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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
Colman Knight Advisory Group, LLC
Latest filing Jun 12, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 16, 2003
RAUM
$188M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
89%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$185M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$37.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$188M as of Jun 12, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$91.3M then
HNW client RAUM$161M as of Jun 12, 2026
Mar 20, 2018$100M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Jun 12, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Jun 12, 2026
Mar 28, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +7.1% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5offices 3 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 12, 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
- $37.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 24derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $425,567derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 89%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +7.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +1.7%derived
- Compensation
- hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$161M86%
- Individuals$24.1M13%
- Charitable organizations$2.5M1.3%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$212,3060.1%
- Corporations and businesses$137,9790.1%
- Individual clients
- 71reported
- HNW clients
- 51reported
- Pension plan clients
- 1reported
- Charitable clients
- 1reported
- Accounts
- 441reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Keith Colman | Acton, Ma | Apr 19, 1994 | 38 y | 0 |
| Marc Gerald BermanCertified Financial Planner | Acton, Ma | Oct 21, 2004 | 28 y | 0 |
| Joseph James Knight ColmanCertified Financial Planner | Acton, Ma | Jan 23, 2020 | 13 y | 0 |
| David Kwasi ManteauCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Acton, Ma | Oct 5, 2022 | 20 y | 5 |
| Michelle Lynn Contois | Acton, Ma | May 29, 2025 | 25 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
- Christopher Robert Macbean to The Harbor Group, Inc.Oct 6, 2014 · Other
Joined, latest
- Michelle Lynn Contois from Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.May 29, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- David Kwasi Manteau from Pruco Securities, LLCOct 5, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Christopher Robert Macbean from Ballentine PartnersDec 13, 2012 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Knight Gayle Colman · Co-Ceocontrolsince 01/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
- James Knight Joseph Colman · Presidentcontrolsince 12/2018 · owns 10% to 25%
- Keith Richard Colman · Chief Compliance Officer, Co-Ceocontrolsince 01/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Richard Colmann
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton, Ma · principal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 22, 2026discretionary share of RAUM moved from 19.0% to 89.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-02-12 and 2026-04-22peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Other offices · 3 to 4Apr 22, 2026 to Jun 12, 2026
- Accounts · 405 to 441Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory activities · 3 to 4Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 0 to 1Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 47 to 51Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 73 to 71Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 5 to 8Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $34.1M to $167MFeb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $153M to $161MFeb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $21.5M to $24.1MFeb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $141M to $21.1MFeb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $191,893 to $212,306Feb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $175M to $188MFeb 12, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 383 to 405Mar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- HNW clients · 49 to 47Mar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Individual clients · 63 to 73Mar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 51-100Mar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $28.7M to $34.1MMar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $135M to $153MMar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $16.7M to $21.5MMar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $123M to $141MMar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $177,239 to $191,893Mar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- RAUM · $152M to $175MMar 27, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
- Accounts · 316 to 383Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Corporate clients · 2 to 3Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 46 to 49Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 49 to 63Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Employees · 4 to 5Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HQ city · unset to ACTONFeb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HQ state · unset to MAFeb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 5Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Other offices · 2 to 3Feb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $24.3M to $28.7MFeb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $112M to $135MFeb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $16.9M to $16.7MFeb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $104M to $123MFeb 1, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
- James Knight Joseph Colman (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Colman Knight Advisory Group, LlcFeb 28, 2019 · 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 978-369-1504reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 978-371-2015reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/colman-knight-advisory-group-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- colmanknight.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 978-371-2015reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 12, 2026
- Contact form
- colmanknight.com/contactreportedpublished 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
- $37.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026