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Bernardi Asset Management, Llc

SEC-registered Investment Adviser · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 120110 · SEC file 801-68608 · Northfield, IL · www.bernardisecurities.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Nov 19, 2025
Regulatory AUM
$331M
Discretionary
$331M
Clients
69
Avg AUM / client
$4.8M
Accounts
146
Employees
22

AUM over time

$111M $348M
Nov 30, 2011 Nov 19, 2025

Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Nov 19, 2025

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 26 $3.6M 1.08%
High net worth individuals 28 $137M 41.5%
State or municipal government entities 5 $35.4M 10.7%
Other investment advisers 7 $121M 36.6%
Insurance companies 1 $16.8M 5.07%
Corporations and other businesses 2 $16.7M 5.05%

People (13)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Ronald Piacentini Bernardi President & Ceo Sep 1984 (42y) ≈ 37.5% – 75% via Bernardi Securities, Inc.
Landis, Michelle, Bernardi Secretary May 2001 (25y) Less than 5%
Matthew P Bernardi Senior Vice President Jan 2015 (12y) Less than 5%
Thomas P Bernardi Senior Vice President/Chief Compliance Officer CFA May 2015 (11y) Less than 5%
John Tranas Registered representative Aug 2007 (19y)
Jeffrey David Irish Registered representative Oct 2007 (19y)
Rodney John Mannion Registered representative Apr 2016 (10y)
Daniel J Zenisek Registered representative Jul 2016 (10y)
Marty Lee Shobert Registered representative Feb 2017 (10y)
Robert Biondi Registered representative Jul 2020 (6y)
Zachary Andrew Cronin Registered representative Nov 2021 (5y)
Peter Eugene Raines Registered representative CFA Dec 2023 (3y)
Emily Neill Blasko Registered representative Jul 2025 (1y)

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Bernardi Securities, Inc. Managing Member/Corporations Aug 2000 A 75% or more

Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):

  • Ronald Piacentini Bernardi: 50% – 75% of Bernardi Securities, Inc. × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 37.5% – 75% of the firm

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 11/19/2025 1.11 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

Regulatory as of Nov 20, 2024

Allegations: THE SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION ALLEGES THAT BERNARDI SECURITIES, INC. VIOLATED SECTION 17(A)(2) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. Status: Final Sanction Detail: $100,000.00 PAID 6/25/2015 Summary: BSI VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED IN THE SEC'S INDUSTRY-WIDE MUNICIPAL CONTINUING DISCLOSURE COOPERATION INITIATIVE PERTAINING TO COMPLIANCE WITH SEC RULE 15C2-12, WHICH REQUIRES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH A MUNICIPAL BOND OFFERING IDENTIFY ANY MATERIAL INSTANCES OF THE MUNICIPAL ISSUER'S NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ANY UNDERTAKING TO FILE CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EVENT NOTICES FOR THE FIVE YEARS PRECEDING THE OFFERING. BSI'S PARTICIPATION RESULTED IN THE ENTRY OF AN AGREED-UPON ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS, DATED 6/18/15. THE ORDER INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING TERMS: CENSURE, FINE OF $100,000, CEASE AND DESIST FROM FUTURE VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 17(A)(2) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND A REQUIREMENT FOR AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO REVIEW AND MAKE PROCEDURE RECOMMENDATIONS.

Disclosure text reproduced verbatim from the firm's own Form ADV filings.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management

Services

  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Nov 19, 2025.

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