State-registered independent wealth management RIA
SDM Investments, LLC
As of its Form ADV filed March 31, 2023, SDM Investments, LLC, a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Merrillville, Indiana, reported $7.7 million in regulatory assets under management across 41 accounts, ranking #251 among independent RIAs in Indiana by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Merrillville, IN
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 140325
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- May 10, 2006
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 31, 2023
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 1
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $7.7 million
- Discretionary
- $0 (0.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $7.7 million
- Accounts
- 41 (0 discretionary)
- Clients
- 82, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 1
- Advisory staff
- 1 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $188,221
- 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 Indiana | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #16,129 | #251 | $7.7 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #9,702 | #175 | 82 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #14,457 | #247 | 41 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #10,188 | #165 | 1 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #15,050 | #219 | 2 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $7.7 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 39 clients | $5.7 million | |
| High net worth individuals fewer than 5 clients | $2.0 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Performance-based fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Educational seminars or workshops
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 0.
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
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $17.4 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 1
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 1
1 of the firm's 1 IAR is registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to at least one disclosure question; our source does not give the count. 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 Indiana
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| My-Financial-Advocate | Indianapolis | $8.1 million |
| Wright Planning, LLC | Fishers | $8.0 million |
| Wagner Wealth Management LLC | Indianapolis | $8.0 million |
| Gunnell Financial Planning | Plainfield | $7.9 million |
| Valor Investment Management | West Lafayette | $7.6 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- SDM Investments, LLC on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.sdminvestments.com
- Independent RIAs in Indiana
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.