PRAETORIAN GUARD, A DIVISION OF PRAETORIAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT,INC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2008
Total AUM
$599M
Discretionary
$599M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$326K
Accounts
1,839
Employees
8
Advisory reps
8

Firm details

Headquarters
CARMEL, California
CRD number
147814
Registered since
August 7, 2008
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM
Client types
  • HNWI81.65%
  • Individuals17.21%
  • Charitable Organizations0.83%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.31%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

Praetorian Guard, a division of Praetorian Wealth Management, Inc., is an independent registered investment adviser that manages advisory relationships for individuals, families and institutional accounts on a discretionary fee basis. The firm tilts heavily to equities for client portfolios, using exchange-traded products as the primary vehicle for market exposure. Its public filings and recent 13F show a clear preference for broad, liquid ETF and mutual fund exposure rather than large direct-stock concentrations, consistent with a core equity approach that emphasizes diversification, liquidity and cost-efficiency. On the business side, the firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services for individuals, small businesses and institutions. It is not positioned as an ESG-active manager, pension consultant or multi-state registered adviser, and it reports a single-owner structure. Investment decision-making appears centered on portfolio construction with ETF-driven cores and smaller satellite positions in individual equities.

Assets & Accounts

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Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 80%, State & Local Bonds 9%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 9%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 2%, Other 1%80%
  • Exchange Traded Equities80%
  • State & Local Bonds9%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds9%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents2%
  • Other1%

Contacts

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  • MARC WEHMEYER

    DirectorCRD 6234658

  • Andrew Nelson

    Associate Financial PlannerCRD 7297888

  • JEROME LEDZINSKI, II

    Managing Director, Business OperationsCRD 5203030

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$519M in ETFs

Passive

89%

$463M

Active

0%

$56.6M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD WORLD FUND (MGK)VanguardPassiveLarge Growth$64.6M168,39712.44%

Location

Primary office

CARMEL, CA

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Location

CARMEL, CA

Headquartered in CARMEL, CA, in the West of the United States.

Region
West
County
MONTEREY
Address
3775 Via Nona Marie
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

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