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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
Copperleaf Capital, LLC
Latest filing Jun 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 31, 2014 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 20, 2014
RAUM
$282M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
93%
$262M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$70.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$282M as of Jun 17, 2026
Mar 10, 2015$130M then
HNW client RAUM$184M as of Jun 17, 2026
Jan 16, 2018$76.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Jun 17, 2026
Mar 10, 20153 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Jun 17, 2026
Mar 10, 20155 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+21% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 17, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- RAUM per advisor
- $70.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 74derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $540,583derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 95%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.0%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $574,617, 21 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- Ownership
- controlled by a public reporting companyderived
- 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)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$184M68%
- Individuals$78.4M29%
- Corporations and businesses$7.0M2.6%
- Individual clients
- 199reported
- HNW clients
- 98reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 521reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $574,617 for 21 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.93 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gary PetersonCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Clover, Sc | Mar 24, 2004 | 28 y | 1 |
| Peter Allen Ross | Clover, Sc | Jan 19, 2022 | 10 y | 1 |
| Colton Taylor StrawnCertified Financial Planner | Clover, Sc | Mar 17, 2022 | 11 y | 2 |
| Brad Jeffery PlayfordCertified Financial Planner | Clover, Sc | Jul 26, 2024 | 18 y | 1 |
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
- Julian M Arribas to Osaic Wealth, Inc.Aug 15, 2023 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Joshua Bousfield to Wells Fargo AdvisorsDec 7, 2022 · RIA to wirehouse
- Matthew Stuart Altman to Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc.Aug 15, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- John Ryan Heath to Signal Advisors Wealth, LLCJul 19, 2022 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
- Thomas Jacob Tolley to Tolley Financial Group, LLCAug 30, 2019 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Brad Jeffery Playford from Vanguard Advisers, Inc.Jul 26, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Julian M Arribas from Destiny Wealth Partners, LLCOct 26, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Colton Taylor Strawn from Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsMar 17, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Matthew Stuart Altman from Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsMar 14, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Peter Allen Ross from Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsJan 19, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Joshua Bousfield from Wells Fargo AdvisorsOct 8, 2021 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- John Ryan Heath from Global Financial Private Capital, Inc.Feb 12, 2015 · Other
- Thomas Jacob Tolley from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCFeb 28, 2014 · Other
- Ryan Gary Peterson from Msi Financial Services, Inc.Mar 24, 2004 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsMar 9, 2022 · Raleigh, Nc
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Gary Ryan Peterson · President, Chief Compliance Officer, And Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2008 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Brookstone Capital Management LLC · Managing Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- Cc Next Gen, LLC · Managing Memberdirect · owns 10% to 25%
- Accelerate Buyer, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Amerilife Holdings LLC
- Accelerate Intermediate Holdings 1, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Accelerate Buyer, LLC
- Accelerate Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Accelerate Intermediate Holdings 1, LLC
- Accelerate Topco Holdings, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Accelerate Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC
- Al Bcm, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Brookstone Capital Management LLC
- Al Marketing, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Al Bcm, LLC
- Amerilife Group, LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Al Marketing, LLC
- Amerilife Holdings LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Amerilife Midco LLC
- Amerilife Midco LLC · Shareholderindirect · owns 75% or more of Amerilife Group, LLC
- Genstar Capital Partners X, L.P. · Shareholderindirect · owns 25% to 50% of Accelerate Topco Holdings, LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Brookstone Capital Management LLCinvestment adviserreal estateyRAUM $13B
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover, Sc · principal | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Concord, NC1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- account count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 4, 2026accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 957.0 to 521.0 (-46.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-04; the peer median change was +5.0% (3688 comparable advisers, 3.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,688) · 3.4% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- HQ city · CONCORD to CLOVERMar 4, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
- HQ state · NC to SCMar 4, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
- Accounts · 957 to 521Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- Employees · 8 to 7Nov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $238M to $269MNov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $180M to $184MNov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $51.2M to $78.4MNov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.3M to $12.7MNov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- RAUM · $250M to $282MNov 18, 2025 to Mar 4, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Mar 31, 2025 to Jun 23, 2025
- HQ city · RALEIGH to CONCORDMar 31, 2025 to Jun 23, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 0Mar 31, 2025 to Jun 23, 2025
- Accounts · 967 to 957Jan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 97 to 98Jan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 198 to 199Jan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Assets in custody · $448,283 to $574,617Jan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $243M to $238MJan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $185M to $180MJan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $51.5M to $51.2MJan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.1M to $11.3MJan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $255M to $250MJan 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
- Succession · true to falseDec 19, 2024 to Jan 8, 2025
- Accounts · 893 to 967Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- HNW clients · 89 to 97Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Individual clients · 172 to 198Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Employees · 7 to 8Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Other offices · 0 to 1Mar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $172M to $243MMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $127M to $185MMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $37.8M to $51.5MMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.1M to $12.1MMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- RAUM · $186M to $255MMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Related adviser · false to trueMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Succession · false to trueMar 27, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024
- Accounts · 703 to 893Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory employees · 4 to 3Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 65 to 89Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 123 to 172Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
8 dated events
- Copperleaf Capital, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)Dec 19, 2024 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
- Julian M Arribas left Copperleaf Capital, Llc for Osaic Wealth, Inc. (registered 2024-09-18)Aug 15, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Joshua Bousfield left Copperleaf Capital, Llc for Wells Fargo Advisors (registered 2023-05-04)Dec 7, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Matthew Stuart Altman left Copperleaf Capital, Llc for Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc. (registered 2022-08-17)Aug 15, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- John Ryan Heath left Copperleaf Capital, Llc for Signal Advisors Wealth, Llc (registered 2023-03-20)Jul 19, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Ryan John Heath (Senior Vice President And Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Copperleaf Capital, Llc (listed 2021-12-09, absent 2022-03-31)Mar 31, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- 2 advisors left Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors (Raleigh, NC) for Copperleaf Capital, LLC within 9 daysMar 9, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
- Wisdom & Wealth Solutions, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 31, 2014 · 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
- Website
- copperleafcapital.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 919-787-9725reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 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
- $70.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026