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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

Evernest Financial Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserCarmel, IndianaCRD 328161SEC 801-128908websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 18, 2023 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 30, 2023
RAUM
$963M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$911M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$963M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 1, 2024$485M then
HNW client RAUM$868M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 1, 2024$405M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 1, 20240 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 1, 20245 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +27% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$740,782derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
4.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+27%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+39%derived
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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$868M90%
  • Individuals$42.2M4.4%
  • Charitable organizations$24.3M2.5%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$14.3M1.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$13.8M1.4%
Individual clients
146reported
HNW clients
148reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
4reported
Accounts
1,300reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
6 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -6 in 12 months6 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days6 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
  • Joseph Frank Esposito · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 02/2023 · owns 75% or more
  • William Kevin Stillman · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 09/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Fowler Niki Woodworth · Managing Partnercontrol
    since 02/2023 · owns 5% to 10%
Entity owners
  • Sanctuary Advisors, LLC · Preferred Equity Partner
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Carmel, In · principal004
Louisville, Ky001
Minooka, Il001
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,261 to 1,300
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 145 to 148
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 137 to 146
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 5 to 6
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $870M to $912M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $828M to $868M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $40.1M to $42.2M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $35.0M to $51.2M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $278,718 to $14.3M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $905M to $963M
    Feb 2, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Accounts · 992 to 1,261
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Charity clients · 3 to 4
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 7 to 4
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • HNW clients · 105 to 145
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Individual clients · 106 to 137
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 5 to 1
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $756M to $870M
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $465M to $828M
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $48.4M to $40.1M
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.0M to $35.0M
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $14.5M to $278,718
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • RAUM · $761M to $905M
    Nov 26, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Jul 30, 2025 to Nov 26, 2025
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Jul 30, 2025 to Nov 26, 2025
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 31, 2025 to May 29, 2025
  • Accounts · 827 to 992
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Charity clients · 1 to 3
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 102 to 105
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 89 to 106
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 4 to 5
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $476M to $756M
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $405M to $465M
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $28.0M to $48.4M
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9.2M to $5.0M
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $8.6M to $14.5M
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $485M to $761M
    Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Accounts · 0 to 827
    Feb 9, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
  • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
    Feb 9, 2024 to Mar 1, 2024
Signals
11 dated events
  • Evernest Financial Advisors no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2026-08-03, RAUM $963.0M)
    Sep 1, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
  • Kevin William Stillman left Evernest Financial Advisors for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-07-02)
    Aug 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dylan Fisher left Evernest Financial Advisors for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-07-01)
    Aug 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Joshua Eugene Johnson left Evernest Financial Advisors for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-07-01)
    Aug 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Elizabeth Anne Reed left Evernest Financial Advisors for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-07-02)
    Aug 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Frank Joseph Esposito left Evernest Financial Advisors for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-07-02)
    Aug 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Niki Fowler Woodworth left Evernest Financial Advisors for Focus Partners Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-07-01)
    Aug 19, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Evernest Financial Advisors's advisors moved to Focus Partners Wealth, LLC (Carmel, IN): 4 of 6 registered, on the same day
    Aug 19, 2026 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
  • Evernest Financial Advisors reported RAUM $761.2M, up 57% from $484.8M (2025-01-24 to 2025-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • 2 advisors left Sanctuary Advisors, LLC (Carmel, IN) for Evernest Financial Advisors a day apart
    Dec 11, 2023 · Team lift-out · derived
  • Evernest Financial Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Sep 18, 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.
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