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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
Emerald Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Sep 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 19, 2019 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 24, 2019
RAUM
$941M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$941M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$235M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$941M as of Aug 10, 2026
Feb 21, 2020$312M then
HNW client RAUM$915M as of Aug 10, 2026
Feb 21, 2020$289M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Aug 10, 2026
Feb 21, 20201 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Aug 10, 2026
Feb 21, 20205 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +4.1% over the last fiscal year+24% a year over threeIARs 3 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 10, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- 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
- $235MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 54derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $6.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $957,677derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +4.1%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +15%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $24.1M, 14 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$915M97%
- Individuals$25.9M2.8%
- Corporations and businesses$13,9390.0%
- Individual clients
- 64reported
- HNW clients
- 151reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 983reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $24.1M for 14 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Glen Smith | Bellevue, Wa | Nov 1, 2019 | 21 y | 2 |
| Emily Amanda WeedCertified Financial Planner | Bellevue, Wa | Nov 1, 2019 | 10 y | 1 |
| Michael J McferranChartered Financial Consultant | Bellevue, Wa | Oct 16, 2025 | 18 y | 2 |
| Matthew S HillChartered Financial Analyst | Bellevue, Wa | Feb 17, 2026 | 11 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months1 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 25% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Megan Cable Hannah to Coldstream Wealth ManagementJul 30, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- David Bruce Limoges to Fulcrum Capital, LLCJan 30, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Brian Raymond Blakeman to Onward Financial Advising LLCOct 30, 2023 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Joined, latest
- Michael J Mcferran from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedOct 16, 2025 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Michael Glen Smith from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedNov 1, 2019 · Wirehouse to a newly registered adviser (no RAUM reported yet)
- Emily Amanda Weed from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedNov 1, 2019 · 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 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedNov 15, 2019 · Bellevue, Wa
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Glen Michael Smith · Sole Member And Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 11/2019 · owns 75% or more
- Angel Jean Hur · Compliance Associatesince 07/2026 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue, Wa · principal | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Aug 10, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
- Related adviser · false to unsetAug 10, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
- Related bank · false to unsetAug 10, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
- Related broker-dealer · false to unsetAug 10, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
- Related insurance company · false to unsetAug 10, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetAug 10, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4Feb 27, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
- Employees · 11 to 10Feb 27, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 4Feb 27, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026
- Accounts · 824 to 983Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Corporate clients · 0 to 1Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 140 to 151Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Individual clients · 47 to 64Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 1 to 0Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Employees · 10 to 11Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 5Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $901M to $938MJan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $887M to $915MJan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $16.9M to $25.9MJan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.9M to $3.0MJan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $21,637 to $0Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- RAUM · $904M to $941MJan 30, 2026 to Feb 27, 2026
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
- Employees · 7 to 10Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
- Accounts · 745 to 824Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Corporate clients · 1 to 0Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- HNW clients · 129 to 140Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Individual clients · 75 to 47Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 0 to 1Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Assets in custody · $17.0M to $24.1MFeb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Employees · 6 to 7Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 3Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $676M to $901MFeb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $666M to $887MFeb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $13.2M to $16.9MFeb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.0M to $3.9MFeb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $0 to $21,637Feb 10, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
Signals
8 dated events
- Megan Cable Hannah left Emerald Advisors, Llc for Coldstream Wealth Management (registered 2026-08-25)Jul 30, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Emerald Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $904.4M, up 33% from $678.9M (2025-02-10 to 2025-04-02)Apr 2, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- David Bruce Limoges left Emerald Advisors, Llc for Fulcrum Capital, Llc (registered 2025-07-15)Jan 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Brian Raymond Blakeman left Emerald Advisors, Llc for Onward Financial Advising Llc (registered 2024-04-30)Oct 30, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Emerald Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $537.3M, up 41% from $380.5M (2022-01-31 to 2022-02-25)Feb 25, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
- Adam Daniel Bernstein (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Emerald Advisors, Llc (listed 2019-09-19, absent 2019-11-01)Nov 1, 2019 · Control person left · inference
- Glen Michael Smith (Sole Member And Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Emerald Advisors, LlcNov 1, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
- Emerald Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Sep 19, 2019 · 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 email
- info@emeraldadv.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 425-458-3853reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/emeraldadvreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- emeraldadv.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (425) 458-3853reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 10, 2026
- Contact form
- emeraldadv.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- emeraldadv.com/about-us/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
- $235Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026