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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

Leading Edge Financial Planning LLC

Independent wealth managerKnoxville, TennesseeCRD 277149SEC 801-120413website IAPD

Latest filing Sep 2, 2026

First filing on the tape Jan 29, 2021 · 21 filings

SEC status approved since Mar 1, 2021

RAUM

$522M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$522M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$52.2M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

9 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

21 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$522M as of Jul 20, 2026

Mar 21, 2022$174M then

HNW client RAUM$420M as of Jul 20, 2026

Mar 21, 2022$74.8M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)9 as of Jul 20, 2026

Mar 21, 20226 then

Employees (5.A)15 as of Jul 20, 2026

Mar 21, 202210 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +45% over the last fiscal year+39% a year over threeIARs 7 to 9offices 7 to 9

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Sep 2, 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: $52.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 30derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $310,956derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 1.0derived10 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +45%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +29%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: -34%derived
Compensation: percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $70.1M, 244 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$420M80%
Individuals$102M20%

Individual clients: 109reported
HNW clients: 193reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 1,678reported
Financial planning clients: 51-100reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $70.1M for 244 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUMreported
Class basis: private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

10 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Charles Patrick MattinglyCertified Financial Planner	Knoxville, Tn	Nov 5, 2015	19 y	2
Jason Eric ReaganCertified Financial Planner	Knoxville, Tn	Aug 6, 2020	19 y	1
Andrew James ChristopherCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst	Knoxville, Tn	Jun 22, 2023	17 y	1
Mark Covell	Knoxville, Tn	Aug 23, 2023	12 y	0
Nolan ClarkCertified Financial Planner	Knoxville, Tn	Nov 14, 2024	11 y	0
Kevin Nicholas GormleyCertified Financial Planner	Knoxville, Tn	Jan 3, 2025	15 y	1
Jonathan Schultz	Raleigh, Nc	Jan 22, 2025	13 y	0
Zack Henry PayneCertified Financial Planner	Knoxville, Tn	Jan 28, 2026	12 y	2
Jonathan Brooks GrooverCertified Financial Planner	Knoxville, Tn	Jun 9, 2026	13 y	3
Bailey Elizabeth Alleman	Knoxville, Tn	Sep 11, 2026	12 y	0

Advisor movement

0 left, 2 joined in 12 months

net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount2 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Charles Travis Reader to Different By Design Financial Planning
Dec 20, 2024 · Other
Jon L Cremer to Edward Jones
Nov 14, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Benjamin William Dickinson to Empower Advisory Group, LLC
Aug 21, 2023 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank

Joined, latest

Jonathan Brooks Groover from Synovus Securities, Inc.
Jun 9, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Zack Henry Payne from Cerity Partners LLC
Jan 28, 2026 · RIA to RIA
Kevin Nicholas Gormley from Patriot Investment Management Group Inc
Jan 3, 2025 · Other
Charles Travis Reader from Solitude Financial Services, Inc.
Nov 14, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Andrew James Christopher from Dowling & Yahnke, LLC
Jun 22, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Jason Eric Reagan from Edward Jones
Aug 6, 2020 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Charles Patrick Mattingly from Patriot Investment Management Group Inc
Nov 5, 2015 · Other

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

2 joined from Patriot Investment Management Group Inc
Jan 5, 2016 · Knoxville, Tn

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

Nicholas Kevin Gormley · Chief Financial Officercontrol
since 06/2015 · owns 25% to 50%
Patrick Charles Mattingly · Chief Executive Officer And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 06/2015 · owns 25% to 50%

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

Leading Edge Tax Planning LLC
insurancen

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined
Knoxville, Tn · principal	10	3
Raleigh, Nc	2	1
Enid, Ok	0	0
Shelbyville, Ky	0	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

Carlsbad, CA1 employees
, 1 employees

ADV anomalies

3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

clients down average size upCombination · filing Apr 13, 2026
private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $360,175,782 to $521,784,881, advisors 7 to 9, private clients 457 to 302, offices 7 to 9 (2025-04-03 to 2026-04-13)
peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 13, 2026
HNW share of RAUM moved from 50.0% to 80.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-03 and 2026-04-13
peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Apr 13, 2026
RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $360,175,782 to $521,784,881 (+45.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-03 and 2026-04-13; the peer median change was +16.0% (1386 comparable advisers, 93.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,386) · 93% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
Jul 20, 2026 to Sep 2, 2026
Succession · false to unset
Jul 20, 2026 to Sep 2, 2026
Employees · 13 to 15
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Accounts · 1,388 to 1,678
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Advisory employees · 7 to 9
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
HNW clients · 93 to 193
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Individual clients · 364 to 109
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Assets in custody · $161M to $70.1M
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 51-100
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
State-registered IARs · 7 to 9
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Other offices · 7 to 9
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $360M to $522M
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
HNW RAUM · $180M to $420M
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Individual RAUM · $181M to $102M
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
RAUM · $360M to $522M
Aug 14, 2025 to Mar 3, 2026
Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
May 16, 2025 to Jun 5, 2025
Accounts · 1,213 to 1,388
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Advisory employees · 8 to 7
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
HNW clients · 97 to 93
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Individual clients · 214 to 364
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Assets in custody · $82.4M to $161M
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Employees · 12 to 13
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Other offices · 8 to 7
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $274M to $360M
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
HNW RAUM · $162M to $180M
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Individual RAUM · $112M to $181M
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Non-discretionary RAUM · $7,500 to $0
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
RAUM · $274M to $360M
Dec 4, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Accounts · 994 to 1,213
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Advisory employees · 7 to 8
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
HNW clients · 93 to 97
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Individual clients · 165 to 214
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Assets in custody · $57.1M to $82.4M
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Employees · 10 to 12
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 51-100
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Other offices · 6 to 8
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $193M to $274M
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
HNW RAUM · $56.9M to $162M
Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024

Signals

5 dated events

Leading Edge Financial Planning Llc reported RAUM $521.8M, up 45% from $360.2M (2025-08-14 to 2026-03-03)
Mar 3, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
Charles Travis Reader left Leading Edge Financial Planning Llc for Different By Design Financial Planning (registered 2025-03-12)
Dec 20, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Jon L Cremer left Leading Edge Financial Planning Llc for Edward Jones (registered 2025-02-03)
Nov 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Benjamin William Dickinson left Leading Edge Financial Planning Llc for Empower Advisory Group, Llc (registered 2023-10-27)
Aug 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Leading Edge Financial Planning Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Jan 29, 2021 · 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

Business email: info@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: tamatha@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: lisa@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: kelly@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: jonathan@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: amelie@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: betsy@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business email: ehubbard@leadingedgeplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 858-449-8277reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 270-545-5880reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 530-539-1466reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/leadingedgeplanningreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 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: $52.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026