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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

Securities America Advisors, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserLa Vista, NebraskaCRD 110518SEC 801-45628IAPD
Latest filing Mar 28, 2024
First filing on the tape Dec 2, 2011 · 117 filings
RAUM
$40B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
87%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$39B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4,468
2,025 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1,477
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
117 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$40B as of Mar 28, 2024
Mar 30, 2012$8.3B then
HNW client RAUM$15B as of Mar 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2018$8.2B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2,222 as of Mar 28, 2024
Apr 1, 20131,222 then
Employees (5.A)4,468 as of Mar 28, 2024
Apr 1, 20131,606 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +5.9% over the last fiscal year+0.9% a year over threeIARs 2,544 to 2,222offices 1,469 to 1,477
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 28, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$18.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
62derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$191,430derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
87%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived1,478 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+5.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+7.6%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
Financial planning clients
2,500reportedItem 5.H
Wrap fee program
participatesreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$32B, 84,465 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$24B60%
  • High-net-worth individuals$15B36%
  • Corporations and businesses$902M2.2%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$502M1.2%
  • Charitable organizations$26.1M0.1%
Individual clients
129,802reported
HNW clients
8,086reported
Pension plan clients
2,798reported
Charitable clients
91reported
Accounts
211,150reported
Financial planning clients
2,500reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $29B managedreported
Custody of client assets
$32B for 84,465 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
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days218 left over 36 months
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
  • June Erinn Ford · Interim Chief Executive Officer, Presidentcontrol
    since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Jesse Kirk Hulett · Executive Vp, Strategy And Practice Management /Directorcontrol
    since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • Yakovlevna Iryna Northrip · Svp, Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 08/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Dale James Price · Chairmancontrol
    since 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Adam Matthew Schlueter · Executive Vice President/Directorcontrol
    since 05/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Ralph Milton Berlinski · Trusteecontrol
    since 06/2006 · owns F of The Berlinski Family 2006 Trust
  • Ralph Milton Berlinski · General Partnercontrol
    since 08/2014 · owns F of Rcp Genpar, LP
  • Ralph Milton Berlinski · Investment Membercontrol
    since 08/2014 · owns F of Mrb Icb LLC
  • Ralph Milton Berlinski · Membercontrol
    since 08/2014 · owns 25% to 50% of Rcp Genpar Holdco, LLC
  • LP Rcp Opp Fund II Gp · Limited Partnercontrol
    since 01/2018 · owns 75% or more of Rcp Artemis Co-Invest Gp, LLC
  • Martin David Schmidt · Treasurer
    since 03/2021 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Securities America Financial Corp. · Direct Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Ag Artemis Holdings Gp, LLC · General Partner
    indirect · owns F of Ag Artemis Holdings, L.P.
  • Ag Artemis Holdings, L.P. · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Ag Intermediate Corporation
  • Ag Intermediate Corporation · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Osaic Financial Services, Inc.
  • Ag Parent Corporation · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcp Artemis Co-Invest Gp, LLC
  • Mrb Icb LLC · Member
    indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Rcp Genpar Holdco, LLC
  • Osaic Financial Services, Inc. · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Ag Parent Corporation
  • Osaic Holdings,Inc · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Securities America Financial Corp.
  • Rcp Artemis Co-Invest Gp, LLC · Genersl Partner
    indirect · owns F of Rcp Artemis Co-Invest L.P.
  • Rcp Artemis Co-Invest L.P. · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ag Artemis Holdings, L.P.
  • Rcp Artemis Co-Invest LP · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Ag Artemis Holdings, L.P.
  • Rcp Genpar Holdco, LLC · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcp Genpar, LP
  • Rcp Genpar, LP · Limited Partner
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Rcp Opp Fund II Gp, LP
  • The Berlinski Family 2006 Trust · Mermber
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mrb Icb LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Securities America Advisors, Inc. as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Addison, Tx000
Allen Park, Mi000
Amherst, Ny000
Ankeny, Ia000
Apex, Nc000
Apple Valley, Ca000
Atglen, Pa000
Batavia, Oh000
Bellingham, Wa000
Birmingham, Al000
Bismarck, Nd000
Boca Raton, Fl000
Brentwood, Tn000
Brighton, Co000
Brookfield, Ct000
Brookfield, Wi000
Cameron Park, Ca000
Cary, Nc000
Charlotte, Nc000
Chesterton, In000
Post-acquisition retention
advisors of absorbed firms still registered here after the move
Firms absorbed
3 since 2015, 0 in 24 monthsderived
Advisors acquired
27derived
Still registered after 90 days
93% of 27derived
After 180 days
93% of 27derived
After 365 days
85% of 27derived
After 730 days
85% of 27derived
Team lift-outs after
29derivedteams that left this firm within two years of an absorption

Lower bound: a person who left the industry is on neither side of the tape, and a re-registration to an affiliated CRD of the same group counts as a departure.

Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Amherst, NY35 employees
  • Ft. Lauderdale, FL31 employees
  • St Louis Park, MN21 employees
  • Dallas, TX19 employees
  • Olathe, KS17 employees
  • Cincinnati, OH16 employees
  • Garden City, NY16 employees
  • Greensboro, NC13 employees
  • Amarillo, TX12 employees
  • Omaha, NE11 employees
  • Kimberly, WI8 employees
  • Bismarck, ND7 employees
  • Gap, PA7 employees
  • Louisville, KY7 employees
  • New Brighton, MN6 employees
  • Bryan, TX6 employees
  • Sacramento, CA6 employees
  • Fargo, ND6 employees
  • Victor, NY6 employees
  • Henrico, VA6 employees
  • Hannibal, MO6 employees
  • Port Jefferson Station, NY6 employees
  • Chesterfield, MO6 employees
  • Victor, NY6 employees
  • Goshen, NY5 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 200,228 to 211,150
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 2,119 to 2,025
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 2,565 to 2,639
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Charity clients · 5 to 91
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 821 to 765
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW clients · 6,642 to 8,086
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual clients · 121,456 to 129,802
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 688 to 2,798
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $29B to $32B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Employees · 3,748 to 4,468
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 97 to 100
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 2,544 to 2,222
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Other offices · 1,469 to 1,477
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $28B to $35B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $12B to $15B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $24B to $24B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10B to $5.3B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $555M to $502M
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • RAUM · $38B to $40B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $9.2B to $29B
    Mar 18, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
  • Accounts · 211,800 to 200,228
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 2,364 to 2,119
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 2,716 to 2,565
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Charity clients · 68 to 5
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 797 to 821
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW clients · 8,958 to 6,642
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Individual clients · 120,368 to 121,456
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Pension plan clients · 787 to 688
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $35B to $29B
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Employees · 4,143 to 3,748
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 76 to 97
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Other offices · 1,431 to 1,469
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $38B to $28B
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $17B to $12B
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $27B to $24B
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.4B to $10B
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • Pension RAUM · $645M to $555M
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
  • RAUM · $45B to $38B
    Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
60 dated events
  • Erik Robert Dodds left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. (registered 2016-02-02)
    Oct 14, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Brian Neil Otterstrom left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-01-09)
    Jan 24, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Franklin Shearwood Brizendine, Iii left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Onedigital (registered 2025-04-07)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James Lester Hager left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Onedigital (registered 2025-04-09)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Elaine Madison Hager left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Onedigital (registered 2025-07-10)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Theodore Stewart Lorenzen left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2018-03-01)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Gregory Wynn Jacobs left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Onedigital (registered 2026-04-02)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mark David Heisey left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2018-03-01)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mark J Tichar left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2018-03-01)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Edward James Hendricks left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Onedigital (registered 2026-04-02)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Lee Bryan Friedman left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2019-02-26)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kenneth Charles Krichbaum left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Onedigital (registered 2026-04-02)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Gregg Randall Fortune left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2018-03-05)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nicholas A Duthie left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Dbm Advisors, Llc (registered 2018-06-08)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Giovanni Bonaventura Vitale left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Upstate Advisors Group (registered 2021-08-16)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael Douglas Rees left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for The Sherwin Group (registered 2018-03-09)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Alan Leavitt left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2019-02-26)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Keith Gregg Ellen left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for American Financial Network Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2013-11-27)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bradley Jay Schlang left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2018-03-09)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • David Vinciguerra left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Upstate Advisors Group (registered 2021-07-27)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Robert Harry Dyer left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Compass Financial Group (registered 2022-03-17)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Charles D Burkes left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Dbm Advisors, Llc (registered 2018-06-11)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Anthony R. Podojil left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Cedar Brook Group (registered 2018-03-02)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Donald Richard Mathias left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Real Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-03-14)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jimmie Alexander left Securities America Advisors, Inc. for Alexander, Jimmie (registered 2017-03-27)
    Jun 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK) for Dbm Advisors, LLC on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 6 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (Mayfield Hts, OH) for Cedar Brook Group on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (North Syracuse, NY) for Upstate Advisors Group on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (West Bllomfield, MI) for Cedar Brook Group on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 3 advisors left Securities America Advisors, Inc. (Apex, NC) for Onedigital on the same day
    Jun 14, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
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