DFX Intelligence

RIA Intelligence

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

Paracle Advisors LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserMercer Island, WashingtonCRD 130726SEC 801-63993IAPD
Latest filing Apr 2, 2021
First filing on the tape Nov 17, 2011 · 20 filings
RAUM
$1.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$1.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
22
14 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.4B as of Mar 16, 2021
Mar 13, 2012$327M then
HNW client RAUM$1.3B as of Mar 16, 2021
Mar 20, 2018$823M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)14 as of Mar 16, 2021
Mar 13, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)22 as of Mar 16, 2021
Mar 20, 201312 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 14 to 14
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 2, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$101MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
32derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$797,891derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
14.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+9.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$712M, 347 clientsreportedItem 9.A
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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.3B94%
  • Individuals$63.3M4.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$10.5M0.7%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.5M0.2%
  • Charitable organizations$3.1M0.2%
Individual clients
118reported
HNW clients
325reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,767reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$712M for 347 clientsreported
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
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
    • Joseph Elliott Brink · Principalcontrol
      since 02/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Michael Duane Duim · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2012 · owns 10% to 25%
    • E Joshua Harris · Principalcontrol
      since 02/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
    • L Anne Marie Kessler · Principalcontrol
      since 02/2004 · owns 25% to 50%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,622 to 1,767
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Corporate clients · 6 to 3
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • HNW clients · 292 to 325
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Individual clients · 114 to 118
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 1
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $592M to $712M
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4B
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $58.1M to $63.3M
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.9M to $5.1M
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $2.8M to $3.5M
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4B
      Jun 29, 2020 to Mar 16, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,445 to 1,622
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 13 to 14
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 2 to 6
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • HNW clients · 250 to 292
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Individual clients · 92 to 114
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Pension plan clients · 1 to 2
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $181M to $592M
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Employees · 17 to 22
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • State-registered IARs · 13 to 14
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $897M to $1.2B
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $831M to $1.2B
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $58.0M to $58.1M
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.2M to $4.9M
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $3.1M to $2.8M
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • RAUM · $906M to $1.2B
      Jun 6, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020
    • Accounts · 1,310 to 1,445
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Charity clients · unset to 2.0
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • HNW clients · 254 to 250
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 1.0
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $397M to $181M
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $867M to $897M
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $823M to $831M
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $49.4M to $58.0M
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $6.3M to $8.2M
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 3087987.0
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • RAUM · $873M to $906M
      Mar 20, 2018 to Mar 27, 2019
    • Accounts · 1,400 to 1,310
      Mar 15, 2017 to Mar 20, 2018
    • Advisory employees · 11 to 13
      Mar 15, 2017 to Mar 20, 2018
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Paracle Advisors Llc reported RAUM $1.2B, up 36% from $905.7M (2019-06-06 to 2020-04-01)
      Apr 1, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • Paracle Advisors Llc reported RAUM $873.0M, up 29% from $676.3M (2017-03-15 to 2018-03-20)
      Mar 20, 2018 · RAUM change · 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