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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

Edge Financial Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserWheaton, IllinoisCRD 136426SEC 801-64547websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 27, 2012 · 43 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 28, 2005
RAUM
$512M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
93%
$477M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
10
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
43 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$512M as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 27, 2012$194M then
HNW client RAUM$410M as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 1, 2018$141M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 27, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)10 as of Mar 9, 2026
Mar 18, 20136 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +35% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 7 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$64.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
40derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$443,698derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
6.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+35%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+14%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+38%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$11.7M, 10 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)
  • 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$410M80%
  • Individuals$67.6M13%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$28.0M5.5%
  • Charitable organizations$6.2M1.2%
  • Corporations and businesses$909,1890.2%
Individual clients
186reported
HNW clients
133reported
Pension plan clients
15reported
Charitable clients
5reported
Accounts
1,155reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$11.7M for 10 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourly, performancereported
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
8 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net -7 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 days11 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, 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
    • James Edward Meek · Ceo /Membercontrol
      since 08/2005 · owns 75% or more
    • Robert Jeremy Schletz · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 06/2023 · owns less than 5%
    • L James Alexander · Investment Advisory Representative
      since 01/2022 · owns 5% to 10%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    St Cloud, Mn000
    Wheaton, Il · principal008
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • St. Cloud, MN1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 821 to 1,155
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 7 to 8
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 6
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • HNW clients · 93 to 133
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Individual clients · 139 to 186
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 5 to 15
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $11.3M to $11.7M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Employees · 7 to 10
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 7 to 8
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $374M to $510M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $318M to $410M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $48.7M to $67.6M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.8M to $2.7M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $7.8M to $28.0M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • RAUM · $379M to $512M
      Apr 22, 2025 to Mar 9, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 22, 2025
    • Accounts · 1,035 to 821
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 6 to 7
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • HNW clients · 87 to 93
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Individual clients · 241 to 139
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 4 to 5
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $10.8M to $11.3M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Employees · 6 to 7
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 7
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Other offices · 1 to 0
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $360M to $374M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $281M to $318M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $72.5M to $48.7M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.2M to $4.8M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $3.3M to $7.8M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • RAUM · $362M to $379M
      Nov 18, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
    • Advisory activities · 3 to 5
      May 21, 2024 to Jun 26, 2024
    • Accounts · 964 to 1,035
      Oct 3, 2023 to Feb 28, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 6
      Oct 3, 2023 to Feb 28, 2024
    • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
      Oct 3, 2023 to Feb 28, 2024
    • HNW clients · 128 to 87
      Oct 3, 2023 to Feb 28, 2024
    • Individual clients · 144 to 241
      Oct 3, 2023 to Feb 28, 2024
    • Pension plan clients · 8 to 4
      Oct 3, 2023 to Feb 28, 2024
    Signals
    17 dated events
    • Edge Financial Advisors, Llc no longer on the SEC adviser roster (last listed 2026-04-01, RAUM $512.5M)
      May 1, 2026 · Left the SEC roster · derived
    • Eric William Jones left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Zachary Adam Cravez left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Andrew J Krajewski left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Edward James Meek left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Alpha Cubed Investments, Llc (registered 2016-01-06)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Nathan Edward Meek left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Jeremy Robert Schletz left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Michael John Greenen left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Retirement Plan Consultants (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • James L Alexander left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Cerity Partners Llc (registered 2026-03-05)
      Mar 23, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Edge Financial Advisors, LLC's advisors moved to Cerity Partners LLC (Wheaton, IL): 6 of 8 registered, on the same day
      Mar 23, 2026 · Firm absorbed (people side) · derived
    • Edge Financial Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $512.5M, up 35% from $379.3M (2025-04-22 to 2026-03-09)
      Mar 9, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
    • Johnathan Irions left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Goldstone Financial Group, Llc (registered 2025-09-04)
      Aug 15, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • John Morgan Smith left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Alpha Cubed Investments, Llc (registered 2015-09-16)
      Nov 18, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Morgan John Smith (Chief Investment Officer/Member) no longer on Schedule A of Edge Financial Advisors, Llc (listed 2024-07-30, absent 2024-11-18)
      Nov 18, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • Nathan Leroy Bosek left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Farther (registered 2024-05-16)
      May 17, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Robert Jeremy Schletz (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Edge Financial Advisors, Llc
      Jun 7, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
    • Scott Farwell left Edge Financial Advisors, Llc for Fifth Third Securities, Inc. (registered 2022-08-08)
      Sep 2, 2022 · 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.
    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
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026