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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

BERNICKE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LTD.

CRD 164892

ALTOONA, WI

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Data as of Jun 24, 2020 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 13
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 17, 2012 to Jun 24, 2020
19 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
Regulatory AUM: $344MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2020-06-24); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $344M
Private client RAUM: $312MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 91%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 17
Advisory employees: 8
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,589
Individual clients: 515
High net worth clients: 118
Custody, client assets: $113M
SEC number: 801-77179
CRD: 164892
Filings on the tape: 19
First filed: Sep 17, 2012
Latest filed: Jun 24, 2020
Organised: Corporation, Wisconsin

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
BERNICKE, TY, ALAN	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	E	yes	10/2012	Oct 15, 2012	Jun 24, 2020
TODD, RYAN, CHRISTOPHER	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	06/2020	Jun 24, 2020	Jun 24, 2020

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
GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC.	n/a	Independent wealth	$11B	N	yes	n/a

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
2019	Mar 27, 2020	$344M	$344M	17	8	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 27, 2019	$269M	$269M	23	10	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 30, 2018	$249M	$249M	26	9	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 29, 2017	$202M	$202M	26	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 30, 2016	$174M	$174M	23	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 31, 2015	$156M	$156M	19	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 28, 2014	$132M	$132M	19	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Jan 24, 2013	$106M	$106M	17	7	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
2019	$344M	$269M	28.1%	$202M	19.5%	17	23	0	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
GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	6	Aug 18, 2020	Oct 27, 2020	ALTOONA, WI	Firm absorbed	RIA to RIA	100.0%

Relationships

Affiliated with (1)

→ GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← BERNICKE, TY, ALANOwnerCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Oct 15, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← TODD, RYAN, CHRISTOPHEROwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Jun 24, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviser6 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Aug 18, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020factForm ADV

Registered with (9)

← TY ALAN BERNICKEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2012 to Aug 18, 2020factForm ADV
← KRISTIE LYNN WEBERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 25, 2018 to Aug 18, 2020factForm ADV
← KARLYN RENEE ETHERIDGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2012 to Aug 18, 2020factForm ADV
← DANIEL VERNON ESTENSONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2014 to Aug 18, 2020factForm ADV
← Lindsey Marie HendricksonAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2018 to Aug 18, 2020factForm ADV
← Brandon Richard BishopAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 22, 2018 to Aug 18, 2020factForm ADV
← MICHAEL GREGORY BRAHMERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2012 to Oct 11, 2019factForm ADV
← ANGELA MARIE BAGGETTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2012 to Jun 7, 2019factForm ADV
← Ross Douglas OlsonAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2014 to Dec 23, 2015factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 24, 2020
Control person left
Renee Karlyn Etheridge (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bernicke Wealth Management, Ltd. (listed 2020-03-27, absent 2020-06-24)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jun 24, 2020
Control person joined
Christopher Ryan Todd (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bernicke Wealth Management, Ltd.
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Nov 5, 2019
Control person left
Gregory Michael Brahmer (Chief Operations Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bernicke Wealth Management, Ltd. (listed 2019-03-27, absent 2019-11-05)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Oct 15, 2012
Succession filed (Item 4)
Bellerm Wealth Advisors, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Sep 17, 2012
First Form ADV filing
Bellerm Wealth Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:6c445319-00f9-c134-b89e-475e0b140de0
First observed: Sep 17, 2012
Last observed: Jun 24, 2020 76 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.

BERNICKE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LTD.

CRD 164892

ALTOONA, WI

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Data as of Jun 24, 2020 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BERNICKE, TY, ALAN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

10/2012

Oct 15, 2012

Jun 24, 2020

TODD, RYAN, CHRISTOPHER

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

06/2020

Jun 24, 2020

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC.

n/a

Independent wealth

$11B

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2019

Mar 27, 2020

$344M

n/a

2018

Mar 27, 2019

$269M

n/a

2017

Mar 30, 2018

$249M

n/a

2016

Mar 29, 2017

$202M

n/a

2015

Mar 30, 2016

$174M

n/a

2014

Mar 31, 2015

$156M

n/a

2013

Mar 28, 2014

$132M

n/a

2012

Jan 24, 2013

$106M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2019

$344M

$269M

28.1%

$202M

19.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

Aug 18, 2020

Oct 27, 2020

ALTOONA, WI

Firm absorbed

RIA to RIA

100.0%