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SEC-registered adviser

K•••••• L••

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessCharleston, South CarolinaCRD 290449SEC 801-128056websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 27, 2023 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since May 26, 2023
RAUM
$215M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
44%
of RAUM
Private clients
44%
$93.6M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$215M
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
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$215M as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 11, 2024$149M then
HNW client RAUM$54.5M as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 11, 2024$39.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 11, 20242 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 25, 2026
Mar 11, 20242 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 25, 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
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$215MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
123derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
44%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
56%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 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)
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$121M56%
  • High-net-worth individuals$54.5M25%
  • Individuals$39.1M18%
  • Corporations and businesses$129,3100.1%
Individual clients
89reported
HNW clients
34reported
Pension plan clients
6reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
130reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.44 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.56 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J•••• L•••• C••••••Charleston, ScMay 11, 201813 y1
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 100% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
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
    • C••••••• J••••• L•••• · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 09/2017 · owns 50% to 75%
    • R•••• M•••• D••••• · Membercontrol
      since 09/2017 · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Charleston, Sc · principal101
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Mar 25, 2026
      institutional share of RAUM of 56% against a peer median of 0% (5678 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 18.9 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,678) · 99% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 134 to 130
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 0.0 to unset
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Individual clients · 92 to 89
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 8 to 6
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $101M to $94.3M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $47.1M to $54.5M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $32.0M to $39.1M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $90.7M to $120M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $113M to $121M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • RAUM · $192M to $215M
      Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Accounts · 365 to 134
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW clients · 94 to 34
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual clients · 28 to 92
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 6 to 8
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $81.3M to $101M
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $39.8M to $47.1M
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $20.8M to $32.0M
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $67.4M to $90.7M
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $88.1M to $113M
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • RAUM · $149M to $192M
      Mar 11, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
    • Accounts · 298 to 365
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 4
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • HNW clients · 29 to 94
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Individual clients · 94 to 28
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · unset to 101-250
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $66.2M to $81.3M
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $32.1M to $39.8M
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $16.2M to $20.8M
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $43.7M to $67.4M
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $61.7M to $88.1M
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    • RAUM · $110M to $149M
      Nov 21, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • M•••••• D••••• R••• left K•••••• L•• for I••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•• (registered 2026-05-04)
      Jun 1, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • K•••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Apr 27, 2023 · 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
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/kinwellreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
    Website
    k••••••.financialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
    Principal office phone
    (843) 308-1639reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 25, 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
    $215Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026