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RICHARD W. PAUL & ASSOCIATES, LLC

C45
CRD 156812·SEC 801-116985·NOVI, MI
AUM
$372.8M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$3.7M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$1.1M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$8.9M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
RICHARD W. PAUL & ASSOCIATES, LLC
CRD
156812
SEC file #
801-116985
EIN
—
DBA names
—

Economics

AUM
$372.8M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$141.2M → $372.8M▲ +164%
Client mix
Individuals High Net Worth348
Individuals Other325
Charitable Organizations1

Operations

Employees (total)
8
Advisory staff (per ADV)
6
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
8 advisors → 6 advisors▼ -25%
Primary office
NOVI MI
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed feesOther Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/25/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
twitter.com/richardwpaul(social)

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
1
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
PAUL, RICHARD, WILLIAM
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
PAUL, RICHARD, WILLIAM
PAUL, MATTHEW, MICHAEL
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
Yes
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
fallback_guess:richardw.com

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (9)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
6
Bc Firm IAR Count
6
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Fidelity2
State Street1
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Top Owner CRD
1068741
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (6)

6
PAUL, RICHARD, WILLIAM
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
1068741
PAUL, MATTHEW, MICHAEL
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
6396006
Brendan Edward Best
IAR
7809377
MATTHEW BRIAN DOMBROWSKI
IAR
5976712
Bepin Serraj
IAR
6973794
STEVEN RICHARD PAUL
IAR
5598825