State-registered independent wealth management RIA
Layne Financial Group
As of its Form ADV filed July 7, 2026, Layne Financial Group, a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Huntington, West Virginia, reported $58,000 in regulatory assets under management across 10 accounts, ranking #26 among independent RIAs in West Virginia by assets.
Registration
- Main office
- Huntington, WV
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 336700
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- May 14, 2025
- Latest Form ADV filing
- July 7, 2026
- Legal name
- LAYNE FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 0
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $58,000
- Discretionary
- $58,000 (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 10 (10 discretionary)
- Clients
- 20, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 0
- Advisory staff
- 0 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $5,800
- 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 West Virginia | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #19,224 | #26 | $58,000 |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #15,962 | #19 | 20 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #17,628 | #22 | 10 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $58,000 |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 9 clients | $43,000 | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans fewer than 5 clients | $15,000 |
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
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars or workshops
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 11-25.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Accountant or accounting firm
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Other investment adviser
- Accountant or accounting firm
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $116,000 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))
- 0
0 of the firm's 1 IAR 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 West Virginia
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Optima Trade & Investments, LLC | Wheeling | $0 |
| Shenandoah Financial | Charles Town | $0 |
| Global Freedom Financial LLC | South Charleston | $0 |
| Legacy Financial | Moorefield | $0 |
| Felton Wealth, LLC | Wheeling | $0 |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Layne Financial Group on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.laynefinancialgroup.com
- Independent RIAs in West Virginia
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.