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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

L.M. Kohn & Company

Former SEC-registered adviserCincinnati, OhioCRD 27913SEC 801-38116websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 8, 2025
First filing on the tape Dec 21, 2011 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 18, 1991
RAUM
$2.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
41%
of RAUM
Private clients
92%
$1.9B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
85
63 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
39
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.1B as of Apr 8, 2025
Dec 21, 2011$279M then
HNW client RAUM$1.2B as of Apr 8, 2025
Dec 26, 2017$334M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)70 as of Apr 8, 2025
Dec 21, 20110 then
Employees (5.A)85 as of Apr 8, 2025
Dec 20, 2012141 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +25% over the last fiscal year+4.8% a year over threeIARs 70 to 70
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 8, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$29.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
51derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$360,615derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
41%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.8derived40 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+48%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$1.5BreportedItem 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)
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.2B56%
  • Individuals$757M36%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$128M6.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$32.3M1.5%
  • Charitable organizations$152,0920.0%
  • Insurance companies$2,8690.0%
Individual clients
3,084reported
HNW clients
489reported
Pension plan clients
35reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
5,799reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
$1.2B sponsored, $394M managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
20 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -20 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days62 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
  • Robert Hubert Jr Chess · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Carl Robert Hollister · Presidentcontrol
    since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • Andrew Leonard Kohn · Vice-President/Secretary/Assistant Treasurercontrol
    since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • Larry Michael Kohn · Ceo/Cob/Treasurercontrol
    since 11/1990 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Avondale Estates, Ga001
Birmingham, Mi000
Cedar Falls, Ia000
Centerville, Oh000
Clayton, Mo000
Harrisonburg, Va000
Holland, Mi000
Louisville, Ky001
Overland Park, Ks000
Sarasota, Fl000
Strongsville, Oh000
Troy, Mi000
Cincinnati, Oh · principal0017
North Royalton, Oh000
Saginaw, Mi001
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Troy, MI5 employees
  • North Royalton, OH4 employees
  • Louisville, KY4 employees
  • Clayton, MO3 employees
  • Cedar Falls, IA3 employees
  • Harrisonburg, VA3 employees
  • Louisville, KY2 employees
  • Holland, MI2 employees
  • Saginaw, MI2 employees
  • Ann Arbor, MI2 employees
  • Dunmore, PA2 employees
  • Rocky River, OH2 employees
  • West Chester, OH1 employees
  • Prospect, KY1 employees
  • Avondale Estates, GA1 employees
  • Louisville, KY1 employees
  • Jacksonville, FL1 employees
  • , 1 employees
  • Fairfield, OH1 employees
  • Windermere, FL1 employees
  • Sarasota, FL1 employees
  • Greeley, CO1 employees
  • Cincinnati, OH1 employees
  • New York, NY1 employees
  • Troy, OH1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
    Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
  • Accounts · 5,706 to 5,799
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 70 to 63
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Charity clients · 25 to 1
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 0 to 31
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • HNW clients · 785 to 489
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Individual clients · 1,626 to 3,084
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 97 to 35
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Employees · 93 to 85
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 2
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $620M to $849M
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $624M to $1.2B
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $828M to $757M
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $195M to $128M
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • RAUM · $1.7B to $2.1B
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Related insurance company · true to false
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $241M to $394M
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $1.0B to $1.2B
    Oct 25, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
  • Accounts · 5,370 to 5,706
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 64 to 70
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 81 to 84
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Charity clients · 10 to 25
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • HNW clients · 644 to 785
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Individual clients · 1,550 to 1,626
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 90 to 97
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Employees · 86 to 93
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 5 to 3
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 64 to 70
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Other offices · 42 to 39
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $502M to $620M
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $697M to $624M
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $517M to $828M
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $883M to $1.1B
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $142M to $195M
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • RAUM · $1.4B to $1.7B
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $57.0M to $241M
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $195M to $1.0B
    Oct 9, 2023 to Dec 11, 2023
  • Accounts · 5,153 to 5,370
    Jan 5, 2022 to Dec 14, 2022
  • Advisory employees · 51 to 64
    Jan 5, 2022 to Dec 14, 2022
Signals
60 dated events
  • L.M. Kohn & Company no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-12-20, RAUM $2.1B)
    Jan 2, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
  • Andrew Kohn left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Robert Hubert Chess left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2026-03-30)
    Dec 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Larry Michael Kohn left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ryan Hannam left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • L.M. Kohn & Company's advisors moved to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC (Cincinnati, OH): 12 of 12 registered, within 7 days
    Dec 9, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Samuel Adam Hardin left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Scott B. Wirtz left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Wendy Jeanne Shannon left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Thomas Berry left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Paige Cheryl Miller left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Shelley Elizabeth Norris left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Garry Phillip Kohn left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Liam Mulligan left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Phillip A Schwegmann left L.M. Kohn & Company for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2025-11-20)
    Nov 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Benjamin Rueff Williams left L.M. Kohn & Company for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-10-31)
    Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Robert Bryan Fitzpatrick left L.M. Kohn & Company for B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. (registered 2025-10-31)
    Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Arthur Edward Rosser left L.M. Kohn & Company for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-12-11)
    Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Richard Etling left L.M. Kohn & Company for Davinci Capital Management Inc. (registered 2026-01-13)
    Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Thomas Carpenter left L.M. Kohn & Company for Tlg Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-10-28)
    Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Sandra Jean Halliburton left L.M. Kohn & Company for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-10-31)
    Oct 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Michael Gelman left L.M. Kohn & Company for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2025-09-18)
    Sep 18, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mark Matthew Melda left L.M. Kohn & Company for American Independent Securities Group, Llc (registered 2025-09-16)
    Sep 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dustin Blake Beam no longer registered at L.M. Kohn & Company; no later IA registration on IAPD
    Sep 15, 2025 · Advisor departure · fact
  • 2 advisors left L.M. Kohn & Company (Holland, MI) for Advisory Advocates LLC on the same day
    Sep 8, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • John Francis Conway left L.M. Kohn & Company for B.B. Graham & Company, Inc. (registered 2025-09-04)
    Sep 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Larry Andreano left L.M. Kohn & Company for Advisory Advocates Llc (registered 2025-06-05)
    Sep 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Joseph Thomas Bonadies left L.M. Kohn & Company for Advisory Advocates Llc (registered 2025-06-03)
    Sep 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kari Jo Schaffer left L.M. Kohn & Company for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2025-08-22)
    Aug 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left L.M. Kohn & Company (Cincinnati, OH) for LPL Financial LLC on the same day
    Aug 14, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
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