CW Advisors, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2020
Total AUM
$15.2B
Discretionary
$14.8B
97% of AUM
Avg account
$641K
Accounts
23,756
Employees
152
Advisory reps
95

Firm details

Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
CRD number
310873
Registered since
October 21, 2020
Custodians
FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI85.21%
  • Individuals9.38%
  • Other Investment Advisers1.99%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans1.94%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.98%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension ConsultingSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

CW Advisors, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and SEC-registered in 2020. The firm acts as a capital allocator for both individual/family and institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management across individual, pooled-vehicle and institutional mandates. Its advisory services list includes pension consulting and manager selection, and it charges clients via asset-based fees as well as hourly and fixed-fee arrangements. CW Advisors maintains relationships with other industry participants — broker-dealers, trust companies, insurance firms — and also sponsors and manages pooled investment vehicles. The firm has received several industry recognitions: placement on the Financial Times Top 300 RIA list (2020), inclusion in Barron’s Top 100 RIA Firms (2023, 2024, 2025), and mention on AdvisorHub’s “50 RIA Firms to Watch” list in 2026.

Assets & Accounts

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Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 52%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 31%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 6%, US Government Bonds 3%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 3%, Private Funds 2%, Non-Exchange Traded Equities 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%, Other 1%52%
  • Exchange Traded Equities52%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds31%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents6%
  • US Government Bonds3%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds3%

Owners & executives

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  • Richard Villiotte

    Richard Villiotte

    President, Chief Operating OfficerCRD 5645933

  • Jennifer DeSisto

    Jennifer DeSisto

    Chief Investment OfficerCRD 3122857

  • Candace Cavalier

    Candace Cavalier

    Chief Compliance Officer & General CounselCRD 5748453

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Contacts

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  • Joshua Rivers

    Joshua Rivers

    Wealth ManagerCRD 4255164

  • Christine Lawless

    Christine Lawless

    Wealth ManagerCRD 5534478

  • Michael Murphy

    Wealth ManagerCRD 6405937

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$6.7B in ETFs

Passive

84%

$5.7B

Active

13%

$1.1B

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND (VTI)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$396M1,301,3215.87%

Location

Primary office

Boston, MA

Suffolk

Location

Boston, MA

Headquartered in Boston, MA, anchoring the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT
Region
Northeast
County
Suffolk
Address
155 Seaport Blvd
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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