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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.

SEC-registered adviser

Archer Investment Management

Independent wealth managerCRD 146852SEC 801-120764website IAPD

Legal name Archer Investment Management, LLC

Latest filing Sep 11, 2026

First filing on the tape Mar 11, 2021 · 17 filings

SEC status approved since Apr 9, 2021

RAUM

$371M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$371M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$124M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

4 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

17 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$371M as of Apr 27, 2026

Mar 1, 2022$171M then

HNW client RAUM$195M as of Apr 27, 2026

Mar 1, 2022$111M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)4 as of Apr 27, 2026

Mar 1, 20222 then

Employees (5.A)4 as of Apr 27, 2026

Mar 1, 20223 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+26% a year over threeIARs 5 to 4

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Sep 11, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control

RAUM per advisor: $124MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 85derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $170,561derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: -20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +5.0%derived
Compensation: percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $25.1M, 25 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)
marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

High-net-worth individuals$195M53%
Individuals$176M47%

Individual clients: 184reported
HNW clients: 70reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 2,174reported
Financial planning clients: 251-500reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $25.1M for 25 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUMreported
Class basis: private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd= related_bank= bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Richard James ArcherCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst	Austin, Tx	Mar 19, 2008	27 y	3
Emily Casey RassamCertified Financial Planner	Austin, Tx	Jan 20, 2022	19 y	1
Cheyney Rhea ScarbroughCertified Financial Planner	Austin, Tx	Feb 19, 2025	10 y	1

Advisor movement

1 left, 0 joined in 12 months

net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 33% of current headcount2 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Jessica Allison Skolnick to Mindi Financial
Oct 9, 2025 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
Caitlin Marie Howerton to Earned Wealth
Jan 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA

Joined, latest

Cheyney Rhea Scarbrough from Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Feb 19, 2025 · Other
Jessica Allison Skolnick from Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC
May 8, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Caitlin Marie Howerton from Facet
Apr 6, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Emily Casey Rassam from Kestra Advisory Services, LLC
Jan 20, 2022 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Richard James Archer from Alpha Capital Management
Mar 19, 2008 · Other

Every departure Every arrival

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

James Richard Archer · President And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 03/2008 · owns less than 5%
James Richard Archer · Trusteecontrol
since 05/2023 · owns F of The Slug Trust
Casey Emily Rassam · Senior Financial Planner
since 01/2022 · owns 5% to 10%

Entity owners

The Slug Trust · Revocable Trust
direct · owns 75% or more

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

No related person reported.

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
Austin, Tx	3	0	0
Beacon, Ny	0	0	1

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

, 1 employees

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

account count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 27, 2026
accounts (Item 5.F.2.f) moved from 1,101.0 to 2,174.0 (+97.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-02-12 and 2026-04-27; the peer median change was +5.0% (3688 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,688) · 98% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
HQ city · to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
HQ state · to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Related adviser · false to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Related bank · false to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Related broker-dealer · false to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Related insurance company · false to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Succession · false to unset
Apr 27, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026
Accounts · 1,101 to 2,174
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Advisory employees · 5 to 4
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Advisory activities · 4 to 3
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
HNW clients · 174 to 70
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Individual clients · 68 to 184
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Assets in custody · $25.7M to $25.1M
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Employees · 5 to 4
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
State-registered IARs · 5 to 4
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $309M to $371M
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
HNW RAUM · $170M to $195M
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Individual RAUM · $133M to $176M
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
RAUM · $309M to $371M
Sep 17, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026
Accounts · 904 to 1,101
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Advisory employees · 2 to 5
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
HNW clients · 65 to 174
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Individual clients · 132 to 68
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Assets in custody · $24.1M to $25.7M
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Custody of client assets · false to true
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Employees · 3 to 5
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
HQ city · unset to
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
HQ state · unset to
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
State-registered IARs · 3 to 5
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $230M to $309M
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
HNW RAUM · $133M to $170M
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Individual RAUM · $92.0M to $133M
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
RAUM · $230M to $309M
May 8, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Accounts · 797 to 904
Oct 24, 2023 to Feb 8, 2024
Individual clients · 121 to 132
Oct 24, 2023 to Feb 8, 2024
Assets in custody · $23.1M to $24.1M
Oct 24, 2023 to Feb 8, 2024
Custody of client assets · true to false
Oct 24, 2023 to Feb 8, 2024

Signals

3 dated events

Jessica Allison Skolnick left Archer Investment Management for Mindi Financial (registered 2026-05-04)
Oct 9, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Caitlin Marie Howerton left Archer Investment Management for Earned Wealth (registered 2024-09-04)
Jan 17, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Archer Investment Management filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Mar 11, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact

Across DFX

shared identifiers only, never a name match

No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.

How to reach

public business contact points only, each with its source

Business email: info@archerim.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone: 512-887-8651reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile: LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/ARCHER-INVESTMENT-MANAGEMENTreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website: ARCHERIM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: (512) 887-8651reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 11, 2026
Contact form: archerim.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026

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: Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor: $124Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026