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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

Sovereign Asset Management

Independent wealth managerAmherst, New YorkCRD 285103SEC 801-112498IAPD
Legal name The Money Men, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 24, 2018 · 19 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 21, 2018
RAUM
$176M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$176M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$88.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
19 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$176M as of Mar 10, 2026
May 3, 2018$36.2M then
HNW client RAUM$81.5M as of Mar 10, 2026
May 3, 2018$9.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 10, 2026
May 3, 20182 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 10, 2026
May 3, 20182 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +17% over the last fiscal year+22% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 10, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$88.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
175derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$241,415derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+17%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+3.9%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$94.5M54%
  • High-net-worth individuals$81.5M46%
Individual clients
285reported
HNW clients
65reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
729reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Kenneth William WolfAmherst, NyAug 16, 201736 y1
David Joseph UngaroAmherst, NyAug 16, 201736 y1
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Joseph David Ungaro · Co-President, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 01/2010 · owns 50% to 75%
      • William Kenneth Wolf · Co-Presidentcontrol
        since 01/2010 · 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
      Amherst, Ny · principal200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 10, 2026
        financial planning (Item 5.G.1): no on the filing of 2025-12-06, yes on the filing of 2026-03-10
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 683 to 729
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • HNW clients · 61 to 65
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • Individual clients · 276 to 285
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $151M to $176M
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $62.5M to $81.5M
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $88.1M to $94.5M
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • RAUM · $151M to $176M
        Dec 6, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
      • BD registered reps · 2 to 0
        Aug 8, 2025 to Dec 6, 2025
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 0
        Aug 8, 2025 to Dec 6, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
        Aug 8, 2025 to Dec 6, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Mar 10, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
      • Accounts · 653 to 683
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • HNW clients · 26 to 61
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Individual clients · 301 to 276
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $125M to $151M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $43.3M to $62.5M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $81.7M to $88.1M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • RAUM · $125M to $151M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Accounts · 622 to 653
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • HNW clients · 18 to 26
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Individual clients · 270 to 301
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $97.8M to $125M
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $26.1M to $43.3M
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $71.7M to $81.7M
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • RAUM · $97.8M to $125M
        Nov 9, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
      • Accounts · 573 to 622
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • HNW clients · 24 to 18
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • Individual clients · 276 to 270
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $108M to $97.8M
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $36.9M to $26.1M
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $71.2M to $71.7M
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • RAUM · $108M to $97.8M
        Jun 23, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • Accounts · 552 to 573
        Mar 14, 2021 to Mar 18, 2022
      • HNW clients · 22 to 24
        Mar 14, 2021 to Mar 18, 2022
      • Individual clients · 264 to 276
        Mar 14, 2021 to Mar 18, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $92.0M to $108M
        Mar 14, 2021 to Mar 18, 2022
      • HNW RAUM · $29.9M to $36.9M
        Mar 14, 2021 to Mar 18, 2022
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • 2 advisors left Next Financial Group, Inc. (Williamsville, NY) for Sovereign Asset Management on the same day
        May 22, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
      • Sovereign Asset Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jan 24, 2018 · 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
      Principal office phone
      (716) 768-1463reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 10, 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
      $88.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026