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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
An Exceptional Life Financial, LLC
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 23, 2022 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 25, 2022
RAUM
$259M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$256M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$51.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$259M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 27, 2023$177M then
HNW client RAUM$205M as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 27, 2023$145M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 27, 20235 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 26, 2026
Mar 27, 20236 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 5 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 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
- $51.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 74derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $272,840derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 0.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -7.0%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, educational seminars, otherreportedItem 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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
- High-net-worth individuals$205M79%
- Individuals$51.0M20%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.3M1.3%
- Individual clients
- 317reported
- HNW clients
- 53reported
- Pension plan clients
- 8reported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 949reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Vashon EaglesonCertified Financial Planner | Indianapolis, In | Jun 28, 2017 | 13 y | 3 |
| Charles Ricky SkinnerCertified Financial Planner | Indianapolis, In | Nov 14, 2021 | 28 y | 3 |
| Kaylee Stefanie Bjarnason | Indianapolis, In | Sep 5, 2023 | 11 y | 0 |
| Sarah Ann SepulvedaCertified Financial Planner | Nashua, Nh | Oct 30, 2023 | 10 y | 1 |
| Demi D Wendel | Indianapolis, In | Aug 24, 2026 | 12 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 20% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jalyn Crittenden to Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc.Jan 5, 2026 · Other
- Thomas Joseph Farrer to Core Wealth AdvisorsOct 29, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- David Ryan Gourley to K-12 PlanningApr 30, 2024 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- James Serrano to Modera Wealth Management, LLCAug 8, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Sarah Ann Sepulveda from The H Group, Inc.Oct 30, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- James Serrano from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Sep 26, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- David Ryan Gourley from Gwn Securities Inc.May 13, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Charles Ricky Skinner from Watermark Wealth Management, LLCNov 14, 2021 · RIA to RIA
- Mychal Vashon Eagleson from Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLCJun 28, 2017 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Vashon Mychal Eagleson · President, Ccocontrolsince 04/2017 · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, In · principal | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gladstone, Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- custody status changedChange between filings · filing Mar 26, 2026custody of client assets (Item 9.A): yes on the filing of 2025-03-24, no on the filing of 2026-03-26peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 782 to 949Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW clients · 50 to 53Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual clients · 348 to 317Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Assets in custody · 8453104.0 to unsetMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Custody of client assets · true to falseMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Employees · 5 to 4Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 4Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $214M to $256MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $175M to $205MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $39.6M to $51.0MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.0M to $3.3MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $4.0M to $3.3MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- RAUM · $218M to $259MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Accounts · 918 to 782Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Advisory employees · 6 to 5Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Business name · TEACH PLAN RETIRE, AEL WEALTH MANAGEMENT to AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE FINANCIAL, LLCApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- HNW clients · 49 to 50Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Individual clients · 360 to 348Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Assets in custody · $77.3M to $8.5MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Employees · 6 to 5Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 6 to 5Apr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $192M to $214MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $157M to $175MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $34.7M to $39.6MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.3M to $4.0MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $9.2M to $4.0MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- RAUM · $201M to $218MApr 29, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025
- Assets in custody · unset to 77261884.0Mar 5, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
- Custody of client assets · false to trueMar 5, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024
- Accounts · 888 to 918Nov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Corporate clients · 3.0 to unsetNov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- HNW clients · 53 to 49Nov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Individual clients · 287 to 360Nov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 7 to 8Nov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Other offices · 1 to 0Nov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $172M to $192MNov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $145M to $157MNov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $25.8M to $34.7MNov 27, 2023 to Mar 5, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
- Jalyn Crittenden left An Exceptional Life Financial, Llc for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (registered 2026-01-22)Jan 5, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Thomas Joseph Farrer left An Exceptional Life Financial, Llc for Core Wealth Advisors (registered 2025-01-22)Oct 29, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- David Ryan Gourley left An Exceptional Life Financial, Llc for K-12 Planning (registered 2024-06-11)Apr 30, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- James Serrano left An Exceptional Life Financial, Llc for Modera Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2023-08-28)Aug 8, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- An Exceptional Life Financial, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Feb 23, 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 phone
- 888-462-5580reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/TEACHPLANRETIREreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- aelwm.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 317-941-6492reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 2026
- Contact form
- teachplanretire.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, 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
- $51.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026