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

GARDEY FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC

CRD 105337

SAGINAW, MI

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Data as of Jul 26, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 6
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 10, 2012 to Jul 26, 2024
28 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: $228MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2024-07-26); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $203M
Private client RAUM: $218MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 95%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 5
Advisory employees: 2
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 607
Individual clients: 103
High net worth clients: 71
SEC number: 801-22431
CRD: 105337
Filings on the tape: 28
First filed: Apr 10, 2012
Latest filed: Jul 26, 2024
Organised: Corporation, Michigan

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
CIOLEK, ASHLEY, MARIE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	05/2004	Apr 10, 2012	Jul 26, 2024
GARDEY, JONATHAN, MCNEILL	PRESIDENT AND CEO, SOLE SHAREHOLDER	E	yes	12/2016	Apr 10, 2012	Jul 26, 2024

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	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2023	Mar 18, 2024	$228M	$203M	5	2	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 24, 2023	$195M	$164M	5	2	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 10, 2022	$218M	$181M	9	3	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 24, 2021	$200M	$173M	10	4	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 30, 2020	$183M	$157M	10	4	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Apr 2, 2019	$166M	$141M	16	6	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 31, 2018	$185M	$154M	16	6	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 25, 2017	$172M	$148M	11	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 29, 2016	$177M	$143M	11	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 28, 2015	$196M	$159M	9	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Apr 1, 2014	$203M	$135M	11	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Apr 2, 2013	$211M	$130M	11	7	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Apr 10, 2012	$209M	$116M	n/a	n/a	n/a	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	$228M	$195M	17.1%	$200M	4.5%	5	5	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
MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	2	Mar 26, 2025	Jan 9, 2025	SAGINAW, MI	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	100.0%

Relationships

Controls (2)

← CIOLEK, ASHLEY, MARIEOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Apr 10, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← GARDEY, JONATHAN, MCNEILLOwnerPRESIDENT AND CEO, SOLE SHAREHOLDER, ownership code E, individual
Apr 10, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (3)

← JONATHAN MCNEILL GARDEYAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 6, 2010 to Mar 26, 2025factForm ADV
← MELISSA ANN SEAMONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 6, 2010 to Mar 26, 2025factForm ADV
← BRADLEY SCOTT DULINGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 3, 2010 to Sep 30, 2011factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Mar 26, 2025 to Jan 9, 2025factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 2, 2025
Left the SEC roster
Gardey Financial Advisors Inc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2025-03-06, RAUM $228.4M)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$228M
Occurred
Mar 26, 2025
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Gardey Financial Advisors Inc (Saginaw, MI) for Modern Wealth Management, LLC on the same day
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Mar 26, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Melissa Ann Seamon left Gardey Financial Advisors Inc for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2024-12-15)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Jonathan Mcneill Gardey left Gardey Financial Advisors Inc for Modern Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2025-01-09)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jan 5, 2017
Succession filed (Item 4)
Gardey Financial Advisors Llc reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:6a894725-0fb6-5c8c-20f7-77ae159dcddf
First observed: Apr 10, 2012
Last observed: Jul 26, 2024 26 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.

GARDEY FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC

CRD 105337

SAGINAW, MI

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Data as of Jul 26, 2024 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

CIOLEK, ASHLEY, MARIE

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

05/2004

Apr 10, 2012

Jul 26, 2024

GARDEY, JONATHAN, MCNEILL

PRESIDENT AND CEO, SOLE SHAREHOLDER

yes

12/2016

Apr 10, 2012

Jul 26, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2023

Mar 18, 2024

$228M

$203M

n/a

2022

Mar 24, 2023

$195M

$164M

n/a

2021

Mar 10, 2022

$218M

$181M

n/a

2020

Mar 24, 2021

$200M

$173M

n/a

2019

Mar 30, 2020

$183M

$157M

n/a

2018

Apr 2, 2019

$166M

$141M

n/a

2017

Mar 31, 2018

$185M

$154M

n/a

2016

Mar 25, 2017

$172M

$148M

n/a

2015

Mar 29, 2016

$177M

$143M

n/a

2014

Mar 28, 2015

$196M

$159M

n/a

2013

Apr 1, 2014

$203M

$135M

n/a

2012

Apr 2, 2013

$211M

$130M

n/a

2011

Apr 10, 2012

$209M

$116M

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

$228M

$195M

17.1%

$200M

4.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

MODERN WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

Mar 26, 2025

Jan 9, 2025

SAGINAW, MI

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

100.0%