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SEC-registered adviser

A••• G••••• A•••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerNew York, New YorkCRD 297397SEC 801-113519websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jun 16, 2026
First filing on the tape May 31, 2018 · 31 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 2, 2018
RAUM
$231M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
85%
$197M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$38.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
16
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
31 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$231M as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 22, 2019$39.2M then
HNW client RAUM$144M as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 22, 2019$25.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 22, 20193 then
Employees (5.A)16 as of Jun 16, 2026
Mar 22, 20195 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +60% over the last fiscal year+35% a year over threeIARs 5 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 16, 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
  • 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
  • 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
RAUM per advisor
$38.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
67derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$283,330derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
13%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+60%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+60%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+87%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, 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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$144M62%
  • Individuals$53.2M23%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$27.6M12%
  • Corporations and businesses$5.2M2.2%
  • Charitable organizations$1.3M0.6%
Individual clients
270reported
HNW clients
132reported
Pension plan clients
26reported
Charitable clients
6reported
Accounts
815reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.85 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.13 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=9.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
S••••• S••••• I•••••••New York, NyMar 22, 201922 y2
A•••• K••••New York, NyJan 11, 202222 y1
C••• J••• C••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantNew York, Ny Jun 29, 202347 y2
F•••• L•••• D•••••••White Plains, Ny Jul 10, 202530 y4
M••• P•••• A•••••New York, Ny Nov 12, 202511 y0
T••••• A•••New York, NyDec 18, 202512 y2
Advisor movement
1 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 17% 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
  • B•••••• K•••••••• A•• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • I•••••••• S•••••• S••••• · Managing Partner And Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 05/2018 · owns 75% or more
  • K••••• A•••• · Partner And Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 05/2018 · 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
New York, Ny · principal630
St Augustine, Fl211
Saint Augustine, Fl000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Saint Augustine, FL1 employees
  • White Plains, NY1 employees
  • , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $144,750,085 to $230,913,938 (+60.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +15.0% (4550 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,550) · 97% percentile
  • client count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 215.0 to 402.0 (+87.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +3.0% (3309 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,309) · 99% percentile
  • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 507.0 to 815.0 (+61.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +5.0% (3687 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,687) · 96% percentile
  • advisor count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 5.0 to 8.0 (+60.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (965 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (965) · 98% percentile
  • employee count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    employees (Item 5.A) moved from 10.0 to 16.0 (+60.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (507 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (507) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 507 to 815
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 10
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 5 to 9
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · 5 to 6
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 86 to 132
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 129 to 270
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 16 to 26
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 9 to 16
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 0
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 8
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $145M to $231M
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $90.3M to $144M
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $20.1M to $53.2M
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $26.7M to $27.6M
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $145M to $231M
    Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
    Jun 17, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 6 to 5
    Jun 17, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Employees · 10 to 9
    Jun 17, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 4 to 3
    Jun 17, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
    Jun 17, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
    Jun 17, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 5
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 8 to 6
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
  • Employees · 12 to 10
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 6 to 4
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 5
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
  • Other offices · 3 to 2
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025
  • Accounts · 423 to 507
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 7 to 8
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Charity clients · unset to 5.0
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 7 to 8
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • HNW clients · 49 to 86
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Individual clients · 96 to 129
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Employees · 11 to 12
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 5 to 6
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $102M to $145M
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $62.5M to $90.3M
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $12.9M to $20.1M
    Dec 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
Signals
6 dated events
  • D••••• R•••••• M••••••• left A••• G••••• A•••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-07-11)
    Apr 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 3 advisors left C•••••• G•••• • C• I•• (Syracuse, NY) for A••• G••••• A•••••••• L•• on the same day
    Jul 10, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • C•••••• A••••• M•••• left A••• G••••• A•••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2025-07-11)
    Feb 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Ann Kathleen Bishop (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of A••• G••••• A•••••••• L••
    Jan 31, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • J••••••• W•••• left A••• G••••• A•••••••• L•• for C•••••• G•••• • C• I•• (registered 2022-10-28)
    Jul 24, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • A••• G••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    May 31, 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
Business phone
212-961-6794reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
212-991-8807reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Business phone
800-397-8147reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/26143/admin/feed/postsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/arch-global-advisors/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
cowanfg.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
(212) 991-8807reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 16, 2026
Contact form
cowanfg.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
$38.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026