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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserindependent wealth managerSEC registeredRAUM 100m 1b

CASTLE COAST WEALTH, LLC

CRD 298439

LA JOLLA, CA

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Data as of Aug 21, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 11
Dated events: 5
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 4, 2019 to Aug 21, 2026
26 observations

Across DFX

This entity has not been resolved onto another DFX graph by a shared identifier. A name match elsewhere would be a candidate, never an identity, and none is recorded.

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: independent wealth managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.88 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.12 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $424MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-08-21); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $424M
Private client RAUM: $371MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 88%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 5
RAUM per advisor: $84.7Mderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 6
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 2Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 963
Individual clients: 152
High net worth clients: 136
Custody, client assets: $221M
SEC number: 801-117737
CRD: 298439
Filings on the tape: 26
First filed: Nov 4, 2019
Latest filed: Aug 21, 2026
Organised: Limited Liability Company, CA
Website: castlecoastwealthllc.com

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
ADAM TYLER BROWN	n/a	Hampstead, NC \| LA JOLLA, CA	7	20	2	no
CHARLES OTTO GILLESPIE	n/a	LA JOLLA, CA	6	15	4	no
TYLER J STEARNS	Certified Financial Planner	LA JOLLA, CA	6	12	1	no
Cassidy Jane Fisher	n/a	LA JOLLA, CA	1	10	n/a	no
WILLIAM LEE LITTON	Certified Financial Planner	Incline Village, NV	1	32	2	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
GILLESPIE, CHARLES, OTTO	OWNER, MANAGING MEMBER & PRINCIPAL	E	yes	01/2019	Nov 4, 2019	Jul 16, 2024
STEARNS, TYLER, J	PARTNER AND WEALTH MANAGER	B	yes	01/2022	Mar 31, 2023	Jul 16, 2024
MITCHELL, TINA, LOUISE	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	no	09/2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jul 16, 2024

Offices

Schedule D 1.F offices beyond the principal office; street addresses are not published

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Hampstead	Nc	United States	1	no

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line; showing 7 of 8

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Apr 24, 2026	$424M	$424M	6	4	2	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 31, 2025	$412M	$412M	6	4	1	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 29, 2024	$324M	$324M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 31, 2023	$282M	$282M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 31, 2022	$334M	$334M	7	5	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 30, 2021	$280M	$280M	8	5	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Jan 31, 2020	$247M	$247M	9	5	1	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	1	1

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$424M	$412M	2.8%	$282M	14.5%	6	6	2	1

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
LITTON FINANCIAL	3	Jan 29, 2021	Sep 8, 2025	LA JOLLA, CA	Firm absorbed	Other	100.0%
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	2	Oct 4, 2019	Dec 5, 2019	LA JOLLA, CA	Team lift out	Ibd to RIA	0.0%

Relationships

Registered with (7)

← WILLIAM LEE LITTONAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 8, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← Cassidy Jane FisherAdvisorregistration: current employment
Oct 11, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
← CHARLES OTTO GILLESPIEAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 5, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← TYLER J STEARNSAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 5, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← ADAM TYLER BROWNAdvisorregistration: current employment
Apr 30, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← Justin K RuttkeAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 7, 2020 to Jun 5, 2024factForm ADV
← CHRISTINA MICHELLE HammannAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 10, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020factForm ADV

Owns (1)

← MITCHELL, TINA, LOUISEOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Sep 30, 2020 to Jul 16, 2024factForm ADV

Controls (2)

← GILLESPIE, CHARLES, OTTOOwnerOWNER, MANAGING MEMBER & PRINCIPAL, ownership code E, individual
Nov 4, 2019 to Jul 16, 2024factForm ADV
← STEARNS, TYLER, JOwnerPARTNER AND WEALTH MANAGER, ownership code B, individual
Mar 31, 2023 to Jul 16, 2024factForm ADV

Moved with (1)

← LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Oct 4, 2019 to Dec 5, 2019factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 5, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Justin K Ruttke left Castle Coast Wealth, Llc for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2024-10-31)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Mar 31, 2023
Control person joined
J Tyler Stearns (Partner And Wealth Manager) appeared on Schedule A of Castle Coast Wealth, Llc
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Sep 30, 2020
Control person left
Michelle Christina Mitchell (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Castle Coast Wealth, Llc (listed 2020-05-27, absent 2020-09-30)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Jan 30, 2020
Succession filed (Item 4)
Litton Financial reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
Nov 4, 2019
First Form ADV filing
Litton Financial filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:2d131f06-9252-d8db-e405-13d09ce1298d
First observed: Nov 4, 2019
Last observed: Aug 21, 2026 30 days ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

CASTLE COAST WEALTH, LLC

CRD 298439

LA JOLLA, CA

This is the graph view. The full profile, with its team, deals and sources, is on RIA / Wealth Management.Open the full profile →

Search this name across graphsid dfx:ria:2d131f06-9252-d8db-e405-13d09ce1298d

Data as of Aug 21, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

ADAM TYLER BROWN

n/a

Hampstead, NC | LA JOLLA, CA

CHARLES OTTO GILLESPIE

n/a

LA JOLLA, CA

TYLER J STEARNS

Certified Financial Planner

LA JOLLA, CA

Cassidy Jane Fisher

n/a

LA JOLLA, CA

n/a

WILLIAM LEE LITTON

Certified Financial Planner

Incline Village, NV

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

GILLESPIE, CHARLES, OTTO

OWNER, MANAGING MEMBER & PRINCIPAL

yes

01/2019

Nov 4, 2019

Jul 16, 2024

STEARNS, TYLER, J

PARTNER AND WEALTH MANAGER

yes

01/2022

Mar 31, 2023

Jul 16, 2024

MITCHELL, TINA, LOUISE

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

09/2020

Sep 30, 2020

Jul 16, 2024

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Hampstead

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Apr 24, 2026

$424M

n/a

2024

Mar 31, 2025

$412M

n/a

2023

Mar 29, 2024

$324M

n/a

2022

Mar 31, 2023

$282M

n/a

2021

Mar 31, 2022

$334M

n/a

2020

Mar 30, 2021

$280M

n/a

2019

Jan 31, 2020

$247M

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$424M

$412M

2.8%

$282M

14.5%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

LITTON FINANCIAL

Jan 29, 2021

Sep 8, 2025

LA JOLLA, CA

Firm absorbed

Other

100.0%

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Oct 4, 2019

Dec 5, 2019

LA JOLLA, CA

Team lift out

Ibd to RIA

0.0%