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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

Ars Wealth Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserSt. Petersburg, FloridaCRD 124185SEC 801-61691IAPD
Legal name Ars Wealth Advisors, LLC
Latest filing May 5, 2021
First filing on the tape Mar 15, 2012 · 30 filings
RAUM
$704M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$689M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
13
9 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$704M as of Mar 11, 2021
Mar 15, 2012$233M then
HNW client RAUM$600M as of Mar 11, 2021
Mar 16, 2018$467M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 11, 2021
Mar 18, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)13 as of Mar 11, 2021
Mar 18, 20137 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +10% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 0 to 9
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 5, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$78.3MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
62derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$445,219derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
9.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+10%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+3.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$987,451, 1 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$600M85%
  • Individuals$89.6M13%
  • Corporations and businesses$7.8M1.1%
  • Charitable organizations$5.1M0.7%
  • Insurance companies$2.0M0.3%
Individual clients
291reported
HNW clients
268reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,582reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$987,451 for 1 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, 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
Left, latest
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
    • Allen Anthony Anderson · Managing Partner & Ceocontrol
      since 03/2005 · owns 50% to 75%
    • William Michael Murray · Partner & Coocontrol
      since 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
    • James Andrew Swenson · Partner & Ccocontrol
      since 01/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Ars Accounting & Tax, LLC
      insurancen
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Advisory employees · 8 to 9
      Mar 11, 2021 to May 5, 2021
    • State-registered IARs · 0 to 9
      Mar 11, 2021 to May 5, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,526 to 1,582
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Charity clients · 0.0 to unset
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • HNW clients · 248 to 268
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Individual clients · 294 to 291
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Assets in custody · $859,118 to $987,451
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Employees · 12 to 13
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Discretionary RAUM · $627M to $696M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • HNW RAUM · $531M to $600M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Individual RAUM · $93.5M to $89.6M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $10.4M to $8.3M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • RAUM · $637M to $704M
      Jun 17, 2020 to Mar 11, 2021
    • Accounts · 1,313 to 1,526
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 8
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 0 to 13
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • HNW clients · 197 to 248
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Individual clients · 336 to 294
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Employees · 13 to 12
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $495M to $627M
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $403M to $531M
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $100M to $93.5M
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $7.8M to $10.4M
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • RAUM · $503M to $637M
      Dec 3, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020
    • Accounts · 1,257 to 1,313
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • HNW clients · 300 to 197
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Individual clients · 209 to 336
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $14.7M to $859,118
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Employees · 11 to 13
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $492M to $495M
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $467M to $403M
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $37.6M to $100M
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.2M to $7.8M
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • RAUM · $505M to $503M
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Related insurance company · false to true
      Nov 7, 2018 to Feb 1, 2019
    • Legal name · ANDERSON, RILEY & SPOOR, PA to ARS WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC
      Mar 16, 2018 to Oct 29, 2018
    • Succession · true to false
      Mar 16, 2018 to Oct 29, 2018
    • Accounts · 1,192 to 1,257
      Jun 12, 2017 to Mar 16, 2018
    • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
      Jun 12, 2017 to Mar 16, 2018
    Signals
    3 dated events
    • Ars Wealth Advisors reported RAUM $637.4M, up 27% from $503.1M (2019-12-03 to 2020-03-04)
      Mar 4, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
    • William Michael Murray (Partner & Coo) appeared on Schedule A of Ars Wealth Advisors
      Feb 1, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    • Ars Wealth Advisors reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
      Mar 16, 2018 · Succession (Item 4) · fact
    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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