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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM under $100M

ADVANCED PRACTICE ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 154084

LA QUINTA, CA

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Data as of Oct 5, 2018 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 18
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 21, 2012 to Oct 5, 2018
89 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: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $21.2MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2018-10-05); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $21.2M
Private client RAUM: $21.2MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 2
Advisory employees: 2
Offices: 4Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 88
Individual clients: 88
SEC number: 801-71514
CRD: 154084
Filings on the tape: 89
First filed: Mar 21, 2012
Latest filed: Oct 5, 2018
Organised: Limited Liability Company, California

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
SPITZER, PAUL, CURTIS	CO-TRUSTEE	D	yes	08/2013	Mar 21, 2012	Oct 5, 2018
SPITZER, PAUL, CURTIS	Cco	Na	yes	06/2018	Mar 21, 2012	Oct 5, 2018
BROWN, MARYBETH	CO-TRUSTEE	D	no	08/2013	Jun 2, 2014	Oct 5, 2018
PAUL C. SPITZER & MARYBETH BROWN FAMILY TRUST DTD 8/9/2013	FAMILY TRUST	E	no	08/2013	Jul 11, 2018	Oct 5, 2018

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
n/a	n/a	n/a	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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2017	May 8, 2018	$39.0M	$39.0M	4	3	4	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 15, 2017	$113M	$113M	12	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Feb 12, 2016	$148M	$143M	8	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Apr 1, 2015	$108M	$107M	7	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 6, 2014	$263M	$197M	5	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Mar 28, 2013	$219M	$164M	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 21, 2012	$103M	$77.1M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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
2017	$21.2M	$113M	-81.3%	$108M	-42.0%	2	12	4	n/a

Teams out

two or more advisors whose registrations ended here and began at one firm together: a fact of two dates, not a prediction

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
DEFINE FINANCIAL, LLC	2	Aug 18, 2017	Apr 17, 2021	LA QUINTA, CA	Team lift out	Other	40.0%

Relationships

Controls (1)

← SPITZER, PAUL, CURTISOwnerCO-TRUSTEE, ownership code D, individual
Mar 21, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV

Owns (2)

← BROWN, MARYBETHOwnerCO-TRUSTEE, ownership code D, individual
Jun 2, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
← PAUL C. SPITZER & MARYBETH BROWN FAMILY TRUST DTD 8/9/2013OwnerFAMILY TRUST, ownership code E, domestic entity
Jul 11, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (1)

→ DEFINE FINANCIAL, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Aug 18, 2017 to Apr 17, 2021factForm ADV

Registered with (13)

← RAVI DAVISAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 6, 2015 to Jun 29, 2018factForm ADV
← GABRIELLA SHEFFIELDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 19, 2016 to Jun 25, 2018factForm ADV
← ROBERT HURLEY INGHAMAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 21, 2011 to May 3, 2018factForm ADV
← TAYLOR ROBERT SCHULTEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 25, 2014 to Aug 18, 2017factForm ADV
← JONATHAN MICHAEL LUSKINAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 14, 2016 to Aug 18, 2017factForm ADV
← Robert James RocheAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 17, 2014 to Mar 31, 2016factForm ADV
← KENNETH ANTHONY BLATTENBAUERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 23, 2014 to Sep 21, 2015factForm ADV
← DONALD LOUIS DALESANDROAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 4, 2011 to Jul 23, 2014factForm ADV
← BOBBY GLENN JAMESAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 5, 2014 to Jun 25, 2014factForm ADV
← TIMOTHY JAMES SCHNEIDERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 5, 2011 to Jun 28, 2013factForm ADV
← DANIEL CRAIG OSGOODAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2010 to Sep 4, 2012factForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER ALAN TATEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2010 to Sep 4, 2012factForm ADV
← GRANT DANIEL VAHALLAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 7, 2011 to Aug 10, 2012factForm ADV

Dated events

No dated event names this entity yet.

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:5b2d3446-bf66-9d55-4fa0-6eeb2b4cd196
First observed: Mar 21, 2012
Last observed: Oct 5, 2018 96 months 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.

ADVANCED PRACTICE ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 154084

LA QUINTA, CA

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Data as of Oct 5, 2018 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

SPITZER, PAUL, CURTIS

CO-TRUSTEE

yes

08/2013

Mar 21, 2012

Oct 5, 2018

SPITZER, PAUL, CURTIS

Cco

yes

06/2018

Mar 21, 2012

Oct 5, 2018

BROWN, MARYBETH

CO-TRUSTEE

08/2013

Jun 2, 2014

Oct 5, 2018

PAUL C. SPITZER & MARYBETH BROWN FAMILY TRUST DTD 8/9/2013

FAMILY TRUST

08/2013

Jul 11, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2017

May 8, 2018

$39.0M

n/a

2016

Mar 15, 2017

$113M

n/a

2015

Feb 12, 2016

$148M

$143M

n/a

2014

Apr 1, 2015

$108M

$107M

n/a

2013

Mar 6, 2014

$263M

$197M

n/a

2012

Mar 28, 2013

$219M

$164M

n/a

2011

Mar 21, 2012

$103M

$77.1M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2017

$21.2M

$113M

-81.3%

$108M

-42.0%

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

DEFINE FINANCIAL, LLC

Aug 18, 2017

Apr 17, 2021

LA QUINTA, CA

Team lift out

Other

40.0%