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SEC-registered adviser

B•••••••• P••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerTraverse City, MichiganCRD 312902SEC 801-120502websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 10, 2021 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 12, 2021
RAUM
$293M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$279M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$97.6M
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
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$293M as of Feb 9, 2026
Jan 12, 2022$166M then
HNW client RAUM$234M as of Feb 9, 2026
Jan 12, 2022$80.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 9, 2026
Jan 12, 20224 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Feb 9, 2026
Jan 12, 20224 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+24% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 9, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$97.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
108derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$869,167derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.9%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
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$234M80%
  • Individuals$44.3M15%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$14.2M4.9%
Individual clients
231reported
HNW clients
93reported
Pension plan clients
13reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
337reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.95 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.05 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
C••••••••• D••• M•••••••Traverse City, MiApr 30, 202120 y5
J••••••• E••• G•••••Traverse City, MiApr 30, 202120 y1
S•••• L••• H•••••••••Traverse City, MiApr 30, 202112 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    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
      • G•••••• J•••••••• E••• · Managing Partnercontrol
        since 02/2021 · owns 50% to 75%
      • M•••••••• C••••••••• D••• · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 02/2021 · 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
      Traverse City, Mi · principal300
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Feb 9, 2026
        discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
      • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Feb 9, 2026
        accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 875.0 to 337.0 (-61.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-21 and 2026-02-09; the peer median change was +5.0% (3687 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,687) · 2.0% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 875 to 337
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • HNW clients · 87 to 93
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Individual clients · 232 to 231
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 8 to 13
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Employees · 5 to 4
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $211M to $234M
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $40.6M to $44.3M
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $258M to $293M
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $6.6M to $14.2M
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • RAUM · $258M to $293M
        Apr 21, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Jan 22, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
      • Accounts · 308 to 875
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Individual clients · 221 to 232
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Employees · 6 to 5
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $152M to $211M
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $35.6M to $40.6M
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $195M to $258M
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $7.5M to $6.6M
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • RAUM · $195M to $258M
        Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
      • Accounts · 606 to 308
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • HNW clients · 37 to 87
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · 15 to 8
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Employees · 4 to 6
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 1-10
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $64.0M to $152M
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $82.0M to $35.6M
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $155M to $195M
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $9.0M to $7.5M
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • RAUM · $155M to $195M
        Jan 18, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
      • Accounts · 516 to 606
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • HNW clients · 30 to 37
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • Individual clients · 262 to 221
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • Pension plan clients · 12 to 15
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $80.0M to $64.0M
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $76.0M to $82.0M
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $166M to $155M
        Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • B•••••••• P••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Feb 10, 2021 · 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
      s••••••@b••••••••.familyreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
      Business phone
      231-668-4147reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
      Website
      b••••••••.familyreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      (231) 668-4147reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 9, 2026
      Team page
      b••••••••.familyreportedpublished 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
      $97.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026