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RIA Intelligence
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
Confidence Wealth Management, Inc.
Latest filing Mar 31, 2026
First filing on the tape Aug 24, 2021 · 28 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 27, 2021
RAUM
$454M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
85%
of RAUM
Private clients
99%
$451M individuals and HNW
Advisors
9
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$50.5M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
19
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
28 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$454M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 29, 2022$169M then
HNW client RAUM$300M as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 29, 2022$121M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 29, 20229 then
Employees (5.A)19 as of Mar 31, 2026
Mar 29, 202220 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +32% over the last fiscal year+32% a year over threeIARs 11 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 31, 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
- Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
- RAUM per advisor
- $50.5MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 82derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $1.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $174,975derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 85%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.6%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 2.1derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 4.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +32%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- -27%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +8.9%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Financial planning clients
- 500reportedItem 5.H
- Custody
- $342M, 589 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
- is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
- 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)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$300M66%
- Individuals$152M33%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$2.8M0.6%
- Charitable organizations$45,4000.0%
- Individual clients
- 546reported
- HNW clients
- 191reported
- Pension plan clients
- 4reported
- Charitable clients
- 2reported
- Accounts
- 2,595reported
- Financial planning clients
- 500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $342M for 589 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.99 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
9 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvia Bora Chi | Los Angeles, Ca | May 1, 2015 | 18 y | 0 |
| Brian William GilroyCertified Financial Planner | Los Angeles, Ca | Oct 22, 2024 | 14 y | 2 |
| Yim Ming Ng | Los Angeles, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 12 y | 0 |
| Crystal Oculee | Los Angeles, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 20 y | 0 |
| James Anderson EgerstromCertified Financial Planner | Torrance, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 13 y | 3 |
| David Christopher Lauritzen | Los Angeles, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 18 y | 2 |
| Christopher Thomas KrugChartered Financial Analyst | Robinsville, Nj | Jan 1, 2026 | 10 y | 1 |
| Sergio Barajas Torres | Los Angeles, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 11 y | 0 |
| Rem Oculee | Los Angeles, Ca | Jan 1, 2026 | 35 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 3 joined in 12 months
net +2 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 11% of current headcount8 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Daniel Fallon Tafoya to Vanguard Advisers, Inc.Oct 21, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Jared Michael Kersten to Cetera Investment Advisers LLCMay 19, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Eric Kalmikoff to Edelman Financial EnginesFeb 26, 2025 · RIA to RIA
- Matthew Craigle to Alloy Investment ManagementFeb 26, 2025 · RIA to a state-registered adviser
- Frederic Young Hoon Han to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLCJan 28, 2025 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Ryan F Kiernan to FartherDec 24, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Sean Alexander Hummel to Xypn SapphireDec 16, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Kyle John Soscia to Foundations Investment Advisors LLCMay 6, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Darci Colleen Zaunmiller to EllevestJul 28, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Richard D Boyd to Pfg AdvisorsApr 19, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Wenwen Dong to Empirical Wealth ManagementAug 31, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Nickolas Ryan Minard to Root Financial PartnersAug 24, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Daniel Vazquez to Missionsquare RetirementJun 7, 2022 · Other
- Michael Robert Peterson to Osaic Fa, Inc.Apr 20, 2022 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Jonathan Ray Guillen to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.Dec 21, 2021 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Joined, latest
- James Anderson Egerstrom from Tarbox Family Office, Inc.Jan 1, 2026 · RIA to RIA
- David Christopher Lauritzen from Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsJan 1, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Christopher Thomas Krug from Blackrock Investment Management, LLCJan 1, 2026 · Other
- Ryan F Kiernan from Morgan StanleyDec 9, 2024 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Jared Michael Kersten from Empower Advisory Group, LLCNov 14, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Eric Kalmikoff from Fisher InvestmentsNov 12, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Matthew Craigle from Nuveen Asset Management, LLCOct 29, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Brian William Gilroy from Edelman Financial EnginesOct 22, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Frederic Young Hoon Han from Empower Advisory Group, LLCSep 4, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Sean Alexander Hummel from LnwAug 26, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- Daniel Fallon Tafoya from T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc.Jul 27, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Darci Colleen Zaunmiller from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedJun 22, 2023 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Kyle John Soscia from The Wealth Consulting GroupMay 15, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Richard D Boyd from DunhamOct 17, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Nickolas Ryan Minard from Trajan Wealth, L.L.C.May 31, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Rem Oculee · Ceocontrolsince 07/2002 · owns 75% or more
- Mathew Joseph Patneaude · Chief Compliance Officersince 05/2022 · owns less than 5%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Confidence Life Insurance Solutions, LLCreal estaten
- Confidence Wealth & Insurance Solutions LLC (Formerly Parson Latimer & Judge Financial And Insurance Solutions, LLC)real estaten
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, Ca · principal | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Torrance, Ca | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Canton, Mi | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas, Tx | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Puyallup, Wa | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Superior, Co | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Los Angeles, CA5 employees
- Torrance, CA5 employees
- , 1 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026HNW share of RAUM moved from 49.0% to 66.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-04-21 and 2026-03-31peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 1,843 to 2,595May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 12 to 8May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Charity clients · 0 to 2May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 98 to 191May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual clients · 579 to 546May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Assets in custody · $220M to $342MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 15 to 19May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- State-registered IARs · 11 to 8May 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $343M to $384MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $167M to $300MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $174M to $152MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.2M to $69.7MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $3.5M to $2.8MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $344M to $454MMay 28, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Apr 21, 2025 to May 28, 2025
- Accounts · 1,820 to 1,843Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Advisory employees · 11 to 12Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Business name · CONFIDENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC to CONFIDENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- HNW clients · 311 to 98Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Individual clients · 338 to 579Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Assets in custody · $35.0M to $220MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Employees · 23 to 15Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- HQ city · HENDERSON to LOS ANGELESFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- HQ state · NV to CAFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Legal name · CONFIDENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC to CONFIDENCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Other offices · 3 to 1Feb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Organization form · Limited Liability Company to CorporationFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $264M to $343MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $210M to $167MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $54.5M to $174MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $3.3M to $1.2MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $2.8M to $3.5MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- RAUM · $267M to $344MFeb 6, 2025 to Apr 21, 2025
- Accounts · 1,566 to 1,820Oct 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Advisory employees · 10 to 11Oct 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- HNW clients · 248 to 311Oct 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Individual clients · 327 to 338Oct 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 2 to 4Oct 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
- Assets in custody · $6.1M to $35.0MOct 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Signals
16 dated events
- Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. reported RAUM $454.1M, up 32% from $344.2M (2025-05-28 to 2026-03-31)Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- Daniel Fallon Tafoya left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (registered 2025-12-11)Oct 21, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Jared Michael Kersten left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Cetera Investment Advisers Llc (registered 2025-05-21)May 19, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Eric Kalmikoff left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Edelman Financial Engines (registered 2025-05-14)Feb 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Matthew Craigle left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Alloy Investment Management (registered 2025-02-11)Feb 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Frederic Young Hoon Han left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, Llc (registered 2026-08-31)Jan 28, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Ryan F Kiernan left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Farther (registered 2025-09-02)Dec 24, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Sean Alexander Hummel left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Xypn Sapphire (registered 2025-10-22)Dec 16, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Kyle John Soscia left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Foundations Investment Advisors Llc (registered 2024-05-30)May 6, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Darci Colleen Zaunmiller left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Ellevest (registered 2023-08-28)Jul 28, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Richard D Boyd left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Pfg Advisors (registered 2023-10-10)Apr 19, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Wenwen Dong left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Empirical Wealth Management (registered 2022-09-30)Aug 31, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Nickolas Ryan Minard left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Root Financial Partners (registered 2025-08-20)Aug 24, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Daniel Vazquez left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Missionsquare Retirement (registered 2023-07-25)Jun 7, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Michael Robert Peterson left Confidence Wealth Management, Inc. for Osaic Fa, Inc. (registered 2024-02-20)Apr 20, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Confidence Wealth Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Aug 24, 2021 · 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 phone
- 310-820-4411reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 310-824-1000reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/confidence-wealth/mycompanyreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Website
- icwm.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 310-824-1000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 31, 2026
- Team page
- icwm.com/who-we-are/meet-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $50.5Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026