CALDER INVESTMENT ADVISORS

C43
CRD 143973·SEC 801-67907·ADA, MI
AUM
$297.0M
$100M-$500M
Est. Revenue
$3.0M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$891K
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$7.1M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
CALDER INVESTMENT ADVISORS
CRD
143973
SEC file #
801-67907
EIN
DBA names
Calder Financial Group

Economics

AUM
$297.0M
AUM band
$100M-$500M
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$180.5M → $297.0M▲ +65%
Client mix
Individuals Other463
Individuals High Net Worth48
Pension Profit Sharing Plans30
Charitable Organizations3

Operations

Employees (total)
7
Advisory staff (per ADV)
4
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
6 advisors → 4 advisors▼ -33%
Primary office
ADA MI
Branches

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPension consultingSelection of other advisers
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/11/2026
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
RACETTE, GEORGE, DIRK
Top Owner Pct
37.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
I
Owner Count
3
Control Persons
RACETTE, GEORGE, DIRK
Riefepeters, Brian, D
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
No

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
WEARECALDER.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2018-04-15T18:30:06Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
8
Rdap Firm Age Band
5-10y
Rdap Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No
Form 5500 Plan Count
1
Form 5500 Total Compensation
5,057
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
20255,057
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20251
Schedule C Total Compensation
5,057
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
1

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Registered
No

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (14)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
0
Bc Firm Active IA Count
5
Bc Firm IAR Count
5
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Fidelity2
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-04-15T18:30:06Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2026-04-16T12:18:28Z
Rdap Nameservers
Ns0.wixdns.netNs1.wixdns.net
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Renew ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Top Owner CRD
1156380
Trust Company Affiliate
No