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

GOLDEN STATE EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 289796

SOUTH COAST METRO, CA

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Data as of Sep 19, 2022 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 31
Dated events: 25
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 9, 2017 to Sep 19, 2022
38 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: $405MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2022-09-19); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $405M
Private client RAUM: $404MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 100%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 24
Advisory employees: 16
Offices: 11Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 1,340
Individual clients: 575
High net worth clients: 108
SEC number: 801-112013
CRD: 289796
Filings on the tape: 38
First filed: Oct 9, 2017
Latest filed: Sep 19, 2022
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
CATONE, DANIEL, ROBERT	MANAGING MEMBER	C	yes	01/2019	Jan 21, 2019	Sep 19, 2022
JEFFS-CATONE, PATRICK, MICHAEL	MANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	C	yes	03/2018	Mar 29, 2018	Sep 19, 2022
NAHAS, JOHN, EMILE	MANAGING MEMBER	C	yes	11/2017	Oct 9, 2017	Sep 19, 2022

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
GOLDEN STATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Independent wealth	$2.2B	N	yes	n/a
GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	n/a	Former SEC adviser	$218M	N	yes	n/a
REDWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Offices

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

City	State	Country	Employees	Also broker-dealer
NORTH BEND	Wa	United States	2	no
Irvine	CA	United States	1	no
NEWPORT BEACH	CA	United States	1	no
PALM DESERT	CA	United States	1	no
Nokomis	FL	United States	1	no
Barrigada	Gu	United States	1	no
Troy	Mi	United States	1	no
LAS CRUCES	Nm	United States	1	no
LAS CRUCES	Nm	United States	1	no
Southlake	TX	United States	1	no
Holladay	Ut	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

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2021	Mar 8, 2022	$405M	$405M	24	16	4	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 25, 2021	$239M	$239M	11	8	4	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 6, 2020	$19.9M	$19.9M	4	2	1	n/a	n/a
2018	Jan 21, 2019	$27.5M	$27.5M	3	3	1	n/a	n/a
2017	Feb 26, 2018	$0	$0	1	1	1	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
2021	$405M	$239M	69.4%	$27.5M	145.3%	24	11	11	4

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
GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENT	2	Sep 20, 2022	Jul 10, 2020	SOUTH COAST METRO, CA	Team lift out	RIA to RIA	11.1%
ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC	12	Sep 20, 2022	Jan 1, 2025	SOUTH COAST METRO, CA	Firm absorbed	RIA to RIA	66.7%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
CARTER BAIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT	2	Dec 31, 2021	Aug 26, 2021	LAS CRUCES, NM	Team lift out	Other	100.0%

Relationships

Affiliated with (5)

← GOLDEN STATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← ASCENTIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ GOLDEN STATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
→ GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV
← GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviserother investment adviser, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (3)

← NAHAS, JOHN, EMILEOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Oct 9, 2017 to presentfactForm ADV
← CATONE, DANIEL, ROBERTOwnerMANAGING MEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Jan 21, 2019 to presentfactForm ADV
← JEFFS-CATONE, PATRICK, MICHAELOwnerMANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code C, individual
Mar 29, 2018 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (2)

→ ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviser10 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Sep 20, 2022 to Jan 1, 2025factForm ADV
→ GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENTRegistered adviser2 advisors, team lift out, same day
Sep 20, 2022 to Jul 10, 2020factForm ADV

Registered with (19)

← FRANCISCO BLAS SALASAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 15, 2022 to Sep 21, 2022factForm ADV
← WILLIAM DALE BYFORDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← JOHN DAVID PAKAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Oct 15, 2020 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← JONATHAN MILLER LARSENAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 4, 2022 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← SHANNON ASHER KUJAWAAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← JOHN EMILE NAHASAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 5, 2017 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← LEE BURTON JONESAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 18, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← MISTY DEJON PORTERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Dec 5, 2017 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← KELLI ANNE YOUNGAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 20, 2020 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← DAVID EDWARD LEIGHTONAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Nov 9, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← PATRICK MICHAEL JEFFS-CATONEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 26, 2018 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← DAVID MICHAEL ELDRIDGEAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Apr 1, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← TODD AARON SCHNEIDERAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jan 12, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← JEAN-PAUL SIMON AFIFAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 9, 2022 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← TIMOTHY JOHN DOWDAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2020 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← Nathan Gonzalo EnriquezAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Aug 26, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← Matthew Thomas CatoneAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Feb 16, 2022 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← Jordan Vander PoortenAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Sep 16, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022factForm ADV
← JUSTIN KYLE VESTMANAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Mar 16, 2020 to Jan 10, 2022factForm ADV

Dated events

1 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Sep 21, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Francisco Blas Salas left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-20)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Firm absorbed
Golden State Equity Advisors, LLC's advisors moved to Ascentis Independent Advisors, LLC (South Coast Metro, CA): 10 of 18 registered, on the same day
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
10 advisors
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Team lift-out
2 advisors left Golden State Equity Advisors, LLC (South Coast Metro, CA) for Golden State Asset Management on the same day
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
2 advisors
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jordan Vander Poorten left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-01-01)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jean-Paul Simon Afif left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-15)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Jonathan Miller Larsen left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Timothy John Dowd left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Misty Dejon Porter left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Patrick Michael Jeffs-Catone left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Golden State Asset Management (registered 2020-07-10)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Todd Aaron Schneider left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Nathan Gonzalo Enriquez left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-19)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Matthew Thomas Catone left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-15)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
William Dale Byford left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-19)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Shannon Asher Kujawa left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John Emile Nahas left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Golden State Asset Management (registered 2020-07-10)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
David Michael Eldridge left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Kelli Anne Young left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-20)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
David Edward Leighton left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John David Pak left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Sep 20, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Lee Burton Jones left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Ascentis Independent Advisors, Llc (registered 2022-09-16)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Mar 8, 2022
Regulatory AUM changed
Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $405.2M, up 69% from $239.2M (2021-11-09 to 2022-03-08)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
$166M
Occurred
Jan 10, 2022
Advisor changed firm
Justin Kyle Vestman left Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc for Lake Avenue Financial Llc (registered 2022-01-10)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Jan 21, 2019
Control person joined
Robert Daniel Catone (Managing Member) appeared on Schedule A of Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago
Occurred
Oct 9, 2017
First Form ADV filing
Rodeo Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 3 days ago

Show 1 bookkeeping events

Occurred
Jul 12, 2022
Golden State Equity Advisors, Llc reported 10 offices beyond its principal office, up from 4 (2022-06-28 to 2022-07-12)

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:c315fdb8-ea53-adb9-e3c3-5bb56834b43a
First observed: Oct 9, 2017
Last observed: Sep 19, 2022 48 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.

GOLDEN STATE EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

CRD 289796

SOUTH COAST METRO, CA

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Data as of Sep 19, 2022 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

CATONE, DANIEL, ROBERT

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

01/2019

Jan 21, 2019

Sep 19, 2022

JEFFS-CATONE, PATRICK, MICHAEL

MANAGING MEMBER & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

03/2018

Mar 29, 2018

Sep 19, 2022

NAHAS, JOHN, EMILE

MANAGING MEMBER

yes

11/2017

Oct 9, 2017

Sep 19, 2022

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

GOLDEN STATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

n/a

Independent wealth

$2.2B

yes

n/a

GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

n/a

Former SEC adviser

$218M

yes

n/a

REDWOOD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC

n/a

yes

n/a

City

State

Country

Employees

Also broker-dealer

NORTH BEND

United States

Irvine

United States

NEWPORT BEACH

United States

PALM DESERT

United States

Nokomis

United States

Barrigada

United States

Troy

United States

LAS CRUCES

United States

LAS CRUCES

United States

Southlake

United States

Holladay

United States

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2021

Mar 8, 2022

$405M

n/a

2020

Mar 25, 2021

$239M

n/a

2019

Mar 6, 2020

$19.9M

n/a

2018

Jan 21, 2019

$27.5M

n/a

2017

Feb 26, 2018

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2021

$405M

$239M

69.4%

$27.5M

145.3%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

GOLDEN STATE ASSET MANAGEMENT

Sep 20, 2022

Jul 10, 2020

SOUTH COAST METRO, CA

Team lift out

RIA to RIA

11.1%

ASCENTIS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS, LLC

Sep 20, 2022

Jan 1, 2025

SOUTH COAST METRO, CA

Firm absorbed

RIA to RIA

66.7%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

CARTER BAIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Dec 31, 2021

Aug 26, 2021

LAS CRUCES, NM

Team lift out

Other

100.0%