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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

Argent Capital Management LLC

Independent wealth managerClayton, MissouriCRD 107930SEC 801-55903websiteIAPD
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
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Kenneth Hanson CrawfordSt. Louis, MoJan 2, 200423 y0
Edward Lindon BrownClayton, MoSep 28, 202130 y0
Trenton B PaluczakClayton, MoSep 29, 202113 y0
Krystal ProctorClayton, MoApr 1, 202510 y0
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
Joined, latest
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Argent Small Cap Core Fund, LLCno longer reportedOther Private Fund$126M80Mar 29, 2012
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • William Logan Finerty · President And Membercontrol
    since 01/2025 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Logan Steven Finerty · Chairman, Ceo , And Membercontrol
    since 09/1998 · owns 25% to 50%
  • Marion Suzanne Hammer · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Elizabeth Jayme Herbstreit · Director Of Operationscontrol
    since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Edward Thomas O'Meara · Vice Chairman And Membercontrol
    since 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
  • Elaine Michelle Washburn · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
  • Hanson Kenneth Crawford · Portfolio Manager Emeritus And Member
    since 03/2008 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Andrew Scott Harrison · Portfolio Manager And Member
    since 12/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
  • Felix Kirk Mcdonald · Portfolio Manager And Member
    since 08/2025 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Advisers that list Argent Capital Management LLC as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Clayton, Mo · principal300
St Louis, Mo200
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, 2026
    employees 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, 2026
    RAUM 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, 2026
    FINERTY, LOGAN, WILLIAM (PRESIDENT AND MEMBER) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2023-12-21 and 2026-03-27
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,360)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,190 to 1,160
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 24 to 23
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 1 to 0
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Charity clients · 39 to 47
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 15 to 14
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW clients · 235 to 194
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual clients · 874 to 877
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 14 to 15
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Employees · 24 to 23
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · to 0
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 7 to 6
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $3.6B to $3.8B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $2.6B to $2.6B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $802M to $818M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $288M to $186M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $47.8M to $49.7M
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • RAUM · $3.9B to $4.0B
    Mar 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,067 to 1,190
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 21 to 24
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 17 to 15
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW clients · 138 to 235
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual clients · 849 to 874
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 16 to 14
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Employees · 21 to 24
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · unset to
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $3.2B to $3.6B
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $710M to $2.6B
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $2.3B to $802M
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $205M to $288M
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $43.0M to $47.8M
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • RAUM · $3.4B to $3.9B
    Jan 10, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,057 to 1,067
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Charity clients · 37 to 39
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 20 to 17
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW clients · 90 to 138
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Individual clients · 884 to 849
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 36 to 16
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $2.8B to $3.2B
    Dec 21, 2023 to Mar 25, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $582M to $710M
    Dec 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 Llc
    Dec 21, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • E Jayme Herbstreit (Director Of Operations) appeared on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management Llc
    Dec 21, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
  • Mario Suzanne Hammer (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Argent Capital Management Llc
    Dec 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 Llc
    Mar 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