Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM

Here are the registered investment advisors with the highest amounts of AUM

Our sister publication, Registered Rep., partnered with Meridian IQ to prepare a list of the 50 wealth managers in the United States with the most assets under management (AUM). They prepared this list based on ADV form data from the Securities and Exchange Commission and included firms that offer financial planning and have a limited number of investment companies as clients. The average AUM of the 50 wealth managers on this list stands at nearly $6.5 billion. This list doesn't rank by size of retail clients and includes registered investment advisors with no more than 50 broker/dealer reps.

	Primary Business Name	Main Office City	Website Address	Number of Employees Giving Advice	Individual Clients*	High-Net-Worth*	Total Accounts	Total AUM ($ million)
1.	M&I Investment Management Corp.	Milwaukee Palm Beach	www.mi-imc.com	51-250	26-50%	26-50%	1,483	24,089
2.	GenSpring Family Offices, LLC	Gardens, Fla.	www.genspring.com	51-250	Up to 10%	More than 75%	13,002	17,453
3.	StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc.	Portland, Ore.	www.stancorpadvisers.com	11-50	51-75%	Up to 10%	17,970	17,220
4.	Arnerich Massena, Inc.	Portland, Ore.	www.arnerichmassena.com	11-50	11-25%	26-50%	995	15,328
5.	Canterbury Consulting Incorporated	Newport Beach, Calif.	www.canterburyconsulting.com	11-50	11-25%	11-25%	6,386	12,315
6.	Oxford Financial Group, Ltd	Carmel, Ind.	www.ofgltd.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	5,196	10,441
7.	Convergent Wealth Advisors, LLC	Potomac, Md.	www.convergentwealth.com	51-250	Up to 10%	More than 75%	5,293	10,392
8.	Sageview Advisory Group, LLC	Irvine, Calif.	www.sageviewadvisory.com	11-50	11-25%	11-25%	527	10,210
9.	Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC	Clayton, Mo.	www.monetagroup.com	51-250	11-25%	51-75%	19,695	10,187
10.	Chevy Chase Trust Company	Bethesda, Md.	www.chevychasetrust.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	1,950	9,250
11.	Denver Investments	Denver	www.denvest.com	11-50	26-50%	51-75%	1,355	9,006
12.	Oppenheimer Asset Management	New York	www.opco.com	11-50	11-25%	26-50%	30,273	8,205
13.	Rockefeller Financial	New York	www.rockefellerfinancial.com	11-50	26-50%	26-50%	2,622	7,072
14.	Shepherd Kaplan LLC	Boston	www.sk-llc.com	11-50	Up to 10%	51-75%	1,430	6,903
15.	Tag Associates LLC	New York	www.tagassoc.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	994	6,758
16.	Plante Moran Financial Advisors	Southfield, Mich.	www.pmfa.com	11-50	11-25%	51-75%	2,096	6,714
17.	Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management	Chicago	www.atlantictrust.com	51-250	Up to 10%	26-50%	3,207	6,575
18.	Legg Mason Investment Counsel, LLC	Baltimore	www.lmicus.com	11-50	11-25%	51-75%	2,466	6,390
19.	Sontag Advisory LLC	New York	www.sontagadvisory.com	6-10	11-25%	51-75%	10,342	5,875
20.	Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.	Cincinnati	www.johnsoninv.com	11-50	51-75%	26-50%	7,619	5,836
21.	Ronald Blue & Co. LLC	Roswell, Ga.	www.ronblue.com	51-250	51-75%	26-50%	14,271	5,834
22.	BBR Partners, LLC	New York	www.bbrpartners.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	982	5,392
23.	MyCIO Wealth Partners, LLC	Philadelphia	www.myciowp.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	3,546	5,315
24.	DiMeo Schneider & Associates LLC	Chicago	www.dimeoschneider.com	11-50	Up to 10%	26-50%	333	4,579
25.	Aspiriant, LLC	San Francisco	www.aspiriant.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	3,128	4,559
26.	Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC	Chicago	www.gimllc.com	11-50	51-75%	Up to 10%	9,781	4,453
27.	Blue Prairie Group, LLC	Chicago	www.blueprairiegroup.com	11-50	11-25%	11-25%	282	4,411
28.	KLS Professional Advisors Group, LLC	New York	www.klsadvisors.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	6,894	4,182
29.	Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors, LLP	Boston	www.lwcotrust.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	2,676	4,144
30.	Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC	Newport Beach, Calif.	www.bpadvisor.com	11-50	11-25%	51-75%	3,443	4,016
31.	Fiduciary Counselling Inc.	St. Paul, Minn.	www.fidcouns.net	11-50	26-50%	51-75%	1,293	3,846
32.	Eaton Vance Investment Counsel	Boston	www.eatonvancecounsel.com	11-50	26-50%	51-75%	1,720	3,841
33.	Mercer Global Advisors Inc.	Santa Barbara, Calif.	www.merceradvisors.com	51-250	51-75%	11-25%	13,086	3,787
34.	Optimum Investment Advisors, LLC	Chicago	www.optimuminvestment.com	11-50	51-75%	11-25%	776	3,580
35.	Clarfeld Financial Advisors Inc.	Tarrytown, N.Y.	www.clarfeld.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	2,618	3,441
36.	Stacey Braun Associates Inc.	New York	www.staceybraun.com	6-10	26-50%	Up To 10%	555	3,394
37.	GW & Wade, LLC	Wellesley, Mass.	www.gwwade.com	11-50	11-25%	More than 75%	5,744	3,321
38.	Stralem & Co Inc.	New York	www.stralem.com	6-10	Up to 10%	26-50%	435	3,292
39.	Ballentine Partners	Waltham, Mass.	www.ballentinepartners.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	2,238	3,246
40.	Welch & Forbes LLC	Boston	www.welchforbes.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	2,239	3,158
41.	Bahl & Gaynor Inc.	Cincinnati	www.bahl-gaynor.com	11-50	26-50%	26-50%	1,348	3,049
42.	Gresham Partners, LLC	Chicago	www.greshampartners.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	1,150	2,939
43.	Gofen and Glossberg, LLC	Chicago	www.gofen.com	11-50	11-25%	51-75%	2,712	2,910
44.	Equitas Capital Advisors, LLC	New Orleans	www.equitas-capital.com	1-5	Up to 10%	11-25%	466	2,892
45.	Wetherby Asset Management	San Francisco	www.wetherby.com	11-50	Up to 10%	More than 75%	3,024	2,873
46.	Spruce Private Investors, LLC	Stamford, Conn.	www.spruceinvest.com	6-10	11-25%	51-75%	170	2,851
47.	Strategic Capital Advisers, Inc.	Denver	www.scadv.com	6-10	51-75%	11-25%	157	2,680
48.	Prairie Capital Management LLC	Kansas City, Mo.	www.prairiecapital.com	11-50	Up to 10%	51-75%	1,543	2,656
49.	Valley Forge Asset Management Corp.	King of Prussia, Pa.	www.vfam.com	11-50	11-25%	More than 75%	2,135	2,656
50.	Kibble & Prentice Holding Co.	Seattle	www.kpcom.com	11-50	11-25%	51-75%	557	2,656

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