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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

World Advisory Services

Former SEC-registered adviserLincroft, New JerseyCRD 20626SEC 801-56426websiteIAPD
Legal name World Investments, LLC
Latest filing Oct 30, 2025
First filing on the tape Jan 31, 2012 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since May 5, 1999
RAUM
$1.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
94%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$1.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
217
118 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
96
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.7B as of Oct 30, 2025
Feb 28, 2012$290M then
HNW client RAUM$69.4M as of Oct 30, 2025
Apr 19, 2018$480M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)118 as of Oct 30, 2025
Feb 5, 2013126 then
Employees (5.A)217 as of Oct 30, 2025
Feb 5, 2013219 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +32% over the last fiscal year+9.9% a year over threeIARs 115 to 118offices 94 to 96
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Oct 30, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$14.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
29derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$361,413derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$369,338derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
94%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.2derived97 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+32%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+2.6%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.9%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, commissionsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
3,500reportedItem 5.H
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 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
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • 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
  • Individuals$1.7B96%
  • High-net-worth individuals$69.4M4.0%
Individual clients
3,281reported
HNW clients
192reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
4,697reported
Financial planning clients
3,500reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $36.4M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, commissionsreported
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
2 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days9 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Thomas Patrick Sr Hyland · President/Director/Finop/Muni Principalcontrol
      since 10/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • Jennette Lee Fraler · Vp/Chief Compliance Officer
      since 02/2020 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Wia Corporate Buyer, Inc. · Shareholder
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Cb Clockwork Midco, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of World Associates Holdings, LLC
    • Cb Clockwork Parent, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Cb Clockwork Midco, LLC
    • Cb World Management, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cb Clockwork Parent, LLC
    • Charlesbank Equity Fund Ix, LP · Member
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cb Clockwork Parent, LLC
    • Wia Corporate Holdings, Inc · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Wia Corporate Buyer, Inc
    • World Associates Holdings, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Wia Corporate Holdings, Inc
    • Tomorrow'S Financial Services, Inc. · Previous Holding Company
      direct · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list World Advisory Services as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Bayonne, Nj000
    Fair Lawn, Nj001
    Lincroft, Nj · principal0011
    Millstone Township, Nj000
    Turnersville, Nj000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Bayonne, NJ8 employees
    • Cedar Knolls, NJ4 employees
    • Harrisburg, PA4 employees
    • Turnersville, NJ4 employees
    • Toms River, NJ3 employees
    • Brick, NJ2 employees
    • Hammonton, NJ2 employees
    • Roseland, NJ2 employees
    • Orlando, FL1 employees
    • Toms River, NJ1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    • Cherry Hill, NJ1 employees
    • Brooklyn, NY1 employees
    • Johns Island, SC1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    • Cherry Hill, NJ1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    • Staten Island, NY1 employees
    • Jenkintown, PA1 employees
    • Colts Neck, NJ1 employees
    • Union City, NJ1 employees
    • South Orange, NJ1 employees
    • Iselin, NJ1 employees
    • Princeton, NJ1 employees
    • Oakhurst, NJ1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Legal name · WORLD INVESTMENTS, INC. to WORLD INVESTMENTS, LLC
      May 30, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
    • Organization form · Corporation to Limited Liability Company
      May 30, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
    • Succession · false to true
      May 30, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to More than 500
      Mar 31, 2025 to May 30, 2025
    • Accounts · 5,238 to 4,697
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 115 to 118
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 155 to 217
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • HNW clients · 225 to 192
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Individual clients · 3,352 to 3,281
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Employees · 155 to 217
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 4
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 115 to 118
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Other offices · 94 to 96
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6B
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $81.8M to $69.4M
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $1.2B to $1.7B
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $32.8M to $98.4M
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.7B
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $42.3M to $36.4M
      Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Business name · TFS ADVISORY SERVICES to WORLD ADVISORY SERVICES
      Jun 5, 2024 to Jan 3, 2025
    • Legal name · TFS SECURITIES, INC. to WORLD INVESTMENTS, INC.
      Jun 5, 2024 to Jun 5, 2024
    • Accounts · 5,347 to 5,238
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 110 to 115
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 164 to 155
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW clients · 262 to 225
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual clients · 3,661 to 3,352
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Employees · 164 to 155
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 164 to 115
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $96.9M to $81.8M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $1.2B to $1.2B
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $118M to $32.8M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.3B
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $128M to $42.3M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Accounts · 3,867 to 5,347
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 120 to 110
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • BD registered reps · 171 to 164
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW clients · 153 to 262
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Individual clients · 3,071 to 3,661
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Employees · 171 to 164
      Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    Signals
    25 dated events
    • World Advisory Services no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-12-20, RAUM $1.7B)
      Jan 2, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • William Gerard Tucker left World Advisory Services for World Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-10-24)
      Dec 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Anatoly Khait left World Advisory Services for World Investment Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-11-07)
      Dec 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left World Advisory Services (Lincroft, NJ) for World Investment Advisors, LLC on the same day
      Dec 3, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • World Advisory Services reported succeeding to the business of World Advisory Services (Form ADV Item 4)
      Oct 30, 2025 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    • World Advisory Services reported RAUM $1.7B, up 32% from $1.3B (2025-01-03 to 2025-03-31)
      Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • Damien R Berube left World Advisory Services for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-03-10)
      Mar 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniel Owen Barsnica left World Advisory Services for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-11-14)
      Nov 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Susan Chapin Maes left World Advisory Services for The Ameriflex Group (registered 2024-10-08)
      Oct 11, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Frank Wilhelm Kapitza left World Advisory Services for Paramount Financial (registered 2025-03-13)
      Aug 29, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • World Advisory Services reported 115 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 164 (2023-11-29 to 2024-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2024 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    • Jonathan I Khalavsky left World Advisory Services for Prospera Financial Services, Inc. (registered 2024-02-16)
      Mar 12, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jeffrey Mark Jaskol left World Advisory Services for The Benchmark Group Ria Services, Llc (registered 2011-05-24)
      Dec 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • David James Vezina left World Advisory Services for Sequent Planning, Llc (registered 2025-05-20)
      Nov 16, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • World Advisory Services reported 164 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 121 (2022-03-30 to 2023-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2023 · Advisor headcount change · derived
    • Patrick Joseph Parrino left World Advisory Services for Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (registered 2023-11-28)
      Mar 6, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Douglas J Bauerband left World Advisory Services for Gradient Wealth Management (registered 2023-01-13)
      Dec 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Leodegario Quinto Camacho left World Advisory Services for Camacho Capital Planning Advisors Llc (registered 2023-07-26)
      Dec 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Marion Grace Cuff left World Advisory Services for Fsc Securities Corporation (registered 2022-12-20)
      Dec 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Christopher Cvitan left World Advisory Services for Beacon Trust (registered 2023-05-26)
      Dec 19, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Henrietta Hemingway left World Advisory Services for Primerica Advisors (registered 2024-07-24)
      Dec 12, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Edward Joseph Helm left World Advisory Services for Primerica Advisors (registered 2022-07-19)
      May 6, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • World Advisory Services reported RAUM $1.3B, up 53% from $855.0M (2021-12-20 to 2022-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • World Advisory Services reported RAUM $844.3M, up 30% from $649.0M (2019-03-13 to 2020-02-28)
      Feb 28, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • World Advisory Services reported 94 offices beyond its principal office, down from 104 (2018-04-19 to 2019-03-13)
      Mar 13, 2019 · Office count change · derived
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    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