CWS Financial Advisors LLC

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$1.3B
Discretionary
$1.3B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$616K
Accounts
2,156
Employees
12
Advisory reps
7

Firm details

Headquarters
Kalamazoo, Michigan
CRD number
297000
Registered since
May 23, 2018
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI85.71%
  • Individuals13.23%
  • Charitable Organizations1.06%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPension Consulting

Firm profile

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Overview

CWS Financial Advisors LLC is an independent, individually owned registered investment adviser; it has been SEC-registered since 2018. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional customers, offering financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and pension consulting services. Its fee arrangements include a percentage-of-AUM model alongside hourly and fixed-fee engagements. The firm is not positioned as a capital allocator and does not market itself as an active ESG investor. It operates under an independent RIA model rather than as a related adviser or large multi-state platform.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 75%, Exchange Traded Equities 16%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 8%, Other 1%75%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds75%
  • Exchange Traded Equities16%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents8%
  • Other1%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • Christine Batts

    Christine Batts

    Chief Operating OfficerCRD 6383766

  • Cory Wietfeldt

    Cory Wietfeldt

    Principal And Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 2423429

Contacts

3 of 5
  • Lindsey Splendorio

    Lindsey Splendorio

    PrincipalCRD 4529622

  • Joseph Splendorio

    Joseph Splendorio

    PrincipalCRD 4532290

  • Regina Spence

    Regina Spence

    Financial AdvisorCRD 6924568

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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

$316M in ETFs

Passive

53%

$168M

Active

42%

$148M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
DIMENSIONAL US EQUITY MARKET ETF (DFUS)DimensionalActiveLarge Blend$54.3M653,50617.17%

Location

Primary office

Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo

Location

Kalamazoo, MI

Headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, anchoring the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
Region
Midwest
County
Kalamazoo
Address
405 W Michigan Ave
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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