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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.
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SEC-registered adviser
B•••••••• A•••••• L••
Legal name A••••••• V•••••••• L••
Latest filing Jun 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 29, 2022 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Dec 6, 2024
RAUM
$570M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$556M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$285M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$570M as of Jun 25, 2026
Mar 29, 2023$83.3M then
HNW client RAUM$546M as of Jun 25, 2026
Mar 29, 2023$65.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Jun 25, 2026
Mar 29, 20232 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Jun 25, 2026
Mar 29, 20232 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +179% over the last fiscal year+90% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 25, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- RAUM per advisor
- $285MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 71derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $4.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 2.4%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +88%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +61%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $46.2M, 63 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)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$546M96%
- Charitable organizations$13.9M2.4%
- Individuals$9.8M1.7%
- Individual clients
- 29reported
- HNW clients
- 113reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 2reported
- Accounts
- 569reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $46.2M for 63 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C••• W•••••• B•••••Chartered Financial Analyst | Cincinnati, Oh | Mar 11, 2016 | 26 y | 1 |
| D•••• M•••• K•••••Certified Financial Planner | Cincinnati, Oh | Apr 1, 2016 | 12 y | 1 |
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
- D•••• M•••• K••••• from M•••••• W••••• M•••••••••Apr 1, 2016 · Other
- C••• W•••••• B••••• from M•••••• W••••• M•••••••••Mar 11, 2016 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- B•••••• C•••• W•••••• · Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 02/2016 · owns 50% to 75%
- K•••••• D••••• M•••• · Presidentcontrolsince 03/2016 · owns 50% to 75%
- M•••••••• M•••••••• A••• · Chief Compliance Officersince 11/2024 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, Oh · principal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Apr 30, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $204,413,647 to $384,146,447 (+88.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-01-24 and 2026-04-30; the peer median change was +16.0% (1385 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,385) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 486 to 569Apr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- HNW clients · 90 to 113Apr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- Individual clients · 26 to 29Apr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $381M to $568MApr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $363M to $546MApr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $8.9M to $9.8MApr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.4M to $1.3MApr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- RAUM · $384M to $570MApr 30, 2026 to May 28, 2026
- Accounts · 354 to 486Jul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- HNW clients · 51 to 90Jul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- Individual clients · 21 to 26Jul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- Assets in custody · $33.0M to $46.2MJul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $204M to $381MJul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $185M to $363MJul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $8.9M to $8.9MJul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $247,250 to $3.4MJul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- RAUM · $204M to $384MJul 16, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jan 24, 2025 to Jul 16, 2025
- Accounts · 326 to 354Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- HNW clients · 43 to 51Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- Individual clients · 22 to 21Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- Assets in custody · $18.9M to $33.0MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $133M to $204MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $113M to $185MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $9.3M to $8.9MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.1M to $247,250Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- RAUM · $134M to $204MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
- Accounts · 322 to 326Jun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Advisory activities · 5 to 4Jun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- HNW clients · 31 to 43Jun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Individual clients · 28 to 22Jun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Assets in custody · $5.8M to $18.9MJun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $82.6M to $133MJun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $65.8M to $113MJun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $9.0M to $9.3MJun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $646,517 to $1.1MJun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- RAUM · $83.3M to $134MJun 26, 2023 to Nov 7, 2024
- Advisory activities · 3 to 5Apr 10, 2023 to Jun 26, 2023
- Accounts · 325 to 322Jun 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
- Individual clients · 26 to 28Jun 29, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
Signals
3 dated events
- B•••••••• A•••••• L•• reported RAUM $569.5M, up 48% from $384.1M (2026-04-30 to 2026-05-28)May 28, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- B•••••••• A•••••• L•• reported RAUM $384.1M, up 88% from $204.4M (2025-07-16 to 2026-01-22)Jan 22, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- B•••••••• A•••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jun 29, 2022 · 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
- hello@brilliantadvice.netreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 513-476-1970reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/brilliant-advicereportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- B••••••••A•••••.NETreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 513-703-2100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 25, 2026
- Contact form
- brilliantadvice.net/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $285Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026