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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

Stratford Consulting, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserAddison, TexasCRD 144009SEC 801-67931IAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2020
First filing on the tape Mar 20, 2012 · 17 filings
RAUM
$619M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
87%
$541M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
17 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$619M as of Mar 30, 2020
Mar 20, 2012$194M then
HNW client RAUM$507M as of Mar 30, 2020
Mar 23, 2018$435M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 30, 2020
Mar 20, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 30, 2020
Mar 22, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2020; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$124MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
37derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$6.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$763,533derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
5.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+11%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$245M, 71 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)
  • 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$507M82%
  • Corporations and businesses$71.0M11%
  • Individuals$33.2M5.4%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$7.7M1.2%
Individual clients
99reported
HNW clients
84reported
Pension plan clients
8reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
811reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$245M for 71 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
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
    • Michael John Hemp · Managing Membercontrol
      since 04/2007 · owns 25% to 50%
    • Anastasia Maston · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 08/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • Gail Susan Schildt · Managing Membercontrol
      since 04/2007 · owns 50% to 75%
    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 · 790 to 811
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Corporate clients · 24 to 26
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • HNW clients · 88 to 84
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Individual clients · 77 to 99
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Pension plan clients · 5 to 8
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Assets in custody · $211M to $245M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Discretionary RAUM · $552M to $619M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • HNW RAUM · $448M to $507M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Individual RAUM · $26.3M to $33.2M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9,452 to $0
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Pension RAUM · $6.4M to $7.7M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • RAUM · $552M to $619M
      Mar 29, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020
    • Accounts · 683 to 790
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Corporate clients · 13 to 24
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • HNW clients · 76 to 88
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Individual clients · 90 to 77
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Commission compensation · true to false
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $232M to $211M
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $565M to $552M
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $435M to $448M
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $31.1M to $26.3M
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $9,469 to $9,452
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Pension RAUM · $9.5M to $6.4M
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • RAUM · $565M to $552M
      Mar 23, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
    • Accounts · 633 to 683
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Corporate clients · unset to 13.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 76.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 90.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Assets in custody · unset to 231895364.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Employees · 8 to 7
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • State-registered IARs · 6 to 5
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 0.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $447M to $565M
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 435121496.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 31058954.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $55,963 to $9,469
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 9478691.0
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    • RAUM · $447M to $565M
      Jul 6, 2017 to Mar 23, 2018
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Stratford Consulting, Llc reported RAUM $564.8M, up 26% from $447.0M (2017-07-06 to 2018-03-23)
      Mar 23, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
    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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