DFX Intelligence
RIA Intelligence
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
Altus Wealth Group, LLC
Latest filing Jun 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 21, 2017 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since May 16, 2017
RAUM
$620M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
65%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$610M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$103M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$620M as of Jun 4, 2026
Mar 9, 2018$173M then
HNW client RAUM$452M as of Jun 4, 2026
Mar 9, 2018$67.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Jun 4, 2026
Mar 9, 20184 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Jun 4, 2026
Mar 9, 20184 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.3% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 7 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 4, 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
- 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
- $103MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 131derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.5MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $265,096derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 65%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 3.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +8.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +1.6%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $280M, 786 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$452M73%
- Individuals$158M25%
- Charitable organizations$7.2M1.2%
- Corporations and businesses$2.0M0.3%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$846,0270.1%
- Individual clients
- 604reported
- HNW clients
- 181reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 2,339reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $280M for 786 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=4.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Larry BenchCertified Financial Planner | Colorado Springs, Co | May 22, 2017 | 22 y | 3 |
| Nancy Pizarro MercadoCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Colorado Springs, Co | May 22, 2017 | 34 y | 3 |
| Michael John Harrington | Colorado Springs, Co | Aug 22, 2017 | 27 y | 3 |
| Norman F.D. AlvisChartered Financial Analyst | Colorado Springs, Co | Mar 10, 2022 | 21 y | 2 |
| Brenda Lynn Lammers | Colorado Springs, Co | May 9, 2022 | 15 y | 0 |
| Edwin A JaneczekCertified Financial Planner | Colorado Springs, Co | Jan 10, 2024 | 14 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 17% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Scott Robert Anderson to Vantalith WealthJun 17, 2026 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Matthew Jon Krause to Mason Investment Advisory Services IncAug 27, 2021 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Edwin A Janeczek from Zacks Investment Management, Inc.Jan 10, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Norman F.D. Alvis from UBS Financial Services Inc.Mar 10, 2022 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Scott Robert Anderson from Morgan StanleyNov 12, 2019 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Matthew Jon Krause from Advice And Planning ServicesSep 10, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Michael John Harrington from Morgan StanleyAug 22, 2017 · Other
- Nancy Pizarro Mercado from Morgan StanleyMay 22, 2017 · Wirehouse to a newly registered adviser (no RAUM reported yet)
- Dustin Larry Bench from Morgan StanleyMay 22, 2017 · Wirehouse to a newly registered adviser (no RAUM reported yet)
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Morgan StanleyMay 22, 2017 · Colorado Springs, Co
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Pizarro Nancy Mercado · Ccocontrolsince 05/2017 · owns less than 5%
- Larry Dustin Bench · Managing Membercontrolsince 05/2017 · owns 75% or more of Bethemore Holdings, LLC
- Pizarro Nancy Mercado · Managing Membercontrolsince 05/2017 · owns 75% or more of Kdjp Holdings, LLC
Entity owners
- Bethemore Holdings, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 50% to 75%
- Kdjp Holdings, LLC · Memberdirect · owns 50% to 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, Co · principal | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 2,323 to 2,339Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW clients · 170 to 181Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual clients · 603 to 604Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Assets in custody · $269M to $280MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $385M to $402MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $406M to $452MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $157M to $158MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $188M to $218MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $402,404 to $846,027Feb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- RAUM · $573M to $620MFeb 25, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Accounts · 2,195 to 2,323Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Advisory employees · 8 to 7Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 6.0Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- HNW clients · 167 to 170Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Individual clients · 555 to 603Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Assets in custody · $118M to $269MNov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Employees · 10 to 7Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 8 to 7Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $322M to $385MNov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $317M to $406MNov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $118M to $157MNov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $123M to $188MNov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $644,093 to $402,404Nov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- RAUM · $445M to $573MNov 27, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
- Accounts · 2,130 to 2,195Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Advisory employees · 7 to 8Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- BD registered reps · 5 to 4Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- HNW clients · 153 to 167Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Individual clients · 571 to 555Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Assets in custody · $107M to $118MNov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Employees · 9 to 10Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 0Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 8Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $282M to $322MNov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $261M to $317MNov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $116M to $118MNov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $104M to $123MNov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $143,637 to $644,093Nov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
- RAUM · $386M to $445MNov 30, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
- Scott Robert Anderson left Altus Wealth Group, Llc for Vantalith Wealth (registered 2026-06-16)Jun 17, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Altus Wealth Group, Llc reported RAUM $572.6M, up 29% from $445.0M (2024-11-27 to 2025-02-25)Feb 25, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Altus Wealth Group, Llc reported RAUM $380.0M, up 41% from $269.6M (2022-01-14 to 2022-03-02)Mar 2, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Enright Jill Reitmeyer (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Altus Wealth Group, Llc (listed 2020-05-13, absent 2020-06-12)Jun 12, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Altus Wealth Group, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Apr 21, 2017 · 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@altuswealthgroup.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Business phone
- 719-900-1295reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company.altus-wealth-group-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- ALTUSWEALTHGROUP.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 719-900-1295reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 4, 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
- $103Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026