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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

Forty Three Eighteen Advisors, LLC

Independent wealth managerBentonville, ArkansasCRD 157712SEC 801-129865websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 19, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 8, 2024 · 5 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 8, 2024
RAUM
$168M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
91%
of RAUM
Private clients
92%
$155M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$168M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$168M as of Mar 19, 2026
Jan 24, 2025$147M then
HNW client RAUM$146M as of Mar 19, 2026
Jan 24, 2025$129M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Mar 19, 2026
Jan 24, 20251 then
Employees (5.A)1 as of Mar 19, 2026
Jan 24, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +15% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 19, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$168MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
45derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$922,222derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
91%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
7.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-4.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individualsreportedItem 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
  • High-net-worth individuals$146M87%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$11.0M6.5%
  • Individuals$9.1M5.4%
  • Charitable organizations$2.1M1.2%
Individual clients
20reported
HNW clients
25reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
182reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourly, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.92 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.08 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jack Melton ParksCertified Financial PlannerBentonville, ArMay 10, 201129 y2
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Melton Jack Parks · Managing Member/Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 04/2011 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • , 1 employees
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 147 to 182
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 0
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • HNW clients · 38 to 25
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Individual clients · 9 to 20
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 3 to 5
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $144M to $153M
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $129M to $146M
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $8.5M to $9.1M
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $2.7M to $15.1M
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $6.6M to $11.0M
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • RAUM · $147M to $168M
      May 8, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Jan 24, 2025 to May 8, 2025
    • Accounts · 139 to 147
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 0 to 1
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • HNW clients · 17 to 38
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • Individual clients · 23 to 9
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $106M to $144M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $83.1M to $129M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $13.6M to $8.5M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $2.7M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $7.0M to $6.6M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    • RAUM · $106M to $147M
      Jun 10, 2024 to Jan 24, 2025
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Forty Three Eighteen Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Mar 8, 2024 · 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
    Website
    4318ADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    479-254-9400reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 19, 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
    $168Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026