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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.
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SEC-registered adviser
M••••••• I••••••••• A•••••••
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessLittle Rock, ArkansasCRD 110216SEC 801-13452websiteIAPD
Legal name M••••••• M••••••••• C•
Latest filing Mar 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 26, 2012 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 14, 1977
RAUM
$862M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
44%
$380M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$215M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$862M as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 26, 2012$311M then
HNW client RAUM$333M as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 20, 2018$164M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 22, 20134 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 22, 20137 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+5.1% a year over threeIARs 3 to 4
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Dual wealth and asset manager · private-client share 20 to 60 percent and fund or institutional share at least 30 percent
- OCIO / institutional advisory · selection of other advisers (5.G.7) and institutional share at least 50 percent
- Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
- RAUM per advisor
- $215MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 48derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $3.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.9MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 54%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -0.5%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $169M, 106 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
- 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 cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$341M40%
- High-net-worth individuals$333M39%
- State and municipal entities$111M13%
- Individuals$46.9M5.4%
- Corporations and businesses$17.9M2.1%
- Charitable organizations$12.0M1.4%
- Individual clients
- 88reported
- HNW clients
- 103reported
- Pension plan clients
- 28reported
- Charitable clients
- 7reported
- Accounts
- 458reported
- Financial planning clients
- 26-50reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $169M for 106 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.44 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P•• D•••• M•••Chartered Financial Analyst | Little Rock, Ar | Sep 28, 1999 | 29 y | 1 |
| M••••••• D•••• M••• | Little Rock, Ar | Mar 23, 2018 | 11 y | 1 |
| C•••••• R••••• G•••••• | Little Rock, Ar | Oct 21, 2024 | 10 y | 0 |
| J•••••• D••••• M•••• | Little Rock, Ar | Jul 25, 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
- B•••••• E••••• S•••• to C•••••• W••••• M•••••••••Dec 24, 2024 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- R•••••• B•••• S•••••• to V•••• F••••• F••••••••Jan 25, 2006 · Other
- E•••• M••••• S•••• to I••••••••• P•••••••• M••••••••• L••Mar 30, 2005 · Other
Joined, latest
- B•••••• E••••• S•••• from L•• F•••••••• L••Feb 28, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- R•••••• B•••• S•••••• from F•• S••••••••• C•••••••••Mar 31, 2005 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- M•••• P••• D•••• · Managing Principal, President, Director & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 04/2000 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock, Ar · principal | 4 | 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
- high institutional concentrationStatic outlier · filing Mar 9, 2026institutional share of RAUM of 54% against a peer median of 2% (1482 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 17.7 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482) · 98% percentile
- custody status changedChange between filings · filing Mar 9, 2026custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2025-08-07, yes on the filing of 2026-03-09peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,482)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 460 to 458Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW clients · 102 to 103Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual clients · 90 to 88Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 25 to 28Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Assets in custody · unset to 168860500.0Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Custody of client assets · false to trueAug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Employees · 7 to 6Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $767M to $862MAug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $307M to $333MAug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $42.8M to $46.9MAug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $286M to $341MAug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · unset to 0.0Aug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- RAUM · $767M to $862MAug 7, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Feb 24, 2025 to Aug 7, 2025
- Employees · 6 to 7Feb 24, 2025 to Aug 7, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 4Feb 24, 2025 to Aug 7, 2025
- Accounts · 672 to 460Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Advisory employees · 2 to 3Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Corporate clients · 8 to 5Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- HNW clients · 108 to 102Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Individual clients · 163 to 90Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 27 to 25Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 3Jan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $772M to $767MJan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $307M to $307MJan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $67.0M to $42.8MJan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $274M to $286MJan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- RAUM · $772M to $767MJan 15, 2025 to Feb 24, 2025
- Advisory employees · 3 to 2Oct 7, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
- Employees · 7 to 6Oct 7, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 2Oct 7, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025
- Advisory activities · 4 to 5Jul 19, 2024 to Oct 7, 2024
- Employees · 4 to 7Mar 28, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024
- Accounts · 599 to 672Feb 8, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
- Corporate clients · 6 to 8Feb 8, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
- HNW clients · 100 to 108Feb 8, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
- Individual clients · 147 to 163Feb 8, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 32 to 27Feb 8, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- B•••••• E••••• S•••• left M••••••• I••••••••• A••••••• for C•••••• W••••• M••••••••• (registered 2025-01-02)Dec 24, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Watson Lewis Vanness (Managing Principal, Director) no longer on Schedule A of M••••••• I••••••••• A••••••• (listed 2022-07-25, absent 2023-03-28)Mar 28, 2023 · 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 email
- cswearingen@meridiania.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- jgreer@meridiania.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- rwilliams@meridiania.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- sking@meridiania.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 501-663-7055reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 866-663-7055reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- M•••••••IA.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 501-663-7055reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 9, 2026
- Contact form
- meridiania.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- meridiania.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
- Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $215Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026