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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

Howard Bailey Securities, LLC

Independent wealth managerFort Wayne, IndianaCRD 282712SEC 801-114636websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 22, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 26, 2018 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 30, 2019
RAUM
$583M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$574M individuals and HNW
Advisors
11
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$53.0M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
46
15 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$583M as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 28, 2019$117M then
HNW client RAUM$170M as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 28, 2019$20.7M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)16 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 28, 20195 then
Employees (5.A)46 as of Jul 22, 2026
Mar 28, 20196 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +20% over the last fiscal year+16% a year over threeIARs 16 to 16
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 22, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
  • 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
$53.0MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
155derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$143,686derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
4.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.2derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+20%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 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, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$75.7M, 201 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
  • Individuals$404M69%
  • High-net-worth individuals$170M29%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$7.3M1.3%
  • Corporations and businesses$1.9M0.3%
Individual clients
1,617reported
HNW clients
83reported
Pension plan clients
53reported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
4,056reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$75.7M for 201 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
11 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Robert Charles MccoyCertified Financial PlannerFort Wayne, InMar 6, 201929 y0
Marshal Neil JohnsonCertified Financial PlannerFort Wayne, InMar 6, 201919 y3
Casey Bailey WeadeCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial ConsultantFort Wayne, InMar 6, 201916 y2
Reid Mckinney BraunFort Wayne, InJun 28, 201911 y0
Isaac James BergChartered Financial ConsultantFort Wayne, InMar 11, 202210 y0
Brian Robert SingerBrownsburg, InMar 30, 202232 y1
Kelsey Lee DagleFort Wayne, InJan 9, 202314 y0
Jason Bradley PruittFort Wayne, InFeb 28, 202410 y0
Grant Tyler WelterChartered Financial ConsultantFort Wayne, In Jun 4, 202410 y0
Trae Ryan HassebroekBrownsburg, InApr 9, 202612 y0
Alec Joseph SandersonFort Wayne, InAug 6, 202610 y0
Advisor movement
4 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net -4 in 12 months2 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 36% of current headcount7 left over 36 months
Left, latest
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
    • Philip Christopher Matthew Chambers · Chief Operating Officercontrol
      since 08/2021 · owns less than 5%
    • Neil Marshal Johnson · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
    • Bailey Casey Weade · Chief Executive Officercontrol
      since 03/2016 · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • Howard Bailey Financial, Inc.
      real estatey
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Fort Wayne, In · principal913
    Brownsburg, In210
    Mishawaka, In001
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Brownsburg, IN2 employees
    • Mishawaka, IN2 employees
    • Perrysburg, OH1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • high employee count relative to advisorsStatic outlier · filing Jul 22, 2026
      employees per registered advisor of 4.2 against a peer median of 1.4 (947 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 7.0 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (947) · 100% percentile
    • employee count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026
      employees (Item 5.A) moved from 16.0 to 46.0 (+188.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-27 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (596 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (596) · 100% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 3,793 to 4,056
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 16 to 15
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Corporate clients · 1 to 3
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW clients · unset to 83.0
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual clients · 1,619 to 1,617
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension plan clients · 87 to 53
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $40.8M to $75.7M
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Employees · 16 to 46
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $485M to $583M
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · unset to 169880751.0
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $475M to $404M
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $8.2M to $7.3M
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $485M to $583M
      Nov 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
      Jun 10, 2025 to Nov 7, 2025
    • Accounts · 4,344 to 3,793
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 14 to 16
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • HNW clients · 203.0 to unset
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Individual clients · 2,277 to 1,619
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · unset to 87.0
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $35.6M to $40.8M
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Employees · 15 to 16
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 14 to 16
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $432M to $485M
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · 162156000.0 to unset
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $300M to $475M
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $31.6M to $0
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $1.5M to $8.2M
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • RAUM · $463M to $485M
      Feb 24, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025
    • Other offices · 3 to 4
      Nov 20, 2024 to Feb 24, 2025
    • Accounts · 4,082 to 4,344
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 12 to 14
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • HNW clients · 386 to 203
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Individual clients · 2,189 to 2,277
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $61.7M to $35.6M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Employees · 12 to 15
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 12 to 14
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $359M to $432M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $183M to $162M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $190M to $300M
      Mar 31, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
    Signals
    15 dated events
    • Tyler Richard Wyss left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Golden Reserve Retirement, Llc (registered 2026-08-12)
      Jul 31, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Christopher Louis Horoky left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Horoky Private Wealth, Llc (registered 2026-06-24)
      Jun 29, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Ryan Deane Zeeb left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Ministry Partners Securities, Llc (registered 2026-04-29)
      May 1, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • John Ryan Nuechterlein left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Buffalo Capital Advisors Llc (registered 2026-01-05)
      Dec 10, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Sara Ann Provines left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Kingsview Wealth Management, Llc (registered 2025-03-10)
      Mar 28, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Neil Marshal Johnson (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Howard Bailey Securities, Llc
      Nov 20, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
    • Henry John Harper (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Howard Bailey Securities, Llc (listed 2024-03-31, absent 2024-11-20)
      Nov 20, 2024 · Control person left · inference
    • David Scott Littrell left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Independent Financial Partners (registered 2024-11-06)
      Aug 5, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Christopher Hylen left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2025-06-13)
      Nov 21, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Matthew Postell left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Pruco Securities, Llc (registered 2023-08-02)
      May 17, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Bradley Milinko Simich left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Gradient Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-11-17)
      Sep 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • James A Dewese left Howard Bailey Securities, Llc for Edward Jones (registered 2025-03-21)
      Sep 6, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Philip Christopher Matthew Chambers (Chief Operations Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Howard Bailey Securities, Llc
      Apr 1, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
    • Henry John Harper (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Howard Bailey Securities, Llc
      Nov 12, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
    • Howard Bailey Securities, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Dec 26, 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
    info@howardbailey.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    260-482-9779reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    866-482-9559reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Business phone
    888-899-8344reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/howardbaileyfinancialreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Website
    howardbailey.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
    Principal office phone
    260-482-9559reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 22, 2026
    Team page
    howardbailey.com/about-us/meet-the-teamreportedpublished 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
    $53.0Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026