DFX Intelligence
RIA Intelligence
Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.
SEC-registered adviser
Galecki Financial Management Inc
Latest filing Feb 2, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 16, 2012 · 27 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 1, 1994
RAUM
$929M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$929M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$155M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
15
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
27 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$929M as of Feb 2, 2026
Feb 16, 2012$277M then
HNW client RAUM$929M as of Feb 2, 2026
Jan 19, 2018$449M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Feb 2, 2026
Feb 16, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)15 as of Feb 2, 2026
Jan 28, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +21% over the last fiscal year+18% a year over threeIARs 6 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 2, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
- RAUM per advisor
- $155MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $380,928derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +21%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, publicationsreportedItem 5.G
- Financial planning clients
- 510reportedItem 5.H
- Ownership
- no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
- Advisor book size
- not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
- buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
- receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$929M100%
- Individual clients
- n/areported
- HNW clients
- 530reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 2,440reported
- Financial planning clients
- 510reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Thomas Kohout | Ft. Wayne, In | Nov 3, 2003 | 32 y | 1 |
| Michael Brady McardleCertified Financial Planner | Fort Wayne, In | Jan 24, 2007 | 27 y | 4 |
| Melanie Sue ColwellCertified Financial Planner | Fort Wayne, In | Mar 28, 2007 | 21 y | 0 |
| Andrew W YoungCertified Financial Planner | Fort Wayne, In | Feb 27, 2013 | 14 y | 1 |
| Chloe Anna Blythe | Fort Wayne, In | Sep 9, 2013 | 13 y | 0 |
| Kevin Daniel ChandlerCertified Financial Planner | Fort Wayne, In | Apr 10, 2014 | 12 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Robert Seth Whicker to Sym Financial AdvisorsOct 1, 2007 · Other
- Danielle Rae Louton to Summit Trail Advisors, LLCOct 26, 2005 · Other
- Ian Da Costa Boyce to Dickmeyer Boyce Financial Management, IncMar 30, 2004 · Other
Joined, latest
- Andrew W Young from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCFeb 27, 2013 · Other
- Michael Brady Mcardle from Mcardle Financial, LLCJan 24, 2007 · Other
- Albert Thomas Kohout from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Nov 3, 2003 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Thomas Albert Kohout · Financial Planner / Ownercontrolsince 04/2003 · owns 10% to 25%
- Brady Michael Mcardle · Chief Compliance Officer - Ownercontrolsince 03/2007 · owns 10% to 25%
- Anna Chloe Blythe · Financial Planner/ Ownersince 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
- Daniel Kevin Chandler · Financial Planner/ Ownersince 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
- Sue Melanie Colwell · Financial Planner / Ownersince 03/2005 · owns 10% to 25%
- W Andrew Young · Financial Planner / Ownersince 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne, In · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Feb 2, 2026KOHOUT, ALBERT, THOMAS (FINANCIAL PLANNER / OWNER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2019-01-02 and 2026-02-02peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Feb 2, 2026MCARDLE, MICHAEL, BRADY (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER - OWNER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2019-01-02 and 2026-02-02peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,483)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 2,240 to 2,440Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- HNW clients · 510 to 530Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- Assets in custody · $28.8M to $32.8MFeb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- Employees · 16 to 15Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $768M to $929MFeb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $768M to $929MFeb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- RAUM · $768M to $929MFeb 5, 2025 to Feb 2, 2026
- Accounts · 2,157 to 2,240Jan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- HNW clients · 484 to 510Jan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- Assets in custody · $41.5M to $28.8MJan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- Employees · 17 to 16Jan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500Jan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $632M to $768MJan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $632M to $768MJan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- RAUM · $632M to $768MJan 30, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
- Accounts · 1,977 to 2,157Feb 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
- HNW clients · 432 to 484Feb 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
- Assets in custody · $41.5M to $41.5MFeb 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $563M to $632MFeb 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $563M to $632MFeb 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
- RAUM · $563M to $632MFeb 23, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
- Accounts · 1,888 to 1,977Aug 12, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
- HNW clients · 424 to 432Aug 12, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
- Assets in custody · $44.8M to $41.5MAug 12, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $621M to $563MAug 12, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $621M to $563MAug 12, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
- RAUM · $621M to $563MAug 12, 2022 to Feb 2, 2023
- Accounts · 1,967 to 1,888Jun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- Advisory employees · 7 to 6Jun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- HNW clients · 416 to 424Jun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 6Jun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $553M to $621MJun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $553M to $621MJun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- RAUM · $553M to $621MJun 22, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022
- Accounts · 1,831 to 1,967Jun 10, 2020 to Jan 28, 2021
- HNW clients · 359 to 416Jun 10, 2020 to Jan 28, 2021
- Assets in custody · $41.4M to $44.8MJun 10, 2020 to Jan 28, 2021
- Employees · 15 to 17Jun 10, 2020 to Jan 28, 2021
- Discretionary RAUM · $484M to $553MJun 10, 2020 to Jan 28, 2021
- HNW RAUM · $484M to $553MJun 10, 2020 to Jan 28, 2021
Signals
1 dated events
- Michael Gregory Galecki (Owner / President) no longer on Schedule A of Galecki Financial Management Inc (listed 2021-06-22, absent 2022-01-10)Jan 10, 2022 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 260-436-8525reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- GALECKI.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 260-436-8525reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 2, 2026
- Contact form
- galecki.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Team page
- galecki.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Provenance
- Form ADV
- SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Advisors
- IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Class
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $155Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026