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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

Fortitude Private Wealth

Independent wealth managerCarmel, IndianaCRD 290074SEC 801-132620websiteIAPD
Legal name Fortitude Private Wealth Inc.
Latest filing Aug 18, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 31, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Apr 30, 2025
RAUM
$126M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$126M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$126M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
2
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$126M as of Aug 18, 2026
Mar 31, 2025$103M then
HNW client RAUM$113M as of Aug 18, 2026
Mar 31, 2025$80.9M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Aug 18, 2026
Mar 31, 20251 then
Employees (5.A)2 as of Aug 18, 2026
Mar 31, 20252 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 18, 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
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$126MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
67derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$392,779derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-4.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consultingreportedItem 5.G
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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$113M89%
  • Individuals$13.8M11%
Individual clients
23reported
HNW clients
44reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
322reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 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
Joshua David ZorgerCertified Financial PlannerCarmel, InOct 31, 201722 y4
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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • David Joshua Zorger · Chief Compliance Officer/Ownercontrol
    since 09/2017 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 326 to 322
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW clients · 37 to 44
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual clients · 33 to 23
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $103M to $126M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $80.9M to $113M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $18.6M to $13.8M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
  • RAUM · $103M to $126M
    Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Signals
1 dated events
  • Joseph Ryan Ledbetter left Fortitude Private Wealth for Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. (registered 2022-06-29)
    Mar 30, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · 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 phone
317-819-8550reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/fortitude-private-wealth-increportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
fortitudeprivatewealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
317-819-8550reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 18, 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
$126Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026