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RICHARDS, MERRILL & PETERSON, INC.

C50
CRD 713·SEC 801-113034·SPOKANE, WA
AUM
$643.6M
$500M-$1B
Est. Revenue
$6.4M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$1.9M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$15.4M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
RICHARDS, MERRILL & PETERSON, INC.
CRD
713
SEC file #
801-113034
EIN
—
DBA names
Richards Merrill Wealth Management

Economics

AUM
$643.6M
AUM band
$500M-$1B
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$115.1M → $643.6M▲ +459%
Client mix
Individuals Other1,094
Individuals High Net Worth176
Pension Profit Sharing Plans7

Operations

Employees (total)
10
Advisory staff (per ADV)
10
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
6 advisors → 10 advisors▲ +67%
Primary office
SPOKANE WA
Branches
—

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Wells Fargolow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businesses
Fee basis
% of AUMFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/10/2026
ADV-W filed at
—
Website
rmwealthmgmt.com

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
4
Trademark
—
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
LARSON, JOHN SCOTT
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
6
Control Persons
LARSON, JOHN SCOTT
CALKINS, MARK J
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
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
RMWEALTHMGMT.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2024-04-11T16:32:28Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
2
Rdap Firm Age Band
<5y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

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

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
2
Form 5500 Total Participants
12
Form 5500 Total Compensation
52,364
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
202552,364
20240
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20241
20251
Schedule C Total Compensation
52,364
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
2

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Local market & wealth

Rank targets by how wealthy the local market is

Soi High Wealth Score
0.1431
Soi Zip Pct 200k Plus
0.0451
Soi Zip Returns 200k Plus
290
Soi Zip Total AGI
557,430
Fdic Zip Total Deposits
71,313,505,000
Fdic Zip Branch Count
447
Fdic Zip Top Banks
Umpqua Bank
Washington Trust Bank

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (24)

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

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
12
Bc Firm Active IA Count
9
Bc Firm IAR Count
12
Custodian Candidates
Full
Wells Fargo4
E*trade4
Fdic Zip Branches Raw
Washington Trust BankSpokane, WA
Farmers and Merchants Bank of RockfordSpokane, WA
Fdic Zip HHI
1328.87
Fdic Zip Top Bank Share Pct
22.93
Fdic Zip Year
2025
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2034-04-11T16:32:28Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2024-04-17T21:57:16Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns1.wpdns.hostNs2.wpdns.hostNs3.wpdns.host
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Soi Year
2022
Soi Zip Distribution
Stub 1
AGI24,621
Returns1,910
Stub 2
AGI77,526
Returns2,090
Stub 3
AGI61,556
Returns1,010
Soi Zip Total Business Income
15,054
Soi Zip Total Cap Gains
80,939
Soi Zip Total Dividends
15,191
Soi Zip Total Returns
6,430
Top Owner CRD
1368801
Trust Company Affiliate
No

People (12)

12
LARSON, JOHN SCOTT
IAR · Direct Owner · 37.5%
1368801
MCDONALD, THOMAS LEE
IAR · Direct Owner · 17.5%
1195608
CALKINS, MARK J
IAR · Direct Owner · 17.5%
6369006
LARSON, STEVEN RICHARD
IAR · Direct Owner · 17.5%
1029292
CORIGLIANO, MONIQUE CELESTE
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
1497927
COWGILL, CHARLES DAVID
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
4947735
JOHN-MICHAEL LARSON
IAR
7524068
ERIN M DAVIS
IAR
1228762
FREDERIC A LEFRIEC
IAR
6599003
JAMES HOWARD LEFFEL
IAR
4728656
THOMAS BRUCE KENDALL
IAR
4160361
TIMOTHY JOEL WILLIAMS
IAR
8173369