State-registered independent wealth management RIA
Whistle Stop Financial Advice
As of its Form ADV filed July 2, 2026, Whistle Stop Financial Advice, a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Birmingham, Michigan, reported no regulatory assets under management.
Registration
- Main office
- Birmingham, MI
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 334048
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- February 11, 2025
- Latest Form ADV filing
- July 2, 2026
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $0
- Discretionary
- $0
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 0 (0 discretionary)
- Clients
- 15, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 1
- Advisory staff
- 1 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 1 year
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Client growth, 1 year
- Not reported
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 Michigan | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #16,769 | #498 | 15 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #10,188 | #321 | 1 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $0 |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 7 clients | $0 | |
| High net worth individuals fewer than 5 clients | $0 |
How the firm is paid
- Hourly charges
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Other
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 1-10.
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
- 1
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 1
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFA 1.
1 of the firm's 1 IAR is registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
Our source has no Form ADV Item 11 detail for this firm. 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 Michigan
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Forge Advisory LLC | Temperance | $0 |
| Furthermore Wealth | Not reported | $0 |
| Ram Legacy Wealth Management | Highland | $0 |
| Entrusted Stewardship LLC | Holland | $0 |
| Hundred Financial Planning | Grand Rapids | $0 |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Whistle Stop Financial Advice on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: whistlestopfa.com
- Independent RIAs in Michigan
Firm data as of October 7, 2026, from IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 7, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.