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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

Lighthouse Financial Services Inc

Independent wealth managerBrea, CaliforniaCRD 110367SEC 801-55848websiteIAPD
Latest filing Jan 22, 2026
First filing on the tape Apr 4, 2012 · 44 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 2, 1988
RAUM
$473M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
98%
$465M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$118M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
4
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
44 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$473M as of Jan 22, 2026
Apr 4, 2012$90.3M then
HNW client RAUM$350M as of Jan 22, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$124M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Jan 22, 2026
Apr 1, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Jan 22, 2026
Apr 1, 20134 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +9.9% over the last fiscal year+10% a year over threeIARs 5 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jan 22, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
RAUM per advisor
$118MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
115derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.8derived5 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+9.9%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+1.3%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, pension consulting, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$473M, 461 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)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$350M74%
  • Individuals$115M24%
  • Corporations and businesses$5.2M1.1%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.1M0.4%
  • Charitable organizations$760,8660.2%
Individual clients
299reported
HNW clients
159reported
Pension plan clients
1reported
Charitable clients
1reported
Accounts
461reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$473M for 461 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.98 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Robert George McdanielBrea, CaNov 4, 199828 y0
Michael Robert VerityChartered Financial AnalystBrea, CaNov 8, 201016 y0
Jayce Alan LoweBrea, CaJan 5, 202112 y2
Christopher Brian SoukupBrea, CaJan 26, 202118 y6
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
  • George Robert Mcdaniel · President, Coo, & Ccocontrol
    since 02/2000 · owns 75% or more
  • Robert Michael Verity · Vice President & Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 07/2013 · owns 25% to 50%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Brea, Ca · principal400
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 454 to 461
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • HNW clients · 152 to 159
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Individual clients · 300 to 299
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 0 to 1
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $430M to $473M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Employees · 7 to 6
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $430M to $473M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $310M to $350M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $114M to $115M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $0 to $2.1M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • RAUM · $430M to $473M
    Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 22, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    Jan 21, 2025 to Jul 7, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,072 to 454
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HNW clients · 124 to 152
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Individual clients · 329 to 300
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $387M to $430M
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 51-100 to 26-50
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $387M to $430M
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $253M to $310M
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $131M to $114M
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • RAUM · $387M to $430M
    Jan 31, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,064 to 1,072
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Individual clients · 335 to 329
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Assets in custody · $353M to $387M
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 51-100
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $353M to $387M
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $234M to $253M
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $116M to $131M
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $176,980 to $0
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • RAUM · $353M to $387M
    Jan 2, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 7
    Feb 9, 2023 to Jan 2, 2024
  • Other offices · 5 to 4
    Feb 9, 2023 to Jan 2, 2024
  • Accounts · 1,050 to 1,064
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • HNW clients · 120 to 124
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Individual clients · 331 to 335
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Assets in custody · $0 to $353M
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Employees · 9 to 8
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Other offices · 0 to 5
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • Discretionary RAUM · $424M to $353M
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
  • HNW RAUM · $272M to $234M
    Feb 28, 2022 to Feb 9, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
  • Lighthouse Financial Services Inc reported 5 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2022-02-28 to 2023-02-09)
    Feb 9, 2023 · Office count change · derived
  • Dale George Mcdaniel (Chief Executive Officer And Cco) no longer on Schedule A of Lighthouse Financial Services Inc (listed 2020-08-26, absent 2020-09-17)
    Sep 17, 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
Business phone
714-572-8900reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile
LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/LIGHTHOUSE-FINANCIAL-SERVICES-INCreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Website
LIGHTHOUSELINK.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
714-572-8900reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jan 22, 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
$118Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026