RIA directory
Independent wealth management RIAs in the US
As of October 2, 2026, 8,687 SEC-registered and 14,202 state-registered independent wealth management RIAs reported $10.1 trillion in regulatory assets under management, according to Form ADV data from the SEC and state regulators.
Firm-level data for advisors and researchers: assets, clients, services, rankings and market figures for SEC- and state-registered independent wealth management RIAs, from Form ADV. Asset managers are left out, and wirehouses and broker-dealer firms are in a separate view. No paid placement, no profiles to claim, no people listed. How firms are classed.
Largest independent RIAs by assets under management
SEC-registered and state-registered firms that report RAUM, ranked by RAUM. How it is ranked.
| Rank | Firm | City and state | RAUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisher Investments | Plano, TX | $386.7 billion |
| 2 | Edelman Financial Engines | Santa Clara, CA | $326.3 billion |
| 3 | Creative Planning | Overland Park, KS | $295.6 billion |
| 4 | Hightower Advisors, LLC | Chicago, IL | $198.6 billion |
| 5 | Empower Advisory Group, LLC | Greenwood Village, CO | $195.4 billion |
| 6 | Focus Partners Wealth, LLC | St. Louis, MO | $181.9 billion |
| 7 | Corient | Miami, FL | $165.3 billion |
| 8 | Cerity Partners LLC | New York, NY | $161.7 billion |
| 9 | Mariner | Overland Park, KS | $125.4 billion |
| 10 | Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | Plymouth, MN | $122.2 billion |
Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year
SEC-registered firms ranked by the change in RAUM between the SEC snapshots of September 2, 2025 and October 2, 2026, for firms with at least $100 million in RAUM in the earlier snapshot. How it is ranked.
| Rank | Firm | City and state | Growth | Starting value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vise AI Advisors | New York City, NY | 291.8% | $2.2 billion |
| 2 | Xypn Sapphire | Bozeman, MT | 290.4% | $321.0 million |
| 3 | Savvy | New York, NY | 286.1% | $1.3 billion |
| 4 | Tempo Wealth | Independence, OH | 272.4% | $216.0 million |
| 5 | Spartan Wealth Management | Bingham Farms, MI | 265.0% | $406.6 million |
| 6 | Bluespring Wealth Management, LLC | Austin, TX | 264.8% | $1.5 billion |
| 7 | Arax Advisory Partners | New York, NY | 262.4% | $7.3 billion |
| 8 | Salem Partners Wealth Management, LLC | Los Angeles, CA | 262.2% | $413.3 million |
| 9 | Triad Wealth Partners, LLC | Lawrence, KS | 259.2% | $425.0 million |
| 10 | The Wellington GRP LLC | Indianapolis, IN | 247.2% | $136.4 million |
Reports
- The RIA industry, Q4 2026
AdvisorIQ's report on independent wealth management RIAs: key findings, assets and firms over time, size bands, states, independent RIAs against all wealth firms, new firms and successions, fees and the fastest growers, from Form ADV.
In the directory
- Industry data
National market data for research: firms, assets and accounts over time, size bands, concentration, fees, services, custody and affiliations.
- States
Every state compared, each state's market, its top firms and its cities.
- Rankings
12 rankings from Form ADV, nationally and in every state.
- Methodology
Sources, how firms are classed, definitions, thresholds, what is left out and how corrections work.
- Succession and M&A
Valuation, deals and guides for advisors planning a sale or a succession.
By state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Guam
Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.