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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

Security First Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserPortland, OregonCRD 117502SEC 801-118065websiteIAPD
Legal name Security First Advisors, Inc.
Latest filing Dec 18, 2024
First filing on the tape Jan 13, 2020 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 13, 2020
RAUM
$232M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$231M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$232M as of Mar 28, 2024
Mar 30, 2020$297M then
HNW client RAUM$116M as of Mar 28, 2024
Mar 30, 2020$166M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 28, 2024
Mar 30, 20206 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 28, 2024
Mar 30, 202010 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +5.9% over the last fiscal year-12% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 18, 2024; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$58.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
121derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$191,480derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+5.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+67%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, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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$116M50%
  • Individuals$115M49%
  • Charitable organizations$1.3M0.6%
Individual clients
432reported
HNW clients
50reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,213reported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Jacob Aaron Christopherson · President, Ccocontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns 75% or more
    • Earl Randy Gay · Vice Presidentcontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Andrew Brian Timm · Principalcontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Jacob Aaron Christopherson · Presidentcontrol
      since 09/2019 · owns 75% or more of Pinnacle Wealth Advisors, Inc.
    • Earl Randy Gay · Vice Presidentcontrol
      since 09/2019 · owns F of Pinnacle Wealth Advisors, Inc.
    • Andrew Brian Timm · Vice President; Ccocontrol
      since 10/2023 · owns F of Pinnacle Wealth Advisors, Inc.
    Entity owners
    • Pinnacle Wealth Advisors, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Rem 22, Inc.
    • Rem 22, Inc. · Owner (Holding Company)
      direct · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Security First Advisors as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Portland, Or · principal000
    Clackamas, Or000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Clackamas, OR3 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 841 to 1,213
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 4
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Charity clients · unset to 2.0
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW clients · 88 to 50
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual clients · 201 to 432
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 197 to 0
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Employees · 10 to 7
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 4
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 4
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $106M to $116M
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $57.0M to $115M
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $219M to $232M
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $54.9M to $0
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • RAUM · $219M to $232M
      Jan 4, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 7
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • Employees · 7 to 10
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 3
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • HQ city · unset to PORTLAND
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • HQ state · unset to OR
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 7
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Nov 30, 2023 to Dec 19, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,752 to 841
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 4
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • HNW clients · 94 to 88
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Individual clients · 621 to 201
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Employees · 11 to 7
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • HQ city · VANCOUVER to unset
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • HQ state · WA to unset
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 4
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $174M to $106M
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $147M to $57.0M
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $379M to $219M
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $55.6M to $54.9M
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • RAUM · $379M to $219M
      Feb 27, 2023 to Mar 22, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,734 to 1,752
      Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
    • HNW clients · 51 to 94
      Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 23, 2022
    Signals
    19 dated events
    • Security First Advisors no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-03-06, RAUM $232.3M)
      May 2, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Rachael Lynn Schweiger left Security First Advisors for Pinnacle Wealth Advisors (registered 2024-02-07)
      Apr 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brian Andrew Timm left Security First Advisors for Ims Capital Management (registered 2025-10-26)
      Apr 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Ronald Everett Wilkinson left Security First Advisors for Pinnacle Wealth Advisors (registered 2024-02-09)
      Apr 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Aaron Jacob Christopherson left Security First Advisors for Ims Capital Management (registered 2025-10-26)
      Apr 1, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Randy Earl Gay no longer registered at Security First Advisors; no later IA registration on IAPD
      Apr 1, 2025 · Advisor departure · fact
    • 2 advisors left Security First Advisors (Portland, OR) for IMS Capital Management on the same day
      Apr 1, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • 2 advisors left Security First Advisors (Portland, OR) for Pinnacle Wealth Advisors on the same day
      Apr 1, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Andrew Brian Timm (Principal) appeared on Schedule A of Security First Advisors
      Jan 4, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Everett Ronald Wilkinson (President/Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Security First Advisors (listed 2023-11-30, absent 2023-12-19)
      Dec 19, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Sterling Evan Russell (Secretary/Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Security First Advisors (listed 2023-11-30, absent 2023-12-19)
      Dec 19, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Jacob Aaron Christopherson (President, Cco) appeared on Schedule A of Security First Advisors
      Dec 19, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Earl Randy Gay (Vice President) appeared on Schedule A of Security First Advisors
      Dec 19, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Security First Advisors reported RAUM $219.4M, down 42% from $378.7M (2023-02-27 to 2023-03-22)
      Mar 22, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • Lynn Stacy Rerick (Secretary/Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Security First Advisors (listed 2023-02-27, absent 2023-03-22)
      Mar 22, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Teresa Dawn Elizabeth Meyer left Security First Advisors for Para Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-10-02)
      Nov 16, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Stacy Lynn Rerick left Security First Advisors for Para Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-10-02)
      Nov 16, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left Security First Advisors (Portland, OR) for Para Wealth Advisors, Inc. on the same day
      Nov 16, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Security First Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jan 13, 2020 · 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.
    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