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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

PARAGON WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC.

CRD 146543

JACKSONVILLE, FL

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Data as of Dec 7, 2023 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 18
Dated events: 10
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 7, 2012 to Dec 7, 2023
36 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

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Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $456MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2023-12-07); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $446M
Private client RAUM: $456MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 10
Advisory employees: 8
Offices: 1Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,501
Individual clients: 282
High net worth clients: 146
Custody, client assets: $200M
SEC number: 801-79640
CRD: 146543
Filings on the tape: 36
First filed: Feb 7, 2012
Latest filed: Dec 7, 2023
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Florida

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
ASH, MICHELLE, LYNNE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	Na	yes	03/2008	Feb 7, 2012	Dec 7, 2023
CASTLE, JONATHAN, NEAL	MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	Na	yes	03/2008	Feb 7, 2012	Dec 7, 2023
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	PARENT COMPANY	E	yes	11/2023	Dec 7, 2023	Dec 7, 2023
AGUILAR, IAN, MARCELLO	Partner	Na	no	03/2021	Mar 16, 2021	Dec 7, 2023
RASMUSSEN, KAREN, LYNN	VP CLIENT RELATIONS	Na	no	04/2014	Apr 15, 2014	Dec 7, 2023
SNIDER, SCOTT, WESLEY	Partner	Na	no	03/2021	Mar 16, 2021	Dec 7, 2023

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
n/a	n/a	n/a	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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2022	Mar 22, 2023	$456M	$446M	10	8	1	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 29, 2022	$530M	$521M	10	7	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 16, 2021	$468M	$450M	10	7	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 25, 2020	$321M	$309M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Feb 25, 2019	$272M	$271M	6	5	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Feb 19, 2018	$227M	$226M	5	5	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 9, 2017	$176M	$175M	6	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Feb 22, 2016	$143M	$142M	7	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Feb 26, 2015	$138M	$136M	6	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$79.2M	$76.7M	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
2022	$456M	$530M	-13.9%	$321M	12.5%	10	10	1	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
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	4	Feb 23, 2024	Dec 6, 2023	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Firm absorbed	RIA to RIA	100.0%
MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.	2	Feb 6, 2024	Dec 6, 2023	JACKSONVILLE, FL	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	33.3%

Relationships

Controls (3)

← MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.OwnerPARENT COMPANY, ownership code E, domestic entity
Dec 7, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← CASTLE, JONATHAN, NEALOwnerMANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 7, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← ASH, MICHELLE, LYNNEOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 7, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (3)

← SNIDER, SCOTT, WESLEYOwnerPARTNER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 16, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← AGUILAR, IAN, MARCELLOOwnerPARTNER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 16, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
← RASMUSSEN, KAREN, LYNNOwnerVP CLIENT RELATIONS, ownership code NA, individual
Apr 15, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV

Registered with (10)

← MICHELLE LYNNE ASHAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 1, 2008 to Mar 19, 2024factForm ADV
← EMMA ROSE SCHUMANN JONESAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2021 to Mar 19, 2024factForm ADV
← SCOTT WESLEY SNIDERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 16, 2020 to Mar 6, 2024factForm ADV
← IAN MARCELLO AGUILARAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 16, 2020 to Feb 23, 2024factForm ADV
← JENNIFER GALINDO KINGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 21, 2018 to Feb 6, 2024factForm ADV
← MICHAEL M. MIKONISAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 20, 2017 to Feb 6, 2024factForm ADV
← DALTON NEAL BOATRIGHTAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 2, 2019 to Feb 12, 2020factForm ADV
← EDWARD JAMES ACKERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 2, 2015 to Apr 18, 2018factForm ADV
← Michael William CarignanAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2008 to Apr 1, 2013factForm ADV
← JOHN LEWIS KIRSTEINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 14, 2009 to Oct 1, 2010factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.Registered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Feb 6, 2024 to Dec 6, 2023factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Mar 19, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Emma Rose Schumann Jones left Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 19, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michelle Lynne Ash left Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 6, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Scott Wesley Snider left Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Feb 23, 2024
Firm absorbed
Paragon Wealth Strategies, LLC.'s advisors moved to Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (Jacksonville, FL): 4 of 4 registered, within 25 days
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
4 advisors
Occurred
Feb 23, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Ian Marcello Aguilar left Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Feb 6, 2024
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Paragon Wealth Strategies, LLC. (Jacksonville, FL) for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. on the same day
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Feb 6, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael M. Mikonis left Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Feb 6, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Jennifer Galindo King left Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2023-12-06)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 16, 2021
Regulatory AUM changed
Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. reported RAUM $467.7M, up 46% from $320.8M (2021-01-05 to 2021-03-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$147M
Occurred
Apr 15, 2014
First Form ADV filing
Paragon Wealth Strategies, Llc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:e8b0557e-b02b-34f1-f8eb-d0aa9ab18b3f
First observed: Feb 7, 2012
Last observed: Dec 7, 2023 33 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.

PARAGON WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC.

CRD 146543

JACKSONVILLE, FL

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Data as of Dec 7, 2023 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

ASH, MICHELLE, LYNNE

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

yes

03/2008

Feb 7, 2012

Dec 7, 2023

CASTLE, JONATHAN, NEAL

MANAGING PARTNER/CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

yes

03/2008

Feb 7, 2012

Dec 7, 2023

MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

PARENT COMPANY

yes

11/2023

Dec 7, 2023

AGUILAR, IAN, MARCELLO

Partner

03/2021

Mar 16, 2021

Dec 7, 2023

RASMUSSEN, KAREN, LYNN

VP CLIENT RELATIONS

04/2014

Apr 15, 2014

Dec 7, 2023

SNIDER, SCOTT, WESLEY

Partner

03/2021

Mar 16, 2021

Dec 7, 2023

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2022

Mar 22, 2023

$456M

$446M

n/a

2021

Mar 29, 2022

$530M

$521M

n/a

2020

Mar 16, 2021

$468M

$450M

n/a

2019

Mar 25, 2020

$321M

$309M

n/a

2018

Feb 25, 2019

$272M

$271M

n/a

2017

Feb 19, 2018

$227M

$226M

n/a

2016

Mar 9, 2017

$176M

$175M

n/a

2015

Feb 22, 2016

$143M

$142M

n/a

2014

Feb 26, 2015

$138M

$136M

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$79.2M

$76.7M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2022

$456M

$530M

-13.9%

$321M

12.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

Feb 23, 2024

Dec 6, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Firm absorbed

RIA to RIA

100.0%

MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

Feb 6, 2024

Dec 6, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

33.3%