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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

Independent wealth managerLakewood, ColoradoCRD 129971SEC 801-62684websiteIAPD
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
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
John Carter DowningLakewood, CoJun 7, 200645 y3
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
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Kelley Cynthia Hinds · Secretary/Advisor/Partnercontrol
    since 12/2003 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Russell Jonathan Kelley · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Lakewood, Co · principal600
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 2 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 632 to 629
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 5 to 9
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • HNW clients · 120 to 136
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Individual clients · 179 to 162
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Employees · 8 to 10
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 6
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $490M to $526M
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $339M to $466M
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $89.7M to $71.0M
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.5M to $11.4M
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • RAUM · $496M to $537M
    Dec 11, 2024 to Dec 2, 2025
  • Accounts · 625 to 632
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • HNW clients · 94 to 120
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Individual clients · 200 to 179
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Employees · 7 to 8
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $414M to $490M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $312M to $339M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $45.9M to $89.7M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.1M to $6.5M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • RAUM · $421M to $496M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Dec 11, 2024
  • Accounts · 604 to 625
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • BD registered reps · 6 to 5
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Charity clients · 2.0 to unset
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • HNW clients · 86 to 94
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Individual clients · 304 to 200
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Employees · 8 to 7
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 4 to 0
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 3
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $364M to $414M
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $219M to $312M
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $85.2M to $45.9M
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.6M to $7.1M
    Dec 19, 2022 to Nov 20, 2023
  • RAUM · $366M to $421M
    Dec 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