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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
Meridian Wealth Management, LLC
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 70 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 14, 2009
RAUM
$5.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
87%
$4.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
58
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$85.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
67
59 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
9
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
70 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$5.0B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$111M then
HNW client RAUM$3.4B as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$235M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)55 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)67 as of Mar 31, 2026
May 1, 20133 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +28% over the last fiscal year+34% a year over threeIARs 50 to 55
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
- Multi-office growth platform · an independent wealth manager (not a wirehouse, national broker-dealer RIA or broker-dealer affiliated firm) with at least five offices, at least 50 advisors, and RAUM up at least 20 percent over the last annual amendment
- Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
- RAUM per advisor
- $85.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 93derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $405,219derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 97%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 12%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.8derived10 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +28%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +10%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +41%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, 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
- 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)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$3.4B69%
- Individuals$909M18%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$609M12%
- Charitable organizations$8.8M0.2%
- Corporations and businesses$8.0M0.2%
- Individual clients
- 4,344reported
- HNW clients
- 1,022reported
- Pension plan clients
- 108reported
- Charitable clients
- 27reported
- Accounts
- 12,298reported
- Financial planning clients
- 26-50reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.87 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.12 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
58 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Wayne Couch | Lexington, Ky | Nov 6, 2009 | 21 y | 1 |
| Barry D Cooper | Lexington, Ky | Feb 7, 2014 | 13 y | 0 |
| Charles Andrew Norden | Lexington, Ky | Oct 16, 2014 | 13 y | 0 |
| Thomas Poskin | Lexington, Ky | Jan 14, 2015 | 13 y | 0 |
| Matthew Lawrence Stockham | Lexington, Ky | Mar 6, 2015 | 28 y | 2 |
| Leslie S Rion | Lexington, Ky | Apr 3, 2015 | 39 y | 3 |
| Tyler Scott Bailey | Lexington, Ky | Jan 14, 2016 | 13 y | 2 |
| Abraham Louis Kawaja | Lexington, Ky | May 19, 2016 | 27 y | 2 |
| Suzanne Andrea Powell | Lexington, Ky | Nov 19, 2016 | 22 y | 2 |
| Robert Jerome Bouhl | Louisville, Ky | Feb 1, 2017 | 32 y | 1 |
| William Tyler Montell | Nashville, Tn | Aug 30, 2017 | 13 y | 2 |
| Jacob Francis Tamme | Lexington, Ky | Feb 8, 2019 | 11 y | 0 |
| Natalie Ann Fernandez | Tucson, Az | Mar 13, 2020 | 27 y | 1 |
| Ruben Guillermo Fernandez | Lexington, Ky | Aug 21, 2020 | 44 y | 1 |
| Justin George Sautter | Lexington, Ky | Sep 22, 2020 | 27 y | 2 |
| David Glen Dowell | Lexington, Ky | Oct 6, 2020 | 44 y | 2 |
| Richard F BroadbentCertified Financial Planner | Lexington, Ky | Apr 21, 2021 | 14 y | 1 |
| Manita Ho MoranCertified Financial Planner | Allen, Tx | May 2, 2022 | 16 y | 2 |
| Lynne Ann Witmer | Encino, Ca | May 3, 2022 | 22 y | 6 |
| Henry Joseph LessnerCertified Financial Planner | Allen, Tx | May 3, 2022 | 21 y | 3 |
| Carmen Moss Hodnett | Lexington, Ky | May 11, 2022 | 26 y | 1 |
| Darold Charles BrooksCertified Financial Planner | Grovetown, Ga | May 17, 2022 | 46 y | 2 |
| Karen D Mcintyre | Lexington, Ky | Jul 7, 2022 | 14 y | 0 |
| Christopher Michael Reagan | Lexington, Ky | Aug 29, 2022 | 30 y | 1 |
| Peter Sutton Mcfarland | Lexington, Ky | Feb 23, 2023 | 29 y | 1 |
| Jeremy Michael Chase | Lexington, Ky | Feb 24, 2023 | 15 y | 2 |
| Lauren Ashely Hazard | Lexington, Ky | Feb 24, 2023 | 13 y | 1 |
| Mason David StockhamCertified Financial Planner | Lexington, Ky | May 6, 2023 | 10 y | 0 |
| Jake H Blumenthal | Lexington, Ky | Jun 26, 2023 | 14 y | 0 |
| Michael G Bazile | Lexington, Ky | Aug 23, 2023 | 10 y | 0 |
| Paul Gerald Hodge | Mandeville, La | Aug 24, 2023 | 19 y | 1 |
| Richard Lyons | Lexington, Ky | Aug 30, 2023 | 13 y | 0 |
| Brian Hudson Jones | Lexington, Ky | Aug 31, 2023 | 10 y | 0 |
| Bruce Douglas Ward JrCertified Financial Planner | Lexington, Ky | Sep 28, 2023 | 20 y | 2 |
| David K Lundgren | Lexington, Ky | Sep 28, 2023 | 27 y | 3 |
| Sergio Villa Ortiz | Tucson, Az | Sep 28, 2023 | 12 y | 2 |
| Chase Thomas GelardiCertified Financial Planner | Scottsdale, Az | Sep 28, 2023 | 18 y | 2 |
| Shawn Anthony BestCertified Financial Planner | Tucson, Az | Sep 28, 2023 | 17 y | 2 |
| Mark Keith Kebodeaux | Lexington, Ky | Oct 10, 2023 | 16 y | 4 |
| Drake Brannen Cooper | Lexington, Ky | Nov 27, 2023 | 10 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 4 joined in 12 months
net +3 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 1.7% of current headcount4 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jessica Marie Barnes to Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLCMay 6, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Robert John Mcalister to Foundry Financial LLCFeb 7, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Andrew T O'Sullivan to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCNov 18, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Mary Kathryn Lockwood to Paragon Private Wealth Management LLCSep 21, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- William Nathan Parkey to Advocacy Wealth Management, LLCJan 31, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- John Todd Clinton Clemons to LPL Financial LLCOct 26, 2020 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Chris Edward Brady to Blvd Private Wealth, LLCAug 20, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Chrysantha Sophia Clark to Pillar Financial Advisors, LLCSep 19, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Anthony Craig Davis to Reliable Municipal Advisors, LLCMay 22, 2015 · Other
- Brett Douglas Davis to Reliable Municipal Advisors, LLCMay 22, 2015 · Other
- William Nathan Parkey to Council Settlement GroupDec 1, 2011 · Other
Joined, latest
- Patricia Morgenthal Breeze from Accurate Wealth Management, LLCMar 16, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Jackie Lynn Goulas from Integrity Ria, LLCJan 5, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Shawn Mitchell Defoe from Integrity Ria, LLCNov 12, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Richard Randall Cloud from Trinity Investment AdvisorsNov 7, 2025 · Other
- Jordan Mark Wilson from Robert W. Baird & Co. IncorporatedJul 21, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- David Ethan Furmanski from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedOct 18, 2024 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Brycen Noel Coward from LidoJun 28, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Baigin Thiel Reynolds from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedMar 18, 2024 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Mark Keith Kebodeaux from First Financial Securities Of America, Inc.Oct 10, 2023 · Other
- Sergio Villa Ortiz from United Capital Financial AdvisorsSep 28, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Chase Thomas Gelardi from United Capital Financial AdvisorsSep 28, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Shawn Anthony Best from Tci Wealth Advisors, Inc.Sep 28, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- David K Lundgren from United Capital Financial AdvisorsSep 28, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Bruce Douglas Ward Jr from United Capital Financial AdvisorsSep 28, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Paul Gerald Hodge from Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,LLCAug 24, 2023 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 left for Reliable Municipal Advisors, LLCMay 22, 2015 · Lexington, Ky
- 2 joined from Integrity Ria, LLCDec 31, 2025 · Lafayette, La
- 3 joined from United Capital Financial AdvisorsOct 27, 2023 · Tucson, Az
- 4 joined from UBS Financial Services Inc.Mar 6, 2023 · Lexington, Ky
- 2 joined from Southport CapitalMay 16, 2022 · Allen, Tx
- 2 joined from Russell Capital Management, LLCNov 12, 2020 · Lexington, Ky
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- D Barry Cooper · Chief Operations Officercontrolsince 03/2026 · owns less than 5%
- Wayne Gregory Couch · Managing Member And Chief Executive Officercontrolsince 08/2009 · owns 75% or more
- Noel Brycen Coward · Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 03/2026 · owns less than 5%
- Z.D. Mallory Pagano · General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
- D. Stephen Dawahare · Managing Membercontrolsince 07/2013 · owns 75% or more of Ivisionary Diversified Holdings LLC
- Scott Timothy Couch · Membersince 08/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
Entity owners
- Mwm Investment Holdings, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- Ivisionary Diversified Holdings LLC · Memberdirect · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Meridian Insurance LLCreal estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, Ky · principal | 57 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Tucson, Az | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mandeville, La | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Allen, Tx | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lafayette, La | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Scottsdale, Az | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nashville, Tn | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tuscon, Az | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Mandeville, LA4 employees
- Scottsdale, AZ2 employees
- Allen, TX2 employees
- Tucson, AZ2 employees
- Pikeville, KY1 employees
- The Villages, FL1 employees
- Upland, CA1 employees
- Lexington, KY1 employees
- Lexington, KY1 employees
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL1 employees
- Carmel, CA
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026Coward, Brycen, Noel (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-27 and 2026-03-31peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026COUCH, GREGORY, WAYNE (MANAGING MEMBER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-27 and 2026-03-31peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026DAWAHARE, STEPHEN, D. (MANAGING MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-27 and 2026-03-31peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 8,802 to 12,298Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 53 to 59Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Charity clients · 33 to 27Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Corporate clients · 27 to 32Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 766 to 1,022Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 3,030 to 4,344Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 105 to 108Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 64 to 67Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 50 to 55Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.9B to $4.8BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.1B to $3.4BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $818M to $909MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.6M to $153MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $496M to $609MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $3.9B to $5.0BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- BD registered reps · 1 to 0Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Charity clients · 22 to 33Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · 23 to 27Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 356 to 766Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 2,528 to 3,030Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 13 to 105Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 37 to 64Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 51-100Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 29 to 50Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Other offices · 11 to 9Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.9B to $3.9BSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $882M to $2.1BSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $1.7B to $818MSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $31.0M to $2.6MSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $685,942 to $496MSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $2.9B to $3.9BSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unsetSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unsetSep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 8,456 to 8,802Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 29 to 53Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 5,930 to 8,456Feb 13, 2024 to Mar 19, 2024
- Assets in custody · 807530096.0 to unsetFeb 13, 2024 to Mar 19, 2024
- Custody of client assets · true to falseFeb 13, 2024 to Mar 19, 2024
- Other offices · 10 to 11Feb 13, 2024 to Mar 19, 2024
Signals
21 dated events
- Jessica Marie Barnes left Meridian Wealth Management, Llc for Thoroughbred Financial Services, Llc (registered 2026-06-10)May 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $5.0B, up 28% from $3.9B (2025-03-31 to 2026-03-31)Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- 2 advisors left Integrity RIA, LLC (Lafayette, LA) for Meridian Wealth Management, LLC on the same dayDec 31, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $3.9B, up 34% from $2.9B (2024-09-27 to 2025-03-31)Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported 50 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 29 (2024-09-27 to 2025-03-31)Mar 31, 2025 · Advisor headcount change · derived
- Robert John Mcalister left Meridian Wealth Management, Llc for Foundry Financial Llc (registered 2025-02-12)Feb 7, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Andrew T O'Sullivan left Meridian Wealth Management, Llc for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2024-11-15)Nov 18, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- D Barry Cooper (Member And Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Meridian Wealth Management, LlcSep 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Anne Jill Veenstra (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Meridian Wealth Management, Llc (listed 2024-04-24, absent 2024-05-22)May 22, 2024 · Control person left · inference
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $2.9B, up 41% from $2.1B (2024-02-13 to 2024-03-19)Mar 19, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- 3 advisors left United Capital Financial Advisors (Tucson, AZ) for Meridian Wealth Management, LLC on the same dayOct 27, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
- Mary Kathryn Lockwood left Meridian Wealth Management, Llc for Paragon Private Wealth Management Llc (registered 2026-01-01)Sep 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Anne Jill Veenstra (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Meridian Wealth Management, LlcJul 31, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- 4 advisors left UBS Financial Services Inc. (Lexington, KY) for Meridian Wealth Management, LLC on the same dayMar 6, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
- William Nathan Parkey left Meridian Wealth Management, Llc for Advocacy Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2024-09-16)Jan 31, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 2 advisors left Southport Capital (Allen, TX) for Meridian Wealth Management, LLC on the same dayMay 16, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $1.9B, up 28% from $1.5B (2022-01-18 to 2022-03-25)Mar 25, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $1.5B, up 110% from $698.1M (2021-01-13 to 2021-03-25)Mar 25, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported 21 state-registered advisory representatives, up from 0 (2020-02-14 to 2020-03-26)Mar 26, 2020 · Advisor headcount change · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported 0 state-registered advisory representatives, down from 15 (2018-12-14 to 2019-03-29)Mar 29, 2019 · Advisor headcount change · derived
- Meridian Wealth Management, Llc reported RAUM $558.2M, up 36% from $411.8M (2018-01-30 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 520-675-5761reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 602-562-8053reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 720-303-2376reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/MERIDIAN-WEALTH-MANAGEMENT-LLC-INCreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- swgplanning.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 859-543-4516reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 2026
- Contact form
- swgplanning.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- swgplanning.com/our-team/shawn-a-bestreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $85.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026