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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

Bt Wealth Management, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserAtlanta, GeorgiaCRD 147729SEC 801-69372IAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2022
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 34 filings
RAUM
$1.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
81%
$846M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
16
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
$182M gross assets
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 21, 2012$183M then
HNW client RAUM$784M as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 28, 2018$650M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 28, 20132 then
Employees (5.A)16 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 28, 20135 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 30, 2022
Mar 3, 20161 then
RAUM -1.4% over the last fiscal year+4.4% a year over threeIARs 8 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$150MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
46derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$791,539derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-1.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$511M, 173 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)
  • 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$784M75%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$182M17%
  • Individuals$62.7M6.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$12.2M1.2%
  • Charitable organizations$10.0M1.0%
Individual clients
131reported
HNW clients
194reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
9reported
Accounts
1,327reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$511M for 173 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
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
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    2 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Vendor Assistance Fund, LPOther Private Fund$18.6M28Jun 29, 2017
    Go-Vendor Receivables, LLCOther Private Fund$15.9M1Mar 26, 2020
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Edward Scott Craig · Managing Partnercontrol
      since 06/2015 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Clay William Mcdaniel · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 01/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Justin Snell · Chief Operating Officer/Ccocontrol
      since 10/2017 · owns less than 5%
    • Weldon Clifford Draughn · Presidentcontrol
      since 07/2015 · owns F of Excelsia, Inc.
    • Allen Richard Bennett · Partner
      since 01/2015 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Joseph Jeffrey Call · Partner
      since 01/2015 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Weldon Clifford Draughn · Partner
      since 07/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • Lee Kenneth Thrasher · Partner
      since 01/2015 · owns 5% to 10%
    Entity owners
    • Excelsia, Inc. · Member
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Bennett Thrasher, Llp
      insurancen
    • Bt Family Office, LLC
      investment advisernRAUM $4.0B
    • Bt Funds Group, LLC
      pooled vehicle sponsory
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Savannah, GA1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,252 to 1,327
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 11 to 10
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Charity clients · 8 to 9
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • HNW clients · 195 to 194
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Individual clients · 115 to 131
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pension plan clients · 6 to 5
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 4
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $329M to $511M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Employees · 17 to 16
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Private funds · 6 to 4
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $1.0B
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $784M to $784M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $47.2M to $62.7M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $19.1M to $17.8M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pension RAUM · $12.9M to $12.2M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $215M to $182M
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • RAUM · $1.1B to $1.1B
      Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
    • Accounts · 1,138 to 1,252
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 11
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Charity clients · 3 to 8
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • HNW clients · 168 to 195
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Individual clients · 105 to 115
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $441M to $329M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Employees · 18 to 17
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 10 to 8
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $995M to $1.0B
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $738M to $784M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $43.2M to $47.2M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $31.0M to $19.1M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $8.9M to $12.9M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $232M to $215M
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • RAUM · $1.0B to $1.1B
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Jun 25, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
    • Accounts · 971 to 1,138
      Aug 7, 2019 to Mar 26, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 12 to 10
      Aug 7, 2019 to Mar 26, 2020
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
      Aug 7, 2019 to Mar 26, 2020
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Aug 7, 2019 to Mar 26, 2020
    • HNW clients · 312 to 168
      Aug 7, 2019 to Mar 26, 2020
    • Individual clients · 3 to 105
      Aug 7, 2019 to Mar 26, 2020
    Signals
    13 dated events
    • Orlow Medwin Walstad left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-08-29)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Benjamin Grey Logan left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-02)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Scott Edward Craig left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-28)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Kay S Wilson left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-03-06)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Clifford Weldon Draughn left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-07-29)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • William Clay Mcdaniel left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-02)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jeffrey Joseph Call left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Bt Financial Services Llc (registered 2022-09-14)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Teresa R Munro left Bt Wealth Management, Llc for Waverly Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-07-27)
      Jul 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • BT Wealth Management, LLC's advisors moved to Waverly Advisors, LLC (Atlanta, GA): 6 of 8 registered, on the same day
      Jul 28, 2022 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Clay William Mcdaniel (Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bt Wealth Management, Llc
      Mar 30, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
    • Dolyniuk Elizabeth Lasco (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bt Wealth Management, Llc (listed 2019-05-20, absent 2019-08-07)
      Aug 7, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    • Dolyniuk Elizabeth Lasco (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bt Wealth Management, Llc
      Mar 28, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    • Bt Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $785.2M, up 26% from $622.0M (2017-09-07 to 2018-03-28)
      Mar 28, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
    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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