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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

Wealth Management Solutions

Former SEC-registered adviserExton, PennsylvaniaCRD 264793SEC 801-106607IAPD
Legal name Wealth Management Solutions LLC
Latest filing Mar 26, 2024
First filing on the tape Aug 26, 2015 · 25 filings
RAUM
$389M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$375M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$389M as of Mar 26, 2024
Feb 23, 2016$94.4M then
HNW client RAUM$272M as of Mar 26, 2024
Mar 28, 2018$92.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 26, 2024
Feb 23, 20163 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 26, 2024
Feb 23, 20164 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +10% over the last fiscal year+30% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$97.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
100derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$215,683derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.7derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+10%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-1.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$254M, 828 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$272M70%
  • Individuals$103M26%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$13.9M3.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$250,0000.1%
Individual clients
271reported
HNW clients
130reported
Pension plan clients
12reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,803reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$254M for 828 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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
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
    • Taneli Markku Happonen · Presidentcontrol
      since 07/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Llewellyn Martin Hopkins · Ceo & Ccocontrol
      since 07/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Taneli Markku Happonen · Membercontrol
      since 07/2021 · owns 75% or more of Silver Birch Partners, LLC
    • Llewellyn Martin Hopkins · Membercontrol
      since 05/2001 · owns 75% or more of M.L. Hopkins & Co., LLC
    Entity owners
    • M.L. Hopkins & Co., LLC · Member
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    • Silver Birch Partners, LLC · Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Exton, Pa · principal000
    Princeton, Nj000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Princeton, NJ3 employees
    • Annapolis, MD2 employees
    • Fulton, MD1 employees
    • Lititz, PA1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,516 to 1,803
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • HNW clients · 131 to 130
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Individual clients · 275 to 271
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $291M to $254M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $352M to $389M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $248M to $272M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $92.6M to $103M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $11.2M to $13.9M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • RAUM · $352M to $389M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unset
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unset
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Accounts · 1,382 to 1,516
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Individual clients · 285 to 275
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $149M to $291M
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Employees · 7 to 6
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Other offices · 4 to 5
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $386M to $352M
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $279M to $248M
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $96.3M to $92.6M
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $10.2M to $11.2M
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • RAUM · $386M to $352M
      Oct 19, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
    • Other offices · 5 to 4
      Mar 15, 2022 to Oct 19, 2022
    • Accounts · 654 to 1,382
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • HNW clients · 85 to 131
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Individual clients · 179 to 285
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 12.0
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $87.2M to $149M
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Employees · 8 to 7
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Other offices · 6 to 5
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $177M to $386M
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $135M to $279M
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $42.0M to $96.3M
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 10209243.0
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • RAUM · $177M to $386M
      Nov 18, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 5
      Mar 8, 2021 to Jul 1, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $2.3M to $87.2M
      Mar 8, 2021 to Jul 1, 2021
    Signals
    10 dated events
    • Martin Llewellyn Hopkins left Wealth Management Solutions for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2024-05-17)
      Aug 7, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Adam Wilkins left Wealth Management Solutions for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2024-05-17)
      Aug 7, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Markku Taneli Happonen left Wealth Management Solutions for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2024-05-17)
      Aug 7, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Wealth Management Solutions (Exton, PA) for Modern Wealth Management, LLC on the same day
      Aug 7, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Wealth Management Solutions reported RAUM $385.5M, up 118% from $176.7M (2021-11-18 to 2022-03-15)
      Mar 15, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
    • Wealth Management Solutions reported 6 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2021-03-08 to 2021-07-01)
      Jul 1, 2021 · Office count change · derived
    • Llewellyn Martin Hopkins (Ceo & Cco) appeared on Schedule A of Wealth Management Solutions
      Jul 1, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Michael Carl Sacchetti (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Wealth Management Solutions (listed 2019-03-26, absent 2019-07-01)
      Jul 1, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    • John R West (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of Wealth Management Solutions (listed 2019-03-26, absent 2019-07-01)
      Jul 1, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    • Haig Wealth Management Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Aug 26, 2015 · 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.
    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