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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
Argent Capital Management LLC
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 29, 2012 · 26 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 6, 1998
RAUM
$4.0B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
86%
$3.4B individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$665M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
23
23 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
26 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.0B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 29, 2012$1.3B then
HNW client RAUM$2.6B as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$535M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 28, 20135 then
Employees (5.A)23 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 28, 201318 then
Private funds1 as of Mar 29, 2018
Mar 29, 20121 then
RAUM +2.3% over the last fiscal year+9.9% a year over threeIARs 7 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
- 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $798MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 214derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $13.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $3.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 95%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 4.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 4.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +2.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -3.4%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
- 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$2.6B68%
- Individuals$818M22%
- Investment companies$165M4.3%
- Charitable organizations$94.1M2.5%
- Corporations and businesses$57.1M1.5%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$49.7M1.3%
- State and municipal entities$14.6M0.4%
- Individual clients
- 877reported
- HNW clients
- 194reported
- Pension plan clients
- 15reported
- Charitable clients
- 47reported
- Accounts
- 1,160reported
- Financial planning clients
- 0reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.86 fund_share=0.04 institutional_share=0.04 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Hanson Crawford | St. Louis, Mo | Jan 2, 2004 | 23 y | 0 |
| Edward Lindon Brown | Clayton, Mo | Sep 28, 2021 | 30 y | 0 |
| Trenton B Paluczak | Clayton, Mo | Sep 29, 2021 | 13 y | 0 |
| Krystal Proctor | Clayton, Mo | Apr 1, 2025 | 10 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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Denise Ellen Pearman to Alidade Capital, LLCJun 24, 2025 · Other
- Eduardo Joaquin Vigil to The Private Family Advisors, LLCAug 2, 2021 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Joseph Gilbert Kinnison to First Heartland Consultants, Inc.Jul 17, 2014 · Other
- Dustin C Gaj to Pnc Capital Advisors LLCApr 2, 2012 · Other
- Donald Richard Frank to Victory Capital Management Inc.Jun 13, 2008 · Other
- Julie A Prinkey to Planmember Securities CorporationJun 13, 2008 · Other
- Thomas Evrard Leritz to Kennedy Capital ManagementMar 10, 2008 · Other
- Gary James Orf to Gem Holdings LLCNov 14, 2002 · Other
Joined, latest
- Eduardo Joaquin Vigil from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Jun 25, 2015 · Other
- Joseph Gilbert Kinnison from Kennedy Capital ManagementNov 22, 2012 · Other
- Dustin C Gaj from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Nov 13, 2007 · Other
- Julie A Prinkey from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Mar 8, 2007 · Other
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argent Small Cap Core Fund, LLCno longer reported | Other Private Fund | $126M | 80 | Mar 29, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- William Logan Finerty · President And Membercontrolsince 01/2025 · owns 10% to 25%
- Logan Steven Finerty · Chairman, Ceo , And Membercontrolsince 09/1998 · owns 25% to 50%
- Marion Suzanne Hammer · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Elizabeth Jayme Herbstreit · Director Of Operationscontrolsince 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Edward Thomas O'Meara · Vice Chairman And Membercontrolsince 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Elaine Michelle Washburn · Chief Financial Officercontrolsince 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Hanson Kenneth Crawford · Portfolio Manager Emeritus And Membersince 03/2008 · owns 10% to 25%
- Andrew Scott Harrison · Portfolio Manager And Membersince 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
- Felix Kirk Mcdonald · Portfolio Manager And Membersince 08/2025 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLCinvestment advisernRAUM $51B
Advisers that list Argent Capital Management LLC as a related person
- 104727 n
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton, Mo · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St Louis, Mo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- high employee count relative to advisorsStatic outlier · filing Mar 27, 2026employees per registered advisor of 4.6 against a peer median of 1.5 (1100 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 6.4 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,100) · 99% percentile
- very high RAUM per advisorStatic outlier · filing Mar 27, 2026RAUM per registered advisor of $797,500,289 against a peer median of $146,413,945 (1221 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 6.6 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,221) · 99% percentile
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 27, 2026FINERTY, LOGAN, WILLIAM (PRESIDENT AND MEMBER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-12-21 and 2026-03-27peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,190 to 1,160Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Advisory employees · 24 to 23Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- BD registered reps · 1 to 0Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Charity clients · 39 to 47Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Corporate clients · 15 to 14Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW clients · 235 to 194Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual clients · 874 to 877Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 14 to 15Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Employees · 24 to 23Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Financial planning clients · to 0Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 7 to 6Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.6B to $3.8BMar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.6B to $2.6BMar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $802M to $818MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $288M to $186MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $47.8M to $49.7MMar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- RAUM · $3.9B to $4.0BMar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
- Accounts · 1,067 to 1,190Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Advisory employees · 21 to 24Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Corporate clients · 17 to 15Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- HNW clients · 138 to 235Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Individual clients · 849 to 874Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 16 to 14Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Employees · 21 to 24Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Financial planning clients · unset to Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 6 to 7Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.2B to $3.6BJan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $710M to $2.6BJan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $2.3B to $802MJan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $205M to $288MJan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $43.0M to $47.8MJan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- RAUM · $3.4B to $3.9BJan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
- Accounts · 1,057 to 1,067Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Charity clients · 37 to 39Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Corporate clients · 20 to 17Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- HNW clients · 90 to 138Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Individual clients · 884 to 849Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 36 to 16Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $3.2BDec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $582M to $710MDec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
Signals
10 dated events
- Trenton B Paluczak no longer holds an investment adviser registration (last listed at Argent Capital Management Llc on the 2026-09-15 feed)Sep 15, 2026 · Advisor registration ended · derived
- Denise Ellen Pearman left Argent Capital Management Llc for Alidade Capital, Llc (registered 2025-08-08)Jun 24, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Mark Caplinger (Chief Operating Officer And Director) no longer on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management Llc (listed 2023-03-16, absent 2023-12-21)Dec 21, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- E Michelle Washburn (Controller) appeared on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management LlcDec 21, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- E Jayme Herbstreit (Director Of Operations) appeared on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management LlcDec 21, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- Mario Suzanne Hammer (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management LlcDec 21, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
- B. William Moskoff (Director And Member) no longer on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management Llc (listed 2021-03-26, absent 2022-03-06)Mar 6, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- Francis John Meara (President, Director, And Member) no longer on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management Llc (listed 2020-06-24, absent 2021-03-26)Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- Benjamin Akande (Director And Member) no longer on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management Llc (listed 2020-06-24, absent 2021-03-26)Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- Edward Thomas O'Meara (Director And Member) appeared on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management LlcMar 27, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
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
- 314-725-6000reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 314-725-6001reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 844-401-9181reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/argent-capital-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- argentcapital.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 314-725-6000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
- Contact form
- argentcapital.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- argentcapital.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $665Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026