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Client assets under management

$151,136,793

Clients

134

20% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 6 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

45

Typical

Average account size

$1,127,887

About

DWP serves individual clients (including both high‑net‑worth and non‑HNW individuals) and a range of institutional and business clients—its Form ADV lists pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities—and its client base also includes insurance company clients, a client type that is uncommon among peers. The firm provides personalized financial planning and investment management services.

The firm offers both discretionary and non‑discretionary portfolio management alongside broad‑based financial planning, tailoring strategies to clients’ objectives, monitoring portfolios, rebalancing as needed, and implementing tax‑loss harvesting where appropriate. Its stated investment methods include fundamental and cyclical analysis and it may use a wide set of instruments (equities, fixed income, mutual funds and ETFs, options, futures, limited partnerships, and variable annuities); custody and execution are provided through Schwab Institutional, to which clients are routinely directed.

Distinctive aspects include managing roughly $208 million in discretionary assets while operating with a small advisory team, and serving insurance company clients despite that smaller adviser scale—an uncommon combination for supported firms. The brochure also highlights operational features such as combining household accounts for administrative purposes and a fiduciary disclosure for retirement plan and IRA rollover advice under DOL PTE 2020‑02.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Tax-loss harvesting

Fee options

Subscriptions

Financial planning services offered on a retainer basis, minimum $750 per quarter paid in advance; retainer amount based on client complexity and net worth

Other

Account minimum: $100,000 Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly retainer fee of $750 ($3,000 annually) for financial planning services, with discretion to waive or reduce

Main office location

Dwp

90 Kercheval Avenue

Grosse Pointe Farms MI 48236, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Florida · Michigan · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Steven S

CFP®

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Dwp

Steven Sicklesteel is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience, currently serving at DWP in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. He has worked at Deseranno Corp since 2007. DWP provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional entities such as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a broad range of investment types.

Tax-loss harvesting
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Alandress G

Series 63, Series 65

Grosse Points Farms, MI

Dwp

Alandress Gardner is a financial advisor at DWP with 15 years of industry experience. Gardner holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Deseranno Wealth Management since 2008. Gardner also operates Gardner Financial and Life Planning, providing investment advice primarily through a relationship with Deseranno Wealth Management. DWP offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and various business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis, manages approximately $195.1 million in discretionary assets, and maintains a broad investment approach that includes equities, municipal securities, options, futures, and other instruments.

Tax-loss harvesting
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Robert R

CFP®, Series 65

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Dwp

Robert Rahaim is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with DWP. He has worked at DeSeranno Corp. since 2003. DWP provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis with a range of investment strategies and manages approximately $195.1 million in discretionary assets through a four-advisor team.

Tax-loss harvesting
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