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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

Lazari Capital Management, Inc.

Independent wealth managerBurbank, CaliforniaCRD 172932SEC 801-112927websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 19, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 23, 2018 · 52 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 23, 2018
RAUM
$691M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
80%
of RAUM
Private clients
73%
$502M individuals and HNW
Advisors
11
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$62.8M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
14
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
52 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$691M as of May 19, 2026
Feb 20, 2019$164M then
HNW client RAUM$367M as of May 19, 2026
Feb 20, 2019$87.6M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of May 19, 2026
Feb 20, 20196 then
Employees (5.A)14 as of May 19, 2026
Feb 20, 20198 then
Private funds1 as of May 19, 2026
Mar 31, 20261 then
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+20% a year over threeIARs 7 to 7
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 19, 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
  • 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
  • RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
RAUM per advisor
$62.8MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
66derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$3.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$432,217derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
80%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
25%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-14%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, pension consultingreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$367M53%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$171M25%
  • Individuals$135M20%
  • Corporations and businesses$17.4M2.5%
  • Charitable organizations$675,0000.1%
Individual clients
609reported
HNW clients
122reported
Pension plan clients
220reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
1,599reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.73 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.25 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
11 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael Lazari KarapetianBurbank, CaJan 2, 201529 y3
Rajiv ShahCoral Gables, Fl May 16, 201826 y14
Richard Wayne PlamondonBurbank, CaOct 9, 201836 y3
James Richard KollerBurbank, Ca Oct 26, 201815 y1
Edward Kelly LeviBurbank, CaNov 13, 201836 y5
Kirk Shahen MekerdichianBurbank, CaJul 31, 202016 y0
Arax Malvina RyvkinBurbank, Ca Mar 16, 202235 y4
Kristina Marie ZimmermanWoodland Hills, Ca Feb 15, 202435 y4
Emily Anna JohnsonCertified Financial PlannerBurbank, Ca May 9, 202422 y6
Hagop Jack KaradanaianGlendale, Ca Aug 13, 202515 y1
Melvin Nazarian MasihiBurbank, CaSep 1, 202610 y0
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Lazari Michael Karapetian · Presidentcontrol
    since 08/2014 · owns 75% or more
  • Hovig Melkonian · Cco
    since 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Michael Lazari Karapetian
    broker-dealerinvestment adviserinvestment companyreal estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Burbank, Ca · principal11101
Glendale, Ca200
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Glendale, CA3 employees
  • Hilton Head, SC1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • HQ city · WOODLAND HILLS to BURBANK
    Mar 31, 2026 to Apr 13, 2026
  • Accounts · 1,068 to 1,599
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory activities · 3 to 4
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Charity clients · 1 to 2
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 155 to 15
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 128 to 122
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 718 to 609
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 66 to 220
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Private funds · unset to 1
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $457M to $555M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $297M to $367M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $140M to $135M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $158M to $136M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $115M to $171M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $615M to $691M
    Oct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Mar 31, 2025 to Oct 2, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,145 to 1,068
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Charity clients · 0 to 1
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 105 to 155
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW clients · 93 to 128
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual clients · 578 to 718
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 72 to 66
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $364M to $457M
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $245M to $297M
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $98.4M to $140M
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $107M to $158M
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $99.7M to $115M
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • RAUM · $471M to $615M
    Nov 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
  • Advisory employees · 5 to 8
    May 9, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 14
    May 9, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 3 to 0
    May 9, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 4 to 7
    May 9, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024
  • Other offices · 1 to 2
    May 9, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024
  • Accounts · 761 to 1,145
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 7 to 5
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 4 to 3
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 125 to 105
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • HNW clients · 103 to 93
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Individual clients · 487 to 578
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · 46 to 72
    Aug 15, 2023 to Mar 7, 2024
Signals
5 dated events
  • Lazari Capital Management, Inc. reported RAUM $614.6M, up 30% from $471.1M (2024-11-19 to 2025-03-31)
    Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
  • Gil O Aikins left Lazari Capital Management, Inc. for Puente Asesoramiento De Inversiones, Llc (registered 2023-07-06)
    Jul 19, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael K De Luz left Lazari Capital Management, Inc. for Kovack Advisors, Inc. (registered 2020-04-23)
    Sep 11, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Lazari Capital Management, Inc. reported RAUM $273.5M, up 67% from $163.6M (2019-07-23 to 2020-02-11)
    Feb 11, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
  • Lazari Capital Management, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Mar 23, 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 email
service@ironhillwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
818-264-0611reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
818-484-2824reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Website
ironhillwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
818-264-0610reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 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
$62.8Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026