Autumn Wind Asset Management, LLC

Overview

The firm was founded by Thomas Neal Falkenberry and serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, corporations and small businesses.¹ A Modern Wealth Management page states that Autumn Wind became part of Modern Wealth Management in March 2024.²

History

Form ADV identifies 2000 as the firm’s founding year.¹ The filing names Thomas Neal Falkenberry as founder, president and chief investment officer.¹ Autumn Wind also serves as general partner to Autumn Wind Global Multi Strategies Fund, LLC, where Falkenberry is identified as founder and managing partner.¹

Timeline

1. 2000Form ADV identifies 2000 as the firm’s founding year.
2. 2024A Modern Wealth Management page states that Autumn Wind became part of Modern Wealth Management in March 2024.

Leadership

Thomas Neal Falkenberry is identified in Form ADV as founder, president and chief investment officer.¹ Modern Wealth Management lists Neal Falkenberry, CFA, as managing director in Reston, Virginia.³ Modern Wealth lists Michael O Donnell as director of operations in Reston, Virginia.⁴

Services

The firm provides investment advice, portfolio management and asset management services.¹ It establishes and actively manages client driven asset allocation policies and manages global equity and fixed income allocations.¹ Its quantified and model driven processes include internal management of domestic equities and core fixed income.¹ When client objectives call for specialty asset classes, the firm reports using independent managers for small cap, international, emerging market, high yield, hedge fund and venture capital allocations.¹

What the firm offers

• Investment management
• Philanthropy
• Private and alternative investments
• Cross-border planning

Client focus

Reported client categories include high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, corporations and small businesses.¹ The firm describes its client service objective as placing clients’ interests first and building long term relationships in which clients are treated as strategic partners.¹ A May 2024 trade publication described Autumn Wind as specializing in wealth preservation for large families with multigenerational assets.⁵

Investment philosophy and approach

The firm says it uses quantified and model driven investment management processes.¹ It says domestic equities and core fixed income are managed internally, while independent managers may be used for specialty allocations when client objectives warrant them.¹ The Autumn Wind Global Multi Strategies Fund aggregates investments in specialty hedge fund managers or unique investment strategies, allowing clients to size investments without regard to the minimum investment requirements of those managers or strategies.¹

Assets and minimums

As of December 31, 2020, Form ADV reported 171 accounts and $128,610,993 in assets under management.¹ The fund offered Class A and Class B interests.¹ Class A was billed at 1 percent annually without an internal management or incentive fee, while Class B charged a 1.5 percent management fee plus 20 percent of profits.¹

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Sources

1. Form ADV Part 2A , accessed 2026-10-23.
2. Modern Wealth Management Reston office , accessed 2026-10-23.
3. Neal Falkenberry biography , accessed 2026-10-23.
4. Michael O Donnell biography , accessed 2026-10-23.
5. WealthManagement.com report , accessed 2026-10-23.

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This profile is a factual summary written in our own words from public sources. It is for information only. It is not an endorsement, rating, ranking or recommendation, and it is not investment advice. MultiFamilyOffices.com is not affiliated with the SEC or with this firm unless stated. Form ADV figures are self-reported by the firm.