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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

Cynosure Portfolio Advisors LLC

Bank affiliated wealth managerSalt Lake City, UtahCRD 337747SEC 801-134251websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 29, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 25, 2025
RAUM
$5.8M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$5.8M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$963,748
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
7
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.8M as of May 27, 2026
Jul 29, 2025$0 then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of May 27, 2026
Jul 29, 20258 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of May 27, 2026
Jul 29, 20258 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$963,748derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$120,469derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.8derived8 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$5.8M100%
Individual clients
48reported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
48reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jason Morgan CainJupiter, Fl Oct 7, 202511 y2
Gary Peter SicaSalt Lake City, Ut Oct 14, 202520 y3
Emerson Heath EdwardsSalt Lake City, UtJan 27, 202611 y0
Brendon Makana KempinSunnyvale, Ca May 15, 202612 y2
William Christopher JohnsonSalt Lake City, UtJun 29, 202610 y0
William Irvin WoodsonWellington, Fl Jul 9, 202631 y4
Advisor movement
3 left, 7 joined in 12 months
net +4 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 50% of current headcount3 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
  • Peter Gary Sica · Managing Director & Co- Headcontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Marva Emily Teran · Chief Compliance Officer Officercontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Brittny Elyse Winter · Chief People Officercontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Irvin William Woodson · Managing Director & Co- Headcontrol
    since 07/2025 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Cynosure Wealth Advisors, LLC · Owner
    direct · 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Salt Lake City, Ut · principal660
New York, Ny0021
Westford, Ma001
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 0 to 48
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · unset to 48.0
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 8 to 7
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · to 26-50
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 8 to 7
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $5.8M
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · unset to 5782490.0
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $0 to $5.8M
    Jul 29, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Signals
6 dated events
  • William E Montague left Cynosure Portfolio Advisors Llc for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-05-28)
    May 12, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Clayton John Cochran left Cynosure Portfolio Advisors Llc for Pathstone (registered 2026-05-13)
    Apr 30, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Elizabeth M Smoose left Cynosure Portfolio Advisors Llc for Pathstone (registered 2026-05-13)
    Apr 30, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Cynosure Portfolio Advisors LLC (New York, NY) for Pathstone on the same day
    Apr 30, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Cynosure Group, LLC (New York, NY) for Cynosure Portfolio Advisors LLC within 6 days
    Oct 8, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Cynosure Group, LLC (Salt Lake City, UT) for Cynosure Portfolio Advisors LLC within 7 days
    Oct 7, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
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
801-521-3100reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
cynosureportfolioadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
801-521-3100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 27, 2026
Contact form
cynosureportfolioadvisors.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
cynosureportfolioadvisors.com/teamreportedpublished 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
Bank affiliated wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$963,748derivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026