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SEC-registered adviser

W••••

Independent wealth managerChicago, IllinoisCRD 330063SEC 801-130339websiteIAPD
Legal name B•••• W••••• I•••
Latest filing Aug 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 23, 2024 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since May 24, 2024
RAUM
$2.5M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$2.5M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.5M as of Aug 14, 2026
Jan 31, 2025$229,407 then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Aug 14, 2026
Jan 31, 20250 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Aug 14, 2026
Jan 31, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +903% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 14, 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
$2.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
3,006derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$842derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
7.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+903%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1196%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$252,934, 232 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
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$2.5M100%
Individual clients
3,006reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
3,006reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$252,934 for 232 clientsreported
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
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • P••••••••• A•••••• J•••• · Owner/Ceo/Ccocontrol
        since 07/2023 · owns 25% to 50%
      • B•••••••• S••••••• F•••• · Partnercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns 50% to 75% of 2••• V••••••• L••
      • B••••••••• R••• · Partnercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of 2••• V••••••• L••
      • C•••••••• M••• · Partnercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns F of 2••• V••••••• L••
      • C•••••••• M••• · Managing Membercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns F of V•••• C•••••• L•• • S••••• C•
      • K••••• C••••••••• · Partnercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of S••••••••• P•••••••• L••
      • P•••• A••• · Partnercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns 25% to 50% of S••••••••• P•••••••• L••
      Entity owners
      • S••••••••• P•••••••• L•• · Shareholder (Preferred And Common Stock)
        direct · owns 25% to 50%
      • ••••• Q• F• · Shareholder (Preferred And Common Stock)
        direct · owns 5% to 10%
      • 2••• V••••••• L•• · Shareholder (Preferred And Common Stock)
        direct · owns 10% to 25%
      • S••••••••• V•••••• F•••• L• · Shareholder (Preferred And Common Stock)
        direct · owns 25% to 50%
      • V•••• C•••••• L•• • S••••• C• · Shareholder (Preferred And Common Stock)
        direct · owns 5% to 10%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 232.0 to 3,006.0 (+1196.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-27 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +2.0% (135 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (135) · 100% percentile
      • client count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 232.0 to 3,006.0 (+1196.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-27 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was 0.0% (119 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, under $100M (119) · 100% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 232 to 3,006
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual clients · 232 to 3,006
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 6 to 7
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $252,394 to $2.5M
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $252,394 to $2.5M
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $252,394 to $2.5M
        Feb 11, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        May 14, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025
      • Accounts · 207 to 232
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 1 to 3
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Individual clients · 207 to 232
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $0 to $252,934
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Employees · 1 to 6
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $229,407 to $252,394
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $229,407 to $252,394
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • RAUM · $229,407 to $252,394
        Jan 31, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
      • Accounts · unset to 207.0
        Jul 3, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024
      • Individual clients · 0 to 207
        Jul 3, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · unset to 229407.0
        Jul 3, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 229407.0
        Jul 3, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Jul 3, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024
      • RAUM · unset to 229407.0
        Jul 3, 2024 to Sep 16, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 0 to 1
        Apr 24, 2024 to May 15, 2024
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Whale filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Apr 23, 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
      Website
      g•••••••.coreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
      Principal office phone
      8884887104reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 14, 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
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026