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North Woods Wealth Management

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Client assets under management

$148,574,577

Clients

194

23% high-net-worth

Advisors

3

of 3 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

65

High

Average account size

$765,848

About

North Woods Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and participant account management to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, serving both high‑net‑worth and non‑HNW clients. The firm also offers cash‑flow and retirement planning analysis to inform spending, retirement timing, and portfolio design decisions.

The firm applies a “Three Filter” investment process that prioritizes long‑term asset allocation, followed by fund/manager selection and portfolio‑level factor exposure, combining passive index exposures with selective active managers and fundamental security analysis. Portfolios are implemented into four archetypes (U.S. Treasury, Income, Growth & Income, Growth), managed on a discretionary basis with rebalancing and periodic reviews, and may employ bucket strategies for withdrawal planning.

Compared with many peers, North Woods pairs traditional wealth management with retirement‑plan services and uses a third‑party platform (Pontera) to manage held‑away participant accounts with discretion while avoiding custody, an operational approach less common among similar firms. The firm also explicitly evaluates factor tilts at the portfolio level, encourages multi‑generational involvement in planning, and manages roughly $150 million in client assets across its client base.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

General retirement planning Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.50% to 1.00% (negotiable, based on account size and complexity) - general asset management range $0 - $5,000,000: 0.25% (Retirement Plan Consulting Services) $5,000,001+: 0.10% (Retirement Plan Consulting Services)

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $2,500 Fee-only: Fees charged as percentage of assets under management and fixed minimum fee; no commissions charged

Main office location

North Woods Wealth Management

977 Delaware Ave

Buffalo NY 14209, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

New York

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Jeremy W

CFA®

Buffalo, NY

North Woods Wealth Management

Jeremy Wadsworth is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at North Woods Asset Management since 2017 and previously spent three years at Landmark Wealth Management. He is based in Buffalo, NY. North Woods Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $74.8 million for about 147 clients, using a structured “Three Filter” process that includes long-term asset allocation projections, fund and manager selection, and portfolio-level factor exposure reviews.

General retirement planning Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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William W

Series 63, Series 65

Buffalo, NY

North Woods Wealth Management

William Wadsworth is a financial advisor at North Woods Wealth Management in Buffalo, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has been associated with North Woods Asset Management, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Wadsworth is also an independent insurance agent involved in insurance sales. North Woods Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a structured “Three Filter” investment process and emphasizes multi-generational financial planning and consulting services for plan sponsors.

General retirement planning Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Frederick F

CFP®, Series 63

Buffalo, NY

North Woods Wealth Management

Frederick Fadel is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at North Woods Wealth Management in Buffalo, NY. He has worked at North Woods Asset Management LLC since 2025 and has been associated with Willink Asset Management LLC since 2004. North Woods Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $74.8 million for around 147 clients. The firm employs a structured “Three Filter” investment process, integrates cash-flow and retirement planning, and emphasizes multi-generational family financial planning and comprehensive plan sponsor consulting.

General retirement planning Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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