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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

Steve Lynch Wealth Management

Independent wealth managerAlbuquerque, New MexicoCRD 113715SEC 801-130555websiteIAPD
Latest filing Apr 30, 2026
First filing on the tape May 28, 2024 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 27, 2024
RAUM
$153M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$153M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$76.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$153M as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 20, 2025$132M then
HNW client RAUM$65.9M as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 20, 2025$59.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 20, 20252 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 20, 20255 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +16% over the last fiscal yearIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$76.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
364derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$210,945derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+16%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+25%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$87.4M57%
  • High-net-worth individuals$65.9M43%
Individual clients
676reported
HNW clients
51reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
727reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Stephen Charles LynchCertified Financial PlannerAlbuquerque, NmMar 8, 201040 y2
Kyle Kristopher LynchAlbuquerque, NmFeb 21, 201917 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
      • Charles Stephen Lynch · President And Ccocontrol
        since 06/1995 · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Albuquerque, Nm · principal200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Apr 30, 2026
        discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 582 to 727
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW clients · 38 to 51
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual clients · 544 to 676
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 5 to 3
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $59.7M to $65.9M
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $72.4M to $87.4M
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $132M to $153M
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $132M to $153M
        Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
        Mar 20, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
      • Accounts · 515 to 582
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • HNW clients · 21 to 38
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Individual clients · 494 to 544
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $42.0M to $59.7M
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $91.6M to $72.4M
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $134M to $132M
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      • RAUM · $134M to $132M
        May 28, 2024 to Mar 20, 2025
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Steve Lynch Wealth Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        May 28, 2024 · First SEC registration · fact
      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
      Business email
      jaalvarez@stevelynchwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business email
      jmdodson@stevelynchwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business email
      kklynch@stevelynchwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business email
      mmlynch@stevelynchwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business phone
      505-881-7526reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Business phone
      888-881-7526reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Website
      STEVELYNCHWEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      505-881-7526reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 30, 2026
      Contact form
      stevelynchwealth.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Team page
      stevelynchwealth.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
      $76.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026