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Romano Wealth Management

Evanston, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 3215

Filed as ROMANO WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name Romano Brothers and Company

Romano Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Evanston, IL, registered since 1986, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 19, 2026.

40 years
registered since 1986
$1,539,768,041
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Romano Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Romano Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees). The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Romano Wealth Management located?

Romano Wealth Management's principal office is in Evanston, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Romano Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

Romano Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1986. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 3215.

How much does Romano Wealth Management manage?

Romano Wealth Management reports $1,539,768,041 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated February 19, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Romano Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Romano Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $1,093,371,883 in the October 2021 data and $1,539,768,041 in the October 2026 data, up 41%. Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 16 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Romano Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (478); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (456); charitable organizations (16).

Which custodians does Romano Wealth Management use?

Romano Wealth Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Romano Wealth Management report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/3215

What changed in Romano Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the March 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 9. Regulatory assets under management went from $1,388,470,813 to $1,539,768,041 (+11%). Registered or notice-filed in MA, PA.

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
  • 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 firm's brochure (dated February 6, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$1,539,768,041

$1,539,768,041 as of October 2026, filing dated February 19, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,539,768,041.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 456 Assets $185,026,944 (12%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 478 Assets $1,261,376,469 (82%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 13 Assets $23,508,634 (2%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 16 Assets $50,733,377 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 6 Assets $19,122,617 (1%)

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

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Romano Brothers and Company
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1986 (40 years)
Employees
Total: 16. Performing investment advisory functions: 9.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
28 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.09B 2021 $1.25B 2022 $1.12B 2023 $1.24B 2024 $1.39B 2025 $1.54B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$1,539,768,04116February 19, 2026
October 2025$1,388,470,81316January 31, 2025
October 2024$1,235,711,13415January 24, 2024
October 2023$1,123,831,10615August 24, 2023
October 2022$1,254,161,87315September 13, 2022
October 2021$1,093,371,88315February 24, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,093,371,883 in the October 2021 data and $1,539,768,041 in the October 2026 data, up 41%.

Total employees: 15 in October 2021 and 16 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 8 to 9.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $1,388,470,813 to $1,539,768,041 (+11%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in MA, PA.
  2. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in NJ, WA.

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
romanowealth.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. Romano Wealth Management (CRD 3215): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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