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Gfs Wealth Management Advisors, Inc.

SEC-registered Institutional / Pension Advisor · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 285679 · SEC file 801-120943 · Shelton, CT · WWW.GANIMFINANCIAL.COM
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Apr 15, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$239M
Discretionary
$239M
Clients
50
Avg AUM / client
$4.8M
Accounts
22
Employees
4

AUM over time

$120M $262M
Dec 2020 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Apr 15, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 48 $1.2M 0.49%
High net worth individuals 2 $49.5M 20.7%
Pension and profit sharing plans 0 $188M 78.8%

Retirement plan clients

Plans that reported this firm as an investment service provider on Form 5500 Schedule C.

Plan Location Plan year
Bauer, Inc. 401(k) Plan Bauer, Inc. 2024
Dan Perkins Group 401(k) Savings Plan Dan Perkins Subaru, Inc. 2024
University Veterinary Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan And Trust University Veterinary Specialists, Inc. 2024
Sectra, Inc. 401(k) Plan Sectra, Inc. 2024

People (7)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Christopher Lawrence Ganim President CFP Chartered Financial Consultant Jan 2021 (6y) Less than 5%
Garrett Patrick Taylor Chief Compliance Officer Jan 2021 (6y) Less than 5%
Lawrence John Ganim Registered representative Feb 2017 (9y)
Robert Alan Lockery Registered representative Jul 2017 (9y)
Sean Michael Russell Registered representative Apr 2021 (5y)
David Joseph Mammina Registered representative CFP Apr 2021 (5y)
Philip Giammarino Registered representative May 2022 (4y)

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Coastline Holdings Group, Llc Owner Dec 2020 A 10% – 25%

Undisclosed: 65% – 90% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

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.

Retirement plans served (4)

PlanSponsorParticipantsPlan assetsAs of
Bauer, Inc. 401(k) Plan Bauer, Inc. 101 $13.8M 07/01/2024
Dan Perkins Group 401(k) Savings Plan Dan Perkins Subaru, Inc. 171 $10.4M 01/01/2024
University Veterinary Specialists, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan And Trust University Veterinary Specialists, Inc. 138 $8.3M 01/01/2024
Sectra, Inc. 401(k) Plan Sectra, Inc. 217 $28.1M 01/01/2024

From Form 5500 service-provider disclosures.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 04/15/2026 982 KB View · PDF · Source ↗

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

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Pension consulting services

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: Apr 15, 2026.

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