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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

Capital Design Private Wealth LLC

Independent wealth managerPortsmouth, New HampshireCRD 300472SEC 801-127160website IAPD

Latest filing Mar 6, 2026

First filing on the tape Dec 9, 2022 · 11 filings

SEC status approved since Jan 6, 2023

RAUM

$96.0M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$96.0M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$48.0M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

2 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

11 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$96.0M as of Mar 6, 2026

Jan 31, 2023$111M then

HNW client RAUM$46.0M as of Mar 6, 2026

Jan 31, 2023$75.0M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 6, 2026

Jan 31, 20233 then

Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 6, 2026

Jan 31, 20233 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +11% over the last fiscal year-4.7% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Mar 6, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

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
Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office

RAUM per advisor: $48.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 132derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $1.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $200,069derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +3.9%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, 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

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

Individuals$50.0M52%
High-net-worth individuals$46.0M48%

Individual clients: 219reported
HNW clients: 45reported
Pension plan clients: 0reported
Charitable clients: 0reported
Accounts: 480reported
Financial planning clients: 11-25reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: noreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis: private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Hilton J Kelly	Portsmouth, Nh	Mar 20, 2019	26 y	1
Andre Norman Laplante	Portsmouth, Nh	Mar 20, 2019	16 y	2

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 headcount1 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Nicholas Robert Drew to Drew Wealth Management
Nov 20, 2024 · RIA to a state-registered adviser

Joined, latest

Nicholas Robert Drew from Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors
Jun 8, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Hilton J Kelly from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Mar 20, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Andre Norman Laplante from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Mar 20, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

2 joined from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Mar 21, 2019 · Lewiston, Me

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

J Hilton Kelly · Founding Partner And Managing Membercontrol
since 01/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
Norman Andre Laplante · Founding Partner, Managing Member, And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 01/2019 · owns 50% to 75%

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
Portsmouth, Nh · principal	2	0	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

No branch office listed.

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Accounts · 466 to 480
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
HNW clients · 35 to 45
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
Individual clients · 223 to 219
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $90.6M to $96.0M
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
HNW RAUM · $37.4M to $46.0M
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
Individual RAUM · $53.2M to $50.0M
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
RAUM · $90.6M to $96.0M
Aug 4, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
Accounts · 456 to 466
May 20, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025
Individual clients · 219 to 223
May 20, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $86.4M to $90.6M
May 20, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025
HNW RAUM · $36.1M to $37.4M
May 20, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025
Individual RAUM · $50.3M to $53.2M
May 20, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025
RAUM · $86.4M to $90.6M
May 20, 2025 to Aug 4, 2025
Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
Mar 5, 2025 to May 20, 2025
Accounts · 547 to 456
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
HNW clients · 25 to 35
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
Individual clients · 129 to 219
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $132M to $86.4M
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
HNW RAUM · $41.8M to $36.1M
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
Individual RAUM · $90.0M to $50.3M
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
RAUM · $132M to $86.4M
Dec 12, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
Advisory employees · 3 to 2
Oct 22, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024
Employees · 3 to 2
Oct 22, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024
Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
Oct 22, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024
State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
Oct 22, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024
Related adviser · true to false
Oct 22, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024
Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
Related adviser · false to true
Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 22, 2024
Accounts · 548 to 547
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
HNW clients · 40 to 25
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
Individual clients · 90 to 129
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 11-25
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $111M to $132M
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
HNW RAUM · $75.0M to $41.8M
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
Individual RAUM · $36.0M to $90.0M
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
RAUM · $111M to $132M
Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024
Accounts · 579 to 548
Dec 9, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
Charity clients · 1 to 0
Dec 9, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
HNW clients · 140 to 40
Dec 9, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
Individual clients · 40 to 90
Dec 9, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023

Signals

3 dated events

Robert Nicholas Drew (Partner, Advisor) no longer on Schedule A of Capital Design Private Wealth Llc (listed 2024-10-22, absent 2024-12-05)
Dec 5, 2024 · Control person left · inference
Nicholas Robert Drew left Capital Design Private Wealth Llc for Drew Wealth Management (registered 2024-08-28)
Nov 20, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Capital Design Private Wealth Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Dec 9, 2022 · 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 email: info@capitaldesignpw.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 603-610-8290reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website: capitaldesignpw.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone: 603-610-8290reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 6, 2026
Contact form: capitaldesignpw.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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: $48.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026