BUTTONWOOD FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2020
Total AUM
$483M
Discretionary
$456M
94% of AUM
Avg account
$453K
Accounts
1,066
Employees
8
Advisory reps
5

Firm details

Headquarters
BALTIMORE, Maryland
CRD number
144926
Registered since
April 13, 2020
Custodians
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI89.91%
  • Individuals9.79%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.27%
  • Charitable Organizations0.03%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Buttonwood Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser operating as a corporation and owned by an individual. The firm markets itself primarily to individual and family clients, with some institutional relationships, and delivers financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Fee arrangements include both a percentage-of-assets model and fixed fees, signaling flexibility for advisory engagements. Investment activity shows a clear tilt toward public equities, with a stated preference for exchange-traded instruments. The firm manages a mix of individual stocks and ETFs, using ETFs as a tactical and strategic sleeve—its largest single position is an ETF geared toward quality or “wide moat” businesses, indicating an emphasis on durable competitive advantages and liquid equity exposure. Buttonwood is not listed as an active ESG investor and is not registered as a multi-state adviser. The adviser appears to access alternatives through third-party fund managers rather than direct, in-house alternative strategies. Mutual funds are also part of the investable universe they use alongside equities and ETFs.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 66%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 29%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 5%66%
  • Exchange Traded Equities66%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds29%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents5%

Contacts

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  • MARY THOMPSON

    Financial AdvisorCRD 6020089

  • DAMIAN GALLINA

    Financial Advisor & PrincipalCRD 2340370

  • JAMES ROSSMAN

    Managing MemberCRD 2969401

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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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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$116M in ETFs

Passive

76%

$88.8M

Active

19%

$27.4M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT ETF (MOAT)VanEckPassiveLarge Blend$26.5M274,35322.81%

Location

Primary office

BALTIMORE, MD

BALTIMORE CITY

Location

BALTIMORE, MD

Headquartered in BALTIMORE, 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
BALTIMORE CITY
Address
1 N Haven St
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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