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Former SEC-registered adviser

B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L••

Former SEC-registered adviserRapid City, South DakotaCRD 134738SEC 801-79498IAPD
Latest filing Mar 21, 2023
First filing on the tape Mar 9, 2012 · 28 filings
RAUM
$388M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$386M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$388M as of Feb 21, 2023
Mar 9, 2012$66.3M then
HNW client RAUM$196M as of Feb 21, 2023
Mar 12, 2018$87.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Feb 21, 2023
Mar 9, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Feb 21, 2023
Mar 6, 20152 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -5.4% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 21, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$97.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
248derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$169,279derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-5.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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$196M51%
  • Individuals$190M49%
  • Charitable organizations$1.5M0.4%
  • Corporations and businesses$347,2600.1%
Individual clients
818reported
HNW clients
172reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
5reported
Accounts
2,292reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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
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
    • B••••• H•••• T••••• · Ceo/Managing Membercontrol
      since 02/2005 · owns 50% to 75%
    • M••••• D••••••• A•••• · President/Managing Member/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 02/2005 · 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
    Rapid City, Sd · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 2,110 to 2,292
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • HNW clients · 127 to 172
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • Individual clients · 821 to 818
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • Employees · 11 to 10
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $402M to $382M
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $199M to $196M
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $209M to $190M
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.7M to $6.2M
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • RAUM · $410M to $388M
      Dec 8, 2022 to Feb 21, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,766 to 2,110
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • HNW clients · 110 to 127
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Individual clients · 720 to 821
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Employees · 7 to 11
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $331M to $402M
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $153M to $199M
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $184M to $209M
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.8M to $7.7M
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • RAUM · $340M to $410M
      Sep 30, 2021 to Mar 4, 2022
    • Accounts · 1,554 to 1,766
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • BD registered reps · 3 to 4
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • HNW clients · 67 to 110
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Individual clients · 677 to 720
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Employees · 9 to 7
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $266M to $331M
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $106M to $153M
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $167M to $184M
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.7M to $8.8M
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • RAUM · $276M to $340M
      Jun 11, 2020 to Mar 4, 2021
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
      Mar 18, 2020 to Mar 31, 2020
    • Accounts · 1,415 to 1,554
      Jul 17, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
      Jul 17, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
    • HNW clients · 65 to 67
      Jul 17, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
    • Individual clients · 621 to 677
      Jul 17, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Jul 17, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $216M to $266M
      Jul 17, 2019 to Mar 18, 2020
    Signals
    6 dated events
    • D•••••• A•••• M•••• left B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L•• for S•••••••• F••••••••• I••• (registered 2005-10-31)
      Nov 9, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • H••• T••••• B•••• left B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L•• for S•••••••• F••••••••• I••• (registered 2005-10-31)
      Nov 9, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • J•••••• D•••••• A•• left B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L•• for L•• F•••••••• L•• (registered 2023-09-11)
      Nov 9, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • N•••••••• A•••• S•••••• left B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L•• for S•••••••• F••••••••• I••• (registered 2021-03-29)
      Nov 9, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L••'s advisors moved to S•••••••• F••••••••• I••• (Rapid City, SD): 3 of 4 registered, on the same day
      Nov 9, 2023 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • B•• F•••••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Mar 27, 2014 · First SEC registration · fact
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    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