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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

Summit Wealth Advocates, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserCRD 151330SEC 801-112153IAPD
Latest filing Dec 26, 2023
First filing on the tape Nov 13, 2017 · 17 filings
RAUM
$315M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
94%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$315M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$315M as of Feb 7, 2023
Mar 20, 2018$130M then
HNW client RAUM$246M as of Feb 7, 2023
Mar 20, 2018$93.1M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Feb 7, 2023
Mar 20, 20184 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Feb 7, 2023
Mar 20, 20184 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -11% over the last fiscal year+18% a year over threeIARs 7 to 4offices 4 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 26, 2023; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$78.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
141derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$222,729derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
94%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-11%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+7.4%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$63.4M, 154 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$246M78%
  • Individuals$68.7M22%
  • Corporations and businesses$2,7760.0%
Individual clients
345reported
HNW clients
219reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
1,414reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$63.4M for 154 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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
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
    • Rilynn Melissa Loner · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • Christopher Todd Mackay · Presidentcontrol
      since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Avantax Wm Holdings, Inc. · Sole Shareholder
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Aretec Group, Inc. Dba Cetera Holdings · Sole Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Avantax, Inc.
    • Avantax Holdings LLC · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Project Baseball Sub, Inc.
    • Avantax, Inc. · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Avantax Holdings LLC
    • Gc Three Holdings, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Gc Two Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
    • Gc Two Intermediate Holdings, Inc. · Owner
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Aretec Group, Inc. Dba Cetera Holdings
    • Project Baseball Sub, Inc. · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Avantax Wm Holdings, Inc.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Prior Lake, Mn000
    Coon Rapids, Mn000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • St. Louis Park, MN1 employees
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 5
      Feb 7, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 4
      Feb 7, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023
    • Other offices · 4 to 3
      Feb 7, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023
    • Related adviser · false to true
      Feb 7, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023
    • Related broker-dealer · false to true
      Feb 7, 2023 to Jul 27, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,310 to 1,414
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 6
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • HNW clients · 218 to 219
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Individual clients · 307 to 345
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $67.9M to $63.4M
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $329M to $295M
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $285M to $246M
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $68.9M to $68.7M
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $24.8M to $19.8M
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • RAUM · $354M to $315M
      Feb 18, 2022 to Feb 7, 2023
    • Accounts · 1,201 to 1,310
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • HNW clients · 305 to 218
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Individual clients · 193 to 307
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Assets in custody · $57.4M to $67.9M
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Employees · 7 to 8
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 1-10
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Other offices · 5 to 4
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Discretionary RAUM · $261M to $329M
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • HNW RAUM · $218M to $285M
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Individual RAUM · $65.8M to $68.9M
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $23.5M to $24.8M
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • RAUM · $284M to $354M
      Aug 31, 2021 to Feb 18, 2022
    • Accounts · 877 to 1,201
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • Corporate clients · 2 to 1
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • HNW clients · 119 to 305
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • Individual clients · 231 to 193
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $46.2M to $57.4M
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • Employees · 6 to 7
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    • Other offices · 2 to 5
      Sep 2, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
    Signals
    17 dated events
    • Rebecca Botzet left Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc for Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. (registered 2023-11-30)
      Mar 28, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Anita Kalafut left Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc for Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. (registered 2023-11-28)
      Mar 28, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Matthew Wright left Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc for Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. (registered 2023-08-03)
      Mar 28, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Summit Wealth Advocates, LLC's advisors moved to Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. (Prior Lake, MN): 3 of 3 registered, on the same day
      Mar 28, 2024 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • William Christopher Walters (Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc (listed 2023-07-27, absent 2023-12-26)
      Dec 26, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • S Marc Mehlman (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc (listed 2023-07-27, absent 2023-12-26)
      Dec 26, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Thomas Tabitha Bailey (Chief Legal Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc (listed 2023-07-27, absent 2023-12-26)
      Dec 26, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • William Christopher Walters (Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc
      Jul 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Christopher Todd Mackay (President) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc
      Jul 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • S Marc Mehlman (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc
      Jul 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Rilynn Melissa Loner (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc
      Jul 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Thomas Tabitha Bailey (Chief Legal Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc
      Jul 27, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Albert Bruce Primeau (President) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc (listed 2023-02-07, absent 2023-07-27)
      Jul 27, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Steven Yateka Tecker left Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc for Carlson Capital Management, Llc (registered 2023-04-06)
      Mar 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Allen Jon Govin (Vice-President) no longer on Schedule A of Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc (listed 2022-02-18, absent 2023-02-07)
      Feb 7, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Mathew Red Hawk Thomsen left Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (registered 2026-09-08)
      Jan 11, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Summit Wealth Advocates, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Nov 13, 2017 · 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.
    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
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026