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Former SEC-registered adviser

The Rikoon Group, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserCRD 131435SEC 801-63095websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 21, 2025
First filing on the tape Mar 19, 2012 · 45 filings
SEC status approved since May 12, 2004
RAUM
$72.2M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$71.8M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
45 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$72.2M as of Mar 21, 2025
Mar 19, 2012$420M then
HNW client RAUM$71.8M as of Mar 21, 2025
Mar 30, 2018$495M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 21, 2025
Mar 19, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Mar 21, 2025
Feb 22, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -18% over the last fiscal year-9.5% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 21, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$36.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
96derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$374,188derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$372,183derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
0.0%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+0.0%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$71.8M100%
  • Charitable organizations$359,3850.5%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
192reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
194reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
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
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
    • Shannon Bultemeier · Controller
      since 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
    • J Kyle Burns · President, Chief Compliance Officer
      since 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Hightower Holding, LLC · Holding Company
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Thl Ht Spv, LP · 25-50% Owner Of Applicant'S Holding Company
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Hightower Holding, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list The Rikoon Group, LLC as a related person
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Santa Fe, Nm000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • HQ city · unset to
      Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • HQ state · unset to
      Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $88.1M to $71.8M
      Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $88.3M to $72.2M
      Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • RAUM · $88.3M to $72.2M
      Mar 22, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Accounts · 189 to 194
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • HNW clients · 186 to 192
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 1 to 0
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $94.4M to $88.1M
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $95.5M to $88.3M
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $400,000 to $0
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • RAUM · $95.5M to $88.3M
      Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 22, 2024
    • Accounts · 217 to 189
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Charity clients · 1 to 2
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW clients · 214 to 186
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 2 to 1
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $96.1M to $94.4M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $97.3M to $95.5M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $771,479 to $400,000
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • RAUM · $97.3M to $95.5M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
    • Accounts · 219 to 217
      Jun 7, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
    • HNW clients · 216 to 214
      Jun 7, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $85.2M to $96.1M
      Jun 7, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $86.3M to $97.3M
      Jun 7, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
    • RAUM · $86.3M to $97.3M
      Jun 7, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
    • Accounts · 1,226 to 219
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 2
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Charity clients · 10 to 1
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • HNW clients · 315 to 216
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 21 to 2
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $181M to $0
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Employees · 4 to 2
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 2
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $590M to $0
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $608M to $85.2M
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $26.9M to $86.3M
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $4.8M to $771,479
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    • RAUM · $617M to $86.3M
      Mar 31, 2021 to May 12, 2021
    Signals
    6 dated events
    • The Rikoon Group, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2026-01-02, RAUM $72.2M)
      Feb 2, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Contessa Maria Archuleta left The Rikoon Group, Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2021-04-21)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kyle James Burns left The Rikoon Group, Llc for Hightower Advisors, Llc (registered 2021-04-21)
      Dec 31, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 2 advisors left The Rikoon Group, LLC (Santa FE, NM) for Hightower Advisors, LLC on the same day
      Dec 31, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
    • The Rikoon Group, Llc reported RAUM $86.3M, down 86% from $616.7M (2021-03-31 to 2021-05-12)
      May 12, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Allen Robert Rikoon (President,Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of The Rikoon Group, Llc (listed 2020-06-30, absent 2021-03-31)
      Mar 31, 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.
    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