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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

FWG INVESTMENTS, LLC

CRD 284064

LEXINGTON, KY

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Data as of May 22, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 19
Dated events: 13
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 26, 2018 to May 22, 2026
25 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $349MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-05-22); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $349M
Private client RAUM: $335MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 96%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 9
RAUM per advisor: $38.8Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 27
Advisory employees: 10
Offices: 5Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 3,534
Individual clients: 1,794
High net worth clients: 19
Custody, client assets: $6.2M
SEC number: 801-112954
CRD: 284064
Filings on the tape: 25
First filed: Mar 26, 2018
Latest filed: May 22, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, KY
Website: thefamilywealthgroup.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
DONALD EUGENE BENTLEY	n/a	LEXINGTON, KY	7	29	3	no
Jordan Riley Short	Certified Financial Planner	LEXINGTON, KY	5	13	1	no
Edward Matthew Lockett	n/a	LEXINGTON, KY	5	10	2	no
Ashton Lanham	n/a	LEXINGTON, KY	4	16	1	no
TINA DENISE CULP	n/a	Harrodsburg, KY	4	12	1	no
Sydney Millay	n/a	LEXINGTON, KY	3	15	n/a	no
Jeffrey Kyle Sheppard	n/a	LEXINGTON, KY	3	11	n/a	no
Alexander John Schnulo	n/a	Hurricane, WV	2	11	n/a	no
Coleman Reid Whitmill	n/a	Georgetown, KY \| LEXINGTON, KY	1	11	n/a	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BENTLEY, DONALD, EUGENE	MANAGING MEMBER	E	yes	01/2022	Mar 30, 2022	Nov 22, 2024
HMJ LLC	MANAGING MEMBER	D	yes	01/2022	Mar 30, 2022	Nov 22, 2024
JEFF SHEPPARD FINANCIAL LLC	MANAGING MEMBER	D	yes	01/2022	Mar 30, 2022	Nov 22, 2024
Sheppard, Jeffrey, Kyle	MANAGING MEMBER	E	yes	01/2022	Mar 30, 2022	Nov 22, 2024
STAPLES, BRIAN, KEITH	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Na	yes	01/2022	Mar 24, 2021	Nov 22, 2024
PAYNE, CHRISTOPHER, LEE	INTERIM CCO	Na	no	10/2023	Nov 2, 2023	Nov 22, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
FAMILY WEALTH GROUP, LLC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Georgetown	Ky	United States	3	no
Harrodsburg	Ky	United States	2	no
London	Ky	United States	1	no
Somerset	Ky	United States	1	no
Hurricane	Wv	United States	1	no

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 25, 2026	$349M	$349M	27	10	5	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 21, 2025	$250M	$250M	20	10	5	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 12, 2024	$206M	$206M	24	8	5	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 27, 2023	$340M	$164M	22	9	4	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 30, 2022	$336M	$305M	20	6	4	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 24, 2021	$230M	$172M	20	6	4	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 27, 2020	$183M	$159M	20	6	3	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 12, 2019	$128M	$106M	19	5	4	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	1

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$349M	$250M	39.6%	$340M	0.9%	27	20	5	5

Relationships

Registered with (12)

← Coleman Reid WhitmillAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 11, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Alexander John SchnuloAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 15, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jeffrey Kyle SheppardAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 28, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← Sydney MillayAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← TINA DENISE CULPAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 24, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
← Ashton LanhamAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 22, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
← Edward Matthew LockettAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 21, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jordan Riley ShortAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 20, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← DONALD EUGENE BENTLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 11, 2017 to Apr 12, 2017factForm ADV
← VINCENT CONRAD MONTGOMERYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 26, 2019 to Feb 12, 2025factForm ADV
← Timothy Neal RineyAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2017 to Dec 20, 2021factForm ADV
← Matthew Lawrence RoseAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 19, 2021 to Sep 28, 2021factForm ADV

Controls (5)

← BENTLEY, DONALD, EUGENEOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 30, 2022 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV
← Sheppard, Jeffrey, KyleOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 30, 2022 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV
← STAPLES, BRIAN, KEITHOwnerCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 24, 2021 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV
← HMJ LLCOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2022 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV
← JEFF SHEPPARD FINANCIAL LLCOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Mar 30, 2022 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← PAYNE, CHRISTOPHER, LEEOwnerINTERIM CCO, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 2, 2023 to Nov 22, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 12, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Vincent Conrad Montgomery left Fwg Investments, Llc for Spectrum Financial Alliance, Ltd., L.L.C. (registered 2025-01-13)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 12, 2024
Regulatory AUM changed
Fwg Investments, Llc reported RAUM $205.9M, down 39% from $339.6M (2024-02-27 to 2024-03-12)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$-134M
Occurred
Nov 2, 2023
Control person left
Roseann Higgins (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc (listed 2023-08-08, absent 2023-11-02)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Regulatory AUM changed
Fwg Investments, Llc reported RAUM $336.2M, up 46% from $230.2M (2021-10-22 to 2022-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
$106M
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Control person left
Kevin Geoffrey Metzler (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc (listed 2021-10-22, absent 2022-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Control person left
Gabriel Paul Metzler (Chief Executive Officer And Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc (listed 2021-10-22, absent 2022-03-30)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Control person joined
Roseann Higgins (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Control person joined
Eugene Donald Bentley (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 30, 2022
Control person joined
Kyle Jeffrey Sheppard (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 24, 2021
Control person joined
Keith Brian Staples (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 14, 2020
Control person left
Kevin Lawrence Adkins (Chief Investment Officer & Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc (listed 2019-09-03, absent 2020-01-14)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Jan 14, 2020
Control person joined
Gabriel Paul Metzler (Chief Operating & Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Fwg Investments, Llc
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2018
First Form ADV filing
Fwg Investments, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:397bcc9c-2e1e-5fd2-5228-39181b9a792c
First observed: Mar 26, 2018
Last observed: May 22, 2026 4 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

FWG INVESTMENTS, LLC

CRD 284064

LEXINGTON, KY

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Data as of May 22, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

DONALD EUGENE BENTLEY

n/a

LEXINGTON, KY

Jordan Riley Short

Certified Financial Planner

LEXINGTON, KY

Edward Matthew Lockett

n/a

LEXINGTON, KY

Ashton Lanham

n/a

LEXINGTON, KY

TINA DENISE CULP

n/a

Harrodsburg, KY

Sydney Millay

n/a

LEXINGTON, KY

n/a

Jeffrey Kyle Sheppard

n/a

LEXINGTON, KY

n/a

Alexander John Schnulo

n/a

Hurricane, WV

n/a

Coleman Reid Whitmill

n/a

Georgetown, KY | LEXINGTON, KY

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BENTLEY, DONALD, EUGENE

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

01/2022

Mar 30, 2022

Nov 22, 2024

HMJ LLC

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

01/2022

Mar 30, 2022

Nov 22, 2024

JEFF SHEPPARD FINANCIAL LLC

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

01/2022

Mar 30, 2022

Nov 22, 2024

Sheppard, Jeffrey, Kyle

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

01/2022

Mar 30, 2022

Nov 22, 2024

STAPLES, BRIAN, KEITH

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

yes

01/2022

Mar 24, 2021

Nov 22, 2024

PAYNE, CHRISTOPHER, LEE

INTERIM CCO

10/2023

Nov 2, 2023

Nov 22, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

FAMILY WEALTH GROUP, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Georgetown

United States

Harrodsburg

United States

London

United States

Somerset

United States

Hurricane

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 25, 2026

$349M

n/a

2024

Mar 21, 2025

$250M

n/a

2023

Mar 12, 2024

$206M

n/a

2022

Mar 27, 2023

$340M

$164M

n/a

2021

Mar 30, 2022

$336M

$305M

n/a

2020

Mar 24, 2021

$230M

$172M

n/a

2019

Mar 27, 2020

$183M

$159M

n/a

2018

Mar 12, 2019

$128M

$106M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$349M

$250M

39.6%

$340M

0.9%