AdvisorCheck - Find and Connect with Top Financial Advisors on Your Terms
Why Advisor Check

FIND A WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC FINANCIAL ADVISOR NEAR ME

Find, Compare and Monitor Financial Advisors at WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC

CRD#: 149021
BD
RIA

Looking for a Financial Advisor at WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC?

We have compiled every financial advisor who works at WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC in our database for you to search through. On this page, you will be able to find the closest financial advisors to you geographically, advisors with specific certifications that you are looking for, as well as many other filtering capabilities to help you search.

If you need additional assistance finding the specific financial advisor you are looking for, please use our search tool below and type in either their name or CRD number.

FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 470,890,341
Clients per Registered Employee:34
Total Number of Employees:25
Clients per Employee:21
Total Number of Individual Clients:365
Total Number of HNWI Clients:149
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 171,665
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 2,552,717

Overview

WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC is located at 60 Broad Street 39th Floor, New York, NY 10004 and was first established at New York, New York in 08/29/2008. After operating for 17 years, WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC has amassed assets under management in the amount of $470,890,341 spanning over 514 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 71% of WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC’s clients are individuals and 29% of their clients are high net worth individuals. WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC has 25 total employees and of those employees, 15 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 60% percentage at WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 5 disclosures, 4 being regulatory events, 0 being client events, and 1 events that have led to arbitration. Firm disclosures can occur for a number of reasons and we encourage every investor to review and perform their due diligence, as appropriate, before moving forward. You will be able to access WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC‘s brochures, the Form ADV, the Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), Accountant Surprise Examination Reports, and direct owners and executive officers. You will also see a list of services offered, fees & costs, conflicts of interest, and any and all related websites to the firm. In addition to these data points, our database will allow you to find every registered employee at WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC. Using your dashboard, you can access advisor disclosures (if any), run background checks, save, compare, and monitor your advisor for the life of your relationship. If you are still deciding which financial advisor would be best suited for your needs, our free members get access to our comparison tool which allows anyone to see relevant data points for each financial advisor and their firms in a side-by-side comparison.

Crafted using large generative AI models

Where the Statistical Data for WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC Comes From

Understanding the Statistics for WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC and How They Compare to Other Firms Through Our Analysis

Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 171,665
HNWI
$ 2,552,717
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 443,012,461
Individuals
$ 62,657,565 (13.31 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 380,354,896 (80.77 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 27,877,880 (5.92 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
25
Registered
15 (60% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
34 Clients per Registered Employee
21 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
514
Individuals
365 (71.01 %)
HNWI
149 (28.99 %)
Firm Disclosures
Regulatory Event
4
Arbitration
1

FIRM INFORMATION

Main Address
60 Broad Street 39th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Mailing Address
60 Broad Street 39th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Firm Size
Small
Phone Number
(212) 320-3000
Established
New York since 08/29/2008
Firm Type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees
25
Services offered
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Fees & costs
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Conflict of interest - Other Business Activities
Broker-dealer (registered or unregistered)
Insurance broker or agent
Related websites
https://www.linkedin.com/company/2048392
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

Proprietary Interest in Client Transactions
A. Do you or any related person:
(1) buy securities for yourself from advisory clients, or sell securities you own to advisory clients (principal transactions)? NO
(2) buy or sell for yourself securities (other than shares of mutual funds) that you also recommend to advisory clients? YES
(3) recommend securities (or other investment products) to advisory clients in which you or any related person has some other proprietary (ownership) interest (other than those mentioned in Items 8.A.(1) or (2))? YES

Sales Interest in Client Transactions
B. Do you or any related person:
(1) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer, execute securities trades for brokerage customers in which advisory client securities are sold to or bought from the brokerage customer (agency cross transactions)? NO
(2) recommend to advisory clients, or act as a purchaser representative for advisory clients with respect to, the purchase of securities for which you or any related person serves as underwriter or general or managing partner? YES
(3) recommend purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which you or any related person has any other sales interest (other than the receipt of sales commissions as a broker or registered representative of a broker-dealer)? YES

Investment or Brokerage Discretion
C. Do you or any related person have discretionary authority to determine the:
(1) securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(2) amount of securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(3) broker or dealer to be used for a purchase or sale of securities for a client's account? YES
(4) commission rates to be paid to a broker or dealer for a client's securities transactions? YES
D. If you answer "yes" to C.(3) above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
E. Do you or any related person recommend brokers or dealers to clients? YES
F. If you answer "yes" to E. above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
G. (1) Do you or any related person receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party ("soft dollar benefits") in connection with client securities transactions? NO
G. (2) If "yes" to G.(1) above, are all the "soft dollar benefits" you or any related persons receive eligible "research or brokerage services" under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? NO
H. (1) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, compensate any person that is not an employee for client referrals? NO
H. (2) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, provide any employee compensation that is specifically related to obtaining clients for the firm (cash or non-cash compensation in addition to the employee's regular salary)? NO
I. Do you or any related person, including any employee, directly or indirectly, receive compensation from any person (other than you or any related person) for client referrals? NO

Self-custody

A. (1) Do you have custody of any advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? YES
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.A.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which you have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 451,842,986
(b) Total Number of Clients 523

B. (1) In connection with advisory services you provide to clients, do any of your related persons have custody of any of your advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? NO
(b) securities? NO
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.B.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which your related persons have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $
(b) Total Number of Clients

C. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities in connection with advisory services you provide to clients, check all the following that apply:
(1) A qualified custodian(s) sends account statements at least quarterly to the investors in the pooled investment vehicle(s) you manage. NO
(2) An independent public accountant audits annually the pooled investment vehicle(s) that you manage and the audited financial statements are distributed to the investors in the pools. NO
(3) An independent public accountant conducts an annual surprise examination of client funds and securities. YES
(4) An independent public accountant prepares an internal control report with respect to custodial services when you or your related persons are qualified custodians for client funds and securities. NO

D. Do you or your related person(s) act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients?
(1) you act as a qualified custodian NO
(2) your related person(s) act as qualified custodian(s) NO

E. If you are filing your annual updating amendment and you were subject to a surprise examination by an independent public accountant during your last fiscal year, provide the date (MM/YYYY) the examination commenced: 2024-04

F. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities, how many persons, including, but not limited to, you and your related persons, act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients? 1


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
WRAP FEE PROGRAM (3/24/2025)
Accountant Surprise Examination Report
Accounting Firm NameFiling DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
WOLF & COMPANY, P.C.09/29/2025
WOLF & COMPANY, P.C.08/29/2024
WOLF & COMPANY, P.C.11/22/2023
WOLF & COMPANY, P.C.01/27/2023

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
WELLINGTON SHIELDS HOLDINGS, LLCOWNER11/2008
CEMBROLA, JOSEPH NICHOLASMEMBER OPERATIONS11/20082310761
CURCURU, PHILIP MICHAELCFO/COO11/20084170350
GRANT, THOMAS WATERSMANAGING MEMBER11/2008227594
GULDEN, PAUL IMMO JRMANAGING MEMBER11/2008231863
SHADEK, JAMES MCCLENAHANMEMBER-SALES11/2008702481
SHADEK, LAURENCE ARTHURMANAGING MEMBER/SECY10/2008419483
SHIELDS, DAVID VINCENTCHAIRMAN/MANAGING MEMBER10/20081072810
SPERRY, MARK PORTERMEMBER10/20081330909
PORTAS, STEPHEN JOHNPRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER01/20232482930
MARCH, EDWARD KENNETHSVP, HEAD OF TRADING, MSRB PRINCIPAL, SROP/CROP07/20112100535
MCFADDEN, WILLIAM JAMESONCEO01/20235337971

The Importance of Understanding a Firm’s Role when Evaluating an Advisor

How Do I Determine Which Firm to Work With?

Advisor's working at WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC

AD

Anthony Joseph Daprato

IAR
RR
CRD#: 1480221
Location:
New York, NY 10004
Company:
WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC
Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years
View Profile
RO

Robert Kenneth Oneal JR

Robert Kenneth Oneal, Robert Kenneth Jr Oneal
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1429800
Location:
Thomasville, GA 31792
Company:
WELLINGTON SHIELDS & CO., LLC
Disclosures:
Experience:
40 years
View Profile
JK

John Peter Kelly

John Kelly
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1550106
Location:
Locust Valley, NY 11560
Company:
WELLINGTON SHIELDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years
View Profile
Name or CRD#
Location
Firm name (optional)
Credentials
Advisor type
Disclosures
Experience (Years)

Compare statistics for financial advisors here.

Review financial advisor disclosures here.

footer-logo

AdvisorCheck does not offer investment advice and should not replace discussions with professional accounting, tax, legal or financial advisors.
© 2025 AdvisorCheck, an AIMR Analytics company.
All rights reserved.
Powered ByAIRM Analytics