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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

Tenon Financial

Independent wealth managerMetuchen, New JerseyCRD 305581SEC 801-128567websiteIAPD
Legal name Tenon Financial LLC
Latest filing Jan 7, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 13, 2023 · 8 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 11, 2023
RAUM
$316M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$316M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$105M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
8 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$316M as of Jan 7, 2026
Jan 23, 2024$131M then
HNW client RAUM$313M as of Jan 7, 2026
Jan 23, 2024$118M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jan 7, 2026
Jan 23, 20242 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Jan 7, 2026
Jan 23, 20242 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +52% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 7, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$105MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
33derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$687,029derivedRAUM 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
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+52%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+30%derived
Compensation
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)
  • 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 securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$313M99%
  • Individuals$3.1M1.0%
  • Charitable organizations$98,7910.0%
Individual clients
4reported
HNW clients
95reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
460reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
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
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Andrew David PankoCertified Financial PlannerMetuchen, NjSep 26, 201914 y0
Michelle WuCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystMetuchen, Nj Mar 17, 202314 y2
Brad William FloodCertified Financial PlannerMetuchen, Nj May 9, 202517 y0
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • David Andrew Panko · Owner, And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 03/2019 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Tenon Tax Preparation LLC
      insurancen
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Metuchen, Nj · principal300
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • compensation changedChange between filings · filing Jan 7, 2026
      hourly charges (Item 5.E.2): yes on the filing of 2025-07-22, no on the filing of 2026-01-07
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
    • RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Jan 7, 2026
      RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $208,315,421 to $316,033,549 (+52.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-01-07 and 2026-01-07; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 96% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 362 to 460
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • HNW clients · 65 to 95
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • Individual clients · 11 to 4
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $130M to $203M
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $208M to $316M
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $199M to $313M
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $9.5M to $3.1M
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • RAUM · $208M to $316M
      Jul 22, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
      Jan 7, 2025 to Jul 22, 2025
    • Employees · 2 to 3
      Jan 7, 2025 to Jul 22, 2025
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0
      Jan 7, 2025 to Jul 22, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
      Jan 7, 2025 to Jul 22, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Jan 7, 2025 to Jul 22, 2025
    • Accounts · 279 to 362
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • HNW clients · 44 to 65
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • Individual clients · 15 to 11
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $88.6M to $130M
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $131M to $208M
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $118M to $199M
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $13.3M to $9.5M
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • RAUM · $131M to $208M
      Aug 13, 2024 to Jan 7, 2025
    • Accounts · 203 to 279
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • HNW clients · 42 to 44
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • Individual clients · 8 to 15
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • Assets in custody · unset to 88570534.0
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $101M to $131M
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $94.8M to $118M
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $5.9M to $13.3M
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • RAUM · $101M to $131M
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    • Related insurance company · false to true
      Aug 23, 2023 to Jan 23, 2024
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Tenon Financial reported RAUM $316.0M, up 52% from $208.3M (2025-07-22 to 2026-01-07)
      Jan 7, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Tenon Financial filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jul 13, 2023 · 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
    hello@tenonfinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    732-902-0028reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    732-902-0066reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/tenonfinancialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    tenonfinancial.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    732-902-0066reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jan 7, 2026
    Team page
    tenonfinancial.com/who-we-arereportedpublished 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
    $105Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026