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Paragon Financial Advisors
Filed as PARAGON FINANCIAL ADVISORS · Legal name Paragon Advisors, L.L.C.
Paragon Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in College Station, TX, registered since 2007, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Paragon Financial Advisors compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Paragon Financial Advisors reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Paragon Financial Advisors located?
Paragon Financial Advisors' principal office is in College Station, TX, according to its Form ADV.
Is Paragon Financial Advisors registered with the SEC or a state?
Paragon Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2007. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 143721.
How much does Paragon Financial Advisors manage?
Paragon Financial Advisors reports $1,045,227,498 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Paragon Financial Advisors' assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Paragon Financial Advisors: Regulatory assets under management: $428,638,893 in the October 2021 data and $1,045,227,498 in the October 2026 data, up 144%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Paragon Financial Advisors serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (252); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (185); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (14).
Which custodians does Paragon Financial Advisors use?
Paragon Financial Advisors' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Paragon Financial Advisors report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/143721
Does Paragon Financial Advisors state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 6, 2026 says: "A minimum of $1,000,000 of assets under Paragon’s management is required for our services."
What changed in Paragon Financial Advisors' recent Form ADV filings?
In the July 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in LA.
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: $1,000,000
The brochure's wording
A minimum of $1,000,000 of assets under Paragon’s management is required for our services.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 6, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,045,227,498 as of October 2026, filing dated July 16, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Publication of periodicals or newsletters
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Paragon Advisors, L.L.C.
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2007 (19 years)
- Employees
- Total: 17. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- States registered or notice-filed
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2 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,045,227,498 | 17 | July 16, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $847,006,835 | 16 | March 24, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $680,567,891 | 12 | May 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $480,540,930 | 12 | February 17, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $553,377,657 | 11 | July 14, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $428,638,893 | 8 | February 23, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $428,638,893 in the October 2021 data and $1,045,227,498 in the October 2026 data, up 144%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 17 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- July 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in LA.
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 9 to 14.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $847,006,835 to $1,045,227,498 (+23%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Paragon Financial Advisors (CRD 143721): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/paragon-financial-advisors-college-station-tx-143721