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SEC-registered adviser

P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerBridgewater, New JerseyCRD 283120SEC 801-107403websiteIAPD
Latest filing Sep 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 3, 2016 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 23, 2016
RAUM
$201M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$198M individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$25.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
14
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$201M as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 29, 2017$242M then
HNW client RAUM$150M as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 27, 2018$129M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)10 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 29, 20176 then
Employees (5.A)14 as of Mar 23, 2026
Mar 29, 201711 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -57% over the last fiscal year-12% a year over threeIARs 12 to 10offices 4 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 14, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$25.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
35derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$212,277derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-57%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-17%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-63%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$201MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$3.1M, 9 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)
  • 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$150M74%
  • Individuals$48.3M24%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.8M1.4%
  • Charitable organizations$549,1250.3%
Individual clients
215reported
HNW clients
65reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
948reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$3.1M for 9 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=6.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
D•••• T•••••• P••••••••Bridgewater, NjMay 10, 201625 y2
S••• K• G•••Bridgewater, NjMay 14, 201910 y0
M••• L•••• P••••Windermere, Fl Sep 25, 201911 y0
M••••••• T•••••• G••••••••Dublin, Pa Nov 6, 202015 y0
B•••• K••••••Bridgewater, Nj Mar 29, 202317 y0
R••• P•••••• G••••Ponte Vedra, Fl Jan 6, 202612 y0
D••••• J••••• L•••••••••Red Bank, Nj Feb 18, 202627 y4
E•••• E•••••••• S••••••Bridgewater, NjSep 1, 202610 y0
Advisor movement
6 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net -5 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 75% of current headcount7 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
  • P••••••••• D••••• T•••••• · Managing Partner And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 11/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • P••••••••• D••••• T•••••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 11/2014 · owns 75% or more of P••••••• W••••• M••••••••• H••••••• L••
Entity owners
  • P••••••• W••••• M••••••••• H••••••• L•• · Parent/Holding Company
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • D•••• T• P••••••••
    broker-dealery
  • D•••• T• P••••••••
    insurancey
Advisers that list P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Bridgewater, Nj · principal8331
Avon, Ct001
Chester, Nj0021
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Avon, CT3 employees
  • Doylestown, PA1 employees
  • , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 766.0 to 280.0 (-63.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-01 and 2026-03-23; the peer median change was +3.0% (3309 comparable advisers, 1.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,309) · 0.7% percentile
  • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 2,521.0 to 948.0 (-62.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-01 and 2026-03-23; the peer median change was +5.0% (3687 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,687) · 1.9% percentile
  • RAUM down 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $468,284,162 to $201,238,727 (-57.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-01 and 2026-03-23; the peer median change was +15.0% (4550 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,550) · 0.3% percentile
  • office count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
    offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 4.0 to 2.0 (-50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-01 and 2026-03-23; the peer median change was 0.0% (450 comparable advisers, 3.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (450) · 3.1% percentile
How anomalies are measured
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Mar 23, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026
  • Succession · false to unset
    Mar 23, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026
  • Accounts · 2,521 to 948
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • HNW clients · 171 to 65
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Individual clients · 595 to 215
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 5 to 1
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 3148292.0
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 26-50
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Other offices · 4 to 2
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $468M to $201M
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $311M to $150M
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $150M to $48.3M
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $6.9M to $2.8M
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • RAUM · $468M to $201M
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Related insurance company · false to true
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 12 to 10
    Apr 1, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 8 to 6
    Apr 1, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
  • Employees · 16 to 14
    Apr 1, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 12 to 10
    Apr 1, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
  • Accounts · 2,137 to 2,521
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • HNW clients · 116 to 171
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Individual clients · 476 to 595
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Other offices · 3 to 4
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $356M to $468M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $222M to $311M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $134M to $150M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · unset to 6886152.0
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • RAUM · $356M to $468M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Related broker-dealer · true to false
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Related insurance company · true to false
    Apr 29, 2024 to Apr 1, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,132 to 2,137
    Apr 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 12
    Apr 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 6 to 8
    Apr 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 94 to 116
    Apr 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 483 to 476
    Apr 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 12 to 16
    Apr 3, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
15 dated events
  • P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $201.2M, down 57% from $468.3M (2026-02-25 to 2026-03-23)
    Mar 23, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • J••••• K•••• W•••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for P••••••• I••••••••• A•••••••• L•• (registered 2026-01-30)
    Feb 11, 2026 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • J••• A•••••• N••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for P••••••• I••••••••• A•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-08-01)
    Feb 11, 2026 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • 3 advisors left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• (Chester, NJ) for P••••••• I••••••••• A•••••••• L•• on the same day
    Feb 11, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • K•••• D•• K•••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for P••••••• I••••••••• A•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-08-01)
    Feb 11, 2026 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • 2 advisors left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• (Bridgewater, NJ) for L•• F•••••••• L•• on the same day
    Dec 16, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • J••• M•••••• P•••••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-12-03)
    Dec 16, 2025 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • J••••• R•••••• S••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-12-04)
    Dec 16, 2025 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • S•••• M• D••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-12-16)
    Dec 16, 2025 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $468.3M, up 31% from $356.1M (2024-04-29 to 2025-04-01)
    Apr 1, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • L••••••• M•••••• B••••••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for O••••••••• S••••••••• I••• (registered 2026-01-07)
    May 21, 2024 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • 2 advisors left F••••• G•••• A••••••• L•• (Westwood, NJ) for P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• on the same day
    Apr 1, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • D•••• C••••• left P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• for P••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• (registered 2022-12-08)
    Dec 9, 2022 · a•••••• firm change · fact
  • Paul David G•••••••• (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of P••••••• W••••• A••••••• L•• (listed 2020-10-22, absent 2021-03-26)
    Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
  • P• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Mar 3, 2016 · 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
908-450-7402reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
908-450-7404reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/paradigm-wealth-advisory-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
pwa.us.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
(908) 450-7402reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 14, 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
$25.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026