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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
Betterwealth LLC
Latest filing Sep 15, 2026
First filing on the tape May 13, 2015 · 53 filings
SEC status approved since May 26, 2015
RAUM
$660M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$647M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$132M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
53 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$660M as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 29, 2016$110M then
HNW client RAUM$603M as of Aug 25, 2026
Mar 20, 2018$194M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 29, 20162 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Aug 25, 2026
Feb 29, 20164 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +18% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5offices 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 15, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $132MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 75derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $489,210derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 98%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.3derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +9.1%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $648M, 373 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$603M91%
- Individuals$44.7M6.8%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$12.6M1.9%
- Individual clients
- 158reported
- HNW clients
- 215reported
- Pension plan clients
- 5reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 1,349reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $648M for 373 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne H Cox | San Jose, Ca | Sep 16, 2015 | 29 y | 4 |
| Winfield Scott StaufferCertified Financial Planner | Park City, Ut | Apr 5, 2019 | 24 y | 2 |
| Andrew Lane HowardCertified Financial Planner | San Jose, Ca | Sep 25, 2024 | 22 y | 1 |
| Jesse Orin LownsburyCertified Financial Planner | San Jose, Ca | Jul 1, 2025 | 13 y | 2 |
| Jodee Danielle LownsburyCertified Financial Planner | San Jose, Ca | Sep 2, 2026 | 11 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Jesse Orin Lownsbury from Modern Wealth Management, LLCJul 1, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Andrew Lane Howard from Edward JonesSep 25, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Winfield Scott Stauffer from Wealth Design, LLCApr 5, 2019 · Other
- Suzanne H Cox from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCSep 16, 2015 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- H Suzanne Cox · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Lane Andrew Howard · Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2018 · owns 25% to 50%
- Scott Winfield Stauffer · Managing Membercontrolsince 05/2015 · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, Ca · principal | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
- Related adviser · false to unsetAug 25, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
- Related bank · false to unsetAug 25, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
- Related broker-dealer · false to unsetAug 25, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
- Related insurance company · false to unsetAug 25, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetAug 25, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026
- Other offices · 1 to 3Apr 29, 2026 to Jul 17, 2026
- Accounts · 1,251 to 1,349Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- HNW clients · 182 to 215Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Individual clients · 160 to 158Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Assets in custody · $172M to $648MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $548M to $648MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $499M to $603MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $48.7M to $44.7MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.1M to $12.3MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $10.4M to $12.6MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- RAUM · $558M to $660MOct 1, 2025 to Mar 18, 2026
- Other offices · 2 to 1Jul 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Jun 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2025
- Accounts · 1,254 to 1,251Oct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Oct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- HNW clients · 161 to 182Oct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Individual clients · 182 to 160Oct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 5.0 to unsetOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Assets in custody · $416M to $172MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $492M to $548MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $427M to $499MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $58.6M to $48.7MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.5M to $10.1MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $11.6M to $10.4MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- RAUM · $502M to $558MOct 23, 2024 to Mar 18, 2025
- Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0May 20, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024
- Advisory activities · 4 to 5Mar 18, 2024 to May 20, 2024
- Accounts · 1,192 to 1,254Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
- Charity clients · unset to 0.0Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
- HNW clients · 185 to 161Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
- Individual clients · 141 to 182Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 6 to 5Jan 2, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
- Assets in custody · $376M to $416MJan 2, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- Betterwealth Llc reported RAUM $501.7M, up 30% from $385.8M (2024-01-02 to 2024-03-18)Mar 18, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- Betterwealth Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)May 13, 2015 · 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
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/BETTERWEALTH-US (Inactive)reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- BETTERWEALTH.USreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 408-659-2390reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 15, 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
- $132Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026