Coverage guide

What we cover

RIA Signals follows adviser, firm and investment filings across daily editions, with monthly reports where the source data calls for them.

Each article identifies its own filing or reporting period. An edition may also include the latest monthly report until a newer month is ready.

People & teams

Adviser moves: Changes in adviser affiliation records. A changed record does not by itself confirm a hire or departure.
New advisers: First-registration records in the selected reporting window. The record date is not necessarily a hiring or licensing date.
Potential groups: Advisers whose registration changes form a pattern. We distinguish these observations from confirmed team moves.

Firm registrations: New and exited ADV record observations. An addition or removal does not alone establish formation or closure.
ADV filings: Daily Part 1, brochure and client relationship summary filings. One firm can appear in more than one category.
Reported AUM: Comparable regulatory asset reports. A change in reported assets does not establish investment performance or asset flows.
Other withdrawals: Monthly ADV-W filings outside the M&A group, organized by the reasons and scope reported by filers.

Merger-related withdrawals: Monthly ADV-W filings with merger or acquisition reasons, supplemented with sourced transaction reporting when available. A filing reason does not prove a deal has closed.

Filing activity: Form 13F filings received in the stated window, including original reports and amendments.
Historical portfolios: Reported holdings for past quarters. They do not describe a manager’s complete or current portfolio.

Form D notices: New notices and amendments in the stated daily index. Reported offering amounts are cumulative and do not establish new money raised that day.

For source attribution, dates, counts and corrections, read our reporting methodology.