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
Tandem Financial, LLC
Latest filing Aug 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 8, 2018 · 25 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 19, 2021
RAUM
$542M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
92%
$499M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$90.3M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$542M as of Aug 4, 2026
Mar 23, 2022$225M then
HNW client RAUM$409M as of Aug 4, 2026
Mar 23, 2022$143M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Aug 4, 2026
Mar 23, 20223 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Aug 4, 2026
Mar 23, 20226 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +86% over the last fiscal year+35% a year over threeIARs 3 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 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
- $90.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 75derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $385,361derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 95%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 7.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +86%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +43%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $144M, 320 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$409M76%
- Individuals$90.2M17%
- Charitable organizations$40.4M7.4%
- Corporations and businesses$1.3M0.2%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$823,6760.2%
- Individual clients
- 312reported
- HNW clients
- 135reported
- Pension plan clients
- 1reported
- Charitable clients
- 5reported
- Accounts
- 1,406reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $144M for 320 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.92 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kevin Franklin | Greenwood Village, Co | Mar 8, 2018 | 26 y | 3 |
| Ryan Bradley EricksonCertified Financial Planner | Greenwood Village, Co | Mar 8, 2018 | 27 y | 2 |
| Christopher Paul Meyer | Greenwood Village, Co | Dec 3, 2025 | 12 y | 1 |
| Lorie Chantelle JonesCertified Financial Planner | Greenwood Village, Co | Jul 8, 2026 | 10 y | 3 |
| Thomas Stone Brown | Greenwood Village, Co | Jul 13, 2026 | 12 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Lorie Chantelle Jones from Fidelis Wealth AdvisorsJul 8, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Michael Kevin Franklin from Dodds Wealth Management GroupMar 8, 2018 · Other
- Ryan Bradley Erickson from Dodds Wealth Management GroupMar 8, 2018 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Dodds Wealth Management GroupMar 8, 2018 · Greenwood Village, Co
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Bradley Ryan Erickson · Member/Co-Ceocontrolsince 03/2018 · owns 50% to 75%
- Kevin Michael Franklin · Member/Co-Ceo, Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 03/2018 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Village, Co · principal | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 57.0% to 76.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
- RAUM up 50 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $291,204,848 to $541,816,993 (+86.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +16.0% (1386 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,386) · 97% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 997 to 1,406Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 3 to 6Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Charity clients · unset to 5.0Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Corporate clients · unset to 4.0Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 70 to 135Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 242 to 312Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension plan clients · unset to 1.0Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Assets in custody · $63.9M to $144MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 6Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $266M to $513MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $166M to $409MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $93.1M to $90.2MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $25.3M to $28.4MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $721,926 to $823,676Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0Dec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $291M to $542MDec 19, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Accounts · 925 to 997Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- HNW clients · 71 to 70Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Individual clients · 222 to 242Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Assets in custody · $60.1M to $63.9MAug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 51-100Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $233M to $266MAug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $157M to $166MAug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $72.0M to $93.1MAug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $21.9M to $25.3MAug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $633,732 to $721,926Aug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- RAUM · $255M to $291MAug 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- BD registered reps · 1 to 0Mar 27, 2024 to Aug 1, 2024
- Accounts · 894 to 925Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Charity clients · 1.0 to unsetMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Corporate clients · 3.0 to unsetMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 56 to 71Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 228 to 222Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 3.0 to unsetMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Assets in custody · $94.6M to $60.1MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 1Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $200M to $233MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $129M to $157MMar 29, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
Signals
3 dated events
- Tandem Financial, Llc reported RAUM $541.8M, up 86% from $291.2M (2025-12-19 to 2026-03-31)Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Bradley Ryan Erickson (Member/Co-Ceo) appeared on Schedule A of Tandem Financial, LlcJul 20, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- Tandem Financial, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Feb 8, 2018 · 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
- 720-792-4512reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/fearless-financial-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/18513126/adminreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- meritorcapital.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (720) 845-5700reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 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
- $90.3Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026