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CRESTA ADVISORS

CRESTA ADVISORS, LTD., CRD 169641

LAREDO, TX

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Data as of Mar 26, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 15
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 22, 2014 to Mar 26, 2026
37 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: mixed wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.42 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.3 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $786MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-26); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $783M
Private client RAUM: $331MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 42%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 6
RAUM per advisor: $131Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 12
Advisory employees: 9
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 630
Individual clients: 99
High net worth clients: 111
Custody, client assets: $34.2M
SEC number: 801-79454
CRD: 169641
Filings on the tape: 37
First filed: Mar 22, 2014
Latest filed: Mar 26, 2026
Organised: Limited Partnership, TX

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
MANUEL EUGENIO GARZA	n/a	LAREDO, TX	12	20	2	no
MARK LAWRENCE DEUTSCH	n/a	LAREDO, TX	12	30	2	no
Ismael Delgado	n/a	LAREDO, TX	3	20	n/a	no
Jeronimo Martinez	n/a	LAREDO, TX	2	14	n/a	no
Diego Lucatero	n/a	LAREDO, TX	2	12	n/a	no
Claudette Dariel Soto	n/a	LAREDO, TX	1	12	n/a	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
DEUTSCH, MARK, LAWRENCE	Member	D	yes	01/2014	Mar 22, 2014	Aug 13, 2024
DEUTSCH, MARK, LAWRENCE	Partner	C	yes	10/2013	Mar 22, 2014	Aug 13, 2024
GARZA, MANUEL, EUGENIO	Member	D	yes	01/2014	Mar 22, 2014	Aug 13, 2024
GARZA, MANUEL, EUGENIO	PARTNER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	C	yes	10/2013	Mar 22, 2014	Aug 13, 2024
D AND G MGMT CO., LLC	Owner	Na	no	01/2014	Nov 12, 2014	Aug 13, 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
CRESTA ADVISORS INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC	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	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 26, 2026	$786M	$783M	12	9	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 10, 2025	$533M	$527M	10	7	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 20, 2024	$418M	$411M	7	4	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 23, 2023	$348M	$340M	7	6	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 14, 2022	$343M	$334M	7	5	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 18, 2021	$321M	$311M	7	5	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 26, 2020	$272M	$254M	6	4	0	n/a	n/a
2018	May 2, 2019	$224M	$206M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 26, 2018	$192M	$182M	4	4	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 28, 2017	$164M	$155M	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 8, 2016	$155M	$129M	4	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Mar 19, 2015	$149M	$126M	2	2	n/a	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	1	-1	16.7%	0	1	0	0	2

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	$786M	$533M	47.4%	$348M	31.1%	12	10	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (10)

← Claudette Dariel SotoAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jun 2, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Diego LucateroAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 13, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← Jeronimo MartinezAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 18, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← Ismael DelgadoAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 23, 2022 to presentfactForm ADV
← MARK LAWRENCE DEUTSCHAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 14, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← MANUEL EUGENIO GARZAAdvisorregistration: current employment
Nov 13, 2013 to presentfactForm ADV
← Luis Emmanuel GuajardoAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 26, 2017 to Jul 2, 2026factForm ADV
← BRADLEY GILBERTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 30, 2023 to Nov 6, 2023factForm ADV
← Carlos Manuel ChapaAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 7, 2020 to Apr 14, 2021factForm ADV
← CESAR ALFONSO ORTEGAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 21, 2018 to Aug 14, 2019factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← DEUTSCH, MARK, LAWRENCEOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, individual
Mar 22, 2014 to Aug 13, 2024factForm ADV
← GARZA, MANUEL, EUGENIOOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, individual
Mar 22, 2014 to Aug 13, 2024factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← D AND G MGMT CO., LLCOwnerOWNER, ownership code NA, domestic entity
Nov 12, 2014 to Aug 13, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jul 2, 2026
Advisor changed firm
Luis Emmanuel Guajardo left Cresta Advisors for Kovack Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-06-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 26, 2026
Regulatory AUM changed
Cresta Advisors reported RAUM $786.0M, up 47% from $533.1M (2025-03-10 to 2026-03-26)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$253M
Occurred
Mar 10, 2025
Regulatory AUM changed
Cresta Advisors reported RAUM $533.1M, up 28% from $418.0M (2024-08-13 to 2025-03-10)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$115M
Occurred
Nov 6, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Bradley Gilbert left Cresta Advisors for Thrive Portfolios (registered 2026-01-07)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 22, 2014
First Form ADV filing
Cresta Advisors filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:d88fc74b-d327-5828-6059-20a8dbeb2b70
First observed: Mar 22, 2014
Last observed: Mar 26, 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.

CRESTA ADVISORS

CRESTA ADVISORS, LTD., CRD 169641

LAREDO, TX

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Data as of Mar 26, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

MANUEL EUGENIO GARZA

n/a

LAREDO, TX

MARK LAWRENCE DEUTSCH

n/a

LAREDO, TX

Ismael Delgado

n/a

LAREDO, TX

n/a

Jeronimo Martinez

n/a

LAREDO, TX

n/a

Diego Lucatero

n/a

LAREDO, TX

n/a

Claudette Dariel Soto

n/a

LAREDO, TX

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

DEUTSCH, MARK, LAWRENCE

Member

yes

01/2014

Mar 22, 2014

Aug 13, 2024

DEUTSCH, MARK, LAWRENCE

Partner

yes

10/2013

Mar 22, 2014

Aug 13, 2024

GARZA, MANUEL, EUGENIO

Member

yes

01/2014

Mar 22, 2014

Aug 13, 2024

GARZA, MANUEL, EUGENIO

PARTNER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

10/2013

Mar 22, 2014

Aug 13, 2024

D AND G MGMT CO., LLC

Owner

01/2014

Nov 12, 2014

Aug 13, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

CRESTA ADVISORS INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 26, 2026

$786M

$783M

n/a

2024

Mar 10, 2025

$533M

$527M

n/a

2023

Mar 20, 2024

$418M

$411M

n/a

2022

Mar 23, 2023

$348M

$340M

n/a

2021

Mar 14, 2022

$343M

$334M

n/a

2020

Mar 18, 2021

$321M

$311M

n/a

2019

Mar 26, 2020

$272M

$254M

n/a

2018

May 2, 2019

$224M

$206M

n/a

2017

Mar 26, 2018

$192M

$182M

n/a

2016

Mar 28, 2017

$164M

$155M

n/a

2015

Mar 8, 2016

$155M

$129M

n/a

2014

Mar 19, 2015

$149M

$126M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

-1

16.7%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$786M

$533M

47.4%

$348M

31.1%