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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

Newday

Independent wealth managerSouthbury, ConnecticutCRD 174758SEC 801-112212websiteIAPD
Legal name Newday Funds, Inc.
Latest filing Apr 1, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 22, 2017 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 2, 2018
RAUM
$6.5M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$6.5M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$3.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$6.5M as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 5, 2019$870,387 then
HNW client RAUM$6.5M as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 29, 2022$11.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 5, 20192 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 5, 20195 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -96% over the last fiscal year-61% a year over threeIARs 3 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 1, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$3.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$2.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-96%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
  • 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$6.5M100%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
3reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Brian Gregory FairhurstLafayette, Ca May 10, 202425 y4
Douglas Charles HeskeSouthbury, CtJan 1, 202640 y6
Advisor movement
1 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 50% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Charles Douglas Heske · President & Ceocontrol
    since 03/2016 · owns less than 5%
  • Cheng-Wei David Hsu · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Charles Douglas Heske · Ceocontrol
    since 03/2016 · owns 25% to 50% of Newday Financial Technologies, Inc.
  • Alexander Meek · Co-Founder/Non-Advisory Owner
    since 01/2015 · owns 25% to 50% of Newday Financial Technologies, Inc.
Entity owners
  • Newday Financial Technologies, Inc. · Parent
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Southbury, Ct · principal210
Superior, Co001
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • institutional to wealth shiftCombination · filing Apr 1, 2026
    peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (704)
  • RAUM down 50 %Change between filings · filing Apr 1, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $172,421,272 to $6,516,552 (-96.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-30 and 2026-04-01; the peer median change was +8.0% (219 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (219) · 0.9% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • Accounts · 26 to 3
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 1
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • HNW clients · 10.0 to unset
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • Employees · 9 to 2
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $172M to $6.5M
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $16.5M to $6.5M
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · 521000.0 to unset
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • RAUM · $172M to $6.5M
    Sep 25, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Aug 18, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Aug 18, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 2
    Dec 9, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
    Dec 9, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $175M to $172M
    Dec 9, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
  • RAUM · $175M to $172M
    Dec 9, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
  • HQ city · TIBURON to SOUTHBURY
    Jun 24, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024
  • HQ state · CA to CT
    Jun 24, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 9
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $175M
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $11.4M to $16.5M
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $455,650 to $521,000
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • RAUM · $117M to $175M
    Feb 15, 2024 to Jun 24, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 4
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • HQ city · unset to TIBURON
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • HQ state · unset to CA
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $113M to $117M
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $11.4M to $11.4M
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $660,031 to $455,650
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • RAUM · $113M to $117M
    Nov 8, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
    Nov 3, 2023 to Nov 8, 2023
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
    Nov 3, 2023 to Nov 8, 2023
  • Accounts · 24 to 26
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 8
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
  • Employees · 11 to 8
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 2
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $126M to $113M
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $7.7M to $11.4M
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 660031.0
    Sep 29, 2022 to Mar 21, 2023
Signals
7 dated events
  • Newday reported RAUM $6.5M, down 96% from $172.4M (2025-09-25 to 2026-04-01)
    Apr 1, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • Betsy M Moszeter left Newday for Reflection Asset Management (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Marie Denise Rusnak (Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Newday (listed 2023-06-14, absent 2023-11-03)
    Nov 3, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Cheng-Wei David Hsu (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Newday
    Nov 3, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Brandeis Anne Popkin (President) no longer on Schedule A of Newday (listed 2023-03-21, absent 2023-06-14)
    Jun 14, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Brandeis Anne Popkin (President) appeared on Schedule A of Newday
    May 4, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Newday filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Nov 22, 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/NEWDAYINVESTINGreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
NEWDAYIMPACT.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
415-935-0550reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 1, 2026
Team page
newdayimpact.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
$3.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026