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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.

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SEC-registered adviser

A•• W••••• M•••••••••

Independent wealth managerSan Diego, CaliforniaCRD 137705SEC 801-119682websiteIAPD
Legal name S•••••• V•••• W••••• S••••••••• L••
Latest filing Feb 24, 2026
First filing on the tape Sep 23, 2020 · 12 filings
SEC status approved since Oct 23, 2020
RAUM
$384M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$384M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$128M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
6
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$384M as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 29, 2021$133M then
HNW client RAUM$39.6M as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 29, 2021$98.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 29, 20213 then
Employees (5.A)6 as of Feb 24, 2026
Mar 29, 20218 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +31% over the last fiscal year+26% a year over threeIARs 2 to 3
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 24, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • 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
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$128MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
157derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$166,382derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$312,101derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
2.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
3.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+31%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+50%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+8.8%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, publications, educational seminarsreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Individuals$344M90%
  • High-net-worth individuals$39.6M10%
Individual clients
233reported
HNW clients
238reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
1,229reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
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=4.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
S•••••• V••••Summit, Nj Dec 20, 201135 y4
S••••• M•••••Summit, Nj Dec 20, 201136 y4
P••••• C•••••• S••••••San Diego, Ca Mar 18, 202510 y4
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
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    No private fund reported.
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • V••••• S•••••• · Presidentcontrol
      since 06/1996 · owns 75% or more
    • V••••• N••••• S•••••• · Chief Compliance Officer
      since 01/2022 · owns less than 5%
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    No related person reported.
    Office movement
    IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
    OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
    San Diego, Ca · principal300
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    No branch office listed.
    ADV anomalies
    1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
    • HNW share shiftChange between filings · filing Feb 24, 2026
      HNW share of RAUM moved from 81.0% to 10.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-03-14 and 2026-02-24
      peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,676)
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 1,047 to 1,229
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Advisory employees · 2 to 4
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • BD registered reps · 2 to 4
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • HNW clients · 121 to 238
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Individual clients · 312 to 233
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Employees · 3 to 6
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 3
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Discretionary RAUM · $292M to $384M
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • HNW RAUM · $237M to $39.6M
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Individual RAUM · $55.5M to $344M
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • RAUM · $292M to $384M
      Mar 14, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
    • Accounts · 991 to 1,047
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Advisory employees · 5 to 2
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • BD registered reps · 5 to 2
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Charity clients · 4 to 0
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Corporate clients · 2 to 0
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • HNW clients · 302 to 121
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Individual clients · 64 to 312
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Employees · 5 to 3
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 1 to 2
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 1-10
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • State-registered IARs · 5 to 2
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Discretionary RAUM · $236M to $292M
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • HNW RAUM · $146M to $237M
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Individual RAUM · $88.5M to $55.5M
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • RAUM · $236M to $292M
      Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 14, 2025
    • Accounts · 769 to 991
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Advisory employees · 3 to 5
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • BD registered reps · 3 to 5
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Charity clients · 3 to 4
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • HNW clients · 132 to 302
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Individual clients · 193 to 64
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Employees · 10 to 5
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Insurance-licensed employees · 2 to 1
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • State-registered IARs · 2 to 5
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Discretionary RAUM · $193M to $236M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • HNW RAUM · $160M to $146M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    • Individual RAUM · $32.9M to $88.5M
      Mar 28, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
    Signals
    1 dated events
    • A•• W••••• M••••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
      Sep 23, 2020 · 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
    Principal office phone
    858-643-5757reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 24, 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
    $128Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026