Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
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
FINTRXOverview
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser organized as a corporation and registered with the SEC since 2012. The firm is owner-operated and serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts. Its fee structure includes percentage-of-AUM charges plus other fee arrangements. Core advisory services are financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and educational seminars and workshops. The firm has been recognized in industry lists, including Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA Firms (2020) and Forbes’ RIA firm lists in 2023 and 2024.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds56%
- Exchange Traded Equities41%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
Owners & executives
3 of 3
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
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 120Active vs passive
$2.1B in ETFs
92%
$1.9B
0%
$174M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD LARGE-CAP INDEX FUND (VV) | Vanguard | Passive | Large Blend | $133M | 387,417 | 6.34% |
Location
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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