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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
Mediqus Asset Advisors, Inc.
Legal name Mediqus Asset Advisors Inc
Latest filing Mar 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 15, 2012 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 28, 1995
RAUM
$1.5B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
70%
$1.0B individuals and HNW
Advisors
5
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$291M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
6
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.5B as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 15, 2012$422M then
HNW client RAUM$933M as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 15, 2018$486M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 15, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)11 as of Mar 24, 2026
Mar 6, 20139 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 5 to 6offices 5 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 24, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $291MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 142derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $912,343derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 16%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 0.7derived7 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -2.7%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, commissionsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $183M, 153 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- 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
- 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)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$933M64%
- Corporations and businesses$203M14%
- Charitable organizations$176M12%
- Individuals$83.8M5.8%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$59.6M4.1%
- Individual clients
- 409reported
- HNW clients
- 302reported
- Pension plan clients
- 15reported
- Charitable clients
- 67reported
- Accounts
- 1,596reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $183M for 153 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourly, commissionsreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.7 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.16 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=4.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald James PaprockiCertified Financial Planner | Clearwater Beach, Fl | Aug 6, 1996 | 34 y | 0 |
| Lee Anthony CatalanoCertified Financial Planner | Chicago, Il | Dec 20, 1997 | 42 y | 0 |
| Jeffrey William WitzCertified Financial Planner | Chicago, Il | Jun 20, 2016 | 15 y | 0 |
| Matthew Wallace PaprockiCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Chicago, Il | Sep 1, 2016 | 10 y | 0 |
| Julia KhazanCertified Financial Planner | Chicago, Il | Aug 24, 2022 | 19 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
- Lawrence Stephen Pershing to Optimum Retirement Planning LLCJul 7, 2021 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Victoria Ann Mercado to Genfi LLCOct 1, 2012 · Other
Joined, latest
- Lawrence Stephen Pershing from Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCMay 30, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Kowall Karen Brask · Chief Operations Officercontrolsince 01/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Wallace Matthew Paprocki · Secretary / Senior Vice Presidentcontrolsince 12/2022 · owns less than 5%
- James Ronald Paprocki · President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 09/2020 · owns 75% or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, Il · principal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- high office count relative to headcountStatic outlier · filing Mar 24, 2026offices per registered advisor of 1.4 against a peer median of 0.3 (529 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 4.6 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (529) · 99% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,399 to 1,596Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Charity clients · 21 to 67Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Corporate clients · 85 to 38Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- HNW clients · 277 to 302Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Individual clients · 454 to 409Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 19 to 15Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Assets in custody · $252M to $183MDec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Employees · 10 to 11Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 6Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Other offices · 5 to 6Dec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5BDec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $801M to $933MDec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $94.9M to $83.8MDec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $68.0M to $59.6MDec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5BDec 5, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Mar 21, 2025 to May 13, 2025
- Accounts · 1,544 to 1,399Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Advisory employees · 7 to 6Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- BD registered reps · 5 to 4Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Charity clients · 22 to 21Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Corporate clients · 82 to 85Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- HNW clients · 300 to 277Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Individual clients · 545 to 454Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 26 to 19Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Assets in custody · $157M to $252MApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Employees · 11 to 10Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 6 to 5Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Other offices · 0 to 5Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.1B to $1.3BApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $706M to $801MApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $172M to $94.9MApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $116M to $0Apr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $74.6M to $68.0MApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- RAUM · $1.3B to $1.3BApr 3, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
- Accounts · 1,604 to 1,544May 18, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- BD registered reps · 7 to 5May 18, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Charity clients · 24 to 22May 18, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Corporate clients · 78 to 82May 18, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 276 to 300May 18, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
Signals
4 dated events
- Mediqus Asset Advisors, Inc. reported 5 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2024-04-03 to 2025-03-21)Mar 21, 2025 · Office count change · derived
- Wallace Matthew Paprocki (Secretary / Vice President Institutional Services) appeared on Schedule A of Mediqus Asset Advisors, Inc.Mar 17, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- Kowall Karen Brask (Chief Operations Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Mediqus Asset Advisors, Inc.Mar 17, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- Michael Joel Blau (President) no longer on Schedule A of Mediqus Asset Advisors, Inc. (listed 2020-06-30, absent 2020-10-19)Oct 19, 2020 · 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
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/mediqus-asset-advisors-inc-reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- MEDIQUS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 312-419-3733reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 24, 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
- $291Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026