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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

Sprinkle Financial Consultants LLC

Independent wealth managerLittleton, ColoradoCRD 112227SEC 801-48276IAPD
Latest filing Mar 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 20, 2012 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 23, 1995
RAUM
$926M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$916M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$309M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$926M as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 20, 2012$327M then
HNW client RAUM$893M as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$515M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 20, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 20, 2026
Mar 25, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.5% over the last fiscal year+9.1% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$309MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
81derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$867,120derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+6.5%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-25%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+2.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$2.6M, 2 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)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$893M96%
  • Individuals$23.3M2.5%
  • Charitable organizations$10.1M1.1%
Individual clients
81reported
HNW clients
161reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,068reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$2.6M for 2 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Stanley G. SprinkleLittleton, CoJan 1, 199932 y0
Sean Gary SprinklePersonal Financial SpecialistLittleton, CoJan 1, 199931 y0
Scott Kerry SprinkleCertified Financial Planner, Personal Financial SpecialistLittleton, CoJul 30, 200532 y0
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Kerry Scott Sprinkle · Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 09/1994 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Gary Sean Sprinkle · Managing Membercontrol
        since 03/1996 · owns 25% to 50%
      • G Stanley Sprinkle · Managing Membercontrol
        since 09/1994 · owns 25% to 50%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Arin S. Neucks
        insurancey
      • Scott K. Sprinkle
        insurancey
      • Sean G. Sprinkle
        insurancey
      • Sprinkle & Associates, LLC
        insurancen
      • Stanley G Sprinkle
        insurancey
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Littleton, Co · principal300
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • very high RAUM per advisorStatic outlier · filing Mar 20, 2026
        RAUM per registered advisor of $308,694,807 against a peer median of $106,365,769 (1262 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 3.5 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,262) · 99% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 1,086 to 1,068
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • HNW clients · 152 to 161
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Individual clients · 85 to 81
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $1.7M to $2.6M
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Employees · 10 to 8
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $870M to $926M
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $835M to $893M
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $26.2M to $23.3M
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • RAUM · $870M to $926M
        Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Aug 26, 2025 to Nov 7, 2025
      • Accounts · 1,069 to 1,086
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Individual clients · 92 to 85
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $1.6M to $1.7M
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Custody of client assets · false to true
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $798M to $870M
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $763M to $835M
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $27.1M to $26.2M
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • RAUM · $798M to $870M
        Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
      • Accounts · 1,090 to 1,069
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • HNW clients · 143 to 152
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • Individual clients · 104 to 92
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $0 to $1.6M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $713M to $798M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $679M to $763M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $28.3M to $27.1M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • RAUM · $713M to $798M
        Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024
      • Accounts · 1,048 to 1,090
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • HNW clients · 146 to 143
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Individual clients · 100 to 104
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $828M to $713M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $791M to $679M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $31.1M to $28.3M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • RAUM · $828M to $713M
        Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
      • Accounts · 994 to 1,048
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • HNW clients · 136 to 146
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Individual clients · 92 to 100
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $706M to $828M
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
      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.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Principal office phone
      (303) 297-2185reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 20, 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
      $309Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026