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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

Canter Wealth

Independent wealth managerLa Jolla, CaliforniaCRD 167828SEC 801-117802website IAPD

Legal name Canter Strategic Wealth Management, LLC

Latest filing Aug 10, 2026

First filing on the tape Dec 8, 2015 · 42 filings

SEC status approved since Dec 17, 2019

RAUM

$386M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

100%

$386M individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

$55.2M

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

7 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

42 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$386M as of Aug 10, 2026

Mar 31, 2016$5.2M then

HNW client RAUM$303M as of Aug 10, 2026

Mar 30, 2020$95.5M then

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)7 as of Aug 10, 2026

Mar 31, 20162 then

Employees (5.A)12 as of Aug 10, 2026

Mar 31, 20162 then

Private funds: no history

RAUM +40% over the last fiscal year+21% a year over threeIARs 8 to 7

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Aug 10, 2026; every figure names its basis

Archetypes, each a printed rule

HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
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

RAUM per advisor: $55.2MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: 40derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: $2.3MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $1.4MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.2%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: 1.7derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: 7.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: +40%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: -13%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: +8.6%derived
Compensation: percentage of assets, fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, educational seminarsreportedItem 5.G
Custody: $383M, 280 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)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

High-net-worth individuals$303M78%
Individuals$82.8M21%
Charitable organizations$660,8010.2%

Individual clients: 149reported
HNW clients: 129reported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: 2reported
Accounts: 280reported
Financial planning clients: 251-500reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: $383M for 280 clientsreported
Compensation: % of AUM, 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

7 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

Name	Branch	Here since	In industry	Prior firms
Andrew Edward Canter	La Jolla, Ca	Nov 18, 2016	21 y	1
Babak GahvariCertified Financial Planner	La Jolla, Ca	May 30, 2017	15 y	2
James Anthony MellonCertified Financial Planner	La Jolla, Ca	Jul 30, 2019	14 y	4
Joseph Paul KalmanovitzCertified Financial Planner	La Jolla, Ca	Jan 10, 2022	24 y	4
Michael Anthony CanzoneCertified Financial Planner	La Jolla, Ca	Jan 10, 2022	27 y	6
Luke Dominic Podbury	La Jolla, Ca	Jan 20, 2023	10 y	4
Aiden CoxCertified Financial Planner	La Jolla, Ca	Apr 4, 2024	13 y	0

Advisor movement

1 left, 0 joined in 12 months

net -1 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount3 left over 36 months

Left, latest

Jaron Beach to Pointer Financial Advisors LLC
Oct 30, 2025 · RIA to RIA
Michael Norman Bernier to LPL Financial LLC
Nov 21, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
Edward Joseph Macphee to Secure Investment Management, LLC
Sep 25, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Britta Nicole Ferguson to Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC
Oct 12, 2016 · Other

Joined, latest

Edward Joseph Macphee from LPL Financial LLC
Feb 7, 2024 · RIA to RIA
Jaron Beach from Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
Feb 2, 2024 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
Luke Dominic Podbury from The Retirement Group, LLC
Jan 20, 2023 · RIA to RIA
Joseph Paul Kalmanovitz from Versant Capital Management, Inc.
Jan 10, 2022 · RIA to RIA
Michael Anthony Canzone from Nautilus Advisors LLC
Jan 10, 2022 · Other
James Anthony Mellon from Td Ameritrade, Inc.
Jul 30, 2019 · Other
Michael Norman Bernier from Pure Financial Advisors, LLC
Jan 18, 2019 · RIA to RIA
Babak Gahvari from Pure Financial Advisors, LLC
May 30, 2017 · Other
Andrew Edward Canter from Wells Fargo Investments, LLC
Nov 18, 2016 · Other
Britta Nicole Ferguson from Strategic Advisers LLC
Feb 29, 2016 · Other

Every departure Every arrival

Private funds

No private fund reported.

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

Babak Gahvari · Managing Partner / Ownercontrol
since 05/2017 · owns 5% to 10%
Paul Joseph Kalmanovitz · Chief Compliance Officer & Head Of Financial Planningcontrol
since 11/2018 · owns less than 5%
Edward Andrew Canter · Member - Andrew E. Canter, Through A Trust, Owns Canter Holdings, LLCcontrol
since 01/2016 · owns 75% or more of Canter Holdings, LLC
J. Megan Costigan · Director Of Marketing
since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%

Entity owners

Canter Wealth Holdco, LLC · Owner
direct · owns 75% or more
Canter Holdings, LLC · Owner - Canter Holdings, LLC Owns The Canter Group, LLC
indirect · owns 75% or more of Canter Group, LLC
Canter Group, LLC · Member - The Canter Group, LLC Owns Canter Wealth Holdco That Subsequently Owns Canter Wealth
indirect · owns 75% or more of Canter Wealth Holdco, LLC

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

Andrew Canter
investment companyn

Office movement

IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months

Office	Advisors	Joined	Left	Teams out	Forming
La Jolla, Ca · principal	7	0	1

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

No branch office listed.

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

RAUM up 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 24, 2026
RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $275,846,754 to $386,473,556 (+40.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-28 and 2026-03-24; the peer median change was +15.0% (4551 comparable advisers, 93.0th percentile of changes)
peers: independent wealth managers, $100M to $500M (4,551) · 93% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Accounts · 258 to 280
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Advisory employees · 8 to 7
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
HNW clients · 81 to 129
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Individual clients · 175 to 149
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Assets in custody · unset to 383089248.0
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Custody of client assets · false to true
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Employees · 11 to 12
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
State-registered IARs · 8 to 7
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $276M to $386M
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
HNW RAUM · $183M to $303M
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Individual RAUM · $92.7M to $82.8M
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
RAUM · $276M to $386M
Aug 18, 2025 to Mar 24, 2026
Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
Mar 28, 2025 to May 21, 2025
Accounts · 310 to 258
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Advisory employees · 9 to 8
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Charity clients · unset to 2.0
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
HNW clients · 101 to 81
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Individual clients · 204 to 175
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Employees · 12 to 11
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
State-registered IARs · 9 to 8
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $302M to $276M
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
HNW RAUM · $210M to $183M
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Individual RAUM · $91.8M to $92.7M
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
RAUM · $302M to $276M
Jun 27, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
Accounts · 238 to 310
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Advisory employees · 7 to 9
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
HNW clients · 103 to 101
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Individual clients · 135 to 204
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Employees · 9 to 12
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
State-registered IARs · 7 to 9
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Discretionary RAUM · $217M to $302M
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
HNW RAUM · $165M to $210M
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Individual RAUM · $52.1M to $91.8M
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
RAUM · $217M to $302M
Mar 17, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
Accounts · 203 to 238
Nov 23, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
Advisory employees · 6 to 7
Nov 23, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
Charity clients · 1.0 to unset
Nov 23, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
HNW clients · 93 to 103
Nov 23, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023
Individual clients · 109 to 135
Nov 23, 2022 to Mar 17, 2023

Signals

8 dated events

Canter Wealth reported RAUM $386.5M, up 40% from $275.8M (2025-08-18 to 2026-03-24)
Mar 24, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
Jaron Beach left Canter Wealth for Pointer Financial Advisors Llc (registered 2025-11-19)
Oct 30, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Michael Norman Bernier left Canter Wealth for Lpl Financial Llc (registered 2024-10-23)
Nov 21, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Edward Joseph Macphee left Canter Wealth for Secure Investment Management, Llc (registered 2024-11-08)
Sep 25, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
Gabriel Isaac Dixon (Partner / Owner) no longer on Schedule A of Canter Wealth (listed 2022-03-29, absent 2022-11-23)
Nov 23, 2022 · Control person left · inference
Allen Todd Buchner (Shareholder - Bxc Partners, Inc.) no longer on Schedule A of Canter Wealth (listed 2020-08-04, absent 2020-09-01)
Sep 1, 2020 · Control person left · inference
Paul Joseph Kalmanovitz (Chief Compliance Officer & Head Of Financial Planning) appeared on Schedule A of Canter Wealth
Nov 15, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
Canter Strategic Wealth Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Dec 8, 2015 · 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

Business email: info@canterwealth.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Business phone: 858-812-7550reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Firm profile: linkedin.com/company/canter-wealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website: canterwealth.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone: 858-812-7550reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Aug 10, 2026
Contact form: canterwealth.com/connectreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Team page: canterwealth.com/teamreportedpublished 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: $55.2Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026