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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM none

BLUE DUCK WEALTH MANAGEMENT

THE OPTIMIZED RIA, INC., CRD 281832

ROSWELL, GA

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Data as of Mar 22, 2019 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 18
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jan 6, 2016 to Mar 22, 2019
66 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: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 6
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 3Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
SEC number: 801-107148
CRD: 281832
Filings on the tape: 66
First filed: Jan 6, 2016
Latest filed: Mar 22, 2019
Organised: Corporation, Texas

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
AKRIDGE, FRANK, O	President	Na	yes	06/2016	Aug 31, 2016	Mar 22, 2019
Arrington, Lisa	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	02/2016	Feb 29, 2016	Mar 22, 2019
HOWARD, KAREN, GUDERIAN	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Na	yes	02/2016	Nov 9, 2018	Mar 22, 2019
HOWARD, RONALD, VANCE	MANAGING MEMBER	E	yes	10/2015	Jan 6, 2016	Mar 22, 2019

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
HOWARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	n/a	Independent wealth	$8.0B	N	yes	n/a
BLUE DUCK INSURANCE NETWORK, INC.	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
Brooksville	FL	United States	1	no
n/a	n/a	n/a	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
2018	Mar 22, 2019	n/a	n/a	6	5	3	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 17, 2018	n/a	n/a	15	15	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 23, 2017	n/a	n/a	12	10	n/a	n/a	n/a

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
2018	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	15	3	0

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
OPTIVISE ADVISORY SERVICES LLC	2	Jun 28, 2019	Jun 25, 2019	ROSWELL, GA	Team lift out	Other	66.7%
SOLOMON GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	3	Apr 11, 2017	Mar 28, 2017	ROSWELL, GA	Team lift out	Other	33.3%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
SOLOMON GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	2	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 1, 2016	AUSTIN, TX	Team lift out	Other	100.0%

Relationships

Affiliated with (1)

→ HOWARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (4)

← HOWARD, RONALD, VANCEOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code E, individual
Jan 6, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← AKRIDGE, FRANK, OOwnerPRESIDENT, ownership code NA, individual
Aug 31, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← HOWARD, KAREN, GUDERIANOwnerCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Nov 9, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← Arrington, LisaOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 29, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (12)

← KYLE R LEWIEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2017 to Jun 28, 2019factForm ADV
← FRANK O AKRIDGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 12, 2016 to Jun 28, 2019factForm ADV
← Margaret Thamer MayerAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 29, 2016 to Jun 28, 2019factForm ADV
← ALEXANDER STRACHAN HACKLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 30, 2017 to Apr 4, 2018factForm ADV
← ASHOK S RAMJIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 6, 2018 to Mar 26, 2018factForm ADV
← TERRY ALAN WHITEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 29, 2017 to Mar 26, 2018factForm ADV
← GORDON SPENCER CAMPBELLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 6, 2017 to Mar 26, 2018factForm ADV
← LAUREN ROSE TANKSLEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2017 to May 10, 2017factForm ADV
← CASH EVAN MATTHEWSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 31, 2016 to Apr 11, 2017factForm ADV
← BENTON JACKSON RANDLEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 1, 2016 to Apr 11, 2017factForm ADV
← MARC ANDREW CARLSONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 11, 2016 to Apr 11, 2017factForm ADV
← RONALD VANCE HOWARDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 20, 2016 to Oct 31, 2016factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ OPTIVISE ADVISORY SERVICES LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Jun 28, 2019 to Jun 25, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 6, 2016
First Form ADV filing
The Optimized Ria ,Inc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:4e652198-d9d8-9b31-8e9c-ca112c6c1c48
First observed: Jan 6, 2016
Last observed: Mar 22, 2019 91 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.

BLUE DUCK WEALTH MANAGEMENT

THE OPTIMIZED RIA, INC., CRD 281832

ROSWELL, GA

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Data as of Mar 22, 2019 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

AKRIDGE, FRANK, O

President

yes

06/2016

Aug 31, 2016

Mar 22, 2019

Arrington, Lisa

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

02/2016

Feb 29, 2016

Mar 22, 2019

HOWARD, KAREN, GUDERIAN

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

yes

02/2016

Nov 9, 2018

Mar 22, 2019

HOWARD, RONALD, VANCE

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

10/2015

Jan 6, 2016

Mar 22, 2019

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

HOWARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

n/a

Independent wealth

$8.0B

yes

n/a

BLUE DUCK INSURANCE NETWORK, INC.

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Brooksville

United States

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2018

Mar 22, 2019

n/a

2017

Mar 17, 2018

n/a

2016

Mar 23, 2017

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2018

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

OPTIVISE ADVISORY SERVICES LLC

Jun 28, 2019

Jun 25, 2019

ROSWELL, GA

Team lift out

Other

66.7%

SOLOMON GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Apr 11, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

ROSWELL, GA

Team lift out

Other

33.3%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

SOLOMON GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Dec 31, 2016

Sep 1, 2016

AUSTIN, TX

Team lift out

Other

100.0%