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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
Ark Royal Wealth Management LLC
Latest filing Mar 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 20, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 21, 2025
RAUM
$169M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
92%
$156M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$56.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$169M as of Mar 26, 2026
Jun 20, 2025$139M then
HNW client RAUM$150M as of Mar 26, 2026
Jun 20, 2025$126M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 26, 2026
Jun 20, 20253 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Mar 26, 2026
Jun 20, 20254 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 26, 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
- RAUM per advisor
- $56.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 27derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $539,201derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 1.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $19.0M, 21 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)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$150M94%
- Individuals$6.0M3.8%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.6M1.6%
- Corporations and businesses$218,0000.1%
- Charitable organizations$135,0000.1%
- Individual clients
- 29reported
- HNW clients
- 52reported
- Pension plan clients
- 6reported
- Charitable clients
- 5reported
- Accounts
- 314reported
- Financial planning clients
- 51-100reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $19.0M for 21 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.92 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hamilton PalmerCertified Financial Planner | Raleigh, Nc | Mar 23, 2015 | 11 y | 1 |
| Zachary Michael PalmerCertified Financial Planner | Raleigh, Nc | Mar 7, 2024 | 12 y | 1 |
| Nicholas Travis RossCertified Financial Planner | Raleigh, Nc | Oct 28, 2024 | 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
none on the tape
Joined, latest
- Zachary Michael Palmer from Modera Wealth Management, LLCMar 7, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Michael Hamilton Palmer from Woodward Financial Advisors, Inc.Mar 23, 2015 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Hamilton Michael Palmer · Managing Member / Ccocontrolsince 02/2015 · owns 75% or more
- Michael Zachary Palmer · Member And Wealth Advisorsince 01/2025 · owns 10% to 25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, Nc · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 275 to 314Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW clients · 43 to 52Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual clients · 17 to 29Oct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $139M to $169MOct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $126M to $150MOct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $3.7M to $6.0MOct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $1.8M to $2.6MOct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- RAUM · $139M to $169MOct 15, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
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.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/ark-royal-wealth-managementreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- ark-wealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 919-710-8665reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 26, 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
- $56.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026