CW Advisors, LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- CRD number
- 310873
- Registered since
- October 21, 2020
- Website
- www.cwadvisorsgroup.com
- Custodians
- FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI85.21%
- Individuals9.38%
- Other Investment Advisers1.99%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans1.94%
- Corporations / Businesses0.98%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension ConsultingSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
CW Advisors, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and SEC-registered in 2020. The firm acts as a capital allocator for both individual/family and institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management across individual, pooled-vehicle and institutional mandates. Its advisory services list includes pension consulting and manager selection, and it charges clients via asset-based fees as well as hourly and fixed-fee arrangements. CW Advisors maintains relationships with other industry participants — broker-dealers, trust companies, insurance firms — and also sponsors and manages pooled investment vehicles. The firm has received several industry recognitions: placement on the Financial Times Top 300 RIA list (2020), inclusion in Barron’s Top 100 RIA Firms (2023, 2024, 2025), and mention on AdvisorHub’s “50 RIA Firms to Watch” list in 2026.
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
- Exchange Traded Equities52%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds31%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents6%
- US Government Bonds3%
- Investment Grade Corp Bonds3%
Owners & executives
3 of 5
Richard Villiotte
President, Chief Operating OfficerCRD 5645933

Jennifer DeSisto
Chief Investment OfficerCRD 3122857

Candace Cavalier
Chief Compliance Officer & General CounselCRD 5748453
Contacts
3 of 90
Joshua Rivers
Wealth ManagerCRD 4255164

Christine Lawless
Wealth ManagerCRD 5534478
Michael Murphy
Wealth ManagerCRD 6405937
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 549Active vs passive
$6.7B in ETFs
84%
$5.7B
13%
$1.1B
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND (VTI) | Vanguard | Passive | Large Blend | $396M | 1,301,321 | 5.87% |
Location
Boston, MA
Suffolk
Location
Boston, MA
Headquartered in Boston, MA, anchoring the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT metro in the Northeast.
- Metro area
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT
- Region
- Northeast
- County
- Suffolk
- Address
- 155 Seaport Blvd
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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