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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
Hinds Financial Group Inc
Latest filing Dec 2, 2025
First filing on the tape Dec 12, 2011 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 16, 2004
RAUM
$537M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$537M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$89.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$537M as of Dec 2, 2025
Dec 12, 2011$171M then
HNW client RAUM$466M as of Dec 2, 2025
Dec 21, 2017$121M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Dec 2, 2025
Dec 12, 20127 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Dec 2, 2025
Dec 12, 201210 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 3 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 2, 2025; 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $89.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 50derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $853,575derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 98%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%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
- +18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +1.7%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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$466M87%
- Individuals$71.0M13%
- Charitable organizations$255,0260.0%
- Individual clients
- 162reported
- HNW clients
- 136reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 629reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- 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=9.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carter Downing | Lakewood, Co | Jun 7, 2006 | 45 y | 3 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Keith E Cusack to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCJul 20, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Kelly Stecklein to The InstituteJul 14, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Carol Ann Sutterfield to LPL Financial LLCAug 9, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Gustin Deloran Fox-Smith to Cetera Investment Advisers LLCSep 16, 2016 · Other
- Patrick Edward Nolen to Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.Aug 18, 2015 · Other
- Taylor Nolen Yionoulis to Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.Aug 18, 2015 · Other
- Matthew Bryan Dupon to Commonwealth Financial NetworkDec 12, 2013 · Other
Joined, latest
- Gustin Deloran Fox-Smith from Lighthouse Financial LLCFeb 9, 2015 · Other
- Mark Edward O`Connor from Cambridge Financial Advisors, LLCFeb 9, 2015 · Other
- Kelly Stecklein from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCJan 6, 2014 · Other
- Carol Ann Sutterfield from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCOct 29, 2013 · Other
- Keith E Cusack from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCJan 24, 2013 · Other
- Matthew Bryan Dupon from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCMay 12, 2010 · Other
- Taylor Nolen Yionoulis from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCOct 29, 2009 · Other
- Cynthia Kelley Hinds from Centurion Hinds Investment Management Inc.Jun 13, 2006 · Other
- Craig Stephen Ciarlelli from Centurion Hinds Investment Management Inc.Jun 7, 2006 · Other
- Patrick Edward Nolen from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCJun 7, 2006 · Other
- John Carter Downing from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCJun 7, 2006 · Other
- Jonathan Russell Kelley from Centurion Hinds Investment Management Inc.Nov 18, 2004 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 left for Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.Aug 18, 2015 · Lakewood, Co
- 2 joined from Cetera Advisor Networks LLCAug 5, 2015 · Centennial, Co
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Kelley Cynthia Hinds · Secretary/Advisor/Partnercontrolsince 12/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
- Russell Jonathan Kelley · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 12/2003 · owns 50% to 75%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood, Co · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 2 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 632 to 629Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- BD registered reps · 5 to 9Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- HNW clients · 120 to 136Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Individual clients · 179 to 162Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Employees · 8 to 10Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 6Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 5Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $490M to $526MDec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $339M to $466MDec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $89.7M to $71.0MDec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.5M to $11.4MDec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- RAUM · $496M to $537MDec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
- Accounts · 625 to 632Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- HNW clients · 94 to 120Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Individual clients · 200 to 179Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Employees · 7 to 8Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $414M to $490MNov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $312M to $339MNov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $45.9M to $89.7MNov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.1M to $6.5MNov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- RAUM · $421M to $496MNov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
- Accounts · 604 to 625Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Advisory employees · 4 to 3Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- BD registered reps · 6 to 5Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Charity clients · 2.0 to unsetDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Corporate clients · 1.0 to unsetDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- HNW clients · 86 to 94Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Individual clients · 304 to 200Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Employees · 8 to 7Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Insurance-licensed employees · 4 to 0Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 3Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $364M to $414MDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $219M to $312MDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $85.2M to $45.9MDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.6M to $7.1MDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
- RAUM · $366M to $421MDec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Keith E Cusack left Hinds Financial Group Inc for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2022-07-01)Jul 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Lynn Sarah Budacki (Director Of Operations/Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Hinds Financial Group Inc (listed 2020-11-24, absent 2021-06-28)Jun 28, 2021 · Control person left · inference
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 phone
- 303-984-9000reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- CCCANDC.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 303-985-9889reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Dec 2, 2025
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
- $89.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026