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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
Bright Road Wealth Management, LLC
Latest filing Mar 5, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 3, 2019 · 16 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 16, 2020
RAUM
$443M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$418M individuals and HNW
Advisors
10
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$44.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
6
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
16 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$443M as of Mar 5, 2026
Apr 1, 2020$103M then
HNW client RAUM$256M as of Mar 5, 2026
Apr 1, 2020$27.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)10 as of Mar 5, 2026
Apr 1, 20203 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 5, 2026
Apr 1, 20203 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal year+28% a year over threeIARs 9 to 10offices 4 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 5, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $44.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 61derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $203,145derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 97%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 5.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.4derived7 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +27%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +11%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +13%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $93.8M, 231 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$256M58%
- Individuals$162M37%
- Charitable organizations$13.7M3.1%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$11.6M2.6%
- Individual clients
- 510reported
- HNW clients
- 104reported
- Pension plan clients
- 8reported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 2,182reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $93.8M for 231 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.94 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
10 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Kent PinkstonCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Anchorage, Ak | Jun 25, 2012 | 29 y | 4 |
| Jayson Dee OwensCertified Financial Planner | Anchorage, Ak | Apr 22, 2016 | 17 y | 0 |
| Jennifer L GastrockCertified Financial Planner | Anchorage, Ak | May 30, 2017 | 15 y | 0 |
| Matthew Willie Anderson | Anchorage, Ak | Apr 17, 2018 | 29 y | 2 |
| Matthew John Merrill | Anchorage, Ak | Jan 1, 2022 | 28 y | 0 |
| Kelly Lynn Van WyheCertified Financial Planner | Anchorage, Ak | Mar 28, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| James Thomas Barnum | Anchorage, Ak | Mar 6, 2025 | 11 y | 0 |
| Antigone Zoe Zervas | Anchorage, Ak | Jul 8, 2025 | 12 y | 0 |
| Rae Hartley BeckCertified Financial Planner | Grand Junction, Co | Sep 10, 2025 | 14 y | 0 |
| Matthew Alan Hunt | Washington, Dc | Apr 7, 2026 | 26 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 10% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Ethan Kwon to Dimensional Fund Advisors LPJun 15, 2026 · Other
Joined, latest
- Matthew Willie Anderson from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Apr 17, 2018 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Brian Kent Pinkston from Dimensional Fund Advisors LPJun 25, 2012 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Kent Brian Pinkston · Managing Member/Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 05/2012 · owns 75% or more
- Dee Jayson Owens · Minority Ownersince 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, Ak · principal | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Corpus Christi, TX1 employees
- Denver, CO1 employees
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- custody status changedChange between filings · filing Mar 5, 2026custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2025-12-16, yes on the filing of 2026-03-05peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
- office count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 5, 2026offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 4.0 to 6.0 (+50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-19 and 2026-03-05; the peer median change was 0.0% (450 comparable advisers, 96.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (450) · 96% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,919 to 2,182Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Charity clients · 3.0 to unsetDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- HNW clients · 100 to 104Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Individual clients · 445 to 510Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 20 to 8Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Assets in custody · unset to 93791188.0Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Custody of client assets · false to trueDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $334M to $432MDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $204M to $256MDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $117M to $162MDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.3M to $11.6MDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $15.3M to $11.6MDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- RAUM · $349M to $443MDec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
- Other offices · 5 to 6Nov 24, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025
- Advisory employees · 9 to 10Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
- Employees · 12 to 13Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 9 to 10Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
- Other offices · 4 to 5Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Feb 19, 2025 to Jul 16, 2025
- Accounts · 1,637 to 1,919Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Advisory employees · 8 to 9Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- HNW clients · 62 to 100Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Individual clients · 407 to 445Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 18 to 20Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Employees · 10 to 12Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 8 to 9Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $272M to $334MMar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $139M to $204MMar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $120M to $117MMar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.7M to $15.3MMar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $11.7M to $15.3MMar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- RAUM · $284M to $349MMar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Accounts · 1,156 to 1,637Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Charity clients · 18 to 3Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- HNW clients · 69 to 62Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Individual clients · 354 to 407Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 19 to 18Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 251-500Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Other offices · 2 to 4Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $199M to $272MAug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- Ethan Kwon left Bright Road Wealth Management, Llc for Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp (registered 2026-07-09)Jun 15, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Bright Road Wealth Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Dec 3, 2019 · 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
- Website
- BRIGHTROADWEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (907) 339-1555reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 5, 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
- $44.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026