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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

Buckeye Advisors, LLC.

Former SEC-registered adviserLorain, OhioCRD 119812SEC 801-63582IAPD
Legal name Buckeye Advisors,LLC
Latest filing Feb 6, 2012
First filing on the tape Dec 14, 2011 · 2 filings
RAUM
$26.4M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
n/a
n/a advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
2 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$26.4M as of Feb 6, 2012
Dec 14, 2011$26.4M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Feb 6, 2012
Dec 14, 20110 then
Employees (5.A): no history
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 6, 2012; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$101,149derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, 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)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
261reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
none on the tape
    Every departureEvery arrival
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • James Edward Baker · Partner/Managing Principal/Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Operations Officer/Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 04/2000 · owns 10% to 25%
    • Derek Brian Morgan · Partner/Managing Principal/Chief Financial Officer/Chief Legal Officercontrol
      since 04/2000 · owns 10% to 25%
    Entity owners
    • Buckeye Bancshares, Inc. · Partner
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    • The Citizens Banking Company · Partner
      direct · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Elyria, Oh001
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 3
      Dec 14, 2011 to Feb 6, 2012
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Dec 14, 2011 to Feb 6, 2012
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
      Dec 14, 2011 to Feb 6, 2012
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Brian Derek Morgan left Buckeye Advisors, Llc. for Landing Point Financial Group (registered 2025-07-28)
      Oct 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · 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