SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA
Strategic Wealth Planning
As of its Form ADV filed March 10, 2026, Strategic Wealth Planning, an SEC-registered independent wealth management RIA in Richardson, Texas, reported $208.6 million in regulatory assets under management across 781 accounts, ranking #385 among independent RIAs in Texas by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Richardson, TX
- Registration
- SEC-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 149134
- SEC file number
- 801-69852
- Registered since
- January 8, 2009
- Latest Form ADV filing
- March 10, 2026
- Legal name
- BLUM FINANCIAL, LP
- Organized as
- Limited Partnership
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $208.6 million
- Discretionary
- $182.9 million (87.7%)
- Non-discretionary
- $25.7 million
- Accounts
- 781 (759 discretionary)
- Clients
- 211, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 6
- Advisory staff
- 1 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $267,093
- Asset growth, 1 year
- 4.0% (from $200.5 million a year earlier)
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- 11.3% (from $151.2 million three years earlier)
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- 11.3% (from $122.2 million five years earlier)
- Client growth, 1 year
- 0.0% (from 211)
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 Texas | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #5,241 | #385 | $208.6 million |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over one year | #6,048 | #442 | 4.0%from $200.5 million |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over three years | #3,899 | #275 | 11.3%from $151.2 million |
| Fastest-growing independent RIAs over five years | #2,081 | #149 | 11.3%from $122.2 million |
| Independent RIAs with the biggest asset gains over one year | #6,371 | #451 | $8.1 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #5,305 | #343 | 211 |
| Independent RIAs with the fastest client growth over one year | #4,062 | #291 | 0.0%from 211 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #3,320 | #230 | 781 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #10,188 | #774 | 1 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #3,107 | #208 | 100 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #3,524 | #266 | 1 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2010 | $46.0 million |
| October 3, 2011 | $83.0 million |
| October 1, 2012 | $96.3 million |
| October 1, 2013 | $94.0 million |
| October 1, 2014 | $98.7 million |
| October 1, 2015 | $94.5 million |
| October 3, 2016 | $96.1 million |
| October 2, 2017 | $94.8 million |
| October 1, 2018 | $102.7 million |
| October 1, 2019 | $112.6 million |
| October 1, 2020 | $102.8 million |
| October 4, 2021 | $122.2 million |
| October 3, 2022 | $145.3 million |
| October 5, 2023 | $151.2 million |
| October 1, 2024 | $164.4 million |
| September 2, 2025 | $200.5 million |
| October 2, 2026 | $208.6 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 100 clients | $193.2 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 96 clients | $14.1 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $1.3 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
- Pension consulting
- Selection of other advisers
- Other
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 26-50.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: yes.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Insurance broker or agent
- Accountant or accounting firm
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Other investment adviser
- Accountant or accounting firm
- Insurance company or agency
- Pension consultant
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported no custody of client cash or securities.
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
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 1, ChFC 1.
0 of the firm's 1 IAR are registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
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Disclosures
On Form ADV Item 11 the firm answered yes to 0 disclosure questions. 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 Texas
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Succession Financial, Inc | McKinney | $210.3 million |
| Lummis Asset Management, L.P. | Fort Worth | $210.0 million |
| Capstar Financial Services LLC | Austin | $207.8 million |
| Terraform Wealth, LLC | Houston | $207.5 million |
| Smith & Wyatt | College Station | $207.5 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Strategic Wealth Planning on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: linkedin.comsteveblum
- Independent RIAs in Texas
Firm data as of October 2, 2026, from ia100226.zip. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
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.