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SEC-registered adviser

S••••• W•••••

Independent wealth managerSouthfield, MichiganCRD 299564SEC 801-114715websiteIAPD
Legal name S••••• W••••• L••
Latest filing Mar 6, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 16, 2019 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 16, 2019
RAUM
$693M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$666M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$139M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$693M as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$458M then
HNW client RAUM$578M as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$337M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 202012 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 6, 2026
Mar 30, 202017 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+21% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 6, 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
$139MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
86derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$563,203derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+0.2%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 advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$270M, 330 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$578M83%
  • Individuals$87.6M13%
  • Corporations and businesses$21.9M3.2%
  • Charitable organizations$4.9M0.7%
Individual clients
301reported
HNW clients
127reported
Pension plan clients
9reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
1,230reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$270M for 330 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J••••• S•••• B•••••Southfield, MiFeb 22, 201920 y1
D•• B•••••• G••• I••Southfield, MiFeb 22, 201910 y2
C•••• T••••• S••••••Southfield, MiFeb 22, 201932 y1
K•••••• G•••• B•••••Southfield, MiFeb 22, 201945 y1
R•••• T••••• D••••Naples, Fl Sep 24, 202532 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
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•••••• J•••••• S•••• · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • B•••••• K••••••• G•••• · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • S••••••• C••••• T••••• · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • Z•••••• A••• T••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • B•••••• J•••••• S•••• · Ownercontrol
    since 08/2015 · owns 75% or more of B••••• H••••••• C••••
  • B•••••• K••••••• G•••• · Trusteecontrol
    since 08/2015 · owns 75% or more of K•••••• B••••• R•••••••• L••••• T•••• D•• 6••••••••
  • G••• I••• D••• B•••••• · Ownercontrol
    since 03/2024 · owns 75% or more of G••• A••••••• S•••••••• L••
  • J•••••• K•••••••• A• · Managercontrol
    since 05/2019 · owns 75% or more of A•••••• P•••••••• I•••
  • S••••••• C••••• T••••• · Ownercontrol
    since 08/2015 · owns 75% or more of S•••••• H••••••• C••••
Entity owners
  • A•••••• P•••••••• I••• · Owner
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • B••••• H••••••• C•••• · Owner
    direct · owns 25% to 50%
  • G••• A••••••• S•••••••• L•• · Owner
    direct · owns 5% to 10%
  • K•••••• B••••• R•••••••• L••••• T•••• D•• 6•••••••• · Owner
    direct · owns less than 5%
  • S•••••• H••••••• C•••• · Owner
    direct · 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
Southfield, Mi · principal510
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Grand Rapids, MI1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • employee count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 6, 2026
    employees (Item 5.A) moved from 10.0 to 7.0 (-30.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-21 and 2026-03-06; the peer median change was 0.0% (596 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (596) · 1.5% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,207 to 1,230
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 13 to 12
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW clients · 123 to 127
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Individual clients · 304 to 301
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 12 to 9
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Employees · 10 to 7
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $601M to $693M
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $502M to $578M
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $74.5M to $87.6M
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $29,596 to $0
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • RAUM · $601M to $693M
    Feb 21, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,175 to 1,207
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 9 to 13
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • HNW clients · 102 to 123
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Individual clients · 330 to 304
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 13 to 12
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $113M to $270M
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $497M to $601M
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $395M to $502M
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $87.4M to $74.5M
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $130,572 to $29,596
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • RAUM · $497M to $601M
    Mar 19, 2024 to Feb 21, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,136 to 1,175
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • HNW clients · 92 to 102
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Individual clients · 323 to 330
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 12 to 13
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Assets in custody · unset to 113280889.0
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Employees · 7 to 10
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $392M to $497M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $299M to $395M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $78.0M to $87.4M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $130,572
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • RAUM · $392M to $497M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,128 to 1,136
    Oct 20, 2022 to Feb 17, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 5 to 9
    Oct 20, 2022 to Feb 17, 2023
Signals
11 dated events
  • Bradley Don Gill Iii (Owner) appeared on Schedule A of S••••• W•••••
    Mar 19, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • S••••• W••••• reported RAUM $497.0M, up 27% from $391.8M (2023-10-10 to 2024-03-19)
    Mar 19, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • J••••• L•••• H•••••• left S••••• W••••• for R•••••• L•• (registered 2020-01-29)
    Oct 3, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • L•••• J••••• H•••••• (Chief Investment Officer) no longer on Schedule A of S••••• W••••• (listed 2022-04-05, absent 2022-10-03)
    Oct 3, 2022 · Control person left · inference
  • Ann Jennifer Davis (Managing Partner) no longer on Schedule A of S••••• W••••• (listed 2020-06-30, absent 2020-07-07)
    Jul 7, 2020 · Control person left · inference
  • Terese Ann Zemann (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S••••• W•••••
    Jan 27, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • L•••• J••••• H•••••• (Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of S••••• W•••••
    Jul 3, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • Michael Ashker (Managing Partner) no longer on Schedule A of S••••• W••••• (listed 2019-04-16, absent 2019-05-09)
    May 9, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • A K••••••• J••••• (Manager) appeared on Schedule A of S••••• W•••••
    May 9, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
  • S••••• W••••• reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Jan 16, 2019 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
  • S••••• W••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jan 16, 2019 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business email
i•••@s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
248-358-6500reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
s•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
248-348-6500reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 6, 2026
Contact form
s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
s•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$139Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026
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S••••• W••••• is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

Real Estate Funds1

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