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 SEC-registered investment adviser that began its SEC registration in 2020. The firm operates as a limited liability company and identifies as a capital allocator serving both individual and family clients as well as institutional investors. Its advisory services include financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across individual, pooled-vehicle and institutional mandates, plus pension consulting and manager selection. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing alongside hourly and fixed-fee engagements. The firm maintains industry relationships beyond pure advisory work: it is affiliated with broker-dealer, trust company and insurance company entities and acts as a sponsor/GP/managing member of pooled investment vehicles. CW Advisors does not present itself as an active ESG investor. CW Advisors has been recognized in industry rankings: Financial Times’ Top 300 RIAs (2020), Barron’s Top 100 RIAs (2023, 2024, 2025) and AdvisorHub’s 50 RIA Firms to Watch (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 89
Joshua Rivers
Wealth ManagerCRD 4255164

Christine Lawless
Wealth ManagerCRD 5534478
Michael Murphy
Wealth ManagerCRD 6405937
Wealth teams
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FINTRXRecent M&A activity
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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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