CRD: 158041
Paragon Financial Partners
$329.6M Total AUM
$267.1M Disc. AUM
10.4% 3Y CAGR
2 Employees
127 ADV. Clients
14 yrs Firm Age
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- Custodian
- Charles Schwab & Company · Fidelity/NFS · JP Morgan
- Clients
- Retail and Institutional
- Platforms
- WaveEagle wave
- Established Date
- 06-13-2011
- Office Locations
- 1
Office Locations
5850 Canoga Avenue Suite 400 Woodland Hills CA
About Paragon Financial Partners
Paragon Financial Partners is a Woodland Hills, CA RIA providing financial planning, discretionary wealth management, and specialized guidance for complex situations, including retirement plan allocation for IRAs and employer plans. The firm emphasizes ETF-based portfolio construction and publishes education via the Paragon Podcast, including SECURE Act 2.0 retirement rule updates.
Team overview
36 AVG AGE
$164.8M AVG AUM / ADVISOR
$2.6M AVG AUM / CLIENT
13.2 yrs AVG TENURE
2 Employees
2 Advisory Reps
2 RIA Reps
14yrs Firm Age
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Asset Classes
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Client Personas
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Custodian
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Investment Themes
Wave ridge Radial beacon Value capital
Investment Vehicles
Value legacy
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Services
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Technology
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Owner & Executives
EVAN FLOYD SHORTEN
Certified Financial Planner, Chief Compliance Officer, President
- CRD
- #2844733
- Ownership
- 75% or more
(437) 418-9151
peak.summit@pathwaycapital.com
in linkedin.com/in/ember-oak
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ELEAN MANUEL MENDOZA
Financial Advisor, General Partner
- CRD
- #5747083
(527) 410-9856
vertex.insight@ridgecapital.com
in linkedin.com/in/harbor-insight
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Total AUM
Discretionary
Non-Discretionary
| Category | Assets | AVG. Account size |
|---|---|---|
| Discretionary | $267,052,054 | $586,928 |
| Non-Discretionary | $62,532,489 | $1,078,146 |
| Total | $329,584,543 | $642,465 |
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Separately Managed Accounts
Total SMA Asset: $329,584,543
Equity - Exchange:
21.5% Public Funds:
15.9% Cash:
7.5% U.S. Government/Agency:
19.4% Private Funds:
8.3% Municipal Bonds:
27.4% | Asset class | Assets | Assets % |
|---|---|---|
| Equity - Exchange | $1,219,785,864 | 21.5% |
| Public Funds | $902,074,197 | 15.9% |
| Cash | $425,506,697 | 7.5% |
| U.S. Government/Agency | $1,100,643,988 | 19.4% |
| Private Funds | $470,894,078 | 8.3% |
| Municipal Bonds | $1,554,517,797 | 27.4% |
| Total | $5,673,422,621 | 100.0% |
13F Holdings | Q1 2026
| Issuer | Class | Cusip | Ticker | % | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOCUS PATHWAY CATALYST | INSIGHT RIDGE | 79U6MCVLG | OUH | 7.59% | $72,638,778 |
| TIMBER MATRIX | VERTEX ALPHA | M07ZWFBJ1 | ICPUL | 4.14% | $41,216,859 |
| LEGACY OPTIMA LEGACY | ELEMENT MATRIX | 9X188PT9T | AWJVE | 6.81% | $65,788,608 |
| ALPHA HARBOR BEACON | LEGACY HORIZON | 32AXTSMGZ | LTT | 1.52% | $40,460,423 |
| SUMMIT UNISON | PIONEER UNISON | M17JLDOU9 | CEWY | 12.07% | $40,601,999 |
| HORIZON FOCUS ATLAS | NORTH LEGACY | 5013F8WOS | LVJ | 9.18% | $75,117,428 |
| VECTOR TIMBER | SIGNAL FUSION | NIM0SCJKS | LMH | 7.20% | $72,385,768 |
| ALPHA HARBOR FRONTIER | VALUE RADIAL | P1Y4JG3WI | WUQ | 9.75% | $77,425,957 |