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Michael H. Batnick

RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT
New York, NY 10018
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CRD#: 5753350
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Professional summary


Michael Henry Batnick, who also goes by Michael Batnick, is a registered financial advisor currently at RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT located in New York, New York.

Michael is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2010. Michael has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 66 and Series 7 exams.

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Yes

Aliases


Michael Batnick

Other business activities


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Irrelevant Investor LLC; managing member; 100% owner; Start date: 08/08/2017; 4 hours per month; author, podcaster Compound Media LLC, partial owner, content marketing, not investment related, approximately 4 hours per month. 01/2019. The Compound Capital Fund I, LP; investment related; Fund Lead for The Compound Capital Fund I, LP ("Fund"), which is managed by an exempt reporting adviser, AngelList Advisors, LLC; 3/2021; 5 hours per month. Virtus Investment Partners; investment-related; Paid by Virtus for packaging of Michael's related blog posts for their internal sales distribution; 3/2020; 5 hours per month. Opto Investments; as advisor - provide consulting - provides feedback and guidance to a private market tech platform in exchange for options; attend occasional face-to-face or teleconference meetings and to provide us such guidance with respect to our corporate, research and product development and marketing activities; 9/2022; 5 hours per month. OnRamp Invest LLC; investment-related; Ownership interest in OnRamp Invest, LLC, a platform that hosts the RWM/WisdomTree Crypto Index Portfolio; 12/2021; 0 hours per month. RWM Tax LLC; investment-related; Owner; Entity owned by RWM that provides Tax Planning Services; 5/2021; 0 hours per month. Ritholtz Insurance LLC; investment-related; Entity owned by RWM that provides Fixed Insurance products; 5/2018; 0 hours per month. Advisors Circle Inc. Owners; Owner; Partnership entity that owns shares of Advisors Circle, LLC, a Boston, MA entity manages trade shows and conferences for investment advisors; 8/2020; 0 hours per month. Sweet Motion LLC; Sweet Motion LLC makes small venture investments in small financial technology companies providing services to investment advisors. There have three been minority stake investments: (1) Yellowbrick Investing Inc. (2) Securitize, Inc. (F/k/a OnRamp) (3) Quartr AB; 3/2021; 0 hours per month.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


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None

Experience


Current

January 28, 2014 - Present

RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Office #1: 24 West 40th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY 10018
RIA
CRD#: 168652
New York, NY
Past

May 2, 2013 - September 26, 2013

FUSION ANALYTICS INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC

RIA
CRD#: 139321
NEW YORK, NY
Past

March 22, 2010 - August 23, 2010

MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 10409
NEW YORK, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
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RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, LLC | RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT | RITHOLTZ & CO. | LIFTOFF | GOOD ADVICE

CRD#: 168652 / SEC#: 801-78479

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/16/2013 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
New York
(3/29/2021)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 5/1/2013
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 6/4/2010
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
General Industry/Product Exam

Current Firm


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RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, LLC | RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT | RITHOLTZ & CO. | LIFTOFF | GOOD ADVICE

CRD#: 168652 / SEC#: 801-78479

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/16/2013 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
24 West 40th Street 15th Floor, New York, NY 10018
Mailing Address
Phone number
(212) 625-1200
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
71

SEC notice filing (48 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

FORM ADV PART 2A - FIRM BROCHURE (7/2/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts11,801
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 6,459,181,176

Accountant surprise examination report


Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
05/28/2025
Cover Page
04/10/2024

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Company Information


RITHOLTZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

CRD#: 168652New York, NY 10018

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