The 2022 Billion-Dollar Wealth Magnets

Each year, Accounting Today ranks the top 150 CPA financial planners by their assets under management — and by AUM, at least, it turns out that last year (like the year before) was a great one.

Overall, the total AUM reported by our Wealth Magnets rose significantly, jumping to $240 billion from $205.87 billion in the previous year (which was itself a jump of more than 50%).

At the same time, the number of Wealth Magnets in the $1 Billion-Plus Club hit 58, up from 32 just two years ago. Those 58 are listed below in ascending order; the entire list is available here.

AT-052522-CPA firms with more than $1 billion in AUM - CHART

Notes and methodology: In most cases — but not all ­— firm names are those of the financial planning subsidiary, not the affiliated CPA firm. Firms have reported either their overall chief executive, or the leader of the planning practice. For simplicity’s sake, we have listed both under “chief executive,” though many bear different titles. In cases where a leader was not identified, we identified the leader of the planning practice from public sources (usually the firm’s website), where available. Many firms gave a date for the AUM figure they submitted; these varied widely, from the date of submission to a recent quarter-end, but in no case was it earlier than year-end 2021.

* For firms marked with an asterisk, data was provided by Audit Analytics, a premium online intelligence service that delivers audit, regulator and disclosure analysis to the accounting community. Reach them at (508) 476-7007, www.auditanalytics.com, or info@auditanalytics.com.

PBMares Wealth Management*

AUM: $1,005,595,256
Williamsburg, Va.
Staff: 17
Chief executive/practice leader: Rob Klingensmith

PYA Waltman Capital*

AUM: $1,017,643,452
Knoxville, Tenn.
Staff: 11
Chief executive/practice leader: J. William Waltman

Eide Bailly Advisors*

AUM: $1,032,662,818
Fargo, N.D.
Staff: 22
Chief executive/practice leader: Jeremy Hauk

Darnall Sikes Wealth Partners

AUM: $1,037,134,066
Lafayette, La.
Staff: 36
Chief executive/practice leader: Larry Sikes

BT Wealth Management*

AUM: $1,050,371,918
Atlanta
Staff: 16
Chief executive/practice leader: Scott Craig

Corrigan Financial

AUM: $1,087,000,000
Middletown, R.I.
Staff: 27
Chief executive/practice leader: Daniel Corrigan

CRA Financial

AUM: $1,119,126,074
Northfield, N.J.
Staff: 13
Chief executive/practice leader: Matt & Tom Reynolds

Traphagen Investment Advisors

AUM: $1,161,124,984
Oradell N.J.
Staff: 14
Chief executive/practice leader: V. Peter Traphagen

D'Orazio & Associates*

AUM: $1,195,422,086
Falls Church, Va.
Staff: 8
Chief executive/practice leader: Joseph D'Orazio

Dexter Ward & Associates

AUM: $1,200,000,000
Denison, Tex.
Staff: 3
Chief executive/practice leader: Dexter Ward

Sikich Capital Management

AUM: $1,216,891,247
Springfield, Ill.
Staff: 18
Chief executive/practice leader: Andrew Paoni

Rollins Financial Advisors

AUM: $1,225,530,223
Atlanta
Staff: 15
Chief executive/practice leader: Joseph Rollins

Aprio

AUM: $1,300,000,000
Atlanta
Staff: 15
Chief executive/practice leader: Richard Kopelman

Meritrust Wealth Management

AUM: $1,300,000,000
Louisville, Ky.
Staff: 15
Chief executive/practice leader: Diane Medley

Smith Anglin Financial*

AUM: $1,307,934,815
Dallas
Staff: 15
Chief executive/practice leader: Steve Anglin

Thomas Doll*

AUM: $1,323,909,507
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Staff: 13
Chief executive/practice leader: NA

Frank, Rimerman Advisors*

AUM: $1,378,966,079
Palo Alto, Calif.
Staff: 4
Chief executive/practice leader: Patrick Sullivan

Apexium Financial*

AUM: $1,426,488,885
New York City
Staff: 3
Chief executive/practice leader: NA

EisnerAmper Wealth Management & Corporate Benefits

AUM: $1,455,000,000
Iselin, N.J.
Staff: 24
Chief executive/practice leader: Marc Scudillo

RKL Wealth Management

AUM: $1,467,708,246
Lancaster, Pa.
Staff: 31
Chief executive/practice leader: Laurie Peer

Jackson Thornton Asset Management

AUM: $1,500,000,000
Montgomery, Ala.
Staff: 17
Chief executive/practice leader: Thomas Bedsole

ML&R Wealth Management*

AUM: $1,502,170,493
Austin, Texas
Staff: 19
Chief executive/practice leader: NA

Beaird Harris

AUM: $1,522,714,761
Dallas
Staff: 18
Chief executive/practice leader: Pat Beaird

Sax Wealth Advisors

AUM: $1,575,201,022
Parsippany, N.J.
Staff: 18
Chief executive/practice leader: Kyle Stawicki

CFO4Life*

AUM: $1,642,794,500
Coppell, Texas
Staff: 21
Chief executive/practice leader: Levi McMellian

BT Family Office*

AUM: $1,676,000,000
Atlanta
Staff: 3
Chief executive/practice leader: Steven Nowak

Lutz Financial*

AUM: $1,818,535,232
Omaha, Neb.
Staff: 15
Chief executive/practice leader: Jim Boulay

LBMC Investment Advisors

AUM: $1,850,000,000
Brentwood, Tenn.
Staff: 7
Chief executive/practice leader: Greg Herman

Boulay Financial Advisors

AUM: $2,000,000,000
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Staff: 37
Chief executive/practice leader: David Bremer

Marcum Wealth

AUM: $2,038,283,641
Cleveland
Staff: 50
Chief executive/practice leader: Eric Wulff

GHP Investment Advisors*

AUM: $2,168,614,353
Denver
Staff: 22
Chief executive/practice leader: Ben Friedman

CPS Investment Advisors*

AUM: $2,172,883,502
Lakeland, Fla.
Staff: 16
Chief executive/practice leader: Peter Golotko

BerganKDV Wealth Management

AUM: $2,325,025,501
Minneapolis
Staff: 31
Chief executive/practice leader: Dave Hinnenkamp

Dixon Hughes Goodman Wealth Advisors

AUM: $2,351,173,347
Asheville, N.C.
Staff: 38
Chief executive/practice leader: William Sneed

John F. Suby Wealth Management*

AUM: $2,380,713,436
Madison, Wis.
Staff: 5
Chief executive/practice leader: John Suby

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors

AUM: $2,471,840,000
Pittsburgh
Staff: 22
Chief executive/practice leader: Nancy Skeans

RubinBrown Advisors

AUM: $2,743,814,200
St. Louis
Staff: 26
Chief executive/practice leader: Thomas Tesar

Rehmann Financial*

AUM: $2,838,581,000
Lansing, Mich.
Staff: 33
Chief executive/practice leader: NA

Baker Tilly Wealth Management

AUM: $3,099,817,158
Madison, Wis.
Staff: 34
Chief executive/practice leader: Joseph O'Neill

BDO Wealth Advisors

AUM: $3,100,000,000
Jacksonville, Fla.
Staff: 39
Chief executive/practice leader: Mark Biegel

Level Four Advisory Services

AUM: $3,450,000,000
Dallas
Staff: 100
Chief executive/practice leader: Edmon “Jake” Tomes

Moss Adams Wealth Advisors

AUM: $3,561,560,865
Seattle
Staff: 62
Chief executive/practice leader: Erica Coogan

Frontier Wealth Management

AUM: $3,950,000,000
Kansas City, Mo.
Staff: 48
Chief executive/practice leader: Nick Blasi

Provenance Wealth Advisors

AUM: $4,200,000,000
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Staff: 57
Chief executive/practice leader: Eric Zeitlin

Aldrich Wealth

AUM: $4,774,644,173
Lake Oswego, Ore.
Staff: 33
Chief executive/practice leader: K. Scott Barchus

Wipfli Financial Advisors

AUM: $5,332,216,619
Milwaukee
Staff: 105
Chief executive/practice leader: Jeff Pierce

BKD Wealth Advisors

AUM: $5,362,832,005
Springfield, Mo.
Staff: 67
Chief executive/practice leader: Steve Toomey

HBKS Wealth Advisors

AUM: $5,674,000,000
Erie, Pa.
Staff: 95
Chief executive/practice leader: Christopher Allegretti

Joel Isaacson & Co.

AUM: $6,754,217,583
New York City
Staff: 50
Chief executive/practice leader: David Peltz

SignatureFD

AUM: $6,900,000,000
Atlanta
Staff: 91
Chief executive/practice leader: Heather Fortner

CBIZ Investment Advisory Services*

AUM: $7,051,197,065
Cleveland
Staff: 89
Chief executive/practice leader: Brian Dean

Forum Financial Management*

AUM: $7,399,287,639
Lombard, Ill.
Staff: 135
Chief executive/practice leader: Norbert Mindel

Choreo*

AUM: $9,977,988,638
Minneapolis
Staff: 130
Chief executive/practice leader: Larry Miles

Sequoia Financial Group

AUM: $10,090,918,361
Akron, Ohio
Staff: 167
Chief executive/practice leader: Thomas Haught

CLA Wealth Advisors

AUM: $10,452,000,000
Minneapolis
Staff: 147
Chief executive/practice leader: Clayton Bland

myCIO Wealth Partners

AUM: $11,840,125,986
Philadelphia
Staff: 61
Chief executive/practice leader: David Lees

Savant Wealth Management

AUM: $13,524,000,000
Rockford, Ill.
Staff: 250
Chief executive/practice leader: Brent Brodeski

Plante Moran Financial Advisors

AUM: $19,826,270,617
Southfield, Mich.
Staff: 177
Chief executive/practice leader: John Lesser
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