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SEC-registered adviser
Illuminate Wealth Management
Legal name Illuminate Wealth Management LLC
Latest filing May 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 17, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 11, 2025
RAUM
$168M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
94%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$166M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$55.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
7
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$168M as of May 20, 2026
Jun 17, 2025$120M then
HNW client RAUM$136M as of May 20, 2026
Jun 17, 2025$96.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of May 20, 2026
Jun 17, 20251 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of May 20, 2026
Jun 17, 20254 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 20, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $55.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 24derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $441,036derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 94%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 0.4derived8 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $45.0M, 44 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$136M81%
- Individuals$29.4M18%
- Corporations and businesses$1.9M1.1%
- Individual clients
- 37reported
- HNW clients
- 36reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 380reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $45.0M for 44 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Joseph HockemaCertified Financial Planner | Barrington, Il | Sep 2, 2020 | 16 y | 1 |
| Charles Travis ReaderCertified Financial Planner | Barrington, Il | Jun 17, 2025 | 12 y | 5 |
| Lauren MendelCertified Financial Planner | Barrington, Il | May 20, 2026 | 10 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 33% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jefferson Yuhan Chan to Mutual Advisors, LLCJun 4, 2026 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Joined, latest
- Charles Travis Reader from Different By Design Financial PlanningJun 17, 2025 · Other
- Benjamin Joseph Hockema from DeerfieldSep 2, 2020 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- (Nmn) Edgardo Arraya · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 01/2025 · owns less than 5%
- Joseph Benjamin Hockema · Managing Membercontrolsince 09/2019 · owns 50% to 75%
- Neal Gary Bowyer · Membersince 09/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
- David Shirley · Membersince 09/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington, Il · principal | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Houston, Tx | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 296 to 380Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 1 to 2Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Corporate clients · unset to 4.0Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 29 to 36Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 33 to 37Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Assets in custody · $29.3M to $45.0MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 4 to 6Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 1 to 3Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Other offices · 5 to 7Jun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $115M to $158MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $96.7M to $136MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $23.0M to $29.4MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.8M to $10.1MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $120M to $168MJun 17, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Signals
1 dated events
- Jefferson Yuhan Chan left Illuminate Wealth Management for Mutual Advisors, Llc (registered 2026-06-26)Jun 4, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · 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
- 847-595-1315reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/illuminate-wealth-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- illuminatewm.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 847-595-1315reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 20, 2026
- Contact form
- illuminatewm.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Team page
- illuminatewm.com/about/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $55.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026