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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

Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserCincinnati, OhioCRD 119901SEC 801-61633IAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2022
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 24 filings
RAUM
$493M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$488M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
24 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$493M as of Mar 21, 2022
Mar 28, 2012$198M then
HNW client RAUM$354M as of Mar 21, 2022
Mar 29, 2018$242M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 21, 2022
Mar 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Mar 21, 2022
Mar 7, 201310 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$123MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
95derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$419,203derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 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
+3.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$94.2M, 77 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$354M72%
  • Individuals$134M27%
  • Charitable organizations$2.9M0.6%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.7M0.3%
Individual clients
267reported
HNW clients
112reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,176reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$94.2M for 77 clientsreported
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
    • Kenneth John Ritter · Chief Compliance Officer & Foundercontrol
      since 07/1999 · owns less than 5%
    • Van Joel Bennett · Chief Financial Officer
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Harold Buckner · Executive Vice President
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Earl Jeffrey Daniher · Founder
      since 07/1999 · owns less than 5%
    • Ann Lori Markham · Assistant Secretary
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Bredt Robert Norwood · Executive Vp & General Counsel
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Maren Angela Osborne · Chief Operating Officer
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Yin Yin · Controller And Assistant Secretary
      since 09/2021 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC · Owner
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B, Inc.
    • Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C, Inc.
    • Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Financial, Inc.
    • Kestra Financial, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC
    • Kingfisher Holding A, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kingfisher Holding B, Inc.
    • Kingfisher Holding B, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A, Inc.
    • Kingfisher Holding, G.P., LLC · General Partner
      indirect · owns F of Kingfisher Holding, L.P.
    • Kingfisher Holding, L.P. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Kingfisher Holding A, Inc.
    • Warburg Pincus Financial Sector, L.P. · Limited Partner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Kingfisher Holding, L.P.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Business name · RITTER DANIHER FINANCIAL ADVISORY, LLC to RITTER DANIHER FINANCIAL ADVISORY LLC
      Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Legal name · RITTER DANIHER FINANCIAL ADVISORY, LLC to RITTER DANIHER FINANCIAL ADVISORY LLC
      Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Succession · false to true
      Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Accounts · 1,165 to 1,176
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Individual clients · 255 to 267
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $79.8M to $94.2M
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Employees · 9 to 10
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $435M to $493M
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $309M to $354M
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $123M to $134M
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.8M to $0
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $1.9M to $1.7M
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • RAUM · $437M to $493M
      Jan 11, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Mar 31, 2021 to Oct 28, 2021
    • Related broker-dealer · false to true
      Mar 31, 2021 to Oct 28, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,119 to 1,165
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • HNW clients · 118 to 112
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Individual clients · 244 to 255
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 4 to 3
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $59.0M to $79.8M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Employees · 10 to 9
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $391M to $435M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $276M to $309M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $113M to $123M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $56.0M to $1.8M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $55.9M to $1.9M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • RAUM · $447M to $437M
      Jun 30, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,105 to 1,119
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • HNW clients · 108 to 118
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Individual clients · 245 to 244
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Pension plan clients · 5 to 4
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $51.0M to $59.0M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $351M to $391M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $258M to $276M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $89.9M to $113M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $47.5M to $56.0M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $48.9M to $55.9M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • RAUM · $399M to $447M
      Jul 24, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Accounts · 1,076 to 1,105
      Mar 29, 2019 to Jul 24, 2019
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC's advisors moved to Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC (Cincinnati, OH): 5 of 5 registered, on the same day
      Jun 29, 2022 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
      Mar 30, 2022 · Succession (Item 4) · 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