ROMANO WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Broker-DealerFINRA MemberEst. 1986
Total AUM
$1.5B
Discretionary
$1.5B
100% of AUM
Accounts
2,078
Employees
16
Advisory reps
13
Brokerage reps
12

Firm details

Headquarters
EVANSTON, Illinois
CRD number
3215
Registered since
May 23, 1986
Custodians
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI81.92%
  • Individuals12.02%
  • Charitable Organizations3.29%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans1.53%
  • Corporations / Businesses1.24%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Romano Wealth Management is an independent broker-dealer that combines advisory work with brokerage capabilities, serving individual, family and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes equity exposure—exchange-traded equities are its dominant allocation—but also maintains a blended fee model that includes percentage-of-AUM and fixed-fee engagements. Advisory services focus on financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, while brokerage operations support transactional needs and custody relationships. Established as an SEC-registered adviser since 1986 and owned by an individual, the firm appears to take a pragmatic, multi-vehicle approach: public equities form the backbone of client portfolios, supplemented by mutual funds and corporate debt for diversification and income. Romano Wealth Management earned recognition from FA Magazine in 2020, which signals some industry visibility among registered advisors.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 45%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 24%, State & Local Bonds 10%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 7%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 7%, US Government Bonds 2%, Other 2%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%45%
  • Exchange Traded Equities45%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds24%
  • State & Local Bonds10%
  • Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds7%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents7%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • ERIC BEDERMAN

    Chief Operating and Compliance OfficerCRD 2074318

Contacts

3 of 12
  • JOSEPH ROMANO

    PresidentCRD 2659164

  • Megan Naydenova

    Portfolio ManagerCRD 6959353

  • Kyle Munson

    Associate Portfolio ManagerCRD 7139013

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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

$212M in ETFs

Passive

78%

$164M

Active

5%

$47.6M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND (VOO)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$28.3M47,42413.39%

Location

Primary office

EVANSTON, IL

COOK

Location

EVANSTON, IL

Headquartered in EVANSTON, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
COOK
Address
1560 Sherman Ave
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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