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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
Delaware Wealth Planners
Legal name Delaware Avenue Wealth Planners, LLC
Latest filing Sep 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 5, 2024 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 17, 2024
RAUM
$256M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
74%
$189M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$85.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$256M as of Jul 28, 2026
Mar 28, 2025$155M then
HNW client RAUM$168M as of Jul 28, 2026
Mar 28, 2025$99.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jul 28, 2026
Mar 28, 20253 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Jul 28, 2026
Mar 28, 20254 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +65% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 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
- 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
- Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- RAUM per advisor
- $85.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 30derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $8.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $922,628derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 26%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +65%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +9.9%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $54.4M, 88 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)
- receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$168M66%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$66.2M26%
- Individuals$21.5M8.4%
- Individual clients
- 70reported
- HNW clients
- 19reported
- Pension plan clients
- 37reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 277reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $54.4M for 88 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.74 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.26 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Duncan HumphreysCertified Financial Planner | Wilmington, De | Apr 29, 2020 | 25 y | 1 |
| Damon Andrew Nickle | Wilmington, De | Jul 1, 2021 | 16 y | 1 |
| Brent Robert Bonstingl | Wilmington, De | Jul 9, 2021 | 14 y | 1 |
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
- Brent Robert Bonstingl from Penn Investment Advisors, Inc.Jul 9, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- Damon Andrew Nickle from Bcm Wealth ManagementJul 1, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- Timothy Duncan Humphreys from Penn Investment Advisors, Inc.Apr 29, 2020 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Duncan Timothy Humphreys · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 02/2012 · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, De · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $155,182,754 to $255,567,984 (+65.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-27; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 97% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Jul 28, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetJul 28, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
- Accounts · 246 to 277Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 33 to 19Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual clients · 48 to 70Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 21 to 37Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Assets in custody · $36.1M to $54.4MNov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $155M to $256MNov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $99.1M to $168MNov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $7.6M to $21.5MNov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $48.5M to $66.2MNov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM · $155M to $256MNov 7, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
- Accounts · 184 to 246Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 39 to 33Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 20 to 21Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Assets in custody · unset to 36091678.0Nov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueNov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $103M to $155MNov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $66.9M to $99.1MNov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $8.2M to $7.6MNov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $28.1M to $48.5MNov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $103M to $155MNov 21, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Signals
2 dated events
- Delaware Wealth Planners reported RAUM $255.6M, up 65% from $155.2M (2025-11-07 to 2026-03-27)Mar 27, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Delaware Wealth Planners filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Aug 5, 2024 · 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 phone
- 302-251-2120reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/delaware-avenue-wealth-planners-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- dwpinvest.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 302-254-2400reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 11, 2026
- Contact form
- dwpfinancial.com/contact-usreportedpublished 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
- $85.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026