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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
Praetorian Guard, A Division Of Praetorian Wealth Management,Inc
Legal name Praetorian Wealth Management, Inc.
Latest filing Jan 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 14, 2012 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 7, 2008
RAUM
$599M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$592M individuals and HNW
Advisors
7
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$85.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$599M as of Jan 9, 2026
Feb 14, 2012$61.1M then
HNW client RAUM$489M as of Jan 9, 2026
Jan 10, 2018$117M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Jan 9, 2026
Feb 14, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Jan 9, 2026
Jan 29, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 6 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 9, 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
- $85.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 65derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $325,530derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +33%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +12%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 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)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$489M82%
- Individuals$103M17%
- Charitable organizations$4.9M0.8%
- Corporations and businesses$1.8M0.3%
- Individual clients
- 282reported
- HNW clients
- 175reported
- Pension plan clients
- 0reported
- Charitable clients
- 9reported
- Accounts
- 1,839reported
- Financial planning clients
- 251-500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUMreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Alan HewittCertified Financial Planner | Carmel, Ca | Jan 20, 2012 | 21 y | 2 |
| Joseph Pomeroy ClarkCertified Financial Planner | Leesburg, Va | Jan 20, 2012 | 15 y | 0 |
| Marc Alan WehmeyerCertified Financial Planner | Arlington, Va | Apr 2, 2016 | 13 y | 1 |
| Jerome Michael Ledzinski, II | Carmel, Ca | Oct 29, 2024 | 18 y | 0 |
| Evan DaviesCertified Financial Planner | Carmel, Ca | Nov 14, 2024 | 11 y | 0 |
| Andrew William NelsonCertified Financial Planner | Carmel, Ca | Jan 24, 2025 | 16 y | 0 |
| Ashley Gardiner | Carmel, Ca | Oct 29, 2025 | 12 y | 0 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jackson Riley Sendell to California Financial AdvisorsJan 30, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- Anthony Bowser Wall to Upper Left Wealth Management, LLCSep 14, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Richard Alan Hewitt from Praetorian Guard, A Division Of Centurion Alliance, Inc.May 15, 2009 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Alan Richard Hewitt · President&Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 07/2008 · owns 25% to 50%
- Michael Jerome II Ledzinski · Managing Directorcontrolsince 07/2008 · owns 25% to 50%
- Francis James Mcnulty · Shareholdersince 10/2008 · owns less than 5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel, Ca · principal | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,589 to 1,839Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Advisory employees · 6 to 8Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Charity clients · 10 to 9Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- HNW clients · 165 to 175Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Individual clients · 242 to 282Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Assets in custody · $9.6M to $16.2MSep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 6 to 8Sep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $499M to $599MSep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $414M to $489MSep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $78.2M to $103MSep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- RAUM · $499M to $599MSep 30, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
- Accounts · 1,479 to 1,589Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Corporate clients · 2 to 4Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- HNW clients · 125 to 165Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Individual clients · 236 to 242Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Pension plan clients · 2 to 0Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Assets in custody · $3.8M to $9.6MJan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $428M to $499MJan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $332M to $414MJan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $83.0M to $78.2MJan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $2.9M to $0Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- RAUM · $428M to $499MJan 10, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025
- Accounts · 1,310 to 1,479Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Advisory employees · 5 to 6Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Charity clients · 9 to 10Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Corporate clients · 3 to 2Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- HNW clients · 115 to 125Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Individual clients · 247 to 236Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Assets in custody · $3.5M to $3.8MJan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Employees · 7 to 8Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 6Jan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $348M to $428MJan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $246M to $332MJan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $92.4M to $83.0MJan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $2.5M to $2.9MJan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- RAUM · $348M to $428MJan 11, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
- Accounts · 1,324 to 1,310Jan 11, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
- Advisory employees · 7 to 5Jan 11, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
- Charity clients · 7 to 9Jan 11, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Jackson Riley Sendell left Praetorian Guard, A Division Of Praetorian Wealth Management,Inc for California Financial Advisors (registered 2026-02-18)Jan 30, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Anthony Bowser Wall left Praetorian Guard, A Division Of Praetorian Wealth Management,Inc for Upper Left Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2022-10-03)Sep 14, 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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business phone
- 831-622-9600reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Website
- PRAETORIANGUARD.BIZreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 831-622-9600reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jan 9, 2026
- Contact form
- praetorianguard.biz/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Team page
- praetorianguard.biz/who-we-are/meet-the-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $85.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026