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Former SEC-registered adviser

Spectrum Wealth Management

Former SEC-registered adviserIndianapolis, IndianaCRD 323651SEC 801-126882websiteIAPD
Legal name Spectrum Wealth Counsel, LLC
Latest filing Mar 28, 2025
First filing on the tape Oct 14, 2022 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 21, 2022
RAUM
$1.2B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$1.1B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.2B as of Mar 28, 2025
Mar 19, 2023$816M then
HNW client RAUM$1.1B as of Mar 28, 2025
Mar 19, 2023$729M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 28, 2025
Mar 19, 20233 then
Employees (5.A)12 as of Mar 28, 2025
Mar 19, 202312 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +18% over the last fiscal yearIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 28, 2025; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$192MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
38derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$7.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$764,941derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
5.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.2%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$5.8M, 44 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
a PE fund or sponsor is a 25 percent or greater owner 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)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.1B92%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$44.5M3.9%
  • Individuals$29.5M2.6%
  • Charitable organizations$12.9M1.1%
Individual clients
75reported
HNW clients
150reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,504reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$5.8M for 44 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Cletus Robert Phillips · Ceo/Presidentcontrol
      since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
    • Diane Leslie Thompson · Cco/Ciocontrol
      since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Focus Operating, LLC · Member (Manager)
      direct · owns 75% or more
    • Cd&R Ferdinand Co-Investor, L.P. · Partner
      indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
    • Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P. · Partner
      indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP
    • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund Xii, L.P. · Partner
      indirect · owns 50% to 75% of Cd&R Ferdinand Holdings, L.P.
    • Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC · Shareholder - Class A Common Stock
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
    • Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Acquisition, LLC
    • Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc. · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Intermediate Holdings, LLC
    • Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP · Shareholder - Class B Common Stock
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners Inc.
    • Ferdinand Ffp Ultimate Holdings, LP · Shareholder
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Ferdinand Ffp Parent, Inc.
    • Focus Financial Partners Inc. · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Financial Partners, LLC
    • Focus Financial Partners, LLC · Member
      indirect · owns 75% or more of Focus Operating, LLC
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Focus Risk Solutions, LLC
      real estaten
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Indianapolis, In · principal000
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,263 to 1,504
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 6
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Charity clients · 1 to 2
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 146 to 150
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 70 to 75
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 4 to 3
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $653M to $5.8M
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Employees · 13 to 12
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $922M to $1.1B
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $899M to $1.1B
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $23.4M to $29.5M
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $54.3M to $58.4M
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $42.8M to $44.5M
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $976M to $1.2B
      Jun 13, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 1,342 to 1,263
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 8
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW clients · 131 to 146
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual clients · 90 to 70
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 3 to 4
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Assets in custody · unset to 653002994.0
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Employees · 12 to 13
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 101-250
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 3 to 6
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $764M to $922M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $729M to $899M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $36.8M to $23.4M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $51.7M to $54.3M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $38.5M to $42.8M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • RAUM · $816M to $976M
      Nov 29, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
    • Accounts · 0 to 1,342
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 5
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 6
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • HNW clients · unset to 131.0
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Individual clients · unset to 90.0
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 3.0
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    • Employees · 7 to 12
      Oct 14, 2022 to Mar 19, 2023
    Signals
    10 dated events
    • Spectrum Wealth Management no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-06-02, RAUM $1.2B)
      Jul 1, 2025 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Zachary John Quante left Spectrum Wealth Management for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-06-04)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Brian Lowell Short left Spectrum Wealth Management for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-06-04)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Daniel D Meiklejohn left Spectrum Wealth Management for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-06-04)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Spectrum Wealth Management's advisors moved to Focus Partners Wealth, LLC (Indianapolis, IN): 6 of 6 registered, on the same day
      Jun 30, 2025 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Cole Alexander Mccarter left Spectrum Wealth Management for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-06-04)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Robert Cletus Phillips left Spectrum Wealth Management for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-06-05)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Tia Maria Lee left Spectrum Wealth Management for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2025-06-04)
      Jun 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Gregory Richard Thompson left Spectrum Wealth Management for Goelzer Investment Management (registered 2025-10-30)
      Jun 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Spectrum Wealth Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Oct 14, 2022 · 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.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026