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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

Certus Investment Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserAtlanta, GeorgiaCRD 159221SEC 801-76679IAPD
Latest filing Dec 9, 2013
First filing on the tape May 7, 2012 · 25 filings
RAUM
$20.5M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
54%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
22
15 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$20.5M as of Dec 9, 2013
May 7, 2012$1.4M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)22 as of Dec 9, 2013
Nov 6, 20123 then
Employees (5.A)22 as of Dec 9, 2013
Nov 6, 20123 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Dec 9, 2013; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$932,471derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$178,386derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
54%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.8derived12 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
115reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Mark Elliot Abrams · Chief Risk Officercontrol
    since 12/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • Regis Robert Hogan · Ceo/Cfo/Managing Membercontrol
    since 09/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Marion Thomas Johnson · Chief Compliance Officer/Managing Membercontrol
    since 09/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Repke Janet Kahl · Treasurercontrol
    since 12/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • David Paventi · Chief Operations Officercontrol
    since 12/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • Glenn Christopher Speaks · Director Of Financecontrol
    since 12/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • Mason Charles Williams · Chairman Of Board Memberscontrol
    since 12/2012 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Certusholdings, Inc. · Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Certus Investment Advisors, LLC as a related person
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Brunswick, GA
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, GA
  • Easley, SC
  • Greenville, SC
  • Jefferson, GA
  • Macon, GA
  • Spartanburg, SC
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Advisory employees · 12 to 15
    May 10, 2013 to Jun 11, 2013
  • BD registered reps · 10 to 18
    May 10, 2013 to Jun 11, 2013
  • Employees · 12 to 22
    May 10, 2013 to Jun 11, 2013
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 3
    May 10, 2013 to Jun 11, 2013
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
    May 10, 2013 to Jun 11, 2013
  • State-registered IARs · 12 to 22
    May 10, 2013 to Jun 11, 2013
  • Accounts · 7 to 115
    Feb 27, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Discretionary RAUM · $1.4M to $11.1M
    Feb 27, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $9.4M
    Feb 27, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • RAUM · $1.4M to $20.5M
    Feb 27, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 12
    Nov 6, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012
  • BD registered reps · 3 to 10
    Nov 6, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012
  • Employees · 3 to 12
    Nov 6, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 1
    Nov 6, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 12
    Nov 6, 2012 to Dec 11, 2012
  • Advisory employees · unset to 3.0
    Sep 13, 2012 to Nov 6, 2012
  • BD registered reps · unset to 3.0
    Sep 13, 2012 to Nov 6, 2012
  • Employees · unset to 3.0
    Sep 13, 2012 to Nov 6, 2012
  • State-registered IARs · unset to 3.0
    Sep 13, 2012 to Nov 6, 2012
Signals
No event on the tape.
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