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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
Ridgeline Private Wealth
Legal name Ridgeline Wealth LLC
Latest filing Mar 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 7, 2023 · 15 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 21, 2023
RAUM
$173M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$173M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$43.2M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
15 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$173M as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 6, 2024$112M then
HNW client RAUM$134M as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 6, 2024$88.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 6, 20244 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 4, 2026
Mar 6, 20246 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6.4% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 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
- $43.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 46derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $275,521derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 98%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.3derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +6.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +9.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- 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)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$134M78%
- Individuals$38.7M22%
- Corporations and businesses$15,1830.0%
- Individual clients
- 125reported
- HNW clients
- 60reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 627reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Will HuftalinCertified Financial Planner | Mesa, Az | Mar 2, 2022 | 14 y | 3 |
| Stephen Daniel HofmannCertified Financial Planner | Rockford, Il | May 5, 2022 | 11 y | 1 |
| Brandon Kyle Catrett | Mesa, Az | May 12, 2023 | 12 y | 2 |
| William Joshua Eberhard | Mesa, Az | Jul 9, 2025 | 11 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Brandon Kyle Catrett from Stewardship Advisory Group, LLCMay 12, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Stephen Daniel Hofmann from Midland Financial Advisors, Inc.May 5, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Caleb Will Huftalin from Catalyst Wealth ManagementMar 2, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Daniel Stephen Hofmann · Co-Owner/Managing Membercontrolsince 04/2024 · owns 10% to 25%
- Will Caleb Huftalin · Director Of Wealth Management/Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 12/2021 · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa, Az · principal | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Ponte Vedra, FL1 employees
- Rockford, IL1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 556 to 627Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Advisory employees · 5 to 4Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- HNW clients · 55 to 60Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Individual clients · 114 to 125Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 0Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 4Jul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $157M to $169MJul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $130M to $134MJul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $31.0M to $38.7MJul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.1M to $4.1MJul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- RAUM · $162M to $173MJul 24, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Jan 31, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 0 to 0Jan 31, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 5Jan 31, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
- Accounts · 436 to 556Jun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Charity clients · 3.0 to unsetJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 1.0Jun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 50 to 55Jun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 88 to 114Jun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 1.0 to unsetJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0Jun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $108M to $157MJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $88.8M to $130MJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $20.1M to $31.0MJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.9M to $5.1MJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Pension RAUM · 238000.0 to unsetJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- RAUM · $112M to $162MJun 11, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Accounts · 426 to 436Oct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Charity clients · unset to 3.0Oct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- HNW clients · 42 to 50Oct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Individual clients · 75 to 88Oct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10Oct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $91.8M to $108MOct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $81.3M to $88.8MOct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $18.5M to $20.1MOct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.6M to $3.9MOct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $613,943 to $238,000Oct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- RAUM · $100M to $112MOct 20, 2023 to Mar 6, 2024
- Other offices · 1 to 2Jul 13, 2023 to Jul 18, 2023
- Assets in custody · 407061.0 to unsetJul 7, 2023 to Jul 11, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Daniel Stephen Hofmann (Co-Owner/Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Ridgeline Private WealthApr 24, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Ridgeline Private Wealth filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 7, 2023 · 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
- 480-779-0127reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/ridgeline-private-wealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- ridgelineprivatewealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 480-779-0127reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 4, 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
- $43.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026