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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Claremont Financial Group,Inc.

Independent wealth managerClaremont, CaliforniaCRD 107806SEC 801-57506websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jul 21, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 28, 2012 · 34 filings
SEC status approved since May 11, 2000
RAUM
$140M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$139M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$140M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
34 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$140M as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 28, 2012$96.4M then
HNW client RAUM$66.6M as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 21, 2018$35.8M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 28, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Jul 21, 2026
Mar 28, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +18% over the last fiscal year+12% a year over threeIARs 2 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 21, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$140MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
275derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$1.9MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$259,191derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.5%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
4.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+18%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
-50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
-9.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$37.5M, 194 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$72.6M52%
  • High-net-worth individuals$66.6M48%
  • Charitable organizations$731,2590.5%
Individual clients
240reported
HNW clients
35reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
540reported
Financial planning clients
1-10reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$37.5M for 194 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Gaetano Henry ScalzoClaremont, CaMar 17, 202111 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Leroy Bruce Davidson · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 11/2018 · owns less than 5%
  • Thomas Gaetan Scalzo · Equity Partner/President/Ceo/Cfo/Secretarycontrol
    since 11/2005 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Costa Mesa, CA2 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 518 to 540
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 1
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 2 to 1
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • HNW clients · 31 to 35
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Individual clients · 274 to 240
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 37497972.0
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 1-10
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 1
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $117M to $136M
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $57.5M to $66.6M
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $60.8M to $72.6M
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.8M to $3.9M
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • RAUM · $119M to $140M
    Dec 9, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 0 to 0
    Feb 26, 2025 to Jul 28, 2025
  • Accounts · 545 to 518
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • HNW clients · 25 to 31
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • Individual clients · 298 to 274
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 0
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $106M to $117M
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $44.3M to $57.5M
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $65.3M to $60.8M
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $4.7M to $1.8M
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • RAUM · $110M to $119M
    Aug 30, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
  • Accounts · 573 to 545
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • HNW clients · 21 to 25
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Individual clients · 314 to 298
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $96.3M to $106M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $32.6M to $44.3M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $66.8M to $65.3M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.8M to $4.7M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • RAUM · $100M to $110M
    Nov 20, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
  • Accounts · 668 to 573
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • HNW clients · 27 to 21
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • Individual clients · 279 to 314
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • Employees · 5 to 4
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $112M to $96.3M
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $45.1M to $32.6M
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
  • Individual RAUM · $69.7M to $66.8M
    Mar 18, 2022 to Feb 27, 2023
Signals
1 dated events
  • Braun Nicholas Scalzo (Equity Partner/Ceo) no longer on Schedule A of Claremont Financial Group,Inc. (listed 2021-04-07, absent 2021-06-03)
    Jun 3, 2021 · 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
Business phone
714-546-2100reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
909-624-9200reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Business phone
919-831-2370reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/claremont-financial-group-increportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
CLAREMONTFINANCIAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
909-624-9200reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 21, 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
$140Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026