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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
Cgn Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Jul 2, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 18, 2011 · 136 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 8, 2011
RAUM
$1.6B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$1.5B individuals and HNW
Advisors
36
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$44.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
49
37 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
32
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
136 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.6B as of Jul 2, 2026
Jan 31, 2012$0 then
HNW client RAUM$1.2B as of Jul 2, 2026
Mar 15, 2018$34.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)37 as of Jul 2, 2026
Apr 1, 201315 then
Employees (5.A)49 as of Jul 2, 2026
Apr 1, 201321 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal year+30% a year over threeIARs 41 to 37offices 36 to 32
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 2, 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
- Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
- 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
- $44.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 36derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $397,933derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.1derived33 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +27%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +8.9%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 seminars, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Financial planning clients
- 999reportedItem 5.H
- Custody
- $408M, 507 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)
- 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$1.2B76%
- Individuals$282M18%
- Other investment advisers$63.6M4.0%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$25.1M1.6%
- Charitable organizations$5.9M0.4%
- Corporations and businesses$2.3M0.1%
- Individual clients
- 788reported
- HNW clients
- 493reported
- Pension plan clients
- 25reported
- Charitable clients
- 7reported
- Accounts
- 4,023reported
- Financial planning clients
- 999reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $408M for 507 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.94 fund_share=0.04 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
36 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Wayne NicholsCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Dec 21, 2011 | 22 y | 2 |
| Brent Eugene LinceCertified Financial Planner | Hillsboro, Or | Jan 20, 2012 | 16 y | 1 |
| Carrie Nola KuligCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Manhattan, Ks | Jan 23, 2012 | 29 y | 0 |
| Sheila Rae StowersCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Jan 25, 2012 | 28 y | 4 |
| Douglas Neil BellfyCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Mar 18, 2014 | 19 y | 0 |
| Kristin Lynn RogersCertified Financial Planner | St Michael, Mn | May 20, 2014 | 28 y | 1 |
| Jeffrey Patrick EutingCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Feb 17, 2015 | 24 y | 2 |
| Jason Lee WilliamsCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Aug 28, 2015 | 11 y | 0 |
| David Decosta LeitaoCertified Financial Planner | San Francisco, Ca | Aug 29, 2017 | 31 y | 1 |
| Cheryl Anne OberCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Aug 28, 2018 | 14 y | 1 |
| Beth Anne AgnelloCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Oct 30, 2018 | 19 y | 0 |
| Roger John PetersonCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Dec 6, 2018 | 32 y | 0 |
| Michael Lawrence Greim | Manhattan, Ks | Dec 19, 2018 | 31 y | 1 |
| Theresa Lynn RowlandCertified Financial Planner, Personal Financial Specialist | Kankakee, Il | Jan 16, 2019 | 18 y | 2 |
| John Colin BushCertified Financial Planner | Rockford, Mi | Jun 13, 2019 | 13 y | 1 |
| Johnathan Michael AelmoreCertified Financial Planner | Fulshear, Tx | Aug 30, 2019 | 19 y | 5 |
| Diane Marie PearsonCertified Financial Planner | Wexford, Pa | Sep 3, 2019 | 34 y | 2 |
| Chad Edward Chase | Manhattan, Ks | Dec 2, 2019 | 10 y | 1 |
| Cydney Jean JonesCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Mar 3, 2021 | 11 y | 1 |
| David John HuebnerCertified Financial Planner | Waconia, Mn | Apr 21, 2021 | 13 y | 0 |
| Jordan Edward GrzesczykCertified Financial Planner | Santa Monica, Ca | Jun 9, 2021 | 12 y | 3 |
| Thomas Alan FredricksonCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Jun 21, 2021 | 17 y | 1 |
| Thomas Kirby BeldingCertified Financial Planner | Chatham, Nj | Jul 7, 2021 | 34 y | 0 |
| John Joseph FlanaganCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Aug 20, 2021 | 31 y | 3 |
| Callen Thomas ShimkusCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Aug 23, 2022 | 14 y | 0 |
| Lindsay Ann AdamsCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Aug 24, 2022 | 14 y | 0 |
| Scott Alan EmleyCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Sep 1, 2022 | 34 y | 2 |
| Brigham Scott GlavesCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Apr 11, 2023 | 13 y | 0 |
| Jonathan BernsteinCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Bala Cynwyd, Pa | Apr 18, 2023 | 13 y | 2 |
| David John WalzCertified Financial Planner | Oak Park, Il | Jun 20, 2023 | 33 y | 1 |
| Daniel Edward KingCertified Financial Planner | Scottsdale, Az | Dec 19, 2023 | 26 y | 4 |
| Jamie Ann BosseCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Jul 11, 2024 | 13 y | 1 |
| Gregory Samuel PierceCertified Financial Planner | Clayton, Mo | Jan 28, 2025 | 14 y | 1 |
| Matthew Martin SchlossmanCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Oct 27, 2025 | 10 y | 1 |
| Steven Hill FergerCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Nov 19, 2025 | 26 y | 0 |
| Alison Yuk Tai NgaiCertified Financial Planner | Manhattan, Ks | Jan 22, 2026 | 13 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
5 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net -4 in 12 months3 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount10 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Amy Lynn Shappell to Xypn SapphireJul 2, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Kyle Hunt Wilke to Xypn SapphireJul 2, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Paige Gordon to Legacy Financial Strategies, LLCJun 22, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Cheryl A Krueger to Vantage Point Financial, LLCMay 29, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- David Lawrence Mandelblatt to Wealthprotect Advisors LLCDec 31, 2025 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Roxanne Lea Martens to Five8 Financial LLCSep 12, 2025 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Nicola Lippert Cyr to Five8 Financial LLCSep 3, 2025 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Kent Michael Grealish to Grealish Investment Counseling LLCJan 9, 2024 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Mitchell Curtis Hockenbury to Triad Wealth Partners, LLCJan 9, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Samuel Kessler Swenson to Range Advisory, LLCSep 20, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Ravin Kawailani Walters to Thrivent Investment Management Inc.Sep 18, 2023 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Stuart Joseph Heckman to No Coast Financial GroupDec 31, 2022 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Jacob Lee Stewart to Wealth More Enterprise, Inc.Aug 11, 2022 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
- John Ronald Kahle to Empower Advisory Group, LLCApr 1, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Joshua Daniel Garcia to Veritas Financial Consulting LLCFeb 2, 2022 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Joined, latest
- Matthew Martin Schlossman from Aspyre Wealth PartnersOct 27, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Gregory Samuel Pierce from Pierce Financial Strategies, LLCJan 28, 2025 · Other
- Jamie Ann Bosse from Aspyre Wealth PartnersJul 11, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Daniel Edward King from Dek Financial Solutions, LLCDec 19, 2023 · Other
- David John Walz from Arcadia Financial Strategies, Inc.Jun 20, 2023 · Other
- Jonathan Bernstein from Robert W. Baird & Co. IncorporatedApr 18, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Ravin Kawailani Walters from Signature Investment Advisors, LLCMar 1, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Cheryl A Krueger from Growing Fortunes Financial Partners LLCDec 6, 2022 · Other
- Scott Alan Emley from Securities America Advisors, Inc.Sep 1, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- John Joseph Flanagan from Flanagan Financial Group LLCAug 20, 2021 · Other
- Jacob Lee Stewart from Wells Fargo AdvisorsAug 19, 2021 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Samuel Kessler Swenson from Wells Fargo AdvisorsJul 6, 2021 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Thomas Alan Fredrickson from Altfest Personal Wealth ManagementJun 21, 2021 · Other
- Jordan Edward Grzesczyk from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Jun 9, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Cydney Jean Jones from Provise Management Group, LLCMar 3, 2021 · RIA to RIA
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Juetten Personal Financial Planning, LLCSep 1, 2020 · Seattle, Wa
- 4 joined from Cgn Advisors, LLCJan 31, 2020 · Manhattan, Ks · Firm absorbed
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Edward Chad Chase · Managing Principal - Client Servicescontrolsince 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Lawrence Michael Greim · Managing Principal - Investments & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Wayne Justin Nichols · Managing Principal - Adviser Servicescontrolsince 10/2011 · owns less than 5%
- Edward Chad Chase · Membercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50% of Cgn Companies, LLC
- Lawrence Michael Greim · Membercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50% of Cgn Companies, LLC
- Wayne Justin Nichols · Membercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns 25% to 50% of Cgn Companies, LLC
Entity owners
- Cgn Companies, LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 25% to 50%
- Chase Capital LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 25% to 50%
- Nichols Capital, LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Chad Chase, Attorney At Lawn
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan, Ks · principal | 36 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Avon, Ct | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York, Ny | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rogers, Ar | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phoenix, Az | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Seattle, Wa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kansas City, Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Normandy Park, Wa | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Asheville, NC1 employees
- Avon, CT1 employees
- Bellevue, NE1 employees
- Brooksville, FL1 employees
- Colorado Springs, CO1 employees
- Fulshear, TX1 employees
- Georgetown, TX1 employees
- Grand Rapids, MI1 employees
- Hastings, MN1 employees
- Inverness, IL1 employees
- Kankakee, IL1 employees
- Lac Du Flambeau, WI1 employees
- Oak Park, IL1 employees
- Phoenix, AZ1 employees
- Rogers, AR1 employees
- Sioux Falls, SD1 employees
- Windsor, CT1 employees
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Jul 2, 2026NICHOLS, JUSTIN, WAYNE (MANAGING PRINCIPAL - ADVISER SERVICES) left Schedule A between the filings of 2019-02-19 and 2026-07-02peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Advisory employees · 39 to 37Jun 22, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026
- Employees · 51 to 49Jun 22, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 39 to 37Jun 22, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026
- Other offices · 34 to 32Jun 22, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026
- Advisory employees · 40 to 39May 29, 2026 to Jun 22, 2026
- Employees · 52 to 51May 29, 2026 to Jun 22, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 40 to 39May 29, 2026 to Jun 22, 2026
- Advisory employees · 41 to 40Apr 7, 2026 to May 29, 2026
- Employees · 53 to 52Apr 7, 2026 to May 29, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 41 to 40Apr 7, 2026 to May 29, 2026
- Advisory employees · 39 to 41Jan 15, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Employees · 51 to 53Jan 15, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1Jan 15, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 39 to 41Jan 15, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Other offices · 32 to 34Jan 15, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Accounts · 3,609 to 4,023Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Advisory employees · 38 to 39Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Advisory activities · 6 to 7Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Charity clients · 4 to 7Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Corporate clients · 9 to 7Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- HNW clients · 473 to 493Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Individual clients · 703 to 788Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 23 to 25Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Assets in custody · $398M to $408MDec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Employees · 38 to 51Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 38 to 39Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Other offices · 34 to 32Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6BDec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $973M to $1.2BDec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $224M to $282MDec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $418,957 to $437,499Dec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $18.8M to $25.1MDec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- RAUM · $1.3B to $1.6BDec 10, 2025 to Jan 15, 2026
- Advisory employees · 40 to 38Aug 6, 2025 to Sep 17, 2025
- Employees · 40 to 38Aug 6, 2025 to Sep 17, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 40 to 38Aug 6, 2025 to Sep 17, 2025
- Other offices · 35 to 34Aug 6, 2025 to Sep 17, 2025
- Advisory employees · 41 to 40Jul 3, 2025 to Aug 6, 2025
- Employees · 41 to 40Jul 3, 2025 to Aug 6, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 41 to 40Jul 3, 2025 to Aug 6, 2025
Signals
25 dated events
- Amy Lynn Shappell left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Xypn Sapphire (registered 2026-06-23)Jul 2, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Kyle Hunt Wilke left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Xypn Sapphire (registered 2026-06-05)Jul 2, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Paige Gordon left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Legacy Financial Strategies, Llc (registered 2026-06-22)Jun 22, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Cheryl A Krueger left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Vantage Point Financial, Llc (registered 2026-03-23)May 29, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Cgn Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $1.6B, up 27% from $1.3B (2025-12-10 to 2026-01-15)Jan 15, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- David Lawrence Mandelblatt left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Wealthprotect Advisors Llc (registered 2025-12-12)Dec 31, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Roxanne Lea Martens left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Five8 Financial Llc (registered 2025-12-10)Sep 12, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Nicola Lippert Cyr left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Five8 Financial Llc (registered 2025-12-10)Sep 3, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Cgn Advisors, Llc reported 34 offices beyond its principal office, down from 45 (2024-07-15 to 2024-08-22)Aug 22, 2024 · Office count change · derived
- Cgn Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $1.1B, up 57% from $724.5M (2024-02-21 to 2024-03-07)Mar 7, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- Mitchell Curtis Hockenbury left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Triad Wealth Partners, Llc (registered 2024-06-07)Jan 9, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Kent Michael Grealish left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Grealish Investment Counseling Llc (registered 2024-07-19)Jan 9, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Samuel Kessler Swenson left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Range Advisory, Llc (registered 2023-09-11)Sep 20, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Ravin Kawailani Walters left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (registered 2023-09-28)Sep 18, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Cgn Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $724.5M, up 31% from $551.1M (2022-12-15 to 2023-02-07)Feb 7, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
- Stuart Joseph Heckman left Cgn Advisors, Llc for No Coast Financial Group (registered 2023-02-22)Dec 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Jacob Lee Stewart left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. (registered 2024-08-28)Aug 11, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- John Ronald Kahle left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2022-04-15)Apr 1, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Timothy Wayne Hicks left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Hicks Financial Partners, Llc (registered 2022-02-02)Feb 2, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Joshua Daniel Garcia left Cgn Advisors, Llc for Veritas Financial Consulting Llc (registered 2021-07-19)Feb 2, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Cgn Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $466.1M, up 70% from $273.4M (2021-02-08 to 2021-03-22)Mar 22, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
- Cgn Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $273.4M, up 152% from $108.7M (2020-01-07 to 2020-03-25)Mar 25, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Garrett Investment Advisors, Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)Mar 8, 2019 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
- Lawrence Michael Greim (Principal, Chief Investment Officer & Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Cgn Advisors, LlcFeb 19, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- Edward Chad Chase (Principal) appeared on Schedule A of Cgn Advisors, LlcFeb 19, 2019 · Control person joined · 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
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/CGN-ADVISORS-HOMEreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- CHERYLOBER.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 910-333-6659reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 2, 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
- $44.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026