Witter William D Inc (New York)


Witter William D Inc is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $362.04 million of regulatory assets for 26 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Indiana, and New York.

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Witter William D provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Witter William D: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Witter William D Inc is $362.04 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -78% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $344.22 million in discretionary accounts and $17.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $14.34 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $8.91 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Witter William D Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Witter William D Inc

William David Witter has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1976. Sherry Pryor joined the executive team most recently as the Chairman.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William David Witter President/tr./director 1 Nov 1976 75% - 100% 470836
Jeffrey Eric Schuss Managing director 1 Apr 1995 Other 1326294
Paul Barry Phillips Managing director 1 Feb 1996 Other 4343344
Melanie Hope Marshak Vice president 1 Dec 1997 Other 2068477
Richard Evans Greulich Managing director 1 Dec 2000 Other 1087963
Iii Dean Witter President/director/serving in capacity as executor of estate of william d. witter 1 May 2003 75% - 100% 4674429
Melanie Hope Marshak Vice president, cfo 1 Oct 2003 Other 2068477
Marital Election Trust Ii Shareholder 1 Feb 2004 75% - 100% 20-6067829
Debasish Banerjee Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 1555979
Victor Ugolyn President, ceo 1 Feb 2005 Other 1270471
William S Myers Director 1 Sep 2005 Other 5202308
Inger K Witter Co-trustee of the marital election trust ii 1 Jun 2006 Other 5202279
Ralph Morgan Richart Co-trustee of the marital election trust ii 1 Jun 2006 Other 5203233
Sherry Pryor Witter Director 1 Jul 2006 Other 3082995
Sidney W Witter Director 1 Jul 2006 Other 5230800
Sherry Pryor Director 1 Jul 2006 Other 3082995
Ann Marie Pierno Treasurer 1 Aug 2006 Other 2055703
William James Reik Chief operating officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 373399
Eileen M Lawrence Chief administrative officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 5230801
Michael David Witter President, ceo and director 1 Oct 2006 Other 2899827
Anna Christina Witter Secretary and director 1 Oct 2006 Other 5250351
Peter Te Tsu Director 1 Jan 2007 Other 4003311
Daniel C Pryor Coo 1 Feb 2007 Other 2401730
Sherry Pryor Chairman 1 Apr 2007 Other 3082995
Sherry Pryor Witter Chairman/director 1 Apr 2007 Other 3082995

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Dean Iii Witter Trustee 1 Feb 2004 75% - 100% 20-6067829

Based in New York

The principal office where Witter William D Inc performs its advisory services is located at 153 E 53 Rd Street, New York, NY 10022 4611, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-753-7878 or by fax 212-486-7697. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.wdwitter.com.