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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

Bright Road Wealth Management, LLC

Independent wealth managerAnchorage, AlaskaCRD 164408SEC 801-117890websiteIAPD
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
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Brian Kent PinkstonCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystAnchorage, AkJun 25, 201229 y4
Jayson Dee OwensCertified Financial PlannerAnchorage, AkApr 22, 201617 y0
Jennifer L GastrockCertified Financial PlannerAnchorage, AkMay 30, 201715 y0
Matthew Willie AndersonAnchorage, AkApr 17, 201829 y2
Matthew John MerrillAnchorage, Ak Jan 1, 202228 y0
Kelly Lynn Van WyheCertified Financial PlannerAnchorage, Ak Mar 28, 202210 y0
James Thomas BarnumAnchorage, Ak Mar 6, 202511 y0
Antigone Zoe ZervasAnchorage, AkJul 8, 202512 y0
Rae Hartley BeckCertified Financial PlannerGrand Junction, CoSep 10, 202514 y0
Matthew Alan HuntWashington, Dc Apr 7, 202626 y0
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
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Kent Brian Pinkston · Managing Member/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 05/2012 · owns 75% or more
  • Dee Jayson Owens · Minority Owner
    since 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
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Anchorage, Ak · principal921
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, 2026
    custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2025-12-16, yes on the filing of 2026-03-05
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
  • office count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 5, 2026
    offices 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 2,182
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Charity clients · 3.0 to unset
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • HNW clients · 100 to 104
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Individual clients · 445 to 510
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 20 to 8
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 93791188.0
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $334M to $432M
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $204M to $256M
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $117M to $162M
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.3M to $11.6M
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $15.3M to $11.6M
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • RAUM · $349M to $443M
    Dec 16, 2025 to Mar 5, 2026
  • Other offices · 5 to 6
    Nov 24, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
    Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
  • Employees · 12 to 13
    Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 9 to 10
    Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
  • Other offices · 4 to 5
    Jul 16, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Feb 19, 2025 to Jul 16, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,637 to 1,919
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 8 to 9
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • HNW clients · 62 to 100
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Individual clients · 407 to 445
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 18 to 20
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Employees · 10 to 12
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 8 to 9
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $272M to $334M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $139M to $204M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $120M to $117M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.7M to $15.3M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $11.7M to $15.3M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • RAUM · $284M to $349M
    Mar 25, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,156 to 1,637
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Charity clients · 18 to 3
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW clients · 69 to 62
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Individual clients · 354 to 407
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 19 to 18
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 251-500
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Other offices · 2 to 4
    Aug 10, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $199M to $272M
    Aug 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