DS WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.
Firm details
- Headquarters
- PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
- CRD number
- 172878
- Website
- www.dsfinancial.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges
- Client types
- Individuals82.29%
- HNWI15.25%
- Corporations / Businesses1.27%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans1.19%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
DS Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an independent registered investment advisor that serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional relationships. The firm combines fee-based portfolio management and financial planning with complementary business activities as an insurance broker and accountant, which suggests an advisory model that blends investment advice with tax and insurance coordination. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and hourly billing, indicating they work with both ongoing advisory relationships and project-oriented planning clients. Investment activity shows a clear preference for liquid equity exposure: the firm’s portfolio mix is heavily tilted toward exchange-traded equities. That positioning implies a manager allocation focus on publicly traded stocks and ETFs rather than large allocations to private funds. DS Wealth Advisors does, however, access third-party alternative strategies—specifically real estate, commodities and oil & gas—alongside mutual fund holdings, giving advisors the ability to layer non-correlated exposures into client portfolios when appropriate.
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 Equities96%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds2%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents2%
Contacts
1 of 1DAVID SCHLEIS
President & AccountantCRD 1860548
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXLocation
PITTSBURGH, PA
ALLEGHENY
Location
PITTSBURGH, PA
Headquartered in PITTSBURGH, PA, anchoring the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV metro in the Northeast.
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV
- Region
- Northeast
- County
- ALLEGHENY
- Address
- 902 Perry Hwy
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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