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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

Bestgate Wealth Advisors, LLC

Independent wealth managerFrederick, MarylandCRD 301639SEC 801-132305websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 28, 2025 · 2 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 28, 2025
RAUM
$162M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$162M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$54.1M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
2 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$162M as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 28, 2025$129M then
HNW client RAUM$129M as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 28, 2025$90.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 28, 20254 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Feb 11, 2026
Feb 28, 20258 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +26% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$54.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
39derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
3.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+8.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$129M79%
  • Individuals$33.5M21%
Individual clients
64reported
HNW clients
54reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
118reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
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
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Timothy Michael StolzCertified Financial PlannerFrederick, MdJun 17, 201918 y2
Gregory S WillCertified Financial PlannerFrederick, MdJun 17, 201914 y1
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 headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Teams outTeams in
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Michael Timothy Stolz · Membercontrol
    since 08/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • S Gregory Will · Chief Compliance Officer / Managing Partnercontrol
    since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Gsw Management LLC · Member
    direct · owns 50% to 75%
  • Tmscpa LLC · Member
    direct · 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Frederick, Md · principal300
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 109 to 118
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • HNW clients · 35 to 54
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Individual clients · 74 to 64
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Employees · 8 to 9
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $129M to $162M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $90.9M to $129M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $38.3M to $33.5M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
  • RAUM · $129M to $162M
    Feb 28, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026
Signals
9 dated events
  • Patricia Ann Bush left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Aaa Advisory Llc (registered 2025-07-07)
    Jun 25, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mycha Morgan Marshall left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2024-11-26)
    Aug 27, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Matthew Robert Costa left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-02-28)
    Nov 3, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Christopher Joseph Williams left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-08-24)
    Nov 3, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Allen Kellam Ayers left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Choreo Partner Alliance, Llc (registered 2024-10-24)
    Nov 3, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • John Anthony Faggio left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-01-20)
    Nov 3, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Joseph Thomas Hill left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-08-24)
    Nov 3, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 5 advisors left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, LLC (Frederick, MD) for Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, LLC on the same day
    Nov 3, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Glen Edward Frost left Bestgate Wealth Advisors, Llc for Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Llc (registered 2023-08-24)
    Nov 3, 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 email
info@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
jeremy.will@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
jordan.green@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
kirsten.willhide@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
kristenm@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
rrezarta@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email
emma.banfe@bestgatewealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
301-662-7220reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/bestgatewealthadvisorsllcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
bestgatewealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
301-662-7220reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 11, 2026
Contact form
bestgatewealth.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
$54.1Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026