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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
Meridian Financial Advisors, LLC
Latest filing May 5, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 6, 2019 · 14 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 7, 2019
RAUM
$284M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$284M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$142M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$284M as of May 5, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$133M then
HNW client RAUM$240M as of May 5, 2026
Mar 30, 2020$81.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of May 5, 2026
Mar 30, 20202 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of May 5, 2026
Mar 30, 20203 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +10% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 5, 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
- $142MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 89derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $430,847derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 0.5derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +10%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +3.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, 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)
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$240M84%
- Individuals$44.2M16%
- Individual clients
- 89reported
- HNW clients
- 88reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 659reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Guyott BruggemanCertified Financial Planner | Sherborn, Ma | Jul 12, 2002 | 36 y | 0 |
| Rana L ChoubahCertified Financial Planner | Dartmouth, Ma | Feb 23, 2022 | 16 y | 4 |
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
- Jeanne Foraste Bernardin to Modera Wealth Management, LLCAug 20, 2021 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Rana L Choubah from Finivi Inc.Feb 23, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Guyott Georgia Bruggeman · Chief Compliance Officer & Managing Membercontrolsince 03/1990 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holliston, Ma · principal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- North Eastham, MA1 employees
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 37.0% to 84.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-02-26 and 2026-03-30peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Business name · MERIDIAN FINANCIAL, LLC to MERIDIAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCMar 30, 2026 to May 5, 2026
- Legal name · MERIDIAN FINANCIAL, LLC to MERIDIAN FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLCMar 30, 2026 to May 5, 2026
- Accounts · 745 to 659Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 90 to 88Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 81 to 89Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $258M to $284MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $95.2M to $240MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $163M to $44.2MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $258M to $284MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 4 to 5Feb 26, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
- Accounts · 542 to 745Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- Advisory activities · 3 to 2Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- HNW clients · 15 to 90Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- Individual clients · 146 to 81Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Jun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $231M to $258MJun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $84.9M to $95.2MJun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $146M to $163MJun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- RAUM · $231M to $258MJun 12, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 3Mar 12, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024
- Accounts · 554 to 542Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- HNW clients · 57 to 15Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- Individual clients · 81 to 146Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 51-100Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $193M to $231MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $111M to $84.9MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $81.7M to $146MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- RAUM · $193M to $231MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 12, 2024
- Accounts · 129 to 554Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- HNW clients · 60 to 57Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Individual clients · 69 to 81Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Employees · 3 to 4Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 101-250Apr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $186M to $193MApr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $146M to $111MApr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $39.8M to $81.7MApr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- RAUM · $186M to $193MApr 5, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Accounts · 124 to 129Mar 30, 2021 to Apr 5, 2022
- HNW clients · 46 to 60Mar 30, 2021 to Apr 5, 2022
- Individual clients · 78 to 69Mar 30, 2021 to Apr 5, 2022
Signals
1 dated events
- Meridian Financial, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Sep 6, 2019 · 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 phone
- 508-429-2600reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- meridianfinancial.netreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (508) 429-2600reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 5, 2026
- Contact form
- meridianfinancial.net/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Team page
- meridianfinancial.net/our-teamreportedpublished 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
- $142Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026