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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

Northwest Asset Management

Independent wealth managerMercer Island, WashingtonCRD 147923SEC 801-69483websiteIAPD
Legal name Nwam, LLC
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 11, 2011 · 87 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 20, 2008
RAUM
$4.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
71%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$4.1B individuals and HNW
Advisors
62
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$66.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
62
44 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
68
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
87 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.1B as of Mar 31, 2026
Feb 28, 2012$491M then
HNW client RAUM$3.1B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$445M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)62 as of Mar 31, 2026
Feb 28, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)62 as of Mar 31, 2026
Jan 28, 201323 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 54 to 62offices 71 to 68
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 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
RAUM per advisor
$66.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
44derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$454,530derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
71%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.9derived69 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+15%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-7.0%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$615M, 943 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
  • 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • 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$3.1B76%
  • Individuals$924M22%
  • Corporations and businesses$46.7M1.1%
Individual clients
1,926reported
HNW clients
832reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
9,090reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$615M for 943 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
62 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Gregory Allen HeadrickCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, WaOct 9, 200833 y2
Nelly Olinda MubashiMercer Island, Wa Mar 1, 201022 y2
William H Ziehl Jr.Redmond, Wa Mar 16, 201041 y2
Arthur Geronimo NunesKirkland, Wa Nov 30, 201042 y2
Loren Irvin DeshonMercer Island, Wa Jan 13, 201245 y1
John William WattBelfair, Wa Jun 6, 201238 y2
Joseph Michael SchreiberKent, Wa Jul 13, 201233 y3
James Andrew BurtonCertified Financial PlannerBoise, Id Jan 2, 201334 y3
Jo Simmons AldridgeHouston, Tx Jul 11, 201624 y3
Mahum Raza PrasadLawndale, Ca Oct 19, 201611 y0
Matthew David StelmasCertified Financial PlannerTempleton, Ca Jan 31, 201728 y2
Damian Seth AldridgeCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, Wa Aug 1, 201724 y0
Suzette Marie RothbergCertified Financial PlannerIndependence, Mn Sep 8, 201735 y3
Brad Joseph LandryMercer Island, Wa Sep 18, 201715 y3
Gabriella SheffieldCertified Financial PlannerHuntington Beach, Ca Feb 26, 201818 y5
Kevin Bonner GlynnLiberty Lake, Wa Apr 12, 201841 y6
Teresa Lynn StarmanCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, Wa Jun 4, 201829 y2
Martin M BenderCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, Wa Aug 30, 201829 y3
Leonard Adriaan Van DorpMercer Island, Wa Mar 22, 201918 y2
Antriksh KandhariChartered Financial AnalystDes Moines, Wa Mar 26, 201910 y0
Sheila Mae NobleRapid City, Sd Apr 25, 201910 y0
Thomas David WhiteheadChartered Financial AnalystHuntington Beach, Ca May 13, 201914 y0
Shelby Dawn EckhardtCarnation, Wa Oct 10, 201923 y1
Candida Marie CaseyMercer Island, Wa Dec 10, 201939 y1
James Lester GillisCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, Wa Jun 19, 202022 y3
Darin Ray WomblePearland, Tx Oct 8, 202019 y4
Mary Archer MoonMercer Island, Wa Oct 26, 202044 y3
Noura Marie AlsheikhSeattle, Wa Dec 7, 202021 y1
Douglass Colley MccraeMercer Island, Wa Feb 8, 202113 y2
Jeffrey Michael CyganMercer Island, Wa Jul 23, 202130 y0
David Lindsey SchaenNewark, De Aug 6, 202135 y2
William Mark FarrellCertified Financial PlannerLongwood, Fl Aug 27, 202124 y2
Joseph Webster PetersMercer Island, Wa Nov 24, 202128 y3
Matthew Quincy LoreenMercer Island, Wa Dec 16, 202110 y0
Michael Scott Van SantCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, Wa May 10, 202230 y6
Kimberley S EvermonMercer Island, Wa Jun 10, 202210 y0
Austin Brady CunninghamCertified Financial PlannerAtascadero, Ca Jul 19, 202212 y2
Geoffrey Charles BurkeMercer Island, Wa Jan 26, 202331 y4
Hannah GeigerMercer Island, Wa Aug 19, 202310 y0
Samuel Cody Tiseth OlsonCertified Financial PlannerMercer Island, Wa Oct 19, 202311 y1
All 62 advisors at Northwest Asset Management
Advisor movement
3 left, 5 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 4.8% of current headcount18 left over 36 months
Left, latest
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
  • Allen Gregory Headrick · Managing Membercontrol
    since 07/2008 · owns less than 5%
  • Olinda Nelly Mubashi · Chief Executive Officer/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 04/2025 · owns less than 5%
  • Raza Mahum Prasad · Chief Operating Officercontrol
    since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
  • Allen Gregory Headrick · Governorcontrol
    since 06/2022 · owns 75% or more of Nw Holdings Group, Inc.
  • Olinda Nelly Mubashi · Governorcontrol
    since 06/2022 · owns F of Nw Holdings Group, Inc.
Entity owners
  • Nw Holdings Group, Inc. · Sole Member
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Arthur Geronimo Nunes, Jr
    investment companyn
  • Brad Joseph Landry
    real estaten
  • Bryan Cross Gould
    real estaten
  • Gregory Headrick
    real estaten
  • James Bryant Tilton
    insurancereal estaten
  • Jo Simmons Aldridge
    real estaten
  • Marty Mann Bender
    real estaten
  • Ryan Rourke
    real estaten
  • Theresa L. Starman
    real estaten
  • William Ziehl
    real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Mercer Island, Wa · principal62132
Seattle, Wa420
Redmond, Wa300
Huntington Beach, Ca300
Houston, Tx200
Anchorage, Ak200
Bend, Or220
Carnation, Wa200
Colorado Springs, Co210
Sammamish, Wa200
Edina, Mn000
Baltimore, Md000
Austin, Tx000
Chula Vista, Ca000
Charlotte, Nc001
Carlsbad, Ca000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Houston, TX2 employees
  • Atascadero, CA2 employees
  • Black Diamond, WA1 employees
  • Boise, ID1 employees
  • Bothell, WA1 employees
  • Cincinnati, OH1 employees
  • Delano, MN1 employees
  • Des Moines, WA1 employees
  • Huntington Beach, CA1 employees
  • Newark, DE1 employees
  • Seattle, WA1 employees
  • Snoqualmie, WA1 employees
  • Tempe, AZ1 employees
  • , 1 employees
  • Athens, GA1 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • business activity changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    wrap fee program participation (Item 5.I): yes on the filing of 2026-02-25, no on the filing of 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    PRASAD, MAHUM, RAZA (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-28 and 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
  • custody status changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
    custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2026-02-25, yes on the filing of 2026-03-31
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 8,844 to 9,090
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 38 to 44
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · 13 to 0
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 0 to 8
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 1,048 to 832
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 1,917 to 1,926
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 12 to 0
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 615482234.0
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 54 to 62
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 2
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 11-25
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 54 to 62
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 71 to 68
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.7B to $2.9B
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $2.7B to $3.1B
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $800M to $924M
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $861M to $1.2B
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $68.2M to $0
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $3.6B to $4.1B
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unset
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unset
    Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    May 8, 2025 to Jun 23, 2025
  • Accounts · 8,878 to 8,844
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 48 to 38
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 3 to 0
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Charity clients · 12 to 13
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 862 to 1,048
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 1,737 to 1,917
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 13 to 12
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Employees · 55 to 54
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 55 to 54
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Other offices · 66 to 71
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $2.7B
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $2.5B to $2.7B
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $690M to $800M
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $861M
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $65.4M to $68.2M
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $3.3B to $3.6B
    Aug 7, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
Signals
33 dated events
  • Anaiss Zamora left Northwest Asset Management for Savvy (registered 2026-05-05)
    Apr 16, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Mark Alan Renard left Northwest Asset Management for Mar Financial (registered 2025-11-17)
    Mar 31, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bryan Cross Gould left Northwest Asset Management for Ultra Advisory Group (registered 2025-11-21)
    Mar 27, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Theadora Mcknight Westlake-Stearns left Northwest Asset Management for Values Added Financial (registered 2025-08-26)
    Aug 13, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Maria Louise Callaghan left Northwest Asset Management for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2025-11-17)
    Jul 22, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Matthew Laciskey left Northwest Asset Management for Hyland Lake Partners (registered 2025-01-06)
    Apr 2, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James William Bryan left Northwest Asset Management for Hyland Lake Partners (registered 2025-01-06)
    Apr 2, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Northwest Asset Management reported 71 offices beyond its principal office, up from 66 (2024-08-07 to 2025-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2025 · Office count change · derived
  • Ryan Joseph Rourke left Northwest Asset Management for The Planner'S Edge Llc (registered 2024-12-20)
    Dec 20, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bryan Andrew Moylan left Northwest Asset Management for Traverse Private Wealth (registered 2024-05-02)
    Jul 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Raza Mahum Prasad (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Northwest Asset Management
    Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
  • Ian Tacher left Northwest Asset Management for Integra Wealth (registered 2023-11-13)
    Mar 13, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Rafael Antonio Villagran left Northwest Asset Management for Genesia Investments Llc (registered 2025-01-21)
    Feb 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Cathryn Grange left Northwest Asset Management for Watercolor Financial (registered 2023-08-11)
    Oct 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Megan Kelly Poore left Northwest Asset Management for Watercolor Financial (registered 2023-08-11)
    Oct 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Hal Bleckley Dobbs left Northwest Asset Management for Watercolor Financial (registered 2023-08-11)
    Oct 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 3 advisors left Northwest Asset Management (Austin, TX) for Watercolor Financial on the same day
    Oct 31, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Benjamin Stuart Englund left Northwest Asset Management for Ceva Advisors (registered 2023-06-22)
    Oct 4, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bradley Aaron Sayre left Northwest Asset Management for Shared Vision Wealth Group (registered 2023-06-19)
    Sep 22, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bryan Patrick Theall left Northwest Asset Management for Shared Vision Wealth Group (registered 2023-06-16)
    Sep 22, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Carolina Nmn Ortiz left Northwest Asset Management for Shared Vision Wealth Group (registered 2023-06-16)
    Sep 22, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 3 advisors left Northwest Asset Management (Carlsbad, CA) for Shared Vision Wealth Group on the same day
    Sep 22, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Northwest Asset Management reported 66 offices beyond its principal office, up from 34 (2022-07-15 to 2023-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2023 · Office count change · derived
  • Paul Orlino left Northwest Asset Management for Opus Financial Llc (registered 2025-09-17)
    Feb 17, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Andrew Tyler Clement left Northwest Asset Management for Alongside Wealth Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-11-10)
    Jan 26, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Adam Richard Wojtkowski left Northwest Asset Management for Copper Beech Wealth Management (registered 2022-09-23)
    Dec 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Anders Arne Wesley left Northwest Asset Management for Fifth Third Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2026-05-11)
    Aug 4, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Molly Mallindine Wagner left Northwest Asset Management for Assembly Wealth (registered 2022-07-15)
    May 13, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Northwest Asset Management reported RAUM $3.2B, up 33% from $2.4B (2021-12-23 to 2022-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Northwest Asset Management reported 38 offices beyond its principal office, up from 25 (2020-06-23 to 2021-03-25)
    Mar 25, 2021 · Office count 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/nwamreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/ria-innovations/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
sustainablebalance.netreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
206-838-3680reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 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
$66.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026