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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

Altavista Wealth Management, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserAsheville, North CarolinaCRD 122326SEC 801-62511IAPD
Latest filing Apr 5, 2021
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 22 filings
RAUM
$602M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$588M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$602M as of Mar 31, 2021
Mar 30, 2012$286M then
HNW client RAUM$588M as of Mar 31, 2021
Mar 27, 2018$476M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 31, 2021
Mar 28, 20135 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Mar 31, 2021
Mar 28, 20138 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.3% over the last fiscal year+6.1% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 5, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$100MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$648,912derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, publications, 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)
  • 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$588M98%
  • Charitable organizations$11.3M1.9%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.1M0.3%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
242reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
927reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
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
    • Daniel Lewis Akers · President/Treasurer/Managing Principalcontrol
      since 04/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Russell Kyle Boyd · Secretary/Managing Principalcontrol
      since 04/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Lee Logan Bolick · Director Of Research, Financial Advisor
      since 01/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Shelly Jacquelyn Friedrich · Financial Advisor
      since 03/2008 · owns less than 5%
    • Barry Christine Nelson · Chief Operating Officer And Chief Compliance Officer
      since 04/2004 · owns 10% to 25%
    • E. Jonathan Shumate · Senior Financial Advisor
      since 11/2016 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Ron Carland
      insurancey
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Charlotte, NC2 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 870 to 927
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Charity clients · unset to 2.0
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • HNW clients · 247 to 242
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 7 to 1
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $540M to $593M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $527M to $588M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.4M to $8.6M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $27.8M to $2.1M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • RAUM · $555M to $602M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
    • Accounts · 926 to 870
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • HNW clients · 276 to 247
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 7.0
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Assets in custody · 280749092.0 to unset
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Employees · 11 to 10
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $469M to $540M
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $460M to $527M
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.4M to $15.4M
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $18.8M to $27.8M
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • RAUM · $488M to $555M
      Apr 3, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Accounts · 872 to 926
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • HNW clients · 288 to 276
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Assets in custody · unset to 280749092.0
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 11-25
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $486M to $469M
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $476M to $460M
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.7M to $18.4M
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Pension RAUM · $19.2M to $18.8M
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • RAUM · $504M to $488M
      Mar 27, 2018 to Mar 30, 2019
    • Accounts · 916 to 872
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 288.0
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 1.0
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $390M to $486M
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 476058641.0
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.8M to $18.7M
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 19190959.0
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    • RAUM · $409M to $504M
      Mar 30, 2017 to Mar 27, 2018
    Signals
    9 dated events
    • Quinn R Schneider left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-02-28)
      Feb 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Lewis Daniel Akers left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-01)
      Feb 25, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gregory Norton Jones left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-29)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kyle Russell Boyd left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-01)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Logan Lee Bolick left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-02-28)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jonathan E. Shumate left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-02-28)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jeffrey Brisbin Howden left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-01)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Ronald Gene Carland left Altavista Wealth Management, Inc. for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-03-23)
      Feb 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Altavista Wealth Management, Inc.'s advisors moved to Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC (Asheville, NC): 8 of 8 registered, within 4 days
      Feb 24, 2022 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    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