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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Belmont Private Wealth

Independent wealth managerChesterfield, MissouriCRD 331436SEC 801-130561websiteIAPD
Latest filing Sep 10, 2026
First filing on the tape May 28, 2024 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 27, 2024
RAUM
$192M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$192M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$64.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$192M as of Jan 16, 2026
Mar 7, 2025$140M then
HNW client RAUM$192M as of Jan 16, 2026
Mar 7, 2025$137M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jan 16, 2026
Mar 7, 20253 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Jan 16, 2026
Mar 7, 20253 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +37% over the last fiscal yearIARs 3 to 3offices 0 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 10, 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
$64.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$6.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+37%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
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
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$192M100%
  • Individuals$249,6220.1%
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
29reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
142reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
James F PieperCertified Financial PlannerChesterfield, MoJun 28, 202410 y1
John Joseph RhodesCertified Financial PlannerChesterfield, MoJul 1, 202412 y2
Bradley J BishopChesterfield, MoOct 10, 202434 y4
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
      • F James Pieper · Partner, Co-Founder, And Ccocontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns 50% to 75%
      • Joseph John Rhodes · Partner, Co-Foundercontrol
        since 02/2024 · owns 50% to 75%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Chesterfield, Mo · principal300
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Jan 16, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $140,075,000 to $192,130,228 (+37.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-07 and 2026-01-16; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 91.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 91% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • HQ city · to CHESTERFIELD
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • HQ state · to MO
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Other offices · 3 to 2
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Related adviser · false to unset
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Related bank · false to unset
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Related broker-dealer · false to unset
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Related insurance company · false to unset
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Succession · false to unset
        Jan 16, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026
      • Accounts · 137 to 142
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 1 to 0
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • HNW clients · 24 to 29
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Individual clients · 5.0 to unset
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Other offices · 0 to 3
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $140M to $192M
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $137M to $192M
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $3.0M to $249,622
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • RAUM · $140M to $192M
        Nov 24, 2025 to Jan 16, 2026
      • Accounts · 116 to 137
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 0 to 1
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • HNW clients · 21 to 24
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 11-25
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • HQ city · unset to
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $118M to $140M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $117M to $137M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $850,000 to $3.0M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • RAUM · $118M to $140M
        Oct 14, 2024 to Mar 7, 2025
      • Accounts · 0 to 116
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • HNW clients · unset to 21.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Individual clients · unset to 5.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to 26-50
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $118M
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 117400000.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 850000.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
        May 28, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • 2 advisors left Krilogy (ST Louis, MO) for Belmont Private Wealth on the same day
        Aug 8, 2024 · Team lift-out · derived
      • Belmont Private Wealth filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        May 28, 2024 · 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
      314-384-6512reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      belmontpw.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      314-566-9887reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 10, 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
      $64.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026