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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
Global Financial Advisory Services, Inc.
Latest filing Feb 25, 2026
First filing on the tape Oct 25, 2019 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Nov 26, 2019
RAUM
$259M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
86%
of RAUM
Private clients
88%
$229M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$86.4M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$259M as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 4, 2020$110M then
HNW client RAUM$167M as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 4, 2020$57.2M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 4, 20203 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Feb 25, 2026
Mar 4, 20205 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal year+19% a year over threeIARs 3 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 25, 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
- $86.4MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 93derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $2.6MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $393,411derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 86%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 12%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 1.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +19%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +5.7%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, otherreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 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
- 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)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$167M64%
- Individuals$62.4M24%
- Pension and profit-sharing plans$25.3M9.7%
- Charitable organizations$4.9M1.9%
- Individual clients
- 216reported
- HNW clients
- 64reported
- Pension plan clients
- 16reported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 659reported
- Financial planning clients
- 1-10reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.88 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.12 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Martin GarelickCertified Financial Planner | Valencia, Ca | Feb 23, 2015 | 14 y | 3 |
| David Scott GarelickCertified Financial Planner | Valencia, Ca | Apr 26, 2017 | 39 y | 1 |
| Barton James BrewerCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant | Valencia, Ca | Feb 7, 2018 | 38 y | 3 |
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 headcount1 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Jennifer R Akhlaghi to Root Financial PartnersMar 1, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- Jennifer R Akhlaghi from Rood Financial, LLCDec 1, 2020 · RIA to RIA
- Barton James Brewer from Financial West GroupFeb 7, 2018 · Other
- David Scott Garelick from Financial West GroupApr 26, 2017 · Other
- Peter Martin Garelick from Financial West GroupFeb 23, 2015 · Other
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Scott David Garelick · President / Ceo & Chief Compliance Officer; Shareholdercontrolsince 03/1999 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Global Business Managementinsurancen
- Global Tax & Accountinginsurancen
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia, Ca · principal | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sherman Oaks, Ca | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Sherman Oaks, CA3 employees
ADV anomalies
1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- discretionary share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 25, 2026discretionary share of RAUM moved from 16.0% to 86.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-05 and 2026-02-25peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 602 to 659Mar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- HNW clients · 58 to 64Mar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Individual clients · 207 to 216Mar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Pension plan clients · 17 to 16Mar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 1-10Mar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $34.0M to $223MMar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $137M to $167MMar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $53.4M to $62.4MMar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $184M to $36.5MMar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Pension RAUM · $23.1M to $25.3MMar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- RAUM · $218M to $259MMar 5, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026
- Accounts · 582 to 602Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- HNW clients · 57 to 58Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Individual clients · 214 to 207Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Assets in custody · 0.0 to unsetFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Employees · 5 to 3Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25Feb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $14.5M to $34.0MFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $121M to $137MFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $49.5M to $53.4MFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $181M to $184MFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Pension RAUM · $19.9M to $23.1MFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- RAUM · $196M to $218MFeb 29, 2024 to Mar 5, 2025
- Accounts · 548 to 582Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Advisory employees · 4 to 3Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 48 to 57Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Individual clients · 201 to 214Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Pension plan clients · 19 to 17Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Employees · 4 to 5Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- State-registered IARs · 4 to 3Mar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $14.5MMar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $90.2M to $121MMar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $43.0M to $49.5MMar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $154M to $181MMar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Pension RAUM · $15.5M to $19.9MMar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- RAUM · $154M to $196MMar 30, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
- Accounts · 501 to 548Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- HNW clients · 35 to 48Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Individual clients · 195 to 201Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Pension plan clients · 16 to 19Mar 21, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
2 dated events
- Jennifer R Akhlaghi left Global Financial Advisory Services, Inc. for Root Financial Partners (registered 2026-02-03)Mar 1, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Global Financial Advisory Services, Inc. filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Oct 25, 2019 · 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
- info@gbmi.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 661-286-0044reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 615-418-6626reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Business phone
- 615-488-0920reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/global-1960reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- GBMI.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- (661) 286-0044reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 25, 2026
- Team page
- gbmi.com/our-teamreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 16, 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
- $86.4Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026