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SEC-registered adviser
A•••••••• I••••••••• I•••
Latest filing Feb 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 22, 2024 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since May 22, 2024
RAUM
$139M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
8.7%
$12.0M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$69.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$139M as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 31, 2025$113M then
HNW client RAUM$3.8M as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 31, 2025$27.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 31, 20251 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 31, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- $69.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 20derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $206,011derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 5.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- -87%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $2.7M, 15 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)
- 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
- Other investment advisers$119M86%
- Individuals$8.2M5.9%
- Charitable organizations$7.8M5.6%
- High-net-worth individuals$3.8M2.8%
- Individual clients
- 36reported
- HNW clients
- 3reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 5reported
- Accounts
- 674reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $2.7M for 15 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.09 fund_share=0.86 institutional_share=0.06 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R••••• A•••• W•••••Chartered Financial Analyst | Chesapeake, Va | Feb 18, 1997 | 31 y | 0 |
| S••••• E• A••••• | Chesapeake, Va | Sep 16, 2025 | 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
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
- W•••••• R•••••• A•••• · President, Ccocontrolsince 01/1998 · owns 75% or more
- W•••••• D••••••• O•••••• · Secretarysince 11/2017 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake, Va | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coral Gables, Fl · principal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Chesapeake, VA1 employees
ADV anomalies
6 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- wealth to institutional shiftCombination · filing Feb 20, 2026private-client share fell 15 points or more while institutional share rose 15 points or more. RAUM $113,155,663 to $138,851,510, advisors 1 to 2, private clients 310 to 39, offices 1 to 1 (2025-04-02 to 2026-02-20)peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568)
- clients down average size upCombination · filing Feb 20, 2026private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $113,155,663 to $138,851,510, advisors 1 to 2, private clients 310 to 39, offices 1 to 1 (2025-04-02 to 2026-02-20)peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568)
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 20, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 24.0% to 3.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-02 and 2026-02-20peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568)
- client mix shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 20, 2026private-client share of RAUM moved from 90.0% to 9.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-02 and 2026-02-20peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568)
- custody status changedChange between filings · filing Feb 20, 2026custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2025-11-14, yes on the filing of 2026-02-20peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568)
- institutional asset share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 20, 2026institutional share of RAUM moved from 10.0% to 91.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-02 and 2026-02-20peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,568)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Advisory employees · 1 to 2Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Accounts · 645 to 674Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- HNW clients · 10 to 3Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Individual clients · 300 to 36Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Assets in custody · unset to 2708300.0Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Custody of client assets · false to trueNov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Employees · 1 to 2Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 1 to 2Nov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $113M to $139MNov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $27.5M to $3.8MNov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $74.9M to $8.2MNov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- RAUM · $113M to $139MNov 14, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
- Financial planning clients · unset to Jan 31, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025
- Accounts · 269 to 645Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 2 to 1Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Advisory activities · 3 to 2Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Corporate clients · unset to 0.0Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 22 to 10Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 242 to 300Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Employees · 2 to 1Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 1Nov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $102M to $113MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $37.1M to $27.5MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $54.2M to $74.9MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- RAUM · $102M to $113MNov 7, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
- HQ city · CHESAPEAKE to CORAL GABLESSep 3, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
- HQ state · VA to FLSep 3, 2024 to Nov 7, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
- A•••••••• I••••••••• I••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Apr 22, 2024 · 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
- Website
- advantageinvesting.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 757-547-8257reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 20, 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
- Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $69.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026