State-registered independent wealth management RIA
Cooper, Clay Stephen
As of its Form ADV filed March 2, 2026, Cooper, Clay Stephen, a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Pineville, Louisiana, reported $81.0 million in regulatory assets under management across 215 accounts, ranking #69 among independent RIAs in Louisiana by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 117036
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- September 19, 1997
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 2, 2026
- Organized as
- Sole Proprietorship
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $81.0 million
- Discretionary
- $0 (0.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $81.0 million
- Accounts
- 215 (0 discretionary)
- Clients
- 155, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 2
- Advisory staff
- 2 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $376,744
- Asset growth, 1 year
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Client growth, 1 year
- Not reported
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In Louisiana | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #8,790 | #69 | $81.0 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #6,709 | #66 | 155 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #8,225 | #74 | 215 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #6,488 | #57 | 2 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #8,152 | #67 | 28 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $81.0 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 28 clients | $48.0 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 122 clients | $25.0 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 5 clients | $8.0 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
- Other
Advisory services
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Other
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Insurance broker or agent
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Other investment adviser
- Insurance company or agency
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 2
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 2
Designations held by the firm's IARs: ChFC 1.
0 of the firm's 2 IARs are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
Our source has no Form ADV Item 11 detail for this firm. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in Louisiana
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Investment Advisors LLC | Lafayette | $88.9 million |
| Thompson Creek Wealth Advisors | Baton Rouge | $83.7 million |
| Graf Financial, L.L.C. | Baton Rouge | $80.3 million |
| Twru Private Wealth Management, LLC | Baton Rouge | $78.6 million |
| Jecohen & Co., LLC | New Orleans | $77.8 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Cooper, Clay Stephen on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Independent RIAs in Louisiana
Firm data as of October 7, 2026, from IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 7, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.