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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

Inspired Financial

Former SEC-registered adviserHuntington Beach, CaliforniaCRD 125713SEC 801-79055IAPD
Legal name Inspired Financial LLC
Latest filing Apr 16, 2023
First filing on the tape Jan 30, 2012 · 22 filings
RAUM
$240M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$240M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$240M as of Feb 28, 2023
Apr 2, 2012$75.0M then
HNW client RAUM$225M as of Feb 28, 2023
Feb 13, 2018$92.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Feb 28, 2023
Feb 24, 20143 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Feb 28, 2023
Feb 24, 20144 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -17% over the last fiscal year+7.0% a year over threeIARs 4 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 16, 2023; 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
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$470,588derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%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
-17%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+8.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, otherreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$225M94%
  • Individuals$15.0M6.3%
Individual clients
33reported
HNW clients
99reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
510reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
    • Evelyn Zohlen · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns 75% or more
    • Louis Mark Prendergast · Principal
      since 08/2007 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Huntington Beach, Ca · principal000
    Paoli, Pa000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 486 to 510
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • HNW clients · 90 to 99
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Individual clients · 32 to 33
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 0
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $290M to $240M
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $272M to $225M
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $17.4M to $15.0M
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • RAUM · $290M to $240M
      Nov 3, 2022 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Assets in custody · 289500000.0 to unset
      Feb 28, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Feb 28, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
      Feb 28, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023
    • Accounts · 497 to 486
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • Individual clients · 34 to 32
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $247M to $290M
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • Employees · 4 to 8
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 4
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $247M to $290M
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $230M to $272M
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $17.2M to $17.4M
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • RAUM · $247M to $290M
      Mar 10, 2021 to Mar 16, 2022
    • Accounts · 447 to 497
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • HNW clients · 82 to 90
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • Individual clients · 28 to 34
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $196M to $247M
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $196M to $247M
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $182M to $230M
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $14.0M to $17.2M
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • RAUM · $196M to $247M
      Jun 12, 2020 to Mar 10, 2021
    • Accounts · 360 to 447
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • HNW clients · 69 to 82
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • Individual clients · 43 to 28
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $161M to $196M
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • Employees · 5 to 4
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $161M to $196M
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $142M to $182M
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $19.0M to $14.0M
      Jun 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Maria Del Mar Castillo Dominguez left Inspired Financial for Apella Wealth (registered 2023-07-20)
      Nov 7, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Claire Thornton left Inspired Financial for Apella Wealth (registered 2023-07-20)
      Nov 6, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Evelyn Marie Zohlen left Inspired Financial for Apella Wealth (registered 2023-07-20)
      Nov 6, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Mark Louis Prendergast left Inspired Financial for Apella Wealth (registered 2023-07-20)
      Nov 6, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Robert Easton Price left Inspired Financial for Apella Wealth (registered 2023-07-20)
      Nov 6, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Inspired Financial's advisors moved to Apella Wealth (Huntington Beach, CA): 4 of 5 registered, a day apart
      Nov 6, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Inspired Financial filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jan 6, 2014 · First SEC registration · 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
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    Sep 14, 2026