We are pleased to present the Monthly Report of Recently Registered RIAs - January 2026.
We are continuously blown away by the large number of newly independent wealth management RIAs and investment firms from the SEC report with a total of 156.
As part of our monthly process, our data team reviewed and scrubbed this month’s raw file of new filings, identifying 63 wealth manager RIAs. We then researched the appropriate contacts and related information before uploading everything to Dakota Marketplace.
Over the past decade, the RIA market has grown fivefold, and Dakota’s real-time database of 17,000+ RIAs delivers the insights and connections firms need to stay ahead in a rapidly expanding investment landscape.
In this article we’re giving you 10 noteworthy and newly independent RIAs that we’ve added to our marketplace.
To view all newly independent wealth management RIAs and key contact information, book a demo of Dakota Marketplace here.
Top 10 RIAs from January 2026
1. Liberty Atlantic Advisors
- AUM: $185.8M
- Metro Area: Rome, Italy
Liberty Atlantic Advisors provides holistic financial planning and investment management for US citizens or green card holders moving to or living in Europe, focused on Americans in five main jurisdictions: Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, and Malta. Its bespoke, goal-driven strategy is embedded within comprehensive financial planning rather than standardized models. Portfolios are structured around tax and regulatory constraints at the core, with customized satellite allocations aligned to each client’s goals and country of residence, all within a fiduciary framework.
2. U.S. Private Wealth, LLC
- AUM: $173.7M
- Metro Area: West Palm Beach, FL
U.S. Private Wealth LLC is a Florida-based, founder-led boutique wealth advisory firm focused on helping families and advisors preserve and grow multigenerational wealth. The firm combines private wealth management with advisor recruitment, proprietary investment strategies, and marketing support. It employs a disciplined, research-driven approach, pairing a concentrated, fundamentally selected equity core with carefully vetted alternative satellite investments. Portfolios are customized through comprehensive financial planning, emphasizing tax-aware strategies and execution through custodians such as Pershing Advisor Solutions and Schwab.
3. Rittmann Capital Management Co.
- AUM: $142.4M
- Metro Area: Walnut Creek, CA
Rittmann Capital Management is an independent registered investment advisory firm founded in 1987 and based in Moraga, California, serving individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The boutique firm provides discretionary, equity-focused asset management with a long-term, tax-efficient active approach. Its personalized core-satellite strategy emphasizes high-quality companies with durable competitive advantages and accelerating earnings growth, supplemented by selectively sized thematic positions. Portfolios are built through disciplined fundamental research, with low turnover and custody at Charles Schwab Institutional to support transparency and reporting.
4. Olympus Peaks Financial, LLC
- AUM: $141.4M
- Metro Area: Salt Lake City, UT
Olympus Peaks Financial, LLC is an independent, privately held advisory firm. Operating as a small practice, the firm manages assets for roughly 160 clients and provides comprehensive financial planning alongside discretionary investment management. Its core-and-satellite investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with active monitoring and tactical adjustments. The core portfolio emphasizes diversified, tax-efficient exposure across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, while satellite allocations target specific income, growth, or tax-optimization opportunities. Portfolios are customized to client goals and risk tolerance and implemented across a range of brokerage and retirement accounts.
5. BSG Advisors
- AUM: $134.8M
- Metro Area: Raleigh, NC
BSG Advisers (Business-Owner Strategies Group, LLC) is a fee-only, fiduciary RIA founded in 2016. The firm serves professionals, business owners, and retirees through a relationship-driven, owner-operated model. Its tailored investment approach builds diversified, low-cost core portfolios aligned with client risk tolerance and tax considerations, supplemented by selective active or tactical satellite positions. Portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis with ongoing reviews to adapt to evolving client goals.
6. Integrity Road Wealth Partners LLC
- AUM: $125.9M
- Metro Area: Houston, TX
Integrity Road Wealth Partners, LLC is a fee-only RIA founded in 2024 and based in Houston, Texas, serving affluent individuals, business owners, and multigenerational families nationwide. The firm delivers financial planning–centric wealth management with discretionary portfolio oversight. Its investment approach uses a tax-efficient core-satellite framework built around a predominantly passive ETF and fixed-income core, complemented by selective active positions tailored to client needs. Portfolios emphasize asset location, risk alignment, and fiduciary-driven decision-making.
7. Reliance Wealth Management
- AUM: $125.9M
- Metro Area: San Antonio, TX
Reliance Wealth Management is a small, independent, state-registered RIA based in San Antonio, Texas, serving individual and high-net-worth clients across the local market. The firm operates multiple offices in the region and emphasizes a personalized, locally controlled fiduciary model. Its investment philosophy is holistic and planning-led, integrating comprehensive financial planning with portfolio management. Portfolios center on diversified core allocations aligned with client life goals, complemented by tailored satellite positions addressing tax, estate, or concentrated holdings. The firm incorporates tax-efficient strategies within a goal-based wealth management framework.
8. Cardinal Advisors, LLC
- AUM: $118.5M
- Metro Area: Miami, FL
Cardinal Advisers LLC is an independent Miami-based Registered Investment Adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to retail and high-net-worth domestic and international clients. The firm delivers customized, globally diversified portfolios under a transparent fee-based model without performance fees or principal trading. Its long-term, disciplined investment approach emphasizes separate-account management, tax-efficient implementation, and assets held with independent custodians. Portfolios typically combine a diversified core of low-cost vehicles with selective active or tactical allocations tailored to client goals.
9. Wurz Financial Services, LLC
- AUM: $117.0M
- Metro Area: Toledo, OH
Wurz Financial Services is a family-owned, fee-only Registered Investment Adviser serving pre-retiree executives and business owners in Ohio and Kentucky. The firm specializes in tax-smart retirement planning and low-cost, evidence-based investment management without commissions or product sales. Its approach centers on a diversified ETF core complemented by customized satellite strategies such as direct indexing and concentrated stock management. Portfolios emphasize tax efficiency, disciplined implementation, and retirement income optimization.
10. Fitzwilliams Wealth Management Inc
- AUM: $113.9M
- Metro Area: Virginia Beach, VA
Fitzwilliams Wealth Management, the advisory arm of Fitzwilliams Financial, serves retirement-focused clients in Virginia and Florida. The privately held firm provides holistic planning that integrates investment management with tax, insurance, Medicare, and estate strategies. Its client-centered core-satellite approach combines a diversified investment core with tailored satellite allocations aligned to individual goals. Portfolios utilize mutual funds, ETFs, and select insurance solutions, with tax efficiency and retirement distribution planning embedded throughout.
To view all wealth management RIAs in Dakota Marketplace and access key contact information, book a demo here!
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