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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Paradigm Financial Advisors LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserDes Peres, MissouriCRD 108090SEC 801-54603IAPD
Latest filing Mar 23, 2022
First filing on the tape Dec 20, 2011 · 25 filings
RAUM
$548M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
84%
of RAUM
Private clients
96%
$526M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
12
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
25 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$548M as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 26, 2012$109M then
HNW client RAUM$493M as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 15, 2018$363M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 26, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 11, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +8.5% over the last fiscal year+5.0% a year over threeIARs 4 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 23, 2022; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$183MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
108derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$414,589derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
84%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
3.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
4.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+8.5%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+4.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$493M90%
  • Individuals$32.8M6.0%
  • State and municipal entities$11.9M2.2%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$8.9M1.6%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.0M0.2%
Individual clients
65reported
HNW clients
260reported
Pension plan clients
4reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
1,322reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Todd James Reding · Managing Member/Principalcontrol
      since 12/2011 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • The Reding Law Firm, LLC
      n
    Advisers that list Paradigm Financial Advisors LLC as a related person
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Assets in custody · 315726983.0 to unset
      Jan 7, 2022 to Mar 23, 2022
    • Custody of client assets · true to false
      Jan 7, 2022 to Mar 23, 2022
    • Advisory employees · 4 to 3
      Mar 30, 2021 to Aug 3, 2021
    • Employees · 13 to 12
      Mar 30, 2021 to Aug 3, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 4 to 3
      Mar 30, 2021 to Aug 3, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,030 to 1,322
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 4
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • HNW clients · 240 to 260
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Individual clients · 70 to 65
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Pension plan clients · 5 to 4
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $244M to $316M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Employees · 11 to 13
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $426M to $460M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $377M to $493M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $98.5M to $32.8M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $79.4M to $88.2M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Pension RAUM · $18.9M to $8.9M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • RAUM · $505M to $548M
      Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,321 to 1,030
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 2 to 1
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • HNW clients · 149 to 240
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Individual clients · 270 to 70
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Pension plan clients · 7 to 5
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $280M to $244M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $390M to $426M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $328M to $377M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $90.4M to $98.5M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $53.8M to $79.4M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $17.2M to $18.9M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • RAUM · $444M to $505M
      Jan 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020
    • Accounts · 1,482 to 1,321
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 2
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • HNW clients · 164 to 149
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • Individual clients · 253 to 270
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $101M to $280M
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $406M to $390M
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $363M to $328M
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $83.9M to $90.4M
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $67.7M to $53.8M
      Apr 5, 2018 to Jan 23, 2019
    Signals
    3 dated events
    • 2 advisors left Paradigm Financial Advisors LLC (Des Peres, MO) for Creative Planning on the same day
      Mar 28, 2022 · Team lift-out · derived
    • Zachary Wayne Bradford left Paradigm Financial Advisors Llc for Creative Planning (registered 2022-01-07)
      Mar 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Melissa Marie Yost left Paradigm Financial Advisors Llc for Creative Planning (registered 2022-01-05)
      Mar 28, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026