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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

TRUFP

INVESTMENT PLANNING ADVISORS, CRD 299212

CUMMING, GA

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Data as of Mar 3, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 30, 2019 to Mar 3, 2026
16 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=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $422MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-03); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $422M
Private client RAUM: $422MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 5
RAUM per advisor: $84.3Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 8
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 2,645
Individual clients: 700
High net worth clients: 120
Custody, client assets: $1.1M
SEC number: 801-117561
CRD: 299212
Filings on the tape: 16
First filed: Sep 30, 2019
Latest filed: Mar 3, 2026
Organised: Corporation, GA

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
PATRICK STURMER PAXTON	n/a	CUMMING, GA	7	42	4	no
KENNETH JULIAN BELLAVANCE	n/a	CUMMING, GA	7	12	1	no
Andrew Bruce Castleberry	n/a	CUMMING, GA	7	10	2	no
AUSTIN GREGORY ROWLAND	n/a	CUMMING, GA	3	12	n/a	no
Zachary Lepore	n/a	CUMMING, GA	0	11	3	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
PAXTON, PATRICK, STURMER	MANAGING MEMBER & CCO	D	yes	02/2008	Sep 30, 2019	Jul 16, 2024
PAXTON, WENDY, K	MANAGING MEMBER	D	yes	02/2008	Sep 30, 2019	Jul 16, 2024

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Gainesville	Ga	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; showing 7 of 8

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 3, 2026	$422M	$422M	8	4	1	n/a	n/a
2024	Feb 7, 2025	$334M	$334M	5	4	1	n/a	n/a
2023	Jan 23, 2024	$240M	$240M	8	6	1	n/a	n/a
2022	Jan 26, 2023	$198M	$198M	7	5	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Jan 24, 2022	$189M	$189M	6	6	1	n/a	n/a
2020	Jan 26, 2021	$151M	$151M	5	5	2	n/a	n/a
2019	Feb 26, 2020	$126M	$126M	4	4	1	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
1	0	1	0.0%	1	0	0	1	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	$422M	$334M	26.2%	$198M	28.6%	8	5	1	1

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.	2	Dec 31, 2018	Jan 2, 2019	CUMMING, GA	Team lift out	Ibd to RIA	0.1%

Relationships

Registered with (6)

← Zachary LeporeAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 17, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← AUSTIN GREGORY ROWLANDAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 14, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← PATRICK STURMER PAXTONAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 2, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← KENNETH JULIAN BELLAVANCEAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 2, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← Andrew Bruce CastleberryAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 2, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← CAROLYN LOUISE FLOURNOYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 19, 2022 to May 3, 2024factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← PAXTON, WENDY, KOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code D, individual
Sep 30, 2019 to Jul 16, 2024factForm ADV
← PAXTON, PATRICK, STURMEROwnerMANAGING MEMBER & CCO, ownership code D, individual
Sep 30, 2019 to Jul 16, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.Registered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Dec 31, 2018 to Jan 2, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 3, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Carolyn Louise Flournoy left Trufp for Financial Consultants Group Inc (registered 2024-12-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Sep 30, 2019
First Form ADV filing
Investment Planning Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:44234ab3-71cc-2a5d-eee0-839788f2a41a
First observed: Sep 30, 2019
Last observed: Mar 3, 2026 6 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.

TRUFP

INVESTMENT PLANNING ADVISORS, CRD 299212

CUMMING, GA

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Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

PATRICK STURMER PAXTON

n/a

CUMMING, GA

KENNETH JULIAN BELLAVANCE

n/a

CUMMING, GA

Andrew Bruce Castleberry

n/a

CUMMING, GA

AUSTIN GREGORY ROWLAND

n/a

CUMMING, GA

n/a

Zachary Lepore

n/a

CUMMING, GA

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

PAXTON, PATRICK, STURMER

MANAGING MEMBER & CCO

yes

02/2008

Sep 30, 2019

Jul 16, 2024

PAXTON, WENDY, K

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

02/2008

Sep 30, 2019

Jul 16, 2024

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Gainesville

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 3, 2026

$422M

n/a

2024

Feb 7, 2025

$334M

n/a

2023

Jan 23, 2024

$240M

n/a

2022

Jan 26, 2023

$198M

n/a

2021

Jan 24, 2022

$189M

n/a

2020

Jan 26, 2021

$151M

n/a

2019

Feb 26, 2020

$126M

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

$422M

$334M

26.2%

$198M

28.6%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH ADVISORS, INC.

Dec 31, 2018

Jan 2, 2019

CUMMING, GA

Team lift out

Ibd to RIA

0.1%