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SEC-registered adviser

Capital Investment Counsel, LLC

Independent wealth managerDenver, ColoradoCRD 328472SEC 801-128941websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 21, 2023 · 9 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 23, 2023
RAUM
$1.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
93%
$1.3B individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$270M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
9 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.4B as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 20, 2024$548M then
HNW client RAUM$1.2B as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 20, 2024$505M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 20, 20242 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 20, 20247 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal yearIARs 4 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
RAUM per advisor
$270MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
93derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$960,058derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.9%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+16%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$678M, 319 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)
  • 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$1.2B88%
  • State and municipal entities$93.9M6.9%
  • Individuals$63.3M4.7%
  • Corporations and businesses$5.0M0.4%
Individual clients
146reported
HNW clients
317reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,408reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$678M for 319 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.93 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.07 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Declan Robert LaneDenver, CoNov 6, 202311 y0
Christian Kent JohnsonCertified Financial PlannerDenver, Co Nov 6, 202342 y3
Jake Aldridge JohnsonCertified Financial PlannerDenver, CoFeb 26, 202413 y0
Stephen John DreilingCertified Financial PlannerDenver, CoApr 3, 202430 y3
Alexandria K AdamchakDenver, CoFeb 5, 202618 y0
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
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Jeanne Samantha Cox · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 02/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • John Stephen Dreiling · Managing Member, Trustee Of Mrj 2024 Irrevocable Trust, And Trustee Of Jajcontrol
      since 08/2024 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Kent Christian Johnson · Managing Member, Trustee Of Ssd 2024 Irrevocable Trustcontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Aldridge Jake Johnson · Membercontrol
      since 11/2023 · owns 5% to 10%
    Entity owners
    • Gad 2024 Irrevocable Trust · Owner
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    • Jaj 2024 Irrevocable Trust · Owner
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    • Mrj 2024 Irrevocable Trust · Owner
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    • Ssd 2024 Irrevocable Trust · Owner
      direct · owns 5% to 10%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Denver, Co · principal510
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,156 to 1,408
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 5
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW clients · 194 to 317
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual clients · 206 to 146
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $887M to $678M
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 51-100
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $1.3B
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $893M to $1.2B
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $204M to $63.3M
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $23.7M to $5.9M
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • RAUM · $1.2B to $1.4B
      Oct 22, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
    • Assets in custody · unset to 886853083.0
      Mar 14, 2025 to Aug 14, 2025
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Mar 14, 2025 to Aug 14, 2025
    • Accounts · 744 to 1,156
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • HNW clients · 138 to 194
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Individual clients · 49 to 206
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Employees · 7 to 8
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 26-50
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 4
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Other offices · 1 to 2
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $544M to $1.2B
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $505M to $893M
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $23.8M to $204M
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.1M to $23.7M
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • RAUM · $548M to $1.2B
      Sep 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Accounts · 0 to 744
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • HNW clients · unset to 138.0
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Individual clients · unset to 49.0
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Employees · 2 to 7
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $544M
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 505492242.0
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 23797092.0
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $4.1M
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • RAUM · $0 to $548M
      Nov 7, 2023 to Feb 20, 2024
    • Business name · CEDAR ADVISORS, LLC to CAPITAL INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC
      Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023
    • Legal name · CEDAR ADVISORS, LLC to CAPITAL INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LLC
      Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023
    • Advisory employees · 1 to 2
      Sep 21, 2023 to Nov 6, 2023
    • Financial planning clients · unset to 0
      Sep 21, 2023 to Nov 6, 2023
    • HQ city · NEW YORK to DENVER
      Sep 21, 2023 to Nov 6, 2023
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • Capital Investment Counsel, Llc reported RAUM $1.2B, up 115% from $548.3M (2024-09-27 to 2025-03-14)
      Mar 14, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
    • John Stephen Dreiling (Managing Member, Trustee Of Mrj 2024 Irrevocable Trust, And Trustee Of Jaj 2024 Irrevocable Trust) appeared on Schedule A of Capital Investment Counsel, Llc
      Sep 27, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Jeanne Samantha Cox (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Capital Investment Counsel, Llc
      Feb 20, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Kent Christian Johnson (Managing Member And Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Capital Investment Counsel, Llc
      Nov 6, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Aldridge Jake Johnson (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Capital Investment Counsel, Llc
      Nov 6, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Adam Daniel Bernstein (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Capital Investment Counsel, Llc (listed 2023-09-21, absent 2023-11-06)
      Nov 6, 2023 · Control person left · inference
    • Cedar Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Sep 21, 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.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Business email
    info@cicwealthadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    303-381-0200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/capital-investment-counsel-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    cicwealthadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    (303) 381-0200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
    Contact form
    cicwealthadvisors.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Team page
    cicwealthadvisors.com/Teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 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
    $270Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026