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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM under $100M

STARK FINANCIAL ADVISERS, INC.

CRD 121213

OKEECHOBEE, FL

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Data as of Sep 26, 2022 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 15
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 6, 2018 to Sep 26, 2022
18 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: $55.4MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2022-09-26); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $55.4M
Private client RAUM: $55.4MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 6
RAUM per advisor: $9.2Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 7
Advisory employees: 6
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 136
Individual clients: 58
High net worth clients: 23
Custody, client assets: $55.3M
SEC number: 801-112583
CRD: 121213
Filings on the tape: 18
First filed: Feb 6, 2018
Latest filed: Sep 26, 2022
Organised: Corporation, Florida

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
GARY LESTER STARK	n/a	OKEECHOBEE, FL	24	38	n/a	yes
BRYAN R STARK	n/a	OKEECHOBEE, FL \| STANFIELD, NC	18	39	n/a	yes
SEAN EDWARD KILMARTIN	n/a	CHARLOTTE, NC \| OKEECHOBEE, FL	11	39	n/a	yes
JAMES RICHARD SCHARFF	n/a	Charlotte, NC \| OKEECHOBEE, FL	4	27	1	yes
NOAH MANCINI BROWN	n/a	OKEECHOBEE, FL \| Decatur, GA	3	14	n/a	yes
RYAN EDWARD KILMARTIN	n/a	OKEECHOBEE, FL \| CHARLOTTE, NC	3	14	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
STARK, GARY, LESTER	PRESIDENT/CEO	E	yes	12/2001	Feb 6, 2018	Sep 26, 2022
ADLER, ELLEN, RUTH	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT	Na	no	12/2020	Feb 6, 2018	Sep 26, 2022

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
2021	Dec 26, 2021	$42.4M	$42.4M	7	5	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Nov 8, 2020	$33.3M	$33.3M	6	6	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Nov 13, 2019	$28.9M	$28.9M	6	6	1	n/a	n/a
2018	Nov 27, 2018	$125M	$125M	4	4	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
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	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
2021	$55.4M	$33.3M	66.2%	$125M	-23.7%	7	6	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (11)

← RYAN EDWARD KILMARTINAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 30, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← NOAH MANCINI BROWNAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 6, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
← JAMES RICHARD SCHARFFAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2016 to May 21, 2020factForm ADV
← SEAN EDWARD KILMARTINAdvisorregistration: current employment
Jan 20, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← BRYAN R STARKAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 21, 2007 to presentfactForm ADV
← GARY LESTER STARKAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 19, 2002 to presentfactForm ADV
← STACEY R STARKAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 12, 2007 to Apr 29, 2025factForm ADV
← GERALD E SHAWAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 25, 2020 to May 17, 2023factForm ADV
← MATTHEW JOHN FEVOLAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 23, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022factForm ADV
← EVAN W KLUTTZAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 18, 2016 to Jun 6, 2017factForm ADV
← TAMARA MAXINE KOTASKAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 24, 2013 to Nov 4, 2013factForm ADV

Controls (1)

← STARK, GARY, LESTEROwnerPRESIDENT/CEO, ownership code E, individual
Feb 6, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (1)

← ADLER, ELLEN, RUTHOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT, ownership code NA, individual
Feb 6, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Apr 29, 2025
Advisor changed firm
Stacey R Stark left Stark Financial Advisers, Inc. for Aurelia Capital Advisors, Inc. (registered 2025-04-25)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
May 17, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Gerald E Shaw left Stark Financial Advisers, Inc. for Forefront (registered 2023-07-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Matthew John Fevola left Stark Financial Advisers, Inc. for Cs Planning Corp (registered 2024-03-18)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Dec 22, 2020
Control person left
Anthony Jerry Desiderio (Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Stark Financial Advisers, Inc. (listed 2020-11-08, absent 2020-12-22)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 6, 2018
First Form ADV filing
Stark Financial Advisers, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:fef31985-b31b-c779-5ce4-88edf6fb1903
First observed: Feb 6, 2018
Last observed: Sep 26, 2022 48 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.

STARK FINANCIAL ADVISERS, INC.

CRD 121213

OKEECHOBEE, FL

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Data as of Sep 26, 2022 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

GARY LESTER STARK

n/a

OKEECHOBEE, FL

n/a

yes

BRYAN R STARK

n/a

OKEECHOBEE, FL | STANFIELD, NC

n/a

yes

SEAN EDWARD KILMARTIN

n/a

CHARLOTTE, NC | OKEECHOBEE, FL

n/a

yes

JAMES RICHARD SCHARFF

n/a

Charlotte, NC | OKEECHOBEE, FL

yes

NOAH MANCINI BROWN

n/a

OKEECHOBEE, FL | Decatur, GA

n/a

yes

RYAN EDWARD KILMARTIN

n/a

OKEECHOBEE, FL | CHARLOTTE, NC

n/a

yes

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

STARK, GARY, LESTER

PRESIDENT/CEO

yes

12/2001

Feb 6, 2018

Sep 26, 2022

ADLER, ELLEN, RUTH

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT

12/2020

Feb 6, 2018

Sep 26, 2022

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2021

Dec 26, 2021

$42.4M

n/a

2020

Nov 8, 2020

$33.3M

n/a

2019

Nov 13, 2019

$28.9M

n/a

2018

Nov 27, 2018

$125M

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

2021

$55.4M

$33.3M

66.2%

$125M

-23.7%