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RIA Intelligence
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
Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.
Latest filing Apr 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 15, 2012 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 8, 2009
RAUM
$641M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$641M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$107M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$641M as of Apr 30, 2026
Feb 15, 2012$91.8M then
HNW client RAUM$639M as of Apr 30, 2026
Feb 8, 2018$315M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Apr 30, 2026
Feb 15, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Apr 30, 2026
Mar 13, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- 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
- $107MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 34derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $591,771derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +3.6%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$639M100%
- Individuals$2.5M0.4%
- Individual clients
- 6reported
- HNW clients
- 197reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 1,084reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- 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
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ronald MillerCertified Financial Planner | Chapel Hill, Nc | Jun 26, 2009 | 20 y | 1 |
| Victor Louis ColellaCertified Financial Planner | Chapel Hill, Nc | Apr 20, 2020 | 10 y | 2 |
| Alexander Munib RichaniCertified Financial Planner | Chapel Hill, Nc | Sep 7, 2021 | 13 y | 3 |
| Laura Anne NealCertified Financial Planner | Tyler, Tx | May 19, 2023 | 25 y | 1 |
| Taylor Renee ColeCertified Financial Planner | Chapel Hill, Nc | Jan 3, 2024 | 10 y | 1 |
| Courtney Dorothy CubbinCertified Financial Planner | Chapel Hill, Nc | Dec 11, 2025 | 19 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 17% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Christopher Patrick Reid to Csenge Advisory Group, LLCApr 21, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Megan Nicole Coyne to Keener Financial PlanningDec 21, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Austin Lane Brown to Bolin Creek Wealth Advisors LLCDec 21, 2022 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Joseph Michael Marques to Bolin Creek Wealth Advisors LLCDec 21, 2022 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Benjamin Eric Birken to Pisces Financial Advisors, LLCApr 1, 2021 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Michael Hamilton Palmer to Ark Royal Wealth Management LLCMar 20, 2015 · Other
Joined, latest
- Christopher Patrick Reid from Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,LLCMar 19, 2025 · Other
- Taylor Renee Cole from Advisory Services NetworkJan 3, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Laura Anne Neal from Pembroke AdvisorsMay 19, 2023 · Other
- Alexander Munib Richani from Advice And Planning ServicesSep 7, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Victor Louis Colella from Rwa Wealth PartnersApr 20, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Megan Nicole Coyne from Marotta Wealth Management, Inc.Apr 20, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Joseph Michael Marques from Wells Fargo AdvisorsJul 3, 2014 · Other
- Benjamin Eric Birken from Woodward Financial Advisors, LLCJul 2, 2009 · Other
- James Ronald Miller from Tilson Financial Group IncJun 26, 2009 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 left for Bolin Creek Wealth Advisors LLCDec 21, 2022 · Chapel Hill, Nc
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Ronald James Miller · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 05/2009 · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill, Nc · principal | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Advisory activities · 2 to 3Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
- Accounts · 197 to 1,084Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 6 to 7Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 172 to 197Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 24 to 6Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 11 to 10Sep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $574M to $641MSep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $549M to $639MSep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $24.0M to $2.5MSep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension RAUM · 1070015.0 to unsetSep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $574M to $641MSep 15, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Mar 27, 2025 to May 22, 2025
- Accounts · 885 to 197Sep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Advisory employees · 5 to 6Sep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Charity clients · 0.0 to unsetSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Corporate clients · 0.0 to unsetSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- HNW clients · 149 to 172Sep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Individual clients · 36 to 24Sep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 0.0 to unsetSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pooled vehicle clients · 0.0 to unsetSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Employees · 6 to 11Sep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 6Sep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $511M to $574MSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $464M to $549MSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $46.8M to $24.0MSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $0 to $1.1MSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · 0.0 to unsetSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- RAUM · $511M to $574MSep 3, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Accounts · 627 to 885Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Advisory employees · 3 to 5Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 164 to 149Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 15 to 36Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 5Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $455M to $511MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $443M to $464MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $12.0M to $46.8MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- RAUM · $455M to $511MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Accounts · 725 to 627Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- Advisory employees · 7 to 3Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- HNW clients · 165 to 164Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
Signals
5 dated events
- Christopher Patrick Reid left Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. for Csenge Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2026-05-08)Apr 21, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Megan Nicole Coyne left Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. for Keener Financial Planning (registered 2022-10-26)Dec 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Joseph Michael Marques left Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. for Bolin Creek Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-03-10)Dec 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Austin Lane Brown left Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. for Bolin Creek Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2023-03-10)Dec 21, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 2 advisors left Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc. (Chapel Hill, NC) for Bolin Creek Wealth Advisors LLC on the same dayDec 21, 2022 · Team lift-out · 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/3268598/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- WOODWARDADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 919-929-2495reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 30, 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
- $107Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026