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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

Aspire Private Wealth Counsel, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserKnoxville, TennesseeCRD 282582SEC 801-127937websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 18, 2025
First filing on the tape Apr 6, 2023 · 13 filings
SEC status approved since May 5, 2023
RAUM
$74.3M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$73.8M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$37.1M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$74.3M as of Aug 18, 2025
Mar 13, 2024$129M then
HNW client RAUM$67.3M as of Aug 18, 2025
Mar 13, 2024$120M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Aug 18, 2025
Mar 13, 20241 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Aug 18, 2025
Mar 13, 20247 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -43% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 18, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$37.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
25derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$327,187derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-43%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+23%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$70.8M, 45 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)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$67.3M91%
  • Individuals$6.6M8.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$447,6490.6%
Individual clients
21reported
HNW clients
28reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
227reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$70.8M for 45 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Philip Brian DortchCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnJan 3, 202525 y3
Erich Thomas Von GeisCertified Financial PlannerKnoxville, TnApr 14, 202610 y0
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
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Brian Philip Dortch · Owner/Chief Compliance Officer/Wealth Advisor/Success Coachcontrol
    since 01/2016 · owns 75% or more
  • Thomas Erich Von Geis · Portfolio Analyst/Compliance Officer
    since 01/2023 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Knoxville, Tn · principal210
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Assets in custody · unset to 70807726.0
    Apr 17, 2025 to Aug 18, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Apr 17, 2025 to Aug 18, 2025
  • Accounts · 216 to 227
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • HNW clients · 25 to 28
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • Individual clients · 15 to 21
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $129M to $74.3M
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $120M to $67.3M
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $7.2M to $6.6M
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • RAUM · $129M to $74.3M
    Nov 4, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
  • Employees · 7 to 5
    Jul 29, 2024 to Aug 21, 2024
  • Charity clients · 1 to 0
    Apr 10, 2024 to Apr 17, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 0 to 1
    Apr 10, 2024 to Apr 17, 2024
  • Accounts · 234 to 216
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 1 to 2
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Charity clients · 0 to 1
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 0 to 1
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • HNW clients · 26 to 25
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Individual clients · 17 to 15
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Employees · 5 to 7
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $118M to $129M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $112M to $120M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $6.2M to $7.2M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
  • RAUM · $118M to $129M
    Oct 10, 2023 to Mar 13, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
  • Aspire Private Wealth Counsel, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-09-02, RAUM $74.3M)
    Dec 20, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
  • Aspire Private Wealth Counsel, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Apr 6, 2023 · 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/aspirepwc.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
aspirepwc.comreportedpublic 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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$37.1Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026