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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Mariner Wealth Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserOverland Park, KansasCRD 107355SEC 801-51988IAPD
Legal name Mariner Wealth Advisors-Oklahoma, LLC
Latest filing Mar 29, 2018
First filing on the tape Feb 1, 2012 · 19 filings
RAUM
$2.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
56%
of RAUM
Private clients
42%
$1.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
28
20 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
19 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.4B as of Mar 29, 2018
Feb 1, 2012$1.4B then
HNW client RAUM: $899M
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)20 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 26, 20137 then
Employees (5.A)28 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 26, 201314 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +9.0% over the last fiscal year+1.2% a year over threeIARs 21 to 20
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 29, 2018; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$119MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
28derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
56%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
54%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.0derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+9.0%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-4.8%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
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, selection of other advisers, publications, otherreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
500reportedItem 5.H
Custody
$392M, 211 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.2B52%
  • High-net-worth individuals$899M38%
  • Individuals$110M4.7%
  • Corporations and businesses$82.9M3.5%
  • Charitable organizations$44.4M1.9%
Individual clients
311reported
HNW clients
254reported
Pension plan clients
12reported
Charitable clients
16reported
Accounts
2,072reported
Financial planning clients
500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$392M for 211 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Cheryl Bicknell · Chief Strategy Officer / Chief Operations Officercontrol
      since 09/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Alan Jeffrey Couch · Executive Vice Presidentcontrol
      since 01/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Delores Katrina Scott · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
    • Lee Jana Shoulders · President, Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 01/2007 · owns less than 5%
    • Christine Suzanne Wheeler · Senior Vice Presidentcontrol
      since 01/2013 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Elected Managercontrol
      since 07/2007 · owns F of Bicknell Family Holding Co., LLC
    • Alan Jeffrey Couch · Ownercontrol
      since 09/2013 · owns 75% or more of Jeffrey A. Couch Revocable Trust
    • Lee Jana Shoulders · Ownercontrol
      since 01/2005 · owns 75% or more of Jana L. Shoulders Revocable Trust U/T/A Dated January 26, 2005, As Amended
    • Knight James Cooper III · Senior Vice President
      since 01/2013 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Jenelle Anne Dorian · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 03/2018 · owns less than 5%
    • Leigh Karen Sandnes · Vice President Of Operations
      since 07/2012 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Jana Shoulders, As Trustee Of The Jana L. Shoulders Revocable Trust · Member
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    • Jeff Couch, As Trustee Of The Jeffrey A. Couch Revocable Trust · Member
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    • Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC · Managing Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • Bicknell Family Holding Co., LLC · Manager
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Holdings, LLC
    • Mariner Holdings, LLC · Managing Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Mariner Wealth Advisors as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Tulsa, OK14 employees
    • Amarillo, TX3 employees
    • Oklahoma City, OK3 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,861 to 2,072
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Advisory employees · 21 to 20
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Charity clients · unset to 16.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Corporate clients · unset to 41.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 254.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 311.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 12.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Assets in custody · unset to 392282566.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Employees · 29 to 28
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 17 to 20
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • State-registered IARs · 21 to 20
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 3.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $995M to $1.3B
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 898902831.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 110455764.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.1B
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 1238427316.0
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • RAUM · $2.2B to $2.4B
      Aug 25, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Accounts · 1,806 to 1,861
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Advisory employees · 18 to 21
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 7
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Employees · 26 to 29
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 17
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • HQ city · LEAWOOD to OVERLAND PARK
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • State-registered IARs · 18 to 21
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $995M
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.2B
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • RAUM · $2.2B to $2.2B
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 29, 2017
    • Accounts · 1,683 to 1,806
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 15 to 18
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • Employees · 21 to 26
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 3
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 15 to 18
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.1B
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $922M to $1.1B
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • RAUM · $2.3B to $2.2B
      Aug 3, 2015 to Mar 29, 2016
    • Business name · MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS-OKLAHOMA, LLC to MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS
      Jul 2, 2015 to Aug 3, 2015
    • Business name · ADAMS HALL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC to MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS-OKLAHOMA, LLC
      Jul 1, 2015 to Jul 2, 2015
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026