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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

Burleson & Company, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserPetaluma, CaliforniaCRD 131803SEC 801-66240IAPD
Latest filing Mar 29, 2023
First filing on the tape Mar 15, 2012 · 29 filings
RAUM
$492M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
76%
of RAUM
Private clients
61%
$303M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
$3.4M gross assets
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$492M as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 15, 2012$234M then
HNW client RAUM$210M as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 26, 2018$19.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 15, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 28, 20133 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 29, 2023
Mar 28, 20201 then
RAUM -39% over the last fiscal year+0.9% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 29, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$123MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
68derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$509,867derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
76%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
36%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-39%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-3.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$3.4M, 1 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$210M43%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$159M32%
  • Individuals$92.9M19%
  • Charitable organizations$17.5M3.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$9.3M1.9%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$3.4M0.7%
Individual clients
218reported
HNW clients
54reported
Pension plan clients
41reported
Charitable clients
8reported
Accounts
965reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$3.4M for 1 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
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
    • David James Burleson · Principal/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 05/2004 · owns 75% or more
    • Ryan Bryce Brown · Partner
      since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
    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 · 944 to 965
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 3
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Charity clients · 7 to 8
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW clients · 59 to 54
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual clients · 222 to 218
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · 38 to 41
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $3.3M to $3.4M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Employees · 7 to 5
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $657M to $374M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $423M to $210M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $188M to $92.9M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $144M to $118M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Pension RAUM · $170M to $159M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.3M to $3.4M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • RAUM · $801M to $492M
      Nov 4, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Accounts · 795 to 944
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Charity clients · 9 to 7
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Corporate clients · 8 to 11
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW clients · 110 to 59
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Individual clients · 147 to 222
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Pension plan clients · 26 to 38
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $2.9M to $3.3M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Employees · 6 to 7
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $646M to $657M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $538M to $423M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $40.3M to $188M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $135M to $144M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $164M to $170M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.9M to $3.3M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • RAUM · $780M to $801M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 29, 2022
    • Accounts · 741 to 795
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Charity clients · 7 to 9
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Corporate clients · 10 to 8
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • HNW clients · 84 to 110
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Individual clients · 134 to 147
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $3.3M to $2.9M
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Employees · 5 to 6
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $367M to $646M
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $281M to $538M
      Oct 22, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    Signals
    10 dated events
    • Viviana Alexis Mattos left Burleson & Company, Llc for Perigon Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-02-19)
      May 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Tiffany Shantel Blaho left Burleson & Company, Llc for Bell Investment Advisors Inc (registered 2019-07-29)
      May 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Bryce Ryan Brown left Burleson & Company, Llc for Perigon Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-01-30)
      May 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gregory D Thomas left Burleson & Company, Llc for Perigon Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-02-17)
      May 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Matthew Tyler Torkelson left Burleson & Company, Llc for Perigon Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
      May 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Burleson & Company, LLC's advisors moved to Perigon Wealth Management, LLC (Petaluma, CA): 4 of 5 registered, on the same day
      May 31, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Burleson & Company, Llc reported RAUM $492.0M, down 39% from $801.4M (2022-11-04 to 2023-03-29)
      Mar 29, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
    • Burleson & Company, Llc reported RAUM $780.3M, up 62% from $480.5M (2020-10-22 to 2021-03-30)
      Mar 30, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Burleson & Company, Llc reported RAUM $478.8M, up 41% from $339.5M (2019-03-29 to 2020-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • Greenleaf & Burleson Wealth Management, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
      Sep 22, 2017 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    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