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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

Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc.

Independent wealth managerUtica, MichiganCRD 285863SEC 801-130149websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2024 · 4 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 25, 2024
RAUM
$207M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$207M individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$25.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
4 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$207M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 2025$140M then
HNW client RAUM$90.3M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 2025$45.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 20256 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 202511 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +47% over the last fiscal yearIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 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
RAUM per advisor
$25.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
68derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$162,728derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 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
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+35%derived
Compensation
hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$116M56%
  • High-net-worth individuals$90.3M44%
Individual clients
471reported
HNW clients
73reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
1,270reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
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
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Timothy Scott SullivanUtica, MiJan 3, 201717 y3
David Jeffery HeimNixa, Mo Feb 13, 201829 y1
Emily Nitsa PehlisUtica, MiAug 15, 202413 y1
Charles Bryon EastesNew Vienna, Oh Dec 4, 202417 y1
Hunter Lynn MateerUtica, MiFeb 18, 202510 y1
Brandon RamirezUtica, MiJun 26, 202512 y1
Jason Alexander RecchiaUtica, MiNov 4, 202513 y0
Kenneth ArafatSterling Heights , Mi Jun 8, 202610 y0
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 headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
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
    • Scott Timothy Sullivan · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2014 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Timothy Sullivan
      real estatey
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Utica, Mi · principal820
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 815.0 to 1,270.0 (+56.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-27 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +5.0% (3688 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,688) · 96% percentile
    • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
      RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $140,150,911 to $206,664,688 (+47.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-27 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 95% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 815 to 1,270
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW clients · 24 to 73
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual clients · 378 to 471
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Employees · 11 to 13
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 0
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $140M to $207M
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $45.0M to $90.3M
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $95.1M to $116M
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $140M to $207M
      Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Accounts · 718 to 815
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 6
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • HNW clients · 17 to 24
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Individual clients · 303 to 378
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Employees · 9 to 11
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 6
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $101M to $140M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $27.2M to $45.0M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $73.9M to $95.1M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    • RAUM · $101M to $140M
      Oct 30, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
    Signals
    4 dated events
    • Gabriel Philip D'Angelo left Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. for Rademacher Financial, Inc. (registered 2024-09-09)
      Jul 24, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jacob Cueny left Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. for J.P. Morgan Securities Llc (registered 2024-09-10)
      Jul 18, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Mar 29, 2024 · First SEC registration · fact
    • Charles Brian Roehrer left Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, Inc. for Gpm Growth Investors, Inc. (registered 2023-09-11)
      Jul 27, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · 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
    Website
    SWAGANALYSIS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    586-203-2275reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 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
    $25.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026