Smolin Wealth Advisors, LLC

Smolin Wealth Advisors, LLC is a small, supported advisory firm that provides solicitor/adviser referral services to clients such as individuals, high‑net‑worth persons, and pension or profit‑sharing plans rather than directly managing client portfolios. The firm introduces clients to unaffiliated Independent RIAs, and those RIAs enter into separate advisory agreements to provide ongoing investment management and custody.

The firm’s process focuses on matching clients with third‑party investment advisers; Smolin does not accept discretionary authority, conduct account management, or provide ongoing account reviews or proxy voting once a referral is made. Clients receive statements and transaction confirmations from the Independent RIA’s custodian and are directed to the Independent RIA’s disclosure documents for details on strategy, execution, and reporting.

What is noteworthy is the firm’s affiliation with an accounting practice—personnel are members of Smolin, Lupin & Co., LLC and the managing member maintains CPA and CFP credentials while spending the majority of time in the accounting practice—and the accounting firm routinely refers clients to the adviser. Smolin’s compensation model centers on referral fees paid by the Independent RIAs (rather than charging clients directly), and the firm discloses that it will only recommend advisers that compensate it for solicitation, creating an explicit conflict of interest that the firm addresses through disclosure and policies.