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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.
SEC-registered adviser
Sound Investment Management Inc
Latest filing Apr 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 28, 2012 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since May 26, 1994
RAUM
$256M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$256M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$63.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$256M as of Apr 14, 2026
Feb 28, 2012$91.8M then
HNW client RAUM$153M as of Apr 14, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$99.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Apr 14, 2026
Feb 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Apr 14, 2026
Mar 26, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +5.3% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 14, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $63.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 35derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.8MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 0.0%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +5.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +6.9%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
- 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)
- receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$153M60%
- Individuals$103M40%
- Individual clients
- 98reported
- HNW clients
- 42reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 140reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lowell Child | Tualatin, Or | Oct 3, 1995 | 33 y | 0 |
| Mark Albert Child | Marshall, Va | Aug 17, 1998 | 28 y | 0 |
| Micah Feiner ChildCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Tualatin, Or | Feb 11, 2014 | 20 y | 2 |
| Mark J Biallas | Tualatin, Or | Mar 30, 2019 | 29 y | 0 |
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
- Robert Michael Warmkessel to Grange Capital, LLCMar 26, 2018 · Other
Joined, latest
- Micah Feiner Child from Grange Capital, LLCFeb 11, 2014 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- J Mark Biallas · Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 01/2023 · owns 25% to 50%
- Lowell John Child · Presidentcontrolsince 10/1993 · owns 50% to 75%
- Albert Mark Child · Chief Compliance Officer, Svpcontrolsince 05/1998 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tualatin, Or · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marshall, Va | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Apr 14, 2026discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 14, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 76.0% to 60.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-04-14peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 131 to 140Oct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- HNW clients · 49 to 42Oct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Individual clients · 82 to 98Oct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $185M to $153MOct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $58.1M to $103MOct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $243M to $256MOct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- RAUM · $243M to $256MOct 9, 2025 to Mar 10, 2026
- Accounts · 123 to 131Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 43 to 49Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 80 to 82Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $158M to $185MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $53.8M to $58.1MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $211M to $243MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $211M to $243MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Accounts · 115 to 123Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 50 to 43Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 65 to 80Mar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $147M to $158MMar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $31.5M to $53.8MMar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $178M to $211MMar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- RAUM · $178M to $211MMar 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Accounts · 110 to 115Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- HNW clients · 61 to 50Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- Individual clients · 49 to 65Jan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $171M to $147MJan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $25.8M to $31.5MJan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $197M to $178MJan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- RAUM · $197M to $178MJan 3, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023
- Accounts · 102 to 110Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- HNW clients · 55 to 61Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- Individual clients · 47 to 49Mar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $143M to $171MMar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- Individual RAUM · $22.6M to $25.8MMar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $166M to $197MMar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- RAUM · $166M to $197MMar 29, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
- Accounts · 101 to 102Oct 15, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
- HNW clients · 53 to 55Oct 15, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
- Individual clients · 48 to 47Oct 15, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
Signals
1 dated events
- J Mark Biallas (Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Sound Investment Management IncMar 27, 2023 · 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
- 503-691-7030reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 540-364-2601reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- SIMIUSA.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 503-691-7030reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 14, 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
- $63.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026