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Richards Merrill Wealth Management
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Spokane, Washington, Richards Merrill Wealth Management operates as a registered investment adviser providing both...
Richards Merrill Wealth Management
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Spokane, Washington, Richards Merrill Wealth Management operates as a registered investment adviser providing both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management. The firm's client base includes individuals, high-net-worth families, and various entities, with a service model centered on personalized portfolio construction and ongoing financial planning rather than proprietary fund products. The firm's advisory approach blends traditional asset allocation with direct portfolio management. It offers discretionary mandates where the adviser has trading authority and non-discretionary consulting where clients retain final decision-making. The strategy set skews toward publicly traded equities, fixed income, and mutual fund or ETF-based model portfolios tailored to individual risk profiles. While the firm does not publicly disclose AUM, its Spokane-headquartered footprint suggests a regional concentration in the Pacific Northwest, with clients likely spanning Washington, Idaho, and eastern Oregon. Richards Merrill's structure as a fee-based RIA places it within the broader ecosystem of independent wealth managers that compete with wirehouse and bank-trust platforms by emphasizing fiduciary duty and a flat organizational layer between client and portfolio manager. The firm has not disclosed team size or additional office locations, and no adjacent philanthropic or operating vehicles are publicly associated with the practice. The structural differentiator is its longevity in a secondary market: two-plus decades operating as an independent RIA in the Inland Northwest, where many local wealth managers eventually consolidate into larger regional bank trusts. That persistence suggests a stable, relationship-driven book — the kind of local-grounded franchise that family offices sometimes use for external CIO services or co-management of concentrated single-stock positions originating from Pacific Northwest operating businesses.
General information
Firm type
Bank / Wealth / Trust
Year founded
2000
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Spokane
Corporate office
Spokane, WA, United States
Frequently asked questions
Is Richards Merrill a single-family office or a multi-client wealth manager?
Richards Merrill operates as a registered investment adviser serving multiple external clients, not as a single-family office. Its Form ADV filings, as required by the SEC, list the firm as providing portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and entities. The firm does not market itself as serving a single family or as a multi-family office platform.
What is the firm's investment approach — discretionary or advisory only?
Richards Merrill offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management. In discretionary accounts, the adviser has trading authority to execute the agreed-upon strategy without client pre-approval for each transaction. Non-discretionary engagements retain client approval on trades, functioning more as an outsourced CIO or financial planning consultant. The exact split between discretionary and non-discretionary assets under advisement has not been publicly disclosed.
Does the firm manage proprietary funds or only separate accounts?
The firm's public profile and regulatory disclosures describe a separate-account model built around individual portfolio construction using equities, fixed income, and packaged products such as mutual funds and ETFs. There is no evidence of proprietary pooled investment vehicles or in-house fund offerings associated with Richards Merrill Wealth Management.
How is Richards Merrill structured in terms of firm ownership and succession?
Ownership and succession details are not publicly disclosed. As an independent RIA founded in 2000 and still headquartered in Spokane, the firm likely operates under a partnership or sole-proprietor structure common to smaller wealth management practices. Public SEC filings would list control persons; those details have not been surfaced in secondary sources.
What is the firm's geographic reach — is it purely regional or nationwide?
Richards Merrill is headquartered in Spokane, Washington, with no publicly listed additional offices. While SEC registration permits serving clients nationally, the firm's physical footprint and the lack of satellite offices suggest a client base concentrated in the Inland Northwest, covering eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and possibly the Portland or Boise corridors through referrals rather than formal branch offices.
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