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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
Elderado Financial, Inc
Latest filing Feb 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 8, 2012 · 11 filings
SEC status approved since May 17, 2021
RAUM
$237M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$237M individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$39.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
5
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
11 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$237M as of Feb 9, 2026
Feb 8, 2012$51.4M then
HNW client RAUM$120M as of Feb 9, 2026
Feb 11, 2022$65.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Feb 9, 2026
Feb 11, 20225 then
Employees (5.A)5 as of Feb 9, 2026
Feb 11, 20225 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +22% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 9, 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
- $39.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 69derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $221,502derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 0.8derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +22%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.0%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 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$120M51%
- Individuals$117M49%
- Individual clients
- 351reported
- HNW clients
- 62reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 0reported
- Accounts
- 1,071reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- 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
6 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet K Elder | Montrose, Co | Jan 1, 1999 | 22 y | 0 |
| Jim M Elder | Montrose, Co | Jan 1, 1999 | 30 y | 0 |
| Adam J. MillerCertified Financial Planner | Montrose, Co | Jul 20, 2007 | 19 y | 0 |
| Jaimee Leigh CarnesCertified Financial Planner | Montrose, Co | Jan 4, 2020 | 13 y | 0 |
| Daniel B Carnes | Montrose, Co | Jan 23, 2020 | 10 y | 0 |
| Nathan Rush Manes | Montrose, Co | Mar 3, 2023 | 11 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Lisa Marie Isaacson to Wealthsource?Nov 2, 2018 · Other
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Leigh Jaimee Carnes · Chief Compliance Officer/ Vice Presidentcontrolsince 01/2020 · owns less than 5%
- M Jim Elder · Presidentcontrolsince 07/1998 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose, Co · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 967 to 1,071Feb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- HNW clients · 60 to 62Feb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- Individual clients · 337 to 351Feb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $195M to $237MFeb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $98.7M to $120MFeb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $96.3M to $117MFeb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- RAUM · $195M to $237MFeb 19, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
- Accounts · 965 to 967Oct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- HNW clients · 58 to 60Oct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Individual clients · 341 to 337Oct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Oct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $195M to $195MOct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $96.6M to $98.7MOct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $98.3M to $96.3MOct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- RAUM · $195M to $195MOct 10, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
- Accounts · 942 to 965Mar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- HNW clients · 50 to 58Mar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- Individual clients · 348 to 341Mar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $172M to $195MMar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $80.4M to $96.6MMar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $91.8M to $98.3MMar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- RAUM · $172M to $195MMar 4, 2024 to Oct 10, 2024
- Accounts · 907 to 942Mar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- HNW clients · 36 to 50Mar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- Individual clients · 331 to 348Mar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $142M to $172MMar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $58.3M to $80.4MMar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $83.7M to $91.8MMar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- RAUM · $142M to $172MMar 10, 2023 to Mar 4, 2024
- Accounts · 825 to 907Aug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- HNW clients · 40 to 36Aug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Individual clients · 291 to 331Aug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0Aug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $148M to $142MAug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $65.8M to $58.3MAug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $82.1M to $83.7MAug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0Aug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- RAUM · $148M to $142MAug 3, 2022 to Mar 10, 2023
- Accounts · 730 to 825Jul 27, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022
- HNW clients · 27 to 40Jul 27, 2021 to Feb 11, 2022
Signals
4 dated events
- Leigh Jaimee Carnes (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Elderado Financial, IncApr 15, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
- K Janet Elder (Treasurer) no longer on Schedule A of Elderado Financial, Inc (listed 2012-02-08, absent 2021-04-15)Apr 15, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- J. Adam Miller (President) no longer on Schedule A of Elderado Financial, Inc (listed 2012-02-08, absent 2021-04-15)Apr 15, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- Elderado Financial, Inc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Apr 15, 2021 · First SEC registration · 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
- 970-249-9900reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/elderado-financialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- PRESTIGEADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 970-249-9900reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 9, 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
- $39.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026