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SEC-registered adviser
B••• I•••••
Legal name F••••••• S•••••••• L••
Latest filing Feb 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 6, 2018 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 5, 2018
RAUM
$296M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$290M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$98.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$296M as of Feb 24, 2026
Feb 11, 2019$89.1M then
HNW client RAUM$172M as of Feb 24, 2026
Feb 11, 2019$30.0M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 24, 2026
Feb 11, 20192 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Feb 24, 2026
Feb 11, 20192 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 24, 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
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- RAUM per advisor
- $98.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 217derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $168,206derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +3.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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
- 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)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$172M58%
- Individuals$118M40%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$3.3M1.1%
- Corporations and businesses$2.7M0.9%
- Charitable organizations$186,9000.1%
- Individual clients
- 571reported
- HNW clients
- 80reported
- Pension plan clients
- 3reported
- Charitable clients
- 2reported
- Accounts
- 1,762reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B••• A• D•••••Certified Financial Planner | San Antonio, Tx | Jul 9, 2018 | 16 y | 1 |
| J••• E••••• F•••••• | San Antonio, Tx | Sep 27, 2018 | 27 y | 0 |
| L••• S•• B••••• | San Antonio, Tx | May 28, 2019 | 40 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
- B••• A• D••••• from K••••••••• A••••••• L••Jul 9, 2018 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- B•••••• L•••• S•• · Ccocontrolsince 03/2021 · owns less than 5%
- D•••••• B•••• A• · Executive Vpcontrolsince 07/2018 · owns less than 5%
- F••••••• J•••• E••••• · Presidentcontrolsince 10/2018 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio, Tx · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Individual clients · 561 to 571Jan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Accounts · 1,613 to 1,762Jan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Corporate clients · 13 to 16Jan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- HNW clients · 68 to 80Jan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $247M to $296MJan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $136M to $172MJan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $106M to $118MJan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $598,047 to $782,922Jan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $3.1M to $3.3MJan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- RAUM · $248M to $296MJan 15, 2026 to Feb 24, 2026
- Accounts · 1,276 to 1,613Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Corporate clients · 9 to 13Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- HNW clients · 53 to 68Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Individual clients · 532 to 561Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $208M to $247MAug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $103M to $136MAug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $99.9M to $106MAug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $803,186 to $598,047Aug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $2.7M to $3.1MAug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- RAUM · $209M to $248MAug 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 2025
- Accounts · 1,432 to 1,276Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Corporate clients · 5 to 9Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- HNW clients · 41 to 53Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Individual clients · 663 to 532Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 2 to 3Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $169M to $208MJan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $78.3M to $103MJan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $88.3M to $99.9MJan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $476,204 to $803,186Jan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $1.8M to $2.7MJan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- RAUM · $170M to $209MJan 10, 2024 to Mar 26, 2024
- Accounts · 1,296 to 1,432Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Corporate clients · 1 to 5Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- HNW clients · 45 to 41Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Individual clients · 481 to 663Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Pension plan clients · 1 to 2Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Employees · 3 to 4Oct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $196M to $169MOct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $101M to $78.3MOct 31, 2022 to Mar 27, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Sue Lori Barker (Cco) appeared on Schedule A of B••• I•••••Mar 22, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- F••••••• S•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jun 6, 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
- 941-870-1944reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/BESTINVESTSAreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Website
- b•••••••••.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 210-888-2820reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 24, 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
- $98.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026