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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
V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L••
Latest filing Jul 10, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 3, 2015 · 35 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 9, 2015
RAUM
$3.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
61%
of RAUM
Private clients
97%
$3.8B individuals and HNW
Advisors
6
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$656M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
25
8 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
1
reported on Schedule D
History
35 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$3.9B as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 20, 2015$147M then
HNW client RAUM$3.8B as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 31, 2018$320M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)8 as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 20, 20153 then
Employees (5.A)25 as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 20, 20153 then
Private funds1 as of Jul 10, 2026
Mar 31, 20231 then
RAUM +44% over the last fiscal year+50% a year over threeIARs 5 to 8
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Jul 10, 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
- Multi-family-office-like · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, average HNW client assets at least $25M, fewer than 200 HNW clients, and business name contains 'family office' or private funds are reported
- RIA with private funds · a wealth manager (private-client share at least 50 percent) that reports at least one private fund on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
- UHNW private wealth · private-client share at least 50 percent, HNW at least 90 percent of private-client RAUM, and average HNW client assets at least $10M
- RAUM per advisor
- $656MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $212MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $15.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 61%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 4.2derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 6.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +44%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +60%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisers, otherreportedItem 5.G
- Custody
- $259M, 16 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)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$3.8B97%
- Pooled investment vehicles$111M2.8%
- Charitable organizations$5.0M0.1%
- Individual clients
- n/areported
- HNW clients
- 18reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 255reported
- Financial planning clients
- 11-25reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $259M for 16 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.97 fund_share=0.03 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=1.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
5 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M•••••• J•••••• L••••Certified Financial Planner | San Francisco, Ca | Aug 3, 2015 | 11 y | 0 |
| J••• E••••• T••••• | Ligonier, Pa | Oct 22, 2018 | 13 y | 1 |
| P••• W•••••• M••••••Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | San Francisco, Ca | May 3, 2022 | 14 y | 0 |
| M••• D•••• G••••••Chartered Financial Analyst | San Francisco, Ca | Mar 22, 2024 | 24 y | 2 |
| R••• J• C••••••Chartered Financial Analyst | San Francisco, Ca | Aug 22, 2025 | 10 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 headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- L•••• M• S•••••••• to W••••• A••••••••• L••Dec 7, 2020 · RIA to RIA
Joined, latest
- R••• J• C•••••• from U•• F•••••••• S••••••• I•••Aug 22, 2025 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- M••• D•••• G•••••• from C•••••• A•••• M••••••••• L••Mar 22, 2024 · RIA to RIA
- J••• E••••• T••••• from V•••••••• L•Oct 22, 2018 · RIA to RIA
- L•••• M• S•••••••• from F• A•••••••Jan 20, 2015 · Other
Private funds
1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V•• • V•••••• S•• F••••• L•• | Other Private Fund | $28.6M | 8 | Mar 31, 2023 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- G••••••• M•••• D•••• · Member / Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 01/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
- J••••••• H••••• A•• · Chief Compliance Officercontrolsince 03/2017 · owns less than 5%
- M••••••• P•••• W•••••• · Managing Membercontrolsince 01/2013 · owns 75% or more
- L••••• M••••••• J•••••• · Membersince 01/2018 · owns 5% to 10%
- T•••••• J•••• E••••• · Membersince 01/2023 · owns 5% to 10%
- W•••• E•••• J•••• · Membersince 11/2024 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, Ca · principal | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
No branch office listed.
ADV anomalies
5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- high employee count relative to advisorsStatic outlier · filing Jul 10, 2026employees per registered advisor of 4.2 against a peer median of 1.5 (1101 comparable advisers, 98.0th percentile, 5.5 robust deviations)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,101) · 98% percentile
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Jul 10, 2026M••••••• P•••• W•••••• (MANAGING MEMBER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-07-10peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- control person changedChange between filings · filing Jul 10, 2026J••••••• H••••• A•• (CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-03-29 and 2026-07-10peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,362)
- RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $2,741,700,000 to $3,938,000,000 (+44.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was +17.0% (1298 comparable advisers, 91.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (1,298) · 91% percentile
- advisor count surgeChange between filings · filing Mar 31, 2026advisory representatives (Item 5.B.3) moved from 5.0 to 8.0 (+60.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31; the peer median change was 0.0% (999 comparable advisers, 97.0th percentile of changes)peers: independent wealth managers, $1B to $5B (999) · 97% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- State-registered IARs · 5 to 8Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $2.4BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $2.4B to $3.8BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.4B to $1.5BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $61.1M to $111MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $2.7B to $3.9BMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Accounts · 217 to 255Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Advisory employees · 7 to 8Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Charity clients · 11.0 to unsetMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- HNW clients · 17 to 18Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Assets in custody · $296M to $259MMar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- Employees · 20 to 25Mar 31, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
- RAUM · $1.6B to $2.7BNov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 229 to 217Nov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Advisory employees · 5 to 7Nov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Assets in custody · $284M to $296MNov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Employees · 16 to 20Nov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 11-25 to 11-25Nov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $909M to $1.3BNov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $1.4B to $2.4BNov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $685M to $1.4BNov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $47.0M to $61.1MNov 15, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
- Accounts · 173 to 229Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Advisory employees · 6 to 5Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Charity clients · 8 to 11Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW clients · 16 to 17Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pooled vehicle clients · 1 to 2Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Assets in custody · $332M to $284MMar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Employees · 13 to 16Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Other offices · 1 to 0Mar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $966M to $909MMar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $1.0B to $1.4BMar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $203M to $685MMar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $19.8M to $47.0MMar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- RAUM · $1.2B to $1.6BMar 4, 2024 to Mar 29, 2024
- Accounts · 213 to 173Sep 6, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Advisory employees · 5 to 6Sep 6, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Charity clients · 6 to 8Sep 6, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- HNW clients · 17 to 16Sep 6, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
- Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 1.0Sep 6, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signals
12 dated events
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $3.9B, up 44% from $2.7B (2025-03-31 to 2026-03-31)Mar 31, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $2.7B, up 72% from $1.6B (2024-11-15 to 2025-03-31)Mar 31, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.6B, up 36% from $1.2B (2024-03-04 to 2024-03-29)Mar 29, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
- David Mark Guinney (Chief Investment Officer) appeared on Schedule A of V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L••Mar 29, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
- Aileen Julie Sievert (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2022-09-06, absent 2023-03-31)Mar 31, 2023 · Control person left · inference
- Marie Elisabeth Macknight (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2022-04-22, absent 2022-09-06)Sep 6, 2022 · Control person left · inference
- Aileen Julie Sievert (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L••Mar 31, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
- M Leigh Shimamoto (Principal) no longer on Schedule A of V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• (listed 2019-03-29, absent 2020-03-30)Mar 30, 2020 · Control person left · inference
- Marie Elisabeth Macknight (Chief Operating Officer) appeared on Schedule A of V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L••Mar 30, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.0B, up 47% from $701.6M (2019-03-29 to 2020-03-30)Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• reported RAUM $655.0M, up 105% from $319.8M (2018-04-04 to 2018-08-15)Aug 15, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
- V••••• P•••• A••••••• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)Feb 3, 2015 · First SEC registration · fact
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• · Family Officesshared crd · office
- V••••• P•••• A•••••••• L•• · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/vernal-point-advisors/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- V•••••P••••.COMreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 415-237-3530reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Jul 10, 2026
- Team page
- v•••••••••.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 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
- $656Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026