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SEC-registered adviser

Northwest Capital Management Inc.

Institutional managerLake Oswego, OregonCRD 108091SEC 801-56420websiteIAPD
Legal name Northwest Capital Management Inc
Latest filing May 5, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 43 filings
SEC status approved since May 14, 1999
RAUM
$8.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
1.1%
of RAUM
Private clients
1.0%
$83.5M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$1.2B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
43 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$8.5B as of May 5, 2026
Mar 21, 2012$1.7B then
HNW client RAUM$74.6M as of May 5, 2026
Feb 9, 2018$179M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of May 5, 2026
Mar 21, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of May 5, 2026
Mar 28, 201313 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 8 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 5, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Institutional asset manager · institutional share (pensions, government, insurance, corporations, charities, banks, other advisers) at least 60 percent and private-client share under 20 percent
  • OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
RAUM per advisor
$1.2BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
13derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$28.3MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
1.1%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
99%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-72%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, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$9.7M, 14 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$4.9B58%
  • State and municipal entities$3.5B41%
  • High-net-worth individuals$74.6M0.9%
  • Individuals$8.9M0.1%
  • Corporations and businesses$4.4M0.1%
  • Charitable organizations$168,6850.0%
Individual clients
37reported
HNW clients
56reported
Pension plan clients
81reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
301reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$9.7M for 14 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.01 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.99 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Brent Jameson PettyCertified Financial PlannerLake Oswego, Or Jun 16, 200526 y3
Christopher J MartinLake Oswego, Or Dec 5, 201435 y2
Scott Alan RhodesChartered Financial AnalystLake Oswego, Or Aug 23, 201741 y3
Mary JohnsonCertified Financial PlannerLake Oswego, Or Dec 5, 202110 y3
Jason Nicholas AlvaradoCertified Financial PlannerSan Antonio, Tx Nov 23, 202211 y3
Peter Scott HoerberLake Oswego, Or Apr 23, 202434 y1
Mia Tinyi HeinrichsLake Oswego, Or Jan 29, 202619 y1
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Daniel Mark Applegarth · Directorcontrol
    since 05/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Marie Jamie Carroll · Directorcontrol
    since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Edmond James Clements · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Jameson Brent Petty · Directorcontrol
    since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Burton George White · Presidentcontrol
    since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Lloyd Ronald Carson · Ownercontrol
    since 12/1994 · owns 75% or more of Carson Group, Inc.
  • Patrick John Pulverenti · Secretary
    since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Carson Group Holdings, LLC. · Direct Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Bcc Blue Print Holdings I, LLC · Direct Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Bcc Blue Print Holdings II, LLC
  • Bcc Blue Print Holdings II, LLC · Direct Owner
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Carson Group Holdings, LLC.
  • Bcc Blue Print Investments, LP · Direct Owner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Bcc Blue Print Holdings I, LLC
  • Carson Group, Inc. · Direct Owner
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Carson Group Holdings, LLC.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Northwest Capital Management Inc. as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Lake Oswego, Or · principal710
Seattle, Wa200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Seattle, WA1 employees
ADV anomalies
5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 30, 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 $7,551,077,444 to $8,518,580,384, advisors 8 to 7, private clients 334 to 93, offices 1 to 1 (2025-04-09 to 2026-03-30)
    peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (71)
  • employee count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
    employees (Item 5.A) moved from 17.0 to 11.0 (-35.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-09 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was 0.0% (56 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (56) · 0.0% percentile
  • account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
    accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 1,199.0 to 301.0 (-75.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-09 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +5.0% (23 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (23) · 0.0% percentile
  • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 334.0 to 93.0 (-72.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-09 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +8.0% (8 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (8) · 0.0% percentile
  • discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
    discretionary share of RAUM moved from 18.0% to 1.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-09 and 2026-03-30
    peers: institutional managers, $5B to $20B (71)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,199 to 301
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 7
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Charity clients · 2 to 1
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 6 to 3
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • HNW clients · 117 to 56
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Individual clients · 217 to 37
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $82.6M to $9.7M
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Employees · 17 to 11
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $92.4M
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $494M to $74.6M
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $102M to $8.9M
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.2B to $8.4B
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $3.3B to $4.9B
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • RAUM · $7.6B to $8.5B
    Apr 9, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,409 to 1,199
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Charity clients · 3 to 2
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • HNW clients · 136 to 117
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Individual clients · 244 to 217
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 108 to 81
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.4B
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $511M to $494M
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $154M to $102M
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.4B to $6.2B
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $2.9B to $3.3B
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • RAUM · $6.9B to $7.6B
    Jul 17, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
  • Related adviser · false to true
    May 2, 2024 to May 3, 2024
  • Related broker-dealer · false to true
    May 2, 2024 to May 3, 2024
  • Accounts · 995 to 1,409
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 134 to 136
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 239 to 244
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 93 to 108
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.4B
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $438M to $511M
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $96.5M to $154M
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.4B to $5.4B
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $2.4B to $2.9B
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $5.5B to $6.9B
    Dec 8, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,266 to 995
    Mar 29, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
Signals
17 dated events
  • Brent Jameson Petty added a TX registration at Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Sep 16, 2026 · New state registration · fact
  • Frederick Joseph Payne left Northwest Capital Management Inc. for Cwm, Llc (registered 2023-06-12)
    Jul 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James Nicholas Engelbart (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc. (listed 2024-04-26, absent 2024-05-02)
    May 2, 2024 · Control person left · inference
  • Daniel Mark Applegarth (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    May 2, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Northwest Capital Management Inc. reported RAUM $6.9B, up 25% from $5.5B (2023-12-08 to 2024-03-28)
    Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Burton George White (President) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Dec 8, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Patrick Jamie Hopkins (President) no longer on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc. (listed 2023-11-02, absent 2023-12-08)
    Dec 8, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • James Nicholas Engelbart (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Jun 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • P Jamie Hopkins (President) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Jun 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Marie Jamie Carroll (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Jun 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • James Clements (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Jun 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Lloyd Ronald Carson (Owner) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc.
    Jun 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Joseph Frederick Payne (Secretary, Treasurer, And Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc. (listed 2023-03-27, absent 2023-06-27)
    Jun 27, 2023 · Control person left · inference
  • Scott Thomas Fisher left Northwest Capital Management Inc. for Pacific Portfolio Consulting, Llc (registered 2024-03-27)
    May 1, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Northwest Capital Management Inc. reported RAUM $5.7B, up 42% from $4.0B (2020-06-24 to 2021-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Kirit Aalok Shah (Secretary/Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Northwest Capital Management Inc. (listed 2018-03-28, absent 2019-03-22)
    Mar 22, 2019 · Control person left · inference
  • Northwest Capital Management Inc. reported RAUM $3.4B, up 46% from $2.3B (2017-09-27 to 2018-02-09)
    Feb 9, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
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
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/NORTHWEST-CAPITAL-MANAGEMENT-INC.reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
NWCM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
503-597-1616reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 5, 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
Institutional managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$1.2Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026