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WIDMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES

WIDMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., CRD 289106

BOWIE, MD

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Data as of Apr 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 11
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 29, 2017 to Apr 14, 2026
20 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=0.97 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=6.0
Regulatory AUM: $467MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-04-14); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $466M
Private client RAUM: $454MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 97%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 7
RAUM per advisor: $66.7Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 14
Advisory employees: 9
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,128
Individual clients: 428
High net worth clients: 123
Custody, client assets: $44.7M
SEC number: 801-111962
CRD: 289106
Filings on the tape: 20
First filed: Sep 29, 2017
Latest filed: Apr 14, 2026
Organised: Corporation, MD
Website: widmannfinancial.com

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
ARDEN THOMAS WIDMANN	Certified Financial Planner	BOWIE, MD	31	37	n/a	yes
ROBERT PRIESTER READY	n/a	BOWIE, MD	25	26	n/a	yes
DAVID MICHAEL GREENLEAF	n/a	Silver Spring, MD \| BOWIE, MD	24	32	n/a	yes
DAVID CLARK WOLF	n/a	BOWIE, MD	16	19	n/a	yes
LAURA ANN RUIZ	n/a	BOWIE, MD	7	17	n/a	yes
WILLIAM GAINES	Certified Financial Planner	BOWIE, MD	6	13	1	no
Justin M Horner	n/a	BOWIE, MD	2	12	n/a	yes

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
RUIZ, LAURA, ANN	COO, COMPLIANCE MANAGER	Na	yes	01/2009	Sep 29, 2017	May 8, 2024
WIDMANN, ARDEN, THOMAS	PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, DIRECTOR	E	yes	11/1988	Sep 29, 2017	May 8, 2024
READY, ROBERT, PRIESTER	INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE	Na	no	01/2024	Mar 28, 2024	May 8, 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; showing 9 of 10

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 14, 2026	$467M	$466M	14	9	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 21, 2025	$386M	$385M	14	9	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 28, 2024	$341M	$340M	10	10	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 14, 2023	$303M	$302M	8	8	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 9, 2022	$293M	$292M	8	8	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 8, 2021	$243M	$242M	8	8	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 20, 2020	$220M	$219M	9	9	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 27, 2019	$168M	$167M	9	9	n/a	n/a
2017	Feb 20, 2018	$140M	$140M	8	8	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
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	1	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	$467M	$386M	21.0%	$303M	15.5%	14	14	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (8)

← DAVID MICHAEL GREENLEAFAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 15, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← LAURA ANN RUIZAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 15, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Justin M HornerAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 15, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← WILLIAM GAINESAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jul 9, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
← ROBERT PRIESTER READYAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 7, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← DAVID CLARK WOLFAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 30, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← ARDEN THOMAS WIDMANNAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 30, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← MEESHAN ANTONIO REIDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 22, 2023 to Dec 13, 2023factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← WIDMANN, ARDEN, THOMASOwnerPRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, DIRECTOR, ownership code E, individual
Sep 29, 2017 to May 8, 2024factForm ADV
← RUIZ, LAURA, ANNOwnerCOO, COMPLIANCE MANAGER, ownership code NA, individual
Sep 29, 2017 to May 8, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← READY, ROBERT, PRIESTEROwnerINVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 28, 2024 to May 8, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 13, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Meeshan Antonio Reid left Widmann Financial Services for Ameriprise Financial Services, Llc (registered 2024-03-06)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Sep 29, 2017
First Form ADV filing
Widmann Financial Services filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:aeaf213c-bed8-945b-a351-c39e04d7fb2d
First observed: Sep 29, 2017
Last observed: Apr 14, 2026 5 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.

WIDMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES

WIDMANN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., CRD 289106

BOWIE, MD

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Data as of Apr 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

ARDEN THOMAS WIDMANN

Certified Financial Planner

BOWIE, MD

n/a

yes

ROBERT PRIESTER READY

n/a

BOWIE, MD

n/a

yes

DAVID MICHAEL GREENLEAF

n/a

Silver Spring, MD | BOWIE, MD

n/a

yes

DAVID CLARK WOLF

n/a

BOWIE, MD

n/a

yes

LAURA ANN RUIZ

n/a

BOWIE, MD

n/a

yes

WILLIAM GAINES

Certified Financial Planner

BOWIE, MD

Justin M Horner

n/a

BOWIE, MD

n/a

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

RUIZ, LAURA, ANN

COO, COMPLIANCE MANAGER

yes

01/2009

Sep 29, 2017

May 8, 2024

WIDMANN, ARDEN, THOMAS

PRESIDENT, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, DIRECTOR

yes

11/1988

Sep 29, 2017

May 8, 2024

READY, ROBERT, PRIESTER

INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE

01/2024

Mar 28, 2024

May 8, 2024

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 14, 2026

$467M

$466M

n/a

2024

Mar 21, 2025

$386M

$385M

n/a

2023

Mar 28, 2024

$341M

$340M

n/a

2022

Mar 14, 2023

$303M

$302M

n/a

2021

Mar 9, 2022

$293M

$292M

n/a

2020

Mar 8, 2021

$243M

$242M

n/a

2019

Mar 20, 2020

$220M

$219M

n/a

2018

Mar 27, 2019

$168M

$167M

n/a

2017

Feb 20, 2018

$140M

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

$467M

$386M

21.0%

$303M

15.5%