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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

The Mutual Fund Research Center, Research Center

Former SEC-registered adviserOverland Park, KansasCRD 140760SEC 801-67181IAPD
Legal name The Mutual Fund Research Center, LLC
Latest filing Oct 14, 2016
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 20 filings
RAUM
$0
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
n/a
of RAUM
Private clients
n/a
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
12 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$0 as of Feb 1, 2016
Mar 30, 2012$0 then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Feb 1, 2016
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)12 as of Feb 1, 2016
Mar 27, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal yearIARs 8 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Oct 14, 2016; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$0derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
unknownderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
unknownderivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
selection of other advisers, publications, otherreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
0reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
n/areported
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Richard Edward Bloomberg · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 09/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • M Christopher Bouffard · Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 03/2013 · owns less than 5%
  • Merril Clifford Brandt · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 10/2006 · owns less than 5%
  • Bradley John Bunch · Presidentcontrol
    since 02/2016 · owns less than 5%
  • Raffaele Sadun · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 09/2014 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • The Mutual Fund Store, LLC · Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • Financial Engines, Inc. · Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mayberry Acquisition Sub I, LLC · public reporting company
  • Kansas City 727 Acquisition LLC · Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Tmfs Holdings, LLC
  • Mayberry Acquisition Sub I, LLC · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mayberry Holdco I, Inc.
  • Mayberry Holdco I, Inc. · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Mayberry Holdco II, Inc.
  • Mayberry Holdco II, Inc. · Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Kansas City 727 Acquisition LLC
  • Tmfs Holdings, LLC · Member
    indirect · owns 75% or more of The Mutual Fund Store, LLC
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list The Mutual Fund Research Center, Research Center as a related person
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 13 to 12
    Aug 18, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016
  • Employees · 13 to 12
    Aug 18, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
    Aug 18, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016
  • Business name · THE MUTUAL FUND RESEARCH CENTER to THE MUTUAL FUND RESEARCH CENTER, RESEARCH CENTER
    Mar 25, 2015 to Apr 1, 2015
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 13
    Dec 16, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
  • Employees · 5 to 13
    Dec 16, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 8
    Dec 16, 2014 to Mar 25, 2015
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
    Jan 2, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Employees · 4 to 5
    Jan 2, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • State-registered IARs · 1 to 2
    Jan 2, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Advisory employees · unset to 4.0
    Oct 17, 2012 to Dec 19, 2012
  • Employees · unset to 4.0
    Oct 17, 2012 to Dec 19, 2012
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
    Oct 17, 2012 to Dec 19, 2012
Signals
No event on the tape.
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
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