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Derek Brandt Levee

Advisor at RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC — Durango, CO

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

26 years

Location

Durango, CO 81301

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RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC

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Total advisors

3

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

80 High

Avg AUM per client

$524,884 Low

HNW client ratio

13% Low

About

Derek Levee is a financial advisor with RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC in Durango, CO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at DFPG Investments LLC, RIA Advisors, and First Allied Advisory Services, among others. He is also involved with Advanced Wealth Strategies, operating under Levee Unlimited, Inc. RIA Wealth Advisors provides fee-based investment management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation, using passive index funds and ETFs as core holdings complemented by selectively added active funds and global diversification.

Client services

Based on RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC

Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.50% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.35% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.25% $2,000,001 - And above: 1.10%

Commissions

Some associated persons are registered representatives or insurance agents and may receive commissions separately from advisory fees.

Other

Account minimum: $15,000 Fee-only: Fees are based on a percentage of assets under management, charged quarterly in advance, negotiable at Adviser’s discretion.

Location

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Durango, CO

1485 Florida Road, Suite C202

Durango CO 81301

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

26 years of industry experience

RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Durango, CO

Arkadios Capital

2025 - Present • 1 year

Atlanta, GA

Diversify Advisory Services

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

Sandy, UT

RIA Wealth Advisors, LLC

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Durango, CO

RIA Advisors

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

Houston, TX

DFPG Investments LLC

2015 - 2025 • 10 years

Sandy, UT

Integrated Advisors Network

2015 - 2020 • 5 years

Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Vineyard Asset Management

2015 - Present • 11 years

Springfield, MO

Animas Capital Management

2015 - Present • 11 years

Durango, CO

Advanced Wealth Strategies

2008 - Present • 18 years

Round Rock, TX

Advanced Capital Management

2008 - Present • 18 years

Round Rock, TX

First Allied Advisory Services, INC.

2007 - 2015 • 8 years

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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David B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Durango, CO

Summit Wealth Management

David Burgess Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Summit Capital Group LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at Secure American Insurance, LLC, Dearborn Street Advisors, LLC, and Mcalvany Wealth Management, LLP. In addition to his advisory work, Burgess is actively involved in insurance sales through Secure American Insurance. Summit Capital Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis with a value-oriented focus, offering model portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive growth and utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and option strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Travis C

Series 63, Series 66

Durango, CO

Ridgeline Asset Management, LLC

Travis Cook is a financial advisor with Ridgeline Asset Management, LLC in Durango, Colorado. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Avant Garde Advisors LLC and Wealthsource Partners, LLC. Ridgeline Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis with quantitative rules, managing concentrated, relationship-driven accounts without formal minimums.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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James B

CFP®, Series 65

Durango, CO

Intelligent Investment Management,Llp

James Brost is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Intelligent Investment Management, LLP since 2007. The firm provides personalized, fee-only investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. Intelligent Investment Management manages approximately $104 million on a discretionary basis for about 105 clients, employing a long-term, broadly diversified strategic asset-allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical research methods.

General retirement planning General tax planning Real estate investing Private / alternative investments
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Weldon N

Series 65

Durango, CO

Iron River Capital LLC

Weldon Neff is a financial advisor at Iron River Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for over two decades in the 11th Judicial District and Magistrate Courts. Iron River Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans with portfolio management, account monitoring, and financial and estate planning services. The firm provides discretionary, long-term portfolio management emphasizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and other asset types, combining third-party manager selection with held-away asset management.

Annuities General estate planning guidance
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Shaun C

Series 66

Durango, CO

Iron River Capital LLC

Shaun Connolly is a financial advisor with Iron River Capital LLC in Durango, CO, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Regulus Advisors, LLC and has been involved with Connolly Financial LLC since 2009. Outside of advising, he hosts a radio show and serves as an independent licensed insurance producer. Iron River Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans with discretionary, long-term portfolio management and financial planning. The firm combines third-party manager selection and held-away asset management with regular client communications.

Annuities General estate planning guidance
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David M

Series 65, Series 66

Durango, CO

McAlvany Wealth Management, LLC

David Mcalvany is a financial advisor at McAlvany Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with McAlvany Wealth Management since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of Warren Electric Group, a family-owned wholesale distribution company for telecommunications, electrical, and automation equipment. McAlvany Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients and related entities, managing approximately $224 million across 650 client relationships. The firm focuses on long-term capital appreciation and income with an emphasis on precious metals, natural resources, infrastructure, and specialty real estate through a variety of model portfolios, employing both fundamental and technical analysis in its discretionary management approach.

Real estate investing Wealth management
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