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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
Life Planning Advisors LLC
Latest filing Mar 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 23, 2012 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 22, 2022
RAUM
$169M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
0.0%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$168M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$33.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$169M as of Mar 25, 2026
Jun 23, 2012$35.0M then
HNW client RAUM$77.4M as of Mar 25, 2026
Jul 7, 2023$63.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 25, 2026
Jun 23, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 25, 2026
Jul 7, 20235 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +9.9% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $33.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 195derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $157,946derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 0.0%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 0.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.3derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +9.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +1.8%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisers, publicationsreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Individuals$90.1M53%
- High-net-worth individuals$77.4M46%
- Corporations and businesses$1.0M0.6%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$625,7420.4%
- Individual clients
- 924reported
- HNW clients
- 51reported
- Pension plan clients
- 2reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 1,071reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian David Price | Bigfork, Mt | Jan 4, 2018 | 25 y | 3 |
| Timothy Todd Van Houten | Phoenix, Az | Nov 30, 2021 | 32 y | 3 |
| Mark Anton Baksic | Garden Grove, Ca | Aug 21, 2024 | 17 y | 4 |
| Jeffrey Bruce GoldmanCertified Financial Planner | Bigfork, Mt | Nov 24, 2025 | 35 y | 5 |
| Todd Allyn Tessler | Bigfork, Mt | Dec 10, 2025 | 28 y | 4 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Mao Chang Wang to Sequent Planning, LLCApr 18, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Mark Anton Baksic from Western International SecuritiesAug 21, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Mao Chang Wang from Gradient Advisors, LLCFeb 22, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Timothy Todd Van Houten from J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc.Nov 30, 2021 · Other
- Christian David Price from Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.Jan 4, 2018 · Other
- Todd Allyn Tessler from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, IncNov 18, 2013 · Other
- Jeffrey Bruce Goldman from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, IncAug 24, 2009 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Bruce Jeffrey Goldman · Managing Member, Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2009 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigfork, Mt · principal | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Irvine, Ca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Bigfork, MT2 employees
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- low discretionary shareStatic outlier · filing Mar 25, 2026discretionary share of RAUM of 0% against a peer median of 100% (5676 comparable advisers, 0.0th percentile, 33.7 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 0.0% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 964 to 1,071May 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- Corporate clients · 4 to 2May 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- Individual clients · 907 to 924May 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $72.2M to $77.4MMay 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $80.2M to $90.1MMay 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $154M to $169MMay 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $553,467 to $625,742May 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- RAUM · $154M to $169MMay 27, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Mar 13, 2025 to May 27, 2025
- Accounts · 724 to 964Sep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Business name · SIERRA WEALTH GROUP, LLC to LIFE PLANNING ADVISORS LLCSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Corporate clients · 2 to 4Sep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- HNW clients · 37 to 51Sep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Individual clients · 446 to 907Sep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 1 to 2Sep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Legal name · SIERRA WEALTH GROUP, LLC to LIFE PLANNING ADVISORS LLCSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $38.2M to $72.2MSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $93.6M to $80.2MSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $133M to $154MSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $425,000 to $553,467Sep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- RAUM · $133M to $154MSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Succession · true to falseSep 6, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Succession · false to trueApr 18, 2024 to Sep 6, 2024
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4Feb 29, 2024 to Apr 18, 2024
- Employees · 5 to 4Feb 29, 2024 to Apr 18, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 4Feb 29, 2024 to Apr 18, 2024
- Accounts · 679 to 724Jul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 39 to 37Jul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Individual clients · 402 to 446Jul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- HQ city · unset to BIGFORKJul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- HQ state · unset to MTJul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Other offices · 2 to 3Jul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $63.7M to $38.2MJul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $41.8M to $93.6MJul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $107M to $133MJul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $250,000 to $425,000Jul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- RAUM · $107M to $133MJul 7, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Accounts · 665 to 679Sep 16, 2022 to Jul 7, 2023
- Corporate clients · unset to 2.0Sep 16, 2022 to Jul 7, 2023
- HNW clients · unset to 39.0Sep 16, 2022 to Jul 7, 2023
Signals
4 dated events
- Sierra Wealth Group, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)Sep 6, 2024 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
- Allyn Todd Tessler (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Life Planning Advisors Llc (listed 2024-04-18, absent 2024-09-06)Sep 6, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Mao Chang Wang left Life Planning Advisors Llc for Sequent Planning, Llc (registered 2024-07-15)Apr 18, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Sierra Wealth Group, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Aug 23, 2022 · 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
- info@lifeplanningadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 406-858-7890reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Website
- lifeplanningadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 760-918-0304reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 25, 2026
- Contact form
- lifeplanningadvisors.com/contact-usreportedpublished 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
- $33.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026