Private Client Advisors

A family office.Wealth Management | Tax, Estate & Life Planning
Built by a family that needed one.

Why We Exist

Nobody was built for what came next.

We built a large FDA Consumer Goods Manufacturing Company and grew it across nearly 20 facilities with close to 1,700 people, and sold the business to Private Equity in 2019 while holding all the Commercial Real Estate. Before the sale, no one helped us coordinate the tax planning, trust strategy, and financial architecture well. After the sale, our large and established Wealth Advisors weren't able to hold the whole picture while also keeping up with our rapid new business and investment growth. So we built the platform we wish we had but couldn't find.

“If that is you, this was built for you.”

— Shervin Zade, Founder & CEO

~$9B1
Cumulative operating revenue
~1,700
Employees at peak
~20
Facilities globally
4
Generations of family enterprise
100%
Self-funded — no outside LP
2019
Sold to Wind Point Partners

1 Cumulative operating revenue of Zade family businesses, ~40 yrs. Not AUM or investment returns. Past operating results not indicative of future investment performance.

The Platform

Eleven firms. One roof.

Separate entities. One coordinated platform.

A client can enter anywhere — a sale, a wealth plan, a loan, a building — and access a coordinated platform built around the full financial picture.

SimpleCITIThe institutional capital brand behind the platform

Separate legal entities; affiliation does not create joint liability, and no entity guarantees the obligations of another.

For Families

Your life outgrew your wealth manager.

A sale. A windfall. Money across generations, trusts, and entities — and no one holding the whole picture. That's the day we were built for.

01The Business Ownerapproaching a sale
02The High-Income Earnertop of the blended rate
03The Multigenerational Family$25M–$250M+
04The Real Estate Investora lender who stays
05The Post-Liquidity Clientpublic and private markets under one roof

These families exist right now. The question is whether their advisor has the platform to serve them.

The infrastructure is built|Family capital is invested|The platform is open

Whether you’re a family who needs one, or an advisor ready to offer one — let’s talk.

Shervin Zade · Founder & CEO · szade@simpleciti.com · (516) 298-6445 · 900 Stewart Ave, Garden City, NY

SimpleWEALTH is the wealth management division and trade name of SimpleADVISORY, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. SimpleCITI and affiliated entities are separate legal entities. Affiliation does not create joint liability, and no entity guarantees the obligations or performance of another. Certain entities, products, services, and funds described on this site are in development and may not currently be available. Private investment opportunities are subject to eligibility requirements and separate offering documents. This site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to purchase any security.