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SEC-registered adviser

V•• S•••• • T•••• I••

Independent wealth managerSan Francisco, CaliforniaCRD 106228SEC 801-11816websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 27, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 22, 2012 · 20 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 30, 1976
RAUM
$483M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
92%
of RAUM
Private clients
85%
$412M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$161M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
20 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$483M as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 22, 2012$238M then
HNW client RAUM$403M as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$229M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 22, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Mar 27, 2026
Mar 25, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 27, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$161MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
31derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$5.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.8MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
92%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
5.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$1.9M, 1 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$403M84%
  • Corporations and businesses$45.4M9.4%
  • Charitable organizations$25.2M5.2%
  • Individuals$9.1M1.9%
Individual clients
18reported
HNW clients
76reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
4reported
Accounts
271reported
Financial planning clients
101-250reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$1.9M for 1 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.85 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.05 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
J•••• L•••• C••••••Chartered Financial AnalystSan Francisco, CaDec 15, 202028 y0
B•••••• A•• W•••••Chartered Financial AnalystSan Francisco, CaDec 15, 202025 y0
E••• X••••• K•Chartered Financial AnalystSan Francisco, CaFeb 9, 202615 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • C••••••• J••••• L•••• · Chairmancontrol
      since 06/2010 · owns 50% to 75%
    • W•••••• B••••••• A•• · Treasurer And Secretarycontrol
      since 05/2001 · owns 50% to 75%
    • L•• L••••••• V••••••• · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 10/2024 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    San Francisco, Ca · principal310
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • very high RAUM per advisorStatic outlier · filing Mar 27, 2026
      RAUM per registered advisor of $161,011,875 against a peer median of $55,731,856 (3254 comparable advisers, 100.0th percentile, 3.7 robust deviations)
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (3,254) · 100% percentile
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 267 to 271
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual clients · 17 to 18
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Assets in custody · $1.8M to $1.9M
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Employees · 5 to 6
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 101-250
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $385M to $443M
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $357M to $403M
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $8.6M to $9.1M
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $45.0M to $40.1M
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • RAUM · $430M to $483M
      Mar 28, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026
    • Accounts · 260 to 267
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW clients · 75 to 76
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual clients · 18 to 17
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Assets in custody · $1.8M to $1.8M
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 51-100
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $342M to $385M
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $314M to $357M
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $8.3M to $8.6M
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $39.1M to $45.0M
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • RAUM · $381M to $430M
      Nov 8, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
    • Accounts · 257 to 260
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Charity clients · 5 to 4
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Individual clients · 16 to 18
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Assets in custody · $1.7M to $1.8M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Employees · 4 to 5
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $311M to $342M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $278M to $314M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $16.2M to $8.3M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $37.3M to $39.1M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • RAUM · $348M to $381M
      Mar 29, 2023 to Mar 26, 2024
    • Accounts · 260 to 257
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW clients · 76 to 75
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual clients · 14 to 16
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Assets in custody · $2.1M to $1.7M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Discretionary RAUM · $359M to $311M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • HNW RAUM · $335M to $278M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Individual RAUM · $7.3M to $16.2M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $44.7M to $37.3M
      Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 29, 2023
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • Andrew Mark Sherman (Chief Compliance Officer And President) no longer on Schedule A of V•• S•••• • T•••• I•• (listed 2020-06-26, absent 2020-09-25)
      Sep 25, 2020 · Control person left · inference
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
    How to reach
    public business contact points only, each with its source
    Website
    H•••••••••reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
    Principal office phone
    415-981-3455reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 27, 2026
    Provenance
    Form ADV
    SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Advisors
    IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
    Class
    Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    $161Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026