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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.
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SEC-registered adviser
M•••••• W•••••• L••
Latest filing Aug 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 1, 2024 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 29, 2024
RAUM
$186M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$176M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$46.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$186M as of Aug 14, 2026
Mar 14, 2025$143M then
HNW client RAUM$132M as of Aug 14, 2026
Mar 14, 2025$65.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Aug 14, 2026
Mar 14, 20254 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Aug 14, 2026
Mar 14, 20254 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +30% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 14, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $46.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 46derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $402,047derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 3.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +30%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +60%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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)
- 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$132M71%
- Individuals$44.1M24%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$6.8M3.6%
- Corporations and businesses$3.2M1.7%
- Individual clients
- 131reported
- HNW clients
- 51reported
- Pension plan clients
- 2reported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 463reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.95 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S•••••• A•••••• T•••••Certified Financial Planner | North Bay Village, Fl | May 30, 2019 | 25 y | 3 |
| G•••••••• L••••••••Certified Financial Planner | North Bay Village, Fl | May 18, 2021 | 17 y | 1 |
| J•••• A••••••Certified Financial Planner | North Bay Village, Fl | Feb 16, 2023 | 16 y | 2 |
| S••• S•••••• P••••••Chartered Financial Consultant | North Bay Village, Fl | Jun 14, 2024 | 18 y | 4 |
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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- H••••• A•••• K••••• to C••••••••• F•••••••• N••••••May 31, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Joined, latest
- S••• S•••••• P•••••• from M••••• T•••• A•••• M••••• I•••Jun 14, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- J•••• A•••••• from M•••• C••••••• A••••••• S••••••Feb 16, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- H••••• A•••• K••••• from H• A• K••••• • A••••••••• P•Jul 7, 2021 · Other
- G•••••••• L•••••••• from C•••••••• I••••••••• R••••••• A•••••••• I•••May 18, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- S•••••• A•••••• T••••• from C•••••••• I••••••••• R••••••• A•••••••• I•••May 30, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from C•••••••• I••••••••• R••••••• A•••••••• I•••Dec 31, 2019 · North Bay Village, Fl
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- T•••••• S••••••• A•••••• · Manager, Ccocontrolsince 04/2004 · owns 50% to 75%
- L••••••••• G•••••••• · Managersince 04/2024 · owns less than 5%
- T•••••• S••••••• K••••••• · Membersince 01/2024 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bay Village, Fl · principal | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Pine Crest, FL1 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 11, 2026accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 783.0 to 463.0 (-41.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-14 and 2026-03-11; the peer median change was +5.0% (3686 comparable advisers, 4.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,686) · 3.8% percentile
- client count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 11, 2026individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 114.0 to 182.0 (+60.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-14 and 2026-03-11; the peer median change was +3.0% (3309 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,309) · 98% percentile
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 11, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 46.0% to 71.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-14 and 2026-03-11peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,678)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 783 to 463Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Corporate clients · 0 to 1Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- HNW clients · 23 to 51Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Individual clients · 91 to 131Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 10 to 2Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Employees · 6 to 8Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $143M to $186MSep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $65.4M to $132MSep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $55.3M to $44.1MSep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $205,957Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $22.6M to $6.8MSep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- RAUM · $143M to $186MSep 22, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
- Employees · 4 to 6Mar 14, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
- Accounts · 337 to 783Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Individual clients · 64 to 91Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 12 to 10Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $106M to $143MNov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $49.2M to $65.4MNov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $40.3M to $55.3MNov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $16.2M to $22.6MNov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- RAUM · $106M to $143MNov 19, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Apr 8, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024
- Employees · 3 to 4Apr 8, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Apr 8, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- M•••••• W•••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Feb 1, 2024 · First SEC registration · fact
- H••••• A•••• K••••• left M•••••• W•••••• L•• for C••••••••• F•••••••• N•••••• (registered 2022-06-02)May 31, 2022 · 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
- Business phone
- 305-722-0091reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/meritedwealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
- Website
- s•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 305.722.0091reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 14, 2026
- Contact form
- meritedwealth.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
- $46.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026