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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 1b 10b

UPTICK PARTNERS, LLC

CRD 324250

NACOGDOCHES, TX

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Data as of Jul 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 26
Dated events: 11
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Dec 22, 2022 to Jul 15, 2026
29 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: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $1.1BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-07-15); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $1.1B
Private client RAUM: $1.1BderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 17
RAUM per advisor: $62.5Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 25
Advisory employees: 25
Offices: 8Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 3,886
Individual clients: 760
High net worth clients: 375
Custody, client assets: $3.5M
SEC number: 801-127235
CRD: 324250
Filings on the tape: 29
First filed: Dec 22, 2022
Latest filed: Jul 15, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, DE

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
Steven Wayne Barber	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX	3	34	1	no
Jason Michael Barber	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX	3	15	1	no
Taylor Pankratz	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX	3	10	2	no
DEBRA LYNN FLOYD	n/a	NACOGDOCHES, TX	3	25	n/a	no
Jonathan Dvorak	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| CULLMAN, AL	2	16	1	no
JOHN DAVID SIDERY	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| LITTLE ROCK, AR \| WESTFIELD, IN	1	11	2	no
Matthew Edwin Fitzgerald	Certified Financial Planner	SEDONA, AZ \| NACOGDOCHES, TX	1	10	1	no
Jared Davis	n/a	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| CULLMAN, AL	1	11	n/a	no
James Howell Henry	Certified Financial Planner	SUMMERVILLE, GA \| NACOGDOCHES, TX	0	16	1	no
MITCHELL LANE SMITH	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| WESTWOOD, KS	0	12	1	no
KYLE EDWIN HOGAN	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| WESTWOOD, KS	0	13	2	no
Emily Brynn Moore	n/a	NACOGDOCHES, TX	0	11	n/a	no
Paul Meredith	n/a	NACOGDOCHES, TX	0	12	n/a	no
Zulma Petty	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| SPARTANBURG, SC	0	14	1	no
ALEX S NIKULIN	Certified Financial Planner	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| PORTSMOUTH, NH	0	19	3	no
Connor Visser	n/a	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| Montrose, CO	0	10	1	no
Scott David Wykoff	n/a	NACOGDOCHES, TX \| SUMMERVILLE, GA	0	10	1	no

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
BARBER FAMILY VENTURES, INC	Owner	D	yes	07/2023	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026
Barber, Jason, Michael	MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND FOUNDER	Na	yes	03/2023	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026
Barber, Steven, Wayne	MANAGING MEMBER, CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER	Na	yes	03/2023	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026
EAGLESTORM, INC	Owner	C	yes	07/2023	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026
PANKRATZ PARTNERS, INC	Owner	B	yes	07/2023	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026
Pankratz, Taylor	MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND FOUNDER	Na	yes	03/2023	Jul 15, 2026	Jul 15, 2026

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Nacogdoches	TX	United States	5	no
Cullman	Al	United States	1	no

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; showing 3 of 5

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 24, 2026	$1.1B	$1.1B	25	25	6	n/a	n/a
2024	Apr 30, 2025	$688M	$688M	7	7	2	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 28, 2024	$399M	$399M	5	5	1	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
7	0	7	0.0%	1	0	0	10	1

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
2025	$1.1B	$688M	54.5%	n/a	n/a	25	7	8	2

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
BUTTONWOOD FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	2	Dec 5, 2025	Nov 3, 2025	KANSAS CITY, MO	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	22.2%
EDWARD JONES	3	Mar 6, 2023	Mar 3, 2023	NACOGDOCHES, TX	Team lift out	Ibd to new firm	0.0%

Relationships

Registered with (18)

← Scott David WykoffAdvisorregistration: current employment
Aug 3, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Connor VisserAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 18, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← ALEX S NIKULINAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 5, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Zulma PettyAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 18, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Paul MeredithAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 17, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Emily Brynn MooreAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 5, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← MITCHELL LANE SMITHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← KYLE EDWIN HOGANAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← James Howell HenryAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 20, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jared DavisAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 30, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Matthew Edwin FitzgeraldAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 3, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← JOHN DAVID SIDERYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Feb 20, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jonathan DvorakAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 3, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← DEBRA LYNN FLOYDAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 26, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← Steven Wayne BarberAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jason Michael BarberAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← Taylor PankratzAdvisorregistration: current employment
Mar 3, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← Joshua WardleAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 25, 2023 to Aug 30, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (2)

← BUTTONWOOD FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Dec 5, 2025 to Nov 3, 2025factForm ADV
← EDWARD JONESRegistered adviser3 advisors, team lift out
Mar 6, 2023 to Mar 3, 2023factForm ADV

Controls (6)

← Barber, Steven, WayneOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 3, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024factForm ADV
← Barber, Jason, MichaelOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND FOUNDER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 3, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024factForm ADV
← Pankratz, TaylorOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND FOUNDER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 3, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024factForm ADV
← BARBER FAMILY VENTURES, INCOwnerOWNER, ownership code D, domestic entity
Sep 21, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024factForm ADV
← EAGLESTORM, INCOwnerOWNER, ownership code C, domestic entity
Sep 21, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024factForm ADV
← PANKRATZ PARTNERS, INCOwnerOWNER, ownership code B, domestic entity
Sep 21, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 24, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Uptick Partners, Llc reported RAUM $1.1B, up 55% from $688.1M (2026-01-12 to 2026-03-24)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$375M
Occurred
Dec 5, 2025
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC (Kansas City, MO) for Uptick Partners, LLC on the same day
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Feb 20, 2025
Regulatory AUM changed
Uptick Partners, Llc reported RAUM $688.1M, up 73% from $398.6M (2024-12-03 to 2025-02-20)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$290M
Occurred
Aug 30, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Joshua Wardle left Uptick Partners, Llc for Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc (registered 2024-08-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 28, 2024
Regulatory AUM changed
Uptick Partners, Llc reported RAUM $398.6M, up 58% from $251.8M (2024-03-08 to 2024-03-28)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$147M
Occurred
Mar 6, 2023
Team lift-out
3 advisors left Edward Jones (Nacogdoches, TX) for Uptick Partners, LLC a day apart
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
3 advisors
Occurred
Mar 3, 2023
Control person joined
Michael Jason Barber (Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer And Founder) appeared on Schedule A of Uptick Partners, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 3, 2023
Control person joined
Wayne Steven Barber (Managing Member, Chairman And Founder) appeared on Schedule A of Uptick Partners, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 3, 2023
Control person joined
Taylor Pankratz (Managing Member, Chief Operating Officer And Founder) appeared on Schedule A of Uptick Partners, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 3, 2023
Control person left
Adam Daniel Bernstein (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Uptick Partners, Llc (listed 2022-12-22, absent 2023-03-03)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Dec 22, 2022
First Form ADV filing
Baxter Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:9bf4aeda-25a9-62b2-8cbf-c316dbe7e135
First observed: Dec 22, 2022
Last observed: Jul 15, 2026 2 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.

UPTICK PARTNERS, LLC

CRD 324250

NACOGDOCHES, TX

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Data as of Jul 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

Steven Wayne Barber

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX

Jason Michael Barber

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX

Taylor Pankratz

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX

DEBRA LYNN FLOYD

n/a

NACOGDOCHES, TX

n/a

Jonathan Dvorak

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX | CULLMAN, AL

JOHN DAVID SIDERY

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX | LITTLE ROCK, AR | WESTFIELD, IN

Matthew Edwin Fitzgerald

Certified Financial Planner

SEDONA, AZ | NACOGDOCHES, TX

Jared Davis

n/a

NACOGDOCHES, TX | CULLMAN, AL

n/a

James Howell Henry

Certified Financial Planner

SUMMERVILLE, GA | NACOGDOCHES, TX

MITCHELL LANE SMITH

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX | WESTWOOD, KS

KYLE EDWIN HOGAN

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX | WESTWOOD, KS

Emily Brynn Moore

n/a

NACOGDOCHES, TX

n/a

Paul Meredith

n/a

NACOGDOCHES, TX

n/a

Zulma Petty

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX | SPARTANBURG, SC

ALEX S NIKULIN

Certified Financial Planner

NACOGDOCHES, TX | PORTSMOUTH, NH

Connor Visser

n/a

NACOGDOCHES, TX | Montrose, CO

Scott David Wykoff

n/a

NACOGDOCHES, TX | SUMMERVILLE, GA

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BARBER FAMILY VENTURES, INC

Owner

yes

07/2023

Jul 15, 2026

Barber, Jason, Michael

MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND FOUNDER

yes

03/2023

Jul 15, 2026

Barber, Steven, Wayne

MANAGING MEMBER, CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER

yes

03/2023

Jul 15, 2026

EAGLESTORM, INC

Owner

yes

07/2023

Jul 15, 2026

PANKRATZ PARTNERS, INC

Owner

yes

07/2023

Jul 15, 2026

Pankratz, Taylor

MANAGING MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND FOUNDER

yes

03/2023

Jul 15, 2026

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Nacogdoches

United States

Cullman

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 24, 2026

$1.1B

n/a

2024

Apr 30, 2025

$688M

n/a

2023

Mar 28, 2024

$399M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$1.1B

$688M

54.5%

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

BUTTONWOOD FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Dec 5, 2025

Nov 3, 2025

KANSAS CITY, MO

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

22.2%

EDWARD JONES

Mar 6, 2023

Mar 3, 2023

NACOGDOCHES, TX

Team lift out

Ibd to new firm

0.0%