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SEC-registered adviser

W••••••••• A•••••••• L••

Independent wealth managerPlano, TexasCRD 164957SEC 801-79121websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 14, 2026
First filing on the tape Jan 17, 2014 · 29 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 3, 2014
RAUM
$724M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$724M individuals and HNW
Advisors
9
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$80.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$724M as of Mar 14, 2026
Mar 31, 2014$145M then
HNW client RAUM$469M as of Mar 14, 2026
Mar 6, 2018$285M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 14, 2026
Mar 31, 20146 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Mar 14, 2026
Mar 31, 201412 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -8.6% over the last fiscal year+5.9% a year over threeIARs 10 to 8offices 4 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 14, 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
  • i••••••••• 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
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$80.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
50derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$396,498derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
0.9derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-8.6%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-20%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-36%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$724MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
yesreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • 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$469M65%
  • Individuals$254M35%
Individual clients
222reported
HNW clients
231reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
1,825reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$0 for 0 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
9 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J•••••• R••••• W•••Certified Financial PlannerPlano, Tx Apr 8, 201329 y5
M•••••• M••••••••Plano, TxApr 26, 201322 y8
S•••• A••• S•••••••Certified Financial PlannerPlano, TxApr 30, 201329 y6
E••• L•••• W•••Plano, TxMay 13, 201328 y5
J•••• A••• D•••••••Plano, TxMay 13, 201324 y5
H••••• T•• C•••Plano, TxNov 18, 201324 y6
E••••• O•••• C••••••Mckinney, TxDec 10, 201327 y3
T••• K••Mckinney, TxJan 9, 201526 y1
R•••••• C•••••• S•••••••Certified Financial PlannerPlano, TxJul 16, 202133 y3
Advisor movement
2 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 22% of current headcount2 left over 36 months
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • D•••••••• J••••• A••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 07/2014 · owns less than 5%
  • S•••••••• S••••• A••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 01/2013 · owns 25% to 50%
  • W•••• J••••••• R••••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 01/2013 · owns 25% to 50%
  • W•••• E•••• L•••• · Managing Membercontrol
    since 01/2013 · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Plano, Tx · principal7011
Mckinney, Tx200
Mckininey, Tx001
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Mckinney, TX3 employees
  • Mckinney, TX3 employees
  • Lenexa, KS1 employees
  • Plano, TX1 employees
ADV anomalies
3 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • clients down average size upCombination · filing Mar 14, 2026
    private clients fell 20 percent or more while RAUM per client rose 30 percent or more: a move up-market or the departure of small accounts. RAUM $791,461,816 to $723,608,845, advisors 10 to 8, private clients 712 to 453, offices 4 to 2 (2025-03-26 to 2026-03-14)
    peers: WEALTH_I•••••••••, $500M to $1B (1,482)
  • client count collapseChange between filings · filing Mar 14, 2026
    individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 712.0 to 453.0 (-36.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-26 and 2026-03-14; the peer median change was +5.0% (1216 comparable advisers, 3.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: WEALTH_I•••••••••, $500M to $1B (1,216) · 2.6% percentile
  • office count dropChange between filings · filing Mar 14, 2026
    offices other than the principal office (Item 1.F.5) moved from 4.0 to 2.0 (-50.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-26 and 2026-03-14; the peer median change was 0.0% (233 comparable advisers, 2.0th percentile of changes)
    peers: WEALTH_I•••••••••, $500M to $1B (233) · 2.2% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 2,571 to 1,825
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 10 to 8
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • HNW clients · 235 to 231
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Individual clients · 477 to 222
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $494M to $0
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Employees · 10 to 8
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 10 to 8
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Other offices · 4 to 2
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $791M to $724M
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $466M to $469M
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $326M to $254M
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • RAUM · $791M to $724M
    Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 14, 2026
  • HNW clients · 304 to 235
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Individual clients · 203 to 477
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $30.4M to $494M
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $671M to $791M
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $523M to $466M
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $149M to $326M
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • RAUM · $671M to $791M
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $615M to $0
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $615M to $0
    Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 26, 2025
  • Accounts · 2,643 to 2,571
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 11 to 10
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 219 to 304
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 523 to 203
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $2.7M to $30.4M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Employees · 14 to 10
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 11 to 10
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Other offices · 2 to 4
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $609M to $671M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $459M to $523M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $150M to $149M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $609M to $671M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $565M to $615M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $565M to $615M
    Jan 27, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 2,482 to 2,643
    Mar 24, 2022 to Jan 20, 2023
  • HNW clients · 211 to 219
    Mar 24, 2022 to Jan 20, 2023
  • Individual clients · 466 to 523
    Mar 24, 2022 to Jan 20, 2023
Signals
5 dated events
  • B•••••• J• B••••••• left W••••••••• A•••••••• L•• for S••••••••• F••••••••• I•• (registered 2025-06-30)
    Feb 3, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • E••• E••••• W•••• left W••••••••• A•••••••• L•• for S••••••••• F••••••••• I•• (registered 2025-06-27)
    Feb 3, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • 2 advisors left W••••••••• A•••••••• L•• (Plano, TX) for S••••••••• F••••••••• I•• on the same day
    Feb 3, 2026 · Team lift-out · derived
  • W••••••••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $717.6M, up 33% from $539.2M (2021-07-13 to 2022-03-24)
    Mar 24, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • W••••••••• A•••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jan 17, 2014 · 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 phone
945-333-0333reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
972-372-2890reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone
972-372-2930reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/wealthstar-advisors-llcreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
W•••••••••ADVISORS.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
972-372-2935reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 14, 2026
Team page
WEALTHSTARADVISORS.COM/team.htmreportedpublished 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
$80.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026