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SEC-registered adviser

Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc

Independent wealth managerGeorgetown, South CarolinaCRD 289496SEC 801-121843websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Jun 23, 2021 · 14 filings
SEC status approved since Jul 23, 2021
RAUM
$138M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
95%
$132M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$138M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
14 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$138M as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 31, 2022$111M then
HNW client RAUM$52.7M as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 31, 2022$48.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 31, 20222 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Jul 23, 2026
Mar 31, 20227 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +18% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3offices 1 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 23, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
RAUM per advisor
$138MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
395derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.0MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$141,088derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
8.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+9.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$133MreportedItem 5.I
Custody
$36.1M, 122 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$79.0M60%
  • High-net-worth individuals$52.7M40%
  • Charitable organizations$1.0M0.8%
Individual clients
369reported
HNW clients
26reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
7reported
Accounts
980reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
Custody of client assets
$36.1M for 122 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.95 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Jeffrey Dean WildesCertified Financial PlannerGeorgetown, ScAug 3, 201727 y2
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 headcount2 left over 36 months
Left, 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
  • Dean Jeffrey Wildes · President/Ccocontrol
    since 11/2000 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Georgetown, Sc · principal100
Mount Pleasant, Sc000
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Mount Pleasant, SC1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 935 to 980
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 1.0 to unset
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 20 to 26
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 340 to 369
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Employees · 6 to 8
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Other offices · 1 to 0
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $138M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $41.9M to $52.7M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $68.7M to $79.0M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $117M to $138M
    Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Accounts · 773 to 935
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Charity clients · 2 to 7
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 3 to 1
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW clients · 19 to 20
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual clients · 364 to 340
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Assets in custody · unset to 36094161.0
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $117M
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $38.8M to $41.9M
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $63.7M to $68.7M
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • RAUM · $105M to $117M
    Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
  • Other offices · 0 to 1
    Mar 29, 2024 to May 7, 2024
  • Accounts · 827 to 773
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Charity clients · 3 to 2
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 1 to 3
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 23 to 19
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · 332 to 364
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 1-10
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $100M to $105M
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $42.1M to $38.8M
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $57.3M to $63.7M
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • RAUM · $100M to $105M
    Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
  • Accounts · 824 to 827
    Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
    Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
  • Charity clients · unset to 3.0
    Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
  • Corporate clients · unset to 1.0
    Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
  • Individual clients · 342 to 332
    Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
Signals
4 dated events
  • Jadyn Caroline Watson left Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2025-06-13)
    May 23, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nathan Edward White left Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc for Morris Financial Concepts, Inc. (registered 2026-02-11)
    Jul 10, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Corbett Atwell Mckinney left Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc for Osaic Fa, Inc. (registered 2024-10-08)
    Mar 1, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Jun 23, 2021 · 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
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/wildes-financial-strategiesreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
WILDESFINANCIAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
843-485-4371reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 23, 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
$138Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026