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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

Peterson Wealth Management, LLC

Independent wealth managerSparks, NevadaCRD 285415SEC 801-117241website IAPD

Latest filing May 12, 2026

First filing on the tape Jul 25, 2019 · 17 filings

SEC status approved since Aug 26, 2019

RAUM

$251M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

99%

$250M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$83.7M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

3 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

17 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$251M as of May 12, 2026

Jan 27, 2020$133M then

HNW client RAUM$113M as of May 12, 2026

Jan 27, 2020$44.9M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of May 12, 2026

Jan 27, 20203 then

Employees (5.A)7 as of May 12, 2026

Jan 27, 20203 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3

Practice profile

derived from the filing of May 12, 2026; every figure names its basis

RAUM per advisor: $83.7MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 381derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $1.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $219,307derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +8.8%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $3.1M, 4 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)
marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

Individuals$136M54%
High-net-worth individuals$113M45%
Pension and profit-sharing plans$1.6M0.6%

Individual clients: 1,058reported
HNW clients: 86reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 1,145reported
Financial planning clients: 0reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $3.1M for 4 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Donald Scott Peterson	Sparks, Nv	Oct 12, 2017	38 y	1
Andrew George Peterson	Sparks, Nv	Jun 18, 2019	13 y	1
Jess David Peterson	Sparks, Nv	Jan 5, 2026	16 y	1

Advisor movement

0 left, 1 joined in 12 months

net +1 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

Jess David Peterson from First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
Jan 5, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Andrew George Peterson from First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
Jun 18, 2019 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Donald Scott Peterson from First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
Oct 12, 2017 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA

Every departure Every arrival

Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state

3 joined from First Allied Advisory Services, Inc.
Dec 20, 2019 · Carson City, Nv

Teams out Teams in

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

George Andrew Peterson · Membercontrol
since 10/2019 · owns 10% to 25%
Cindy Peterson · Membercontrol
since 12/2016 · owns 5% to 10%
Scott Donald Peterson · Membercontrol
since 12/2016 · owns 50% to 75%
David Jess Peterson · Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
since 12/2016 · owns 25% to 50%
Lea Tiffany Peterson · Membercontrol
since 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
Sparks, Nv · principal	3	1	0

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

Fallon, NV3 employees

ADV anomalies

2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

unusually high clients per advisorStatic outlier · filing May 12, 2026
private clients per advisor of 381.3 against a peer median of 57.3 (3075 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 9.2 robust deviations)
peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,075) · 100% percentile
custody status changedChange between filings · filing May 12, 2026
custody of client assets (Item 9.A): no on the filing of 2026-03-30, yes on the filing of 2026-05-12
peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Assets in custody · unset to 3103767.0
Mar 30, 2026 to May 12, 2026
Custody of client assets · false to true
Mar 30, 2026 to May 12, 2026
Accounts · 1,053 to 1,145
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
HNW clients · 200 to 86
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
Individual clients · 851 to 1,058
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $222M to $250M
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
HNW RAUM · $128M to $113M
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
Individual RAUM · $88.8M to $136M
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $906,136
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
Pension RAUM · $1.3M to $1.6M
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
RAUM · $222M to $251M
Mar 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
Accounts · 951 to 1,053
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
HNW clients · 179 to 200
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
Individual clients · 768 to 851
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $185M to $222M
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
HNW RAUM · $98.8M to $128M
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
Individual RAUM · $82.2M to $88.8M
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
Pension RAUM · $835,516 to $1.3M
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
RAUM · $185M to $222M
Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 26, 2025
Accounts · 935 to 951
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
HNW clients · 59 to 179
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Individual clients · 863 to 768
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $150M to $185M
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
HNW RAUM · $84.3M to $98.8M
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Individual RAUM · $62.9M to $82.2M
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Non-discretionary RAUM · $706,097 to $0
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Pension RAUM · $514,310 to $835,516
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
RAUM · $151M to $185M
Feb 14, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Accounts · 842 to 935
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Corporate clients · 2.0 to unset
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
HNW clients · 67 to 59
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Individual clients · 771 to 863
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Pension plan clients · 2.0 to unset
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Assets in custody · 2317741.0 to unset
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Custody of client assets · true to false
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Employees · 5 to 7
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Discretionary RAUM · $175M to $150M
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
HNW RAUM · $99.2M to $84.3M
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023
Individual RAUM · $72.7M to $62.9M
Oct 31, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023

Signals

3 dated events

Lea Tiffany Peterson (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Peterson Wealth Management, Llc
Mar 8, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
George Andrew Peterson (Member) appeared on Schedule A of Peterson Wealth Management, Llc
Jan 27, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
Peterson Wealth Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Jul 25, 2019 · 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@petersonwm.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 775-423-8007reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 775-423-8047reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 775-673-1100reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Website: PETERSONWM.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: 775-673-1100reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 12, 2026
Contact form: petersonwm.com/contactreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page: petersonwm.com/team-memberreportedpublished 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: $83.7Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026