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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

Ridgegate Advisors, LLC

Independent wealth managerEnglewood, ColoradoCRD 334233SEC 801-133986websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 21, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 28, 2025
RAUM
$119M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
92%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$118M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$17.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
7 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$119M as of Mar 25, 2026
Jul 21, 2025$0 then
HNW client RAUM$62.7M as of Mar 25, 2026
Nov 12, 2025$60.4M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Mar 25, 2026
Jul 21, 20257 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 25, 2026
Jul 21, 202511 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 25, 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
RAUM per advisor
$17.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
28derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$221,949derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
92%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • 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$62.7M53%
  • Individuals$55.4M47%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$548,4670.5%
  • Corporations and businesses$282,0590.2%
Individual clients
172reported
HNW clients
27reported
Pension plan clients
3reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
536reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=7.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
George Wallace SmithChartered Financial ConsultantEnglewood, CoJul 28, 202523 y4
Alexander StaveroskyEnglewood, CoSep 12, 202510 y1
David L. SwensonEnglewood, CoSep 12, 202522 y6
Christopher Glenn RogersEnglewood, CoSep 12, 202516 y2
Coleman Anthony BensonCertified Financial PlannerEnglewood, CoSep 12, 20259 y2
William Kendrick SnecknerCertified Financial PlannerEnglewood, CoSep 12, 202510 y1
George W SmithEnglewood, CoSep 26, 202510 y0
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount1 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
    No Schedule A on the extract for this adviser.
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Englewood, Co · principal711
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 516 to 536
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Corporate clients · unset to 4.0
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • HNW clients · 26 to 27
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Individual clients · 149 to 172
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 3.0
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $96.9M to $109M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $60.4M to $62.7M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $45.0M to $55.4M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $8.4M to $9.5M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 548467.0
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • RAUM · $105M to $119M
      Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026
    • Accounts · 0 to 516
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • HNW clients · unset to 26.0
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • Individual clients · unset to 149.0
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $96.9M
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 60380564.0
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 44959834.0
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $8.4M
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    • RAUM · $0 to $105M
      Jul 21, 2025 to Nov 12, 2025
    Signals
    2 dated events
    • Ryan Phillip Csrnko left Ridgegate Advisors, Llc for Crusonia Wealth Advisors Llc (registered 2026-04-13)
      Apr 13, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • 7 advisors left AE Wealth Management, LLC (Englewood, CO) for Ridgegate Advisors, LLC on the same day
      Dec 23, 2025 · Team lift-out · derived
    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
    303-752-6637reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Business phone
    855-752-6637reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/ridgegate-financialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    ridgegatefinancial.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    303-791-2253reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 25, 2026
    Team page
    ridgegatefinancial.com/who-we-are/meet-the-teamreportedpublished 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
    $17.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026