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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
Council Oak Wealth Advisors
Legal name Cowa, LLC
Latest filing Aug 31, 2026
First filing on the tape May 9, 2018 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 8, 2018
RAUM
$529M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
86%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$510M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$106M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$529M as of Aug 31, 2026
Feb 11, 2019$150M then
HNW client RAUM$426M as of Aug 31, 2026
Feb 11, 2019$118M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Aug 31, 2026
Feb 11, 20194 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Aug 31, 2026
Feb 11, 20195 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +22% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 31, 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
- $106MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 74derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $474,768derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 86%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 3.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +22%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +17%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $300M, 282 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$426M81%
- Individuals$84.0M16%
- Charitable organizations$18.9M3.6%
- Individual clients
- 253reported
- HNW clients
- 117reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 8reported
- Accounts
- 1,115reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $300M for 282 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E DiaconCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Tulsa, Ok | Jun 11, 2018 | 39 y | 2 |
| Nathan Joel LovelleChartered Financial Analyst | Tulsa, Ok | Jun 11, 2018 | 27 y | 2 |
| Daniel Don BeutelCertified Financial Planner | Tulsa, Ok | Jun 26, 2019 | 10 y | 0 |
| Alexandra Day | Tulsa, Ok | Sep 4, 2025 | 15 y | 0 |
| John Cody Burrows | Tulsa, Ok | Apr 16, 2026 | 11 y | 0 |
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
- James E Diacon from UBS Financial Services Inc.Jun 11, 2018 · Wirehouse to a newly registered adviser (no RAUM reported yet)
- Nathan Joel Lovelle from UBS Financial Services Inc.Jun 11, 2018 · 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 UBS Financial Services Inc.Jun 20, 2018 · Tulsa, Ok
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- E James Diacon · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 06/2018 · owns less than 5%
- E James Diacon · Managing Membercontrolsince 05/2018 · owns 75% or more of Third Bucket, LLC
- Joel Nathan Lovelle · Managing Membercontrolsince 05/2018 · owns 75% or more of Shelter Me, LLC
Entity owners
- Shelter Me, LLC · Managing Memberdirect · owns 50% to 75%
- Third Bucket, LLC · Managing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, Ok · principal | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Bartlesville, OK4 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 890 to 1,115Oct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Charity clients · 11 to 8Oct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- HNW clients · 104 to 117Oct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Individual clients · 213 to 253Oct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Assets in custody · $218M to $300MOct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $409M to $457MOct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $363M to $426MOct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $56.4M to $84.0MOct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $26.5M to $72.6MOct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- RAUM · $435M to $529MOct 30, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
- Accounts · 886 to 890May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Charity clients · 7 to 11May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- HNW clients · 86 to 104May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Individual clients · 196 to 213May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Assets in custody · $188M to $218MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Employees · 8 to 6May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 4May 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $362M to $409MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $307M to $363MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $64.2M to $56.4MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $29.0M to $26.5MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- RAUM · $391M to $435MMay 3, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Accounts · 793 to 886Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Charity clients · 4 to 7Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- HNW clients · 88 to 86Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Individual clients · 148 to 196Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Assets in custody · $116M to $188MJan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Employees · 7 to 8Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 5Jan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $311M to $362MJan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $272M to $307MJan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $49.0M to $64.2MJan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $26.4M to $29.0MJan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- RAUM · $337M to $391MJan 22, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024
- Accounts · 710 to 793Oct 20, 2022 to Feb 24, 2023
- Charity clients · 1 to 4Oct 20, 2022 to Feb 24, 2023
- HNW clients · 85 to 88Oct 20, 2022 to Feb 24, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Lee Gary Yeck (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Council Oak Wealth Advisors (listed 2020-02-25, absent 2020-04-21)Apr 21, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Council Oak Wealth Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)May 9, 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
- 855-556-6880reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 918-337-0299reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 918-894-5835reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/council-oak-wealth-advisors/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- counciloakadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 918-984-9110reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 31, 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
- $106Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026