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Melone Private Wealth, LLC

Auburn Hills, MISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 311638

Filed as MELONE PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC

Melone Private Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Auburn Hills, MI, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 11, 2026.

5 years
registered since 2020
$313,234,000
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Melone Private Wealth, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Melone Private Wealth, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

How much does Melone Private Wealth, LLC charge?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 11, 2026 states: Hourly rate: $250 to $400 an hour (project-based financial planning services); Hourly rate: $400 an hour (retirement plan advisory services). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Melone Private Wealth, LLC located?

Melone Private Wealth, LLC's principal office is in Auburn Hills, MI, according to its Form ADV; the March 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Melone Private Wealth, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Melone Private Wealth, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 311638.

How much does Melone Private Wealth, LLC manage?

Melone Private Wealth, LLC reports $313,234,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 11, 2026 (84% discretionary).

How have Melone Private Wealth, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Melone Private Wealth, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $151,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $313,234,000 in the October 2026 data, up 107%. Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Melone Private Wealth, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (82); high net worth individuals (73); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (10).

Which custodians does Melone Private Wealth, LLC use?

Melone Private Wealth, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists LPL Financial LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Melone Private Wealth, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/311638

What changed in Melone Private Wealth, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $246,335,680 to $313,234,000 (+27%).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Hourly rate: $250 to $400 an hour (project-based financial planning services)

The brochure's wording
MPW offers project-based financial planning services on an hourly or fixed fee basis. Hourly fees range from $250 to $400 per hour.

Hourly rate: $400 an hour (retirement plan advisory services)

The brochure's wording
For certain engagements, retirement plan advisory services may be offered on an hourly basis a rate of up to $400 per hour.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated February 11, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$313,234,000

$313,234,000 as of October 2026, filing dated February 11, 2026.

Discretionary: $262,203,000.Non-discretionary: $51,031,000.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 82 Assets $31,565,000 (10%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 73 Assets $230,638,000 (74%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 10 Assets $51,031,000 (16%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (5 years)
Employees
Total: 4. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
1 other office, as of the March 2026 filing
Plymouth, MI
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
MI

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$151M 2021 $185M 2022 $173M 2023 $203M 2024 $246M 2025 $313M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$313,234,0004February 11, 2026
October 2025$246,335,6804January 14, 2025
October 2024$202,782,0374January 16, 2024
October 2023$172,820,6804February 8, 2023
October 2022$185,000,0004May 6, 2022
October 2021$151,000,0004September 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $151,000,000 in the October 2021 data and $313,234,000 in the October 2026 data, up 107%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2021 and 4 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. March 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $246,335,680 to $313,234,000 (+27%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
meloneprivatewealth.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Melone Private Wealth, LLC (CRD 311638): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/melone-private-wealth-llc-auburn-hills-mi-311638