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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

Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserMclean, VirginiaCRD 109353SEC 801-57320IAPD
Latest filing Jun 30, 2022
First filing on the tape Mar 16, 2012 · 37 filings
RAUM
$667M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$640M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$667M as of Feb 21, 2022
Mar 16, 2012$162M then
HNW client RAUM$603M as of Feb 21, 2022
Mar 28, 2018$396M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Feb 21, 2022
Mar 22, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Feb 21, 2022
Mar 22, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +25% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 6 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 30, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$167MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
78derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$641,725derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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)
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$603M90%
  • Individuals$37.0M5.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$22.9M3.4%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$4.9M0.7%
Individual clients
105reported
HNW clients
207reported
Pension plan clients
2reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,040reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Joel Gordon Bernhardt · President / Ceocontrol
      since 01/1995 · owns less than 5%
    • George Solon Vlasto · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 01/2016 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Joel Gordon Bernhardt · Ownercontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns 75% or more of Gordon J. Bernhardt Living Trust
    • Jane Bonnie Armstrong · Owner
      since 12/2014 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Stephen Timothy Koehl · Owner
      since 12/2014 · owns 10% to 25%
    Entity owners
    • Gordon J. Bernhardt Living Trust · Owner
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,008 to 1,040
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 4
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • HNW clients · 199 to 207
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Individual clients · 99 to 105
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Pension plan clients · 4 to 2
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Employees · 6 to 4
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 4
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $534M to $667M
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $482M to $603M
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $28.3M to $37.0M
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $562,414 to $795,037
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $4.2M to $4.9M
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • RAUM · $534M to $667M
      Jan 3, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
    • Accounts · 949 to 1,008
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • HNW clients · 200 to 199
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Individual clients · 84 to 99
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 3 to 4
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Employees · 10 to 6
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $490M to $534M
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $447M to $482M
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $21.3M to $28.3M
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $503,501 to $562,414
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $3.4M to $4.2M
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • RAUM · $490M to $534M
      Nov 16, 2020 to Mar 26, 2021
    • Accounts · 886 to 949
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • HNW clients · 191 to 200
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Individual clients · 81 to 84
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Employees · 7 to 10
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $399M to $490M
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $365M to $447M
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $15.6M to $21.3M
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $385,117 to $503,501
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $2.8M to $3.4M
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • RAUM · $399M to $490M
      Oct 31, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020
    • Accounts · 812 to 886
      Oct 19, 2018 to Mar 22, 2019
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
      Oct 19, 2018 to Mar 22, 2019
    • HNW clients · 179 to 191
      Oct 19, 2018 to Mar 22, 2019
    • Individual clients · 64 to 81
      Oct 19, 2018 to Mar 22, 2019
    Signals
    6 dated events
    • Jordan Rubin left Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc. for Modera Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-11-17)
      Nov 30, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Solon George Vlasto left Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc. for Modera Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-11-17)
      Nov 30, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Timothy Stephen Koehl left Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc. for Modera Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-11-17)
      Nov 30, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Alishia Arezou Dubois left Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc. for Modera Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-11-17)
      Nov 30, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc.'s advisors moved to Modera Wealth Management, LLC (Mclean, VA): 4 of 4 registered, on the same day
      Nov 30, 2022 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Kent Duane Davis left Bernhardt Wealth Management, Inc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2022-02-15)
      Jan 19, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    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