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SEC-registered adviser

B••••••••• W•••••

Independent wealth managerLincoln, NebraskaCRD 300012SEC 801-114600websiteIAPD
Legal name B••••••••• A•••••••• L••
Latest filing Sep 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 18, 2018 · 32 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 28, 2019
RAUM
$784M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
87%
$686M individuals and HNW
Advisors
8
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$98.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
32 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$784M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 4, 2020$234M then
HNW client RAUM$546M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 4, 2020$157M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 4, 20206 then
Employees (5.A)12 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 4, 20206 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +14% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 5 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 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
$98.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
60derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$536,635derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+14%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$220M, 140 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$546M70%
  • Individuals$140M18%
  • Corporations and businesses$51.1M6.5%
  • Charitable organizations$28.6M3.6%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$18.6M2.4%
Individual clients
347reported
HNW clients
135reported
Pension plan clients
12reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,461reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$220M for 140 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.87 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
8 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
C•••• S••••••• B•••••Lincoln, NeMar 15, 201929 y3
B•••• L••••• B•••••••Manchester, Nh Mar 15, 201939 y3
A••• N••••• B•••••••Goffstown, Nh Mar 15, 201935 y3
L•••• D••• F••••Chartered Financial ConsultantLincoln, NeMar 22, 201942 y4
L•••• T•••• N•••••••Lincoln, NeApr 4, 202312 y1
N•••• J• K•••••Lincoln, NeApr 13, 202634 y0
A••• R••••• S•••Lincoln, NeJun 29, 202611 y0
J•••• D•••••Lincoln, NeAug 17, 202613 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 13% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
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
  • B•••••• C••••• S••••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 12/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • B•••••• C••••• S••••••• · Trusteecontrol
    since 01/2023 · owns 75% or more of C•••• B••••• R•••••••• T••••
Entity owners
  • C•••• B••••• R•••••••• T•••• · 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
Lincoln, Ne · principal831
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
    Mar 31, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
  • Related adviser · false to true
    Mar 31, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
  • Succession · false to unset
    Mar 31, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,266 to 1,461
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 7
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 114 to 135
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 362 to 347
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 14 to 12
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $288M to $220M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 10 to 12
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $662M to $783M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $494M to $546M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $145M to $140M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $22.6M to $1.2M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $22.2M to $18.6M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $685M to $784M
    May 8, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
    Mar 29, 2025 to May 8, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,119 to 1,266
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Charity clients · 5.0 to unset
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • HNW clients · 87 to 114
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Individual clients · 337 to 362
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 10 to 14
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Employees · 11 to 10
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 5
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $517M to $662M
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $356M to $494M
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $121M to $145M
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $22.6M
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $20.6M to $22.2M
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • RAUM · $517M to $685M
    Nov 12, 2024 to Mar 29, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 2 to 0
    Mar 21, 2024 to Jun 18, 2024
  • Accounts · 952 to 1,119
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Charity clients · unset to 5.0
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 8 to 10
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
  • HNW clients · 80 to 87
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Individual clients · 279 to 337
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 12 to 10
    Jan 3, 2024 to Mar 20, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
  • H••• E••• H••••• left B••••••••• W••••• for F•••• P••••••• W•••••• L•• (registered 2026-06-10)
    May 28, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • J••••••••• R•••• B••••• left B••••••••• W••••• for F•••• P••••••• W•••••• L•• (registered 2025-09-16)
    Sep 15, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • B••••••••• W••••• reported RAUM $685.0M, up 33% from $516.6M (2024-11-12 to 2025-03-29)
    Mar 29, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • B••••••••• W••••• reported RAUM $441.7M, up 35% from $327.9M (2021-03-05 to 2022-02-11)
    Feb 11, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • B••••••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Dec 18, 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
402-476-8844reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/bellwether-wealth/?viewAsMember=truereportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
bellwetherwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
402-476-8844reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 4, 2026
Team page
bellwetherwealth.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
$98.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026