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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

AK FINANCIAL GROUP

ANDREW C. KARLINSKI, CRD 130338

IRVINE, CA

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Data as of Aug 31, 2022 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 10
Dated events: 6
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Jul 21, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022
5 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: $148MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2022-08-31); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $139M
Private client RAUM: $145MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 98%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 9
Advisory employees: 5
Offices: 2Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 463
Individual clients: 231
High net worth clients: 25
SEC number: 801-122138
CRD: 130338
Filings on the tape: 5
First filed: Jul 21, 2021
Latest filed: Aug 31, 2022
Organised: Sole Proprietorship, 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
KARLINSKI, ANDREW, CONRAD	SOLE PROPRIETOR/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	E	yes	09/1983	Jul 21, 2021	Aug 31, 2022

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
Tustin	CA	United States	2	no
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
2022	Jun 29, 2022	$148M	$139M	9	5	2	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
2022	$148M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	2	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
PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC	3	Dec 22, 2022	Jan 22, 2026	IRVINE, CA	Firm absorbed	RIA to ibd	75.0%
VELA CONSULTING, LLC	2	Jul 31, 2019	Dec 5, 2025	IRVINE, CA	Team lift out	RIA to state RIA	33.3%

Relationships

Controls (1)

← KARLINSKI, ANDREW, CONRADOwnerSOLE PROPRIETOR/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code E, individual
Jul 21, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (2)

→ PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLCRegistered adviser3 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Dec 22, 2022 to Jan 22, 2026factForm ADV
→ VELA CONSULTING, LLCRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Jul 31, 2019 to Dec 5, 2025factForm ADV

Registered with (7)

← CHRISTINE LYNN HAGENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2015 to Dec 22, 2022factForm ADV
← ANDREW CONRAD KARLINSKIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 8, 1997 to Dec 22, 2022factForm ADV
← CHRISTOPHER JOHN BISSONNETTEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
May 25, 2018 to Dec 22, 2022factForm ADV
← TRENT CHAPMAN HUSTONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 7, 2015 to Dec 22, 2022factForm ADV
← DANIEL JAY CONARDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 2, 2015 to Jul 31, 2019factForm ADV
← JOSIAH D. JENNINGSAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 26, 2015 to Jul 31, 2019factForm ADV
← Kailen H CookAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 20, 2017 to Dec 4, 2017factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 22, 2022
Firm absorbed
AK Financial Group's advisors moved to Private Advisor Group, LLC (Irvine, CA): 3 of 4 registered, on the same day
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
3 advisors
Occurred
Dec 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Christopher John Bissonnette left Ak Financial Group for Private Advisor Group, Llc (registered 2026-01-22)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Christine Lynn Hagen left Ak Financial Group for Private Advisor Group, Llc (registered 2022-08-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Andrew Conrad Karlinski left Ak Financial Group for Private Advisor Group, Llc (registered 2022-09-27)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 22, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Trent Chapman Huston left Ak Financial Group for Private Advisor Group, Llc (registered 2022-08-04)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Jul 21, 2021
First Form ADV filing
Ak Financial Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:6d268954-6d22-caf6-3bc3-55fb3c00de6c
First observed: Jul 21, 2021
Last observed: Aug 31, 2022 49 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.

AK FINANCIAL GROUP

ANDREW C. KARLINSKI, CRD 130338

IRVINE, CA

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Data as of Aug 31, 2022 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

KARLINSKI, ANDREW, CONRAD

SOLE PROPRIETOR/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

09/1983

Jul 21, 2021

Aug 31, 2022

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

Tustin

United States

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2022

Jun 29, 2022

$148M

$139M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2022

$148M

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

PRIVATE ADVISOR GROUP, LLC

Dec 22, 2022

Jan 22, 2026

IRVINE, CA

Firm absorbed

RIA to ibd

75.0%

VELA CONSULTING, LLC

Jul 31, 2019

Dec 5, 2025

IRVINE, CA

Team lift out

RIA to state RIA

33.3%