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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
West Ridge Advisors
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessHenderson, NevadaCRD 282718SEC 801-118247websiteIAPD
Legal name West Ridge Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Apr 1, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2020 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 13, 2020
RAUM
$396M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
60%
of RAUM
Private clients
47%
$186M individuals and HNW
Advisors
11
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$36.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
13 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
5
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$396M as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 29, 2021$143M then
HNW client RAUM$114M as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 29, 2021$58.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)13 as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 29, 20216 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Apr 1, 2026
Mar 29, 20217 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +48% over the last fiscal year+37% a year over threeIARs 10 to 13offices 4 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 1, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
- OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
- Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
- RAUM per advisor
- $36.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 33derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $281,864derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 60%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 53%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.8derived6 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +48%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +30%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -9.3%derived
- 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, 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$211M53%
- High-net-worth individuals$114M29%
- Individuals$71.3M18%
- Individual clients
- 306reported
- HNW clients
- 55reported
- Pension plan clients
- 383reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 1,405reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.47 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.53 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
11 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dean NestmanCertified Financial Planner | Henderson, Nv | Apr 25, 2016 | 15 y | 3 |
| Alan Glen Erickson | Henderson, Nv | Jan 5, 2017 | 14 y | 0 |
| Todd Stephen Udall | Henderson, Nv | Jan 12, 2017 | 26 y | 0 |
| Fraser Edwards Inouye | Henderson, Nv | Jan 12, 2017 | 15 y | 0 |
| Thomas Mark Udall | Gilbert, Az | Jan 20, 2017 | 15 y | 0 |
| Brian J Stoker | Henderson, Nv | Feb 24, 2020 | 18 y | 3 |
| Joshua James RobinsonCertified Financial Planner | Henderson, Nv | Apr 15, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| Curtis Kolby Udall | Henderson, Nv | Aug 31, 2022 | 10 y | 0 |
| Stephen David Udall | Henderson, Nv | Jul 8, 2025 | 12 y | 0 |
| Cameron Paul Steed | Las Vegas, Nv | Jul 24, 2025 | 13 y | 0 |
| Dexter Skipper Wadsworth | Poulsbo, Wa | Oct 8, 2025 | 10 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 9.1% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Zachary Thorne Taylor to Trica Wealth Planning, LLCApr 8, 2026 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Robert Andrew Nelson to Sunset Retirement Advisors LLCNov 13, 2024 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Joined, latest
- Zachary Thorne Taylor from Arista Wealth Management, LLCMar 11, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Brian J Stoker from Gwn Securities Inc.Feb 24, 2020 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Michael Dean Nestman from Arista Wealth Management, LLCApr 25, 2016 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Dean Michael Nestman · Managing Director/Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 12/2015 · owns less than 5%
- Glen Alan Erickson · Managing Membercontrolsince 02/2012 · owns F of Udall Cpa Group, Pllc
- Dean Michael Nestman · Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2019 · owns F of Udall Cpa Group, Pllc
- Kolby Curtis Udall · Managing Membercontrolsince 12/2023 · owns F of Udall Cpa Group, Pllc
- Mark Thomas Udall · Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2011 · owns F of Udall Cpa Group, Pllc
- Stephen Todd Udall · Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2011 · owns F of Udall Cpa Group, Pllc
Entity owners
- Udall Cpa Group, Pllc · Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Udall Cpa Group, Pllcinsurancey
- West Ridge Insurance, LLCreal estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson, Nv · principal | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gilbert, Az | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midvale, Ut | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Gilbert, AZ2 employees
- Midvale, UT2 employees
- Las Vegas, NV1 employees
- Scottsdale, AZ1 employees
ADV anomalies
4 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- growth on all axesCombination · filing Apr 1, 2026RAUM, offices and advisors all grew 25 percent or more in one year: a platform in expansion or an acquisition. RAUM $268,069,576 to $396,019,216, advisors 10 to 13, private clients 398 to 361, offices 4 to 5 (2025-03-31 to 2026-04-01)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
- high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Apr 1, 2026institutional share of RAUM of 53% against a peer median of 0% (5676 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 17.8 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676) · 99% percentile
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Apr 1, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 6.0% to 29.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-01peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
- RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Apr 1, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $268,069,576 to $396,019,216 (+48.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-04-01; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 95.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 95% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,068 to 1,405Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Advisory employees · 10 to 13Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- HNW clients · 95 to 55Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Individual clients · 303 to 306Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 225 to 383Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Assets in custody · unset to 110263030.0Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Employees · 10 to 13Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 10 to 13Jan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $144M to $238MJan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $17.2M to $114MJan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $119M to $71.3MJan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $124M to $158MJan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $132M to $211MJan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- RAUM · $268M to $396MJan 14, 2026 to Apr 1, 2026
- Other offices · 4 to 5Jul 24, 2025 to Nov 6, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10Mar 31, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
- Accounts · 690 to 1,068Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 9 to 10Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 67 to 95Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 321 to 303Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 206 to 225Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 11 to 10Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 9 to 10Mar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $131M to $144MMar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $96.0M to $17.2MMar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $27.6M to $119MMar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $58.0M to $124MMar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $64.9M to $132MMar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $189M to $268MMar 29, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 566 to 690Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 64 to 67Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual clients · 333 to 321Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 169 to 206Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Assets in custody · 54260474.0 to unsetMar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Custody of client assets · true to falseMar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Employees · 10 to 11Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Other offices · 3 to 4Mar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $131MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $16.9M to $96.0MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $69.0M to $27.6MMar 20, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
- Zachary Thorne Taylor left West Ridge Advisors for Trica Wealth Planning, Llc (registered 2026-03-20)Apr 8, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- West Ridge Advisors reported RAUM $396.0M, up 48% from $268.1M (2026-01-14 to 2026-04-01)Apr 1, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Robert Andrew Nelson left West Ridge Advisors for Sunset Retirement Advisors Llc (registered 2025-09-18)Nov 13, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Kolby Curtis Udall (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of West Ridge AdvisorsMar 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- West Ridge Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Feb 14, 2020 · 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
- support@westridgeadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 480-558-2007reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 702-433-5589reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 702-433-5757reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- WESTRIDGEADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (702) 547-9483reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 1, 2026
- Team page
- WESTRIDGEADVISORS.COM/teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, 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
- Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $36.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026