SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Bentham Wealth Advisors
As of its Form ADV filed March 9, 2026, Bentham Wealth Advisors, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Williamsville, New York, reported $110.1 million in regulatory assets under management across 552 accounts, ranking #433 among independent RIAs in New York by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Williamsville, NY
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 332035
- SEC file number
- 801-130680
- Registered since
- July 12, 2024
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 9, 2026
- Legal name
- BENTHAM WEALTH ADVISORS INC
- Organized as
- Corporation
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $110.1 million
- Discretionary
- $110.1 million (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 552 (552 discretionary)
- Clients
- 218, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 2
- Advisory staff
- 2 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $199,457
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 19.0% (from $92.5 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Client growth, 1 year
- -8.8% (from 239)
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.
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2024 | $0 |
| September 2, 2025 | $92.5 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $110.1 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 23 clients | $57.5 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 195 clients | $49.5 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $3.1 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Pension consulting
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 101-250.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
None reported.
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
None reported.
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 2
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 2
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 2.
0 of the firm's 2 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
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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 New York
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Mussett Wealth Management, LLC | Rensselaer | $110.4 million |
| Quint Investments and Insurance | Wappingers Falls | $110.4 million |
| Cornerstone Professional Advisor Services, LLC | Garden City | $110.3 million |
| Meadowbrook Wealth Management, LLC | Garden City | $110.1 million |
| Gilbert Financial, LLC | Honeoye Falls | $109.8 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Bentham Wealth Advisors on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.benthamwealth.com
- Independent RIAs in New York
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.