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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Shelton Financial Group, Inc.

Former SEC-registered adviserFort Wayne, IndianaCRD 123318SEC 801-70142IAPD
Latest filing Nov 8, 2017
First filing on the tape Jan 3, 2012 · 31 filings
RAUM
$226M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
6 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
31 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$226M as of Feb 22, 2017
Mar 26, 2012$172M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)6 as of Feb 22, 2017
Mar 22, 20135 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Feb 22, 2017
Mar 22, 201314 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +3.3% over the last fiscal year-4.4% a year over threeIARs 7 to 6
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Nov 8, 2017; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$37.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$190,548derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.5derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+3.3%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, 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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,187reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Every departureEvery arrival
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Teams outTeams in
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • D Daniel Easley · Chief Operating Officercontrol
      since 09/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Allan Jeffrey Shelton · Presidentcontrol
      since 12/1995 · owns 75% or more
    • E Jason White · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2010 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Bluffton, IN3 employees
    • Ossian, IN2 employees
    • Fort Wayne, IN1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Other offices · unset to 3.0
      Jun 5, 2017 to Nov 8, 2017
    • Accounts · 1,143 to 1,187
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 8 to 9
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • Employees · 12 to 13
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $219M to $226M
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • RAUM · $219M to $226M
      Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 22, 2017
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
      Nov 28, 2016 to Jan 11, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 10 to 8
      Nov 28, 2016 to Jan 11, 2017
    • Employees · 15 to 12
      Nov 28, 2016 to Jan 11, 2017
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 5
      Nov 28, 2016 to Jan 11, 2017
    • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
      Mar 25, 2016 to Apr 4, 2016
    • Accounts · 1,716 to 1,143
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 6
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 2
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • BD registered reps · 9 to 10
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $294M to $219M
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • RAUM · $294M to $219M
      Jan 25, 2016 to Mar 25, 2016
    • Accounts · 1,544 to 1,716
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 9
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • BD registered reps · 7 to 9
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Commission compensation · true to false
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 1-10
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 8
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $259M to $294M
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • RAUM · $259M to $294M
      Feb 19, 2015 to Mar 20, 2015
    • Accounts · 1,547 to 1,544
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 7
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • BD registered reps · 5 to 7
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Employees · 14 to 15
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 26-50
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 6
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $252M to $259M
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • RAUM · $252M to $259M
      Dec 19, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Accounts · 1,492 to 1,547
      Dec 13, 2013 to Dec 19, 2013
    • Discretionary RAUM · $206M to $252M
      Dec 13, 2013 to Dec 19, 2013
    • RAUM · $206M to $252M
      Dec 13, 2013 to Dec 19, 2013
    • Accounts · 1,427 to 1,492
      Mar 26, 2012 to Mar 22, 2013
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
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    Sep 14, 2026