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See reported AUM, staffing, clients, services, custodians, offices and leadership, with source links for the details available in the profile.
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Start with a firm.
Follow the evidence.
Big numbers are easy to find. Understanding what sits behind them takes a little more work. RIA Monitor brings public adviser filings, reported AUM history, holdings and reviewed deal announcements into one place. Pick a firm. Check the date. Follow the source.
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THE PLATFORM
What you can work through
A firm's name gets you started. Its filings give you more to work with: reported assets, people, clients, services and the history behind the latest snapshot.
Work through the changes
Follow the reported numbers over time and compare them with the available peer group. If AUM jumps, the next job is finding out what changed. The jump alone doesn't explain the cause.
Look inside the reported holdings
Explore qualifying Form 13F holdings, concentration and quarterly history where available. Read the coverage notes before treating those holdings as the firm's whole portfolio.
Put the deals in context
Read reviewed acquisition and merger announcements attached to the identified firm. Check the event date, status and original source; coverage is incomplete.
Investment adviser size by state
Put one firm in a wider frame. Compare 14,863 covered adviser legal entities by principal-office state, with reported AUM medians, size bands and the limits behind the numbers.
This SEC snapshot covers qualified principal-office geography, not every adviser or where their clients and assets are located.
Read the state-size study →Two asset figures can describe different things. Read the AUM, regulatory AUM and 13F guide →
Explore city market summaries →ONE FIRM, CONNECTED CONTEXT
Follow a number back to its source
Start with the overview. Open the history or source when a detail matters. The dates and definitions stay attached so you can check whether two numbers belong in the same comparison.
Keep the source, date and definition within reach.
- Regulatory AUM and staffing trends
- Peer-band and business-matched comparisons
- 13F holdings and quarterly history
- Reviewed acquisition and merger activity