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TRADEWELL SECURITIES, LLC

C48
CRD 332473·SEC 801-130935·FORT WAYNE, IN
AUM
$275.8M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$2.8M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$828K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$6.6M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
TRADEWELL SECURITIES, LLC
CRD
332473
SEC file #
801-130935
EIN
993818663
DBA names
Tradewell Tax & Financial

Economics

AUM
$275.8M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'25'26
$267.0M → $275.8M▲ +3%
Client mix
Individuals Other358
Individuals High Net Worth71

Operations

Employees (total)
9
Advisory staff (per ADV)
5
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'25'26
5 advisors → 5 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
FORT WAYNE IN
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individuals
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/25/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
tradewelltax.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
ALBERTSON, MICHAEL, LAWRENCE
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
2
Control Persons
ALBERTSON, MICHAEL, LAWRENCE
HASSELBACH, JOSHUA, SCOTT
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
ok
Rdap Domain
TRADEWELLTAX.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2008-07-24T21:03:06Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
18
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0002066232
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
8
Edgar First Filing Date
2025-04-30
Edgar Last Filing Date
2026-04-13
Edgar 13f Count
6
Edgar 13f Latest AUM Estimate
Filing Date2026-04-13
Accession0002085853-26-000368

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (17)

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
5
Bc Firm IAR Count
5
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
130 WEST MAIN STSUITE 100FORT WAYNE, IN 46802
Business
130 WEST MAIN STSUITE 100FORT WAYNE, IN 46802
Edgar EIN
993818663
Edgar Recent Filings
13F-HR2026-04-13 · 0002085853-26-000368
13F-HR2026-02-09 · 0002085853-26-000225
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2026-07-24T21:03:06Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-07-25T16:34:46Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns07.domaincontrol.comNs08.domaincontrol.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
5440171
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (5)

5
ALBERTSON, MICHAEL, LAWRENCE
IAR · Direct Owner · 87.5%
5440171
HASSELBACH, JOSHUA, SCOTT
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
4876296
Thomas Joe Badders
IAR
7720447
WESLEY DOUGLASS PHELPS
IAR
6067726
Hannah Cole Firstbrook Grubb
IAR
7880423