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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
Cogent Strategic Wealth LLC
Latest filing Mar 12, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 12, 2017 · 18 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 17, 2017
RAUM
$336M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$336M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$168M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
18 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$336M as of Mar 12, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$118M then
HNW client RAUM$330M as of Mar 12, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$101M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 12, 2026
Mar 28, 20183 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 12, 2026
Mar 28, 20184 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +26% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 12, 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
- $168MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 51derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $753,414derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%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
- 1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.1%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$330M98%
- Individuals$6.2M1.8%
- Individual clients
- 29reported
- HNW clients
- 73reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 446reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- 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
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Evans | Chicago, Il | Feb 3, 2010 | 16 y | 0 |
| Kelly Marie StanleyCertified Financial Planner | Chicago, Il | Aug 3, 2015 | 17 y | 1 |
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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Allen Gould Regan to Lifeguard Wealth, LLCDec 31, 2019 · Other
- Rafia Khushbakht Hasan to Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLCSep 5, 2014 · Other
Joined, latest
- Allen Gould Regan from Avl/Wealthcare, LLCJan 5, 2016 · Other
- Kelly Marie Stanley from Cetera Advisors LLCAug 3, 2015 · Other
- Rafia Khushbakht Hasan from Dimensional Fund Advisors LPMar 25, 2014 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- J. Michael Evans · Managing Member/President & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 02/2008 · owns 75% or more
- Marie Kelly Stanley · Membercontrolsince 01/2021 · owns 10% to 25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Il · principal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 428 to 446Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- HNW clients · 62 to 73Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- Individual clients · 36 to 29Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- Assets in custody · $11.2M to $14.2MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250Mar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $266M to $336MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $253M to $330MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $12.6M to $6.2MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- RAUM · $266M to $336MMar 19, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
- Accounts · 424 to 428Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Assets in custody · $8.5M to $11.2MMar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 51-100Mar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $250M to $266MMar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $240M to $253MMar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $10.6M to $12.6MMar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- RAUM · $250M to $266MMar 20, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
- Accounts · 378 to 424Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- HNW clients · 58 to 62Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Individual clients · 41 to 36Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Assets in custody · $4.2M to $8.5MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Other offices · 2 to 1Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $211M to $250MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $200M to $240MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $10.9M to $10.6MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- RAUM · $211M to $250MMar 28, 2023 to Mar 20, 2024
- Accounts · 359 to 378Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- HNW clients · 59 to 58Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Individual clients · 40 to 41Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Assets in custody · unset to 4150738.0Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Other offices · 1 to 2Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $217M to $211MOct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $206M to $200MOct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $10.6M to $10.9MOct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- RAUM · $217M to $211MOct 31, 2022 to Mar 28, 2023
- Accounts · 320 to 359Oct 22, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
- HNW clients · 48 to 59Oct 22, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
- Individual clients · 42 to 40Oct 22, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
- Employees · 2 to 4Oct 22, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $170M to $217MOct 22, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $159M to $206MOct 22, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022
Signals
2 dated events
- Marie Kelly Stanley (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Cogent Strategic Wealth LlcMar 17, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Cogent Advisor Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Apr 12, 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 312-382-8388reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 435-868-3459reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/COMPANY/COGENT-ADVISOR-LLCreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- cogentsw.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 312-382-8388reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 12, 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
- $168Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026