# Newest independent RIAs in Alabama

As of October 2, 2026, Axient Investment Advisors LLC ranked #1 in Alabama in AdvisorIQ's ranking of newest independent RIAs, with $454.0 million.

As of: 2026-10-02
Address: https://advisoriq.com/ria/rankings/newest/alabama/

## Facts

- ranking: Newest independent RIAs
- how_it_is_computed: Firms whose current registration took effect in the 12 months before October 2, 2026, ranked by RAUM (firms with no RAUM rank last). The registration date is the SEC status effective date for SEC-registered firms, so a firm that moved from state to SEC registration counts as new to the SEC, and the earliest approved state registration for state-registered firms. Independent wealth management RIAs are ranked: firms whose individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of their regulatory assets and that offer financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, leaving out broker-dealers, banks and their advisory arms. The all wealth firms view ranks the same way with those broker-dealer affiliated firms added. Asset managers, private fund managers, pension consultants and platform managers are never ranked (see the methodology). State lists use each firm's main office state, or its registration state when the main office is not public. The US list leaves out firms whose main office is outside the United States. Equal values share a rank and are listed by CRD number.
- unit: usd
- scope: Alabama
- firms_listed: 17
- rows: rank: 1, crd: 336722, firm: Axient Investment Advisors LLC, city: Huntsville, state: AL, value: 453990661, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/336722/; rank: 2, crd: 339108, firm: Naviant Partners, LLC, city: Fairhope, state: AL, value: 177252204, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/339108/; rank: 3, crd: 332590, firm: Infinity Tax & Financial Planning, city: Huntsville, state: AL, value: 100020965, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/332590/; rank: 4, crd: 123020, firm: Clark Planning & Investment Advisory, city: Birmingham, state: AL, value: 10663289, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/123020/; rank: 5, crd: 277104, firm: Capstone Global Advisors, LLC, city: Wedowee, state: AL, value: 9739707, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/277104/; rank: 6, crd: 337727, firm: Still Waters Investment Strategies LLC, city: Birmingham, state: AL, value: 2257618, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/337727/; rank: 7, crd: 318490, firm: Retirement Plans, LLC, city: Auburn, state: AL, value: 1700000, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/318490/; rank: 8, crd: 340870, firm: Legacy Capital Partners LLC, city: Birmingham, state: AL, value: 920000, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/340870/; rank: 9, crd: 339329, firm: Aston Sandel, city: Auburn, state: AL, value: 579985, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/339329/; rank: 10, crd: 338778, firm: Cork Tree Wealth Partners, LLC, city: Auburn, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/338778/; rank: 10, crd: 338852, firm: Planalto Financial, city: Huntsville, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/338852/; rank: 10, crd: 338995, firm: Allysian Wealth Planning, city: Cullman, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/338995/; rank: 10, crd: 341011, firm: H2OLS Wealth Management Solutions LLC, city: Oneonta, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/341011/; rank: 10, crd: 341077, firm: Strategic Financial LLC, city: Birmingham, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/341077/; rank: 10, crd: 342527, firm: Ellis Wealth Advisors, LLC, city: Madison, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/342527/; rank: 10, crd: 343525, firm: Goldsmith Martin Wealth Strategy, city: Montgomery, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/343525/; rank: 10, crd: 343852, firm: Somerset Advisory, LLC, city: Birmingham, state: AL, value: 0, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/343852/

## Notes

- Firms marked as successors reported on Form ADV Item 4 that they succeeded to another adviser's business; their growth is shown as reported.
- Each ranking lists at most the top 100 firms.

## Sources

- SEC, Information About Registered Investment Advisers (ia100226.zip), checked 2026-10-07: https://www.sec.gov/files/investment/data/other/information-about-registered-investment-advisers-exempt-reporting-advisers/ia100226.zip
- IAPD compilation reports (IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz), checked 2026-10-07: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/compilation

## Related

- [Newest independent RIAs, nationally](https://advisoriq.com/ria/rankings/newest/)
- [RIA market data for Alabama](https://advisoriq.com/ria/states/alabama/)
- [All RIA rankings](https://advisoriq.com/ria/rankings/)
- [How the directory is built](https://advisoriq.com/ria/methodology/)

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AdvisorIQ, as of 2026-10-02. https://advisoriq.com/ria/rankings/newest/alabama/

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