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SEC-registered adviser

Invera Wealth Advisors LLC

Independent wealth managerCRD 323792SEC 801-126833websiteIAPD
Latest filing Feb 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 5, 2022 · 17 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 4, 2022
RAUM
$244M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$223M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$122M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$244M as of Feb 23, 2026
Mar 30, 2023$201M then
HNW client RAUM$149M as of Feb 23, 2026
Mar 30, 2023$99.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Feb 23, 2026
Mar 30, 20233 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Feb 23, 2026
Mar 30, 20234 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +3.3% over the last fiscal year+6.6% a year over threeIARs 3 to 2offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 23, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$122MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
70derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$353,914derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
2.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+3.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$10.0M, 20 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)
  • 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$149M61%
  • Individuals$73.8M30%
  • Banks and thrifts$12.4M5.1%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$6.9M2.8%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.7M0.7%
Individual clients
107reported
HNW clients
32reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
689reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$10.0M for 20 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.03 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Shenandoah SampsonCertified Financial PlannerBend, OrDec 21, 202213 y1
Jessica Faye HigginsCertified Financial PlannerBend, OrJan 11, 202312 y1
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
    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
      • Shepard Mary Brooks · Principal And Financial Advisorcontrol
        since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Faye Jessica Higgins · Principal And Financial Advisorcontrol
        since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Shenandoah Sampson · Principal And Chief Investment Officercontrol
        since 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Shepard Mary Brooks · Managing Membercontrol
        since 02/2019 · owns 75% or more of M2-One LLC
      • Faye Jessica Higgins · Managing Membercontrol
        since 10/2022 · owns 50% to 75% of Invera LLC
      • Shenandoah Sampson · Managing Membercontrol
        since 10/2022 · owns 50% to 75% of Invera LLC
      • William Brett Pohl · Chief Compliance Officer
        since 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Invera Holding Company LLC · Managing Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Invera LLC · Managing Member
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Invera Holding Company LLC
      • M2-One LLC · Member
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Invera Holding Company LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Bend, Or200
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Walnut Creek, CA1 employees
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 23, 2026
        HNW share of RAUM moved from 82.0% to 61.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-14 and 2026-02-23
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 580 to 689
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Charity clients · 1.0 to unset
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • HNW clients · 62 to 32
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Individual clients · 80 to 107
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $10.1M to $10.0M
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Employees · 4 to 3
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 0
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $225M to $241M
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $193M to $149M
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $41.3M to $73.8M
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.4M to $2.9M
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 6910746.0
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • RAUM · $236M to $244M
        Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
      • Other offices · 1 to 0
        Jul 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
        Mar 14, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
      • Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 14, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
      • Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unset
        Mar 14, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
      • Accounts · 575 to 580
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • Individual clients · 75 to 80
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $12.0M to $10.1M
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • HQ city · unset to
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $228M to $225M
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $197M to $193M
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $40.6M to $41.3M
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.9M to $11.4M
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • RAUM · $239M to $236M
        Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
      • Accounts · 554 to 575
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • HNW clients · 58 to 62
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $10.6M to $12.0M
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $200M to $228M
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $174M to $197M
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $36.1M to $40.6M
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.0M to $10.9M
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • RAUM · $212M to $239M
        Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
      • Accounts · 589 to 554
        Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
      • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
        Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
      • HNW clients · 60 to 58
        Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • Alexander Erick Aguayo (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Invera Wealth Advisors Llc (listed 2023-09-11, absent 2024-03-19)
        Mar 19, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Alexander Erick Aguayo (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Invera Wealth Advisors Llc
        May 5, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • 2 advisors left Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Bend, OR) for Invera Wealth Advisors LLC on the same day
        Dec 31, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
      • Invera Wealth Advisors Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Oct 5, 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.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Business phone
      541-647-1980reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/invera-wealth-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      inverawealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      (541) 647-1980reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 23, 2026
      Contact form
      inverawealthadvisors.com/contact-usreportedpublished 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
      $122Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026