) · 100% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 32,545 to 35,589
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 11 to 15
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 88 to 72
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW clients · 163 to 342
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual clients · 32,382 to 35,247
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Employees · 163 to 149
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 67 to 63
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Other offices · 4 to 7
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.0B to $2.2B
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $213M to $411M
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $1.8B to $1.8B
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • RAUM · $2.0B to $2.2B
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $0 to $22.5M
    Aug 1, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    May 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
  • Accounts · 27,727 to 32,545
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 11
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 84 to 88
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 234 to 163
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 27,493 to 32,382
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Employees · 149 to 163
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 0
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 65 to 67
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Other offices · 0 to 4
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.9B to $2.0B
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $261M to $213M
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $1.6B to $1.8B
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $1.9B to $2.0B
    Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 72 to 65
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 26,018 to 27,727
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 10 to 8
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 92 to 84
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 205 to 234
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 26,018 to 27,493
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Employees · 166 to 149
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.8B to $1.9B
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $233M to $261M
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $1.6B to $1.6B
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $1.8B to $1.9B
    Jan 19, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 23,843 to 26,018
    Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 85 to 92
    Nov 3, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
50 dated events
  • Richard Thomas Lanigan registered as an investment adviser representative at John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc
    Sep 16, 2026 · Advisor registered · fact
  • Shuxin Wu left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Santander Securities (registered 2026-06-22)
    May 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Gregory Brogan left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Santander Securities (registered 2026-03-16)
    Mar 3, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Lawrence Leslie Riddell left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2026-01-22)
    Jan 28, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nicholas Dimitri Lailas left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Orca Investment Management, Llc (registered 2026-05-01)
    Dec 23, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • John Andres Agudelo left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Creative Planning (registered 2026-04-16)
    Dec 22, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Tess L Coutu left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-11-10)
    Nov 10, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kole Christopher Kelly left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-11-17)
    Nov 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Timothy Ian Mcnally left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-11-23)
    Nov 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Benjamin Roy Warren left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-11-11)
    Nov 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 4 advisors left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC (Boston, MA) for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. within 7 days
    Nov 3, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Christopher James Mcmorrow left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-10-21)
    Oct 6, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Wesley Garrett Collard left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2025-09-16)
    Sep 11, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Andrew W Kenney left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Edward Jones (registered 2025-07-28)
    Jul 29, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jack P Prudente left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Rbc Capital Markets, Llc (registered 2025-06-04)
    May 20, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Alberto Munoz left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2025-02-03)
    Feb 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ellen Margaret Darling left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Mma Securities Llc (registered 2025-02-03)
    Jan 6, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Connor Freeman Spiro left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2025-01-13)
    Nov 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Ventum Advisors Corp. (Ottawa) for John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC within 5 days
    Oct 16, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Charles Joseph Reichelt left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Founders Financial Securities, Llc (registered 2025-02-03)
    Sep 9, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Lucas P Pavlatos left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Wincap Financial Llc (registered 2024-06-10)
    May 28, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Julia Laginess left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Star Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-03-19)
    May 22, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Gregory Peter Defrancesco (President; Elected Manager / Director) no longer on Schedule A of John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc (listed 2024-03-29, absent 2024-04-22)
    Apr 22, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Alfredo Augusto Monteiro left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2024-02-14)
    Jan 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Justin Woolf left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Usi Securities, Inc. (registered 2024-02-15)
    Jan 10, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Rourke Magwood left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Natixis Advisors, Llc (registered 2024-01-18)
    Jan 3, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Zachary John Ciampa left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Wincap Financial Llc (registered 2023-12-06)
    Nov 14, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James Giovanni Novello left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (registered 2024-07-03)
    Nov 14, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Sean Mccann left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2023-09-25)
    Jul 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Yarziah Raymond Reeves left John Hancock Personal Financial Services, Llc for Wealthspire Retirement Advisory (registered 2023-06-08)
    Jun 2, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Website
johnhancock.com/investing.htmlreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
617-572-0109reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 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
Broker-dealer affiliated wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$34.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026