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Shield Wealth Advisors

Williamsville, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 309538

Filed as SHIELD WEALTH ADVISORS · Legal name Shield Wealth Advisors, LLC.

Shield Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Williamsville, NY, registered since 2020, reporting $25 million to $100 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 30, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$68,366,197
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Shield Wealth Advisors compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Shield Wealth Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges.

Where is Shield Wealth Advisors located?

Shield Wealth Advisors' principal office is in Williamsville, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Shield Wealth Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?

Shield Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 309538.

How much does Shield Wealth Advisors manage?

Shield Wealth Advisors reports $68,366,197 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated January 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Shield Wealth Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Shield Wealth Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $31,650,695 in the October 2021 data and $68,366,197 in the October 2026 data, up 116%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Shield Wealth Advisors serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (86); high net worth individuals (23).

Which custodians does Shield Wealth Advisors use?

Shield Wealth Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Shield Wealth Advisors 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/309538

Does Shield Wealth Advisors state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 2026 says: "There is a minimum account size of $100,000. To reach this account minimum, clients can aggregate all household or related family accounts."

What changed in Shield Wealth Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?

In the February 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $60,730,929 to $68,366,197 (+13%).

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

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

Account minimum: $100,000

The brochure's wording
There is a minimum account size of $100,000. To reach this account minimum, clients can aggregate all household or related family accounts.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated January 29, 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
$68,366,197

$68,366,197 as of October 2026, filing dated January 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $68,366,197.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 86 Assets $34,652,646 (51%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 23 Assets $33,713,551 (49%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
Shield Wealth Advisors, LLC.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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
3 states or jurisdictions
FLNYTX

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
$31.7M 2021 $40M 2022 $45.7M 2023 $50.9M 2024 $60.7M 2025 $68.4M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$68,366,1973January 30, 2026
October 2025$60,730,9293February 12, 2025
October 2024$50,875,4483February 2, 2024
October 2023$45,688,5693May 11, 2023
October 2022$40,018,2634January 26, 2022
October 2021$31,650,6953July 16, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $31,650,695 in the October 2021 data and $68,366,197 in the October 2026 data, up 116%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 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. February 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $60,730,929 to $68,366,197 (+13%).

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
shield457.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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