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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.
SEC-registered adviser
Lifeplan Group
Legal name Lifeplan Investment Advisors, Inc
Latest filing Jul 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 28, 2021 · 10 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 16, 2021
RAUM
$326M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$325M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$81.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
10 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$326M as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 2022$136M then
HNW client RAUM$264M as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 2022$74.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 20222 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Jul 30, 2026
Feb 16, 20225 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +37% over the last fiscal year+35% a year over threeIARs 3 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- RAUM per advisor
- $81.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 70derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $301,011derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +37%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +6.9%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$264M81%
- Individuals$61.3M19%
- Corporations and businesses$514,2760.2%
- Individual clients
- 138reported
- HNW clients
- 140reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 1,083reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Paul SutherlandCertified Financial Planner | Raleigh, Nc | Feb 21, 2014 | 14 y | 3 |
| Robert Scott WilsonCertified Financial Planner | Raleigh, Nc | Oct 5, 2022 | 10 y | 2 |
| Brooks Russell NicholsCertified Financial Planner | Raleigh, Nc | Jan 29, 2026 | 10 y | 2 |
| Ryan David Wahlers | Raleigh, Nc | Feb 25, 2026 | 12 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 2 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jenny Rebecca Elstein to LPL Financial LLCMar 27, 2020 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Joined, latest
- Ryan David Wahlers from Osaic Wealth, Inc.Feb 25, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Brooks Russell Nichols from Strategic Advisers LLCJan 29, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Robert Scott Wilson from Td Ameritrade, Inc.Oct 5, 2022 · Other
- Jenny Rebecca Elstein from Prospera Financial Services, Inc.Sep 13, 2017 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Paul Alex Sutherland · Co-Owner And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 03/2017 · owns 50% to 75%
- Allan Kenneth Sutherland · Co-Ownercontrolsince 05/2007 · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, Nc · principal | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $238,613,582 to $325,994,818 (+37.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-26 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 91.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 91% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 4Mar 30, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4Mar 30, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
- Accounts · 913 to 1,083Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 2 to 5Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 117 to 140Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 143 to 138Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 7 to 9Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 5Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $239M to $326MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $179M to $264MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $59.6M to $61.3MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $239M to $326MMar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 796 to 913Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Advisory employees · 4 to 2Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Corporate clients · 0.0 to unsetMar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW clients · 85 to 117Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual clients · 154 to 143Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Employees · 8 to 7Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 3Mar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $184M to $239MMar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $124M to $179MMar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $59.8M to $59.6MMar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- RAUM · $184M to $239MMar 26, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
- Accounts · 715 to 796Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- HNW clients · 74 to 85Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Individual clients · 162 to 154Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Employees · 7 to 8Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $133M to $184MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $81.8M to $124MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $50.7M to $59.8MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- RAUM · $133M to $184MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
- Accounts · 623 to 715Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
- Advisory employees · 2 to 3Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
- HNW clients · 51 to 74Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
- Individual clients · 163 to 162Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
- Employees · 5 to 7Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 3Oct 27, 2022 to Mar 20, 2023
Signals
1 dated events
- Lifeplan Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Sep 28, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business email
- diana@lifeplangroup.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 919-858-6119reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/LIFEPLAN-GROUPreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- LIFEPLANGROUP.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 919-858-6119reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 30, 2026
- Contact form
- LIFEPLANGROUP.COM/connectreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
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
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $81.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026