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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
The Sterling Group
Legal name Sterling Group Wealth Management, LLC
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Jul 31, 2012 · 37 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 10, 2012
RAUM
$471M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$471M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$118M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
9
5 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
37 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$471M as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 2013$213M then
HNW client RAUM$419M as of Mar 30, 2026
Feb 1, 2018$268M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)5 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20133 then
Employees (5.A)9 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 201312 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+17% a year over threeIARs 3 to 5
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 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
- 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
- Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
- RAUM per advisor
- $118MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 70derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.8MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $538,065derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.3derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +67%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.1%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
- Wrap fee program
- $462MreportedItem 5.I
- Custody
- $137M, 112 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)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$419M89%
- Individuals$52.7M11%
- Individual clients
- 132reported
- HNW clients
- 149reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 876reported
- Financial planning clients
- 101-250reported
- Wrap fee programs
- $0 sponsored, $0 managedreported
- Custody of client assets
- $137M for 112 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hunt SalembierChartered Financial Consultant | Pasadena, Ca | Nov 5, 1999 | 33 y | 0 |
| Anthony John NahraCertified Financial Planner | Pasadena, Ca | Nov 19, 2007 | 29 y | 2 |
| Gretchen Rebecca Prince | Pasadena, Ca | Feb 9, 2023 | 19 y | 0 |
| Charles Davis Lee | Pasadena, Ca | Feb 20, 2026 | 13 y | 1 |
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
- Mark Shuster to Shuster Advisory Group, LLCAug 31, 2020 · Other
- Michael Patrick Hatch to Sterling Financial Group, Inc.Apr 29, 2019 · RIA to a newly registered adviser
- Ana Teper to Equitable Advisors, LLCAug 8, 2016 · Other
Joined, latest
- Charles Davis Lee from Osaic Fa, Inc.Feb 20, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Ana Teper from Assetmark, Inc.Feb 5, 2014 · Other
- Anthony John Nahra from Strategic Advisers LLCNov 19, 2007 · Other
- Michael Patrick Hatch from LPL Financial LLCNov 5, 1999 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Hunt Charles Salembier · Managing Member & Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 03/2012 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena, Ca · principal | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 808 to 876Sep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Advisory employees · 4 to 5Sep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 147 to 149Sep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 123 to 132Sep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Assets in custody · $111M to $137MSep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 8 to 9Sep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 3 to 5Sep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $397M to $471MSep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $351M to $419MSep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $44.7M to $52.7MSep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $397M to $471MSep 26, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 759 to 808Jan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory activities · 5 to 4Jan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW clients · 143 to 147Jan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual clients · 119 to 123Jan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Assets in custody · $46.0M to $111MJan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 7 to 8Jan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 101-250Jan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $343M to $397MJan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $294M to $351MJan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $40.8M to $44.7MJan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pension RAUM · 6953837.0 to unsetJan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- RAUM · $343M to $397MJan 31, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 691 to 759Apr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- HNW clients · 138 to 143Apr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Individual clients · 122 to 119Apr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Assets in custody · $76.6M to $46.0MApr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Employees · 6 to 7Apr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $294M to $343MApr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $253M to $294MApr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $38.4M to $40.8MApr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $2.4M to $7.0MApr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- RAUM · $294M to $343MApr 28, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
- Accounts · 622 to 691Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Advisory employees · 3 to 4Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Advisory activities · 6 to 5Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- BD registered reps · 2 to 3Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- HNW clients · 83 to 138Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Individual clients · 161 to 122Mar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Assets in custody · $78.4M to $76.6MMar 30, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
3 dated events
- Patrick Michael Hatch (Managing Member) no longer on Schedule A of The Sterling Group (listed 2021-08-02, absent 2022-03-30)Mar 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- The Sterling Group reported RAUM $245.0M, down 29% from $345.8M (2019-12-06 to 2020-03-30)Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- The Sterling Group filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Jul 31, 2012 · First SEC registration · fact
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 email
- contact@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- adunbar@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- ahernandez@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- sboucher@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- hsalembier@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- mmendez@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business email
- cflores@tsgadvisor.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 626-412-4185reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 626-440-5994reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 626-440-5995reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- LINKEDIN.COM/COMPANY/TSGADVISORSreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- TSGADVISOR.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 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