CW Advisors, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2020
Total AUM
$15.2B
Discretionary
$14.8B
97% of AUM
Avg account
$641K
Accounts
23,756
Employees
152
Advisory reps
94

Firm details

Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
CRD number
310873
Registered since
October 21, 2020
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

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Overview

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

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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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Clients

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Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 52%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 31%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 6%, US Government Bonds 3%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 3%, Private Funds 2%, Non-Exchange Traded Equities 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Other 1%52%
  • Exchange Traded Equities52%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds31%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents6%
  • US Government Bonds3%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds3%

Owners & executives

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  • Richard Villiotte

    Richard Villiotte

    President, Chief Operating OfficerCRD 5645933

  • Jennifer DeSisto

    Jennifer DeSisto

    Chief Investment OfficerCRD 3122857

  • Candace Cavalier

    Candace Cavalier

    Chief Compliance Officer & General CounselCRD 5748453

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Contacts

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  • Joshua Rivers

    Joshua Rivers

    Wealth ManagerCRD 4255164

  • Christine Lawless

    Christine Lawless

    Wealth ManagerCRD 5534478

  • Michael Murphy

    Wealth ManagerCRD 6405937

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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

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Active vs passive

$6.7B in ETFs

Passive

84%

$5.7B

Active

13%

$1.1B

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND (VTI)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$396M1,301,3215.87%

Location

Primary office

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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