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SEC-registered adviser

S••••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L•••

Independent wealth managerPasadena, CaliforniaCRD 120952SEC 801-61219websiteIAPD
Latest filing Aug 17, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 17, 2012 · 30 filings
SEC status approved since May 31, 2002
RAUM
$1.1B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
95%
of RAUM
Private clients
91%
$968M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$265M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
8
2 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
30 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.1B as of Aug 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2012$278M then
HNW client RAUM$867M as of Aug 17, 2026
Mar 28, 2018$542M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Aug 17, 2026
Feb 20, 20131 then
Employees (5.A)8 as of Aug 17, 2026
Feb 20, 20135 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +23% over the last fiscal year-0.6% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 17, 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
RAUM per advisor
$265MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
115derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$4.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$919,273derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
95%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.8%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
2.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+23%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+2.7%derived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutionsreportedItem 5.G
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)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$867M87%
  • Individuals$101M10%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$17.0M1.7%
  • Corporations and businesses$4.8M0.5%
  • Charitable organizations$2.1M0.2%
Individual clients
276reported
HNW clients
183reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
3reported
Accounts
1,155reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.91 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.02 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
J•••• F•••••• S•••••••••Chartered Financial AnalystPasadena, CaJun 10, 200230 y1
J••• C••••• S•••••••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial AnalystPasadena, CaJul 7, 200630 y1
J•••• K•••••Pasadena, Ca Aug 17, 202613 y0
S••• O••••Pasadena, Ca Aug 17, 202615 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
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • S••••••••• J••••• F•••••• · Principalcontrol
    since 07/2002 · owns 10% to 25%
  • S••••••••• J•••• C••••• · Principalcontrol
    since 07/2006 · owns 10% to 25%
  • S••••••••• W••••••• H•••• · Principalcontrol
    since 07/2002 · owns 10% to 25%
  • B•••••• S•• · Chief Compliance Officer
    since 02/2014 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • D•• I• S••• L•• · Investor
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • D•• I• S••• L•• · Investor
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
  • S•• S••• L•• · Investor
    direct · owns 10% to 25%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Advisers that list S••••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••• as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Pasadena, Ca · principal420
Phoenix, Az220
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
  • control person changedChange between filings · filing Aug 17, 2026
    S••••••••• W••••••• H•••• (PRINCIPAL) left Schedule A between the filings of 2014-03-26 and 2026-08-17
    peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 1,099 to 1,155
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 6 to 8
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • HNW clients · 210 to 183
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Individual clients · 237 to 276
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 4 to 5
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $821M to $1.0B
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $686M to $867M
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $88.7M to $101M
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $43.8M to $47.9M
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $12.1M to $17.0M
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • RAUM · $864M to $1.1B
    Jun 10, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
    Apr 7, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,074 to 1,099
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Charity clients · 1 to 3
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 7 to 6
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • HNW clients · 153 to 210
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Individual clients · 206 to 237
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Employees · 7 to 8
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $684M to $821M
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $569M to $686M
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $75.4M to $88.7M
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $40.6M to $43.8M
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $10.4M to $12.1M
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • RAUM · $725M to $864M
    Apr 11, 2024 to Apr 7, 2025
  • Accounts · 1,062 to 1,074
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 3 to 2
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Charity clients · unset to 1.0
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 8 to 7
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • HNW clients · 137 to 153
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Individual clients · 226 to 206
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 4.0
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Employees · 8 to 7
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Discretionary RAUM · $590M to $684M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • HNW RAUM · $926M to $569M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Individual RAUM · $84.9M to $75.4M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Non-discretionary RAUM · $492M to $40.6M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • Pension RAUM · $8.4M to $10.4M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
  • RAUM · $1.1B to $725M
    Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 19, 2024
Signals
3 dated events
  • S••••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••• reported RAUM $725.0M, down 33% from $1.1B (2023-03-30 to 2024-03-19)
    Mar 19, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••• reported RAUM $1.3B, up 26% from $1.0B (2021-10-29 to 2022-03-17)
    Mar 17, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • S••••••••• C•••••• M••••••••• L••• reported RAUM $925.8M, up 26% from $734.7M (2019-03-25 to 2020-02-28)
    Feb 28, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
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
S•••••••••CAPITAL.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
Principal office phone
626.584.6168reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 17, 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
$265Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026