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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
Altman Advisors
Legal name Altman Advisors, Inc
Latest filing Jul 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 11, 2016 · 50 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 15, 2016
RAUM
$483M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$481M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$80.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
50 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$483M as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 2017$191M then
HNW client RAUM$461M as of Jul 30, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$232M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 20172 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 20175 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 30, 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
- Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
- RAUM per advisor
- $80.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 31derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $874,192derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +2.8%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- $909MreportedItem 5.I
- Custody
- $404M, 164 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
- 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)
- 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)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$461M95%
- Individuals$19.9M4.1%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.1M0.4%
- Individual clients
- 79reported
- HNW clients
- 105reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 553reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $455M sponsored, $455M managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- $404M for 164 clientsreported
- 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
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Marcus Altman | Chicago, Il | Jul 18, 2016 | 22 y | 1 |
| Michael Armand Santarelli | Chicago, Il | Jan 6, 2022 | 24 y | 0 |
| George Orest RudawskiChartered Financial Analyst | Chicago, Il | Oct 12, 2022 | 27 y | 0 |
| Ryan Murphy SafkoCertified Financial Planner | Greenville, Sc | Nov 8, 2022 | 10 y | 3 |
| Philip Sherman Gordon | Chicago, Il | Jun 20, 2023 | 27 y | 0 |
| Amy WeigandChartered Financial Analyst | Chicago, Il | Apr 28, 2025 | 13 y | 3 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- John R Pavlichko to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCOct 25, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- John Michael Brick to Kruse Asset Management, LLCFeb 16, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- Jonathan Harper to Hightower Advisors, LLCJan 10, 2020 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Christal Vargas to Private Advisor Group, LLCDec 9, 2019 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Amy Weigand from Fefa FinancialApr 28, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Ryan Murphy Safko from Briaud Financial AdvisorsNov 8, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Christal Vargas from Wells Fargo AdvisorsJun 25, 2019 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Benjamin Marcus Altman from UBS Financial Services Inc.Jul 18, 2016 · Wirehouse to a newly registered adviser (no RAUM reported yet)
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Marcus Benjamin Altman · Ceo & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2016 · owns less than 5%
- Marcus Benjamin Altman · Trusteecontrolsince 02/2017 · owns F of The Benjamin M. Altman Trust Ua 02/09/2017
Entity owners
- The Benjamin M. Altman Trust Ua 02/09/2017 · Ownerdirect · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Il · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 609 to 553Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- HNW clients · 110 to 105Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Individual clients · 69 to 79Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 4.0 to unsetMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Assets in custody · $389M to $404MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $428M to $483MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $410M to $461MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $14.4M to $19.9MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $3.1M to $2.1MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- RAUM · $428M to $483MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Wrap assets (manager) · $388M to $455MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Wrap assets (sponsor) · $388M to $455MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Accounts · 585 to 609Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 8 to 7Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 104 to 110Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 72 to 69Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension plan clients · unset to 4.0Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Assets in custody · $325M to $389MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 12 to 13Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 6Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $373M to $428MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $362M to $410MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $11.3M to $14.4MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension RAUM · unset to 3072797.0Dec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $373M to $428MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Wrap assets (manager) · $352M to $388MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Wrap assets (sponsor) · $352M to $388MDec 17, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 701 to 585Mar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- HNW clients · 103 to 104Mar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- Individual clients · 70 to 72Mar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $344M to $373MMar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $245M to $362MMar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $99.6M to $11.3MMar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- RAUM · $344M to $373MMar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- Wrap assets (manager) · $325M to $352MMar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- Wrap assets (sponsor) · $325M to $352MMar 27, 2024 to Apr 22, 2024
- Accounts · 579 to 701Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory employees · 6 to 8Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 96 to 103Oct 12, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- John R Pavlichko left Altman Advisors for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2022-12-12)Oct 25, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Doheny Advisors Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 11, 2016 · 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
- 312-759-7801reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 312-759-7802reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 312-759-7803reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/altman-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- altmanadvisors.co.il/enreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (312) 759-7801reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 30, 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
- $80.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026