BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2012
Total AUM
$3B
Discretionary
$2.9B
96% of AUM
Avg account
$563K
Accounts
5,301
Employees
36
Advisory reps
14

Firm details

Headquarters
COLUMBIA, Maryland
CRD number
159388
Registered since
June 29, 2012
Website
www.bwfa.com
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Other
Client types
  • HNWI69.08%
  • Individuals30.15%
  • Charitable Organizations0.72%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.05%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsEducational Seminars / Workshops

Firm profile

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Overview

Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is an independent, SEC-registered registered investment adviser (since 2012) operated as a corporation with individual ownership. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and educational seminars and workshops. Its client base spans individual and family investors as well as institutional clients. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing alongside other fee structures. The firm does not present itself as an active ESG investor. The firm has been recognized in industry rankings, appearing in Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA Firms (2020) and on Forbes’ lists of top RIA firms in 2023 and 2024.

Assets & Accounts

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Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 56%, Exchange Traded Equities 41%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%56%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds56%
  • Exchange Traded Equities41%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%

Owners & executives

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  • ROBERT CARPENTER

    CEO & PresidentCRD 1992563

  • JOSEPH MANFREDI

    CEOCRD 1882511

  • JOSEPH CAPUTO

    Chief Information OfficerCRD 5118602

Contacts

3 of 11

  • THAD ISMART

    Senior Financial PlannerCRD 5049683

  • LAWRENCE POST

    Tax Planning AdvisorCRD 4723709

  • TERRENCE JONES

    Financial Planning AnalystCRD 6500684

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 108

Active vs passive

$1.9B in ETFs

Passive

92%

$1.7B

Active

0%

$155M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD LARGE-CAP INDEX FUND (VV)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$115M385,0166.07%
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Location

Primary office

COLUMBIA, MD

HOWARD

Location

COLUMBIA, MD

Headquartered in COLUMBIA, MD, anchoring the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA metro in the South.

Metro area
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
Region
South
County
HOWARD
Address
10960 Grantchester Way
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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