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SEC-registered adviser

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Independent wealth managerDallas, TexasCRD 289273SEC 801-110974websiteIAPD
Legal name A•••••• R•• L••
Latest filing May 26, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 6, 2017 · 53 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 4, 2017
RAUM
$852M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$807M individuals and HNW
Advisors
11
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$77.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
17
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
2
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
53 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$852M as of May 26, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$242M then
HNW client RAUM$589M as of May 26, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$115M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)11 as of May 26, 2026
Mar 30, 20188 then
Employees (5.A)17 as of May 26, 2026
Mar 30, 20189 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +17% over the last fiscal year+9.8% a year over threeIARs 11 to 11
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 26, 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
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$77.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
107derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$356,933derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
5.3%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.7derived3 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+17%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+58%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$462MreportedItem 5.I
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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$589M69%
  • Individuals$218M26%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$45.0M5.3%
Individual clients
652reported
HNW clients
526reported
Pension plan clients
6reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
2,387reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.95 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
9 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
A••• P•••••• K•••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxAug 4, 201721 y2
J•••• M•••••• M••••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxAug 4, 201718 y2
K••• D•••••• W••••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxAug 4, 201723 y2
S•••• D••• H•••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxAug 4, 201719 y2
P••••• B••••• A••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxAug 7, 201722 y2
B•••••• J•••••• G•••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxApr 6, 202223 y3
K•••• R•••• B•••••Dallas, TxNov 29, 202213 y3
R••• S•••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxOct 13, 202315 y3
C••••• M••••• R•••••••Certified Financial PlannerDallas, TxOct 30, 202412 y1
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
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
    • M••••••• J••••• M•••••• · Owner & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 04/2019 · owns less than 5%
    • H•••••• S••••• D••• · Membercontrol
      since 11/2020 · owns 75% or more of T•• H••••• G••••• I••
    • M••••••• J••••• M•••••• · Membercontrol
      since 11/2020 · owns 75% or more of J•••• F••••••••• L••
    Entity owners
    • J•••• F••••••••• L•• · Owner
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    • T•• H••••• G••••• I•• · Owner
      direct · owns 50% to 75%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    • L• • H• C••• A•• A••••••• L••
      insurancen
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    Dallas, Tx · principal1110
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • R••••••Son, TX2 employees
    • Walnut Creek, CA1 employees
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • client count surgeChange between filings · filing Apr 8, 2026
      individual and HNW clients (Item 5.D) moved from 746.0 to 1,178.0 (+58.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-21 and 2026-04-08; the peer median change was +5.0% (1216 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $500M to $1B (1,216) · 97% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 2,411 to 2,387
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW clients · 208 to 526
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual clients · 538 to 652
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Employees · 16 to 17
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $691M to $807M
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $510M to $589M
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $181M to $218M
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $39.0M to $45.0M
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Pension RAUM · $39.0M to $45.0M
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • RAUM · $730M to $852M
      Mar 21, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
    • Accounts · 2,253 to 2,411
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • HNW clients · 171 to 208
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Individual clients · 577 to 538
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Pension plan clients · 7 to 6
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · More than 500 to 251-500
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $650M to $691M
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $440M to $510M
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $210M to $181M
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $45.0M to $39.0M
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Pension RAUM · $45.0M to $39.0M
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • RAUM · $695M to $730M
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $194M to $0
      Nov 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 10 to 11
      Mar 18, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
    • Employees · 15 to 16
      Mar 18, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 10 to 11
      Mar 18, 2024 to Nov 4, 2024
    • Accounts · 2,296 to 2,253
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • HNW clients · 185 to 171
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Individual clients · 791 to 577
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $603M to $650M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $394M to $440M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $209M to $210M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $40.0M to $45.0M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Pension RAUM · $40.0M to $45.0M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • RAUM · $643M to $695M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Wrap assets (manager) · $0 to $194M
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Wrap assets (sponsor) · $166M to $0
      Oct 31, 2023 to Mar 18, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
      Mar 16, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023
    • Employees · 14 to 15
      Mar 16, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023
    • State-registered IARs · 9 to 10
      Mar 16, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023
    • Accounts · 2,868 to 2,296
      Feb 7, 2023 to Mar 16, 2023
    Signals
    7 dated events
    • C•••••• P••••• R••••••• left Apeiron for Steadtrust (registered 2025-04-24)
      May 8, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
    • Apeiron reported RAUM $555.0M, up 52% from $364.0M (2021-10-18 to 2021-12-07)
      Dec 7, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
    • Dale Scott Hammel (Owner) appeared on Schedule A of Apeiron
      Jun 16, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
    • Douglas Kyle Walters (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of Apeiron (listed 2020-03-20, absent 2020-06-16)
      Jun 16, 2020 · Control person left · inference
    • Michael James Marsden (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Apeiron
      Apr 26, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
    • Nmn James Vasquez (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Apeiron (listed 2019-04-01, absent 2019-04-26)
      Apr 26, 2019 · Control person left · inference
    • A•••• W••••• A••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Jul 6, 2017 · ria f•••• adv filing · 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@apeironplanning.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Business phone
    972-421-2068reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
    Firm profile
    linkedin.com/company/apeiron-planning-partnersreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Website
    apeironplanning.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    972-421-2068reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 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
    $77.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026