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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

B•••• W••••• M••••••••• I••

Independent wealth managerCRD 146042SEC 801-130376websiteIAPD
Legal name B•••• W••••• M••••••••• I•••
Latest filing Feb 20, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 22, 2012 · 7 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 3, 2024
RAUM
$186M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
59%
$109M individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$186M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
1
1 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
7 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$186M as of Feb 20, 2026
Feb 23, 2012$53.8M then
HNW client RAUM$13.3M as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 21, 2025$85.3M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)1 as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 21, 20251 then
Employees (5.A)1 as of Feb 20, 2026
Jan 21, 20251 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +19% over the last fiscal yearIARs 1 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Feb 20, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Mass-affluent RIA · private-client share at least 50 percent, non-HNW individuals at least 60 percent of private-client RAUM
  • Retirement plan adviser · pension consulting activity (Item 5.G.6) and pension plans at least 25 percent of RAUM or at least 25 pension-plan clients
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$186MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
75derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$283,833derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$814,296derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
28%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived1 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
+0.0%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$146,810, 1 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
  • Individuals$95.8M51%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$52.7M28%
  • Corporations and businesses$24.6M13%
  • High-net-worth individuals$13.3M7.2%
Individual clients
28reported
HNW clients
47reported
Pension plan clients
5reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
229reported
Financial planning clients
11-25reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$146,810 for 1 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.59 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.28 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
K••• A•••• B••••Certified Financial Planner, Personal Financial SpecialistMarvin, NcAug 10, 201632 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • B••••• K•••• A•••• · President, Chief Compliance Officer, Shareholdercontrol
    since 01/2008 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • K••• A•••• B••••
    insurancey
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 20, 2026
    HNW share of RAUM moved from 54.0% to 7.0% between the annual amendments of 2025-01-21 and 2026-02-20
    peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (5,678)
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 223 to 229
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • HNW clients · 28 to 47
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Individual clients · 47 to 28
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 6 to 5
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Assets in custody · $12.9M to $146,810
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $157M to $186M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $85.3M to $13.3M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $11.8M to $95.8M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $45.6M to $52.7M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • RAUM · $157M to $186M
    Jan 21, 2025 to Feb 20, 2026
  • Accounts · 201 to 223
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 4.0 to unset
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HNW clients · 21 to 28
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Individual clients · 45 to 47
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 5 to 6
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Assets in custody · $6.4M to $12.9M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 11-25
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HQ city · unset to
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HQ state · unset to
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $127M to $157M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $58.5M to $85.3M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $10.9M to $11.8M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $42.2M to $45.6M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • RAUM · $127M to $157M
    Apr 29, 2024 to Jan 21, 2025
  • Accounts · 233 to 201
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · unset to 1.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Advisory activities · 5 to 4
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · unset to 4.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · unset to 21.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Individual clients · unset to 45.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Pension plan clients · unset to 5.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Assets in custody · unset to 6442366.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Employees · unset to 1.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • HQ city · SAN DIEGO to unset
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • HQ state · CA to unset
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • State-registered IARs · unset to 1.0
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
  • Legal name · B•••• W••••• M••••••••• I•• to B•••• W••••• M••••••••• I•••
    May 22, 2012 to Apr 29, 2024
Signals
1 dated events
  • B•••• W••••• M••••••••• I•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
    Apr 29, 2024 · 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
(760) 796-5550reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Feb 20, 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
$186Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026