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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

Cohen Capital

Independent wealth managerChicago, IllinoisCRD 339112SEC 801-135124websiteIAPD
Legal name Cohen Capital Advisors, LLC
Latest filing May 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 20, 2026 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 9, 2026
RAUM
$1.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
86%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$1.1B individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$157M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of May 4, 2026
Jan 20, 2026$0 then
HNW client RAUM: $980M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of May 4, 2026
Jan 20, 20265 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of May 4, 2026
Jan 20, 20267 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 4, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$157MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
208derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$744,733derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
86%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.8derived4 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, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$1.1BreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$735M, 826 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)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$980M89%
  • Individuals$108M9.9%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$5.6M0.5%
  • Charitable organizations$3.7M0.3%
  • Corporations and businesses$2.7M0.2%
Individual clients
477reported
HNW clients
980reported
Pension plan clients
17reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,478reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$735M for 826 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Benjamin CohenCertified Financial PlannerChicago, IlJan 16, 202620 y2
Richard HorwitchChicago, IlJan 16, 202634 y2
John Joseph PostelChicago, IlJan 16, 202614 y1
John M CrainChicago, Il Jan 16, 202615 y1
Michael CohenChicago, IlJan 22, 202647 y2
Erika Lynn WolekCertified Financial PlannerPalm Beach Gardens, Fl Jan 27, 202611 y2
James William AppelCertified Financial PlannerChicago, Il Jan 27, 202634 y3
Advisor movement
0 left, 7 joined in 12 months
net +7 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
    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
      • Benjamin Cohen · Managing Member / Managing Partnercontrol
        since 10/2025 · owns 75% or more
      • Glenn Jonathan Kasting · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 04/2026 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Chicago, Il · principal770
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • custody status changedChange between filings · filing May 4, 2026
        custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2026-03-05, yes on the filing of 2026-05-04
        peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
      How anomalies are measured
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 0 to 1,478
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 7
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Charity clients · unset to 2.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Corporate clients · unset to 2.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • HNW clients · unset to 980.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Individual clients · unset to 477.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 17.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Assets in custody · unset to 735281617.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Employees · 7 to 11
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • State-registered IARs · 5 to 7
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $951M
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 980197992.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 108458269.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $149M
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 5614343.0
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      • RAUM · $0 to $1.1B
        Mar 5, 2026 to May 4, 2026
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • 5 advisors left Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Chicago, IL) for Cohen Capital a day apart
        Jan 20, 2026 · 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
      312-477-3155reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
      Website
      coheninvest.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      (312) 477-3155reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 4, 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
      $157Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026