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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

Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, LLC

Independent wealth managerTampa, FloridaCRD 187519SEC 801-117852websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 3, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 25, 2019 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 2, 2020
RAUM
$183M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$183M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$45.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$183M as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 13, 2020$109M then
HNW client RAUM$69.5M as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 13, 2020$25.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 13, 20204 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 3, 2026
Feb 13, 202010 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 6 to 3offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 3, 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
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
RAUM per advisor
$45.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
192derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$178,834derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+14%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, publications, 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$114M62%
  • High-net-worth individuals$69.5M38%
Individual clients
722reported
HNW clients
45reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
1,024reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
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=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Steven Joseph ZanolliTampa, FlJan 5, 201625 y5
Sandeva O'Bryan MorrisTampa, FlJan 5, 201615 y1
Fouad ShahinTampa, FlApr 1, 202611 y0
Anthony Vincent DimeglioTampa, FlJun 1, 202613 y1
Advisor movement
3 left, 3 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 75% of current headcount7 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
    • O'Bryan Sandeva Morris · Ownercontrol
      since 03/2015 · owns 75% or more
    • Joseph Steven Zanolli · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2015 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Sandy Morris Insurance Services, LLC
      real estatey
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Tampa, Fl · principal423
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 3, 2026
      accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 670.0 to 1,024.0 (+53.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-28 and 2026-03-03; the peer median change was +5.0% (3688 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,688) · 96% percentile
    • advisor count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 3, 2026
      advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 6.0 to 3.0 (-50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-28 and 2026-03-03; the peer median change was 0.0% (965 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (965) · 1.7% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 670 to 1,024
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 3
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • HNW clients · 26 to 45
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Individual clients · 644 to 722
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Employees · 10 to 8
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 3
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Other offices · 1 to 0
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $152M to $183M
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $38.9M to $69.5M
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $113M to $114M
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • RAUM · $152M to $183M
      Jun 4, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Feb 28, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
    • Accounts · 864 to 670
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 18 to 26
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 846 to 644
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Employees · 6 to 10
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Other offices · 0 to 1
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $138M to $152M
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $25.4M to $38.9M
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $112M to $113M
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $138M to $152M
      Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 476 to 864
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • HNW clients · 22 to 18
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • Individual clients · 454 to 846
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $127M to $138M
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $36.0M to $25.4M
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $90.7M to $112M
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • RAUM · $127M to $138M
      Feb 22, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
    • Accounts · 455 to 476
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    • HNW clients · 31 to 22
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    • Individual clients · 424 to 454
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $149M to $127M
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $52.4M to $36.0M
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $96.9M to $90.7M
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    • RAUM · $149M to $127M
      Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 22, 2023
    Signals
    9 dated events
    • William Andrew Blackston left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Pearl Wealth Group (registered 2023-07-11)
      Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Mia L Vazquez left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Northbridge Financial Group, Llc (registered 2026-02-23)
      Jan 21, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Thomas John Mcdonald left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2026-03-25)
      Nov 6, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Rafael Augusto Urena left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (registered 2025-07-08)
      Jul 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Michael Lewis Abbott left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-06-10)
      Apr 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kamil Polkowski left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Ffo Investments Llc (registered 2026-08-03)
      Mar 4, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Matthew William Mckeown left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Pearl Wealth Group (registered 2024-02-20)
      Feb 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Whittney D Harvey left Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc for Fisher Investments (registered 2020-12-21)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sandy Morris Financial & Estate Planning Services, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Nov 25, 2019 · 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
    Business phone
    800-589-5534reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Business phone
    813-443-0879reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/smfprivatewealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    SANDYMORRISFINANCIAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    813-443-0879reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 3, 2026
    Team page
    sandymorrisfinancial.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
    $45.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026