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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC adviserleft the SEC rosterRAUM 100m 1b

PALADINI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 139884

ARLINGTON, TX

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Data as of Mar 9, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 12
Dated events: 9
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 6, 2018 to Mar 9, 2024
19 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $169MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2024-03-09); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $0
Private client RAUM: $127MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 75%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 7
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 719
Individual clients: 131
High net worth clients: 525
SEC number: 801-113173
CRD: 139884
Filings on the tape: 19
First filed: Apr 6, 2018
Latest filed: Mar 9, 2024
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Texas
Website: paladinifinancial.com

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
KELLY, WENDY, L.	Owner	C	yes	05/2019	Jul 10, 2019	Mar 9, 2024
KELLY, WENDY, L.	Partner	C	yes	05/2019	Jul 10, 2019	Mar 9, 2024
PALADINI FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC	Member	D	yes	05/2015	Apr 11, 2023	Mar 9, 2024
PALADINI, MATTHEW, MARK	SHAREHOLDER; DIRECTOR	D	yes	02/2006	Apr 6, 2018	Mar 9, 2024
PALADINI, MATTHEW, MARK	MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	05/2015	Apr 6, 2018	Mar 9, 2024
WENDY L KELLY CFP LLC	Owner	B	yes	05/2019	Jul 10, 2019	Mar 9, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
MATTHEW M PALADINI	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Private funds	Fund GAV
2023	Feb 27, 2024	$169M	$0	6	3	n/a	n/a
2022	Feb 13, 2023	$155M	$0	6	3	n/a	n/a
2021	Apr 28, 2022	$162M	$0	6	3	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 25, 2021	$170M	$0	7	4	n/a	n/a
2019	Jun 3, 2020	$144M	$0	6	3	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 22, 2019	$129M	$0	6	3	n/a	n/a

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2023	$169M	$155M	9.2%	$170M	-0.3%	7	6	0	0

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
CERITY PARTNERS LLC	2	Oct 25, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	IRVING, TX	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	66.7%

Relationships

Controls (4)

← PALADINI, MATTHEW, MARKOwnerSHAREHOLDER; DIRECTOR, ownership code D, individual
Apr 6, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV
← KELLY, WENDY, L.OwnerOWNER, ownership code C, individual
Jul 10, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← PALADINI FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INCOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Apr 11, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← WENDY L KELLY CFP LLCOwnerOWNER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Jul 10, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (5)

← MATTHEW MARK PALADINIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 7, 2006 to Oct 25, 2024factForm ADV
← WENDY L. KELLYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 10, 2008 to Oct 25, 2024factForm ADV
← NATHAN TAYLOR HILLAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 19, 2023 to Oct 25, 2024factForm ADV
← Nathan D TarverAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2020 to Oct 4, 2023factForm ADV
← JOHN EDWARD LINEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 18, 2008 to Apr 1, 2021factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ CERITY PARTNERS LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 16, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 3, 2025
Left the SEC roster
Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-01-02, RAUM $168.9M)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$169M
Occurred
Oct 25, 2024
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Paladini Financial Advisors, LLC (Irving, TX) for Cerity Partners LLC on the same day
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Oct 25, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Nathan Taylor Hill left Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2024-10-16)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 25, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Mark Paladini left Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2024-10-16)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 25, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Wendy L. Kelly left Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants (registered 2024-10-16)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Oct 4, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Nathan D Tarver left Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc for Wood Tarver Financial (registered 2023-10-13)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 11, 2023
Control person left
Edward John Line (Shareholder; President) no longer on Schedule A of Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc (listed 2023-02-24, absent 2023-04-11)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jul 10, 2019
Control person joined
L. Wendy Kelly (Owner) appeared on Schedule A of Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Apr 6, 2018
First Form ADV filing
Paladini Financial Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:3c4ff8d1-c62a-0a47-5bdc-8108a38bf1ae
First observed: Apr 6, 2018
Last observed: Mar 9, 2024 30 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

PALADINI FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 139884

ARLINGTON, TX

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Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

KELLY, WENDY, L.

Owner

yes

05/2019

Jul 10, 2019

Mar 9, 2024

KELLY, WENDY, L.

Partner

yes

05/2019

Jul 10, 2019

Mar 9, 2024

PALADINI FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC

Member

yes

05/2015

Apr 11, 2023

Mar 9, 2024

PALADINI, MATTHEW, MARK

SHAREHOLDER; DIRECTOR

yes

02/2006

Apr 6, 2018

Mar 9, 2024

PALADINI, MATTHEW, MARK

MANAGING MEMBER, PRESIDENT & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

05/2015

Apr 6, 2018

Mar 9, 2024

WENDY L KELLY CFP LLC

Owner

yes

05/2019

Jul 10, 2019

Mar 9, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

MATTHEW M PALADINI

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2023

Feb 27, 2024

$169M

n/a

2022

Feb 13, 2023

$155M

n/a

2021

Apr 28, 2022

$162M

n/a

2020

Mar 25, 2021

$170M

n/a

2019

Jun 3, 2020

$144M

n/a

2018

Mar 22, 2019

$129M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2023

$169M

$155M

9.2%

$170M

-0.3%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CERITY PARTNERS LLC

Oct 25, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

IRVING, TX

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

66.7%