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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

Firstpoint Financial, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserLeawood, KansasCRD 168793SEC 801-78521IAPD
Latest filing Mar 20, 2015
First filing on the tape Aug 27, 2013 · 3 filings
RAUM
$36.4M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
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
14 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$36.4M as of Mar 20, 2015
Mar 26, 2014$114M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)14 as of Mar 20, 2015
Mar 26, 20145 then
Employees (5.A)22 as of Mar 20, 2015
Mar 26, 201412 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -68% over the last fiscal yearIARs 5 to 14
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 20, 2015; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$2.6MderivedRAUM 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
$93,570derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-68%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+180%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
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
389reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Andrew Mark Caplinger · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 09/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Renee Cheryl Vohland · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Elected Managercontrol
      since 07/2007 · owns F of Bicknell Family Holding Co., LLC
    • Leigh Karen Sandnes · Operations Manager
      since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC · Managing Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Bicknell Family Holding Co., LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Holdings, LLC
    • Mariner Holdings, LLC · Managing Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Tulsa, OK
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,393 to 389
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 14
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • BD registered reps · 6 to 10
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Employees · 12 to 22
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 5 to 10
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 101-250
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 14
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $114M to $36.4M
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • RAUM · $114M to $36.4M
      Mar 26, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Accounts · 0 to 1,393
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 8
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • BD registered reps · 3 to 6
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • Employees · 4 to 12
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 5
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to More than 500
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 5
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $114M
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    • RAUM · $0 to $114M
      Aug 27, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Firstpoint Financial, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Aug 27, 2013 · 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.
    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