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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
Schulz Wealth, Ltd.
Latest filing Sep 9, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 4, 2018 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 5, 2018
RAUM
$438M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
71%
of RAUM
Private clients
71%
$312M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$146M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$438M as of Feb 25, 2026
Feb 6, 2019$111M then
HNW client RAUM$289M as of Feb 25, 2026
Feb 6, 2019$48.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 25, 2026
Feb 6, 20192 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Feb 25, 2026
Feb 6, 20193 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +21% over the last fiscal year+24% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3offices 1 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Sep 9, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- 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
- Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
- RAUM per advisor
- $146MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 57derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $713,449derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 71%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 29%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.0derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +21%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +0.6%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $132M, 113 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$289M66%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$127M29%
- Individuals$22.6M5.2%
- Individual clients
- 66reported
- HNW clients
- 104reported
- Pension plan clients
- 6reported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 614reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $132M for 113 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixedreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.71 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Rankin SchulzCertified Financial Planner | Mansfield, Tx | Sep 30, 2014 | 30 y | 3 |
| Austin M SmithCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | Mansfield, Tx | Aug 6, 2018 | 26 y | 0 |
| Krystal Ann Lafollette | Mansfield, Tx | Nov 19, 2025 | 11 y | 0 |
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
- Melyssa Cantu-Matkovich to Td Ameritrade Investment Management, LLCAug 20, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- Laura Lee Meyers to Storehouse Financial LLCAug 29, 2017 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Melyssa Cantu-Matkovich from Waddell & ReedApr 11, 2018 · Other
- Laura Lee Meyers from Strategic Advisers LLCMar 23, 2015 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Robert Rankin Schulz from Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.Sep 30, 2014 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Rankin Robert Schulz · Chief Compliance Officer And Presidentcontrolsince 09/2014 · owns 75% or more
- M Austin Smith · Chief Investment Officersince 01/2021 · owns 5% to 10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield, Tx · principal | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Irving, TX2 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- very high RAUM per advisorStatic outlier · filing Sep 9, 2026RAUM per registered advisor of $146,019,217 against a peer median of $55,716,044 (3252 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 3.2 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,252) · 98% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
- Related adviser · false to unsetFeb 25, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
- Related bank · false to unsetFeb 25, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
- Related broker-dealer · false to unsetFeb 25, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
- Related insurance company · false to unsetFeb 25, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
- Succession · false to unsetFeb 25, 2026 to Sep 9, 2026
- Accounts · 564 to 614Dec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Corporate clients · 1.0 to unsetDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- HNW clients · 94 to 104Dec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Individual clients · 75 to 66Dec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Assets in custody · $157M to $132MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Employees · 4 to 3Dec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $261M to $312MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $235M to $289MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $22.5M to $22.6MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $103M to $127MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $103M to $127MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- RAUM · $363M to $438MDec 10, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Advisory employees · 2 to 3Jul 24, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
- Employees · 3 to 4Jul 24, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 3Jul 24, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Mar 13, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
- Other offices · 1 to 2Mar 13, 2025 to Jul 24, 2025
- Accounts · 497 to 564Jun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- HNW clients · 86 to 94Jun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Individual clients · 71 to 75Jun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Assets in custody · $243M to $157MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $230M to $261MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $205M to $235MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $24.4M to $22.5MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $90.8M to $103MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $90.8M to $103MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- RAUM · $321M to $363MJun 14, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
- Advisory employees · 3 to 2Feb 2, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
- Employees · 4 to 3Feb 2, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 2Feb 2, 2024 to Jun 14, 2024
- Accounts · 571 to 497Feb 7, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
- HNW clients · 101 to 86Feb 7, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
- Individual clients · 70 to 71Feb 7, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 5 to 6Feb 7, 2023 to Feb 2, 2024
Signals
2 dated events
- Spies Michelle Schulz (Shareholder) no longer on Schedule A of Schulz Wealth, Ltd. (listed 2020-11-19, absent 2021-01-27)Jan 27, 2021 · Control person left · inference
- Schulz Wealth, Ltd. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jun 4, 2018 · 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
- 817-405-4014reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/schulz-wealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- schulzwealth.com/blog/priorities-and-lifestylereportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 817-405-4014reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 9, 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
- $146Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026