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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
Sentinel Wealth Management, Inc.
Latest filing Apr 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 20, 2012 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 16, 2002
RAUM
$389M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$389M individuals and HNW
Advisors
2
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$194M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$389M as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 20, 2012$132M then
HNW client RAUM$370M as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$177M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 20, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Apr 27, 2026
Mar 27, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal year+15% a year over threeIARs 1 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Apr 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- 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
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- RAUM per advisor
- $194MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 49derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $5.4MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $1.1MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 2.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +100%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +5.4%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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
- 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$370M95%
- Individuals$19.0M4.9%
- Individual clients
- 29reported
- HNW clients
- 68reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 356reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- 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
2 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Mark JosephCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Reston, Va | Aug 24, 2002 | 30 y | 1 |
| Nicholas Joseph | Reston, Va | May 13, 2026 | 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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Caitlin Allard to The Wealth Consulting GroupDec 13, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Trent James Templer to Templer Wealth Management, LLCOct 23, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Carl Richard Emerick to Emerick Financial Planning, LLCJun 30, 2015 · Other
Joined, latest
- Trent James Templer from Usaa Financial Planning ServicesJun 2, 2015 · Other
- Carl Richard Emerick from Ronald Blue & Co., LLCOct 4, 2002 · Other
- James Mark Joseph from Ronald Blue & Co., LLCAug 24, 2002 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Mark James Joseph · President/Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2002 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reston, Va · principal | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- ,
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 338 to 356Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 63 to 68Oct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $339M to $389MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $320M to $370MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $18.8M to $19.0MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $339M to $389MOct 31, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 1 to 2Mar 28, 2025 to May 13, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100Mar 28, 2025 to May 13, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 1 to 2Mar 28, 2025 to May 13, 2025
- Accounts · 349 to 338Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 68 to 63Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 27 to 29Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 0Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $309M to $339MJan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $292M to $320MJan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $16.2M to $18.8MJan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $309M to $339MJan 14, 2025 to Mar 28, 2025
- Employees · 2 to 3Dec 13, 2024 to Jan 14, 2025
- Advisory employees · 2 to 1Mar 29, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
- Employees · 3 to 2Mar 29, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 1Mar 29, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
- Accounts · 335 to 349Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 71 to 68Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual clients · 22 to 27Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Other offices · 0 to 1Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $255M to $309MMar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $245M to $292MMar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $9.9M to $16.2MMar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- RAUM · $255M to $309MMar 17, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Accounts · 332 to 335Jul 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
- HNW clients · 72 to 71Jul 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $282M to $255MJul 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
- HNW RAUM · $270M to $245MJul 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
- Individual RAUM · $11.9M to $9.9MJul 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
- RAUM · $282M to $255MJul 1, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
- Accounts · 327 to 332Nov 10, 2021 to Jan 12, 2022
- HNW clients · 58 to 72Nov 10, 2021 to Jan 12, 2022
- Individual clients · 37 to 22Nov 10, 2021 to Jan 12, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $237M to $282MNov 10, 2021 to Jan 12, 2022
- HNW RAUM · $217M to $270MNov 10, 2021 to Jan 12, 2022
Signals
1 dated events
- Caitlin Allard left Sentinel Wealth Management, Inc. for The Wealth Consulting Group (registered 2024-12-16)Dec 13, 2024 · 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 703-787-5770reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- SENTINELWEALTH.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 703-787-5770reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 27, 2026
- Team page
- sentinelwealth.com/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
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $194Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026