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SEC-registered adviser

C••••• F•••• I••••••••• M••••••••• L••

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessWest Bend, WisconsinCRD 282600SEC 801-123113websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 23, 2021 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 21, 2022
RAUM
$272M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
36%
$99.0M individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$34.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
16
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$272M as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 1, 2022$126M then
HNW client RAUM$41.8M as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 1, 2022$10.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 1, 20226 then
Employees (5.A)16 as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 1, 202212 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +47% over the last fiscal year+28% a year over threeIARs 7 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 11, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
  • Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$34.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
75derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$623,567derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$172,329derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+47%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+2.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
608reportedItem 5.H
Wrap fee program
$212MreportedItem 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
  • 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
  • Investment companies$172M63%
  • Individuals$57.3M21%
  • High-net-worth individuals$41.8M15%
  • Charitable organizations$1.1M0.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$9,9910.0%
Individual clients
529reported
HNW clients
67reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
9reported
Accounts
1,578reported
Financial planning clients
608reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.36 fund_share=0.63 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
D•••• F••••••• Z••••••West Bend, WiJan 1, 201710 y0
P••• Z••••••West Bend, WiAug 16, 201910 y0
J••••• W•••• K••••••Certified Financial PlannerWest Bend, WiSep 14, 202019 y2
K•••• F•••••West Bend, WiNov 2, 202010 y0
I•• T••••• M•••••••Charlotte, Nc Mar 11, 202214 y6
B•••••• C••••• D••••••West Bend, WiJan 16, 202414 y0
C••• P•••••• M•••••••West Bend, WiOct 28, 202413 y0
L•••• M• D••••••West Bend, WiNov 7, 202516 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • K••••••• J•••••• W•••• · Partner, Head Of Financial Planningcontrol
    since 12/2015 · owns less than 5%
  • Z••••••• D••••• F••••••• · Partner, Head Of Investment Strategy And Researchcontrol
    since 03/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • Z••••••• P••• · Managing Partner & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 03/2017 · owns less than 5%
  • K••••••• J•••••• W•••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 12/2015 · owns 25% to 50% of R••• P•••• P•••••••• L••
  • Z••••••• D•••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 12/2015 · owns 25% to 50% of R••• P•••• P•••••••• L••
  • Z••••••• P••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 12/2015 · owns 25% to 50% of R••• P•••• P•••••••• L••
Entity owners
  • R••• P•••• P•••••••• L•• · Managing Partner
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • C••••• F•••• I•••••••• S••••••• L••
    real estatey
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
West Bend, Wi · principal810
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Charlotte, NC1 employees
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Feb 11, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $184,382,938 to $271,935,662 (+47.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-02-11; the peer median change was +15.0% (4550 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,550) · 95% percentile
  • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Feb 11, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 583.0 to 1,578.0 (+171.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-02-11; the peer median change was +5.0% (3687 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,687) · 99% percentile
  • c••••• mix shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 11, 2026
    private-client share of RAUM moved from 92.0% to 36.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-02-11
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
  • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 11, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 35.0% to 15.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-02-11
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,391 to 1,578
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Charity clients · 2 to 9
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 0 to 2
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • HNW clients · 42 to 67
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Individual clients · 541 to 529
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $184M to $272M
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $63.7M to $41.8M
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $106M to $57.3M
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • RAUM · $184M to $272M
    May 15, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Accounts · 583 to 1,391
    Mar 7, 2025 to May 15, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
    Mar 7, 2025 to May 15, 2025
  • Employees · 17 to 16
    Mar 7, 2025 to May 15, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to More than 500
    Mar 7, 2025 to May 15, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
    Mar 7, 2025 to May 15, 2025
  • Accounts · 479 to 583
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Charity clients · 3 to 2
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • HNW clients · 7 to 42
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Individual clients · 468 to 541
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Employees · 14 to 17
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $126M to $184M
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $11.0M to $63.7M
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $111M to $106M
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • RAUM · $126M to $184M
    Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
  • Other offices · 2 to 1
    Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 8, 2024
  • Other offices · 3 to 2
    Jun 26, 2024 to Sep 4, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
    Mar 25, 2024 to Apr 11, 2024
  • Employees · 15 to 14
    Mar 25, 2024 to Apr 11, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
    Mar 25, 2024 to Apr 11, 2024
  • Accounts · 478 to 479
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW clients · 15 to 7
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Individual clients · 462 to 468
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $128M to $126M
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $26.0M to $11.0M
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $101M to $111M
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • RAUM · $128M to $126M
    Aug 7, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Other offices · 2 to 3
    May 15, 2023 to Aug 7, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 8
    Mar 21, 2023 to May 15, 2023
  • Employees · 16 to 15
    Mar 21, 2023 to May 15, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 8
    Mar 21, 2023 to May 15, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
  • J•••• T••••• N•••••••• left C••••• F•••• I••••••••• M••••••••• L•• for C••• F•••••••• S•••••••• L••• (registered 2023-06-13)
    May 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • C••••• F•••• I••••••••• M••••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Dec 23, 2021 · ria f•••• adv filing · 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
262-335-1700reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/client-first-tax-and-wealth-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
clientfirsttaxandwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
262-335-1700reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 11, 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
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$34.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026