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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

Briggs Wealth Management, Inc.

Independent wealth managerGlastonbury, ConnecticutCRD 125518SEC 801-66556websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 11, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 23, 2012 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 30, 2006
RAUM
$362M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
85%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$362M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$121M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$362M as of Feb 11, 2026
Jan 23, 2012$90.6M then
HNW client RAUM$305M as of Feb 11, 2026
Jan 30, 2018$136M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Feb 11, 2026
Jan 23, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Feb 11, 2026
Jan 31, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +40% over the last fiscal year+23% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 11, 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
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$121MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
44derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$525,437derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
85%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+40%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.5%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$305M84%
  • Individuals$57.5M16%
Individual clients
42reported
HNW clients
90reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
689reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
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
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Mark Vincent BriggsCertified Financial PlannerGlastonbury, CtOct 19, 200029 y0
William Naldo RodriguezCertified Financial PlannerGlastonbury, CtSep 5, 201921 y3
Benjamin James CarlsonGlastonbury, CtApr 30, 202612 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Vincent Mark Briggs · Managing Member/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 08/2000 · 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Glastonbury, Ct · principal310
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Feb 11, 2026
    RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $258,725,939 to $362,026,338 (+40.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-12 and 2026-02-11; the peer median change was +15.0% (4550 comparable advisers, 93.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,550) · 93% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 696 to 689
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 87 to 90
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 43 to 42
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $19.1M to $18.7M
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $204M to $307M
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $220M to $305M
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $38.4M to $57.5M
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $54.4M to $55.0M
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $259M to $362M
    Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
    Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 2, 2025
  • Accounts · 673 to 696
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 76 to 87
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 32 to 43
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $169M to $204M
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $181M to $220M
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $42.0M to $38.4M
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $53.9M to $54.4M
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $223M to $259M
    Dec 6, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 636 to 673
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • HNW clients · 64 to 76
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Individual clients · 40 to 32
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $22.5M to $19.1M
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · true to false
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $144M to $169M
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $146M to $181M
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $48.8M to $42.0M
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $51.1M to $53.9M
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • RAUM · $195M to $223M
    Feb 4, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024
  • Accounts · 620 to 636
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • HNW clients · 68 to 64
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • Individual clients · 37 to 40
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $27.0M to $22.5M
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $154M to $144M
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $158M to $146M
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $55.6M to $48.8M
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $59.5M to $51.1M
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • RAUM · $214M to $195M
    Jan 22, 2022 to Feb 1, 2023
  • Accounts · 591 to 620
    Dec 8, 2021 to Jan 21, 2022
  • HNW clients · 67 to 68
    Dec 8, 2021 to Jan 21, 2022
  • Individual clients · 33 to 37
    Dec 8, 2021 to Jan 21, 2022
Signals
2 dated events
  • Briggs Wealth Management, Inc. reported RAUM $362.0M, up 40% from $258.7M (2025-07-02 to 2026-01-31)
    Jan 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
  • Briggs Wealth Management, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
    Feb 21, 2014 · 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business email
ben@briggswealthmgmt.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
austin@briggswealthmgmt.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
katie@briggswealthmgmt.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
laurie@briggswealthmgmt.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
ryan@briggswealthmgmt.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email
erin@briggswealthmgmt.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
860-657-4878reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
860-633-8988reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website
BRIGGSWEALTHMGMT.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
860-633-8988reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 11, 2026
Contact form
briggswealthmgmt.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page
briggswealthmgmt.com/meet-our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$121Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026