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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Pathway Strategic Advisors

Former SEC-registered adviserFolsom, CaliforniaCRD 158395SEC 801-72590IAPD
Legal name Hanson Mcclain Strategic Advisors, Inc.
Latest filing Nov 13, 2013
First filing on the tape Jan 19, 2012 · 13 filings
RAUM
$21.1M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
11
4 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
13 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$3.7M as of Mar 27, 2013
Jan 19, 2012$301,855 then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Mar 27, 2013
Jan 19, 20120 then
Employees (5.A): 11
Private funds: no history
RAUM +6896% over the last fiscal yearIARs 0 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Nov 13, 2013; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$2.6MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$178,965derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.4derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
8.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+1132%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 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)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
118reported
Financial planning clients
n/areported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Every departureEvery arrival
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Thomas Steven Burnett · Directorcontrol
    since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Carol Julia Frise · Secretarycontrol
    since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • C Corey Gamble · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 07/2012 · owns less than 5%
  • Thomas Scott Hanson · Director & Co-Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Carl Patrick Mcclain · Director & Co-Chief Executive Officercontrol
    since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Eric Matthew Russell · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 05/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • William David Schauer · Chief Investment Officercontrol
    since 06/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Thomas Scott Hanson · Ownercontrol
    since 02/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of Hanson Mcclain Group, Inc.
  • Carl Patrick Mcclain · Ownercontrol
    since 02/2008 · owns 25% to 50% of Hanson Mcclain Group, Inc.
  • Pete Engelken · President
    since 06/2013 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
  • Hanson Mcclain Group, Inc. · Direct Owner
    direct · owns 75% or more
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 45 to 118
    Jun 24, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013
  • Discretionary RAUM · $3.7M to $21.1M
    Jun 24, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013
  • RAUM · $3.7M to $21.1M
    Jun 24, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013
  • HQ city · SACRAMENTO to FOLSOM
    Apr 11, 2013 to Jun 19, 2013
  • Accounts · 6 to 45
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Advisory employees · 9 to 4
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • BD registered reps · 11 to 10
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Insurance-licensed employees · 10 to 6
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • State-registered IARs · 11 to 8
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Discretionary RAUM · $301,855 to $3.7M
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • RAUM · $301,855 to $3.7M
    Jan 24, 2013 to Mar 27, 2013
  • Advisory employees · unset to 9.0
    Oct 24, 2012 to Jan 24, 2013
  • BD registered reps · unset to 11.0
    Oct 24, 2012 to Jan 24, 2013
  • Business name · HANSON MCCLAIN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. to PATHWAY STRATEGIC ADVISORS
    Oct 24, 2012 to Jan 24, 2013
  • Employees · unset to 11.0
    Oct 24, 2012 to Jan 24, 2013
  • State-registered IARs · 0 to 11
    Oct 24, 2012 to Jan 24, 2013
  • Advisory activities · 2 to 3
    Aug 20, 2012 to Oct 24, 2012
Signals
No event on the tape.
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
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
Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026