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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

Dakota Wealth, LLC

Independent wealth managerPalm Beach Gardens, FloridaCRD 297987SEC 801-114097websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 6, 2018 · 54 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 8, 2018
RAUM
$6.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$6.6B individuals and HNW
Advisors
61
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$114M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
91
61 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
21
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
54 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$6.9B as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 29, 2019$680M then
HNW client RAUM$4.7B as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 29, 2019$518M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)52 as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 29, 201912 then
Employees (5.A)91 as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 29, 201920 then
Private funds1 as of Aug 11, 2026
Mar 22, 20222 then
RAUM +9.6% over the last fiscal year+40% a year over threeIARs 50 to 52offices 19 to 21
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 11, 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
  • RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
RAUM per advisor
$114MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
61derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$621,983derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
5.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.8derived22 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+9.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+4.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+20%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.9B, 1,695 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Firms absorbed, 24 months
2derivedhalf or more of a firm's advisors moved here within 14 days
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$4.7B67%
  • Individuals$1.9B28%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$297M4.3%
  • Charitable organizations$52.0M0.7%
  • Corporations and businesses$3.7M0.1%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$465,0000.0%
Individual clients
2,441reported
HNW clients
1,287reported
Pension plan clients
14reported
Charitable clients
12reported
Accounts
11,161reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.9B for 1,695 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.95 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
61 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Peter John RaimondiPalm Beach Gardens, FlOct 10, 201842 y6
Myranda Jane ObaraPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Oct 10, 201831 y3
Luke S BaxterDanvers, Ma Oct 10, 201818 y1
Jill Debra RancePalm Beach Gardens, FlOct 17, 201832 y4
William John MikusPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Oct 17, 201832 y3
Brett William OrvietoFort Lauderdale, Fl Oct 18, 201819 y3
Marilyn Ashley RiosPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Feb 19, 201921 y3
Patrick Gavin HahnCertified Financial PlannerAkron, Oh Jul 16, 201914 y4
Peter Nickel AugustinCertified Financial PlannerAkron, Oh Jul 16, 201912 y4
Rhys WilliamsPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Oct 9, 201913 y0
Mary Elizabeth CosentinoPalm Beach Gardens, Fl May 13, 202023 y0
Matthew Joseph HaddadChartered Financial AnalystDavidson, Nc Jul 19, 202019 y1
Robert Glenn PavlikPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Nov 20, 202029 y5
William Joseph KamerySyracuse, Ny Aug 2, 202118 y0
Bridget Ann CunninghamPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Aug 10, 202133 y0
John Harmon KingSyracuse, Ny Sep 24, 202122 y0
Jessie HughesCertified Financial PlannerPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Oct 14, 202110 y0
Francis Anthony PinenoChartered Financial AnalystRichmond, Va Feb 15, 202241 y1
Jeffrey David LevinChartered Financial AnalystRichmond, Va Feb 15, 202242 y1
David Gorham StrachanKennebunk, Me May 19, 202230 y0
Brian SuskevichPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Jun 30, 202211 y1
Donald Steven LovelessCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Jun 30, 202243 y1
Maribeth A. RectorBillings, Mt Jun 30, 202210 y1
Joshua Thomas CrossmanPalm Beach Gardens, FlAug 22, 202216 y4
James Kehoe TonreyStillwater, MnJun 1, 202344 y1
Eric Andrew BratvoldPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Jun 1, 202328 y1
Thomas Broderick MullinsRichmond, Va Aug 16, 202319 y4
Jonathan Davidson PondNewton, Ma Sep 27, 202339 y3
Nicole' Charles Meredith KeaneCertified Financial PlannerPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Oct 4, 202311 y0
John Charles GoyettePalm Beach Gardens, Fl Nov 1, 202312 y3
Jeanna Loydell MontesMechanicsburg, Pa Nov 1, 202323 y5
Jessica Lorraine ElscheidMechanicsburg, Pa Nov 1, 202317 y3
Jeffrey Michael GoyettePalm Beach Gardens, Fl Nov 1, 202332 y1
Jeffrey Michael GoyetteCertified Financial PlannerPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Nov 1, 202311 y1
Gina Koshiol BartellCertified Financial PlannerSartell, Mn Jan 2, 202427 y3
Marshall John GramsCertified Financial PlannerSartell, Mn Jan 2, 202418 y3
Kurt Stephen DurrwachterCertified Financial PlannerSartell, Mn Jan 2, 202426 y1
Samuel John RonlundPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Jan 2, 202430 y6
Louis Anthony Della VallePalm Beach Gardens, Fl Jan 2, 202429 y4
Robin Ann SchaaCertified Financial PlannerSartell, Mn Jan 2, 202413 y1
All 61 advisors at Dakota Wealth, LLC
Advisor movement
1 left, 11 joined in 12 months
net +10 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 1.6% of current headcount8 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Par Fund Spv, LLCno longer reportedHedge Fund$972,000114Dec 22, 2011
Persimmon Absolute Return Master Fund, LPHedge Fund$465,00018Dec 22, 2011
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Leslie Arsenault Metz · Chief Operating Officer, General Counselcontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • S Luke Baxter · Chief Technology Officercontrol
    since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Marie Kayla Berg · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 04/2021 · owns less than 5%
  • Scott Gregory Horn · Chief Development Officercontrol
    since 07/2021 · owns less than 5%
  • Paul Bryan Keller · Presidentcontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Michael Timothy Melly · Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • John Peter Raimondi · Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 05/2018 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Dakota Wealth Management, LLC · Managing Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Dakota Wealth, LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Palm Beach Gardens, Fl · principal60140
Mechanicsburg, Pa500
Lewes, De550
Sartell, Mn500
Akron, Oh400
Billings, Mt410
Richmond, Va410
Stillwater, Mn410
Reading, Pa330
Fort Lauderdale, Fl300
Syracuse, Ny300
Newington, Nh200
Newton, Ma200
Danvers, Ma201
Mansfield, Ma200
Blue Bell, Pa000
Bedford, Nh000
Post-acquisition retention
advisors of absorbed firms still registered here after the move
Firms absorbed
6 since 2015, 2 in 24 monthsderived
Advisors acquired
25derived
Still registered after 90 days
92% of 25derived
After 180 days
92% of 25derived
After 365 days
88% of 17derived
After 730 days
88% of 17derived
Team lift-outs after
1derivedteams that left this firm within two years of an absorption

Lower bound: a person who left the industry is on neither side of the tape, and a re-registration to an affiliated CRD of the same group counts as a departure.

Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Danvers, MA7 employees
  • Sartell, MN5 employees
  • Mechanicsburg, PA4 employees
  • Akron, OH4 employees
  • Richmond, VA3 employees
  • Billings, MT3 employees
  • Syracuse, NY3 employees
  • Blue Bell, PA2 employees
  • Stillwater, MN2 employees
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL2 employees
  • Hilton Head, SC1 employees
  • Bedford, NH1 employees
  • Fairfax, VA1 employees
  • , 1 employees
  • Mansfield, MA1 employees
  • Newton, MA1 employees
  • Palm Beach, FL1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Aug 11, 2026
    MELLY, TIMOTHY, MICHAEL (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-03-21 and 2026-08-11
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Aug 11, 2026
    HORN, GREGORY, SCOTT (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2023-03-21 and 2026-08-11
    peers: independent wealth managers, $5B to $20B (289)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 9,786 to 11,161
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 50 to 61
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 7 to 6
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 8 to 9
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • HNW clients · 1,082 to 1,287
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Individual clients · 2,031 to 2,441
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 17 to 14
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $2.1B to $1.9B
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Employees · 78 to 91
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 50 to 52
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Other offices · 18 to 21
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $6.3B to $6.9B
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $4.5B to $4.7B
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $1.5B to $1.9B
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.3M to $8.7M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $259M to $297M
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11.8M to $465,000
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • RAUM · $6.3B to $6.9B
    Nov 3, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
  • Other offices · 17 to 18
    Aug 8, 2025 to Nov 3, 2025
  • Other offices · 19 to 17
    Jun 5, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
    Apr 2, 2025 to Jun 5, 2025
  • Accounts · 9,080 to 9,786
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 54 to 50
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Charity clients · 13 to 12
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • HNW clients · 1,055 to 1,082
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Individual clients · 1,968 to 2,031
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 17.0
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $63.0M to $2.1B
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Employees · 84 to 78
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 54 to 50
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Other offices · 21 to 19
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $6.1B to $6.3B
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $4.6B to $4.5B
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5B
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.1M to $7.3M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $5.9M to $259M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $18.6M to $11.8M
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
  • RAUM · $6.1B to $6.3B
    Oct 7, 2024 to Apr 2, 2025
Signals
43 dated events
  • Lindenwold Advisors Inc.'s advisors moved to Dakota Wealth, LLC (Reading, PA): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
    Dec 18, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Lokken Investment Group, LLC's advisors moved to Dakota Wealth, LLC (Lewes, DE): 5 of 5 registered, on the same day
    Dec 12, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Bailey O'Brien Fielding left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Integrated Wealth Concepts Llc (registered 2025-10-15)
    Sep 22, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kylie Stevens left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Neuberger Berman Bd Llc (registered 2025-08-15)
    Aug 5, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Amy Beth Armstrong left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Persimmon Capital Management (registered 2025-06-18)
    Jul 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Dakota Wealth, LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) for Persimmon Capital Management on the same day
    Jul 3, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • James Todd Lermitte left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Persimmon Capital Management (registered 2025-06-18)
    Jul 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Gregory Scott Horn left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Persimmon Capital Management (registered 2025-05-29)
    Jul 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Timothy Dick left Dakota Wealth, Llc for The Fiduciary Alliance (registered 2025-03-27)
    Jan 16, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David James Mcdonald left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Twin Lights Capital Management Llc (registered 2024-09-30)
    Oct 11, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dakota Wealth, Llc reported 54 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 38 (2024-01-05 to 2024-03-19)
    Mar 19, 2024 · Advisor headcount change · derived
  • Dakota Wealth, Llc reported RAUM $5.3B, up 109% from $2.5B (2024-01-05 to 2024-03-19)
    Mar 19, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Ledge Wealth's advisors moved to Dakota Wealth, LLC (Sartell, MN): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
    Mar 19, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • 2 advisors left Ledge Wealth (Sartell, MN) for Dakota Wealth, LLC on the same day
    Feb 29, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Lucas Grant Colantoni left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Pruco Securities, Llc (registered 2024-03-05)
    Feb 9, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 4 advisors left Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (Mechanicsburg, PA) for Dakota Wealth, LLC within 5 days
    Nov 1, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Stillwater Investment Management, LLC (Stillwater, MN) for Dakota Wealth, LLC on the same day
    Oct 9, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Shipotofsky Carina Diamond (Chief Growth Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc (listed 2023-06-15, absent 2023-07-17)
    Jul 17, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Carina Shipotofsky Diamond left Dakota Wealth, Llc for Dakore Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2020-10-01)
    Jul 10, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • S Luke Baxter (Chief Technology Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc
    Mar 21, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Dakota Wealth, Llc reported RAUM $2.5B, up 31% from $2.0B (2022-10-05 to 2023-03-21)
    Mar 21, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
  • Leslie Arsenault Metz (Associate General Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc
    Sep 9, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
  • Michael Reed (Chief Operating Officer And Managing Partner) no longer on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc (listed 2022-08-18, absent 2022-09-09)
    Sep 9, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Seth Honowitz (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc (listed 2022-08-18, absent 2022-09-09)
    Sep 9, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Alicia Caufield (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc (listed 2022-08-18, absent 2022-09-09)
    Sep 9, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Francis Peter Mawn (Elected Manager) no longer on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc (listed 2022-08-18, absent 2022-09-09)
    Sep 9, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Loveless Wealth Management, LLC's advisors moved to Dakota Wealth, LLC (Billings, MT): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
    Jul 28, 2022 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • 2 advisors left Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management, Inc. (Richmond, VA) for Dakota Wealth, LLC within 8 days
    Feb 16, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Dakota Wealth, Llc reported RAUM $1.8B, up 26% from $1.4B (2021-07-16 to 2021-09-30)
    Sep 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Scott Gregory Horn (Chief Development Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Dakota Wealth, Llc
    Sep 30, 2021 · Control person joined · 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/dakota-wealth-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
dakotawm.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
(561) 774-8101reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 11, 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
$114Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026