Broker-dealer firm · Arden Hills, MN
Gradient Wealth Management
Gradient Securities, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 127701 · SEC 801-80807
At a glance
Gradient Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Arden Hills, Minnesota, with $608 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed April 13, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is individuals, and it reports 4,546 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a broker-dealer firm, ranked 191st of 391 broker-dealer firms and 7,059th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 866-991-1539gradientsecurities.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $608M
- Rank among broker-dealer firms
- #191 of 391
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #7,059 of 17,210
- Rank in Minnesota
- #125 of 276
- Individual clients
- 4,546
- High-net-worth clients
- 160
- Accounts
- 5,848
- Discretionary
- 0% of AUM
- Employees
- 67
- Advisory staff
- 67
- Offices
- 47
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Robert Scott NelsonPresident & Elected Manager
- Brian Andrew RemmeChief Compliance Officer
- Jamie Lee JochumFinop
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Gradient Wealth Management is a hybrid RIA: 65 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It reports a broker-dealer among its affiliates on Form ADV.
Its Form ADV brochure (filed April 2026) names Gradient Securities as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
s and Non-Securities Products to Clients IARs of GWM may receive compensation for the sale of securities as registered representatives of Gradient Securities, LLC (“GS”), a FINRA registered broker/dealer or as independent insurance agents.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | 4,386 | $453M | 75% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 160 | $148M | 24% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 4 | $4M | <1% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 3 | $3M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Gradient Wealth Management answers yes to 14 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Pension consulting
- Selecting other advisers
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗gradientsecurities.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Gradient Wealth Management manage?
Gradient Wealth Management reports $608 million in regulatory assets under management across 5,848 accounts, on its Form ADV filed April 13, 2026.
What kind of firm is Gradient Wealth Management?
Gradient Wealth Management is a broker-dealer firm by its Form ADV answers. The firm is itself registered as a broker-dealer as well as an investment adviser.
Who are Gradient Wealth Management’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are individuals ($453 million, 4,386 clients); high-net-worth individuals ($148 million, 160 clients); corporations or other businesses ($4 million, 4 clients).
Does Gradient Wealth Management have any disciplinary history?
Gradient Wealth Management answers yes to 14 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Gradient Wealth Management’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-04-13), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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