SEC-registered wealth management firm Broker-dealer affiliated
Mwa Financial Services, Inc.
As of its Form ADV filed May 1, 2026, Mwa Financial Services, Inc., an SEC-registered, broker-dealer affiliated wealth management firm in Rock Island, Illinois, reported $640.0 million in regulatory assets under management across 3,724 accounts, ranking #106 among all wealth firms in Illinois by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Rock Island, IL
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 112630
- SEC file number
- 801-107091
- Registered since
- January 4, 2016
- Latest Form ADV filing
- May 1, 2026
- Organized as
- Corporation
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 104
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $640.0 million
- Discretionary
- $0 (0.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $640.0 million
- Accounts
- 3,724 (0 discretionary)
- Clients
- 2,063, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 721
- Advisory staff
- 164 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $171,855
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 69.8% (from $376.9 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 67.7% (from $135.6 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 57.8% (from $65.5 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- -12.1% (from 2,346)
Broker-dealer affiliated. The firm is itself a broker-dealer as well as an investment adviser (Form ADV Item 6.A(1)). It is ranked among all wealth firms, the directory's view that includes wirehouses and broker-dealer firms, not in the main lists of independent RIAs. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms.
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 3, 2016 | $14.1 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $11.4 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $16.8 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $20.5 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $26.9 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $65.5 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $101.3 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $135.6 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $216.1 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $376.9 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $640.0 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 1,905 clients | $504.6 million | |
| High net worth individuals 76 clients | $118.3 million | |
| Charitable organizations 17 clients | $9.7 million | |
| Corporations or other businesses 14 clients | $7.3 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 51-100.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: yes.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Broker-dealer
- Insurance broker or agent
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Broker-dealer
- Insurance company or agency
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 213
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 213
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 182
Designations held by the firm's IARs: ChFC 19, CFP 9.
Between 39 and 213 of the firm's 213 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. The source counts registrations by jurisdiction, and many IARs are registered in more than one, so the exact number is not knowable from it. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 2 disclosure questions. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in Illinois
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Bcu Wealth Advisors, LLC | Vernon Hills | $653.6 million |
| Essex LLC | Deer Park | $649.3 million |
| Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. | Skokie | $645.3 million |
| TSFG, LLC | Lake Forest | $642.8 million |
| Hemsley Advisors, Ltd. | Chicago | $638.1 million |
The five wealth firms, broker-dealer affiliated firms included, nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Mwa Financial Services, Inc. on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.modern-woodmen.org
- Wealth management firms in Illinois
Firm data as of October 2, 2026, from ia100226.zip. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.