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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

Chessman Wealth Strategies

Former SEC-registered adviserDallas, TexasCRD 155171SEC 801-71912IAPD
Legal name Chessman Wealth Strategies, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 12, 2019
First filing on the tape Jan 24, 2012 · 12 filings
RAUM
$180M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$180M individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
7
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$180M as of Mar 12, 2019
Jan 24, 2012$94.0M then
HNW client RAUM$124M as of Mar 12, 2019
Mar 24, 2018$121M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 12, 2019
Feb 14, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)7 as of Mar 12, 2019
Feb 14, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -4.8% over the last fiscal year+6.0% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 12, 2019; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$60.1MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
83derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$162,117derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%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
-4.8%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+7.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$180MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$147M, 2,235 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
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$124M69%
  • Individuals$56.5M31%
  • Corporations and businesses$144,6200.1%
Individual clients
177reported
HNW clients
73reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,112reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
$5.2M sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$147M for 2,235 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
    • Hamilton Wade Chessman · Presidentcontrol
      since 10/2010 · owns 75% or more
    • Anthony Sean Phillips · Vice President And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 10/2010 · owns 5% to 10%
    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 · 1,194 to 1,112
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 4
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • HNW clients · 62 to 73
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Individual clients · 171 to 177
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Assets in custody · $72.4M to $147M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 101-250
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Discretionary RAUM · $177M to $176M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • HNW RAUM · $121M to $124M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Individual RAUM · $64.7M to $56.5M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $12.7M to $4.7M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Pension RAUM · 3400704.0 to unset
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • RAUM · $189M to $180M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $0 to $5.2M
      Mar 24, 2018 to Mar 12, 2019
    • Accounts · 1,333 to 1,194
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • HNW clients · unset to 62.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Individual clients · unset to 171.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Assets in custody · unset to 72417123.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Custody of client assets · false to true
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Employees · 6 to 7
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 251-500
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Other offices · unset to 0.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Discretionary RAUM · $164M to $177M
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 120730591.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Individual RAUM · unset to 64712784.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $14.9M to $12.7M
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Pension RAUM · unset to 3400704.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • RAUM · $179M to $189M
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Wrap assets (manager) · unset to 0.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · unset to 0.0
      Jul 26, 2017 to Mar 24, 2018
    • Commission compensation · true to false
      May 8, 2017 to Jul 26, 2017
    • Accounts · 1,283 to 1,333
      Feb 29, 2016 to Mar 20, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $136M to $164M
      Feb 29, 2016 to Mar 20, 2017
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.1M to $14.9M
      Feb 29, 2016 to Mar 20, 2017
    • RAUM · $152M to $179M
      Feb 29, 2016 to Mar 20, 2017
    • Accounts · 1,236 to 1,283
      Mar 4, 2015 to Feb 29, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Mar 4, 2015 to Feb 29, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $141M to $136M
      Mar 4, 2015 to Feb 29, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $15.8M to $15.1M
      Mar 4, 2015 to Feb 29, 2016
    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