RIA Rundown 2019: Biggest gainers

$1 billion+ fee-only RIAs ranked by year-over-year growth in total assets.

JUN 01, 2019

By Ellie Zhu

Rank 2019				2019 Total		Discretionary		Nondiscretionary
Rank 2019	Firm	Phone/website	% change	assets ($M)	accounts	assets ($M)	accounts	assets ($M)	accounts	Employees
1	The Mather Group 353 N. Clark St., Suite 2775 Chicago, IL 60654	(630) 537-1078 themathergroup.com	180%	$4,145.20	5,825	$2,931.50	2,993	$1,213.80	2,832	52
2	Dynamic Wealth Advisors 2415 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 700 Phoenix, AZ 85016	(877) 257-3840 dynamicwealthadvisors.com	85%	$1,451.20	6,248	$1,298.70	6,132	$152.50	116	74
3	Camden Capital 2301 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 2110 El Segundo, CA 90245	(310) 725-0210 linkedin.com/company/camden-capital-management-llc	61%	$3,174.60	3,317	$2,086.70	2,530	$1,087.90	787	24
4	TCG Advisors 900 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Suite 350 Austin, TX 78746	(512) 600-5221 tcgservices.com	60%	$2,817.30	1,733	$2,133.10	1,578	$684.20	155	90
5	LGL Partners 1 Tower Bridge, 100 Front St., Suite 1300 West Conshohocken, PA 19428	(610) 545-6100 lglpartners.com	58%	$1,772.40	400	$642.50	265	$1,129.90	135	24
6	Raub Brock Capital Management Larkspur Landing Cir., Suite 240 Larkspur, CA 94939	(415) 927-6990 raubbrock.com	50%	$1,912.80	5,832	$464.80	955	$1,448.00	4,877	700
7	Artemis Wealth Advisors 570 Lexington Ave, 39th Floor New York, NY 10022	(212) 838-9000 artemiswa.com	46%	$1,199.00	13	$683.90	11	$515.10	2	10
8	Venturi Wealth Management 3600 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Bld. B, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78746	(512) 220-2035 venturiwealthmanagement.com	44%	$1,009.10	1,774	$992.80	1,717	$16.20	57	16
9	AdvicePeriod 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90067	(424) 281-3600 adviceperiod.com	34%	$3,039.00	3,127	$3,034.70	3,121	$4.30	6	64
10	Personal Capital Advisors Corporation 250 Montgomery St., Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104	(415) 800-5922 personalcapital.com	32%	$8,558.60	52,331	$8,558.60	52,331	$0.00	0	236
11	Reynders, Mcveigh Capital Management 121 High St., Fourth Floor Boston, MA 2110	(617) 226-9999 reyndersmcveigh.com	28%	$1,928.50	1,470	$1,734.30	1,403	$194.10	67	25
12	Parallel Advisors 150 Spear St., Suite 950 San Francisco, CA 94105	(866) 627-6984 twitter.com/paralleladv?lang=en	27%	$2,386.80	6,575	$2,386.80	6,575	$0.00	0	54
13	Private Ocean 100 Smith Ranch Rd., Suite 300 San Rafael, CA 94903	(415) 526-2900 salientwealth.com	26%	$2,004.70	3,622	$1,991.60	3,479	$13.10	143	53
14	Biltmore Family Office 6836 Morrison Blvd., Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28211	(704) 248-5230 biltmorefamilyoffice.com	25%	$1,584.50	700	$887.60	477	$696.90	223	13
15	Glassman Wealth Services 8000 Towers Crescent Dr., Suite 1450 Vienna, VA 22182	(703) 534-4444 facebook.com/glassmanwealth	25%	$1,370.90	1,768	$1,370.90	1,768	$0.00	0	11
16	Meristem Family Wealth 701 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1400 Minnetonka, MN 55305	(952) 835-2577 meristemfw.com	23%	$3,237.40	578	$1,508.30	264	$1,729.10	314	39
17	The Clarius Group 999 Third Ave., Suite 3050 Seattle, WA 98104	(206) 462-7400 clariusgroup.com	23%	$1,398.00	520	$804.50	388	$593.50	132	23
18	Bridges Investment Management 1125 S. 103 St., Suite 580 Omaha, NE 68124	(402) 397-4700 bridgesinv.com	22%	$4,235.30	1,652	$4,124.60	1,562	$110.60	90	35
19	Aureus Asset Management 1 Winthrop Square Boston, MA 2110	(617) 728-8900 aureus-asset.com	22%	$2,835.50	550	$907.00	509	$1,928.40	41	12
20	EP Wealth Advisors 21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 1200 Torrance, CA 90503	(310) 543-4559 epwealth.com	22%	$4,390.00	9,111	$4,290.00	8,959	$100.00	152	99
21	IWP Wealth Management 2719 E. Third Ave. Denver, CO 80206	(720) 328-9700 linkedin.com/company/iwp-wealth	20%	$1,992.70	45	$211.50	13	$1,781.20	32	20
22	Wealthquest Corporation 50 E. Business Way, Suite 120 Cincinnati, OH 45241	(513) 530-9700 wqcorp.com	20%	$1,048.40	3,680	$1,044.40	3,666	$4.00	14	24
23	Heritage Wealth Advisors 919 East Main St., Suite 950 Richmond, VA 23219	(804) 643-4080 heritagewealth.net	20%	$1,642.20	1,030	$818.30	978	$823.90	52	25
24	Stearns Financial Group 324 W. Wendover Ave., Suite 204 Greensboro, NC 27408	(336) 230-1811 stearnsfinancial.com	18%	$1,310.30	2,115	$1,310.30	2,115	$0.00	0	29
25	Interocean Capital 980 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1780 Chicago, IL 60611	(312) 648-1720 interoceancapital.com	17%	$1,947.30	2,739	$1,542.10	2,353	$405.20	386	16

InvestmentNews qualified 2,206 firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 1, 2019. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after Jan. 1, 2018, (2) total AUM is at least $100M, (3) does not have employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer, (4) provided investment advisory services to clients during its most recently completed fiscal year, (5) no more than 50% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies), (6) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans (but not the plan participants), (7) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to corporations or other businesses, (8) does not receive commissions, (9) provides financial planning services, (10) is not actively engaged in business as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered), (11) is not actively engaged in business as a registered representative of a broker-dealer, (12) has neither a related person who is a broker-dealer/municipal securities dealer/government securities broker or dealer (registered or unregistered) nor one who is an insurance company or agency.

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