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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

Hbc Financial Services, Pllc

Former SEC-registered adviserSeattle, WashingtonCRD 115751SEC 801-63872websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 1, 2024
First filing on the tape Jan 12, 2012 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 3, 2005
RAUM
$447M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$429M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$447M as of Mar 1, 2024
Jan 12, 2012$126M then
HNW client RAUM$398M as of Mar 1, 2024
Feb 8, 2018$246M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 1, 2024
Jan 12, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Mar 1, 2024
Jan 22, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.2% over the last fiscal year+4.0% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 1, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$112MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
67derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$663,250derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.2%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+3.1%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 consultingreportedItem 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)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$398M89%
  • Individuals$31.1M7.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$10.6M2.4%
  • Charitable organizations$4.0M0.9%
  • Corporations and businesses$3.5M0.8%
Individual clients
122reported
HNW clients
144reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
4reported
Accounts
674reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
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
none on the tape
    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
      • B. James Claypool · Membercontrol
        since 01/2005 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Dayton James Guard · Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 12/2014 · owns 25% to 50%
      • Lee Janon Niess · Membercontrol
        since 01/2021 · owns 25% to 50%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Harrison Berkman Claypool & Guard, Pllc
        insurancen
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Seattle, Wa · principal000
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 708 to 674
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Charity clients · 6 to 4
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • HNW clients · 122 to 144
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Individual clients · 136 to 122
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $397M to $433M
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $338M to $398M
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $58.7M to $31.1M
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $16.5M to $14.0M
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $9.0M to $10.6M
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • RAUM · $413M to $447M
        Feb 3, 2023 to Mar 1, 2024
      • Accounts · 679 to 708
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Charity clients · 4 to 6
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Corporate clients · 13 to 12
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • HNW clients · 137 to 122
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Individual clients · 105 to 136
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $448M to $397M
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $423M to $338M
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Individual RAUM · $28.1M to $58.7M
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $19.4M to $16.5M
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $10.1M to $9.0M
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • RAUM · $468M to $413M
        Feb 2, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
      • Accounts · 655 to 679
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • HNW clients · 120 to 137
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Individual clients · 113 to 105
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Discretionary RAUM · $360M to $448M
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • HNW RAUM · $354M to $423M
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Individual RAUM · $29.0M to $28.1M
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $37.7M to $19.4M
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Pension RAUM · $8.8M to $10.1M
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • RAUM · $398M to $468M
        Mar 1, 2021 to Feb 2, 2022
      • Accounts · 636 to 655
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • HNW clients · 100 to 120
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • Individual clients · 132 to 113
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $331M to $360M
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • HNW RAUM · $312M to $354M
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • Individual RAUM · $39.3M to $29.0M
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $32.5M to $37.7M
        Jun 26, 2020 to Mar 1, 2021
      Signals
      6 dated events
      • Hbc Financial Services, Pllc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-01-02, RAUM $447.0M)
        Feb 3, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
      • Erika Swick Allen left Hbc Financial Services, Pllc for Coldstream Wealth Management (registered 2025-01-21)
        Jan 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Hbc Financial Services, Pllc's advisors moved to Coldstream Wealth Management (Seattle, WA): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
        Jan 31, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
      • James Dayton Guard left Hbc Financial Services, Pllc for Coldstream Wealth Management (registered 2025-01-21)
        Jan 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • James B. Claypool left Hbc Financial Services, Pllc for Coldstream Wealth Management (registered 2025-01-21)
        Jan 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
      • Lee Janon Niess (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Hbc Financial Services, Pllc
        Mar 1, 2021 · Control person joined · 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