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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
Wildes Financial Strategies, Inc
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
- Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
- Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
- 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
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Dean WildesCertified Financial Planner | Georgetown, Sc | Aug 3, 2017 | 27 y | 2 |
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
- Jadyn Caroline Watson to Commonwealth Financial NetworkMay 23, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Nathan Edward White to Morris Financial Concepts, Inc.Jul 10, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Corbett Atwell Mckinney to Osaic Fa, Inc.Mar 1, 2023 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Amanda Vail Ridgeway to Edward JonesFeb 15, 2019 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Joined, latest
- Nathan Edward White from Independent Advisor Alliance, LLCApr 17, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Amanda Vail Ridgeway from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, IncAug 3, 2017 · Other
- Jeffrey Dean Wildes from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, IncAug 3, 2017 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, IncOct 5, 2017 · Georgetown, Sc
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Dean Jeffrey Wildes · President/Ccocontrolsince 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
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown, Sc · principal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mount Pleasant, Sc | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Mount Pleasant, SC1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 935 to 980Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 2 to 3Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Corporate clients · 1.0 to unsetMar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 20 to 26Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 340 to 369Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 6 to 8Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 2 to 3Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Other offices · 1 to 0Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $138MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $41.9M to $52.7MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $68.7M to $79.0MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $117M to $138MMar 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Accounts · 773 to 935Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Charity clients · 2 to 7Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Corporate clients · 3 to 1Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW clients · 19 to 20Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual clients · 364 to 340Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Assets in custody · unset to 36094161.0Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Custody of client assets · false to trueSep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10Sep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $105M to $117MSep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $38.8M to $41.9MSep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $63.7M to $68.7MSep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- RAUM · $105M to $117MSep 16, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
- Other offices · 0 to 1Mar 29, 2024 to May 7, 2024
- Accounts · 827 to 773Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Charity clients · 3 to 2Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Corporate clients · 1 to 3Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 23 to 19Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual clients · 332 to 364Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 1-10Jun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $100M to $105MJun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $42.1M to $38.8MJun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $57.3M to $63.7MJun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- RAUM · $100M to $105MJun 5, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Accounts · 824 to 827Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
- Advisory activities · 2 to 3Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
- Charity clients · unset to 3.0Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
- Corporate clients · unset to 1.0Apr 27, 2022 to Mar 23, 2023
- Individual clients · 342 to 332Apr 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