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SEC-registered adviser

A•••••••• F•••••••• I••

Independent wealth managerKingsport, TennesseeCRD 105741SEC 801-31093websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 4, 1987
RAUM
$223M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$203M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$74.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$223M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$219M then
HNW client RAUM$138M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 16, 2018$227M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 25, 20134 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 25, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+0.1% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$74.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
117derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$312,499derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
9.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-44%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.4M, 15 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$138M62%
  • Individuals$64.4M29%
  • Charitable organizations$20.1M9.0%
Individual clients
307reported
HNW clients
43reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
16reported
Accounts
713reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.4M for 15 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.09 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
P•••• W•••••• R••••Kingsport, TnJun 9, 200931 y0
B•••• W•••••• B•••••••Kingsport, TnJan 2, 201810 y0
K••••• F•••••••Kingsport, TnJan 26, 202412 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
none on the tape
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • R••••• K••••••••• A••••• · Secretary; Directorcontrol
      since 10/2019 · owns less than 5%
    • R••••• P••••• W•••••• · President; Chief Executive Officer; Director; Treasurer; Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 10/2019 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Kingsport, Tn · principal300
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 31, 2026
      private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $198,140,515 to $222,811,637, advisors 3 to 3, private clients 628 to 350, offices 0 to 0 (2025-03-31 to 2026-03-31)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,678)
    • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
      individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 628.0 to 350.0 (-44.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +3.0% (3309 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,309) · 2.1% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 639 to 713
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Charity clients · 11 to 16
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW clients · 66 to 43
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual clients · 562 to 307
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $31.6M to $2.4M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $198M to $223M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $126M to $138M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $58.2M to $64.4M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $198M to $223M
      Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Accounts · 590 to 639
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Charity clients · 10 to 11
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • HNW clients · 33 to 66
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Individual clients · 547 to 562
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $8.1M to $31.6M
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $173M to $198M
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $83.7M to $126M
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $74.9M to $58.2M
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • RAUM · $173M to $198M
      Mar 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
    • Accounts · 750 to 590
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Charity clients · 19 to 10
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • HNW clients · 53 to 33
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Individual clients · 678 to 547
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $10.0M to $8.1M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Employees · 7 to 8
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $222M to $173M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $104M to $83.7M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $103M to $74.9M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • RAUM · $222M to $173M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Accounts · 709 to 750
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 2
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Charity clients · 12 to 19
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • HNW clients · 89 to 53
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Individual clients · 384 to 678
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $16.4M to $10.0M
      Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • J••••• A••••• L••••• left A•••••••• F•••••••• I•• for A••••• I••••••••• (registered 2023-01-03)
      Jul 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Archer Katherine Raber (Secretary; Director) appeared on Schedule A of A•••••••• F•••••••• I••
      Nov 13, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Business phone
    423-239-7535reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Business phone
    423-389-9281reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/11408621reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
    Website
    a•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
    Principal office phone
    423-239-7535reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 2026
    Contact form
    afiadvisors.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $74.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026