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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Cedar Brook Group

Former SEC-registered adviserCleveland, OhioCRD 290670SEC 801-112173IAPD
Legal name Cedar Brook Financial Partners, LLC
Latest filing Mar 24, 2024
First filing on the tape Nov 15, 2017 · 52 filings
RAUM
$1.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
92%
of RAUM
Private clients
83%
$1.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
42
18 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
52 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.7B as of Mar 4, 2024
Mar 12, 2019$1.0B then
HNW client RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 4, 2024
Mar 12, 2019$736M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)19 as of Mar 4, 2024
Mar 12, 201931 then
Employees (5.A)43 as of Mar 4, 2024
Mar 12, 201959 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+6.4% a year over threeIARs 22 to 18offices 3 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 24, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$95.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
91derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$402,972derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
92%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
12%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-5.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, 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)
  • 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.1B66%
  • Individuals$335M20%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$156M9.3%
  • Charitable organizations$57.0M3.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$28.1M1.7%
Individual clients
1,183reported
HNW clients
449reported
Pension plan clients
74reported
Charitable clients
31reported
Accounts
4,265reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
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
  • David William Glubiak · Chief Executive Officer/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • David William Glubiak · Ownercontrol
    since 10/2020 · owns 75% or more of Cedar Brook Financial Partners Holdings, LLC
  • S. Carlton Fernyak · Trustee
    since 06/2018 · owns F of Carlton S. Fernyak II Trust
Entity owners
  • Cedar Brook Financial Partners Holdings, LLC · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Carlton S. Fernyak II Trust · Member
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Bethlehem, Pa000
Cleveland, Oh · principal000
Commerce Twp, Mi000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Bethlehem, PA2 employees
  • Harper Woods, MI1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 19 to 18
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 18 to 17
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024
  • Employees · 43 to 42
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 19 to 18
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024
  • Accounts · 4,394 to 4,265
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 21 to 19
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 20 to 18
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Charity clients · 32 to 31
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 21 to 22
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • HNW clients · 445 to 449
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Individual clients · 1,279 to 1,183
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 83 to 74
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Employees · 46 to 43
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 22 to 19
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 21 to 19
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.6B
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $956M to $1.1B
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $299M to $335M
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $152M to $135M
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $166M to $156M
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • RAUM · $1.5B to $1.7B
    Feb 1, 2024 to Mar 4, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 22 to 21
    Mar 22, 2023 to May 1, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 21 to 20
    Mar 22, 2023 to May 1, 2023
  • Employees · 47 to 46
    Mar 22, 2023 to May 1, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 22 to 21
    Mar 22, 2023 to May 1, 2023
  • Other offices · 3 to 2
    Mar 22, 2023 to May 1, 2023
  • Accounts · 4,319 to 4,394
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 20 to 22
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 20 to 21
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Charity clients · 3 to 32
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 22 to 21
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • HNW clients · 454 to 445
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Individual clients · 1,302 to 1,279
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 76 to 83
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Employees · 51 to 47
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 20 to 22
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 20 to 22
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.4B
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $1.2B to $956M
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $359M to $299M
    Dec 5, 2022 to Mar 22, 2023
Signals
31 dated events
  • Rebecca Bar-Shain left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-13)
    Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Daniel Gregory Nigito left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-06-14)
    Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Adam Meidenbauer left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-06-25)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Wayne Salsbury left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-06-27)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Brian Morton left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-06-26)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jonathan Arntz left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Cedar Brook Group's advisors moved to Cadaret Grant & CO Inc (Cleveland, OH): 9 of 18 registered, on the same day
    Jul 1, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Azim Nakhooda left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mordechai Khaimov left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-07-03)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Adam Philipp left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-06-20)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Christine Sivak left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Weikert left Cedar Brook Group for Seia (registered 2024-06-18)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Howard Slater left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Edward Detomaso left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • William Glubiak left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Frank Legan left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-13)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael Anthony Dejohn left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 6 advisors left Cedar Brook Group (Cleveland, OH) for Seia on the same day
    Jul 1, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Mark Munday left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Robertson left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-13)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 6 advisors left Cadaret Grant & CO Inc (Syracuse, NY) for Cedar Brook Group on the same day
    Jun 17, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (West Bllomfield, MI) for Cedar Brook Group on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 6 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (Mayfield Hts, OH) for Cedar Brook Group on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Dayna Marie Smith left Cedar Brook Group for Stratos Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2024-04-10)
    Jan 24, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Judith Lynn Hernandez left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    May 1, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jeremy Michael Saham left Cedar Brook Group for Cadaret Grant & Co Inc (registered 2021-04-07)
    May 5, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Alan Howard Slater (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Cedar Brook Group (listed 2020-06-29, absent 2020-11-12)
    Nov 12, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Azim Nakhooda (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Cedar Brook Group (listed 2020-06-29, absent 2020-11-12)
    Nov 12, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Cedar Brook Group reported RAUM $1.4B, up 36% from $1.0B (2020-02-06 to 2020-03-19)
    Mar 19, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Cedar Brook Group reported RAUM $1.0B, up 154% from $405.5M (2018-11-19 to 2019-03-12)
    Mar 12, 2019 · RAUM change · derived
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026