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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

Mariner Wealth Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserOverland Park, KansasCRD 170703SEC 801-79490IAPD
Legal name Mariner Wealth Advisors - Leawood, LLC
Latest filing Mar 30, 2017
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2014 · 8 filings
RAUM
$2.8B
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
52
35 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
8 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.8B as of Mar 30, 2017
Mar 26, 2015$2.8B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)31 as of Mar 30, 2017
Mar 26, 201525 then
Employees (5.A)52 as of Mar 30, 2017
Mar 26, 201536 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +2.5% over the last fiscal yearIARs 24 to 31
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2017; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$91.8MderivedRAUM 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
$365,626derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
15.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+2.5%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+29%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
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, publications, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 5.G
Financial planning clients
1,500reportedItem 5.H
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)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
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
7,786reported
Financial planning clients
1,500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
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 02/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Andrew Mark Caplinger · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 09/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Leigh Karen Sandnes · Vice President Of Operationscontrol
      since 02/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Renee Cheryl Vohland · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 02/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Elected Managercontrol
      since 07/2007 · owns F of Bicknell Family Holding Co., LLC
    Entity owners
    • Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC · Managing Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Bicknell Family Holding Co., LLC · Manager
      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
    Advisers that list Mariner Wealth Advisors as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Leawood, KS
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 8,073 to 7,786
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • Advisory employees · 29 to 35
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 16 to 14
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • Employees · 44 to 52
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 21 to 27
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • HQ city · LEAWOOD to OVERLAND PARK
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • State-registered IARs · 24 to 31
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $2.8B
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • RAUM · $2.8B to $2.8B
      Nov 23, 2016 to Mar 30, 2017
    • Accounts · 7,857 to 8,073
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 25 to 29
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • BD registered reps · 15 to 16
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • Business name · MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC to MARINER WEALTH ADVISORS
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • Employees · 36 to 44
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 20 to 21
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 25 to 24
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $2.8B
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • RAUM · $2.8B to $2.8B
      Mar 26, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016
    • Accounts · 8,040 to 7,857
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • Advisory employees · 31 to 25
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • BD registered reps · 22 to 15
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • Employees · 45 to 36
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 31 to 20
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to More than 500
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 25
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $2.1B to $2.8B
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • RAUM · $2.1B to $2.8B
      Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 26, 2015
    • Accounts · 0 to 8,040
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 0 to 31
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    • BD registered reps · 0 to 22
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    • Employees · 0 to 45
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 31
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $2.1B
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    • RAUM · $0 to $2.1B
      Apr 11, 2014 to Aug 6, 2014
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Mariner Wealth Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Mar 26, 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.
    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
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