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

Journey Wealth Management

Independent wealth managerCleveland, OhioCRD 298904SEC 801-114180websiteIAPD
Legal name Fsm Wealth Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 24, 2018 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 24, 2018
RAUM
$1.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$1.3B individuals and HNW
Advisors
16
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$86.7M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
27
17 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.4B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 2019$214M then
HNW client RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 12, 2021$272M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)12 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 20193 then
Employees (5.A)27 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 27, 20196 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +47% over the last fiscal year+33% a year over threeIARs 9 to 12offices 0 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
$86.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
54derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.6MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+47%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+61%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$27.3M, 138 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.1B76%
  • Individuals$281M20%
  • Charitable organizations$25.6M1.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$23.9M1.7%
Individual clients
572reported
HNW clients
290reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
6reported
Accounts
879reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$27.3M for 138 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.96 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
16 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Lauren Irene MaclarenCertified Financial PlannerCleveland, OhMar 1, 201915 y1
Anthony Thomas GarganoCleveland, OhJan 29, 202114 y2
Peter R FranzCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystCleveland, OhFeb 3, 202118 y8
Terence James GlihaCleveland, OhFeb 3, 202112 y2
Amy Lynne WhiteCleveland, OhMar 17, 202222 y6
Nicholas Anthony PaternitiCleveland, OhAug 15, 202212 y3
David George OlsonChartered Financial ConsultantCleveland, OhAug 29, 202236 y6
Bryan Joseph CostinCertified Financial PlannerCleveland, OhAug 29, 202224 y6
Michael Ryan BakerCertified Financial PlannerCleveland, OhFeb 28, 202416 y4
Danijel RomicCleveland, OhNov 21, 202412 y2
James Harmon MyersCleveland, OhNov 21, 202425 y0
Douglas James AmbroseCertified Financial PlannerCleveland, OhJun 16, 202525 y7
Kevin Allen McpeekCertified Financial PlannerCleveland, OhJul 2, 202510 y1
Matthew J BurnhamCleveland, Oh Jul 7, 202517 y3
Mitchell X KnotekCleveland, OhOct 28, 202511 y0
Charles R HrubyCleveland, OhNov 28, 202512 y0
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
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • James Terence Gliha · President And Ceocontrol
        since 01/2025 · owns less than 5%
      • Alan David Lightner · Ceocontrol
        since 09/2018 · owns 75% or more
      • R Peter Franz · Partnercontrol
        since 01/2021 · owns 25% to 50% of Journey Wealth Management
      • James Terence Gliha · Partnercontrol
        since 01/2021 · owns 25% to 50% of Journey Wealth Management
      • Irene Lauren Maclaren · Partnercontrol
        since 01/2021 · owns 25% to 50% of Journey Wealth Management
      • Michael Jason Ewasko · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Irene Lauren Maclaren · Svp, Family Wealth
        since 01/2025 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Journey Wealth Management · Owner
        direct · 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
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Cleveland, Oh · principal1620
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • account count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 545.0 to 879.0 (+61.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +6.0% (1206 comparable advisers, 94.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,206) · 94% percentile
      • client count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 534.0 to 862.0 (+61.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +5.0% (1132 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,132) · 97% percentile
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        LIGHTNER, DAVID, ALAN (CEO) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-02-02 and 2026-03-30
        peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        FRANZ, PETER, R (PARTNER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-02-02 and 2026-03-30
        peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
      • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $940,749,181 to $1,387,419,659 (+47.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +17.0% (1297 comparable advisers, 92.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,297) · 92% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 545 to 879
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 5 to 11
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW clients · 157 to 290
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual clients · 377 to 572
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $111M to $27.3M
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $941M to $1.4B
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $746M to $1.1B
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $165M to $281M
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $941M to $1.4B
        Jul 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 14 to 17
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
      • Employees · 21 to 27
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
      • State-registered IARs · 9 to 12
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
      • Other offices · 0 to 1
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
      • Accounts · 1,450 to 545
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 14
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Charity clients · unset to 6.0
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Corporate clients · unset to 5.0
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • HNW clients · 141 to 157
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Individual clients · 350 to 377
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $117M to $111M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Employees · 18 to 21
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $751M to $941M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $611M to $746M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $134M to $165M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $751M to $941M
        Mar 28, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 1,274 to 1,450
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 12
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW clients · 107 to 141
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Individual clients · 334 to 350
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $24.4M to $117M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 15 to 18
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 251-500
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $593M to $751M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $488M to $611M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $105M to $134M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $593M to $751M
        Feb 2, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 425 to 1,274
        Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 5 to 9
        Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      • HNW clients · 63 to 107
        Nov 11, 2022 to Mar 16, 2023
      Signals
      11 dated events
      • Journey Wealth Management reported RAUM $1.4B, up 47% from $940.7M (2025-07-31 to 2026-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • Journey Wealth Management reported RAUM $940.7M, up 25% from $750.7M (2024-03-28 to 2025-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
      • Journey Wealth Management reported RAUM $750.7M, up 27% from $593.0M (2024-02-02 to 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
      • Roseann Higgins (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Journey Wealth Management (listed 2023-03-16, absent 2024-02-02)
        Feb 2, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Journey Wealth Management reported RAUM $593.0M, up 53% from $387.2M (2022-11-11 to 2023-03-16)
        Mar 16, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • 2 advisors left Beacon Financial Advisory LLC (Cleveland, OH) for Journey Wealth Management on the same day
        Dec 20, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
      • Journey Wealth Management reported RAUM $387.2M, up 38% from $281.2M (2021-10-13 to 2022-03-11)
        Mar 11, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Roseann Higgins (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Journey Wealth Management
        Oct 13, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • James Terence Gliha (Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Journey Wealth Management
        Feb 12, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • R Peter Franz (Partner) appeared on Schedule A of Journey Wealth Management
        Feb 12, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Fsm Wealth Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Sep 24, 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
      216-468-1333reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Business phone
      330-237-1030reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      fsmwealthadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      216-468-1333reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
      Contact form
      journey-wealth.com/contactreportedpublished 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
      $86.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026