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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

Walter C. Flower & Co., Inc

Independent wealth managerNew Orleans, LouisianaCRD 110775SEC 801-14116IAPD
Latest filing Feb 4, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 21, 2012 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 20, 1978
RAUM
$591M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$591M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$591M as of Feb 4, 2026
Oct 22, 2012$193M then
HNW client RAUM$591M as of Feb 4, 2026
Oct 20, 2017$497M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Feb 4, 2026
Oct 22, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Feb 4, 2026
Oct 24, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +26% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 4, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
  • UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
RAUM per advisor
$296MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
19derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$16.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$16.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-2.6%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
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)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$591M100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
37reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
37reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
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
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Schwing Peter Howard · Presidentcontrol
        since 09/2022 · owns 50% to 75%
      • P Samuel Schwing · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 10/2011 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • unusually large average HNW clientStatic outlier · filing Feb 4, 2026
        HNW RAUM per HNW client of $15,982,052 against a peer median of $3,135,307 (1405 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 8.4 robust deviations)
        peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,405) · 99% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 38 to 37
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • HNW clients · 38 to 37
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • HQ city · to NEW ORLEANS
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • HQ state · to LA
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $429M to $585M
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $471M to $591M
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $42.1M to $6.2M
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • RAUM · $471M to $591M
        Mar 10, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026
      • Accounts · 43 to 38
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • HNW clients · 43 to 38
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Employees · 3 to 2
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • HQ city · unset to
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $420M to $429M
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $460M to $471M
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $39.2M to $42.1M
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • RAUM · $460M to $471M
        Feb 26, 2024 to Mar 10, 2025
      • Accounts · 38 to 43
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • HNW clients · 38 to 43
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • HQ city · COVINGTON to unset
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • HQ state · LA to unset
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $377M to $420M
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $381M to $460M
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.7M to $39.2M
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $381M to $460M
        Mar 20, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 0 to unset
        Mar 13, 2023 to Mar 20, 2023
      • Accounts · 37 to 38
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • HNW clients · 37 to 38
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • Employees · 4 to 3
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • HQ city · NEW ORLEANS to COVINGTON
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $360M to $377M
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • HNW RAUM · $364M to $381M
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.4M to $3.7M
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • RAUM · $364M to $381M
        Oct 21, 2022 to Mar 13, 2023
      • Accounts · 39 to 37
        Oct 20, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022
      • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
        Oct 20, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022
      • HNW clients · 39 to 37
        Oct 20, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022
      • Employees · 5 to 4
        Oct 20, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022
      • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
        Oct 20, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022
      Signals
      2 dated events
      • Walter C. Flower & Co., Inc reported RAUM $591.3M, up 26% from $470.9M (2025-03-10 to 2026-02-04)
        Feb 4, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
      • C Walter Flower (Deceased) no longer on Schedule A of Walter C. Flower & Co., Inc (listed 2022-10-21, absent 2023-03-13)
        Mar 13, 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
      Principal office phone
      504-561-0138reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 4, 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
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026