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Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC

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Client AUM

$67,596,924

Clients

328

Advisors

4

of 5 employees

About

Wellington Adams provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high‑net‑worth clients, delivering portfolio management services and access to third‑party money managers and turnkey asset management programs. The firm reports approximately $67.6 million in assets under management and serves a few hundred client relationships while also facilitating custody‑based billing and fee deduction through custodians.

The firm’s investment process is individualized, using fundamental, technical, cyclical and quantitative analysis to build portfolios composed largely of mutual funds, ETFs and individual equities, and — where appropriate — model portfolios through a TAMP platform. It also offers access to less liquid and tax‑sensitive alternatives, including Qualified Opportunity Funds, 1031 exchange structures (DSTs), non‑traded REITs and interval funds, and discloses the liquidity and tax considerations associated with those vehicles.

Notable differences from many peers include offering public seminars and workshops at no cost to educate prospective clients and the public, and advisors’ material involvement in affiliated financial and insurance activities (approximately half of advisors’ time), which the firm discloses as a potential conflict of interest. Wellington Adams also operates in a co‑advisory capacity with selected third‑party managers and discloses referral fees and certain non‑monetary benefits received from those relationships.

Client services

Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Wealth management

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Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.75% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.50% $3,000,001+: 0.30%

Other

Fee-only: Advisory fees based on assets under management as per tiered schedule; fees may be negotiable; no commissions received for securities sales.

Main office

7 Rathton Rd

York PA 17403

Advisors at this office

4

Most active in

Florida · Pennsylvania

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Advisors at this firm

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Steven M

Series 63, Series 66

York, PA

Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC

Steven Masel is a financial advisor at Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Vanguard Advisers, Inc., Thrivent Investment Management Inc., and MML Investors Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Elevate Networking, LLC. Wellington Adams provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management services and access to third-party money managers and turnkey asset management programs. The firm employs an individualized investment process that incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios and offers access to alternative investments with disclosed liquidity and tax considerations.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Wealth management
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Simon H

Series 65

York, PA

Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC

Simon Hilliard is a financial advisor at Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Wellington Adams since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC and is a partner in Wellington Adams Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of a real estate holding company, 7 Rathton Road, LLC. Wellington Adams serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment strategies and offers various portfolio implementation options, including in-house management and alternative investments.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Wealth management
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James L

Series 65

York, PA

Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC

James Lyter is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC, bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Virtue Capital Management, Horter Investment Management, and has led his own firms, Lyter Group, Inc. and Lyter Financial, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Lyter Group, Inc., which conducts insurance sales. Wellington Adams Investment Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a mix of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis. The firm offers access to mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, model portfolios, and alternative investment vehicles, while also hosting public seminars and collaborating with third-party managers in a co-advisory capacity.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Wealth management
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Barron F

Series 63, Series 65

York, PA

Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC

Barron Fitz Gerald is a financial advisor with Wellington Adams Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Adams since 2017 and previously worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and insurance agent at Wellington Adams Financial Group, Inc. Wellington Adams serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm employs a tailored investment approach using fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, and offers a variety of portfolio implementation options including in-house management and alternative investments.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Wealth management
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