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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

Signal Tree Financial Partners LLC

Independent wealth managerCopley, OhioCRD 311871SEC 801-131429website IAPD

Latest filing Feb 18, 2026

First filing on the tape Dec 3, 2020 · 8 filings

SEC status approved since Nov 6, 2024

RAUM

$213M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$213M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$53.4M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

5 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

8 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$213M as of Feb 18, 2026

Mar 19, 2025$171M then

HNW client RAUM$192M as of Feb 18, 2026

Mar 19, 2025$153M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Feb 18, 2026

Mar 19, 20253 then

Employees (5.A)7 as of Feb 18, 2026

Mar 19, 20257 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +25% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 4offices 0 to 2

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Feb 18, 2026; every figure names its basis

RAUM per advisor: $53.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 31derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $537,557derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 1.3derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +25%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +21%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $94.1M, 97 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$192M90%
Individuals$21.1M9.9%

Individual clients: 55reported
HNW clients: 68reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 397reported
Financial planning clients: 26-50reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $94.1M for 97 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis: private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Jeff Edward RovnakCertified Financial Planner	Copley, Oh	Jan 11, 2021	26 y	4
David John MassareCertified Financial Planner	Copley, Oh	Jun 22, 2023	23 y	2
Elizabeth Pierce ScheidererCertified Financial Planner	Copley, Oh	Aug 30, 2024	19 y	2
James Grable	Copley, Oh	Jun 10, 2025	12 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 headcount1 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Benjamin Roland Reker to Mariner
Jun 7, 2024 · Other
Amy Lynne White to Journey Wealth Management
Mar 9, 2022 · Other

Joined, latest

Elizabeth Pierce Scheiderer from Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C.
Aug 30, 2024 · Other
David John Massare from Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C.
Jun 22, 2023 · Other
Amy Lynne White from Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C.
Jan 3, 2022 · Other
Jeff Edward Rovnak from Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C.
Jan 11, 2021 · RIA to a newly registered adviser

Every departure Every arrival

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

Edward Jeff Rovnak · Chief Executive Officer And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 12/2020 · owns 75% or more
C Thomas Rumsey · Owner
since 09/2023 · 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
Copley, Oh · principal	4	0	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

No branch office listed.

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

affiliate changedChange between filings · filing Feb 18, 2026
insurance affiliate (Item 7.A.10): no on the filing of 2025-09-12, yes on the filing of 2026-02-18
peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Accounts · 320 to 397
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Advisory employees · 6 to 5
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
HNW clients · 62 to 68
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Individual clients · 40 to 55
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Assets in custody · $8.7M to $94.1M
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Employees · 8 to 7
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Other offices · 1 to 2
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $171M to $213M
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
HNW RAUM · $153M to $192M
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Individual RAUM · $18.5M to $21.1M
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
RAUM · $171M to $213M
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Related insurance company · false to true
Sep 12, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026
Employees · 7 to 8
Mar 19, 2025 to Sep 12, 2025
State-registered IARs · 3 to 4
Mar 19, 2025 to Sep 12, 2025
Other offices · 0 to 1
Mar 19, 2025 to Sep 12, 2025
Accounts · 226 to 320
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Advisory employees · 3 to 6
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
HNW clients · 42 to 62
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Individual clients · 28 to 40
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Assets in custody · $4.8M to $8.7M
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Employees · 5 to 7
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $135M to $171M
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
HNW RAUM · $119M to $153M
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Individual RAUM · $15.2M to $18.5M
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
RAUM · $135M to $171M
Oct 7, 2024 to Mar 19, 2025
Accounts · 0 to 226
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Advisory employees · 1 to 3
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Advisory activities · 4 to 3
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
HNW clients · unset to 42.0
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Individual clients · unset to 28.0
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Assets in custody · unset to 4850000.0
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Custody of client assets · false to true
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Employees · 2 to 5
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
HQ city · unset to COPLEY
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
HQ state · unset to OH
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
State-registered IARs · 1 to 3
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $135M
Apr 29, 2021 to Oct 7, 2024

Signals

3 dated events

Benjamin Roland Reker left Signal Tree Financial Partners Llc for Mariner (registered 2025-09-25)
Jun 7, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Amy Lynne White left Signal Tree Financial Partners Llc for Journey Wealth Management (registered 2022-03-17)
Mar 9, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Signal Tree Financial Partners Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Dec 3, 2020 · 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@signaltreefinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email: alopez@signaltreefinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email: jcox@signaltreefinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email: mhuber@signaltreefinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business email: telswick@signaltreefinancial.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 330-590-5798reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 330-590-5750reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 330-590-5866reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/signal-tree-financial-partners-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website: signaltreefinancial.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: (330) 590-5937reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 18, 2026
Contact form: signaltreefinancial.com/contactreportedpublished 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: $53.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026