SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Cwa Asset Management Group
As of its Form ADV filed July 16, 2026, Cwa Asset Management Group, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Naples, Florida, reported $4.5 billion in regulatory assets under management across 5,041 accounts, ranking #10 among independent RIAs in Florida by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 158940
- SEC file number
- 801-79715
- Registered since
- May 22, 2014
- Latest Form ADV filing
- July 16, 2026
- Legal name
- CWA ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 4
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $4.5 billion
- Discretionary
- $4.3 billion (94.6%)
- Non-discretionary
- $243.7 million
- Accounts
- 5,041 (4,839 discretionary)
- Clients
- 3,951, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 67
- Advisory staff
- 35 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $895,551
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 35.1% (from $3.3 billion a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 27.5% (from $2.2 billion three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 22.1% (from $1.7 billion five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 19.9% (from 3,295)
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. 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 independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In Florida | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #263 | #10 | $4.5 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #705 | #49 | 35.1%from $3.3 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #673 | #44 | 27.5%from $2.2 billion |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #471 | #23 | 22.1%from $1.7 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year | #169 | #9 | $1.2 billion |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #218 | #14 | 3,951 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #749 | #67 | 19.9%from 3,295 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #338 | #18 | 5,041 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #263 | #14 | 35 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #208 | #8 | 923 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #253 | #12 | 11 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2014 | $189.8 million |
| October 1, 2015 | $318.9 million |
| October 3, 2016 | $507.6 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $735.9 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $1.1 billion |
| October 1, 2019 | $1.1 billion |
| October 1, 2020 | $1.6 billion |
| October 4, 2021 | $1.7 billion |
| October 3, 2022 | $2.0 billion |
| October 5, 2023 | $2.2 billion |
| October 1, 2024 | $2.5 billion |
| September 2, 2025 | $3.3 billion |
| October 2, 2026 | $4.5 billion |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 923 clients | $3.9 billion | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 952 clients | $347.0 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 40 clients | $116.2 million | |
| Corporations or other businesses 43 clients | $71.5 million | |
| Charitable organizations 15 clients | $50.8 million | |
| Pooled investment vehicles 3 clients | $23.5 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
- Performance-based fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Selection of other advisers
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 1000.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor
- Insurance broker or agent
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Trust company
- Insurance company or agency
- Sponsor, general partner or managing member of pooled investment vehicles
Advises 3 private funds (Item 7.B).
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $2.0 billion in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 50
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 2
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 40
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 11, CFA 4, ChFC 1.
Between 41 and 46 of the firm's 50 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 0 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 Florida
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC | Naples | $5.1 billion |
| Good Life Advisors, LLC | Celebration | $4.4 billion |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | Fort Lauderdale | $4.2 billion |
| Archpoint Investors | Coral Gables | $4.1 billion |
| Valor Advisors LLC | Miami | $4.0 billion |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Cwa Asset Management Group on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: blog.capitalwealthadvisors.com/wisdominwealth
- Independent RIAs in Florida
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.