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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
Davinci Financial Designs
Legal name Davinci Financial Designs LLC
Latest filing Apr 29, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 9, 2012 · 60 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 25, 2015
RAUM
$223M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$220M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$44.6M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
60 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$223M as of Apr 29, 2026
Apr 2, 2013$55.9M then
HNW client RAUM$132M as of Apr 29, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$48.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Apr 29, 2026
Apr 2, 20139 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Apr 29, 2026
Apr 2, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+3.5% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 29, 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
- 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
- Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
- RAUM per advisor
- $44.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 70derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $178,259derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -49%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, publicationsreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- $220MreportedItem 5.I
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$132M59%
- Individuals$87.2M39%
- Charitable organizations$3.2M1.4%
- Corporations and businesses$61,0530.0%
- Individual clients
- 306reported
- HNW clients
- 44reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 1reported
- Accounts
- 1,250reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=5.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Paul BurgessCertified Financial Planner | Columbia, Sc | Jan 25, 2013 | 26 y | 2 |
| James Stuart AgostiniCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Columbia, Sc | Apr 23, 2013 | 31 y | 2 |
| David Wallace Wells | Columbia, Sc | May 6, 2022 | 33 y | 1 |
| Jonathan Lawrence Dootson | Columbia, Sc | Apr 8, 2024 | 16 y | 0 |
| Devin Andrew Kile | Columbia, Sc | Jan 1, 2025 | 11 y | 0 |
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 headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Stuart Alan Vaughn to Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCDec 19, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Marla A Warner to Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCDec 19, 2024 · Other
- Emily Anne Harker Smith to Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,LLCApr 17, 2024 · Other
- Jeb Stuart Zoller to Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCOct 12, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Lara Elizabeth Ferguson to Citizens Securities, Inc.Mar 17, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- John. W Exner to Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCMay 28, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Jacob Bradley Telleria to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedMay 16, 2019 · RIA to wirehouse
- Ramona Maria Santos to Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCMay 3, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Kirk Hogan Baur to Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCMay 3, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Eric Karl Bressman to Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCApr 26, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Pamela Ann Rodriguez to LPL Financial LLCApr 26, 2019 · Other
Joined, latest
- David Wallace Wells from Osaic Fs, Inc.May 6, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Lara Elizabeth Ferguson from LPL Financial LLCJun 2, 2021 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Jacob Bradley Telleria from First Command Advisory ServicesMay 12, 2017 · Other
- John. W Exner from First Command Advisory ServicesMay 1, 2017 · Other
- Emily Anne Harker Smith from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.Dec 9, 2015 · Other
- Pamela Ann Rodriguez from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.Dec 9, 2014 · Other
- Eric Karl Bressman from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.Aug 1, 2014 · Other
- Kirk Hogan Baur from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.Jul 15, 2014 · Other
- Ramona Maria Santos from LPL Financial LLCFeb 14, 2014 · Other
- James Stuart Agostini from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.Apr 23, 2013 · Other
- Patrick Paul Burgess from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.Jan 25, 2013 · Other
- Jeb Stuart Zoller from First Command Financial Planning, Inc.May 14, 2012 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 left for Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCDec 19, 2024 · Columbia, Sc
- 2 left for Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCMay 3, 2019 · Columbia, Sc
- 2 joined from First Command Advisory ServicesApr 25, 2017 · Fort Worth, Tx
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Stuart James Agostini · Manager And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 05/2012 · owns 75% or more
- Stuart James Agostini · Ownercontrolsince 01/2003 · owns 75% or more of Agostini & Associates Inc.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Davinci Risk Designs LLCreal estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia, Sc · principal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Newport News, VA3 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- clients down average size upCombination · filing Apr 29, 2026private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $198,331,653 to $222,823,888, advisors 5 to 5, private clients 680 to 350, offices 0 to 0 (2025-03-31 to 2026-04-29)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
- client count collapseChange between filings · filing Apr 29, 2026individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 680.0 to 350.0 (-49.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-29; the peer median change was +3.0% (3310 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,310) · 1.8% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,188 to 1,250Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Corporate clients · 5 to 2Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 40 to 44Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 640 to 306Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $198M to $223MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $105M to $132MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $90.0M to $87.2MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $198M to $223MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 1,751 to 1,188Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 8 to 5Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- BD registered reps · 9 to 5Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · 4 to 5Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 46 to 40Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 855 to 640Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 9 to 5Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 251-500Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 8 to 5Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 0Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $247M to $198MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $119M to $105MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $124M to $90.0MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $247M to $198MMar 28, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 1,551 to 1,751Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory employees · 7 to 8Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- BD registered reps · 7 to 9Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Charity clients · 2 to 1Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Corporate clients · 3 to 4Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 36 to 46Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 711 to 855Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Employees · 7 to 9Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 8Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $201M to $247MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $83.3M to $119MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $115M to $124MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- RAUM · $201M to $247MMar 31, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Accounts · 1,903 to 1,551Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Advisory employees · 8 to 7Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- BD registered reps · 8 to 7Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Charity clients · 3 to 2Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Corporate clients · 4 to 3Nov 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
9 dated events
- Stuart Alan Vaughn left Davinci Financial Designs for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2024-11-22)Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Marla A Warner left Davinci Financial Designs for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2026-02-09)Dec 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- 2 advisors left Davinci Financial Designs (Columbia, SC) for Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC on the same dayDec 19, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
- Emily Anne Harker Smith left Davinci Financial Designs for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc (registered 2024-06-24)Apr 17, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Stuart Jeb Zoller (Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Davinci Financial Designs (listed 2022-03-31, absent 2022-11-01)Nov 1, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- Jeb Stuart Zoller left Davinci Financial Designs for Independent Advisor Alliance, Llc (registered 2022-09-30)Oct 12, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Lara Elizabeth Ferguson left Davinci Financial Designs for Citizens Securities, Inc. (registered 2022-03-04)Mar 17, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Davinci Financial Designs reported RAUM $187.7M, down 36% from $294.1M (2019-10-07 to 2020-02-24)Feb 24, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Davinci Financial Designs filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Dec 8, 2014 · 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
- 803-741-0134reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 803-741-0273reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 855-812-8844reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/22301049/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- DAVINCIFINANCIALDESIGNS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 803-741-0134reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 29, 2026
- Team page
- davincifinancialdesigns.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $44.6Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026