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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

Natural Bridges Financial Advisors

Independent wealth managerSanta Cruz, CaliforniaCRD 148056SEC 801-132940websiteIAPD
Legal name Natural Bridges Financial Advisors LLC
Latest filing Jun 10, 2026
First filing on the tape May 7, 2025 · 3 filings
SEC status approved since Jun 6, 2025
RAUM
$156M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$156M individuals and HNW
Advisors
3
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$51.9M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
3
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
3
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
3 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$156M as of Jun 10, 2026
May 7, 2025$106M then
HNW client RAUM$153M as of Jun 10, 2026
May 7, 2025$105M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Jun 10, 2026
May 7, 20252 then
Employees (5.A)3 as of Jun 10, 2026
May 7, 20253 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM n/a over the last fiscal year
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jun 10, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$51.9MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
27derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$488,364derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.8derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, otherreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$3.7M, 7 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$153M98%
  • Individuals$2.8M1.8%
Individual clients
6reported
HNW clients
74reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
319reported
Financial planning clients
51-100reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$3.7M for 7 clientsreported
Compensation
fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=1.0 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
3 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Christopher Lewis WentzienCertified Financial PlannerSanta Cruz, CaFeb 7, 201721 y2
Sarah Russell BrownCertified Financial PlannerSanta Cruz, CaApr 30, 202412 y0
Anabel Diaz-GarciaCertified Financial PlannerSanta Cruz, CaJan 9, 202613 y2
Advisor movement
0 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net +1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Russell Sarah Brown · Partner / Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 01/2026 · owns 10% to 25%
  • Lewis Christopher Wentzien · Principal / Managing Membercontrol
    since 08/2008 · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Santa Cruz, Ca · principal310
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 249 to 319
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Advisory employees · 2 to 3
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • HNW clients · 71 to 74
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Individual clients · 4 to 6
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Assets in custody · unset to 3700000.0
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Custody of client assets · false to true
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 2 to 3
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Other offices · 0 to 3
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $106M to $156M
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $105M to $153M
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $1.2M to $2.8M
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
  • RAUM · $106M to $156M
    May 7, 2025 to Feb 13, 2026
Signals
1 dated events
  • Anabel Diaz-Garcia left Natural Bridges Financial Advisors for Beacon Pointe Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-07-24)
    Jan 16, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · 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
Website
NATURALBRIDGESFA.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
Principal office phone
831-421-0700reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jun 10, 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
$51.9Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026