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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

Ironmark Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserPlano, TexasCRD 137930SEC 801-65043IAPD
Latest filing Aug 16, 2016
First filing on the tape Jan 30, 2012 · 14 filings
RAUM
$335M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
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
7
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$335M as of Mar 28, 2016
Jan 30, 2012$201M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 28, 2016
Jan 31, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 28, 2016
Jan 31, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +1.8% over the last fiscal year+14% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 16, 2016; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$112MderivedRAUM 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
$930,826derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
99%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+1.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
  • 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)
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
360reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
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
    • Joel James Ward · Managing Membercontrol
      since 02/2006 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Russell Eric Witte · Managing Membercontrol
      since 02/2006 · owns 50% to 75%
    • Dale Samuel Mitchell · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 01/2010 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 354 to 360
      Mar 10, 2015 to Mar 28, 2016
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
      Mar 10, 2015 to Mar 28, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $324M to $332M
      Mar 10, 2015 to Mar 28, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $5.6M to $3.3M
      Mar 10, 2015 to Mar 28, 2016
    • RAUM · $329M to $335M
      Mar 10, 2015 to Mar 28, 2016
    • Accounts · 344 to 354
      May 13, 2014 to Feb 23, 2015
    • Employees · 5 to 7
      May 13, 2014 to Feb 23, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $293M to $324M
      May 13, 2014 to Feb 23, 2015
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.7M to $5.6M
      May 13, 2014 to Feb 23, 2015
    • RAUM · $297M to $329M
      May 13, 2014 to Feb 23, 2015
    • Accounts · 1,006 to 344
      Jan 7, 2014 to Jan 28, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $226M to $293M
      Jan 7, 2014 to Jan 28, 2014
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.4M to $3.7M
      Jan 7, 2014 to Jan 28, 2014
    • RAUM · $229M to $297M
      Jan 7, 2014 to Jan 28, 2014
    • Accounts · 991 to 1,006
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • Advisory employees · unset to 3.0
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • Employees · unset to 5.0
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 0
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • State-registered IARs · unset to 3.0
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • Discretionary RAUM · $199M to $226M
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.1M to $3.4M
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 2013
    • RAUM · $201M to $229M
      Jan 30, 2012 to Jan 31, 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
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026