A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST, INC.

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CRD 166170·SEC 801-110895·BRIGHTON, MI
AUM
$150.0M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$1.5M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$450K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$3.6M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
A SMARTER WAY TO INVEST, INC.
CRD
166170
SEC file #
801-110895
EIN
DBA names
A Smarter Way To Invest

Economics

AUM
$150.0M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$54.9M → $150.0M▲ +173%
Client mix

Operations

Employees (total)
7
Advisory staff (per ADV)
4
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
2 advisors → 4 advisors▲ +100%
Primary office
BRIGHTON MI
Branches

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Charles Schwablow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesOther Advisory Services
Fee basis
% of AUMOther Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/17/2026
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
BRIGGS, RONALD, JOHN
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
3
Control Persons
BRIGGS, RONALD, JOHN
Carlson, Maxwell, E
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
Yes
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
ASMARTERWAYTOINVEST.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2011-02-13T16:19:04Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
15
Rdap Firm Age Band
10-20y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
5
Bc Firm IAR Count
5
Custodian Candidates
Full
Charles Schwab6
E*trade4
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2028-02-13T16:19:04Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2026-02-14T11:41:12Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns41.domaincontrol.comNs42.domaincontrol.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
1622903
Trust Company Affiliate
No