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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 Retirement Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserOverland Park, KansasCRD 172372SEC 801-80336IAPD
Latest filing Mar 29, 2018
First filing on the tape Sep 8, 2014 · 12 filings
RAUM
$1.7B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
34%
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
13
9 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.7B as of Mar 29, 2018
Jan 27, 2015$946M then
HNW client RAUM: $0
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Mar 29, 2018
Jan 27, 20156 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 29, 2018
Jan 27, 20159 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +34% over the last fiscal year+22% a year over threeIARs 7 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 29, 2018; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$190MderivedRAUM 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
$8.7MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
34%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
100%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+34%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, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
pension consulting, 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
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.7B100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
187reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
196reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
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
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Cheryl Bicknell · Chief Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officercontrol
      since 09/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Delores Katrina Scott · Chief Investment Officercontrol
      since 01/2018 · owns less than 5%
    • Kent David Stofer · Presidentcontrol
      since 10/2014 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Christopher Martin Bicknell · Elected Manager Of Bicknell Family Holding Companycontrol
      since 07/2007 · owns F of Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC
    • Louis Mark Nothnagel · Senior Vice President
      since 10/2014 · owns 5% to 10%
    • Annie Taylor · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 03/2018 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Mariner Holdings, LLC · Managing Member
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • Bicknell Family Holding Company, LLC · Manager
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Mariner Holdings, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Advisers that list Mariner Retirement Advisors, LLC as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Tulsa, OK1 employees
    • Omaha, NE1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 168 to 196
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • BD registered reps · 5 to 8
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 187.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Employees · 10 to 13
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 9
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 2.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $421M to $577M
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $849M to $1.1B
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 1707157168.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • RAUM · $1.3B to $1.7B
      Mar 23, 2017 to Mar 29, 2018
    • Accounts · 144 to 168
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 10 to 5
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • Employees · 11 to 10
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • HQ city · LEAWOOD to OVERLAND PARK
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $362M to $421M
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $791M to $849M
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      Apr 7, 2016 to Mar 23, 2017
    • Accounts · 141 to 144
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • BD registered reps · 6 to 10
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Employees · 9 to 11
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $362M
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $841M to $791M
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • RAUM · $946M to $1.2B
      May 22, 2015 to Mar 17, 2016
    • Accounts · 0 to 141
      Nov 10, 2014 to Jan 27, 2015
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 6
      Nov 10, 2014 to Jan 27, 2015
    • BD registered reps · 3 to 6
      Nov 10, 2014 to Jan 27, 2015
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Mariner Retirement Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $1.7B, up 34% from $1.3B (2017-03-23 to 2018-03-29)
      Mar 29, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
    • Mariner Retirement Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Sep 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.
    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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