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Vaughan And Company Securities, Inc.

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Small ($100M–$1B) CRD 18826 · SEC file 801-118757 · Ridgewood, NJ · www.facebook.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of May 06, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$219M
Discretionary
$216M
Clients
193
Avg AUM / client
$1.1M
Accounts
544
Employees
6

AUM over time

$185M $280M
Apr 17, 2020 May 6, 2026

Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of May 06, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 130 $39.1M 17.9%
High net worth individuals 60 $179M 82.0%
Pension and profit sharing plans 2 $163K 0.07%
Corporations and other businesses 1 $204K 0.09%

People (3)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
James Daniel Vaughan Ceo, Cfo, President, Trustee CFP Oct 1986 (40y) 10% – 25%
Vaughan, James, Daniel Vice President Oct 1986 (40y) Less than 5%
Tyler George Kennedy Registered representative Mar 2024 (2y)

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
James D. Vaughan Jr.Grantor Trust Shareholder Jul 1997 A 75% or more

Undisclosed: 0% – 15% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 05/06/2026 1.33 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

Regulatory · Item 11.E(2) as of Apr 02, 2024

Allegations: LATE FILING OF FOCUS Status: Final Sanction Detail: FINE PAID WHEN REQUESTED Summary: PREVIOUS B/D DRP DE-REGISTERED AS B/D IN 2020.

Regulatory · Item 11.E(2) as of Apr 02, 2024

Allegations: UPON AUDIT THE NASD DETERMINED THAT WE HAD CONDUCTED A SECURITIES BUSINESS WHILE UNDER CAPITALIZED AS DEFINED BY THE NET CAPITAL RULES. IN ADDITION, THE NASD DETERMINED THAT WE HAD FAILED TO KEEP A GENERAL LEDGER. Status: Final Sanction Detail: CONSENTED TO FINDINGS AND PAID FINE. Summary: PREVIOUS B/D DRP DE-REGISTERED AS B/D IN 2020.

Regulatory · Item 11.E(2) as of Apr 02, 2024

Allegations: VAUGHAN & CO. ACTING THROUGH JAMES D.VAUGHAN, III, ALLOWED JAMES D. VAUGHAN, JR. TO ACT AS A GENERAL SECURITIES PRINCIPAL OF THE FIRM, WHILE FAILING TO HAVE REGISTERED IN SUCH CAPACITY. VAUGHAN & CO. ACTING THROUGH JAMES D. VAUGHAN, III, FAILED TO MAINTAIN WRITTEN SUPERVISORY PROCEDURES MANDATING THAT VAUGHAN & CO. COMPLETE AN ANNUAL TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS, DEVELOP A WRITTEN TRAINING PLAN AND IMPLEMENT SUCH PLAN, FAILED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS, FAILING TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN TRAINING PLAN AND FAILING TO IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN TRAINING PLAN; FAILED TO MAINTAIN WRITTEN SUPERVISORY PROCEDURES, OR ADEQUATE SUPERVISORY PROCEDURES, DESCRIBING ITS METHOD OF SUPERVISION REGARDING VARIOUS SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS, INCLUDING: (1) RECEIPT AND FORWARDING OF CUSTOMER CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO THE CLEARING FIRM; (2) CONTINUING EDUCATION; (3) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE MEETINGS; (4) PRIVATE SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS; (5) CUSTOMER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUITABILITY; (6) PERIODIC REVIEW OF CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS; (7) REVIEW OF CUSTOMER TRANSACTIONS; (8) MUTUAL FUNDS AND VARIABLE ANNUTIES - INCLUDING SALES PRACTICES WITH REGARD TO THESE BUSINESS LINES; (9) OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES; (10) MUNICIPAL SECURITIES MARK-UPS/MARK-DOWNS; (11) SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL SECURITIES; AND (12) COMPLIANCE WITH MSRB G-37 AND G-38. Status: Final Sanction Detail: FINE WILL BE PAID UPON BILLING. Summary: PREVIOUS B/D DRP DE-REGISTERED AS B/D IN 2020.

Regulatory · Item 11.D(2), 11.D(3), 11.D(4), 11.D(5) as of Apr 02, 2024

Allegations: MARYLAND REVOCKED OUR LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO HAVE ANY LICENSED AGENTS IN MARYLAND. Status: Final Sanction Detail: STATE OF MARYLAND REVOKED OUR LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO HAVE ANY LICENSED AGENTS IN MARYLAND. UPON APPLICATION FROM VAUGHAN AND CO SECURITIES, INC., MARYLAND REVOKED THEIR ORDER OF REVOCATION AND ACCEPTED OUR REQUEST TO WITHDRAW FROM MARYLAND. Summary: UPON APPLICATION FROM VAUGHAN & CO. SECURITIES, INC.,MARYLAND VACATED THEIR ORDER OF REVOCATION AND ACCEPTED OUR REQUEST TO WITHDRAW FROM MARYLAND.

Disclosure text reproduced verbatim from the firm's own Form ADV filings.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Fixed fees
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other fees
  • SELECTION OF TPMM

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Other services

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: May 06, 2026.

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