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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Connect Financial Advisors

STATE REGISTEREDCRD 321212websiteIAPD
Legal name Connect Financial, LLC
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2026 · 1 filings
RAUM
$66.8M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
94%
$62.6M individuals and HNW
Advisors
n/a
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
0 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM: no history
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3): no history
Employees (5.A): no history
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$11.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
75derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$80,432derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
unknownderivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived4 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 individualsreportedItem 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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$53.6M80%
  • High-net-worth individuals$9.0M13%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$4.2M6.2%
Individual clients
444reported
HNW clients
8reported
Pension plan clients
66reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
830reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
on the IAPD state feed, not SEC-registeredderived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Tyler Jay VanderbeekCertified Financial PlannerProvidence, UtJul 12, 202224 y2
James Don VanderbeekProvidence, UtOct 11, 202248 y4
Adam Bruce AndersonProvidence, UtApr 28, 202520 y2
Nathan D ShieldsPersonal Financial SpecialistLogan, Ut Aug 31, 202618 y0
Advisor movement
2 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days2 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Teams outTeams in
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
No Schedule A on the extract for this adviser.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Providence, Ut411
Logan, Ut1121
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
One filing, no change to show.
Signals
6 dated events
  • Jerry Marlin Toombs left Connect Financial Advisors for Simplicity Wealth (registered 2026-03-20)
    Mar 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Timothy Michael Murphy left Connect Financial Advisors for Simplicity Wealth (registered 2026-04-16)
    Mar 17, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dan Eugene Jessop no longer registered at Connect Financial Advisors; no later IA registration on IAPD
    Mar 17, 2026 · Advisor departure · fact
  • 2 advisors left Connect Financial Advisors (Logan, UT) for Simplicity Wealth within 3 days
    Mar 17, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Keystone Wealth Advisors (Logan, UT) for Connect Financial Advisors on the same day
    Oct 3, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
  • 2 advisors left Dfpg Investments, LLC (Logan, UT) for Connect Financial Advisors on the same day
    Aug 15, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
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
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/connectfinancialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
connectfinancialadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
435-713-4220reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 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
STATE REGISTEREDderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 15, 2026