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

FORTEM FINANCIAL, LLC

CRD 283097

PALM DESERT, CA

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Data as of Mar 27, 2018 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 8
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 23, 2016 to Mar 27, 2018
9 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: $201MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2018-03-27); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $194M
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 5
Advisory employees: 4
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 579
SEC number: 801-107903
CRD: 283097
Filings on the tape: 9
First filed: May 23, 2016
Latest filed: Mar 27, 2018
Organised: Limited Liability Company, Delaware

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
AMIDEI, BRIAN, PAUL	Member	D	yes	07/2016	Jul 22, 2016	Mar 27, 2018
D'ORLANDO, BRETT, CARLTON	MEMBER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	B	yes	07/2016	Jul 22, 2016	Mar 27, 2018
ROMANO, JOSEPH, GIORGIO	Member	C	yes	07/2016	Jul 22, 2016	Mar 27, 2018

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
2016	Feb 10, 2017	$201M	$194M	5	4	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
2016	$201M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5	n/a	0	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
FORTEM FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	3	Feb 9, 2018	Jul 20, 2018	PALM DESERT, CA	Firm absorbed	Other	100.0%

Teams in

teams that arrived here from one firm together

Other firm	Advisors	First left	Last joined	From	Kind	Move type	Share of firm
HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC	3	Jul 15, 2016	Jul 25, 2016	PALM DESERT, CA	Team lift out	Other	2.1%

Relationships

Controls (3)

← AMIDEI, BRIAN, PAULOwnerMEMBER, ownership code D, individual
Jul 22, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← ROMANO, JOSEPH, GIORGIOOwnerMEMBER, ownership code C, individual
Jul 22, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← D'ORLANDO, BRETT, CARLTONOwnerMEMBER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code B, individual
Jul 22, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV

Moved with (2)

→ FORTEM FINANCIAL GROUP, LLCRegistered adviser3 advisors, firm absorbed, same day
Feb 9, 2018 to Jul 20, 2018factForm ADV
← HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviser3 advisors, team lift out, same day
Jul 15, 2016 to Jul 25, 2016factForm ADV

Registered with (3)

← BRIAN PAUL AMIDEIAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2016 to Feb 9, 2018factForm ADV
← JOSEPH GIORGIO ROMANOAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2016 to Feb 9, 2018factForm ADV
← BRETT CARLTON D'ORLANDOAdvisorregistration: previous registration
Jul 25, 2016 to Feb 9, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
May 23, 2016
First Form ADV filing
Elle Advisors, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:d2bd0137-ea3d-13c9-8266-161ca6d687bd
First observed: May 23, 2016
Last observed: Mar 27, 2018 103 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.

FORTEM FINANCIAL, LLC

CRD 283097

PALM DESERT, CA

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Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

AMIDEI, BRIAN, PAUL

Member

yes

07/2016

Jul 22, 2016

Mar 27, 2018

D'ORLANDO, BRETT, CARLTON

MEMBER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

07/2016

Jul 22, 2016

Mar 27, 2018

ROMANO, JOSEPH, GIORGIO

Member

yes

07/2016

Jul 22, 2016

Mar 27, 2018

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2016

Feb 10, 2017

$201M

$194M

n/a

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2016

$201M

n/a

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

FORTEM FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Feb 9, 2018

Jul 20, 2018

PALM DESERT, CA

Firm absorbed

Other

100.0%

Other firm

Advisors

First left

Last joined

From

Kind

Move type

Share of firm

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Jul 15, 2016

Jul 25, 2016

PALM DESERT, CA

Team lift out

Other

2.1%