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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
Invera Wealth Advisors LLC
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
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah SampsonCertified Financial Planner | Bend, Or | Dec 21, 2022 | 13 y | 1 |
| Jessica Faye HigginsCertified Financial Planner | Bend, Or | Jan 11, 2023 | 12 y | 1 |
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
- Jessica Faye Higgins from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Jan 11, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
- Shenandoah Sampson from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Dec 21, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Dec 31, 2022 · Bend, Or
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Shepard Mary Brooks · Principal And Financial Advisorcontrolsince 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Faye Jessica Higgins · Principal And Financial Advisorcontrolsince 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Shenandoah Sampson · Principal And Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 10/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Shepard Mary Brooks · Managing Membercontrolsince 02/2019 · owns 75% or more of M2-One LLC
- Faye Jessica Higgins · Managing Membercontrolsince 10/2022 · owns 50% to 75% of Invera LLC
- Shenandoah Sampson · Managing Membercontrolsince 10/2022 · owns 50% to 75% of Invera LLC
- William Brett Pohl · Chief Compliance Officersince 03/2024 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Invera Holding Company LLC · Managing Memberdirect · owns 75% or more
- Invera LLC · Managing Memberindirect · owns 75% or more of Invera Holding Company LLC
- M2-One LLC · Memberindirect · 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend, Or | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 82.0% to 61.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-14 and 2026-02-23peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 580 to 689Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Advisory employees · 3 to 2Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Charity clients · 1.0 to unsetOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- HNW clients · 62 to 32Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Individual clients · 80 to 107Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Assets in custody · $10.1M to $10.0MOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Employees · 4 to 3Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 0Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 2Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $225M to $241MOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $193M to $149MOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $41.3M to $73.8MOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $11.4M to $2.9MOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Pension RAUM · unset to 6910746.0Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- RAUM · $236M to $244MOct 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026
- Other offices · 1 to 0Jul 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Mar 14, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
- Wrap assets (manager) · 0.0 to unsetMar 14, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
- Wrap assets (sponsor) · 0.0 to unsetMar 14, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
- Accounts · 575 to 580Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Individual clients · 75 to 80Dec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Assets in custody · $12.0M to $10.1MDec 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 $225MDec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $197M to $193MDec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $40.6M to $41.3MDec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.9M to $11.4MDec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- RAUM · $239M to $236MDec 4, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
- Accounts · 554 to 575Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- HNW clients · 58 to 62Mar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- Assets in custody · $10.6M to $12.0MMar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $200M to $228MMar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $174M to $197MMar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $36.1M to $40.6MMar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.0M to $10.9MMar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- RAUM · $212M to $239MMar 19, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
- Accounts · 589 to 554Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
- Charity clients · unset to 1.0Sep 11, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
- HNW clients · 60 to 58Sep 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 LlcMay 5, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- 2 advisors left Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Bend, OR) for Invera Wealth Advisors LLC on the same dayDec 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