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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
Clear Trail Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Feb 5, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 15, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 12, 2025
RAUM
$803M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$802M individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$161M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 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$803M as of Feb 5, 2026
Aug 15, 2025$0 then
HNW client RAUM$730M as of Feb 5, 2026
Dec 5, 2025$726M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Feb 5, 2026
Aug 15, 20253 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Feb 5, 2026
Aug 15, 20257 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 5, 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
- $161MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 75derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $389,104derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 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 individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $247M, 308 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$730M91%
- Individuals$72.8M9.1%
- Charitable organizations$770,4820.1%
- Individual clients
- 149reported
- HNW clients
- 227reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 2,064reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $247M for 308 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew William PriceCertified Financial Planner | Houston, Tx | Aug 12, 2025 | 15 y | 2 |
| Matthew Stephen KernsCertified Financial Planner | Houston, Tx | Aug 12, 2025 | 13 y | 2 |
| Randolph Robin PriceCertified Financial Planner | Houston, Tx | Aug 15, 2025 | 40 y | 2 |
| Skyler Lee Seidman | Houston, Tx | Aug 24, 2025 | 11 y | 1 |
| Jennifer Anne Norris | Houston, Tx | Jan 15, 2026 | 20 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 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
- Jennifer Anne Norris from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCJan 15, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Skyler Lee Seidman from Flagship Investment Management LLCAug 24, 2025 · Other
- Randolph Robin Price from Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLCAug 15, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
- Matthew William Price from Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLCAug 12, 2025 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to a newly registered adviser
- Matthew Stephen Kerns from Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLCAug 12, 2025 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLCAug 14, 2025 · Houston, Tx
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Stephen Matthew Kerns · President & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 08/2025 · owns less than 5%
- William Matthew Price · Chief Executive Officercontrolsince 08/2025 · owns less than 5%
- Robin Randolph Price · Chairmancontrolsince 08/2025 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Cta Holdco, LLC · Ownerdirect · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, Tx · principal | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 2,069 to 2,064Dec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- HNW clients · 230 to 227Dec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- Individual clients · 146 to 149Dec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- Assets in custody · $260M to $247MDec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 5Dec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $797M to $803MDec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $726M to $730MDec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $70.7M to $72.8MDec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- RAUM · $797M to $803MDec 5, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026
- Accounts · 0 to 2,069Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- HNW clients · unset to 230.0Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- Individual clients · unset to 146.0Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- Assets in custody · unset to 260215111.0Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueAug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $797MAug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- HNW RAUM · unset to 725530557.0Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- Individual RAUM · unset to 70709946.0Aug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
- RAUM · $0 to $797MAug 15, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
Signals
1 dated events
- 2 advisors left Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC (Houston, TX) for Clear Trail Advisors, LLC a day apartAug 14, 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 email
- info@cleartrailadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- randy.price@cleartrailadvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 713-893-9870reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 713-893-9871reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 713-893-9872reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/99439970reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- cleartrailadvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (713) 893-9870reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 5, 2026
- Contact form
- cleartrailadvisors.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- cleartrailadvisors.com/who-we-arereportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $161Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026