DFX Intelligence
RIA Intelligence
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
Signaturefd, LLC
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 39 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 6, 2001
RAUM
$9.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
93%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$9.2B individuals and HNW
Advisors
49
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$197M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
130
50 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
39 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$9.7B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$1.2B then
HNW client RAUM$8.5B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 31, 2018$2.9B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)42 as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 1, 201313 then
Employees (5.A)130 as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 1, 201332 then
Private funds2 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 20122 then
RAUM +16% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 36 to 42
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
- RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
- RAUM per advisor
- $197MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 39derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $6.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $871,545derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 93%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 24.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +17%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Financial planning clients
- 2,000reportedItem 5.H
- Custody
- $577M, 163 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$8.5B87%
- Individuals$720M7.4%
- Pooled investment vehicles$373M3.9%
- Charitable organizations$119M1.2%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$7.2M0.1%
- Individual clients
- 620reported
- HNW clients
- 1,271reported
- Pension plan clients
- 7reported
- Charitable clients
- 9reported
- Accounts
- 11,102reported
- Financial planning clients
- 2,000reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $577M for 163 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.95 fund_share=0.04 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
49 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Scott FisherCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | Mar 13, 2003 | 29 y | 0 |
| Blair Chapman CunninghamCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Apr 8, 2003 | 33 y | 0 |
| Robert Kameron Besson | Atlanta, Ga | Apr 8, 2003 | 26 y | 0 |
| Douglas William LiptakCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Apr 8, 2003 | 110 y | 0 |
| Heather A Robertson Fortner | Atlanta, Ga | Apr 27, 2007 | 23 y | 0 |
| Jamie Mccusker GentryCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jun 11, 2009 | 26 y | 0 |
| Stephen Todd SheetsChartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | Aug 17, 2010 | 22 y | 0 |
| James Earl TallyCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jan 7, 2013 | 26 y | 4 |
| Victoria Kent ShackleyCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jan 7, 2013 | 25 y | 4 |
| Blake Morgan WilliamsCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Nov 21, 2013 | 16 y | 0 |
| Daniel Mark DubayCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Dec 3, 2013 | 37 y | 1 |
| Philip Chisom BeattyCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Dec 5, 2013 | 25 y | 1 |
| Charles Gerald GrayCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Feb 10, 2014 | 37 y | 1 |
| Matthew B. BarberCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | Aug 7, 2014 | 13 y | 0 |
| Russell Bennett CearleyChartered Financial Analyst | Charlotte, Nc | Aug 14, 2014 | 19 y | 1 |
| Tyler Dorsey ReamsCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Aug 5, 2015 | 18 y | 2 |
| James Frederick LoydCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Aug 6, 2015 | 14 y | 1 |
| Thomas Wade HillCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | Jun 13, 2017 | 14 y | 1 |
| Elizabeth Walsh DipaoloCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Aug 10, 2017 | 14 y | 3 |
| Cameron Bryan CraigCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Dec 7, 2017 | 14 y | 1 |
| Isabel Foster Berbert | Atlanta, Ga | Mar 30, 2018 | 19 y | 4 |
| Clara Copley ParrisCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jun 7, 2018 | 11 y | 0 |
| James Colin SturgisCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jun 7, 2018 | 19 y | 4 |
| Anthony Warren WelchCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | Aug 3, 2018 | 19 y | 1 |
| Brian William FreyCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Sep 6, 2018 | 16 y | 3 |
| James Patrick YostCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Feb 26, 2019 | 10 y | 0 |
| Evan Peabody CarterCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Mar 29, 2019 | 11 y | 1 |
| John Daniel ThackerCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jun 4, 2019 | 18 y | 3 |
| Caitlin Stewart HochstetlerCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Jun 19, 2019 | 15 y | 1 |
| Leah Robertson Maybry | Charlotte, Nc | Oct 4, 2019 | 10 y | 1 |
| Alex Jacob MossCertified Financial Planner | Charlotte, Nc | Jan 13, 2021 | 12 y | 3 |
| Laura Katherine Mercer Amy | Atlanta, Ga | Apr 13, 2021 | 23 y | 0 |
| Mckenna H LawCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Mar 30, 2023 | 12 y | 1 |
| Wendell Henry EstepCertified Financial Planner | Charlotte, Nc | Jan 26, 2024 | 13 y | 1 |
| Isobo Sokipriye AmasoCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Mar 1, 2024 | 11 y | 1 |
| Spencer William BorcheltCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Feb 24, 2025 | 11 y | 1 |
| Paul Edward KonopackiChartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | May 5, 2025 | 12 y | 0 |
| Jonathan Andres Galvis LondonoChartered Financial Analyst | Atlanta, Ga | May 12, 2025 | 12 y | 0 |
| William N Mcferren | Atlanta, Ga | Jul 3, 2025 | 10 y | 1 |
| Adis MehicCertified Financial Planner | Atlanta, Ga | Sep 17, 2025 | 13 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Robin Lee Marx to Truist Advisory Services, Inc.Jan 4, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Jeffrey Scott Peller to Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management LLCAug 12, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Nicholas Thomas Stafford to Emerson Equity LLCApr 25, 2019 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- John C O'Donnell to Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsMar 23, 2016 · Other
Joined, latest
- Sibghat Ullah Sheikh from Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,LLCMar 30, 2026 · Other
- Adis Mehic from Mercer Global Advisors Inc.Sep 17, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- William N Mcferren from Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, L.P.Jul 3, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Spencer William Borchelt from Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, L.P.Feb 24, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Isobo Sokipriye Amaso from DeerfieldMar 1, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Wendell Henry Estep from Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, L.P.Jan 26, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Mckenna H Law from Berman Capital Advisors, LLCMar 30, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Alex Jacob Moss from Pnc Wealth ManagementJan 13, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Leah Robertson Maybry from Mcshane PartnersOct 4, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Caitlin Stewart Hochstetler from Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, L.P.Jun 19, 2019 · Other
- John Daniel Thacker from Cornerstone WealthJun 4, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Evan Peabody Carter from Acg Wealth Inc.Mar 29, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Brian William Frey from Joyn Advisors, Inc.Sep 6, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Anthony Warren Welch from Ned Davis Research, Inc.Aug 3, 2018 · Other
- James Colin Sturgis from Homrich BergJun 7, 2018 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signaturefd Private Equity Fund, L.P | Private Equity Fund | $257M | 172 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Signaturefd Private Asset Fund, LP | Private Equity Fund | $21.9M | 88 | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Fairway Real Asset Fund I, LP | Private Equity Fund | $2.5M | 79 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Signaturefd Global Opportunities Fund, LPno longer reported | Hedge Fund | $372,731 | 50 | Mar 30, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Katherine Mercer Laura Amy · Chief Compliance Officer/ Membercontrolsince 10/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Blake Ashley Corban · Chief Financial Officer / Membercontrolsince 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
- Scott David Fisher · Membercontrolsince 01/2000 · owns 10% to 25%
- William Douglas Liptak · Membercontrolsince 01/2000 · owns 10% to 25%
- A Heather Robertson Fortner · Chief Executive Officer (Ceo) / Membercontrolsince 03/2006 · owns 5% to 10%
- Warren Anthony Welch · Chief Investment Officer/ Membercontrolsince 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Huang Margaret Casey · Chief Service Officersince 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Chapman Blair Cunningham · Membersince 12/2002 · owns 5% to 10%
- A. David Deeter · Membersince 06/1997 · owns 5% to 10%
- W. Roger III Lusby · Membersince 06/1997 · owns 5% to 10%
- Ronald Jefery Miller · Membersince 06/1997 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Frazier & Deeterinsurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, Ga · principal | 49 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Charlotte, Nc | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Charlotte, NC4 employees
- , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 10,558 to 11,102Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 46 to 50Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 7 to 9Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 1,217 to 1,271Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 593 to 620Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 9 to 7Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pooled vehicle clients · 7 to 6Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Assets in custody · $429M to $577MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 119 to 130Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 36 to 42Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Private funds · 3 to 2Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $7.6B to $9.0BMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $7.7B to $8.5BMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $293M to $720MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $690M to $722MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $14.1M to $7.2MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $331M to $373MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $8.3B to $9.7BMar 28, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 9,871 to 10,558Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Advisory employees · 43 to 46Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Charity clients · 5 to 7Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 1,170 to 1,217Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 582 to 593Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 10 to 9Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pooled vehicle clients · 4 to 7Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Assets in custody · $432M to $429MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Employees · 108 to 119Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Financial planning clients · More than 500 to More than 500Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 34 to 36Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Other offices · 2 to 1Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $6.6B to $7.6BMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $6.6B to $7.7BMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $319M to $293MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $675M to $690MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $15.5M to $14.1MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $243M to $331MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $7.2B to $8.3BMar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Accounts · 9,057 to 9,871Sep 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory employees · 39 to 43Sep 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 1,066 to 1,170Sep 27, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
13 dated events
- Walter Chamblee (Chief Technology Officer/Member) no longer on Schedule A of Signaturefd, Llc (listed 2022-04-29, absent 2023-03-30)Mar 30, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- S. Crystal Mathis (Chief Marketing Officer/Member) no longer on Schedule A of Signaturefd, Llc (listed 2022-04-29, absent 2023-03-30)Mar 30, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- A. Laura Hubbell (Chief Information Officer/ Member) no longer on Schedule A of Signaturefd, Llc (listed 2022-04-29, absent 2023-03-30)Mar 30, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- Signaturefd, Llc reported RAUM $6.1B, up 34% from $4.6B (2021-11-03 to 2022-03-30)Mar 30, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Walter Chamblee (Chief Technology Officer/Member) appeared on Schedule A of Signaturefd, LlcMar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- S. Crystal Mathis (Chief Marketing Officer/Member) appeared on Schedule A of Signaturefd, LlcMar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- A. Laura Hubbell (Chief Information Officer/ Member) appeared on Schedule A of Signaturefd, LlcMar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- Warren Anthony Welch (Chief Investment Officer/ Member) appeared on Schedule A of Signaturefd, LlcMar 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- Robin Lee Marx left Signaturefd, Llc for Truist Advisory Services, Inc. (registered 2022-02-17)Jan 4, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Katherine Mercer Laura Amy (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Signaturefd, LlcMar 31, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Blake Ashley Corban (Chief Financial Officer / Member) appeared on Schedule A of Signaturefd, LlcMar 31, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- S. Jeffrey Peller (Member) no longer on Schedule A of Signaturefd, Llc (listed 2020-06-30, absent 2020-08-12)Aug 12, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Signaturefd, Llc reported 38 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 28 (2018-04-16 to 2019-03-29)Mar 29, 2019 · Advisor headcount change · derived
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Signaturefd, LLC · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
- Signaturefd, LLC · Private Equityshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/SIGNATUREFDreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- AUTOGRAPHFD.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 404-253-7600reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
- Contact form
- AUTOGRAPHFD.COM/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
- $197Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026